The HSE is believed to be facing a €300m financial deficit for 2017 as a whole. The Department of Health has said that the HSE should try for a break-even position by making detailed plan...
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The value of mergers and acquisitions in Ireland has fallen 65% during H1 following stricter restrictions places on firms in the US which makes tax inversion much harder.
The OECD has given I...
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Irish Trade figures from the Central Statistics Office:
The monthly trade surplus reached €5bn for the first time on record. Trade surplus is the value of exports over the value of im...
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The Central Statistics Office has put Ireland’s unemployment rate at 6.6% for February and predicts the country to be at 6% by mid-year. Full employment is considered to be 5% and ...
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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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