David Murphy

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Irish company D4H acquired by UK group EcoOnline

A software company which is based in the Baily Lighthouse in Howth in Dublin has been acquired by a UK group.

Business • 3 hrs

Conor Ryan, Managing Partner at Ryan & Crowley and David Marsh, Managing Partner at Ormsby & Rhodes.

Accountancy firm Ormsby & Rhodes acquires Ryan & Crowley

Ormsby & Rhodes, one of Ireland's oldest accountancy firms, has taken over Ryan & Crowley, an accountancy and advisory firm based in Dublin.

Business • 23 Jun

Tánaiste Simon Harris says the Government are working 'day in, day out' on getting momentum back into housing supply

Housing supply has 'plateaued' in recent years - Tánaiste

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris said the Government had gotten to a point with housing where there was a "significant increase" in supply over the last number of years but now it has "plateaued".

Ireland • 19 Jun

At the time of the banking crisis, the State put €34.5bn into both Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide

How much did the bank bailout cost taxpayers?

The taxpayer put a total of €64.1 billion into the Irish banks during the financial crisis. The key question in 2025 is how much of that has been recovered 17 years after the financial meltdown, writes David Murphy.

Analysis and Comment • 18 Jun

It is expected the share sale could raise between €200m and €300m for the State

State to sell off remaining shareholding in AIB

The State is to sell off its remaining shareholding in AIB tomorrow.

Business • 17 Jun

The most common forms of workplace prejudice were bullying and harassment

CSO: 22% of adults felt discriminated against last year

A Central Statistics Office survey has found 22% of people aged 18 or over say they felt discriminated against in the two years before 2024 compared to 18% in 2019.

Ireland • 16 Jun

A day of reckoning came when NAMA bought loans from AIB, Bank of Ireland, EBS, Irish Nationwide and Anglo Irish Bank

Did Ireland's 'bad bank' NAMA work?

At the height of the financial crisis in 2009 Ireland set up the National Asset Management Agency, better known as NAMA.

Analysis and Comment • 15 Jun

In the first quarter of this year 8,177 homes were given the green light (stock image)

Fall in number of homes approved for planning permission

The number of homes approved for planning permission fell by 2.5% in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Central Statistics Office.

Ireland • 12 Jun

The Central Bank has published its Financial Stability Review today

Central Bank warns of impact of US tariffs on economy

The Central Bank has warned about the effects of global uncertainty caused by US tariffs and its potential impact on the Irish economy.

Business • 11 Jun

NAMA was established in 2009 to handle property loans of Irish banks which were facing collapse during the financial crisis

NAMA to return €300m more than expected to Exchequer

NAMA, the State body responsible for handling property loans from the financial crisis, plans to return more money to the taxpayer than previously expected.

Business • 11 Jun