Number of first-time buyers hits levels last seen during Celtic Tiger

Nearly 12,000 such mortgages were drawn down in the first half of this year, the highest…

Elon Musk’s X threatened by Irish regulator for failure to restrict adult content

Offence carries a fine of up to 10pc of year’s turnover The Grok X logo is…

Housing completions rose by 35pc in the second quarter of this year

The total was also a big improvement on the 5,938 completions of the first quarter of…

‘Stop using it immediately’ — Comreg warns owners of Hoover, Candy and Haier tumble dryers of fire hazard

The fire risk warning covers some models of popular tumble dryers, which fall under Comreg’s surveillance…

ESB hikes prices on EV charging by up to 15pc, with some drivers paying €7 more per charge

The price rises on Ireland’s biggest public charging network for electric cars means that the cost…

€1.175m guide quoted for Rathcoole parcel

The lands at Crockshane, Rathcoole A parcel of land with medium-term potential near the town of…

Jobs boost for PayPal as new AI team will add 100 high-tech roles to data science centre in Dublin

The new AI team in Dublin will serve as a key part of PayPal’s global network,…

This Working Life: 'I grew up in Tallaght with five brothers and a sister. There were no legal contacts in my family'

I recently turned 50, but wasn’t too bothered about it. source

An Coimisiún Pleanála rejects DAA plan to demolish spiral ramps at Dublin Airport

Concrete finish of ramps built in 1972 reflects a distinctive architectural look Dublin Airport and its…

‘I started looking when I was three months’ pregnant and was told there’s a two-year waiting list’ – counting the true cost of childcare

With rising costs and limited places, working parents are caught between a rock and a hard…

Budget plans break basic economic law, Irish Fiscal Advisory Council warns Coalition

Spending overrun likely to carry into next year and points to ‘poor planning’, say economists Public…

IT services company FutureRange acquires division of DigitalWell as it eyes expansion

DigitalWell CEO Ross Murray and FutureRange MD Danny McEntee The Dublin-based IT services firm FutureRange has…

Donald Trump insults Jerome Powell, saying he will be gone from the Fed in ‘eight months’

US president says ‘numbskull’ has ‘done a bad job’ Fed chair Jerome Powell. Photo: Bloomberg Trevor…

Japanese exporters hit with 15pc tariff as US trade deal struck

Stocks up on certainty for car makers removes threat of trade disruption US president Donald Trump.…

Greek heatwave forces authorities to shut down Acropolis

Tourists wear hats and carry umbrellas for protection as they visit the Acropolis during the worst…

Profits decline at maker of Gunpowder Irish Gin to €2.8m as revenues dip

Firm said it ‘outperformed’ drinks market in 2024 Pat and Denise Rigney in their Drumshanbo distillery.…

Minister urges consumer watchdog to probe profits of supermarket chains as grocery prices keep rising

Junior enterprise minister Alan Dillon also wants the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to see if…

Irish food prices second most expensive of the 20 countries that make the Eurozone

When food and non-alcoholic prices in this country are compared with the 27 countries that make…

EBS and Haven cut some mortgage rates and extend cash-back offers

EBS and Haven, the broker-focused units of AIB, are reducing mortgage rates by up to 0.50…

John Burns: Crumbs for taxpayers left to pick up €1bn restaurant tab – and that’s a best-case ‘no-tariffs scenario’

Stark Summer Economic Statement announcement from Paschal Donohoe and Co, as Vat cut planned for Budget…

Euronext open to extended trading hours in Dublin if it is wanted

Operator says there is no clear consensus among its clients Euronext. Stock image. Photo: Bloomberg Euronext,…

Italian court says climate activists’ case against energy company can go ahead

Eni said it expected the Rome court would ‘dismantle’ the climate activists’ claims of responsibility. Photo:…