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Business

Last month
June 2026
strait of hormuz
Irish shoppers to be hit with higher food prices in coming months, ESRI warns
Updated 25 Jun
18.1k
32
high alert
More than 26 million suspected scam calls were blocked by one network provider last year
25 Jun
13.1k
The Morning Lead
Ireland's biggest landlord Ires Reit wants your savings (via Harris's new investment scheme)
Ires argues both retail investors and renters would benefit from its inclusion in the promised state-backed scheme.
Valerie Flynn
25 Jun
34.4k
69
An Post
An Post appoints Fergal Leamy as chief executive
24 Jun
15.4k
29
Cork Docklands
Green light for €1bn redevelopment of Cork City Docklands that could yield 25k houses
24 Jun
7.3k
pay in instalments
'Buy now, pay later' wrongly promoted as financial management tool, says consumer watchdog
Updated 24 Jun
10.3k
34
Drastic Dave
Diageo to axe around 150 jobs Ireland under new chief executive's cost-cutting plan
23 Jun
11.7k
36
House Prices
Latest Daft.ie report shows 'two-speed' housing market emerging between Dublin and other counties
23 Jun
11.3k
21
RIP
Former US Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan dies aged 100
22 Jun
4.6k
12
Scams
Watchdog warns of spike in scam text messages, as new customs charges to take effect on 1 July
22 Jun
4.8k
UK monarchy
King Charles to publish his personal tax bill in push for greater transparency
21 Jun
7.1k
Running out of Road
Dublin Marathon made €149k from unsuccessful entry ballots. It may refund non-runners next year
21 Jun
20.9k
33
DOES MONEY TALK?
A new Hollywood? Why budget films are making millions while blockbusters flop
20 Jun
6.2k
Motoring
Small cars are cool: We just forgot.
Paddy Comyn
20 Jun
7.2k
26
GOLDEN HANDCUFFS
Michael O’Leary to head Ryanair for another six years under new contract
19 Jun
18.2k
37
eu presidency
Closure of Silk Road Café 'more complex than has been said', Taoiseach says
18 Jun
45.0k
28
Central Bank
Inflation could hit 5% next year if Middle East conflict persists
18 Jun
2.1k
18
Mortgages
Credit union managers want to be allowed provide first-time buyer mortgages under help-to-buy
18 Jun
15.6k
4
Dublin Castle
Silk Road Café staff granted entry to café after court injunction
The Journal went along with a number of staff this morning as they began to clear out their fridges and clean up the café.
Updated 17 Jun
28.3k
25
Irish Media
Closure of Phoenix magazine 'another blow to media plurality', union says
16 Jun
13.0k
45
Dublin Castle
Dublin's Silk Road Café to reopen after securing injunction preventing closure for EU presidency
16 Jun
24.2k
24
plant-based food
EU to ban labelling plant-based products as 'steaks' or 'bacon', but veggie 'burgers' sizzle on
16 Jun
4.9k
31
Crude oil
Oil prices plunge as Strait of Hormuz to reopen under US-Iran deal
15 Jun
16.8k
27
The Daily Poll
Should trillionaires exist?
14 Jun
19.2k
100
Analysis
Two years on, how is the company behind Ireland’s biggest-ever merger performing?
Ireland’s packaging giant is booming on paper, but not on the stock market.
Paul O'Donoghue
14 Jun
7.1k
4
what's cooking
Kitchen prices are going up, from appliances to timber
Consumer preferences – including for fancy worktops and storage solutions – are also a factor in rising costs.
13 Jun
11.4k
16
The Car Clinic
Want some advice from our motoring expert? He's taking your questions
12 Jun
9.7k
gas and electric
Energy prices rose by 3% of incomes for some of the poorest households in the country
12 Jun
3.1k
here we go
Mortgage holders urged to assess their options as ECB raises interest rate to 2.25%
Updated 11 Jun
24.5k
47
Investing
OpenAI is going public. Should you buy shares?
11 Jun
6.0k
11
High Court
Elon Musk and X open High Court action against Irish media watchdog
9 Jun
13.5k
Examinership
Around 7,000 Rathwood customers warned they will only get 'very small sum' back
9 Jun
17.1k
build baby build
Johnny Ronan's group gets green light to build more offices on Dublin's quays
8 Jun
13.1k
45
Green Light
Permission granted for €1bn data centre campus in Westmeath despite local opposition
8 Jun
19.5k
44
it pays to shop around
Less for more: shrinkflation is coming for health insurance
7 Jun
15.7k
31
Gross Domestic Product
Irish people know our GDP is skewed - but there’s a reason everyone pays attention to it
The GDP system works well enough for most countries. But not for Ireland.
Paul O'Donoghue
7 Jun
10.7k
37
The Morning Lead
Can consumers really opt out of supermarket loyalty schemes when some price differences are so big?
Civil liberties campaigners say consumers have a right to consent to their data being collected – but when opting out means paying more, do we really have a choice?
7 Jun
24.8k
73
Motoring
The scrappage scheme: Who will be the biggest winners?
Paddy Comyn
6 Jun
23.9k
95
FactCheck
FactCheck: What the scientific studies say about the harms of sunbed use
6 Jun
4.5k
family matters
King Charles pays the rent for Andrew's adult children, says new report into royal family
5 Jun
23.3k
25
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