Residential property prices rise by 3.9% in the year to March
Residential property prices increased by 3.9% nationally in the year to March. This compares with an increase of 4.3% in the year to February and an increase of 12.6% in the twelve months to March 2018. In Dublin, residential property prices rose by 1.2% in the year to March, with house prices rising by 0.7% […]
Irish retailers see encouraging start to 2019
Irish retail sales values grew by 4.7% in the first quarter of the year when compared with the same period in 2018, aided by a ‘mild late winter’ and ‘early spring’, research showed. While these figures are robust, it must be highlighted that in this period last year, Ireland found itself under a blanket of […]
Construction activity boosted in April while companies increase stock
Construction activity rose sharply in April while purchasing inventory also ratcheted up as companies seek to avoid Brexit-related supply disruptions, according to a survey from Ulster Bank. The bank’s construction purchasing managers index (PMI) showed that business levels continue to rise underpinned by ongoing increases in the demand for construction work. But Brexit still weighed […]
New Costa Coffee store to open in Waterford Retail Park
Costa Coffee will open a brand new store in Waterford Retail Park on the Outer Ring Road this summer. The new coffee pod will take up a floor area of approximately 2,600 sq. ft and will result in a bright and spacious high-spec coffee offering with outdoor seating. It joins other big-name retailers in the […]
Prime pitch on Cork’s premier shopping street for €6.6m plus
Agent Bannon is seeking offers in excess of €6.6 million for a landmark building on Cork city’s most sought-after thoroughfare, St Patrick’s Street. No 113-115 St Patrick’s Street has been occupied by the well-known bookseller and stationer, Eason & Son, for more than 33 years. The company is taking a new 25-year lease of the […]
Ireland records highest start-up figures in 13 years while insolvencies remain low
The data from business and credit risk analyst, CRIF Vision-net, show an average of almost 71 new companies were formed every day in the first quarter of 2019, while the number of insolvencies remained consistent for the same period. In total, 6,413 new companies were formed in Ireland in the first quarter of 2019, the […]
