:quality(70):focal(2866x1834:2876x1844)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/7JBUTG4SAY2OIJPCIYOWQXMYLE.jpg "Six ways Jack Chambers might spend Ireland’s corporate tax windfall in Budget 2025")
At the press briefing announcing the latest exchequer returns on Wednesday, the Department of Finance’s chief economist, John McCarthy, said his department estimated that about 50...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/SYYKL72USNETDDJDIGFRQ5LKL4.JPG "PTSB poaches senior banking official from Department of Finance")
PTSB has hired Scott Rankin, deputy head of the Department of Finance unit over the State’s stakes in bailed-out banks, to become the head of its...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/TD7JVTQC2JC3BEBCN3YMPTCKG4.jpg "Building 50,000 homes a year will require €20bn in annual finance, department report finds")
Building 50,000 homes a year will require €20 billion in development finance annually, according to the Department of Finance. In a new report assessing the “funding...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/OJO3Y5AXJRFIFISBBJWPJ55X5U.jpg "Despite the concentration risk, Ireland’s corporation tax windfall could grow to €30bn")
Most forecasts relating to the Irish economy come with downside risks. Being a small, open economy heavily reliant on foreign investment has its occupational hazards. The...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/VJY25SSOBKDACMHONOSKWRYDRM.jpg "From crisis-era mandarin to State’s first directly-elected mayor, who is John Moran?")
According to insiders, John Moran’s successful campaign to become Limerick’s and Ireland’s first directly-elected mayor was predicated on three things. First, he convinced voters that it...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/7BQ67KTZBTVP5POVIUZIMN53KE.jpg "Exchequer Returns: Strong tax revenues boost Government’s position ahead of budget")
Strong tax revenues, including another spike in corporate tax receipts, have boosted the Government’s financial position ahead of the budget. Exchequer returns published on Thursday by...