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Central Bank revises upwards economic growth forecast

The Central Bank has revised upwards its forecast for economic growth in the economy this year in its latest quarterly ...
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Evolve Strategic Planning Grant

The Evolve Strategic Planning Grant assists businesses to develop a strategic response to address the new trading environment with the ...
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House prices rise almost 8%, supply drops by 34% – Daft report

Listed house prices have increased by 7.6% on average over the past year, while the number of homes available to buy ...
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Mixed reaction from business groups to Govt plans

Today’s Government announcement will provide relief for some sectors. The Irish Hairdressers Federation has welcomed the news that the industry could ...
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Govt defends absence of targets in rural development plan

The Government has defended the absence of any detailed targets and funding allocations in its new five-year strategic plan for ...
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Working group over trade unions, industrial relations set for approval

The Government is expected to approve the establishment of a high-level working group to review collective bargaining rights and the ...
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February retail sales see monthly jump of 13.9% despite lockdown

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the volume of retail sales jumped by 13.9% in February compared ...
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Long lasting damage from tracker mortgage affair

“I don’t know what a tracker mortgage is.”  Remember the ad? The ad was released by the financial regulator around ...
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Ibec downgrades growth forecast for 2021 to 3.1%

Ireland’s economy will grow by 3.1% this year, employers’ group Ibec is predicting, down from the 5.3% it said it ...
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