Job vacancies in London’s powerhouse financial sector fell sharply last month as the Brexit vote applied the brakes to the pace of hiring, a report found. Heightened uncertainty surrounding Britain’s vote to leave the European Union...
Read MoreVolkswagen growth slumps in Ireland after emissions scandal
Irish car sales in July revealed mixed results for German car manufacturers. Last month’s figures, released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), reveal an overall annual increase of 5.5pc for car sales across Ireland. July is an...
Read MoreIreland has the gloomiest view of Brexit
Financial and economic experts in Ireland are the most pessimistic of any country about the impact of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, according to an influential German think-tank. More than 700 experts in more than 100 states...
Read MoreMortgage market bounces back as home loan drawdowns up 25pc
The mortgage market is bouncing back with a jump in the number of home loans drawn down. In the April to June period the number of mortgages drawn down rose to 6,800, the banks said. This was up 25pc compared with the previous quarter, with the...
Read MoreThe world’s largest meat company has just moved its HQ to Ireland
The world’s largest meat company JBS is to move some €30bn worth of assets to Dublin as the firm implements a major overhaul of its corporate structure. JBS’ headquarters will be moved to Dublin as part of the overhaul, according...
Read MoreBraemar a sturdy defence against the Brexit threat
Amid the entire clamour about Brexit and the consequent topsy turvy behaviour of the stock and foreign exchange markets, a few of the old rules still apply. In times of uncertainty, defensive stocks are the safest. It was during the search for...
Read MoreHep C drug maker ‘got Irish tax deal’
The US maker of a controversial $1,000-a-day hepatitis treatment may be benefiting from an Irish tax deal, a US lobby group has claimed. Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) has told US markets regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
Read MoreCustomers told: Don’t let contactless cards out of your sight in bars, restaurants
Consumers have been warned not to let their contactless bank cards out of their sight in bars and restaurants over fears that they could be scammed. It comes as AIB has decided to wait until the end of the year before charging customers for...
Read MoreWorkers hit with an extra €5bn a year in income tax since crash
Ordinary workers are bearing a massive burden of higher income taxes to bail out the State since the crash. New calculations show that workers are now paying €5bn a year extra in income tax alone since the boom. This is despite fewer workers...
Read MoreKerry Group could divert investment from Ireland to UK
Kerry Group might divert some investment activity from Ireland to the UK following June’s Brexit vote, chief executive Stan McCarthy has warned. He said a decision will depend on what trade agreements are ultimately engineered between the...
Read MoreKennedy Wilson ‘alert to risks and opportunities in Irish market following Brexit’
London Stock Exchange-listed property giant Kennedy Wilson has said it is alert to both risks and opportunities that may present themselves in the investment and occupier markets, following Brexit. The company said it will “actively...
Read MoreCentral Bank’s Lane banned Finance officials from IMF talks
The Central Bank did not want Department of Finance officials attending meetings on financial supervision during an International Monetary Fund (IMF) visit earlier this year, the Irish Independent has learned. Citing legal “confidentiality...
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