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DBS ordered to pay lecturer sacked for Iran login €53,000

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 13:39
Dublin Business School has been ordered to pay €53,000 after admitting sacking a lecturer for logging into his college email account from Iran was unfair.

WDC leads €2m investment in biotechnology company Ovagen

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 13:33
The Western Development Commission (WDC) has led a €2 million Series A equity investment round in Ovagen, a biotechnology company based in Ballina, Co Mayo.

TCS secures 15 year pensions auto-enrolment contract

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 13:15
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has secured a 15-year contract with the Department of Social Protection to implement and support the country's new pension auto-enrolment system.

'Good time' for AIB share buyback deal - Dept of Finance

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 12:50
Department of Finance officials said it was a good time for a €500m AIB share buyback deal with the state set to get a strong price for their stake.

New scheme to reimburse costs to fix defective apartments

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 12:13
The Government is establishing a pilot scheme for reimbursing apartment owners who fix Celtic Tiger era defective properties at their own expense.

McDonald's sales fall more than expected on muted demand

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 12:12
McDonald's has today posted a steeper-than-expected drop in quarterly global comparable sales, hurt by weaker traffic across its key markets even as it intensified promotions to woo back customers after several years of price hikes.

GDP up by 2% in third quarter - CSO preliminary estimate

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 11:35
A preliminary estimate from the Central Statistics Office shows that the country's gross domestic product grew by 2% in the third quarter from the previous three months, but was 1.2% lower than the same quarter last year.

Monthly retail sales grow 0.5% in September - CSO

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 11:21
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that retail sales grew by 0.5% month-on-month in September to stand 0.2% higher than a year earlier.

German car industry transformation may cost 186,000 jobs

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 10:10
The transformation of the German car industry could lead to 186,000 jobs losses by 2035, of which roughly a quarter have already occurred, a study commissioned by the VDA auto industry association released today showed.

Banks and equity needed to fund housing development - EY

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 10:04
A survey by EY Ireland reveals over a third of respondents believe the availability of capital will prove to be a potential obstacle to financing activity in the construction of houses.

New 'tap to pay' services launched for Irish businesses

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:06
New 'Tap to Pay on iPhone' services for Irish businesses have been announced by fintechs Stripe, Revolut and Square.

AI helps Pearson grow sales 5% in back-to-school quarter

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 08:56
British education company Pearson has today reported 5% growth in underlying sales in its third quarter, boosted by a stronger performance in assessment and qualifications, putting it on track to meet market expectations for the year.

C&C on track to meet its full year expectations

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 08:53
Drinks group C&C has reported higher profits for the six months to the end of August and said it remains on track to meet its full year expectations.

Santander books record quarterly profit on retail unit

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 08:19
Santander has today booked a record net profit in the third quarter thanks to a solid performance at its main retail business andstrict cost controls in a set of earnings overshadowed by a British court ruling on motor finance brokers.

Adidas reports strongest China sales since early 2022

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 08:11
Adidas saw strong underlying growth in Greater China in the third quarter, while sales in North America excluding the Yeezy collection were up on the year on increasing brand momentum, after turning positive in the second quarter.

Lufthansa reports 9% decline in third-quarter profit

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 07:37
German airline group Lufthansa has today reported a year-on-year fall in its operating profit in the third quarter, as its flagship brand struggles with low yields, competition with international airlines and spiralling costs.

HSBC's third-quarter profit beats estimates

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 07:31
HSBC Holdings has turned in a better-than-expected profit for the third quarter on rising wealth and wholesale banking revenue, while the market awaits anxiously for details of its newly announced major overhaul.

BP's Q3 profit slumps by 30% as oil demand sags

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 07:25
BP has today reported higher-than-expected third quarter profits of $2.3 billion, their lowest in almost four years, weighed down by a drop in refining profits and weaker oil trading.

Permanent TSB's nine month income up by 3%

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 07:21
Permanent TSB has reported a 3% increase in total operating income for the first nine months of this year and said it was seeing good momentum in its new lending pipeline.

Who really controls your household money?

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 07:07
Why it matters which partner decides where the money goes when it comes to investing your household's savings

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