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Employment in the Irish multinational sector grew by 6.8% in 2015

January 12th 2016

According to the Irish Industrial Development Authority annual survey of employment in multinational companies, employment in the Irish multinational sector grew by 6.8% in 2015 to a fresh high of 187,000. This is the sharpest pace of job creation in the sector since the survey began in 2003 and compares with 4.9% gain in 201. […]

Irish online shopping fuelled a 6.6 per cent year-on-year jump in consumer spending last month

January 11th 2016

According to a new report by Visa Europe, a record increase in Irish online shopping fuelled a 6.6 per cent year-on-year jump in consumer spending last month. The latest consumer spending index indicates that ecommerce spend was up 16 per cent on December 2014, the biggest ever increase since the survey’s history. Face-to-face expenditure also […]

55% of Irish workers are concerned that they would not have enough money to retire comfortably

January 08th 2016

A new study carried out by Irish Life in conjunction with Behaviour & Attitudes in 2015, has found that 55% of Irish workers are concerned that they would not have enough money to retire comfortably, with this of most concern to the group aged 50-64 years (64%). A third of people were also worried about […]

Irish retail sales rose at their fastest rate in eight years

January 07th 2016

Irish retail sales rose at their fastest rate in eight years before Christmas as struggling stores waged a cut-price shopping war. Shopping soared by over 9 per cent, as bargain-hunters flocked to city centres and malls to pick up gifts, partywear and tasty treats. The latest data also gave a glimpse of the festive shopping […]

Ireland’s unemployment rate is at its lowest level since December 2008

January 06th 2016

According to the latest Monthly Unemployment release from the CSO, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged in December at 8.8%. The unemployment rate is at its lowest level since December 2008’s 8.6%, with the rate having fallen from the high of 15.2% reached in January 2012. Employment rose in twelve of the fourteen economic […]

Ireland’s service sector expanded strongly in the month of December

January 06th 2016

Ireland’s service sector expanded strongly in the month of December to mark three and half years of unbroken growth, as the economy outpaced its European pears in 2015 for a second successive year. The Investec Purchasing Managers’ Index of activity in services, which covers businesses from banks to hotels, slipped to 61.8 from November’s nine […]

Firms backed by Enterprise Ireland created 10,000 jobs last year

January 05th 2016

Approximately 10,000 jobs were created last year by Enterprise Ireland client companies last year, making it the best performance by Irish exporting companies in several decades. According to Enterprise Ireland end of year statement, which is due to be published today, sees more than 192,000 people are now employed at Enterprise Ireland-backed firms. Enterprise Ireland […]

Survey shows small firms feel business environment is improving

January 04th 2016

According to a new survey The Small Firms Association’s New Year Outlook has found four out of five owner/managers of small firms feel the business environment is improving, while two thirds of them expect to be hiring new staff in 2016. The survey also shows that over 40% of firms see domestic economic growth as […]

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