Economy
# economy - Tuesday 18 September, 2012
Clerys taken over, saving 350 jobs – but Guineys is to close
Clerys was sold to an American private equity group last night, just hours after it was placed into receivership.
# economy - Saturday 15 September, 2012
Column: The property tax shows our leaders are banking on another bubble
Our Government appears to be depending on another round of runaway price inflation, writes Aaron McKenna – but where does that leave us?
# economy - Thursday 13 September, 2012
‘Early warning’ firm Xtralis makes Dublin its European HQ
CEO says a meeting with Taoiseach Enda Kenny in Boston had “convinced me that we had to look at Ireland”. A Kerry businessman insists that his intervention brought the company here.
One in three people who apply for mortgages are turned down
Figures revealed for the first time show that 38 per cent of mortgage applications were rejected last year.
# economy - Wednesday 12 September, 2012
Sweden mulls law to stop kids’ phones from ‘ruining’ parents
Case where parents held liable for €6k bill run up by their children has led to plans for new consumer protection legislation.
Block of 119 apartments for sale for €26m
Development in Ranelagh, Dublin 6 being put to market with apartments, office space and car parking in one lot.
# economy - Tuesday 11 September, 2012
Property tax will only apply for half of 2013 – Hayes
The junior finance minister tells Newstalk that people “shouldn’t overreact” to the IMF’s suggestions on a 0.5% tax.
# economy - Monday 10 September, 2012
IMF: We want property tax of 0.5 per cent. Noonan: Nope, not happening.
OH, IT’S ON (well, kind of. It’s all very civil).
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# economy - Sunday 9 September, 2012
Column: Why Ireland should look to Europe as well as America
Mary Harney famously claimed that Ireland was “closer to Boston than Berlin” – but it’s now time to reassess, writes Kate Katharina Ferguson.
# economy - Tuesday 4 September, 2012
President Obama: “I need you to stand with me, Ohio”
The US President visited Ohio the day before the Democratic Convention, and spoke about economic recovery.
# economy - Sunday 2 September, 2012
VIDEO: Notre Dame’s marching band plays ‘Call Me Maybe’ in Dublin
The Fighting Irish’s marching band was one of the star attractions at the Aviva Stadium yesterday.
# economy - Saturday 1 September, 2012
49,000 fans watch on as Notre Dame cruise to victory in Aviva
It is expected that today’s Emerald Isle Classic will be worth in the region of €100m to the Irish economy.
# economy - Thursday 30 August, 2012
Ryan launches “scathing attack” on Obama’s economic record
Last night at the Republican Convention Ryan held up Mitt Romney as “the man for the job” of next US President.
# economy - Friday 24 August, 2012
Column: Pretending this mortgage crisis isn’t happening won’t make it go away
One in ten people who have a mortgage in Ireland are struggling to pay it off. Where is the urgency in solving this epidemic, asks Noeline Blackwell.
In pics: Fancy living in a €6k-a-month rental apartment?
Private lift, views over Trinity, on Grafton Street – probably not one for the flat-hunting college student…
IBRC records €724 million loss in first six months of 2012
IBRC, or the bank formerly known as Anglo, is making steady progress towards an orderly wind down.
# economy - Thursday 23 August, 2012
Figures indicate European economy is “dropping back into recession”
A new report also shows contraction across the eurozone economy is filtering through to the labour market.
Photos: The monuments that pay their own way
A new survey has listed the most valuable monuments in Europe. So which one towered above all the rest?
Mortgage arrears in Ireland rise to highest level yet
New figures from the Central Bank illustrate the deepening mortgage crisis in Ireland with almost 130,000 in arrears.
# economy - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
Is the ECB about to uncork a game-changer?
A Euro-skeptic columnist at the Daily Telegraph insists that Der Spiegel is correct in saying the ECB wants to cap borrowing costs for Spain and Italy.
More than 1 in 10 business properties are lying empty
Almost 24,000 commercial properties in Ireland are vacant, with the highest rates found in Sligo and Leitrim.
# economy - Wednesday 15 August, 2012
More than half of ISPCC staff take unpaid leave
The charity said it is €500,000 behind target despite salary cuts across the board this year.
# economy - Tuesday 14 August, 2012
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Inflation rises to 2.6 per cent in Britain
Unexpected inflation increase could impact on market expectations of further stimulus from Bank of England.
Outlook for charities is ‘questionable’, say advisers
Barnardos closure is just the ‘tip of the iceberg’, according to Grant Thornton.
One in two has friend who left Ireland since 2007 – survey
Meanwhile, half of respondents to Sponge It survey say they think Ireland will be out of recession by 2016.
# economy - Sunday 12 August, 2012
Column: It’s 30 years since GUBU. Now THAT was a political battle.
University of Ulster politics academic David McCann recalls the events of 1982 – and says we’ve never seen such a politically-charged atmosphere in this country since that turbulent year.
# economy - Thursday 9 August, 2012
Unexpected CSO Release of the Day
Did you know there are 1,570,600 pigs in Ireland? You do sow, sorry, now.
# economy - Wednesday 8 August, 2012
Fall in German exports causes concern over European crisis
Imports were 3 per cent lower in June, following a 6.2 per cent increase the previous month.
# economy - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
Over 40 per cent of small firms plan to create new jobs
However, there are still barriers to employment opportunities including a lack of business and unrealistic salary expectations.
# economy - Tuesday 31 July, 2012
Five companies went bust each day of July, says Vision-net
Half of those stress-tested by the credit and risk analyst also showed signs of being on the brink of failure.
Italian PM Monti sees light at the end of tunnel for Italy, EU
Mario Monti said that the breakthrough summit of European leaders at the end of June had been crucial in resolving the eurozone crisis.
# economy - Tuesday 24 July, 2012
US poverty rates set to rise to highest level since 1960s
Demographers predict latest Census figures will show rise in the official poverty rate as more people across the US have difficulty making ends meet.
# economy - Sunday 22 July, 2012
Corruption and the Catholic Church up for discussion at MacGill Summer School
Government ministers, journalists and academics will be speaking at the 32nd MacGill Summer School which starts tonight in Donegal.
# economy - Friday 20 July, 2012
Double standards: Australian women’s basketball team fly economy as men travel business class
The Sports Minister in Oz has called for a review after outcry over gender inequality in Olympics build-up.
# economy - Friday 13 July, 2012
Senator calls for introduction of technology visa
Senator Fidelma Healy Eames has said technology companies in Ireland are struggling to fill vacancies due to a lack of IT talent.
# economy - Thursday 12 July, 2012
The 5 at 5: Thursday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Ireland’s economy shrank 1.1 per cent in first quarter
The CSO has blamed a drop in both net exports and personal consumption.
# economy - Wednesday 11 July, 2012
Column: Make an example of bankers. Just do it.
Former trader Nick Leeson says an example was quite rightly made of him when his actions led to the collapse of Barings Bank – why isn’t that happening now?
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