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Two thirds of small and medium sized businesses do not believe that the Government understands them, new research has found. The study also shows that four out of every five businesses are currently impacted in a big of very big way by energy prices. The survey of 300 firms was carried out by RED Research […]

Prices in the residential property market continued to cool in March, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office. The annual rate of residential property prices nationally slowed to 3.9% in March, compared to an annual rate of 5.1% in February. A year ago, in March 2022, prices were increasing at an annual […]

With summer round the corner, thoughts of the two week vacation, parties, barbeques, open air concerts and fun are the order of the day. For many people, using a credit card to its limit or borrowing from a credit union or bank is now the norm for most families as we continue to be challenged […]

Spending in hotels, pubs and restaurants increased last month, according to new debit and credit card data from AIB. The average daily spend in hotels jumped by 7% in April, while spend in pubs and off licenses was up 6%, and spend in restaurants increased by 4%. This boost across the hospitality sector is in […]

Central banks around the world have lost a degree of trust and need to rebuild it by explaining their decision making to a wider audience and not just financial markets, Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf said. Gabriel Makhlouf is also a governing council member of the European Central Bank. Major central banks have been aggressively […]

Euro zone economic growth was 0.1% quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of the year, the EU’s statistics agency confirmed today, with rising employment and a sharp increase in exports that boosted the euro zone trade surplus. Eurostat also confirmed its earlier estimate that gross domestic product in the 20 countries sharing the euro rose […]

The number of new vehicles registered in April in the European Union, Britain and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) grew by 16.1% to 964,932 units The number of new vehicles registered in April in the European Union, Britain and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) grew by 16.1% to 964,932 units European new car […]

Minister for the Environment and Climate Eamon Ryan will request Cabinet approval today for a plan to ensure public sector bodies lead by example on climate, and help reduce Ireland’s emissions by 51% by the year 2030. What is called the “Public Sector Climate Action Mandate 2023” envisages the phasing out of the use of […]

Fuel prices have fallen again slightly but are set to increase by six cents per litre for petrol and five cents per litre for diesel on June 1. The latest AA Ireland fuel prices survey for May shows the average petrol price across the state is €1.57, the lowest since September 2021. Diesel prices saw […]

One in three homeowners cannot afford to make their properties more energy-efficient, according to a survey by property advisor, Savills Ireland. It also found that most homeowners do not know the Building Energy Rating or BER of their home. According to Savills, the cost of retrofitting a home can easily run into tens of thousands […]