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The findings reflect the impact of rising prices, and the back to school costs faced by many households.

Consumers saving less due to rising prices

Consumers are saving less and spending more due to the cost of living crisis, the latest Bank of Ireland Savings and Investment index shows.

Business • 19 Sep 22

Ronspot CEO Michael Furey (right) with Furthr VC managing partner Richard Watson

Ronspot secures €1.1m investment for expansion

Galway-headquartered hybrid working platform Ronspot has raised €1.1m in investment to help in its ongoing expansion.

Business • 02 Sep 22

Richard Watson, managing partner with Furthr VC (left), with Paul McNulty, CEO and founder of 3D Issue

3D Issue to create 24 jobs as it gets €750k investment

Donegal firm 3D Issue is to create 24 near jobs over the next 16 months after it secured €750,000 in new investment.

Business • 19 Aug 22

The level of investment declined sharply in sectors hit particularly hard by the public health restrictions

Investment by SMEs suffered during pandemic - ESRI

The number of small and medium sized firms investing here and the level of investment both dropped in 2020 relative to 2019, indicating the COVID-19 pandemic had a marked effect on investment for smaller firms new research by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has found.

Business • 12 Jul 22

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said investments made under the IIP must be beneficial to Ireland

265 approved for Immigrant Investor Programme last year

The State last year approved investments totalling €186m in its Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) as Chinese nationals continued to dominate the numbers of those participating.

Business • 06 May 22

EI's Jenny Melia said they had seen 'extraordinary resilience and business potential' from start-ups in the past year

EI invested €28m in high potential start-ups last year

Enterprise Ireland invested more than €28m in high potential start-ups last year, according to the semi-State body.

Business • 07 Apr 22

IVCA chairperson Nicola McClafferty said tech start-ups and SMEs appears to be well positioned for a post pandemic recovery

Irish firms raised record €1.3bn from VCs in 2021

Tech start-ups and SMEs secured a record €1.3 billion in investment from venture capital firms last year, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association.

Business • 14 Feb 22

CBRE says that despite despite regulatory and policy changes the multifamily sector showed remarkable resilience last year

Investors 'frustrated' by Govt intervention in property

It is critical that further Government intervention in the multifamily accommodation sector is now curtailed to avoid large amounts of investor capital opting to move into other sectors

Business • 18 Jan 22

People's willingness to save tends to fall in the lead up to Christmas - but the drop is particularly pronounced this year

Desire to save or invest down sharply - survey

Consumers' desire to save or invest their money has fallen sharply, according to a survey by Bank of Ireland.

Business • 22 Dec 21

Irish firms tend to miss investment opportunities in countries like Thailand, according to ADB Ventures

Irish firms urged to consider Asian investment fund

High-tech and green-focused Irish firms are being encouraged to apply for a new fund that will help them expand into the Asian market.

Business • 29 Nov 21

WebDoctor saw its revenues rise significantly last year as doctors and patients turned to video consultations during the pandemic

WebDoctor secures €3m investment from VentureWave

Dublin-headquartered health-tech firm WebDoctor has received a €3m investment from private equity investor VentureWave Capital.

Business • 15 Sep 21

Smaller and bigger companies fared best in the first six months of the year, though Irish firms were heavily reliant on international investment

Venture capital investment up 8% in first half of 2021

Venture capital investment in Irish tech firms rose just by 8% in the first half of the year to €641m, according to the Irish Venture Capital Association.

Business • 30 Aug 21

Donal Mac Nioclais of Waterland Private Equity Ireland (l), with Writech's CEO Ted Wright (m) and joint managing director Alan Wright (r)

Waterland takes majority stake in Mullingar's Writech

Private equity firm Waterland Ireland has acquired a majority stake in Mullingar-headquartered fire protection firm Writech.

Business • 23 Aug 21

Chicago and Boston are important hubs for Irish-American links, according to Ireland Gateway to Europe

Post-Covid US trade mission planned for April 2022

Business group Ireland Gateway to Europe has announced plans for a post-Covid trade mission to the US next year.

Business • 06 Apr 21

Not all casks are created equally - and investors should be sure the one they back is coming from a distillery with a solid reputation

A tricky cask: Caution required for whiskey investments

It's first and foremost a consumer product, but whiskey is increasingly becoming the subject of investor interest. That has led some to invest at the ground floor - while the liquid is still in a cask - but would-be backers are urged to tread carefully, writes Adam Maguire

Business • 21 Sep 21

Dyson's products include hair care, hand driers and air purifiers, as well as vacuum cleaners

Dyson to invest $3.7 billion to double product range

Dyson, the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, said it would invest £2.75 billion in new technology in the next five years to double its product portfolio, including devices that would take it beyond the home.

Business • 27 Nov 20

Pension assets here fell by 6.5% to €7.9bn between January and March

Pension fund values down 2.1% on end of 2019

The total value of pension funds here at the end of June was 2.1% lower than it was at the end of last year, according to new data released by the Central Bank of Ireland.

Business • 08 Oct 20

Clarks is in need of a cash injection as it struggles to deal with changes in retail and Covid-19

Clarks picks Hong Kong firm for investment talks

British shoe retailer Clarks has picked Hong Kong-based investment firm LionRock Capital to enter exclusive talks for a controlling stake in the 195-year old business, a source familiar with the matter has told Reuters.

Business • 02 Oct 20

Bank of Ireland's latest Savings and Investment Index reveals the changing attitudes of Irish consumers as the lockdown continues to ease

Savings and investment index drops as sentiment weakens

A new reports show that consumers have begun to save less and spend more as the economy re-opens from the Covid-19 enforced restrictions.

Business • 14 Sep 20

Spark helping start-ups access investment via crowdfunding

The start-up giving start-ups the help they need to access investment. Fiona Alston hears from Spark Crowdfunding's CEO Chris Burge on how their platform puts Irish start-ups in front of investors.

Boost My Business • 08 Sep 20

An investment in Fenergo was one of the biggest fund-raising deals agreed in Ireland in the first half of the year

Start-up fundraising rises but 'worrying trends' appear

Irish start-ups raised €545m in the first half of the year - up 25% on the same period of 2019 - however that figure masks some "very worrying trends" according to TechIreland.

Business • 12 Aug 20

Bank of Ireland said its latest savings index shows the resilience of Irish consumers amid the Covid-19 crisis

More people saving during Covid-19 lockdown

The latest Bank of Ireland Savings and Investment Index shows that slightly more people were saving regularly in the second quarter of this year amid the Covid-19 lockdown.

Business • 15 Jun 20

AIB said 75% of the portfolio had been non-performing for two years or more

AIB sells loan portfolio for €700m in cash

AIB has sold a portfolio of underperforming loans to a consortium led by Everyday Finance for €700m in cash.

Business • 01 Nov 19

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation said its Jobs Outlook showed an increase in confidence about hiring and investment decisions

UK firms more upbeat on hiring after Brexit delay

Employers in Britain have turned more confident about hiring and investing after the extension to the Brexit deadline which has also reduced their worries about the outlook for the economy, a recruiters' group said today.

Business • 26 Jun 19

Chip giant Intel said it would invest about 40 billion shekels ($11 billion) in a new factory in Israel

Intel to get $1 billion grant for Israel investment

Intel will receive a grant of about $1 billion from the Israeli government for its latest investment plan to expand its chip manufacturing operations in the country, Israel's finance minister said today.

Business • 29 Jan 19