The number of people signing on the live register has dropped to the lowest recorded since October 2008 - but concerns have been raised over the number of young people that are signed on long term.

MOTORISTS will end up being hit after the Government approved changes to the law on insurance to boost the size of a compensation fund. The decision by the Cabinet comes after a ruling i [...]

Retail Excellence has called for a VAT reduction of 3pc in next year's budget to protect Ireland's retailers from Brexit excesses. The Budget 2018 submission from the largest representat [...]

he Living Wage in Ireland has been increased to €11.70, a 20c increase for 2017. The updated amount has been driven by changes in the cost of living here and changes in the taxation syst [...]

The Irish grocery market grew at the fastest rate since January in the 12 weeks to June 18, as shoppers buying more offset the impact of deflation. SuperValu remains, just, in the top sp [...]

More than one in two small and medium enterprises (SMEs) say that they expect no impact from Brexit, according to the AIB SME Financial Services Monitor. The positive outlook continues f [...]

Irish manufacturing experienced the strongest pace of growth in 23 months in June, defying the effects of a weaker pound and out of step with struggling British factories. UK manufacturi [...]

Before buying a policy through a broker or intermediary, always make sure that they are registered. Consumers can check the regulatory status of the firm or individual by using the Central [...]

The controversial 'Help-To-Buy' scheme is helping drive the property market to heights not seen since the boom years. Asking prices for newly listed homes in Dublin have risen by €32,000 i [...]

The UK is the slowest-growing advanced economy on earth, official statistics confirmed on Friday. GDP grew at just 0.2pc in the first three months of the year; down from 0.7pc in the previ [...]

Retailing will change more in the next 10 years than in the past 40, according to new research from Accenture, led by digitalisation. The digital wave, could bring a cumulative $2.95 trill [...]

HBAN, the all-island group responsible for the promotion of business angel investment in Ireland, has won the best Business Angel Week award at the European Business Angel Awards. Angle in [...]

The Irish government has secured deals with more than a dozen London-based financial houses and banks which will see the firms move some of their business to Ireland, according to a report in the Guar [...]

The number of people approved for a mortgage surged by a third last month, driven largely by first-time buyers. And potential buyers are getting approved for higher amounts of borrowings, a [...]

Minister Paschal Donohoe has warned of possible "capacity constraints" in the labour market if the unemployment numbers continue to drop at the expected rate. While the Government doesn't [...]

Property owners could be offered local authority loans to bring vacant homes back into use and help tackle the housing crisis. It is understood the Government is considering implementing a [...]

The European Commission has fined Google €2.42bn for abusing its dominant market position by giving illegal advantage in search results to its own comparison shopping service. The fine i [...]

AIB’s listing on the main securities market has provided the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) with the largest IPO in Europe in 2017. AIB’s admission to a primary listing on the main securities [...]

A new financial crisis is brewing in the emerging economies and it could hit “with a vengeance”, an influential group of central bankers has warned. Emerging markets such as China are show [...]

We threw it away. Measures introduced two-and-a-half years ago by the Central Bank to curb runaway property inflation were only ever a temporary stop-gap. The aim was to control prices to b [...]