How has it come to a situation where a big tech company announcing 1,000 new jobs is freaking people out? This week’s Amazon jobs announcement has led to a backlash from people who feel it will put extra pressure on rents and infrastructure in the capital. Where will they live?” “Oh great, even higher rents…” […]

A new property search engine, Perfect Property, has revealed the budget of the average house hunter in Dublin. According to the site, the average house hunter in Dublin has a budget of €315,000 for their prospective home. However, there are some exceptions, with 4pc of Dubliners having a budget of €1m and 1pc having a […]

Nama will deliver a €4.5bn surplus over its life – around €1bn more than its own latest estimates, according to Investec. Last year the State’s bad bank redeemed the last of its €32bn startup costs, so the balance left when it is wound up will be returned to taxpayers and in effect goes to reduce […]

Elon Musk’s electric car maker Tesla is cutting about 9pc of its workforce, Mr Musk said yesterday, as it seeks to reduce costs without endangering the critical ramp up of production of its Model 3 sedan. Tweeting pictures of an email he said had been leaked to media, Mr Musk said that the cuts were […]

We’ve all been there – a tenner borrowed here, a fiver owed there. It can be hard to keep track when you owe it – and mortifying to have to ask for it back when you don’t. Digital payments giant PayPal thinks it has the answer. It is throwing down the gauntlet by scrapping fees […]