April 25th 2016
A recent survey from Royal London has indicated that four in ten (40%) of Irish people say their health will be their main focus in 2016. The nationwide survey of 1,000 people found that health is by far people’s biggest priority (40%) while money is their biggest worry (46%). The protection experts at Royal London […]
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April 20th 2016
The Rates Payment Incentive Scheme and Long Term Vacant Property Incentive Scheme has been adopted by Clare County Council this week. The Long Term Vacant Property Incentive Scheme seeks to encourage the renewed long-term rateable occupation of commercial properties that have previously been occupied for rates purposes but which have most recently been unoccupied for […]
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April 19th 2016
Fitch ratings agency yesterday released a report which shows that a divergence has started to develop in the eurozone periphery as the economic recovery in the eurozone takes hold. The report compares the recent macroeconomic performance of the four largest peripheral countries – Italy, Spain, Portugal and Ireland – with a focus on the divergence […]
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April 18th 2016
Small businesses are facing an insurance cost crisis which can no longer be ignored according to the Chairman of the Small Firms Association (SFA), AJ Noonan. Mr Noonan today referenced recent figures which showed that Insurance costs have increased by 29.6% since 2011. Between 2012 and 2014, the Central Bank has tracked a rise in […]
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April 15th 2016
The possibility of a Brexit is probably currently the single most significant risk for the Irish economy and Irish business according to a report by Premier Irish law firm, McCann FitzGerald. This report was launched at a special panel discussion which featured Chairman of AIB- Richard Pym, Group CEO of Ervia-Michael McNicholas, Former CEO of UK Office […]
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April 14th 2016
An advertising industry study carried out by IAB Ireland/PwC records growth of 29% in the Irish digital advertising market, with total digital spending reaching €340 mln in 2015. The 2015 IAB PwC Online Adspend Study Display indicates that advertising had the highest growth rate at 38%, representing €137m in 2015. Display now represents 40% of […]
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April 13th 2016
Morgan McKinley have today released their Irish Employment Monitor for the first quarter of 2016. The Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor measures the pulse of the Irish professional jobs market by tracking the number of new job vacancies and new candidates within the Republic of Ireland each month. The monitor shows that the availability of […]
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April 12th 2016
Major changes to the way multinationals report their activities in the European Union are to be proposed on Tuesday when the European Commission unveils new country-by-country reporting rules. EU financial services commissioner Jonathan Hill is to announce the proposals in Strasbourg in the latest clampdown by Brussels on aggressive tax planning. Under a draft document […]
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