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Bank of Ireland's Group Chief Economist Dr Loretta O'Sullivan said overall sentiment this month was 'fairly flat'

Is the Irish economy nearing full capacity?

Business / 30 Oct

Dude, where's my surplus?

Budget 2019 / 10 Oct

Brexit deal 'within reach' next week, Barnier says

Brexit / 10 Oct

A summary of the budget details announced by Minister Paschal Donohoe

Budget 2019: The key points

Budget 2019 / 09 Oct

Paschal Donohoe said the economy is growing strongly

Boost for housing, health and incomes in Budget

Budget 2019 / 09 Oct

What we know about Budget 2019 so far

Budget 2019 / 09 Oct

Government should have a surplus of more than €600m, mainly due to strong growth in income tax receipts

Budget package could be above expected €800m

Budget 2019 / 06 Oct

Minimum wage employees are more likely to progress to higher pay if they are Irish nationals

Minimum wage job can represent a low wage trap - ESRI

Economy / 03 Oct

Employers seeking to bring in overseas workers for other posts may have to carry out a Labour Market Needs Test

Govt to reform employment permits for non-EEA workers

Economy / 28 Sep

The ESRI estimates housing completions this year at around 18,600 units, rising to 24,500 next year

ESRI ups 2018 growth forecast to almost 9%

Economy / 26 Sep

BDO Quarterly Optimism Index found that 88% of Irish businesses do not believe a deal will be struck between the EU and Britain by the October deadline

No-deal Brexit at forefront of business minds

Business / 25 Sep

Prime Time - Nightmare on Main Street, Future of Policing

Primetime Documents / 21 Sep

The Irish Tax Institute says the Universal Social Charge has driven increased 'progressivity' in the income tax system

Workers paying more tax now than a decade ago

Economy / 18 Sep

Grafton Group CEO, Gavin Slark, said more customers are coming through the door of their builders merchants business

'Manageable and sustainable' recovery in house building

Business / 22 Aug

In its assessment of the economy, Ibec warns against complacency on the competitiveness front 'at a time when external threats are increasingly likely to materially impact on our growth'

Irish economy in post-recovery stage - Ibec

Business / 20 Aug

The row with Washington has helped drive the lira to record lows, with the currency losing more than 40% of its value against the dollar this year

Turkey doubles tariffs on some US imports

Business / 15 Aug

The lira, which closed at 6.9 per dollar yesterday, has weakened 45% this year

Turkish lira edges up from record low

Business / 14 Aug

Compared with the same quarter in 2017, the economy grew by 2% from April to June

German economic growth stronger than expected in Q2

Business / 14 Aug

The Irish economy is growing robustly but there are warnings over overheating pressures

Central Bank warns of 'hard' Brexit, overheating risks

Brexit / 31 Jul

The 25c increases in the minimum wage comes into effect in January 2019

National minimum wage to increase to €9.80

EY already employs 2,500 staff in Ireland

EY to create 520 jobs across its Irish operations

The fall in consumer sentiment appears in part to be due to Brexit concerns

Consumer sentiment weakens to 13-month low - survey

Business / 05 Jul

Tony Donohoe said that Ireland will need significantly more people working in the transport sector, especially road hauliers

Govt failing to grasp Brexit skills gap - top adviser

Brexit / 01 Jul

The report also says just 5% of companies in the Republic of Ireland and 3% in Northern Ireland have a Brexit strategy in place

Economic report predicts 236,700 new jobs up to 2022

Economy / 25 Jun

Deadline for the UK withdrawal from the EU is due to be finalised by October

Opposition putting pressure on Government over Brexit

Brexit / 24 Jun

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