As any seasoned business owner knows, certain times of the year can bring a surge in both revenue and responsibility. Whether it’s tax season, year-end reporting, or your industry’s peak t…
Securing funding is a crucial step for many businesses — whether you’re launching a start-up, expanding your operations, or developing a new product. But when it comes to financing your next mov…
Many businesses focus heavily on what the market will bear when setting prices — but fail to fully account for their own costs. Over time, this disconnect between costing and pricing can quietly…
Bank of Ireland has issued a warning over what it calls a dramatic increase in reports and cases of attempted so-called ‘safe account’ scams. The lender is advising customers to be “on particular alert” for fraudulent texts that attempt to lure them into calling a fake bank phone line. According to the bank, the scammer […]
Rent caps for new tenancies are to be eased as part of a plan expected to go to Cabinet next week. The Government looks set to change the current Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs) in a move that has already been strongly criticised by opposition parties. Intensive discussions have taken place on this politically sensitive issue […]
Rents for newly-built properties will no longer be capped at 2% annually but will instead be tied to the rate of inflation under plans set to be considered by Cabinet next week. Changes to the Rent Pressure Zones will be brought to Government by Minister for Housing James Browne on Tuesday. The move is aimed […]
Taxes collected by the State rose by 3.6% in the first five months of the year to €36.4bn, according to latest Exchequer Returns from the Department of Finance. When some funds from iPhone-maker Apple, which was forced to pay back taxes as part of settlement of up to €14bn to Ireland are included, the amount […]
Economic growth, including the contribution from multinationals or Gross Domestic Product, soared by 9.7% in the first three months of this year as exports to the US ramped up ahead of tariffs being imposed by the Trump administration. The figures were affected by strong exports from the pharmaceutical sector in Ireland particularly in March. “The […]
The ECB has cut interest rates for the eighth time in a year by one-quarter of a percentage point, which brings its rate down from 2.25% to 2% The move will immediately benefit tracker mortgage customers and put downward pressure on other rates. With inflation now safely in line with its 2% target, today’s decision […]
Bulgaria has met all criteria to adopt the euro currency from 1 January 2026, the European Central Bank said after assessing progress on a host of indicators from inflation to central bank legislation. “This positive assessment of convergence paves the way for Bulgaria to introduce the euro as of 1 January 2026 and become the […]
