July 29th 2016
Hundreds of people are set to be released from bankruptcy today. The end of bankruptcy for almost 800 people comes after changes to the law that reduced the bankruptcy period from three years to one year. That change came in at the start of year. Those being released from bankruptcy today had already been in […]
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July 28th 2016
Irish recruiters are already filling jobs for financial services firms which are shifting some operations from the United Kingdom, with Dublin moving fast to steal a march on rivals just a month after Britons voted to leave the European Union. While France has begun courting bankers with new tax breaks for expatriates and Frankfurt, Amsterdam […]
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July 25th 2016
New lending to small and medium-sized businesses rose by 4.8 per cent in the first quarter versus the same period a year earlier, and is up 38 per cent compared with the first three months of 2014. Central Bank statistics show the lending market for SMEs remains highly concentrated, however, with three banks accounting for […]
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July 22nd 2016
Enterprise Ireland has beefed up the number of international trade missions for the remainder of its year in the wake of Brexit, with 26 ministerial-led trips set to take place. The full programme of events – 68 in total – includes ministerial-led trade missions, inward buyer visits, market study visits, international trade fairs, embassy events […]
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July 20th 2016
Retail Ireland yesterday expressed disappointment at the recommendation by the Low Pay Commission to further increase the National Minimum Wage (NMW) following a 6% rise at the start of this year. The group claim any further increase will only increase pressure on Irish retailers at a time of great uncertainty. Retail Ireland Director, Thomas Burke says, […]
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July 19th 2016
New research from independent price comparison and switching website, Switcher.ie, has found that only half (51%) of Irish broadband customers are satisfied with their broadband speed and two in five (42%) do not know what speed they signed up for. Research was carried out for Switcher.ie by Coyne Research, involving 1,000 online interviews with Irish […]
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July 19th 2016
The Small Firms Association (SFA) have highlighted the danger of any increase in the National Minimum Wage ahead of the publication of the Low Pay Commission recommendations to Government this week. SFA members have identified wage inflation as the number one threat to their businesses over the coming year. This is despite the fact that many […]
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July 04th 2016
There were 23,909 new companies and businesses formed so far this year – an average of 3,984 start-ups per month. While overall, start-ups in 2016 are up just over 5% on the same period last year, there has been a significant increase in new companies formed. Company start-ups are 21% higher this year compared to […]
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