Anyone visiting Ikea in Ireland will find themselves getting more for their money than in the UK and some other European countries. [more]

A top economist for the Wall Street Journal has predicted an upturn in fortune for the euro, claiming that it is currently a safer currency investment than the traditionally favourable Japanese yen. [more]

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has claimed that a central fiscal authority for the euro zone could give far greater tax and spending control to member states. [more]

The Bank of Ireland (BoI) is looking to postpone a planned bond issue of €1 billion, after seeking a sudden spike in the interest rates for Irish government debt. [more]

The Irish government is aiming to lessen the tax-payers' bail-out onus on Anglo Irish Bank by splitting the failed nationalised lender into two separate businesses, it has been announced. [more]

An Irish-owned oil exploration company has become the best-performing share on the Dublin stock exchange due to its success in drilling the oil fields of Siberia. [more]

The global foreign exchange market has experienced a 20 per cent rise in turnover in the last three years, according to new statistics from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). [more]

Irish government ministers and economic leaders have deliberately taken the unusual step of publicly criticising the move to downgrade Ireland's credit rating. [more]

The chief executive of global insurance brand, Zurich Insurance Plc, has lauded the financial opportunity offered to the company in Ireland. [more]

The euro has gained against the US dollar and risen from a 7-week low against the yen, supported by Irish and Spanish bond auctions. [more]