| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.09.2025 | Four in five businesses expect to increase pay next year - Ibec | Around 85% of businesses have increased pay this year and a further 80% plan to do so next year, Ibec has found.
The employers group's annual HR Update - Pay and Resourcing Forecasts shows that pay increased by an average of 3.6% across all... |
| 02.09.2025 | Ibec opens Galway office to support businesses in western region | Ibec has opened a new office serving the western region in Galway's Eyre Square.
The employers group hosted its annual Budget Briefing and officially opened the Hibernian House office before an audience of local members and TDs.
Minister of... |
| 07.08.2025 | Food Drink Ireland calls for targeted supports to shore up the sector | Food Drink Ireland (FDI), the Ibec group that champions the country’s food and drink industry, has delivered its pre-Budget 2026 submission, calling for a range of targeted supports to shore up the sector amid growing economic and policy he... |
| 15.07.2025 | Budget 26 must strengthen Ireland's agility in a volatile global envirronment - Ibec | Ibec, the voice of Irish business, is calling on the Government to ensure Budget 2026 strengthens Ireland’s agility in an increasingly volatile global environment.
In its pre-Budget submission, Matching Vigilance with Agility, the organisat... |
| 03.06.2025 | New R&D funding model required to make Ireland a European innovation leader | Ibec has warned that the current public investment model for research and innovation needs to be overhauled if Ireland is to become a European innovation leader.
In a new report published as part of its Business Ambition campaign, one of si... |
| 26.01.2025 | Technology Ireland launches its Policy Priorities for new Government | Technology Ireland, the Ibec group representing the technology sector, has published its Policy Priorities Roadmap for 2025 - “Unlocking the Future” which outlines the priority areas for the sector for the coming year and underscores the in... |
| 23.01.2025 | Small Business Resilience: A New Dawn for Ireland's Entrepreneurs | In the heart of Ireland, small businesses pulse like the lifeblood of the economy. They are the cornerstones of communities, the local cafés, the family-run shops, and the service providers that keep neighborhoods vibrant. Recently, the Sma... |
| 22.01.2025 | Ibec chief: Donald Trump's announcements make 'great copy' but not good for business | The head of Ibec has said that recent announcements made by US President Donald Trump "make great copy but they're not great for business".
Trump has withdrawn the US from the Paris Climate Agreement for a second time, announced i... |
| 21.01.2025 | SFA welcome commitment to establish a 'Small Business Unit' | The Small Firms Association (SFA), the representative body for businesses employing up to fifty people, has welcomed the commitment to establish a ‘Small Business Unit’ in the Department of Enterprise as well as a new ‘Cost of Business Advi... |
| 10.12.2024 | Calls for Government to reconsider position on data centres | Friends of the Earth Ireland is calling on the Government to reconsider its position on the expansion of data centres and to respond to the policy recommendations in new expert research.
The research by Professor Hannah Daly, commissioned b... |
| 23.10.2024 | Over a third of SMEs are using AI to save as much as six hours a week on admin | More than a third of SMEs are already using AI and claim it can save as much as six hours of admin a week.
And the boom in AI use looks set to continue with nearly half of companies (48%) saying they plan to start adopting it in the next 12... |
| 04.10.2024 | The Budget Balancing Act: A Pre-Election Spending Spree | As the leaves turn and the political winds shift, the Irish government prepares to unveil a budget that promises to shake things up. With a general election looming, the stage is set for a spending spree that breaches the government’s own 5... |
| 02.10.2024 | Budget 2025: A Mixed Bag for Business and Housing | The recent Budget 2025 has stirred a pot of mixed reactions. Business groups are raising their glasses, while the housing sector remains cautious. With a hefty €10.5 billion package on the table, the government is trying to strike a balance... |
| 02.10.2024 | Expert Opinion: Property and Construction sector still faces a number of challeges after Budget 2025 | The property and construction sector remains both a key industry in Ireland’s economy, and a critical component in delivering much-needed infrastructure and solving our housing crisis, write Tom Woods, Partner, Head of Tax, KPMG in Ireland ... |
| 01.10.2024 | Pre-election Budget to see spending rule breached again | Double child benefit payments, a €250 energy credit, income tax cuts and pension increases are on the cards in today’s Budget, writes Craig Hughes.
With a general election on the horizon, the Government is set to splash out and breach its o... |
| 01.10.2024 | Ibec welcomes National Training Fund decision in Budget 2025 | Ibec has welcomed government investment in skills training and infrastructure announced in Budget 2025.
The employers group declared victory in its bid to "unlock" the National Training Fund, which is some €1.4bn in surplus due to... |
| 01.10.2024 | Eight business wins in Budget 2025 | While the hospitality sector failed to see a VAT reduction materialise, business groups have found positives in a budget squarely aimed at voters ahead of the imminent general election.
The government announced €10.5bn in new tax, spending ... |
| 27.09.2024 | Facing our big Data Centre dilemma | With data centres accounting for 21% of electricity consumption in Ireland, environmentalists are warning of the implications for the country’s climate change targets, while technology experts argue that they are a vital piece of our econom... |
| 23.09.2024 | Simon Harris launches the National Small Business Awards 2024 | The Small Firms Association (SFA) National Small Business Awards 2024 have been officially launched by Awards Patron, Taoiseach Simon Harris, TD.
Now in its twenty-first year, these awards celebrate the achievements, innovation and excellen... |
| 18.09.2024 | Ibec calls for business to influence the conversation as new European terms begin | The start of a new term for both the European Commission and the European Parliament brings enormous opportunity for the business community to influence the conversation on European integration, according to Ibec.
The Irish business lobby g... |
| 06.09.2024 | Harris makes budget USC pledge for self-employed | Taoiseach Simon Harris has made a pre-election promise to slash USC for high-earning self-employed people, writes Brian Mahon.
The Universal Social Charge adds 3% to rates paid by these workers on income over €100,000, meaning they pay a to... |
| 05.09.2024 | A New Dawn for Child Benefits and Business Leadership in Ireland | Ireland stands at a crossroads. The government is poised to make significant changes to child benefits, marking the first increase in over a decade. Meanwhile, the business landscape is shifting with the appointment of Anne O'Leary as presi... |
| 05.09.2024 | Meta Ireland chief Anne O'Leary appointed president of Ibec | Anne O'Leary, head of Meta Ireland and former CEO of Vodafone Ireland, has been appointed as president of Ibec for 2024 to 2025, succeeding Pfizer Global Supply's Paul Duffy.
O'Leary joined Meta in September 2022 as VP of the Facebook owner... |
| 28.08.2024 | Ibec discusses Budget opportunities with Chambers and Donohoe | Ibec has met with Minister for Finance Jack Chambers and Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform Paschal Donohoe to discuss the employer group's Budget 2025 priorities.
Speaking after the meeting, Ibec... |
| 13.08.2024 | Engineers want significant Budget investment to combat costs and competitiveness | The Ibec group representing engineers has called for significant government investment in Budget 2025 to help engineering businesses to navigate rising costs and maintain a competitive edge globally.
Engineering Industries Ireland (EII) sai... |
| 26.06.2024 | Ibec warns against 'electioneering' in Budget 2025 | Employers group Ibec has urged caution and appealed to government to employ a long-term strategy ahead of the Budget
The body that represents Irish business has said the Irish economy is now entering a period of major changes in terms of gl... |
| 31.05.2024 | A third of small businesses would go bust without additional funding | One in three small businesses have said they would go out of business within six months without additional funding, a survey from the Small Firms Association (SFA) has found.
Some 83% of SMEs have experienced rising costs, and business cost... |
| 25.03.2024 | Ireland’s fintech funding slumps | 2023 saw a 94% decline in funding for Irish fintechs, according to recently published research.
The biannual report from KPMG, Pulse of FinTech H2'23, shows that Irish fintechs attracted just $60.83m in 2023 compared to more than $1bn raise... |
| 30.11.2023 | Finalists announced for 2024 SFA Small Business Awards | The Small Firms Association (SFA) has announced the finalists for the 2024 SFA National Small Business Awards, which aim to celebrate the achievements of small business in Ireland.
A total of 50 companies from 16 counties have been shortlis... |
| 31.10.2023 | Food Drink Ireland urges progress on SME support package | Food Drink Ireland (FDI), the Ibec group representing the food and drink sector, has warned that businesses in the sector are facing further increases to input business costs due to the incoming hike in the national minimum wage.
The concer... |
| 10.10.2023 | Expert View: SFA's David Broderick calls out a budget that fails to do enough for business owners | David Broderick, Small Firms Association Director, takes a look at how Budget 2024 impacts Ireland's SME community.
So far 2023 has been a year of costs for small business owners with the introduction of significant changes in employment re... |
| 10.10.2023 | Retailers applaud cost-of-living budget measures | Ibec group Retail Ireland has welcomed the cost-of-living measures introduced in Budget 2024, stating it will 'ease the burden' on consumers and ultimately benefit retail enterprises.
The group lauded the €2.7bn allocated to alleviating the... |
| 10.10.2023 | Expert View: SFA's David Broderick calls out a budget that fails to do enough for business owners | David Broderick, Small Firms Association Director, takes a look at how Budget 2024 impacts Ireland's SME community.
So far 2023 has been a year of costs for small business owners with the introduction of significant changes in employment re... |
| 10.10.2023 | Ibec welcomes Budget 2024 and calls for effective implementation | Irish business lobbying group Ibec has welcomed the ambition of the government's investment plans but has questioned the cost-effectiveness of the schemes in the wake of rising costs.
The group highlighted the establishment of the National ... |
| 10.10.2023 | Retailers applaud cost-of-living budget measures | Ibec group Retail Ireland has welcomed the cost-of-living measures introduced in Budget 2024, stating it will 'ease the burden' on consumers and ultimately benefit retail enterprises.
The group lauded the €2.7bn allocated to alleviating the... |
| 19.09.2023 | Technology Ireland calls for National Digital Agenda Accelerator Fund | Ibec group Technology Ireland has called on the government to introduce a multiannual 'National Digital Agenda Accelerator Fund' to maximise current digital spending in the National Development Plan in its Budget 2024 submission.
Citing a c... |
| 15.09.2023 | Move towards 'territorial corporate tax system' welcomed by Ibec | Business lobbying group Ibec has embraced the government's move towards a 'territorial corporate tax system' by introducing a participation exemption for dividends.
The group states that Ireland is the only EU country without a participatio... |
| 24.08.2023 | Ibec calls for 9% VAT rate to be retained | Ibec has called on the government to maintain the 9% VAT rate indefinitely for the experience economy. The rate is set to increase to 13.5% on August 31.
According to the Ibec, the 9% tax rate has played a vital role in sustaining businesse... |
| 02.08.2023 | Ibec warns of Ireland's vulnerabilities as economic cycle nears peak | Employers group Ibec has said that Ireland is nearing the peak of its current economic cycle and forecast that inflation will average 4.8% this year before closing in on the 2% medium-term target in 2024.
Ibec said that the economy has perf... |
| 13.07.2023 | Ibec calls for surge in capital spending | Business lobby group Ibec has called on government to create economic capacity through funding for infrastructural and social investment in Budget 2024.
Ibec argues that delaying investment in the short term to mitigate the risk of overheat... |
| 10.03.2023 | Moffett named overall winner at SFA Small Business Awards | Moffett Automated Storage Limited has been named the overall national winner at the Small Firms Association (SFA) National Small Business Awards, celebrating the achievements of small businesses in Ireland.
A total of 36 finalists and five ... |
| 19.12.2022 | Ibec calls for additional business supports ahead of further surge in energy prices | Employers' group Ibec has called for the government to strengthen business supports after publishing research that shows that average gas and electricity prices have risen by 90% and 60% in 2022, with further increases expected next year.
I... |
| 28.11.2022 | How much will Irish households spend this Christmas? | Retail Ireland, the Ibec sub-group that represents Irish retails, has forecast how much Irish households will spend this Christmas, with consumers set to splash out close to €1,000 more in December than they do every other month on average.... |
| 03.11.2022 | Ibec expects slower growth and no recession | Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, has buttressed the conventional wisdom on the prospects for Ireland’s economy in 2023 with a forecast of 3% growth in domestic demand.
The Central Bank has pencilled in growth in Modified Dome... |
| 18.10.2022 | Revenue extends Debt Warehousing to 2024 with €2.6bn unpaid | Revenue has cited the present economic situation after announcing extending the deadline for the Debt Warehousing Scheme from 1 May 2023 to 1 May 2024.
Businesses using the scheme now have an additional year to clear debt in warehouse or en... |
| 27.09.2022 | ‘Good start’ for childcare but family firms criticise crisis scheme limitationss | The Family Business Network has given a conditional welcome to the government’s TBESS, criticising the limiting of support to manufacturers and exporters within the Ukrainian Enterprise Crisis Scheme.
“Family businesses welcome the Temporar... |
| 27.09.2022 | ‘Good start’ for childcare but family firms criticise crisis scheme limitationss | The Family Business Network has given a conditional welcome to the government’s TBESS, criticising the limiting of support to manufacturers and exporters within the Ukrainian Enterprise Crisis Scheme.
“Family businesses welcome the Temporar... |
| 27.09.2022 | Ibec gives Donohue its strong support — but with T&Cs | Ibec has strongly supported the government’s Budget strategy, saying that “the underlying strength of the Irish business model and its capacity to generate record tax revenue has put government in a position whereby it can afford to deliver... |
| 23.09.2022 | Varadkar says 'Ukraine Enterprise Crisis Scheme' on the way | Enterprise minister Leo Varadkar has signalled the establishment of the Ukraine Enterprise Crisis Scheme before the end of the year.
It will be targeted at viable but vulnerable firms in manufacturing and internationally traded services. A ... |
| 21.09.2022 | Ibec calls for Experience Economy supports in Budget 2023 | Business lobby group Ibec has called on the government to provide extra support to businesses in the ‘Experience Economy’ in Budget 2023.
The experience economy encompasses businesses and sectors that include hospitality, retail and tourism... |
| 14.09.2022 | Labour costs a concern for retailers and recruitment agencies | The queue of submissions for Budget 2023 has lengthened, with Retail Ireland and the Employment and Recruitment Federation both handing in their proposals for minister Donohue’s consideration.
Key focus in Retail Ireland’s submission is ene... |
| 14.09.2022 | Labour costs a concern for retailers and recruitment agencies | The queue of submissions for Budget 2023 has lengthened, with Retail Ireland and the Employment and Recruitment Federation both handing in their proposals for minister Donohue’s consideration.
Key focus in Retail Ireland’s submission is ene... |
| 05.09.2022 | Ibec groups want national health technology strategy | Two Ibec groups are calling for the creation of a national health technology and life sciences strategy in their pre-Budget submission, saying such a strategy is essential for Ireland to remain competitive globally.
BioPharmaChem Ireland an... |
| 05.09.2022 | Ibec groups want national health technology strategy | Two Ibec groups are calling for the creation of a national health technology and life sciences strategy in their pre-Budget submission, saying such a strategy is essential for Ireland to remain competitive globally.
BioPharmaChem Ireland an... |
| 05.09.2022 | Small Firms Association outlines budget wishlist | The Small Firms Association has launched a new report on the costs involved in running an average small business in Ireland.
The Small Business in Ireland: Cost of Doing Business report is based on research by iReach Insights across 250 mic... |
| 05.09.2022 | Small Firms Association outlines budget wishlist | The Small Firms Association has launched a new report on the costs involved in running an average small business in Ireland.
The Small Business in Ireland: Cost of Doing Business report is based on research by iReach Insights across 250 mic... |
| 29.08.2022 | Ibec calls for Budget 2023 support for SMEs facing rising energy bills | Employers group Ibec has said it is imperative that the government provides a "robust" response to spiralling energy prices and other immediate inflationary challenges in Budget 2023.
In its pre-budget submission, the group has su... |
| 19.08.2022 | SMEs confident in trading outlook despite staffing challenges | The majority of SMEs believe turnover will increase in the next 12 months despite difficulty in meeting salary demands, with four in five small firms finding that retaining staff a significant challenges.
The BDO and Ibec 2022 SME Sentiment... |
| 28.07.2022 | Slowdown expected as economy reaches 'turning point' - Ibec | Employers' group Ibec has said that the Irish economy is at a turning point, with "significant" concerns over cost pressures and a likely global downturn as growth momentum slows in the second half of the year.
Ibec's latest econo... |
| 22.06.2022 | SFA wants investment in SMEs to address skills gap | The Small Firms Association (SFA) says that investment in SMEs is needed to address the skills gaps between the SME sector and large firms that are affecting competitiveness for smaller firms, and wants targeted government action to deal wi... |
| 14.04.2022 | Aalta Bio main winner at SFA Small Business Awards | Dublin company Aalta Bio Reagants has been named the overall winner at the 2022 Small Firms Association (SFA) National Small Business Awards.
Aalta Bio develops raw materials and reagents for the development of diagnostic tests and has been... |
| 17.03.2022 | New Irish Whiskies To Try During Your Extended St. Patrick’s Celebration | Bottles of spirits bar display inside the Temple Bar pub, Dublin city center, Ireland. Universal Images Group via Getty Images |
| 10.03.2022 | Price surges expected for next three years | Irish consumers should brace themselves for price surges as high as 10% on a host of goods and services for the next three years, a leading economist has warned.
As the war in Ukraine continues to disrupt supply chains worldwide, AIB’s chie... |
| 09.03.2022 | Business Connect returns for fifth year | Representatives from over 400 small and large businesses gathered at the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday (9 March) for Business Connect, an event providing a platform for small firms to learn how they can win contracts with larger firms and deli... |
| 23.02.2022 | The Irish sectors that could be hit hardest by Russia-Ukraine crisis | Irish sectors are set to feel the impact of the Russia-Ukraine crisis as Putin sends troops into the two regions of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz surprised the world on Tuesday when he announced he had asked reg... |
| 08.02.2022 | Ibec wants sick pay exemption for struggling firms | An Oireachtas committee is set to recommend that businesses that cannot afford sick pay should be exempted from plans to introduce financial compensation for employees who cannot work after employers' group Ibec warned that employers will f... |
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| 02.02.2022 | Ibec wants changes to 'outdated' mortgage lending rules | Existing mortgage measures in Ireland are outdated and need to be amended to reflect economic realities, Property Industry Ireland (PII), the group within employers body Ibec representing the property and construction sector, has said.
The ... |
| 23.12.2021 | Best Last-Minute Irish Whiskey Gifts In Every Price Range | Irish whiskey options are on the rise for drinkers across the globe. getty |
| 21.09.2017 | Bosses Pay Lip Service To Workplace Wellbeing | Virtually all Irish employers in a recent survey by Ibec rated workplace wellbeing as important, yet only one in five have done anything formal in their workplace to facilitate it.
Ibec’s Employer HR Update Survey queried 118 employers and ... |
| 07.10.2016 | Ibec Holds Out Begging Bowl For Food Firms | With the British pound at a 31-year low on currency markets, even after recovery from the overnight 6.1% ‘flash crash’ in Asian markets, Ibec group Food and Drink Industry Ireland is looking for a €25m subvention for its sector in next Tues... |
| 19.09.2016 | New Ibec Boss Targets Business Taxes | Employer trade union Ibec has appointed Anne Heraty, CEO of Cpl Resources, as its new president. The new office-holder set out her stall for what the business group wants from government at a dinner following the announcement.
Heraty sugges... |
| 17.09.2015 | New Ibec President Calls For €1bn Splurge | Gerry Collins will don the chain of office at business lobby group Ibec, where he replaces Larry Murrin, Dawn Farm Foods CEO, as president.
Collins is vice president of global manufacturing at Janssen and his appointment as Ibec’s new presi... |
