The €32 billion question!
A decision on whether Ireland can recoup some of the E32bn it put into rescuing its banks should be made this week when eurozone finance [...]
Deputy Feighan welcomes planning go-ahead for €3m Endoscopy Unit at Roscommon Hospital
Local Government TD, Frank Feighan, has warmly welcomed the granting of planning permission for the state-of-the-art €3m Endoscopy Unit at Roscommon County Hospital. “I would [...]
Construction begins on new 50 bed Mental Health In-Patient Unit at CUH
A ceremony to mark the commencement of a new 50-bed acute adult mental health in-patient unit on the Cork University Hospital (CUH) campus took place [...]
Saudi prince planning to build mile-high skyscraper
Billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal says he is looking at the world's largest cities, including Shanghai, Moscow, London and New York, as possible locations to build a [...]
IMF says Ireland on track
The International Monetary Fund said Ireland was on track with the conditions of its bailout program, and disbursed the European country's next chunk of aid [...]
ECB ‘ready to act’
The European Central Bank is "ready to act" if need be to aid the euro zone economy and recent signs of market stabilisation mean that [...]
Grafton Street refurb cost €400k before work began
Dublin City Council spent €400,000 on the Grafton Street makeover before construction work began earlier this month, reported todays TheJournal.ie. Figures seen by TheJournal.ie also reveal the local [...]
Tax no issue for Ireland
The fall-out for Ireland of controversy about the amount of tax paid by Apple and other US multinationals will be muted, according to one of [...]
Xerox to create 90 new positions
Ninety new jobs are to be created in Dublin and Cork at IBS-Xerox, the Irish branch of Xerox Europe. The jobs will be in engineering and [...]
G8 underway in Fermanagh
U.S. President Barack Obama will seek the help today of Russia's Vladimir Putin, Syria's most powerful ally, to bring Bashar al-Assad to the negotiating table [...]
Overseas buyers for Meath and Cavan lots
An American buyer bought a Cavan pub and a Chinese couple bought a Kellsshop at an auction in Cavan last Thursday when five commercial properties were [...]
Good news on jobs front, as companies more up-beat on domestic recovery
IBEC, the group that represents Irish business, today published its latest Business Sentiment Survey for Q2 2013, which reveals a significant jump in confidence in [...]
Bank lending to SME sector declines by €417m
Small business lending fell again during the first three months of this year, as firms focused on paying down debt rather than expanding their business. [...]
BAM chief executive Theo Cullinane – Building a solid bottom line for when the downturn ends
BAM chief executive Theo Cullinane says the Irish construction industry needs to be prepared for the day when we finally leave the recession behind. Theo [...]
CPL to create 142 new jobs in Limerick
CPL is to create 142 new jobs in Limerick by 2015 as part of a €20 million investment in the county. The company, which is [...]
Investors’ confidence of global economy grows
A new survey shows confidence in the global economy among Irish investors has increased significantly. The latest results from the RaboDirect investor barometer reveals 73% [...]
CSO construction stats a “positive signal”
The 4.4% increase in building and construction output recorded by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) during the first quarter of 2013 has been described as [...]
IDA Ireland launches new advertising campaign
IDA Ireland has officially launched its new advertising campaign, aimed primarily at the US market. The campaign will be rolled out across TV, and digital platforms [...]
ISIF must not be a substitute for capital spending – CIF
Use of the new Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) must be in addition to Exchequer capital spending and can’t become a substitute for that source [...]
Annual rate of inflation falls to just 0.4%
Data just released by Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that the headline rate of inflation moderated to +0.4% y/y in May, versus 0.5% y/y [...]
EMC to Add 200 Jobs in Cork as Part of Major Expansion Plan
EMC® today announced the creation of 200 highly skilled jobs over the next two years and the opening of a new EMC office as part of afresh [...]














