ECONOMIC growth came in at 6.7pc in 2018, and although it slowed in the second half of last year, Ireland has experienced the most rapid growth of any eurozone country since 2014. Strong exports were once again behind the strong growth seen here, according to data from the Central Statistics Office released yesterday. However, there […]

MORTGAGE arrears figures from the Central Bank show another fall in the overall numbers behind on their payments. But there is only a small alteration in the numbers in long-term arrears. This is despite the issue persisting for years now. Court-ordered repossessions are at a nine-year low. The figures show that overall some 63,246 residential […]

Sterling was seeing its best week since January, as investors waited for next week’s parliamentary vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal to exit the European Union. Sterling has rallied this week – it is up 1.7% against the dollar – after British politicians voted against leaving the EU without a deal and backed a […]

The UK will not introduce any new checks or controls on goods moving across the land border into Northern Ireland if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal, it has been announced. Under a temporary and unilateral regime announced by the British government, EU goods arriving from the Republic and remaining in Northern […]

Consumer spending has fallen for the second time in three months, according to Visa’s Irish Consumer Spending Index. Having risen slightly during January, consumer expenditure was down by 0.6pc on a year-on-year basis. This was the sharpest reduction in real spending recorded for two years, as falling consumer confidence continues impact spending habits. The fall […]