Manufacturing sector grew for the first time in four months
The manufacturing sector grew for the first time in four months during June, but only just, as employment levels rose. The latest Investec Manufacturing Purchasers [...]
Taoiseach and Tánaiste broker political agreement on EU €960 billion budget
In Brussels yesterday, the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste reached a political agreement with the European Parliament and the European Commission on the EU budget for [...]
“nothing but contempt” for Anglo tapes – Merkel
German chancellor Angela Merkel has described the leaked Anglo Irish Bank phone conversation recordings as “damaging democracy, the social market economy and everything we strive [...]
‘I’ve apologised to my children’ – Quinn
Seán Quinn has said he has repeatedly apologised to his wife and children for the “fundamental mistake” of investing in Anglo Irish Bank – a [...]
Property tax has contributed to Ireland’s return to recession – Varadkar
Minister Leo Varadkar has said that the property tax has played a part in Ireland’s return to recession which was confirmed in poor economic growth figures [...]
New Osberstown Treatment Plant Contract to go to Tender
Mr. Phil Hogan T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, has announced that he has given approval to Kildare County Council to seek [...]
4 Star Cork City hotel for €1.4m
On the instruction of Kieran Wallace, Receiver, KPMG, Savills Hotels and Leisure have been appointed to sell The Ambassador Hotel, Military Hill, Cork. KPMG were [...]
Kentz – Pleased with progress during the first half of 2013
Irish-founded international engineering services group, Kentz has said that its cash position has remained strong into 2013 and provides “considerable financial flexibility” to support the [...]
Green REIT to raise over €200m to purchase Irish commercial property
Green REIT (real estate investment trust) is looking to raise over €200m from Irish and British investors with the aim of putting together “a portfolio [...]
Bradshaw ‘regrets’ Glass Bottle deal
Former Dublin Docklands Development Authority chairman Lar Bradshaw has said that the taxpayer did not lose any money in the controversial purchase of the Irish [...]
90 new jobs for Dublin
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, today announced the creation of 90 new jobs for Dublin in four fast-growing companies. The projects are [...]
€4.5bn should be spent on stimulating the economy
The Government should ease back on austerity over the next two years and spend €4.5bn on a stimulus package by the end of 2015, the trade [...]
SME demand for credit remains low
The demand for bank credit by SMEs remains low, although there was an improvement in perception that banks are lending, according to the latest SME [...]
Water meter contracts to be awarded next month
Contracts will be awarded to three companies next month to install water meters throughout Ireland, according to Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan. The three [...]
€8m for Radisson Blu Hotel and Spa, Cork
Savills Hotels and Leisure have been appointed to sell this leading 4 star hotel, the Radisson Blu Hotel and Spa, Cork. The hotel opened in [...]
Golden Discs flagship store for Cork City
Golden Discs will open its new store on Patrick Street this Friday, creating 18 jobs and taking over the location previously occupied by HMV. The [...]
Planning permission approvals were up 24.7pc in Q1 – CSO
Planning permission approvals were up 24.7pc in the first quarter of 2013, new figures from the CSO showed today. The year-on-year increase was the biggest [...]
Former advisor to Brian Lenihan says Trackers should be taxed
A one-time advisor to the former minister of finance Brian Lenihan has proposed imposing a tax on tracker mortgages. Dr Alan Ahearne of the National University of Galway also proposed [...]
Drogheda social housing to be delivered through ‘Build to Lease’
Construction work is to begin shortly on 25 new homes as Drogheda Borough Council becomes the first local authority in the country to use the [...]
Guidelines for Planning Authorities on preparation of local area plans published
Mr Phil Hogan T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government and Ms Jan O’Sullivan T.D., Minister for Housing and Planning, today (25 June [...]
‘Targeted rate cuts urgently needed for businesses’ – Chambers Ireland
Chambers Ireland is to present its ten point plan for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to the Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation today. Speaking to TheJournal.ie, the [...]














