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Professional job openings rise but employers 'cautious' about what lies ahead

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 00:05
The report shows that organisations are also 'adjusting' how they talk about diversity and inclusion 'while some multinationals have quietly pulled back on formal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) budgets or job titles'

Just three in every 100 workers believe they will be able to retire early

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 00:00
One in five people say it will be 70 before they can afford to retire, says survey

Mortgage interest rates down slightly as banks 'slow' to pass on ECB cuts

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 15:56
Interest rate on new home loans was 3.79% on average at the end of February, down 0.03% from January and 0.5% down from the same month in 2024

Profits at Munster processor Dairygold jump 55% to €37.1m

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 14:36
Turnover at Munster-based co-operative was €1.4bn in 2024

Vhi reports €36m profit in 2024 despite record €1.74bn claims

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 12:25
Health insurer turned around a €43m deficit in 2023 

Primary care centre builder Assura agrees €1.86bn sale 

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 11:08
Assura began developing healthcare facilities in Ireland three years ago

From Newspresso to Botox, US buyers may see unexpected price hikes

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 08:28
The world's supply of Botox is all made in Westport, Co Mayo

Stocks resume slide as Trump tariffs take effect

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 07:08
The European Union will be taxed at a 20% rate.

The mistake we made in the last economic crisis was not building infrastructure

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 02:00
Why we need to double down on infrastructure expenditure and ensure Ireland remains attractive from a competitiveness perspective

Argon to create 35 jobs in Dublin following acquisition of Pebble 

Wed, 04/09/2025 - 00:05
Global management consultancy purchased Pebble last month

Wall Street slump continues as hopes of tariff concessions fade

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 22:11
S&P 500 falls below 5,000 for first time in almost a year

Consultants ORS acquires O'Callaghan Moran and CCE

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 16:15
It is the sixth acquisition by ORS since private equity investor, Erisbeg, acquired a majority stake in the company in January 2023

Cork export businesses did not expect US to unleash tariff turmoil 

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 16:00
Chamber exporters surveyed in January, February, and March found six out of 10 did not expect any trade barriers this year

Production in manufacturing industries rises by over 7% in three months

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 14:35
Ireland's modern sector, which includes the chemical, pharmaceutical, and computer and electronic sectors, experienced a growth of over 22% in industrial production between December and February

Markets see slight recovery following tariff collapse

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 14:19
The Iseq Index of Irish shares rose over 4.1% by 2pm on Tuesday

Irish whiskey and dairy spared as EU revises US trade retaliation plan

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 12:19
Tobacco, textile fabrics, video game consoles, orange juice, and soyabeans will have tariffs of between 10% and 25% imposed

ieExplains: What happened the last time Donald Trump put tariffs on Europe?

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 10:32
While Mr Trump implemented tariffs on steel and aluminium imports in his last term in office, the scale this time is just so much bigger and the potentially downside risks are so much higher

China vows to 'fight to the end' after Donald Trump's latest tariff threat

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 07:16
China pledged to retaliate against Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat and stepped up efforts to support the market, raising the risk of a prolonged ...

Construction sector sees sharp rise in new business with hike in employment activity

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 00:05
'Construction firms remained optimistic on the prospect of increasing activity levels over the coming 12 months,' said AIB senior economist John Fahey

Cork engineering firm wins award for €215m Dunkettle Interchange design

Mon, 04/07/2025 - 18:23
The Dunkettle Interchange work was carried out by John Sisk & Son Ltd, with Fehily Timoney and Company as their lead designer

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