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‘Fragile’ firm loses Revenue battle over €210,000 from covid wage support scheme

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 18:55
Commissioner Simon Noone upheld the Revenue assessment as the company had failed to demonstrate that its business had experienced or was expected to experience a 30% drop in revenues or customer orders

European Banking Authority to stress test how banks would cope with trade wars

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 18:37
In launching its latest round of 'stress tests', which will cover 64 banks, the group said it would publish the results of the check-up at the start of August

EU finance chiefs urge caution in retaliation over Trump tariffs

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 18:25
German finance minister Joerg Kukies called for Europe to 'constructively engage' with the new administration, adding that it’s not yet clear what steps Mr Trump might take

Cairn Homes to commence work on RTÉ site after €107.5m deal

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 17:57
Initial phase of work will consist of residential construction in the north-west corner of the site

Value of services climbs 1.8% in November

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 16:48
New CSO figures show the value of services output has skyrocketed in the past twelve months by more than 16%

Meta will continue to check facts 'for now' outside the US

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 15:40
The European Union requires large platforms to actively cull deceptive political content and disinformation or risk heavy fines under the Digital Services Act

Trump will lead 'to a very different landscape' for foreign direct investment, warns IDA chief

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 15:21
Ireland has already begun planning for any potential onshoring of US companies, Mr Lohan said, pointing out that the state agency has tried to diversify across geographies

KPMG under investigation in Britain over audit of gambling company Entain

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 15:09
HMRC originally launched an investigation in 2019 in to “potential corporate offending” by a Turkish-facing online betting and gaming business that Entain owned between 2011 and 2017

ieExplains: What is Trump's new meme coin and what does this mean for the crypto market?

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 14:06
The president-elect's newly created cryptocurrency soared on Monday to nearly $12bn, but the launch of the digital asset raises several ethical questions about political influence 

Cork business confidence at peak levels despite ongoing skills shortage

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 13:23
Two-thirds of firms are predicting an increase in turnover in the first quarter, with 52% predicting an increase in net profit in the same period

Frankie's Slice Shop announces permanent closure after two years in business

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 13:10
Pizza shop said it was 'widely known' how difficult it was to run a food business in Cork City in the current climate

David McNamara: Keeping bond markets on the QT?

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 10:41
Bond markets are now adjusting to the relatively new environment of quantitative tightening

Revolut adds buy now pay later service

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 07:32
Consumer protection bodies have warned consumers such schemes are a form of credit

VC funding for Irish firms fell last year despite global rise

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 00:05
Despite a surge in new deals in the final quarter, venture capital fundraising by Irish companies dropped 18% last year

Ireland saw record levels of new business startups last year

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 00:05
CRIF Vision Net chief says the data shows Ireland remains an attractive place to do business but that more supports are needed to ensure Ireland stays ahead

Non-bank lenders provided €20bn in credit in 2023

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 00:00
More than half was made up of residential mortgages to homeowners at €8.1bn and landlords at €2.2bn

Estate agents predict Irish house prices will rise 6% this year

Mon, 01/20/2025 - 00:00
Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland says undersupply of homes will remain the dominant issue until annual completions exceed 40,000

John Whelan: Ireland racks up €46bn surplus on US as tariffs loom

Sun, 01/19/2025 - 17:31
It's no secret that Donald Trump is disgruntled by the EU’s trade surplus and has Ireland in his sights when considering additional tariffs

MMA, MAGA and Meta: What now for the social media giant’s Irish operations as Zuckerberg ditches DEI for Donald 

Sat, 01/18/2025 - 10:39
A push for diversity and inclusion is at odds with Mark Zuckerberg’s new views

IDA head was briefed to downplay far-right protests

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 15:26
Briefings prepared last autumn said Michael Lohan needed to be ready for questions on housing shortages, neutrality, and rising anti-immigration sentiment

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