'A black day for Irish tourism': Restaurants have called for Shane Ross's head
The industry wants the Tourism Minister to step down after losing its special 9% VAT rate.
Policy and economy
Budget 2019: These are all of the key developments as they happened
We unpick what this year’s announcements mean for business in Ireland.
Budget 2019: Here's everything you need to know about today's announcement
All the giveaways and tax hikes that are on the horizon.
The National Broadband Plan's sole bidder has sold off its remaining stake in Enet
The Limerick company is at the centre of the plan to bring broadband to rural Ireland.
Citibank fined €1.3m by the Central Bank over 'prolonged and serious' lending code breaches
The bank failed to obtain approval for loans to individuals who were related parties.
Dublin's new bus plan isn't perfect - but it shouldn't be a political football
BusConnects is a work in progress and we need it to keep the city moving.
A decade on, here's how Ireland's first austerity budget compares to the 2019 plan
The shift between now and 2009 – when we faced the worst financial crisis in a generation – is stark.
Low VAT rates may be divisive now, but looser EU rules could open a whole new can of worms
Much of the talk around Ireland’s upcoming budget has focused on the hospitality industry’s 9% VAT rate.
Booming training and member fees helped boost Ibec's coffers last year
The employer representative registered more demand for in-company courses on retaining staff.
'Not fit for purpose': Why startups want Ireland's flagship investor scheme overhauled
The EIIS programme offers tax breaks for startup backers – but the industry says it’s not up to task.
Ireland's tourism trade group wants the State to beef up budgets with Wild Atlantic Way merch
Funding for Fáilte Ireland has halved in a decade.
The construction lobby claims that lowball State contracts have 'cursed' builders
The sector says unrealistic tender prices could bring public projects to a standstill.
The consumer watchdog has concerns about a 'natural monopoly' in the Irish waste sector
The average home now pays between €230 – €280 a year in waste collection charges.
Ireland's biggest hotel group says its Dublin staff don't feel safe cycling to work
Dalata wrote to ask Transport Minister Shane Ross to press on with a plan for more bike paths.
The drinks industry claims new alcohol labelling laws will make Ireland a ‘global pariah’
Health Minister Simon Harris is expected to retain cancer warning labels in the new alcohol bill.
Ireland's aviation authority says flights to the UK could 'stop at midnight' with a hard Brexit
The IAA’s chair-designate also warned that capacity issues would limit growth at Dublin Airport.
Poll: Should the government bring back town councils?
Retail lobbyists believe they hold the key to reviving regional shops.
After losing all its rivals, the National Broadband Plan's sole bidder has filed its final pitch
The David McCourt-led group says it will team up with Nokia and other firms to complete the project.
Another alcohol price hike could drum up an extra €140m for the public purse
An Irish Tax Institute report also considered the State’s options for ditching tourism’s 9% VAT rate.
Poll: Should county councils be fined for cancelling public tenders?
A business group has called for the State to sanction local authorities that withdraw the competitions.