The international furore created by the cancellation of five Garth Brooks concerts in Croke Park last summer has led the Government to revise licensing regulations to ensure there is no repeat of the debacle.

The Government says its scheme to help entrepreneurs recover up to 41% of their start-up costs by way of refunds on previous income tax bills will encourage many more people to set up in business and create jobs.

While few would argue Dublin has been hardest hit by the recession, retailers there have endured a period of stagnation similar to that of their regional counterparts — and it’s only now beginning to lift.

Dublin city centre office rents experienced the sharpest contraction during the economic crash but are recovering at a faster pace than anywhere else in the capital, a report indicates.

As the Bewleys/Moran hotel chain offers to fully refund all pre-paid rooms booked for the Garth Brooks concert, there have been calls for Ticketmaster to refund fans’ booking fees as well as the ticket price.

A new strategy to increase the number of tourists visiting Dublin by 60% by 2020, almost doubling tourism revenue to €2.5bn, is welcome, according to the Dublin Chamber of Commerce.

Dublin Chamber of Commerce has welcomed a decision by Dublin City Council to reduce commercial rates for 2013.

The link-up of the red and green LUAS lines in Dublin has been approved by An Bord Pleanála.

Four out of five companies in Dublin have reported that their level of business has either increased or remained stable over the past three months, according a new survey.

BUSINESS leaders are hoping the results of a survey may convince an airline carrier to re-launch the Cork-Dublin flights which Ryanair is pulling from next month.

AER LINGUS has stated it will not be resuming services to the west coast of the US in the foreseeable future, despite speculation to the contrary.

Dublin: The Government should stimulate job growth through small changes to VAT, PRSI rebate scheme and stamp duty, Dublin Chamber of Commerce has suggested in its submission to the Minister of Finance on the upcoming jobs initiative.

COMMUNITY and business groups have expressed disappointment at the failure of Labour and Fine Gael to meet promises after an investigation by the Irish Examiner revealed undelivered pledges made at the local elections.

ALMOST 140,000 people will be forced to pay income tax for the first time as a result of changes to the tax system.

A BUSINESS expansion scheme already in operation for 26 years will be transformed into a new and better-focused system — the Business Investments Targeting Employment Scheme (BITES) — under the Government’s blueprint for economic recovery.

THE Government has again reassured businesses that Ireland will retain its low corporation tax rate.

Ambitious plans for an underground rail link connecting Dublin city centre to the airport were given the green light today.

THE capital’s latest landmark opened its doors for business yesterday, some 20 years after the idea was first mooted.

The capital’s latest landmark opened its doors for business today some 20 years after the idea was first mooted.

The National Convention Centre will have its official opening later today.

Dublin Chamber of Commerce has today welcomed Government plans to invest billions in the city's transport network, but warned that construction involved could cause widespread disruption.

IRELAND’S weather crisis has cost the capital at least €120 million in the past 48 hours, with public transport paralysed and businesses forced to close.

Dublin: Fingal’s pro-jobs proposal to reduce commercial rates by 10% should be followed by the capital’s three other local authorities, says Dublin Chamber of Commerce.

PARTS of Dublin city came to a halt again yesterday as a cavalcade of disgruntled taxi drivers took their protests to the streets.

Three DCU students have been chosen by some of Ireland top business figures as the Accenture Leaders of Tomorrow for 2009.

BUSINESS leaders in Dublin have warned there will be job cuts after the city council voted through stiff increases in commercial rates for companies and shops.

The two bosses of reality television show 'The Apprentice' will come face-to-face next month.

Despite the weaker economic climate, business confidence for the future of an all-island economy remains resilient, according to a report issued today.

In spite of Ireland’s lacklustre 6 Nations finish, the Irish economy at least walked away from the tournament with over €75m this year, according to the Dublin Chamber of Commerce.

Dublin Chamber of Commerce said today that visiting fans for this weekend’s Six Nations match between Ireland and Scotland in Croke Park will add €35m to the national coffers.

GARDAÍ must not allow another planned Love Ulster parade to pass through Dublin unless it can guarantee there won’t be a repeat of the violence that cost businesses €10 million last year.

DUBLIN will ground to a halt in the next few years, business leaders warned yesterday, predicting chaos as a result of massive population increases expected in the capital.

DUBLIN Chamber of Commerce has criticised the Government’s decentralisation policy as flawed and a waste of money that could be put to better use.

Gardaí and transport chiefs are to meet soon to review the progress of Operation Freeflow, which wound up today.

A CENTRAL transport authority for Dublin must be set up if the hugely ambitious plans for a major overhaul of public transport in the capital are to be realised, business leaders and politicians said yesterday.