BBusiness Read More Retrofitting adds €12.2k to the value of an average Dublin houseMay 16, 2026 We need your help now Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open. You are visiting us…
IIreland Read More Ireland ‘could be forced to borrow next year’ if oil prices keep rising, says top economist – The Irish TimesMay 13, 2026 If the closure of the Straits of Hormuz continues Ireland could face a serious recession, with the Government…
BBusiness Read More Ireland needs to wean itself off fossil fuels and start to unhitch its wagon from the US – The Irish TimesMay 4, 2026 GDP, which is normally used for national income comparisons, grossly overestimates the resources available to Ireland due to…
PPersonal finance Read More Top tips to make your household finances go further amid soaring energy prices – The Irish TimesMay 1, 2026 Geopolitical tensions and a seemingly never-ending cost-of-living crisis can make for grim reading. In the last week alone,…
AArtificial intelligence Read More ‘AI is probably an easy scapegoat, almost a victimless crime’ – The Irish TimesApril 28, 2026 As Meta announced the loss of another 8,000 jobs at the end of last week, citing its investment…
EEconomy Read More Ireland faces a possible winter recession yet has plundered its war chest – The Irish TimesApril 21, 2026 The International Energy Agency’s chief, Fatih Birol, has warned that the energy crisis caused by the war in…
BBusiness Read More Household electricity bills could be higher within weeks, industry warns – The Irish TimesApril 17, 2026 Households could face higher electricity bills from next month as the crisis in the Middle East continues, energy…
BBusiness Read More Why is Irish electricity so expensive? Economists have crunched the numbersApril 14, 2026 We need your help now Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open. You are visiting us…
IIreland Read More Electricity bills in Ireland among the highest in Europe – The Irish TimesApril 14, 2026 People in the Republic pay more for electricity than many other Europeans, according to experts who partly blame…
EEconomy Read More ‘I was going to lose my home … It was one of the darkest times’ – The Irish TimesApril 11, 2026 The aftershocks of the financial crash are still being felt almost two decades on with the number of…
BBusiness Read More AI is coming to take your well-paid job and Aimee Connolly’s growth plans – The Irish TimesApril 9, 2026 The AI revolution will have a severe impact on the Irish economy, a new report from the ESRI…
BBusiness Read More One in 14 Irish jobs could be taken by AI soon, and middle-income staff are the most exposed – The JournalApril 9, 2026 One in 14 Irish jobs could be taken by AI soon, and middle-income staff are the most exposed The…