Brian Finn

Business Journalist

Brian Finn is a Business Journalist and presenter with RTE News across radio, television and online.

Domestic lenders have been coming under political pressure to improve the rate of return that they offer savers in the current rising interest rate environment

'Difficult' to force banks to raise deposit rates

It will be difficult to force banks to raise deposit rates, according to one financial adviser.

Business • 23 Aug 23

Yuno says it will offer electricity on the basis of a monthly bill issued at the start of the calendar month

New bill-pay provider offers 'cheapest rate' on market

The company behind the pay-as-you-go energy provider, Prepaypower, is launching a new bill pay service offering electricity supply to customers at what it says is the cheapest rate available on the market.

Business • 21 Aug 23

33 deals worth $172.5 million closed in the three month period, a 17% reduction on the value of deals reached in the same period last year

Venture capital activity declined in second quarter

Venture capital activity in Ireland followed the global trend downwards between April and the end of June, a report from KPMG has found.

Business • 18 Aug 23

Over 400 firms participated in the survey with the skills gap found to be most acute among micro-businesses

SMEs struggling to fill skills gap - Chambers Ireland

Small and medium sized companies here are struggling to find adequately skilled individuals to fill a variety of roles, a Chambers Ireland Skills Gap survey has found.

Business • 18 Aug 23

The report concludes that it is 'reasonable to assume' that 11,500 additional beds would be required to meet demand in the coming decade

Over 11,000 extra tourist beds needed by 2032 - report

An estimated 11,500 additional tourism beds will be required here in the next decade if Ireland is to meet projected demand, a new report on the sector has concluded.

Business • 17 Aug 23

Irish whiskey is among the three Irish spirts that have Geographic Indication protection

Spirits exports hit record amid recovery, inflation

The value of Irish spirits exports hit a record €1.455 billion last year, which represented growth of 17%.

Business • 11 Aug 23

Irish banks have been slower to pass on the full extent of rate hikes to borrowers, but also to depositors

Average interest rate on new mortgages now above 4%

The average interest rate on new mortgage arrangements in Ireland has breached the 4% mark.

Business • 09 Aug 23

In the space of a year, the European Central Bank has raised interest rates by 4.25 percentage points bringing the base rate back to its record high

Deposits in focus as banks report for the first half

The banks reported bumper profits for the first half in the last week, as rising interest rates drove performance. Although they haven't passed the full extent of rate hikes onto borrowers, neither have they passed them on to depositors. It's likely to be an area of intense focus in the coming half.

Business • 05 Aug 23

Ibec envisages inflation falling back to an average annual rate of 4.8% this year and 2.3% in 2024

Irish economy on course for more moderate growth - Ibec

The Irish economy is nearing the peak of the current economic cycle and is on course to enter a period of more moderate growth, Ibec forecasts in its latest economic outlook.

Business • 02 Aug 23

Irish economy on course for more moderate growth - Ibec

The Irish economy is nearing the peak of the current economic cycle and is on course to enter a period of more moderate growth, Ibec forecasts in its latest economic outlook.

Business • 01 Aug 23