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The number of people signing on the Live Register fell by 4,400 in April as the country’s unemployment rate dipped to 8.4pc in the month, new figures have shown. According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) there were 305,785 people signing on the live register last month, which is down 11pc on the same period […]

Ryanair is on course to overtake EasyJet as the biggest airline in the UK this year, Michael O’Leary has said. “We’re neck and neck at the moment,” the Ryanair chief executive said yesterday. “As we open up the new base in Belfast, we’re adding more aircraft this winter in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, and Stansted continues […]

Political instability may have caused a slowdown in the Irish services industry in April as growth in new business hit a 26-month low. According to the Investec Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) new business growth in the sector eased for the third month in a row, hitting its lowest since February 2014. The headline reading from […]

A welcome move, the introduction of a rainy day fund by the New Government – especially after the National Pension Reserve Fund was raided to the tune of €17bn to contribute to the bailout and shore up the banks. But will we have learned lessons from the past and what will the fund be used […]

US property firm Hines has pulled out of a €242m purchase of PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) headquarters in Dublin, it is understood. Hines was expected to complete the deal for the 226,624 sq ft office block, located at One Spencer Dock D1, on a joint venture basis with two German pension funds. However, according to a report […]

Post-merger integration at newly merged Dublin-headquartered betting giant Paddy Power Betfair is on track after the company reported a 16pc year on year increase in its revenues. In a trading update released to shareholders this morning revenue in the first three months of the year was £339m with the firm reported good performance across all […]

Three landbanks in Cork will go on the market today, in one of the biggest sales of development land outside Dublin in recent years. “The Treasure Collection” is expected to fetch between €25m and €30m. The sale is being handled by Savills’ Denis O’Donoghue and Peter O’Meara. Bids are due by June 8. The sites […]

The SuperValu brand could start making an appearance on shop shelves around the world, as Cork-based retail group Musgrave plots a targeted internationalisation of its products. Musgrave chief executive Chris Martin told the Irish Independent that while its plans are at a very early stage, the group is looking at how it might emulate retailers […]

Eddie O’Connor’s Mainstream Renewable Power is “in the process” of raising €100m as it seeks to expand across emerging markets in South America, Africa, and South East Asia. The company swung to an after tax profit of €96m last year after losing almost €50m in 2015. Mr O’Connor said the results reflected “diligent implementation” of […]

Eddie O’Connor’s Mainstream Renewable Power is “in the process” of raising €100m as it seeks to expand across emerging markets in South America, Africa, and South East Asia. The company swung to an after tax profit of €96m last year after losing almost €50m in 2015. Mr O’Connor said the results reflected “diligent implementation” of […]