Irish Economy
# irish-economy - Friday 3 May, 2013
Brussels report says Irish economy will grow slightly less than govt forecast
Dublin said 1.5 per cent growth in the Budget, and 1.3 per cent last week… but the European Commission says 1.1 per cent.
# irish-economy - Monday 29 April, 2013
7.4pc more overseas tourists in first three months of The Gathering
CSO figures confirm a significant bump in tourist numbers from abroad in the first quarter of 2013.
Gilmore to visit Northern Ireland to mark 15 years of ‘Good Friday’
The Tánaiste will meet Britain’s Northern Secretary and the First and Deputy First Ministers to discuss continued peace.
# irish-economy - Thursday 4 April, 2013
Numbers on Live Register down by 2,200 in March
Unemployment stayed at 14.0 per cent last month with only a minor drop in the numbers signing on.
# irish-economy - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
Irish economy starting to wilt again
Manufacturing indexes across Europe paint a stark picture this morning.
# irish-economy - Thursday 14 March, 2013
All jobs saved as receiver is appointed to Muckross Park Hotel
Bill Cullen and Jackie Lavin took over the hotel in 1990.
# irish-economy - Monday 4 March, 2013
Exchequer returns show slight fall in tax take for February
The total tax take in February 2013 was €2.042 billion – down by €186 million on the same month from last year.
Davy revises projections for growth in Irish economy… upward
Here’s something you don’t see every day… someone suggesting the economy will grow by more than first predicted.
# irish-economy - Thursday 28 February, 2013
30 protesters occupy PWC over ‘unfair’ austerity taxes
The activists then made their way to the IBEC conference to continue their protest.
# irish-economy - Thursday 14 February, 2013
12 easy ways Ireland can beat austerity*
*May not actually be feasible.
Eurozone economy shrinks by 0.6pc in last quarter of 2012
Uh-oh. A dramatic drop in the Eurozone economy spells bad news for hopes of a further boom in Irish exports.
# irish-economy - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Ireland could be given extra time to meet deficit deadline
Olli Rehn has written to EU ministers indicating an openness to delaying austerity measures on a case-by-case basis.
# irish-economy - Monday 21 January, 2013
2013 the ‘turning point’ for domestic economy, says IBEC
The employers group has a cheery outlook for 2013 – predicting that the public will become as optimistic as outsiders.
# irish-economy - Monday 14 January, 2013
Irish households’ disposable incomes rose slightly in third quarter
New CSO figures show that the increase in disposable income, combined with only modest spending, increased general savings.
# irish-economy - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
Column: Ireland’s relationship with Britain has moved on. Let’s not fall back
We should be over our outrage at petty jibes by now, writes John Verling. Both countries have grown up.
# irish-economy - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
Irish economy grows by 0.2 per cent in third quarter
That might not sound like much, but the eurozone as a whole shrank by 0.1 per cent in the same period.
IMF approves latest €890 million loan – and warns against mini-Budget
The Washington-based fund affirms its stance that additional budgets during the year should be avoided.
# irish-economy - Friday 14 December, 2012
Ireland’s trade surplus increases in October
The value of Irish exports was up slightly on September, while the volume of imports also fell.
# irish-economy - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
Unemployment falls as 1,500 come off Live Register
The seasonally adjusted figures on the Live Register show a drop of 1,500; the numbers are down 12,290 in a year.
# irish-economy - Monday 3 December, 2012
Irish consumer confidence rose in November
The KBC Bank Ireland/ESRI index shows a small amount of growth with sentiment at 63.8 in November compared to 60.9 in October.
# irish-economy - Monday 26 November, 2012
Galway Volvo Ocean Race worth €60.5 million to Irish economy
Over 500,000 people visited Galway city for the festival with 16% of those coming from outside of Ireland.
# irish-economy - Thursday 15 November, 2012
Liberty Insurance to cut 285 jobs
The company that took over from Quinn Insurance will make 140 redundancies in Dublin, 75 in Cavan, and 70 in Enniskillen.
# irish-economy - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
Trade surplus for September down 41% on August – CSO
The drop in Ireland’s trade surplus is the first since March of this year.
# irish-economy - Monday 1 October, 2012
EU report says Irish homes hit second-hardest by economic slump
Disposable incomes in Irish households fell by more than in every other EU country between 2009 and 2011 – except for Greece.
# irish-economy - Thursday 27 September, 2012
RTE seeking further job cuts
State broadcaster is reviewing applications not decided on by management.
94 per cent of workers better off employed than on the dole, says ERSI
The report contradicts a working paper from the summer that said two-fifths of families would be better off on the dole.
# irish-economy - Saturday 22 September, 2012
Debates, weights and Damien Duff: The week in numbers
Plus – which Irish area has been keeping all the single people to itself? And how little confidence is ‘confidence’?
# irish-economy - Friday 21 September, 2012
Think-tank says Irish economy is ‘bouncing along the bottom’
The ESRI’s latest economic forecast says Ireland’s economy will shrink in 2012, and grow only very modestly in 2013.
# irish-economy - Thursday 20 September, 2012
Domestic economy grows in second quarter but GDP flat
Industrial sector growing but the combined decrease in other sectors such as agriculture and transport dragged on GDP growth.
# irish-economy - Friday 14 September, 2012
CSO data shows Irish exports up by 6pc in July
The CSO figures also show that exports to key target areas like India, China and Russia have risen in the last year.
# irish-economy - Thursday 13 September, 2012
Bond auction sees Ireland’s cost of borrowing fall dramatically
The NTMA successfully raises €500 million at a cost far lower than two months ago.
# irish-economy - Tuesday 11 September, 2012
Overseas trips to Ireland up nearly 8pc last year
Non-residents made 6,621,000 trips to Ireland from overseas last year – up by quite a bit from 2010.
NTMA to raise another €500m on bond markets this week
The treasury agency will auction €500 million of three-month bills on Thursday.
# irish-economy - Thursday 6 September, 2012
Ireland is 10th in world web index
Ireland outpaces all other countries in the Index in terms of the Web’s effects on the economy, new index finds.
# irish-economy - Monday 3 September, 2012
New stats show Ireland’s industrial output on the rise
Separate figures from the CSO and MarkIt show Ireland’s industrial production and manufacturing output to have grown.
Early release of voluntary pensions ‘could generate €1.24 billion’ – IBEC
The employers’ group says allowing people to access cash from voluntary pension funds could mean a tax windfall.
# irish-economy - Friday 17 August, 2012
Mortgage arrears could rise to 18 per cent, says report
Banks have still not recognised losses in full, says Davy Research, as it warns that mortgage arrears could rise from 13.5 per cent to as much as 18 per cent.
# irish-economy - Sunday 12 August, 2012
What would Michael Collins think of Ireland’s banks?
Historian’s presentation at Glasnevin Cemetery will question how the former Minister for Finance might view the current state of affairs.
# irish-economy - Thursday 2 August, 2012
S&P: Return to markets is promising – but we won’t increase Ireland’s rating
The return to the bond markets is “an indication of progress”, it says – but the cost of borrowing is still way too high.
Second report predicts 1 per cent growth in Ireland’s economy
Two days after a similar IBEC projection, now Bank of Ireland believes the Irish economy will grow by 1 per cent this year.
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