RTE Business

Strong demand from first-time buyers (FTB) and switching activity drove an increase in both the volume and value of mortgage drawdowns in the third quarter.

There was a "small bounce" in consumer sentiment in October, but little sense that consumers think Budget 2025 will dramatically improve the outlook for their household finances.

The building of a new administrative capital city in the centre of Ireland and subways for Dublin, Cork and Galway are among the suggestions from members of the public on what the Government should do with the €14 billion Apple tax money.

The building of a new administrative capital city in the centre of Ireland, subways for Dublin, Cork and Galway, and funding reunification are among the suggestions received by the Taoiseach from members of the public on what the Government should do with the €14 billion Apple tax money.

The International Rugby Experience, located in Limerick city centre, and regarded as a unique and valuable tourist asset to the city, has announced it is to cease operations and close permanently by Christmas.

A local newspaper has failed to convince a tribunal that its offer to get a receptionist a baseball bat to deal with a homeless man who repeatedly came to their office intoxicated was a "metaphor" – and has been ordered to pay her €45,000, after sacking her for making a formal health and safety comp

Grant Thornton's US and Irish advisory and tax businesses are to merge.

The five-star Merrion Hotel in Dublin last year enjoyed a record year as revenues surged by 17% to €31.27m.

Coleen Rooney-backed sports health business Applied Nutrition has kicked off its stock market debut with a valuation of around £350m.

United Parcel Service exceeded Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit today, ahead of the peak Christmas season, benefiting from rebounding volumes and effective cost controls, boosting its shares 8.3% in premarket trading.

Sports Direct owner Frasers Group has demanded the appointment of its founder Mike Ashley as chief executive of Boohoo as it warns over a mounting "crisis" at the struggling online fashion firm.

Netflix has won the streaming wars – but it still faces plenty of challenges, many of them self-inflicted, writes Adam Maguire.

A software company's "policy" of never giving employment references in writing "contributed" to a salesman's loss of earnings when he was left out of work following his unfair dismissal, a tribunal has found.

Businesses in the retail and hospitality sectors have been urged to register for the €4,000 "Power Up" grant, with the registration process open from today.

Businesswoman Aimee Connolly oversaw a 50% increase in revenues in her "Sculpted by Aimee" cosmetics business to €22.23m last year.

The number of homes built so far this year is marginally behind the number of properties completed by this time last year, according to the Central Statistics Office.

Euro zone business activity stalled again this month, remaining in contractionary territory as demand from both home and abroad fell despite firms barely increasing their prices, a survey showed today.

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed fines totalling €310m on social media platform LinkedIn.

Insulation and building materials manufacturer Kingspan has raised €750m in its first public bond offering.

The EU Court of Justice, Europe's top court, has today ruled in favour of Intel, ending a nearly two decade-long fight between the US chipmaker and EU regulators who had said it had tried to thwart a rival.