# ibec - Friday 12 August, 2022
# Cyber Attack
# Cyber Attack
There has been a steady increase in ransomware attacks by cyber thieves in recent months.
# ibec - Monday 25 April, 2022
# Economic Forecast
# Economic Forecast
The revised forecasts come as a result of the impact of rising costs and supply chain challenges across the global economy, accelerated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
# ibec - Wednesday 5 January, 2022
# Close Contacts
# Close Contacts
Amid industry pressure, the Taoiseach said NPHET will keep the isolation period for close contacts under review.
# ibec - Tuesday 28 December, 2021
# Climate Change
# Climate Change
A move to include emissions from land usage in the budgets would ‘totally undermine the viability’ of the agri-food industry, CEO Danny McCoy wrote.
# ibec - Tuesday 23 November, 2021
# Brexit
In the year to September, the value of imports to the Republic from the North grew by 60% to almost €2.6 billion. The value of goods going the opposite direction rose by almost 50% over the same period last year to €2.8 billion. The changes have been born of necessity rather than politics or questions of identity, Ian Curran writes.
# ibec - Saturday 7 August, 2021
# Price Pressures
# Price Pressures
Irish used car prices have increased by 40% in the year to the end of June
# ibec - Tuesday 13 July, 2021
# Cyber Security
# Cyber Security
An increase in the NCSC will see it rise by €2.5m for 2022.
# ibec - Monday 17 May, 2021
# Irish Businesses
# Irish Businesses
78% of businesses who responded are planning on returning to the workplace by September.
# ibec - Wednesday 18 November, 2020
# Living With Covid
# Living With Covid
IBEC has called for an early exit from Level 5 for retailers.
# ibec - Monday 5 October, 2020
# IBEC
# IBEC
The business lobbying group forecasts a drop in Irish GDP by 2.6% in 2020.
# ibec - Wednesday 16 September, 2020
# Budget Submission
# Budget Submission
Ibec outlined measures it sees as central to supporting businesses and the economy over the coming year.
# ibec - Tuesday 23 June, 2020
# July Stimulus
# July Stimulus
The draft programme for government has promised a July stimulus, and Ibec says urgent supports are needed for SMEs.
# ibec - Thursday 4 June, 2020
# Unemployment
# Unemployment
The business lobbying group forecasts Irish unemployment to level off at 16% and GDP to contract by 11% for the year.
# ibec - Saturday 9 May, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
The HSA can order a business to shut down operations if it doesn’t comply with the measures.
# ibec - Wednesday 8 April, 2020
# Liquidity
# Liquidity
The supports aim to help with liquidity issues experienced by businesses.
# ibec - Friday 20 March, 2020
# Welfare Payments
# Welfare Payments
This scheme allows employers to pay workers €203 a week and receive a refund from the State.
# ibec - Tuesday 3 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The organisation says there has been “considerable public debate” on the issue in recent days.
# ibec - Friday 10 January, 2020
# Retail And Services
# Retail And Services
Increased trade doesn’t quite match economic growth, as consumers habits continue to evolve.
# ibec - Thursday 5 December, 2019
# Policy And Economy
# Policy And Economy
The economy is still growing, but it is slowing down as capacity constraints limit expansion.
# ibec - Monday 7 October, 2019
# Job Losses
# Job Losses
Many firms face collapse if supports are not urgently put in place, Ibec has warned.
# ibec - Monday 19 August, 2019
# Economy
# Economy
Ibec states that the economy is set to grow by 4% this year.
# ibec - Friday 5 July, 2019
# Climate Action
# Climate Action
Organisations including Ibec and the Irish Offshore Operators’ Association (IOOA) have welcomed the Government’s decision.
# ibec - Tuesday 15 January, 2019
# Mayday
# Mayday
Such a scenario would have a huge impact on the all-island economy, business groups have warned.
# ibec - Monday 7 January, 2019
# Brickies
# Brickies
Ibec says there are not enough skilled workers here to meet demand.
# ibec - Thursday 3 January, 2019
# Tax Take
# Tax Take
The Exchequer received more than €55 billion last year.
# ibec - Friday 28 September, 2018
# Height Restrictions
# Height Restrictions
The issue of height restrictions often comes up when discussing urban sprawl.
# ibec - Monday 20 August, 2018
# Hot Stuff
# Hot Stuff
The business group says that Ireland is in a “post-recovery stage”.
# ibec - Thursday 28 June, 2018
# Policy And Economy
# Policy And Economy
Nearly 10,000 returns were submitted to the Register of Lobbying last year.
# ibec - Monday 8 January, 2018
# Your Say
# Your Say
Disposable incomes in Ireland are growing at over four times the eurozone average, according to Ibec.
# Recovery
# Recovery
Ibec says we have now exited the “recovery” period.
# ibec - Monday 4 December, 2017
# Thrifty
# Thrifty
Retail Ireland said that cross-border shopping and online shopping from foreign retailers is a big worry for Irish outlets this year.
# ibec - Monday 9 October, 2017
# Closing The Gap
# Closing The Gap
Ibec says it supports the introduction of new reporting measures, akin to similar structures already in place in Australia.
# ibec - Sunday 14 May, 2017
# Ransomware
# Ransomware
The call comes after a global ransomware attack on Friday which targeted businesses and state services across the world.
# ibec - Monday 1 May, 2017
# Retail
# Retail
BWG Foods boss Willie O’Byrne was appointed to the role earlier this week.
# ibec - Monday 3 April, 2017
# Cvs At The Ready
# Cvs At The Ready
A separate survey from EY said that income tax is the biggest burden for business owners.
# ibec - Thursday 16 February, 2017
# Offline
# Offline
Just over a third of the premises in Roscommon have access to high-speed broadband.
# ibec - Thursday 9 February, 2017
# Shock And Awe
# Shock And Awe
‘Indefinite’ industrial action is due to begin at some Tesco stores from Tuesday 14 February.
# ibec - Tuesday 27 December, 2016
# Priced Out
# Priced Out
Retail Ireland said many shops had been hit by competition from UK based online retailers and cross border trade.
# ibec - Monday 12 December, 2016
# Stunted Growth
# Stunted Growth
There are additional concerns over the impact Brexit and the weakened sterling will have.
# ibec - Tuesday 15 November, 2016
# Money Money Money
# Money Money Money
Pressure is mounting on government to deal with the public pay row, as private sector unions set to lodge pay claims.
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