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Energy consumption in family homes is up between 11% and 20% as more people stay at home, according to a study from energy company Pinergy and property group Savills. The new study highlights the impact that the latest Covid-19 restrictions are having on changing patterns of energy consumption in the home. The study found that […]
Read MoreEnergy consumption in family homes is up between 11% and 20% as more people stay at home, according to a study from energy company Pinergy and property group Savills. The new study highlights the impact that the latest Covid-19 restrictions are having on changing patterns of energy consumption in the home. The study found that […]
Read MoreThe National Treasury Management Agency today completed an auction of Irish Treasury Bills, selling the target amount of €750m. The NTMA said that total bids received for the Treasury Bills amounted to €2.305 billion which was over three times the amount on offer. The Treasury Bills, which have a maturity of six months, were sold […]
Read MoreFormer IMF deputy director general Donal Donovan said he believes it is possible for a “fairly quick rebound” once the coronavirus crisis passes and confidence returns to the Irish economy. Mr Donavan said that this crisis is quite unlike the situation in 2008/2009, when banks went bust, the construction industry collapsed and there was huge […]
Read MoreFormer IMF deputy director general Donal Donovan said he believes it is possible for a “fairly quick rebound” once the coronavirus crisis passes and confidence returns to the Irish economy. Mr Donavan said that this crisis is quite unlike the situation in 2008/2009, when banks went bust, the construction industry collapsed and there was huge […]
Read MoreThe country’s five retail banks may extend loan repayment breaks to help homeowners cope with the impact of the coronavirus to six months from the three months currently in place, the head of their representative body has said. The banks agreed the measure in the middle of last month and had granted or were close […]
Read MoreThe country’s five retail banks may extend loan repayment breaks to help homeowners cope with the impact of the coronavirus to six months from the three months currently in place, the head of their representative body has said. The banks agreed the measure in the middle of last month and had granted or were close […]
Read MoreConsumer sentiment suffered its largest monthly drop on record in April, a survey showed today, demonstrating the scale and speed of the economic collapse unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants, bars and non-essential retail outlets have been closed in stay-at-home restrictions put in place on March 29. These restrictions are due to run until at […]
Read MoreConsumer sentiment suffered its largest monthly drop on record in April, a survey showed today, demonstrating the scale and speed of the economic collapse unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants, bars and non-essential retail outlets have been closed in stay-at-home restrictions put in place on March 29. These restrictions are due to run until at […]
Read MoreThe government has announced measures to ensure the delivery of Exchequer-funded capital projects under Project Ireland 2040. The public health measures, introduced at the end of March to halt the progress of Covid-19, imposed restrictions on many areas of the economy including the construction sector. In a statement this evening, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, […]
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