Fergal O'Brien

Business Correspondent

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New Irish Tax Institute President urges 'predictability'

The incoming President of the Irish Tax Institute has called on the Government to "prioritise stability and predictability" in the corporate tax regime.

Business • 04 Sep

Leinster-based Chartered Accountants see pay hikes of 6%

There has been a significant increase in the earnings potential for Leinster-based Chartered Accountants, according to new research.

Business • 03 Sep

Service sector growth hits 19-month low in August - PMI

There was a continued slowdown in growth in the services sector last month, according to the latest Purchasing Managers' Index from AIB.

Business • 03 Sep

Planning permission refused for Co Wicklow solar farm

Wicklow County Council has refused planning permission for a solar farm and two warehouses at a large-scale data centre campus in Arklow.

Regional • 02 Sep

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Rebalancing of banking regulation needed, Federation says

The banking industry is calling for regulatory requirements in the sector to be simplified to address issues of competitiveness and investment.

Business • 02 Sep

Michael Lohan, CEO, IDA Ireland; Minister of State with responsibility for Financial Services, Credit Unions, and Insurance, Robert Troy TD; andAidan Foley, CEO and Co-Founder, Centralis Group

Centralis to double workforce in Dublin to over 70

Irish-founded financial services firm Centralis is to more than double its workforce in Dublin to over 70.

Dublin • 02 Sep

'Significant number' of applications for RTÉ VEP approved

RTÉ has said a significant number of applications for its Voluntary Exit Programme in 2025 have been approved.

Business • 01 Sep

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Electric vehicle registrations soar 69% in August - SIMI

There has been another significant rise in the number of new electric vehicle registrations, new figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show.

Business • 01 Sep

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It's better to have some certainty on tariffs - Tánaiste

Tánaiste Simon Harris has said the introduction of the new US tariff on EU goods provides "some degree of certainty" to businesses.

Ireland • 07 Aug

Tax take to end of July up 7.5% on same time last year

The amount of tax collected by the State between January and the end of July was up by 7.5% on the same time last year, when once off payments related to the Apple tax ruling are excluded.

Business • 08 Aug