Ryanair’s profits fell by up to 8% in Q3 2016 to €95m vs an expected €99m. CEO Michael O’Leary cited a weak pricing environment including a weaker sterling as playing a s...
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Ireland could possibly lose out on saving millions of euro due the lack of generic medicines available in the market. An agreement reached last year stipulated that once a generic brand became...
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Car registrations were at a 12 year high in January, but economists warned that a slowdown is due. There were 174,564 new cars in January, which was the fastest start to any year since 2005.&n...
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Irish Exports reached a record high for 2016 with a value of €116.9bn. However, exports to the UK have fallen by €496m to €13.3bn (4%) as a direct result of Brexit. Import...
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An ERSI/KBC survey on consumer sentiment showed confidence was at a 2 year low in December where it dropped to 96.2 from 97.8 in November. According to Austin Hughes of KBC this decline could ...
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The British economy is believed to have grown by 0.5% in Q4 and 2% for the whole of 2016, early figures suggest. Industrial production grew by 2.1% in November vs October.
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Athlone will be the first manufacturing plant in Ireland for US drug firm Aerie. The IDA lease agreement with Aerie Pharmaceutical will see an investment by the US company of $25m into the new...
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A Failte Ireland survey conducted in 2009 showed 75% of those who responded reporting a decline in their business activity. The same survey conducted in 2016 showed a decline of just 5%. ...
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Cushman & Wakefield have predicted that prime commercial property will rise by 4% in Dublin this year. Price are expected to reach €646 per sqm. vs €619 per sqm. achieved at the ...
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President Donal Trump’s inauguration took place in January. The media were quick to point out that attendance figures were well below that of previous Presidential inaugurations, and thi...
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