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The Government will need an extra €6bn over the next five years just to maintain current spending needs, the State’s budgetary watchdog has said. That’s over half the projected amount of money the Government has estimated is available for extra spending out to 2021. Finance Minister Michael Noonan has said the amount of leeway the […]

Local authorities have failed to build any of the 1,700 ‘shovel-ready’ social houses promised more than a year ago. Architects and design teams are only now being appointed for some developments – 13 months after the previous Government announced a €312m investment programme which it claimed was part of an “aggressive” plan to tackle the […]

RYANAIR has been ranked the ninth biggest airline in the world in the Forbes list. Ranked at number 742, the biggest airline on the list was Delta followed by United Continental Holdings. Aer Lingus and BA owner was third and Lufthansa was fourth in the list of the world’s biggest public companies by sector. Unsurprisingly, […]

DOMINO’S Pizza is tapping into the Euro 2016 and Olympics markets with the creation of 600 jobs in Ireland and 10,000 roles in run-up to games. It is also creating 400 jobs in Northern Ireland with the majority of the roles being created across the UK in anticipation of a run on pizza orders from […]

Level of people who felt it was a good time to save fell in May to lowest point since 2015 The level of people who felt it was a good time to save fell in May to its lowest point since December 2015, according to the Nationwide UK (Ireland) Savings Index. The Savings Environment sub-index, […]

The credit union at the centre of a fraud allegation had fake loans and two sets of deposit books. Rush Credit Union is now under investigation by the gardaí and forensic accountants appointed by the board of Rush Credit Union, on the advice of the Central Bank. The revelations come as pressure mounts on smaller […]

Telcos say they intend to pass on Eir’s increase in wholesale rates to consumers Consumers can expect an 18 per cent hike in broadband prices from next September as a result of changes to Eir’s wholesale rates. The State’s largest telco rents space on its network to rival operators such as Vodafone, BT, Magnet and […]

The credit union at the centre of a fraud allegation had fake loans and two sets of deposit books. Rush Credit Union is now under investigation by the gardaí and forensic accountants appointed by the board of Rush Credit Union, on the advice of the Central Bank. The revelations come as pressure mounts on smaller […]

A €55m scheme to provide interest-free cash flow supports to dairy and grain farmers with Glanbia Co-op has been confirmed as part of a move to combat volatility. Glanbia confirmed the advance payment scheme will offer farmers who are members of their co-op the chance to draw down the loans when the market prices for […]

Government policies need to change to make the economic recovery more “inclusive” but spending also has to be controlled to mitigate the risk of a new downturn, according to a new report in the Irish economy. Cutting taxes risks overheating the economy, it said. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released its global […]