PTSB and Bank of Ireland emerge as best share performers on Irish stock exchange this year

Shares in PTSB have notched up the biggest gain of any company on the Euronext Dublin’s…

Irish economy contracts slightly, consumer spending flat but exports continue to grow

The Central Statistics Office says gross domestic product (GDP) fell slightly, by 0.3pc, in Quarter 3.…

Irish businessman Gary Quin set for ‘moonshot’ rewards in new $1bn bitcoin firm

Newly-created ProCap Financial likely to begin trading on Nasdaq today Gary Quin Bitcoin evangelist Anthony Pompliano…

Supermarket in busy Wexford town is on the market for nearly €1.3 million

According to DNG negotiator Ros Tierney, the selling “presents investors with opportunity to secure a prime…

Irish Council for Civil Liberties files Microsoft Gaza complaint to DPC

The Dublin-based body, in concert with the international rights organisation Eko, claims that the Israeli army’s…

Electric vehicle registrations increase by almost 40pc this year

Banks are also seeing higher demand, with Bank of Ireland reporting a 50pc increase in new…

Ibec gender pay gap report reveals that male workers earn 23pc more than female staff

Over two-thirds of staff at the organisation are women Ibec has released its fourth gender pay…

NTA imposes €17m in penalties on transport firms

A Bus Éireann hybrid bus The National Transport Authority (NTA) last year imposed cumulative financial penalties…

Council stalls plan for Manna drone hub in Coolmine over noise concerns

Bobby Healy with a Manna drone. Photo: Mark Condren Fingal County Council has stalled plans by…

Demand outstrips supply of retail space, according to Savills Ireland report

Darragh Cronin of Savills Ireland. Photo: Fennell Grafton St in Dublin The Irish retail property market…

Former government minister Denis Naughten joins Red Flag

Ex-Fine Gael TD is following in the footsteps of Enda Kenny, Leo Varadkar and Simon Coveney…

This Working Life: ‘Many things have changed in retail, but it’s still all about serving the customer’

Ciara Fitzpatrick, assistant store manager at Fitzpatrick’s New Lodge Texaco forecourt and Spar store Ciara Fitzpatrick…

What I spend on Christmas: ‘We no longer get meat from the butcher and get a smaller turkey and ham from Aldi’

Mother of two Linda Kelly spends between €2,000 and €3,000 over the festive season Linda Kelly…

Ramp Network is latest crypto firm to secure Irish authorisation from Central Bank

Getting approval allows firms to passport into the entire EU Ramp’s main business is providing market…

Overseas firms compete for multi-let industrial market

Dunquin Capital is developing an MLI scheme within Stadium Business Park The growth seen by industrial…

Only 75,000 households in Ireland are truly wealthy, study suggests

New Davy report finds ‘remarkable recovery’ in last decade, driven mainly by property Business owners are…

Adrian Weckler’s Christmas 2025 tech gift guide – from watches, phones and cameras to snappy accessories and handy stocking fillers

There’s something here to put a smile on everyone’s face on Christmas morning Amazon Fire Stick…

Plan by Irish businessman Gary Quin for $1bn bitcoin firm approved

At an extraordinary shareholder meeting in New York yesterday, all resolutions put forward by Columbus Circle…

UK private equity group Lonsdale to target Irish veterinarian practices

Firm hopes to buy as many as 40 operations here A wave of consolidation is approaching…

Unemployment rate falls back to 4.9pc in November

The number of people classed as unemployed also declined month to month, the CSO estimated 144,400…

Stripe acquires billing startup after record $40bn Black Friday sales period

Stripe has acquired the usage-based billing startup Metronome for an undisclosed fee after seeing a record…

Data Protection Commission sought funding hike to tackle ‘soft on tech’ perception

In a pre-budget submission, the DPC said it was looking to increase annual spending to €39.8m…