Almost 5,000 new homes built in first quarter – CSO
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that a total of 4,986 new homes were completed in the first ...
Read More Economy forecast to contract by 8% in 2020
Ireland’s economy will contract by 8% in 2020 and expand again by 6% in 2021 as the coronavirus pandemic takes its toll, according ...
Read More China exports see surprise 3.5% jump in April, imports fall
China’s exports saw a shock 3.5% rise in April despite the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic, official figures showed ...
Read More Enterprise Ireland announces ‘repayable’ fund for SMEs
Enterprise Ireland has a Business Response Unit, and in these times, it has been busy. Over 1,000 businesses have engaged ...
Read More Grocery sales up by 17% amid coronavirus crisis
The latest retail data shows that 50% of households in Ireland bought baking supplies in recent weeks, with flour sales ...
Read More Covid-19 unemployment payment recipients rises to nearly 600,000
There are now 598,000 people dependent on the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment, which is up 7,000 in the last week, ...
Read More Challenging times ahead as mortgage market looks set to be impacted by Covid-19 crisis
New figures from Banking and Payments Federation Ireland show that a total of 8,728 new mortgages worth €1.996 billion were ...
Read More 23% of firms cease trading temporarily due to Covid-19 – CSO
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that 23.3% of businesses have ceased trading temporarily since the outbreak of ...
Read More Markets drop on US-China trade war fears
European stock markets and oil prices fell this morning as a spat between top U.S. officials and China over the origin ...
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