Business
Meeting Ryanair half way?
Irish budget airline Ryanair has indicated its interest in operating across the Atlantic on more than one occasion in recent years. And one of the ...
June 23, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
VIP visits boost Irish hotels
They didn't sleep in any Irish hotels so none can name a suite after President Obama or Queen Elizabeth but the recent visit to Ireland of both are...
June 23, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
O'Brien warns of paper's finances
Leading Irish business businessman Denis O'Brien, the largest shareholder in Dublin-based Independent News and Media, has warned that said that the...
June 15, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
ITLG launches U.S. east coast chapter in NY
The Silicon Valley, California-based Irish Technology Leadership Group launched a New York-based east coast chapter recently at a gathering in Manh...
June 15, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
Irish jobless rate rises again
The number of unemployment claims in Ireland rose again in May. The "seasonally adjusted live register" rose by 2,600 over the month, bringing the ...
June 15, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
Irish animation a bright spot amid gloom
The headlines about the Irish economy may be doom and gloom but there is magical side to it if you look closely at some its exports. For example th...
June 09, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
United in corporate tax heaven
Ireland's low corporate tax rate has drawn fire from other countries in the European Union and indeed from the United States, but there's one place...
June 09, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
So will queen and president lure visitors?
Queen Elizabeth and President Obama have said their goodbyes, leaving a warm afterglow in their respective wakes. Now Irish tourism chiefs are hopi...
June 01, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
US Airways launches Charlotte route
US Airways has opened up a new Charlotte, North Carolina service to Dublin that will augment its existing flights to Ireland out of Philadelphia. T...
June 01, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
Economic growth on hold
Predictions of even modest growth in the Irish economy this year have been dampened by the latest assessment from the Organization for Economic Coo...
June 01, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
Rings urges all hands on tourism deck
New York's Commissioner of Small Business Services, Rob Walsh, visited Belfast recently to take part in a major economic conference organized by th...
May 25, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
They were all codding
Whatever about quaffing a Guinness, many visitors to Ireland take time out to sample the delights of fish and chip restaurants. But what you see on...
May 25, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff