Housing commencements up 30.6% in August
New figures from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage shows that the number of new commencement notices for ...
Read More Govt must balance support and inflation in budget – McGrath
The Minister for Finance has said the Government faces a challenge in the upcoming budget in getting the balance right ...
Read More Consumer confidence drops to lowest level in six months
Consumer confidence dropped to a six month low in September, amid a rebound in oil prices, a further rise in ...
Read More McGrath wants public bodies to keep taking cash payments
The Minister for Finance has written to Government colleagues asking that public bodies under their remit maintain their existing payment ...
Read More March ‘probably too early’ to expect interest rates to fall – Makhlouf
The Governor of the Central Bank has said his view is that March is probably too early a time to ...
Read More Unlikely energy prices will return to 2020 levels over coming months – CRU
It is unlikely that households will see energy prices return to the previous low levels seen in 2020 and 2021 ...
Read More First Home Scheme extended to self-builders building first home
The Government has extended the First Home Scheme to self-builders who are building their first home. The scheme, which was ...
Read More Euro zone August inflation revised slightly lower
Euro zone consumer inflation in August was slightly lower than initially estimated, the European Union’s statistics office Eurostat said today. ...
Read More Spending on homewares up 18% in August, but pub spend dips 1% – AIB
Summer spending recovered slightly last month despite the continuing bad weather, a new survey shows today. The AIB August Spend ...
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