Ibec calls for more R&D investment in budget submission Business group Ibec has called on the Government to increase investment in research and development and to bring forward planned investment in childcare. Business • 13 Sep
Ibec names Paula Cain as new group Commercial Director Business group Ibec has appointed Paula Cain as its new Commercial Director. Business • 03 Sep
Business groups broadly welcome Govt housing strategy Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has welcomed the Government's new housing strategy as an "ambitious step" in addressing what it described as one ... Business • 02 Sep
Ibec calls for more autonomy in reopening road map The chief executive of business organisation Ibec has told the Government it is vital that the next road map to reopening the economy is less ... Business • 24 Aug
Ibec: Road map 'urgently' needed for experience economy Business representative group Ibec has growing joined calls for a roadmap for the full reopening of the experience economy, claiming greater urgency is required. Business • 19 Aug
Inflationary pressures impact food and drink sector Irish food and drink businesses are experiencing inflationary pressures across most cost headings, according to Food Drink Ireland (FDI) the Ibec group representing the food ... Business • 05 Aug
Ibec warns reopening delay could damage wider recovery The chief executive of the employers' group Ibec has warned that a lack of clarity on plans for a further reopening of the economy could ... Business • 01 Jul
Economy to grow 6.5% this year driven by exports - Ibec Employers' group Ibec has forecast that the economy in Ireland will grow 6.5% this year driven in the main by strong exports. Business • 28 Jun
Pandemic brings workplace wellbeing into focus Employers are placing a greater emphasis on workplace wellbeing as a result of the pandemic, according to a new report by Ibec, the group that ... Business • 24 Jun
Recovery plan gives certainty and relief to businesses The Government's National Economic Recovery Plan provides certainty for business as the economy gradually begins to transition from Covid restrictions over the coming months, business ... Business • 01 Jun
Ibec: Govt should taper off supports, no cliff-edge The chief executive of Ibec has said the Government will have to make hard choices as the economy re-opens, but said it is important that ... Business • 31 May
Govt plan provides hope for many businesses, says Ibec Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has said the announcement today from Government of the further easing of Covid restrictions is a boost to ... Business • 28 May
Canada-Ireland trade up 65% "because of CETA" Canada's Minister of Small Business and International Trade, Mary Ng, has told an online event hosted by business group Ibec, that trade with Ireland increased ... Business • 13 May
Adjustment of Covid reopening plan 'now vital' - Ibec The chief executive of the employers' group Ibec has written to the Government to outline what the organisation sees as the key priorities for the ... Business • 27 Apr
Proposed tax changes could create opportunities - Ibec The chief executive of employers' group Ibec has said proposed changes that may see a global minimum corporation tax rate agreed could create some opportunities ... Business • 22 Apr
New Ibec campaign highlights risk to experience economy Many thousands of businesses in the experience economy are now at risk of failure, employers' group Ibec has said. Business • 21 Apr
More women than men seek flexible working hours More women than men have asked for flexible hours to look after their children during the pandemic, according to a survey by employers group Ibec. Business • 19 Apr
Business unhappy with mandatory hotel quarantine The business sector has criticised the system of mandatory hotel quarantine claiming that not enough consideration was given to the damage it inflicts on peoples' ... Business • 14 Apr
Government calling insurance firms on cost of premiums The chief executives of the major insurance companies will be contacted by Government today and will be pressed to reduce the cost of premiums following ... Business • 08 Mar
'Chronic underinvestment' harming recovery prospects Decades of chronic underinvestment in key infrastructure is threatening to undermine the prospects for economic recovery, according to Ibec. Business • 03 Mar
Businesses unhappy with Covid plan and seek supports Business group Ibec has called for an increase in financial supports for business in the worst impacted sectors of the economy. Business • 24 Feb
Ibec and CIF warn of redundancies due to Covid hit Employers group Ibec has said that continued uncertainty about when the economy will fully re-open will trigger redundancy conversations in many companies. Business • 23 Feb
Global downturn the biggest challenge for CEOs - Ibec Just over a quarter of chief executives surveyed by Ibec said they had experienced an increase in employee absenteeism throughout the Covid pandemic. Business • 18 Jan
Business 'stands ready' to support vaccine rollout It was "very challenging" for a lot of employers to hear Tánaiste Leo Varadkar say businesses need to prepare for the possibility that they may ... Business • 07 Jan
Latest Covid restrictions 'a hammer blow' to retailers The director of Retail Ireland has said the decision to shut non-essential retail was really disappointing, while Retail Excellence has expressed "shock and dismay" at ... Business • 30 Dec 20
