Business
U.S. was concerned over bailout risks
[caption id="attachment_69226" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner."][/caption] Formerly confidential docu...
January 18, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
Boston court rejects Drumm bankruptcy
[caption id="attachment_69224" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="David Drumm."][/caption] Former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive, David Dru...
January 18, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
Multinationals still investing in Ireland
[caption id="attachment_69082" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The IDA's Barry O'Leary."][/caption] Ireland's unemployment rate is very hi...
January 11, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
House prices now half price
Irish homeowners who bought at the peak of the housing boom are suffering severe financial indigestion this week after reports show that prices are...
January 11, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
More Irish on emigration path
[caption id="attachment_68959" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The Working Abroad Expo held in Dublin in March, 2011."][/caption] The numb...
January 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
Figures confirm tourist growth
[caption id="attachment_68956" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Cruise ships, such as this one arriving in Dublin, are helping boost touris...
January 04, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
Irish economy dips in third quarter
There is no end of year silver lining for the Irish economy. Just released official figures show that the Irish economy, as measured by gross domes...
December 21, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
Northern Ireland official visits Pittsburgh
Northern Ireland Minister for Employment and Learning, Stephen Farry (Alliance) will make a special visit to Pittsburgh next week to talk with loca...
December 21, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
IMF again opens its wallet
Just in time for the season of giving, the executive board of the International Monetary Fund last week completed its fourth review of Ireland's pe...
December 21, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
Castle walls financially breached
[caption id="attachment_68339" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Ashford Castle."][/caption] It has long been one of the hottest places to s...
December 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
Fairies did in financial wizard
[caption id="attachment_68335" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Sean Quinn."][/caption] Sean Quinn, once Ireland's richest man but who now ...
December 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Business
Rise in Irish jobless
The unemployment rate in Ireland rose in November. The number of people on the so-called "Live Register" increased by 1,700 in November. The jobles...
December 07, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff