Just three companies – technology groups Apple and Microsoft and pharma group Eli Lilly – were responsible for almost half the corporation tax collected by the State in 2024. A report by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (Ifac) estimates that the three US... See more
House prices rose by 7 per cent last year as the stock of available properties remained near a historic low. This was down from an annual increase of 8.7 per cent in 2024 but still well ahead of average wage growth, meaning the purchasing power of buyers ... See more
Irish property company Iput has raised €175 million in new equity investment from CBRE Investment Management (IM). Iput said the additional funding would be used to grow its Dublin office portfolio which already comprises 30 assets worth €2.7 billion. The... See more
Europe must move from a fragmented single market to “one market” if it wants to compete with the US and China and achieve strategic autonomy, former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta has said. Speaking at an event in Dublin, Letta said the only effectiv... See more
The median weekly earnings of International Protection Applicants (IPAs) in receipt of the State’s Daily Expense Allowance (DEA) was €544.09 in 2024. This 24 per cent lower than the median weekly earnings for a general employee in the Irish economy in 202... See more
