Budget 2014: what’s ahead?
It may be coming earlier this year, but the expectations are that the Budget won’t be as tough as those that have gone before it. [...]
Minister for the Environment welcomes developemnt on Priory Hall issue
The Minister for the Environment and Local Government has welcomed a breakthrough on the Priory Hall issue as a result of the process he established [...]
Costly Flat Roof Problems Solved At Last – Igoe International
Dublin based specialist distributor Igoe International Ltd has been appointed UK & Irish distributor by Gaco Western of Seattle USA for its high tech Gaco [...]
Government should take restaurant VAT reduction off the Budget menu – CIF
The VAT reduction across the restaurant and hospitality sector should be taken off the Government’s menu for the forthcoming Budget and transferred to the construction [...]
Cut in VAT to revitalise building industry
The Government is eager to kick-start the construction industry again, getting workers off the dole while also dampening any hint of a new property bubble [...]
Burlington rebranded
DoubleTree by Hilton has announced the rebranding of one of Dublin’s most renowned hotels, formerly The Burlington, to become DoubleTree by Hilton Dublin – Burlington Road, [...]
‘Blobitecture’ Is The Latest Trend In Building Design right now
"Blob" buildings are taking over the world. That's according to Emporis, a database of construction projects, which has made a list of some of the most [...]
Green light for £10m Belfast office development
A £10m office development by Belfast Harbour aimed at international investors has won planning permission, the first phase of its new and grandiose dockside scheme. Belfast Harbour plans [...]
83 jobs for Cork and Dublin
Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore TD and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, announced [...]
Major boost as Intel selects Ireland to design new chip
Intel has chosen Ireland to design its next major chip processor line, beating off competition from Israel, Malaysia and the US. It is the first time that [...]
BAM reports a 47.5% hike in pre-tax profits to €5.9m
The company yesterday reported pre-tax profits of €5.9m for 2012; up from a profit of €4m in 2011. Turnover was up by over 2.6% to [...]
We’re in the money!
The Irish government has agreed to sell a 20-year national lottery operating licence for €405 m to a joint venture that includes the owner of [...]
Interest in REITs and unit trusts investments on the rise
An increasing appetite among Irish investors for property is not confined to blocks of bargain flats and offices but is also reflected in the premium [...]
Kirk has called on all stakeholders involved in the construction of the proposed Narrow Water Bridge to put their money where their mouth is
Fianna Fáil TD for Louth, Séamus Kirk, has called on all stakeholders involved in the construction of the proposed Narrow Water Bridge to finally put [...]
US companies invested $22.8 billion in Ireland in 2012
Investment from US firms in Ireland rose by 1% last year to $22.8 billion, according to a report by the American Chamber of Commerce. The [...]
Wind energy sector to spend around €4.7bn by 20/20 and has generated 3,400 jobs in Ireland
Wind Energy operators have committed to spend around €4.7bn developing new onshore projects in Ireland by 2020. A new study, also due for publication today, [...]
Tibor or not Tibor that is the Anglo question
John Flynn, a developer and one of the objectors to the US bankruptcy bid being made by Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC), is alleging that Anglo Irish Banksystematically [...]
Noonan hints at austerity softening
Despite warnings from the Central Bank not to ease off on austerity, Mr Noonan followed up a report on strong Exchequer returns with a hint [...]
NTMA to put new bond deals on hold until 2014
Government bonds were boosted as markets welcomed yesterday's decision by the NTMA to put new bond deals on hold until 2014 and cancel plans to [...]
Cost discipline keeps public finances ahead of profile
Tax revenues and voted expenditure are running a combined €0.9bn ahead of profile, reports Investec Economist, Philip O'Sullivan. Exchequer Returns released this evening by the [...]
Central Bank urges austerity path remains in place
The Irish Times reports today that Central Bank has urged the Government to push ahead with €3.1 billion of cuts and tax hikes in this month’s budget, [...]














