Confidence in the Irish economy by the majority of Irish CEOs is at the lowest level since 2009.

The Irish economy should comfortably withstand a lingering Brexit, international trade, and other macroeconomic challenges this year, according to two global credit ratings agencies.

Ireland’s tax system is the best in Europe and the fourth-best in the world in terms of the ease in dealing with local tax authorities, according to a global survey by accountants PwC.

I wonder if children had a choice, would they prefer if we got our act together to tackle climate change or bought them an array of presents from a bumper toy store, asks Joyce Fegan

The shopping day known as Black Friday will attract more than one third of Irish consumers, with around a quarter of them using the occasion to buy up to half of their Christmas gifts.

One of Ireland’s leading parcel delivery operators is responding to continued online consumer demand with the opening of what it calls a “super-depot” at Cork’s Little Island.

Artificial Intelligence is less well developed in Ireland compared to the US and requires more investment to leverage opportunities.

A skills shortage in all areas of construction has worsened in recent months, with a lack of carpenters and plumbers leading to a squeeze on project delivery, a new report has found.

Domino's Pizza is planning to open a further 25 take-away outlets in Ireland in the coming years.

In the clamour of continual negative news surrounding Brexit, one could be forgiven for thinking that dilemmas around the backstop and border issues are the only game in town concerning Irish business.

Half of Irish businesses were victims of economic crime in the past two years, with cybercrime hitting record levels and doubling global levels.

Two in five Irish chief executives are not addressing cyber breaches, a global report into data privacy protection has found.

Plans unveiled by the European Commission for a digital tax of 3% on the turnover of online giants to bring in €5bn is “bad news for Ireland, again”, a tax expert has said.

A prediction by the French finance minister that the EU plan to tax revenues of tech companies in Europe will be set at a rate “closer to 2% than 6%” will boost the chances of the proposal being adopted in the face of Irish opposition, a leading Irish tax expert has said.

Ireland’s economy could be boosted by around €15bn over the next 20 years or so if more people over the age of 55 were working, according to a new study by PwC.

Ireland’s economy could be boosted by around €15bn over the next 20 years or so if more people over the age of 55 were working, according to a new study by PwC.

The Government could do more to promote the country’s attractiveness for companies that will have to uproot operations from the UK because of Brexit, according to a survey of Irish chief executives.

Irish businesses, Government departments and semi-state bodies are “sitting ducks” for new and more devastating cyber attacks than the one that crippled computers worldwide last month, a leading IT expert has warned.

Dublin hotels had the highest occupancy in Europe in 2016 and are forecast to stay on top in 2017 and 2018, according to a report.

The vast majority of banks across the world consider their industry to be over-regulated, just a matter of years after the global financial crash sunk economies and left the financial sector in disarray.

Dublin has been ranked in the top three European cities for real estate prospects for the third year running.

PricewaterhouseCoopers is to recruit more than 500 people in Ireland next year.

Ireland is losing billions of euro because it is failing to tap the potential of its youth due to high unemployment and low levels of participation in jobs training and education, according to an international report.

The Irish funds industry is well positioned to take advantage of global growth which is set to take total assets under management worldwide past some $100tn (€88tn) by 2020.

Ireland has the most effective and efficient tax system for businesses, among EU member states, and the sixth best in the world, according to a survey by professional services giant, PwC.

Ireland has the capacity to become a new technology hub for central and Eastern European firms looking to access the US market, according to professional services giant, PwC.

Companies raised €265m on the Irish Stock Exchange through initial public offerings over the first three months of this year, compared with €415m over the last quarter of 2013, according to figures compiled by PwC.

About €15bn worth of loans, mainly via Nama and IBRC portfolios, are expected to be sold this year, with Ireland once again playing a leading role in increased levels of non-core loan transactions in the European market.

Dublin is expected to be the star performer in the European hotels sector this year, despite no new properties coming on stream.

Over-regulation, a shortage of talent, and technology are the biggest threats to growth in the banking sector, according to a global survey of bank CEOs.

The Irish funds industry could grow by another $1tn (€734m) and add up to 10,000 jobs over the next six years, according to a new report by the consultancy firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Confidence in the recovery of the global economy grew last year, with 44% of international business leaders feeling economic conditions will improve in 2014; more than twice as many at the end of 2012.

Dublin will be the second most attractive market in Europe for property investors over the next year, according to a major new study.

The Irish Stock Exchange contributed €310m to the €3bn initial public offering (IPO) surge across the EU in the third quarter of this year.

Luxembourg, Switzerland and France all have much lower effective corporate tax rates than Ireland, according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the World Bank.

Excessive regulation has become the top concern among international CEOs for the first time since 2006, despite efforts to simplify and improve the quality of existing and new legislation.

IRELAND has a 18-to-24 month window of opportunity to attract international capital to quality assets to be disposed of — after that, revaluation of other competing assets in countries like France, Spain, and Holland will add to the competition for mobile capital.

Nearly 80% of family -owned businesses anticipate sales growth and business expansion over the next five years, according to a new survey.

The Irish entertainment and media market is set to grow by 2.7% and reach more than €4.37bn in value, according to PricewaterhouseCooper’s (PwC) latest global entertainment and media outlook.

The majority of Irish companies anticipate revenue increases this year, but more than half also remain pessimistic about the wider Irish economy.