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Highest earnings for workers in non-EU multinationals – CSO

7th February 2025

Workers in non-EU multinational companies accounted for the highest average earnings in 2023, according to a new report from the Central Statistics Office. The research shows that median weekly earnings were highest among jobs in businesses owned by non-EU multinationals. The figure stood at €906.74 a week. This was followed by enterprises owned by EU […]

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Positive outlook for tourism in 2025 – Fáilte Ireland

6th February 2025

Fáilte Ireland drove over 1.2 million referrals from its website and social media channels to the booking engines and websites of Irish tourism businesses last year. The tourism body hopes to grow that number this year, as it unveils plans to drive sustainable tourism development across the country. The chief executive of Fáilte Ireland, Paul […]

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Ireland will need to build 93,000 homes a year up to 2031 – Davy

6th February 2025

Ireland will need to build 93,000 homes a year meet demand between now and 2031, according to a report by stockbroker Davy. The estimate is significantly higher than housebuilding targets included in the Coalition’s Programme for Government, which envisages 300,000 new homes being built between 2025 and 2030. Last year there were only 30,000 homes […]

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Services growth slows abruptly in January, PMI shows

6th February 2025

The country’s services sector grew at its slowest pace in nine months in January as new export business contracted for the first time in six months and employment fell marginally, a survey showed today. The AIB Global S&P Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 53.4 in January from 57.1 in December, slipping below the long-run […]

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Over 500,000 people missing out on tax refunds – Revenue

5th February 2025

More than half a million people are missing out on tax refunds, according to estimates from the Revenue Commissioners. It said that around €389m in tax may have been overpaid in 2024 and it is appealing to taxpayers to claim back what they are due. So far this year, more than 440,000 people discovered that […]

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New electric vehicle registrations up 20% in January – SIMI

5th February 2025

New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show that electric vehicle (EV) sales had a record-breaking month in January. SIMI said a total of 4,925 EVs were registered in January, a 20% increase when compared to the 4,093 EVs registered the same month last year. Today’s SIMI figures also show that new […]

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An Post to raise price of domestic stamp by 25c to €1.65

5th February 2025

An Post has announced that the price of a stamp will increase by 25 cent to €1.65 later this month. It said the rise takes account of wage increases for postal staff, increased operating costs, and a continuing fall in the volume of letters being posted. Letter volumes have fallen by 8% in the last […]

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Euro zone inflation edges up in January to 2.5%

4th February 2025

Euro zone inflation ticked up slightly in January to 2.5%, edging higher for a fourth consecutive month driven by energy price increases, official data shows. Consumer prices were up from 2.4% in December 2024, slightly disappointing analysts’ expectations. Financial data firm FactSet had predicted the rate would not move. Inflation reached its lowest level in […]

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Fall in job vacancies but level of hybrid roles remains stable

4th February 2025

There was a 9% quarterly decrease in the number of new job vacancies created on hiring platform IrishJobs in the fourth quarter of 2024. Manufacturing, IT, finance and science were among the sectors that posted vacancy decreases according to the latest Jobs Index from IrishJobs. The research shows that the level of hybrid working vacancies […]

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Buoyant manufacturing firms return to growth, PMI shows

4th February 2025

The manufacturing sector returned to growth in January thanks to fresh impetus in output and new orders, as confidence levels among firms remained close to December’s 15-month high, a survey shows today. AIB’s Manufacturing PMI rose to 51.3 last month from 49.1 in December, crossing the 50 mark that separates growth from contraction for just […]

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