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Activity in the service sector increased at the strongest rate in six months in September as cost pressures eased, new data shows. The latest AIB Global S&P Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) shows that growth of both new business and employment moderated. But outstanding work increased, and the 12 month outlook rebounded since August. The index…

A landmark report commissioned by the Western Development Commission (WCD) has found critical challenges facing the western and north western region in the areas of infrastructure, housing and income. The report found that average disposable income in the region is over €3,000 below the national average. New house completions in the western region fell from…

The Dáil has voted through elements of Budget 2025. These include excise on tobacco products and changes to value added tax, capital acquisitions tax and stamp duty. Each came into force at midnight. Taoiseach Simon Harris said Budget 2025 was the last of this Government’s mandate and he was looking forward to going to the…

The amount that can a person can receive as a gift or inheritance from a relation before having to pay Capital Acquisitions Tax will be increased as part of Budget 2025. The Group A threshold for CAT, which includes gifts or inheritance from parents to their children, will rise from €335,000 to €400,000. The Group…

For the latest information from the 2025 Budget Announcement, please visit RTE: https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/1001/1472893-budget-2025-politics/

The extension of the free schoolbook scheme to the senior cycle is among the measures set to be announced in tomorrow’s Budget, following Government discussions last night. Funding is also set to be provided for 1,500 more special needs assistants in schools. Free public transport will be introduced for the under-9s, in a move long…

The Government’s new auto-enrolment pension scheme will begin on 30 September 2025. The new start date was agreed by the Cabinet this week, and revealed by the Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys speaking on RTÉ’s This Week programme. The scheme will mean that 800,000 workers will be automatically added into a private pension scheme,…

Asking prices for homes across the country rose 3.1% between July and September, according to listings website Daft.ie. It brought the typical listed price for a property here to €344,848. That is an increase of 6.2% compared to the same period last year and more than a third more than at the beginning of the…

Almost two-thirds of Irish adults have experienced phishing, making Ireland the most phished country in the world, according to new research. Phishing involves the sending of fraudulent emails designed to trick people into disclosing personal information. The Irish rate of phishing is almost twice the global average according to the Worldwide Independent Network of Market…

The number of mortgages approved in August fell by 12.5% when compared to July. New figures from the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) show 4,650 mortgages received approval during the month. While that was down on the previous month, it was up by 2.6% on the same period last year. Of the total, 2,862…