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Mortgage rates in Ireland still remain elevated compared to the country’s euro zone neighbours, new Central Bank figures show. Ireland had the third highest mortgage interest rates across the euro area in September, the Central Bank said, with only Greece and Latvia higher.  The average interest rate on new mortgages agreed here stood at 2.78% […]

Talks between the UK and the European Union on a post-Brexit trade deal are likely to run into next week, missing a mid-November deadline, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said. When asked when a deal was likely, he said: “I think it’s unlikely this week. Hopefully I’ll be proven wrong”. He made the comments in […]

Talks between the UK and the European Union on a post-Brexit trade deal are likely to run into next week, missing a mid-November deadline, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said. When asked when a deal was likely, he said: “I think it’s unlikely this week. Hopefully I’ll be proven wrong”. He made the comments in […]

Talks between the UK and the European Union on a post-Brexit trade deal are likely to run into next week, missing a mid-November deadline, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said. When asked when a deal was likely, he said: “I think it’s unlikely this week. Hopefully I’ll be proven wrong”. He made the comments in […]

The Irish food and drink industry has warned of serious economic disruption even if EU and UK negotiators reach agreement on a free trade deal in the coming days. Food Drink Ireland, part of IBEC, says the sector is the most exposed part of the most exposed country to Brexit, which is now just 50 […]

The Covid-19 pandemic will cause the Irish food service market to contract in size by nearly half this year, new estimates from Bord Bia have found. However, the report predicts that the sector will experience a recovery next year, even in the worst case scenario. The food service market includes food and drink consumed and prepared […]

The Covid-19 pandemic will cause the Irish food service market to contract in size by nearly half this year, new estimates from Bord Bia have found. However, the report predicts that the sector will experience a recovery next year, even in the worst case scenario. The food service market includes food and drink consumed and prepared […]

Researchers at the Economic and Social Research Institute have asserted that Ireland’s tax policy “could be one of the key contributing factors to the country’s strong economic performance”. In a paper titled ‘Effective Tax Rates in Ireland’ the authors show Irish tax rates on labour (income tax) have been consistently lower than the EU average. The same […]

Researchers at the Economic and Social Research Institute have asserted that Ireland’s tax policy “could be one of the key contributing factors to the country’s strong economic performance”. In a paper titled ‘Effective Tax Rates in Ireland’ the authors show Irish tax rates on labour (income tax) have been consistently lower than the EU average. The same […]

Ulster Bank is urging online shoppers to be on the lookout for more than just bargains this Black Friday and Cyber Monday, with criminals increasingly targeting unsuspecting shoppers on some of the busiest e-commerce days of the year.  Ulster Bank’s annual fraud survey, which questioned 927 online shoppers, shows an increased awareness when it comes […]