The average salary package for a Chartered Accountant in Leinster has risen by 9% in the last year to €109,756 according to new research published today.

Ireland contains most of the necessary ingredients to be capable of being a serious launchpad for innovative firms with a global reach, according to Google’s head in Ireland.

There was a 24% decrease in average income in the bottom 10% and a 6% increase in income in the top 10% of Irish society during 2009 and 2010, according to the governor of the Central Bank Patrick Honohan.

First Minister Peter Robinson has claimed he is confident a reduction in corporation tax in the North will not create cross-border tensions.

Aer Lingus CEO Christoph Mueller has said Ireland needs to get wage rates across the economy back to a competitive level.