Ian Curran

Dublin

Efforting to take learnings going forward... Business reporter @IrishTimes. Ex @thejournal_ie. @Fora_ie and @ThePhoenixMag. Email: [email protected]

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Articles

Global stocks fluctuate as oil erases rally

4 days ago | irishtimes.com | Ian Curran

Global equities were largely flat on Monday as investors vacillated over the US’s entrance in Israel’s war with Iran, and crude oil erased the rally that was expected after the White House launched air strikes on the Islamic Republic over the weekend. Slightly underperforming its European peers, the Iseq index closed the session down by almost 0.9 per cent after a tough day for aviation stocks globally.
House price inflation hits 10-year high and oil prices set to surge after Iran strikes

5 days ago | irishtimes.com | Ian Curran

Irish annual house price inflation reached a ten-year high in the second quarter of the year, Daft.ie said on Monday, as the market remains “starved” of new and second-hand homes. There are, however, some early signs of a “tentative” improvement in the volume of second-hand homes coming up for sale in Dublin after a relatively fallow period, according to the property website.
House price inflation reaches 10-year high as market remains ‘starved’ of supply

5 days ago | irishtimes.com | Ian Curran

Irish annual house-price inflation reached a 10-year high in the past three months, Daft.ie said on Monday, as the market remains “starved” of supply despite “tentative” signs of a nascent recovery in the volume of second-hand homes being sold in Dublin. Listed home prices were, on average, 12.3 per cent higher in the second quarter of the year than in the same period in 2024, the property website said in its latest house-price report.
Oil prices expected to jump after US attacks on Iran

6 days ago | irishtimes.com | Ian Curran

US president Donald Trump’s decision to intervene on Israel’s behalf in its war with Iran is likely to see crude oil prices spike when commodities markets open on Sunday night, experts have warned, with potential consequences for the Irish and world economies. Oil prices have increased by 11 per cent since Israel’s June 13th attack on Iran, but moved sharply up and down last week as investors weighed the potential for the conflict to impact global oil supply.
United Airlines expands capacity on routes from Dublin to US

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Ian Curran

United Airlines will now operate its daily non-stop Dublin to Chicago routes on a year-round basis and has also expanded its second daily New York/Newark route into the winter months. On Friday, the American airline said it will now offer more flights and seats from Dublin Airport than any other US airline. “This significant expansion further underlines the importance of Dublin within United’s global network,” Karolien De Hertogh, United’s UK and Ireland sales director, said.
McDonald’s Irish investments jump in value amid climb in profits

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Ian Curran

Profits at McDonald’s Irish franchise operator jumped 17 per cent jump last year as it reported a more than fivefold increase in the value of its Irish investments under construction. New accounts for McDonald’s Restaurants of Ireland, the burger chain’s main Irish entity, also reveal the company declined to pay a dividend to its UK parent despite climbing profits. McDonald’s had 95 franchised restaurants in the Republic last year, according to the accounts.
Irish construction firms working on projects abroad amid planning snarl-ups

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Ian Curran

Irish builders are increasingly deploying resources towards big international projects and away from the domestic sector, the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has said, due to uncertainty in the infrastructure pipeline here amid planning snarl-ups. The lobby group’s latest outlook survey for the sector reveals that one in four big construction firms in the Republic are currently exporting their services.
Watchdog clears Dalata’s €83m deal for Radisson Dublin Airport

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Ian Curran

Dalata Hotel Group will give up the lease on the DAA-owned Maldron Hotel at Dublin Airport after the competition watchdog approved its bid to acquire the nearby Radisson Blu hotel from Alan McIntosh’s Emerald Investments for €83 million. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) said on Wednesday it had cleared Dalata’s bid to buy CG Hotels Dublin Airport, which holds the long leasehold interest in the property.
Irish house price inflation at 7.5% in April as supply shortages bite

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Ian Curran

House prices in Ireland grew at an average annual rate of 7.5 per cent in April, amid ongoing supply shortages and surging demand fuelled by Government incentives and expectations of further interest rate cuts. The headline rate of house price inflation was essentially unchanged from March’s 7.6 per cent and down from 8 per cent in February, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) said on Thursday.
Global markets mixed ahead of key central bank meetings

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Ian Curran

Global shares seesawed on Wednesday as investors await the outcome of key central bank meetings in the US and UK on Wednesday and Thursday, while tensions in the Middle East continued to dampen sentiment. The Iseq index advanced by 0.5 per cent, outperforming its European peers after positive moves for Ryanair and the Irish banks. Ryanair advanced by more than 1 per cent to close at €23.59 per share as aviation stocks ticked higher across the board amid a drop in oil prices.