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Even though inflation is 1.8% on average, some items are a lot more expensive now than they were this time last year

The ex-principal of the fee-paying Leinster Senior College has lost a challenge to his sacking after he shredded work diaries when his employer put him under investigation for running a "rival" grinds business.

A senior civil servant has revealed that the Government has paid almost €470k in interest to Revenue after an error in pension contributions was identified.

Tesla will hold its annual shareholder meeting on November 6, it said today, a day after a group of investors urged the Elon Musk-led electric automaker to set a date, citing legal obligations.

Top chef Dylan McGrath's Prime Steak Restaurant which trades as Fade Street Social owes Revenue €1.7 million "and maybe more" and is unable to pay its debts, the Circuit Civil Court has heard.

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced that it has opened an inquiry into TikTok's transfers of European users' personal data to servers located in China.

The company behind Classic Hits Radio, Radio Nova and Sunshine 106.8 has been given the go ahead to buy Galway Bay FM.

There has been a sharp rise in the prices of a number of food and drink products over the past year, according to latest inflation figures from the Central Statistics Office.

The CEO of the independent production firm that produces RTÉ's Dancing with the Stars has stated that the spend by RTÉ's Independent Production Unit (IPU) has not recovered since 2008 when it was €82m.

Consumers in Ireland are being warned to stop using certain models of Tower air fryers following a recall from the company.

The firm that operates the four-star Wineport Lodge hotel located on the shores of Lough Ree in Co Westmeath recorded post tax profits of €559,636 last year.

AIB and Microsoft Ireland have announced the rollout of a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities across the bank.

A scheme whereby surrounds are added to public bins to allow people to more easily retrieve discarded drink containers is being expanded around the country.

Markets are "shaken but definitely not stirred" by the latest US tariff threats, according to financial analysit Danni Hewson.

WPP has today named board member Cindy Rose as its new chief executive, tasking the senior Microsoft executive with leading its recovery a day after a major profit warning showed the scale of the challenge at the ad group.

TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, has reported second-quarter revenue of T$933.80 billion ($31.9 billion), as demand for the company's products leaps on surging interest in artificial intelligence applications.

Britain's media regulator has today set new minimum acceptable delivery deadlines for Royal Mail, changed some existing targets to prevent long delays, and launched a review of pricing and affordability to address concerns of rising stamp prices.

Only "a couple" of officials at the US Federal Reserve's June 17-18 meeting said they felt interest rates could be reduced as soon as this month, with most policymakers remaining worried about the inflationary pressure they expect to come from President Donald Trump's tariffs.

DIY and building materials distributor Grafton Group has reported revenues of £1.25 billion for the six months to the end of June, a 10% increase on the same time last year.

The Italian company behind Ferrero Rocher and Nutella is nearing a deal to buy cereal maker WK Kellogg, a source told Reuters, an acquisition that would combine two of the world's best known consumer food makers.