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Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe

Covid restrictions to push Budget deficit up to €23bn

Business • 20 Oct

The ESRI said it expects the economy to rebound strongly next year by 6.3%

ESRI eyes recovery if Brexit deal reached

Business • 08 Oct

The KBC Bank Ireland consumer sentiment index increased to 60.7 in September

September consumer confidence sees modest improvement

Business • 30 Sep

The Finance Department has forecast that the economy - as measured by GDP - will shrink by 2.5% this year, better than its earlier forecast of a drop of 10.5%

Economic hit from Covid less than expected - Finance

Business • 29 Sep

New ESRI research finds that no sector was found to be in a category of severely exposed to both the Brexit and Covid-19 shocks

Covid-19 and Brexit hit different parts of the economy

Business • 17 Sep

The economy is now in recession after an initial estimate that it expanded in the first quarter was revised downwards today

Economy in recession after second quarter contraction

Business • 07 Sep

The AIB IHS Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index slipped to 52.3 in August from 57.3 in July

Growth in factory activity slows in August - PMI

Business • 01 Sep

Irish economic activity recovered sharply early this month after phase 3 of the government's re-opening plan began on June 30th

Signs of easing in pace of economic recovery - Davy

Business • 28 Jul

Leo Varadkar said the purpose of the July package will be to save jobs and businesses

July stimulus package to be 'radical and far reaching'

Business • 08 Jul

Pent-up domestic demand and the global post-crisis recovery will see the Irish economy grow by 6.25% next year

Economy to shrink by 8.5% in 2020 before 2021 recovery

Business • 07 Jul

AIB's Services index rose to 39.7 from 23.4 in May, a level consistent with ongoing weak activity in the sector

Irish services sector sees partial recovery in June

Business • 03 Jul

The Bank of Ireland Economic Pulse showed a reading of 56.3 for June, 34.4 lower than a year ago (Photo: Rollingnews.ie)

Bank of Ireland's Economic Pulse rises amid re-openings

Business • 29 Jun

The KBC Bank consumer sentiment index climbed to 61.6 in June from 52.3 in May (Photo: Rollingnews.ie)

Consumer sentiment improves again after Covid collapse

Business • 24 Jun

Paschal Donohoe said he is really optimistic about where Ireland can go

Getting people back to work biggest challenge - Donohoe

Business • 16 Jun

The OECD has said that GDP here is set to fall by 6.8% in 2020 due to the Covid-19 outbreak

Covid support measures may need to be extended - OECD

Business • 10 Jun

Davy's new outlook predicts that the economy will contract by 10% in 2020 and rebound by 7% in 2021

Pandemic to have deep and lingering impact - Davy

Business • 27 May

There are separate calls for a state backed loan scheme for businesses and a state agency to support SMEs

Calls for enhanced support for businesses

Business • 22 May

The lack of spending opportunities has resulted in increased savings and pent-up demand may provide a sales boost once shops and services reopen, a new report suggests

Consumer economy collapses in April due to Covid-19

Business • 21 May

The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has warned that considerable uncertainty continues over what course the economy will take

Economy may have contracted by 15-20% in April - IFAC

Business • 13 May

Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf is working remotely from Greece

Covid payments timely but must be temporary - Makhlouf

Business • 08 May

The AIB IHS Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 36 from 45.1 in March

Manufacturing collapses in April due to Covid-19 - PMI

Business • 01 May

Ireland in lockdown - a near deserted O'Connell Street in Dublin

Business and consumer sentiment sink in April

Business • 27 Apr

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said the Irish economic landscape 'has been turned on its head in recent weeks'

Donohoe: We're 'in the midst of a severe recession'

Business • 21 Apr

Davy said the hit to Irish GDP from Covid-19 looks set to be at the upper end of its estimates given the 533,000 unemployment claimants

Irish economy well placed to rebound from virus - Davy

Business • 17 Apr

Donal Donovan says that people will want to return to shops and restaurants once the Covid-19 crisis is over

Former IMF boss predicts quick economic rebound

Business • 15 Apr

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