Datalex 'on track' to deliver strategy Travel software company Datalex saw its revenue rise by 5% to almost $32m during the first half of the year, when compared with the same period in 2017. Business • 28 Aug 18
Datalex 'on track' to deliver strategy Travel software company Datalex saw its revenue rise by 5% to almost $32m during the first half of the year, when compared with the same period in 2017. Business • 28 Aug 18
Significant shortage in Dublin hotel accommodation Around 5,500 new hotel beds for Dublin are expected to come on stream by 2020, but this will still leave capacity in the industry 1,100 beds below demand. Business • 27 Aug 18
Significant shortage in Dublin hotel accommodation Around 5,500 new hotel beds for Dublin are expected to come on stream by 2020, but this will still leave capacity in the industry 1,100 beds below demand. Business • 27 Aug 18
Kingspan CEO on results, expansion, Brexit, and housing Building materials group Kingspan recorded a 15% increase in revenue for the first six months of the year, reaching over €2 billion for the first time. Trading profit also came in well ahead of expectation, rising 10% to €195m. Business • 24 Aug 18
Kingspan CEO on results, expansion, Brexit, and housing Building materials group Kingspan recorded a 15% increase in revenue for the first six months of the year, reaching over €2 billion for the first time. Trading profit also came in well ahead of expectation, rising 10% to €195m. Business • 24 Aug 18
S&P 500 share index hits milestone The S&P 500 share index, which tracks the 500 biggest public companies in the US, hit a milestone by close of business yesterday. It had gone nearly 10 years without a fall of 20% or more. Business • 23 Aug 18
S&P 500 share index hits milestone The S&P 500 share index, which tracks the 500 biggest public companies in the US, hit a milestone by close of business yesterday. It had gone nearly 10 years without a fall of 20% or more. Business • 23 Aug 18
'Manageable and sustainable' recovery in house building Irish building materials and DIY group, Grafton has reported operating profit of £92.5 million for the first half of the year, which is up 17% on the same period last year. Business • 22 Aug 18
'Manageable and sustainable' recovery in house building Irish building materials and DIY group, Grafton has reported operating profit of £92.5 million for the first half of the year, which is up 17% on the same period last year. Business • 22 Aug 18
Tuesday lunchtime most popular time to jobhunt - Indeed If you're in the midst of looking for a new job, well then you are most likely to be searching online for employment later today. Business • 22 Aug 18
Tuesday lunchtime most popular time to jobhunt - Indeed If you're in the midst of looking for a new job, well then you are most likely to be searching online for employment later today. Business • 22 Aug 18
SMEs worried about Brexit but very few are prepared Well over half (58%) of Irish SMEs believe Brexit will have a negative impact on their future business, with seven in ten of them predicting an adverse effect on the wider economy. Business • 20 Aug 18
SMEs worried about Brexit but very few are prepared Well over half (58%) of Irish SMEs believe Brexit will have a negative impact on their future business, with seven in ten of them predicting an adverse effect on the wider economy. Business • 20 Aug 18
More people switching their energy provider Consumers will be forgiven for not giving too much thought to their heating and energy bills in recent weeks. Business • 17 Aug 18
More people switching their energy provider Consumers will be forgiven for not giving too much thought to their heating and energy bills in recent weeks. Business • 17 Aug 18
Emerging markets under pressure from King dollar European stock markets opened with marginal gains this morning following a sell off on global stock markets yesterday, which continued overnight in Asia. Business • 16 Aug 18
Emerging markets under pressure from King dollar European stock markets opened with marginal gains this morning following a sell off on global stock markets yesterday, which continued overnight in Asia. Business • 16 Aug 18
Fexco ups presence in 'most attractive market in world' Fexco estimates that it will have a 12% share of the UK retail foreign exchange market with its latest British acquisition. Business • 15 Aug 18
Fexco ups presence in 'most attractive market in world' Fexco estimates that it will have a 12% share of the UK retail foreign exchange market with its latest British acquisition. Business • 15 Aug 18
Talking Turkey; is the lira the August markets crisis? Turkey looks like it's shaping up to be the August crisis for markets this year. Business • 14 Aug 18
Talking Turkey; is the lira the August markets crisis? Turkey looks like it's shaping up to be the August crisis for markets this year. Business • 14 Aug 18
Sunshine gives boost to summer spend Two reports out this morning point to a bounce in consumer activity over the summer months. Business • 13 Aug 18
Sunshine gives boost to summer spend Two reports out this morning point to a bounce in consumer activity over the summer months. Business • 13 Aug 18
William Fry sees buoyant period of M&A deals Activity in Ireland's mergers and acquisitions market was notably buoyant in the first six months of this year. Business • 10 Aug 18
William Fry sees buoyant period of M&A deals Activity in Ireland's mergers and acquisitions market was notably buoyant in the first six months of this year. Business • 10 Aug 18
Click & Go to invest €2m in Polish office Irish-owned online travel agent Click&Go is investing €2m in the opening of an office in Warsaw, Poland; its first office outside of Ireland. Business • 07 Aug 18
Click & Go to invest €2m in Polish office Irish-owned online travel agent Click&Go is investing €2m in the opening of an office in Warsaw, Poland; its first office outside of Ireland. Business • 07 Aug 18
'All tracker customers identified', says BoI boss Bank of Ireland has reported an underlying profit of €500 million euro for the first six months of 2018 - up 1.6% year-on-year. Business • 30 Jul 18
'All tracker customers identified', says BoI boss Bank of Ireland has reported an underlying profit of €500 million euro for the first six months of 2018 - up 1.6% year-on-year. Business • 30 Jul 18
AIB boss says tracker issue could run into next year AIB CEO Bernard Byrne has said the tracker mortgage issue could have the potential to run into next year. Business • 27 Jul 18
AIB boss says tracker issue could run into next year AIB CEO Bernard Byrne has said the tracker mortgage issue could have the potential to run into next year. Business • 27 Jul 18
Revenues at Autoaddress soared by 45% last year Autoaddress, the main supplier of Eircode address solutions in Ireland, has secured new business worth over €2.3m in the last 18 months. Business • 26 Jul 18
Revenues at Autoaddress soared by 45% last year Autoaddress, the main supplier of Eircode address solutions in Ireland, has secured new business worth over €2.3m in the last 18 months. Business • 26 Jul 18
Dublin Port Company to invest €1 billion in facilities Dublin Port Company is planning to invest €1 billion in its facilities over the next ten years. The company had originally projected spending €600m but had to revise upwards its masterplan. Business • 25 Jul 18
Dublin Port Company to invest €1 billion in facilities Dublin Port Company is planning to invest €1 billion in its facilities over the next ten years. The company had originally projected spending €600m but had to revise upwards its masterplan. Business • 25 Jul 18
9% tourism VAT rate 'no longer justifiable' Social Justice Ireland has said the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector is no longer justifiable. Business • 24 Jul 18
9% tourism VAT rate 'no longer justifiable' Social Justice Ireland has said the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector is no longer justifiable. Business • 24 Jul 18
Limerick leads the way in new start-ups in 2018 Limerick saw significant growth in the number of new company start-ups in the first half of this year, which rose by more 23%, new figures from business and credit risk analyst CRIF Vision Net show. Business • 23 Jul 18
Limerick leads the way in new start-ups in 2018 Limerick saw significant growth in the number of new company start-ups in the first half of this year, which rose by more 23%, new figures from business and credit risk analyst CRIF Vision Net show. Business • 23 Jul 18
Irish economic growth an 'extremely positive' story Dermot O'Leary, chief economist with Goodbody, said Ireland is not an economy that is growing by 9% in the first quarter of the year as the headline GDP numbers from the CSO would suggest. Business • 23 Jul 18
Irish economic growth an 'extremely positive' story Dermot O'Leary, chief economist with Goodbody, said Ireland is not an economy that is growing by 9% in the first quarter of the year as the headline GDP numbers from the CSO would suggest. Business • 23 Jul 18
Beer makers increased exports but earned less Irish beer makers increased their export levels slightly last year, though the amount earned from overseas sales was down 2.5% to €273m, according to the Irish Brewers Association's latest Beer Market Report. Business • 19 Jul 18
Beer makers increased exports but earned less Irish beer makers increased their export levels slightly last year, though the amount earned from overseas sales was down 2.5% to €273m, according to the Irish Brewers Association's latest Beer Market Report. Business • 19 Jul 18
Competitiveness risks if world economy turns - NCC The near perfect competitiveness conditions Ireland has enjoyed are over, according to the assessment of the National Competitiveness Council in this year's Competitiveness Scorecard. Business • 18 Jul 18
Competitiveness risks if world economy turns - NCC The near perfect competitiveness conditions Ireland has enjoyed are over, according to the assessment of the National Competitiveness Council in this year's Competitiveness Scorecard. Business • 18 Jul 18
Positive trends continue in professional jobs market The number of high-skilled job vacancies rose by more than 12% in the year to June, according to the latest Employment Monitor from Morgan McKinley Business • 17 Jul 18
Positive trends continue in professional jobs market The number of high-skilled job vacancies rose by more than 12% in the year to June, according to the latest Employment Monitor from Morgan McKinley Business • 17 Jul 18
Ibec wants Rainy Day Funds diverted into education In its pre-budget submission, business group Ibec has called for more supports for entrepreneurs and for money from the Rainy Day Fund to be diverted towards higher education. Business • 16 Jul 18
Ibec wants Rainy Day Funds diverted into education In its pre-budget submission, business group Ibec has called for more supports for entrepreneurs and for money from the Rainy Day Fund to be diverted towards higher education. Business • 16 Jul 18
