Fergal O'Brien

Business Correspondent

Tax concept. Tax reduction planning, expenses, accounting, VAT and property taxes. Increasing the interest rate of financial or dividend from mortgage investment from the concept of business growth

Dublin firm tops Tax Defaulters List with €2.2m bill

A Dublin-based manufacturer and installer of air conditioning systems has topped the latest Tax Defaulters List, with a total bill of more than €2.2 million.

Business • 10 Mar

Construction site showing cranes and scaffolding

First construction activity increase in nine months - AIB

The construction sector recorded an increase in activity levels last month for the first time in almost a year, according to the latest Purchasing Managers' Index from AIB.

Business • 10 Mar

Fuel industry rejects price gouging accusations

Representatives of the fuel industry have rejected accusations of price gouging in the sector.

Ireland • 06 Mar

Image of fuel stations in Meath and Dublin

'No question of price gouging' - Fuels for Ireland CEO

There has been a rapid rise in the cost of motor fuel and home heating oil due to the escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Ireland • 05 Mar

Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke, Ambassador of Ukraine to Ireland, Larysa Gerasko and Anna Krys, Chair of the Ukrainian Irish Chamber of Commerce at the launch of the Ukrainian Irish Chamber of Commerce

Ukrainian Irish Chamber of Commerce launched

A new association has been established aimed at strengthening long-term economic cooperation between Ukraine and Ireland.

Business • 03 Mar

Flight board display cancellation of flight to Doha, Qatar

Travel advice for Irish following unrest in Middle East

Thousands of Irish holidaymakers are among the hundreds of thousands of air passengers who have been left stranded due to the unrest in the Middle East.

Business • 03 Mar

Power grid facing 'challenging situation', says EirGrid

The operator of the national grid has warned of "a potentially challenging situation" in meeting electricity demand between 2026 and 2028.

Ireland • 26 Feb

European Commission rules against night time flight cap

The European Commission has ruled that An Coimisiún Pleanála's proposal to manage night-time flights at Dublin Airport through a noise quota does not conform with EU regulations.

Business • 25 Feb

Minister Peter Burke and US Ambassador Edward Walsh are pictured at a photocall

Government awaiting 'exact clarity' over US tariffs

The Government has said that it is still awaiting "exact clarity" on tariffs following the decision by the US Supreme Court last week to strike down President Donald Trump's trade taxes.

Business • 25 Feb

A stock omage of a woman inserting a card into an ATM

'Small' shortfalls in provision of ATMs - Central Bank

The Central Bank has identified a number of "small" shortfalls in the provision of ATMs and Cash Service Points in parts of the country.

Business • 24 Feb