Full coverage: Inflation

Silicon Valley Bank's collapse has been noted by Irish bank shareholders. But that doesn't mean the banks are at risk.

We know we need homes. The question now is whether the State will take on the roles needed to make those homes a reality.

Irish women may theoretically have more agency over their work, relationships status and family life than ever, but women’s agency is always enhanced or constrained by social status and by the larger contexts in which they live.

The Irish multinational has minimised the importance of physical ingredients in its technology-driven business model, insulating last year’s profits from rising food prices. A record US food safety fine to be imposed this year does not even register in annual accounts.

Recent days have seen major components of inflation – energy, grain and freight prices – fall back to the levels seen before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Yet market observers offer no guarantees that this will last.

Companies that got comfortable with large amounts of debt are having to adjust to tighter credit and rising interest rates. This investigation reveals the Irish companies that have the highest exposure, and the one thing they all have in common.

Through Electric Ireland, the ESB is firing out huge electricity bills to households. Yet in the first half of the year, it made €390m. How does the ESB make money, and how does it justify rising bills?

Smurfit Kappa shares popped six per cent today as it unveiled its 2022 first-half results. It's a business that finds itself fairly well-suited to times of inflation.

Property development flourishes when there's a big gap between risk-free returns and property yields. Risk free returns are shooting up. How bad is this for developers?

Last summer, Irish exporters thought they were on the tail end of supply chain challenges. A year on, not much has changed and they're still navigating freight delays and shipping headaches – with inflation added on.