# Policy

How to fix one of the biggest obstacles to getting more building projects off the ground

Access to finance is holding back many construction firms in Ireland – especially the smaller players.

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Oct 9th 2017, 5:26 PM

'Startups are used to being largely ignored in budgetary matters in Ireland'

These are the incentives startups want in the Budget – but no one’s holding their breath.

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Oct 9th 2017, 2:47 PM

# Work

Ireland's largest business group wants all employers to publish their gender pay gaps

Ibec supports a similar reporting model already in place in Australia.

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Oct 9th 2017, 8:21 AM

'There's a problem with Dublin. There's a danger it could self-destruct'

The head of Mayo County Council says investment needs to be better spread across Ireland.

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Oct 8th 2017, 6:00 PM

Why the Irish don't 'do' pensions - and what can be done to change that

Auto-enrolment could fix Ireland’s ticking time bomb of private-sector workers without nest eggs.

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Oct 8th 2017, 2:00 PM

How Ireland could tackle its housing crisis in the Budget

Several property experts give their take on policies to alleviate the housing shortage.

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Oct 8th 2017, 6:00 AM

A decade on, here's how the last Bertie-era budget compares to the 2018 edition

We look back at the dying days of the Celtic Tiger.

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Oct 7th 2017, 6:00 AM

# Retail

Retailers want to revive a scheme where workers live above their shops

Retail Excellence believes the initiative would help ease the housing crisis.

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Oct 6th 2017, 1:15 PM

How homeowners could be saved from a repeat of Ireland's pyrite disaster

Latent defects insurance could help those who find problems with their homes years after building.

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Oct 4th 2017, 2:18 PM

# apple tax

The EU is taking Ireland to court over its failure to recover €13 billion from Apple

The government said it is “extremely disappointed” by the move.

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Oct 4th 2017, 11:10 AM

The EU is taking Ireland to court over its failure to recover €13 billion from Apple

The government said it is “extremely disappointed” by the move.

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Oct 4th 2017, 11:03 AM

# highly commended

TheJournal.ie's Factcheck series among winners at Miriam Hederman O'Brien Prize Giving

The Foundation for Fiscal Studies held its prize giving ceremony this morning.

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Oct 2nd 2017, 10:30 PM

# Opinion

Poll: Should income taxes be cut for higher earners?

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar recently claimed high taxes were holding back the nation.

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Oct 2nd 2017, 4:59 PM

# food and drink

After project China, Bord Bia is hunting for the next billion-euro Asian market

The state agency is still at ‘square one’ in much of the region.

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Oct 1st 2017, 6:01 PM

# commute times

New traffic measures on Dublin's quays have been in place for a month, but are they working?

The National Transport Authority says they are, but some businesses disagree.

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Oct 1st 2017, 11:01 AM

Here are some Budget wishes - and what we can expect to actually get

There won’t be any Celtic Tiger-style ‘goodies’ for Ireland in the 2018 edition.

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Sep 30th 2017, 12:00 PM

Eight of Ireland's biggest firms paid no corporate taxes on their income

An official analysis also found more than a dozen firms had an effective tax rate of below 1%.

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Sep 29th 2017, 6:01 PM

# dublin chamber

Dublin businesses say traffic changes have made commutes worse, not quicker

Dublin Chamber said new traffic measures along the quays are affecting the whole city.

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Sep 28th 2017, 1:31 PM

# Financial Services

Permanent TSB probably won't pay corporate tax for more than 20 years

PTSB said it is obliged to comply with accounting principles that allow it to carry forward losses.

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Sep 28th 2017, 12:21 PM

How will Donald Trump's latest tax plan affect Ireland? What you need to know

The US company tax rate is to be slashed to 20%, bringing it closer to Ireland’s level.

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Sep 28th 2017, 11:32 AM

'Dublin may feel it missed Brexit jobs, but there was never going to be a London exodus'

A senior figure in property firm Cushman & Wakefield said the media over-hyped the Brexit fallout.

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Sep 27th 2017, 4:54 PM

# Financial Services

Newbridge Credit Union's directors have escaped bans after a court battle

The lender was formally wound up in 2013 on a petition from the Central Bank.

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Sep 26th 2017, 5:47 PM

# Transport

Dublin businesses say traffic changes have made commutes worse, not quicker

Dublin Chamber said new traffic measures along the quays are affecting the whole city.

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Sep 26th 2017, 5:28 PM

Rural broadband scheme dealt a blow as ESB and Vodafone pull out of the running

A number of telecoms companies are bidding for a State contract to bring broadband to 542,000 customers.

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Sep 26th 2017, 5:15 PM

Many new fathers fear taking parental leave will hamper their chances of promotion

Paid paternity leave provisions were brought in a year ago.

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Sep 26th 2017, 8:17 AM

# Hospitality

Poll: Should a 'city tax' be brought in for Dublin hotels?

The measure could be used as an alternative to raising the hospitality sector’s prized VAT rate.

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Sep 25th 2017, 5:48 PM

# Marketing

An Post has squealed on its new competition over 'misleading' ads

Dublin-based CityPost has been ordered to remove some adverts that could ‘exploit’ consumers.

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Sep 21st 2017, 3:52 PM

# Marketing

A Nissan advert has been banned in Ireland for promoting violence

The advertisement showed a sister standing up for her brother who was being bullied.

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Sep 21st 2017, 12:41 PM

# resource and energy

'It may face hostility': There's a plan to let Irish people invest in their local wind farms

A new bill would give residents the chance to own 20% of developments in their area.

357

Sep 21st 2017, 1:00 AM

Here's what Ireland needs to do to nurture its growing medtech industry

The sector faces infrastructural bottlenecks and a battle for talent.

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Sep 19th 2017, 7:00 PM

Rent controls are now in place in two more Irish towns

The cost of renting in Dublin is now 10% more expensive than the peak of the Celtic Tiger.

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Sep 19th 2017, 1:39 PM

# enfield

'Explosions rattle my kitchen': One Meath homeowner is fighting a major quarry expansion

Concrete manufacturer Kilsaran wants to increase its Enfield quarry to more than 10 hectares.

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Sep 14th 2017, 4:40 PM

Nama could be 'repurposed' to become the state's housing developer

Leo Varadkar said the bad bank may ‘step in where the private sector has failed’.

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Sep 14th 2017, 2:07 PM

# Opinion

Poll: Do you support the sugar tax?

It’s expected the measure will bring in far less money than the government first thought.

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Sep 11th 2017, 5:51 PM

# Transport

This Irish bike-sharing startup is launching in London – but its Dublin plans are on ice

Delayed bye-laws have held up Urbo’s roll out here.

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Sep 10th 2017, 7:30 PM

# Planning Permission

After a two-year wait, a probe into 'dodgy' Donegal planning is finally finished

But it’s not known when the report’s findings will be made public.

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Sep 10th 2017, 6:30 AM

'Explosions rattle my kitchen': One Meath homeowner is fighting a major quarry expansion

Concrete manufacturer Kilsaran wants to increase its Enfield quarry to more than 10 hectares.

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Sep 8th 2017, 6:00 PM

# urbo

This Irish bike-sharing startup is launching in London – but its Dublin plans are on ice

Delayed bye-laws have held up Urbo’s roll out here.

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Sep 7th 2017, 3:31 PM