Irish Times Business

UK law firm partners pocket record £2.1m irishtimes.com/business/2025/…

The Government’s revised National Development Plan earmarks €2 billion to “kick-start” the MetroLink underground line from Charlemont, near Stephen’s Green in central Dublin to the airport, which could cost up to €23 billion.bit.ly/4o01sl4

Following an appeal, including objections from locals, An Coimisiún Pleanála ratified the local council’s decision to grant permission despite a recommendation from its inspector to reject the planning. bit.ly/3TVbkiu

The Government has an unpalatable choice, writes John McManus. It can stick its head in the sand and cleave to an increasingly dubious housing target. The alternative is to say that it may have underestimated migration and needs to revise its figures. bit.ly/4kRImuE

Deloitte probed by UK watchdog over Glencore audits irishtimes.com/business/2025/…

The summer economic statement is normally the Government’s key piece of communication before the budget, writes Cliff Taylor. But this year’s comes with a serious health warning. bit.ly/4nXcQhD

European stocks poised to surge as US-Japan trade deal struck irishtimes.com/business/marke…

Getting the wrong mortgage could leave you in the wrong house, in the wrong location and on the hook for more debt than necessary, writes Joanna Hunt. So what do you need to get right? bit.ly/459hJvI

Search-and-rescue hangar approved for Weston Airport irishtimes.com/business/2025/…

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Trump and Japan reach trade deal with tariff rate set at 15% irishtimes.com/business/2025/…

Stripe co-founder’s Weston Airport granted permission for new search and rescue hangar irishtimes.com/business/2025/…

John McManus: We need to confront the reality that the housing shortage can’t be solved irishtimes.com/business/2025/…

Big spending package advanced despite warnings on numbers becoming tighter irishtimes.com/business/2025/…

New consultation on work permit system announced irishtimes.com/business/work/…

Apple’s changes to its App Store rules and fees will likely secure the green light from EU antitrust regulators, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, a move that would stave off potentially hefty daily fines for the iPhone maker. irishtimes.com/business/2025/…

Nobody will use the planned Metrolink from Dublin city centre to the airport while it will cost taxpayers multiples of any budget allocated to the project, Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has said. irishtimes.com/business/2025/…

Fingal County Council has declared a planning application by the National Transport Authority for a ‘strategic’ park-and-ride facility near M1 as ‘invalid’. irishtimes.com/business/2025/…

Your Money: My family lives abroad. Does that cause problems with my father’s will? irishtimes.com/your-money/202…

Undertakings given in premises earmarked for restaurant High Court dispute irishtimes.com/business/2025/…