Kerry Group will hold its AGM in Tralee on Thursday. Photo: Domnick Walsh
Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf. Photo: Steve Humphreys
It is a busy week for Irish corporates with a raft of quarterly results due and a flurry of annual general meetings taking place across the country.
All three main Irish banks will provide Q1 updates beginning with PTSB on Wednesday, followed by AIB on Thursday when the lender holds its annual general meeting (AGM) in Dublin, and Bank of Ireland on Friday.
Glanbia and Kingspan will announce their results for the first quarter of 2025 on Wednesday. Glanbia holds its AGM in Naas.
On Thursday, Kerry Group will hold its AGM in Tralee while Kingspan will hold its shareholder meeting in Kingscourt, Co Cavan.
Ireland’s unemployment rates for the last two months will be announced when the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shares data on Wednesday.
It will be followed by the Live Register on Friday, taking a look at the number of people registered for jobseeker’s benefits in the state.
Wednesday will also see Eurostat – the EU’s statistics office – share a flash estimate of the region’s GDP for the first quarter of the year, an important indicator of growth.
On Friday, it will announce unemployment rates across EU countries for the month of March.
Enterprise Ireland hosts the Dublin Tech Summit on Monday with over 8,000 technology and business professionals from around the world participating.
“It’s a platform to encourage collaboration and growth in the tech sector, and looking at opportunities for start-ups, established companies and investors to engage with the industry,” it said.
Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf. Photo: Steve Humphreys
On Wednesday, Central Bank of Ireland governor Gabriel Makhlouf will join Dublin Chamber for its Dinner in Camera series to provide a view on the domestic and global economic outlook, focusing on competitiveness and the challenges posed by tariffs and market conditions.
As is now the norm, the week’s economic agenda is likely to be driven by news flow from Washington, including the ongoing twists in Donald Trump’s unravelling tariffs regime.
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