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Almost 30,000 new home completions in 2022 – CSO

27th January 2023

The number of new dwellings completed in 2022 reached 29,851, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office today. The CSO said this represents an increase of 45.2% on the numbers completed in 2021 and an increase of 41.3% on the numbers completed in 2019 – pre-pandemic. A total of 9,166 apartments were completed […]

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Irish film industry hopes Oscar nods will drive further investment

26th January 2023

Buoyed by the number of Oscar nominations for Irish films and actors ahead of this year’s awards, the industry is hoping the international spotlight will drive further investment in the sector. The nomination of An Cailín Ciúin in the International Film category is seen as further vindication of the Cine4 initiative, to develop and produce […]

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75 ‘ghost estates’ still in place across Ireland

26th January 2023

A total of 75 so-called “ghost estates” still exist across Ireland more than 15 years after the Celtic Tiger economic and property crash. New figures obtained by RTÉ show that despite the issue falling off the public and political agenda in recent years, it continues to be a daily problem for hundreds of people living […]

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Consumer sentiment hits seven month high in January

26th January 2023

Irish consumer confidence hit a seven month high in January, according to the latest Credit Union Consumer Sentiment index. The data suggests that consumers had a less negative view of the economic and financial circumstances of households heading into 2023. The index reached 55.2, up from 48.7 in December, and its strongest level since last […]

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Recent market rally prompted by improved outlook

25th January 2023

Europe’s main stock markets were little changed at the open today, failing to mirror strong overnight gains in Tokyo and on Wall Street. Stock markets have notched up some decent gains in recent weeks as the economic outlook appears to have improved dramatically on the back of China’s economic reopening after strict Covid-19 lockdowns and […]

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677,000 visitors to Irish whiskey distilleries in 2022

25th January 2023

Visitor numbers are still down a third on the pre-Covid peak of 1.02 million Irish whiskey distilleries around the island of Ireland attracted 677,000 visitors last year, an increase of 425% on 2021. New figures from the Irish Whiskey Association show that visitor numbers are still down a third on the pre-Covid peak of 1.02 […]

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Euro zone January business activity returns to growth – PMI

25th January 2023

Euro zone business activity made a surprise return to modest growth in January, adding to signs the downturn in the bloc may not be as deep as feared and that the currency union may escape recession, a survey showed. S&P Global’s flash Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), seen as a good gauge of overall economic […]

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Under-insurance leaving thousands of householders exposed

24th January 2023

Nobody needs reminding that we’re in the midst of a cost-of-living crunch. With the price of pretty much everything rising, we’re looking for ways to make savings wherever we can, from the weekly shop to the utilities and, perhaps especially, financial products. One area where householders might be tempted to cut corners is on their […]

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Hairdressers call on Govt to cut VAT rate to 5%

24th January 2023

Hairdressers have become the latest group to appeal to the Government to retain the 9% VAT rate, which is due to expire at the end of February. But the sector has gone a step further, by appealing for the rate to be cut further to 5% in order to preserve jobs. ”A failure to support […]

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370,000 tax returns processed for PAYE taxpayers so far

24th January 2023

New data from Revenue shows more than 370,000 tax returns have been processed for PAYE taxpayers who have filed their returns for last year. This represents a 30% increase on the same period last year. Around three quarters of those, some 275,000, resulted in an overpayment of tax. This has led to €193m in total […]

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