The ongoing crisis in housing costs will continue to have the most visible impact on popular sentiment

While the ECB rate cuts already delivered and those yet to come will help Irish mortgage holders, one must be concerned about the impact on the housing market

I fail to see evidence that the economy is overheating, as evidenced by the deceleration in the inflation rate to 0.2% in September, writes Jim Power

The latest Fáilte Ireland Tourism Barometer, which showed that 53% of businesses are reporting fewer customers than last summer, probably did not get the attention it deserves.

Housing has always been a national obsession in this country and garners saturated coverage regardless of what direction prices are moving.

We have a dangerous dependence on the foreign-owned multinational sector, and there are challenges around infrastructure, particularly water and energy

The key message from the statement outlined an €8.3bn budget package for later in the year but, as in previous years, is likely to be exceeded

In Budget 2024, the Government announced a package in excess of €14.2bn and were still able to deliver a surplus. An even larger package could be on the cards for October

One of the features of the labour force and the business environment that puzzles me to some extent, is the narrative about the challenges facing business owners, particularly due to labour market measures introduced by government. Yet, the reality is that the labour market remains strong

The transfer of customers out of KBC and Ulster Bank expanded the balance sheets of the three existing banks without the trio having to try very hard. It wouldn’t exactly take a genius to generate profits in such an environment