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Abhaile said that 11,695 individual borrowers sought help between 2016 and 2018

Most users of mortgage arrears service keep homes

Ireland / 28 Jan

Paschal Donohoe singled out a shortage of electrical engineers in particular

Rising costs and labour shortages hit capital projects

Economy / 16 Jan

Ibec said efforts to tackle the housing shortage were being hindered by a costly, slow and cumbersome planning regime

Planning system in need of significant reform - Ibec

Economy / 15 Jan

Ibec says while growth will be lower, 66,000 jobs will be created this year

Employers say economic growth will slow this year

Business / 07 Jan

Revenue has seen a transformation of the administration and collection of payroll taxes.

Revenue collected €54.5 billion in 2018

Business / 04 Jan

Annual growth was €964 million or 1.3%

Mortgage lending growth highest in 9 years

Business / 04 Jan

The IDA says it has secured 55 investments that it directly links to Brexit, producing an estimated 4,500 jobs

Employment growth in IDA firms last year averaged 7%

Business / 03 Jan

The last time the index was below the 50 mark that separates growth from contraction was May 2013

Manufacturing growth slows in December - PMI

Business / 02 Jan

There were over 23,500 properties for sale in December 2018, compared to 21,200 a year earlier - the first year-end increase in availability in a decade

House prices rose by €1,000 a month in 2018

Business / 30 Dec 18

For retail, the lead-up to Christmas is crucial, as a good month at this time of year can make up for all kinds of hardship between January and November

Retailers reflect on a changing business environment

Business / 24 Dec 18

Brent and New York crude contracts collapsed as low as $57.20 and $47.84 per barrel respectively during the morning session

Oil slumps to fresh one-year lows in markets rout

Business / 18 Dec 18

People from the black non-Irish group are less than half as likely to be employed than white Irish

Report finds discrimination in job market

Economy / 18 Dec 18

The ECB's quantitative easing programme has pumped an extra €2.6 trillion into the Eurozone economy

Draghi acknowledges 'downside' risks as ECB ends QE

Business / 13 Dec 18

A debate on the Brexit deal is under way at the UK parliament, ahead of a crucial vote on 11 December

Crucial vote on Brexit deal will go ahead on Tuesday

Brexit / 07 Dec 18

VAT also performed strongly in November, coming in almost 9% ahead of projections for the month at €2.3 billion

Exchequer figures show surge in Corporation Tax

Business / 05 Dec 18

Black Friday, the annual shopping frenzy in the US, has spread around the world

Retailers question benefit of Black Friday

Business / 23 Nov 18

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 18

Dude, where's my surplus?

Budget 2019 / 10 Oct 18

Brexit deal 'within reach' next week, Barnier says

Brexit / 10 Oct 18

A summary of the budget details announced by Minister Paschal Donohoe

Budget 2019: The key points

Budget 2019 / 09 Oct 18

Paschal Donohoe said the economy is growing strongly

Boost for housing, health and incomes in Budget

Budget 2019 / 09 Oct 18

What we know about Budget 2019 so far

Budget 2019 / 09 Oct 18

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 18

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 18

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 18

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