Ronan Smyth

On Friday, the agency concluded its operations after 16 years, having generated a return for the Government of €5.6bn and facilitating the delivery of more than 44,500 homes

Electric car sales nearly doubled in July reaching 9,682, compared to the same month last year, overtaking hybrid vehicles as the most popular car type in the country, new data Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) shows.

Across regional cities, just over 20,000sq m of office space was taken up

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has ordered a company to pay a security guard, who was stabbed on the job, compensation of €3,400 as he did not receive his full wage entitlement when he was away on sick leave.

Paddy Power-owner Flutter Entertainment has announced that its chief executive Peter Jackson will step down from his role later this year to be replaced by Dan Taylor, the head of its international division.

KPMG said the uptick in investment during the quarter continues to be driven in large part by international investors

The Irish services sector saw "accelerating growth” during July with activity levels boosted by rising new business and employment as inflationary pressures eased, the latest AIB Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) shows.

Exchequer revenue increased by more than €1bn during July alone driven by higher Vat and income tax returns, as a deficit of €600m has been recorded

Green loans — designated by the lender for purposes such as the purchase of an electric car or home efficiency upgrades — saw an increase of 22.9% in volume terms