Peter Flanagan
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When will the ECB start cutting rates? (opens the original)
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A senior S&P Global Ratings economist has said financial markets have got it wrong by pricing in four more quarter-of-a-percentage point rate hikes by the European Central Bank (ECB) over the next 12 months. As Joe Brennan reports, speaking at an event in Dublin on Wednesday, Sylvain Broyer, S&Pâs chief economist for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said the worldâs largest debt ratings agency sees the ECB increasing its main rates by a quarter of a point â or 50 basis points â in Dec
ESRI's budget criticism and the real winners and losers (opens the original)
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This one will sting for Simon Harris and Jack Chambers. The Government is not managing the public finances in a âprudentâ fashion and should be saving more of the Stateâs corporate tax windfall, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has warned. Eoin Burke-Kennedy reports that in its latest quarterly bulletin, the think tank said the Coalition should have more of a credible fiscal plan to eliminate the Stateâs underlying budget deficit, which excludes windfall taxes, and which
Big tech firms lead Top 1,000 companies for 2026 (opens the original)
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Big technology companies continued to dominate the Top 1,000 rankings of companies published on Thursday, with Apple once again way out in front in terms of both turnover and profits. As Ciaran Hancock writes, the iPhone maker recorded revenue of â¬209.3 billion in the year to September 27th, 2025, with profits of â¬72 billion. Full details of the Top 1,000 companies can be found in a magazine with todayâs edition of The Irish Times. Davyâs UK unit swung into a small profit last year, as i
Dublin landlords selling up in greater numbers amid new rent rules (opens the original)
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Landlords are continuing to flee the Dublin property sector, as the new rental rules introduced in March feed through the market. Investors selling up accounted for 24 per cent of all property sales between July and the end of September, data from estate agent DNG found, worsening the squeeze on renters. That rate was up from 20 per cent in the previous two quarters. In recent years that group have made up about 17 per cent of all home sales â well above the 10 per cent rate considered normal
Accounting watchdog warning and why the far right in Ireland hasnât taken off (opens the original)
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Dissatisfaction with the Government is rising among owner-managers of larger Irish companies in advance of the budget, a new report has indicated, as concerns about tax and infrastructure outweigh positivity around the economyâs strong performance. Ian Curran reports. The far right is more prominent in Ireland than it was a few years ago, but has made very little headway in elections compared to other western countries, most notably in Germany in recent days. Why is that? In his column John Mc
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