Irish firms are twice as likely to get rejected for bank loans as their European rivals
Indigenous businesses also pay double the interest on their borrowings on average.
Peter Bodkin
Irish hotels are pulling in record profits as rates soar around the country
Industry analysts Crowe say the new challenge for the sector is growing to meet demand.
Ireland's oldest stockbroker is being sold to Chinese investors
The deal represents a major payday for Goodbody’s owners.
Ireland says EU digital tax plans have 'greatly overstated' the value of users' data
Government officials admit the move would probably hurt the country’s ability to attract tech firms.
Dublin's CityJet is merging with a Spanish airline to form Europe's biggest regional carrier
The combined companies will have a fleet of nearly 100 aircraft.
Paddy Cosgrave says MoneyConf will stay in Dublin 'for the foreseeable future'
Around 5,000 attendees are expected at the fintech-focused conference over two days.
Web Summit has fielded a potential €170m Spanish bid to host the tech conference
Several European cities are vying to hold the event, which moved from Dublin to Lisbon in 2016.
Irish IT services giant Version 1 has sealed another takeover deal
The company is buying London-based Cedar Consulting – its sixth acquisition in the UK.
Poll: Should all Irish taxis have to accept card payments?
The hotels lobby says that should be part of the ‘basic service’ all passengers can expect.
Europe's biggest online fashion retailer is launching an Irish store
Zalando set up an office in Dublin three years ago – but it hasn’t catered to shoppers here until now.
The government wants to put €8bn into its rainy-day fund as it goes from 'famine to feast'
Ireland spent most of its previous sovereign wealth pool bailing out the banks.
Ireland's largest health services firm is snapping up part of property giant Sisk Group
Uniphar has agreed to buy Sisk Healthcare – an arm of one of the country’s biggest construction groups.
This ex-Connacht rugby star has just been named Ireland's best young entrepreneur
Conor O’Loughlin set up gym software outfit Glofox in 2013 after his rugby career was cut short by injury.
A top economist says there are 'shades of the Celtic Tiger' about Ireland's housing market
Prices are increasing at their fastest rate in nearly three years.
A lack of new apartments is making Ireland's 'dysfunctional' property market even worse
New figures show the average asking price for a home in Dublin has jumped by €145,000 in five years.
Profits soared at Web Summit after its first year in Lisbon
The company is bringing its spin-off Moneyconf event to Dublin in June.
Irish-founded tech firm Intercom reaches unicorn status with its $1bn-plus valuation
The company’s Dublin headcount is due to swell to nearly 400 as its funding tops $240 million.
Ireland's chronic housing shortage is the economy's 'most pressing issue'
It is forecast to take years before new construction keeps pace with demand.
A Blackrock startup backed by Ryanair's ex-deputy chief is going under
Unravel Analytics has been put into liquidation after running out of time to raise enough cash.
Ireland's biggest film studio has been sold to a private equity investor
A firm led by Troy Studios chairman Joe Devine has snapped up the long-established Ardmore Studios.