Irish Business Activity Improves In First Quarter
Irish business has made a solid start to 2013 and stronger conditions are expected to take hold in coming months according to the Spring 2013 [...]
Natural Power opens headquarters in Dublin
Minister Pat Rabbitte TD officially opened Natural Power’s headquarters in Dublin, with the creation of 20 highly skilled positions. Natural Power is a leading international renewable [...]
AIB reports pre-tax loss of €3.8 billion
The bank said its operating loss - before exceptionals - came to €2.8 billion, down 65% from the figure of €8.1 billion in 2011. The [...]
Health and safety ‘gone mad’ as council workers suspended over filling pothole
Three County Council workers have been suspended after filling a pothole without the required number of workers, reports the Journal. The suspensions were announced yesterday [...]
PLAN TO PIPE MORE SEWAGE INTO DUBLIN BAY FACING LEGAL CHALLENGE
Dublin City Council will have to await the outcome of a major legal challenge to its proposed €270m Ringsend scheme to pipe the waste products [...]
Service station could bring 100 jobs to Fermoy
FERMOY was this week given another potential jobs boost as it emerged permission is being sought for a multi-million euro motorway service station close to [...]
Bewley’s Grafton Street rent ‘must fall to market value’
A High Court judge has ruled that the rent payable by Bewley's Oriental Café in Grafton Street, Dublin, to its landlord must be allowed to [...]
Gaelectric completes €65 million funding round for on-shore wind energy portfolio
Irish renewable energy generation and energy storage group, Gaelectric, has raised €65 million in funding for its portfolio of on-shore wind energy projects on the [...]
Public invited to have their say on future planning in Dublin’s Docklands
The public can have their say on a new Draft Plan for a critical section of the Dublin Docklands over a six week period from [...]
Update on progress on the pyrite resolution process
Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government Mr Phil Hogan TD speaking in Ashbourne today provided an update on the pyrite resolution process. He [...]
Kentz profits soar
Irish engineer Kentz Corp today reported a 32pc rise in full-year profit as demand for its services from the oil and gas industry continued to [...]
CRH positive about the future on release of results
CRH’s operations across the globe faced mixed economic circumstances during 2012. In their main markets, there was an ongoing improvement in overall economic activity in the [...]
Varadkar launches new design manual for urban roads and streets
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar has today launched a new design manual that will significantly alter our streetscapes in the future. The [...]
Cyprus bailout package agreed
A last minute deal for Cyprus has prevented the country from falling in to financial ruin. Deposits above 100,000 euros in both banks, which are [...]
Strong improvement in business confidence so far this year
IBEC, the group that represents Irish business, today published the latest IBEC Business Sentiment Survey for Q1 2013, which reveals that business confidence improved strongly [...]
Dwelling units approved down 14.1% in year
In 2012 a total of 3,643 planning permissions were granted for new dwellings. This compares to a total of over 27,000 in 2004 and over [...]
IMF Completes Ninth Review Under the Extended Fund Facility with Ireland and Approves €0.97 Billion Disbursement
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the ninth review of Ireland’s performance under an economic program supported by a three-year, [...]
Georgian restoration project will play a big part in regenerating local areas – Coghlan
Seanad Government Chief Whip and Fine Gael Senator, Paul Coghlan, has welcomed the Georgian restoration project which was announced by the Minister for Finance, Michael [...]
Two road projects given the green light under the new Stimulus Package
The upgrade of Newlands Cross in south Dublin and the Arklow to Rathnew dual carriageway in Co Wicklow in April is due to start construction [...]
“Cyprus is playing with fire”
BERLIN (Reuters) - A leading conservative ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that Cypruswas "playing with fire" and needed to come up with a workable [...]
Local Authority Water Services Staff take protest to Dail
SIPTU members rallied outside the Dáil on Thursday, to protest against EU policies which promote the privatisation of water resources. The rally was part of [...]














