Bank of Ireland has announced plans to pilot a new lending product designed to support homeowners who wish to trade down. The initiative, scheduled to launch in early ...

New data from Banking and Payments Federation Ireland shows a significant rebound in mortgage activity, with 45,500 approvals issued between January and October, representing a combined value of ...

As the Black Friday and Cyber Monday season gets underway, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is urging shoppers to exercise strong caution amid a rise in sophisticated ...

European Union negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on a new framework aimed at reducing online payment fraud and improving consumer protection. The measures will place greater responsibility ...

Ireland’s independent fiscal watchdog has raised concerns about the Government’s current approach to managing the public finances. The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (Ifac) argues that the State is ...

Bank of Ireland has outlined a new lending initiative that aims to make it easier for homeowners who wish to downsize. The bank plans to pilot the product ...

Ireland’s water regulator has issued a significant financial penalty to Uisce Éireann after the utility failed to meet a key commitment to reduce water leakage across the network. ...

A new survey of Ireland’s compliance community suggests that criminal groups are moving far more quickly than businesses or regulators in exploiting artificial intelligence for unlawful activity. According ...

Ireland’s independent fiscal watchdog has raised concerns about the Government’s current approach to public spending, cautioning that a growing reliance on volatile tax receipts is creating long-term risks ...

Revolut has announced the completion of a major secondary share sale that places the company at a valuation of 75 billion dollars. This represents a significant uplift on ...

Irish Residential Properties REIT, one of the largest private landlords in the country, has reported continued strength in its rental portfolio, supported by high occupancy levels and a ...

Public debate often features high-profile comments from influential business figures. Some of these insights can be valuable. Others show how far the lived experience of the ultrarich has ...

A new nationwide survey suggests that most Irish businesses expect pension auto enrolment to place pressure on profitability once the scheme begins in 2026. The research, carried out ...

Growing international guidance on household emergency preparedness is placing renewed emphasis on the role of cash. Reports that Irish households may soon be advised to keep a small ...

A new law designed to safeguard public access to cash is set to come into force this week, placing a legal requirement on financial institutions to ensure that ...

The Department of Social Protection has issued a warning following reports that some employers are attempting to sidestep the new pension auto enrolment system by pressuring staff into ...

New labour market data from the Central Statistics Office indicates that unemployment has reached its highest point since 2021. The unemployment rate for people aged 15 to 65 ...

A growing share of first time buyers are securing mortgages on their own, according to new data from the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI). The organisation’s latest ...

The European Central Bank is widely expected to maintain interest rates at current levels until at least the end of 2026, according to a new Reuters survey of ...

A significant global outage at Cloudflare this week caused widespread disruption and highlighted the scale of reliance many organisations have on unseen digital infrastructure. While the company is ...

Recent inflation data from the Central Statistics Office shows that overall annual inflation has climbed to its highest level since March 2024, reaching 2.9 percent. One of the ...

A new survey of economists suggests that the Bank of England is likely to reduce interest rates in December, followed by another cut early next year. This marks ...

New research suggests that Irish consumers continue to place significant trust in established websites when shopping online. The survey, carried out by Core Research on behalf of .ie, ...

New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that consumer price inflation in the UK eased to 3.6 percent in October, down from 3.8 percent in September. ...

New industry data shows that grocery inflation in Ireland has slowed to 6.06 percent in the twelve weeks to 2 November, down from 6.6 percent in the previous ...

The latest Autumn 2025 Economic Forecast from the European Commission points to a remarkable surge in Ireland’s economic performance next year. Gross domestic product is expected to expand ...

The Government has begun a public consultation inviting individuals, employers and interested organisations to share their views on how the right to request remote working is functioning in ...

The Government’s new auto enrolment system, My Future Fund, is due to begin on 1 January 2026, and employers are being urged to prepare now. The final chance ...

Many jobseekers are finding that recruitment has become a marathon rather than a sprint. Roles that carry any real responsibility or competitive salary often involve several stages of ...

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has submitted a formal complaint to the European Ombudsman, raising concerns about the European Commission’s use of generative artificial intelligence in official ...