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Local Enterprise Offices supported 7,100 new jobs in 2024

Wed, 01/22/2025 - 06:01
Local Enterprise Offices supported a record number of jobs last year, according to new figures.

Staff want to upskill in AI, training not being offered

Wed, 01/22/2025 - 05:00
New research reveals that 80% of Irish employees would like to upskill in AI, but only 16% have received training.

Legal experts to discuss social media challenges at work

Wed, 01/22/2025 - 00:00
Legal experts will gather later to discuss and debate the evolving legal landscape surrounding employees' social media activities and their potential employment repercussions.

Payment platform Stripe to cut 300 jobs globally

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 23:45
The Irish-founded payments platform Stripe is to lay off 300 employees, around 3.5% of its global workforce.

Decision on Dawn Meats waste water into Boyne overturned

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 23:18
An Bord Pleanála has upheld an appeal to overturn Meath County Council's granting of planning permission to allow one of the country's biggest meat processing companies to discharge commercial waste water into the River Boyne.

Plan to boost tourism in Leitrim, Cavan, north Roscommon

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 21:36
Fáilte Ireland has launched a five-year plan that aims to drive and sustain tourism in Cavan, Leitrim and the northern part of Roscommon.

Adidas reports fourth-quarter sales, profitability gains

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 17:25
Adidas reported what it said were better than expected preliminary fourth-quarter results today, with strong sales and profitability for the important holiday shopping period.

Blackrock Clinic lodges plans for Women's Health Centre

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 16:27
The Blackrock Clinic Health Group is to create 50 jobs by establishing a women's health centre over four floors in a new Dublin city centre location "in a pivotal step forward in enhancing women's health services" here.

Port of Belfast to invest in offshore wind development

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 16:25
The Port of Belfast is investing hundreds of millions of pounds as it seeks to position itself to take advantage of growing demand for offshore wind.

Bitcoin cools as Trump makes no new mention of crypto

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 15:17
Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies and even the newly minted token bearing Donald Trump's name cooled today, after the US president's first set of policies following his inauguration made no reference to the asset class.

In Davos, Scholz calls for 'cool heads'

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 14:48
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced cautious optimism today on the potential for German-US relations under President Donald Trump, citing good first talks with his administration.

Trump effectively pulls US out of global tax deal

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 13:07
US President Donald Trump has declared that a global corporate minimum tax deal "has no force or effect" in the US, effectively pulling America out of the landmark 2021 arrangement negotiated by the Biden administration with nearly 140 countries.

Banks run Trump 'war rooms' as trade ructions expected

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 11:57
Bankers at JPMorgan worked through the night in a "war room" to try and assess the early impact of US President Donald Trump's administration on global trade, regulation and other matters, an executive at the bank said today.

TD calls on Minister to engage with BNY

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 11:52
Labour TD for Wexford, George Lawlor, has called on the incoming Minister for Enterprise to immediately engage with the Wexford management of financial services firm BNY.

Number of BER audits in 2024 up 7% on 2023's total

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 11:25
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of domestic Building Energy Rating (BER) audits in 2024 came to 153,558, an increase of 7% over the total for 2023.

EU must be 'pragmatic' towards Trump's US - von der Leyen

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 10:55
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has called for the bloc to "deepen" ties with China and boost relations with India, while taking a "pragmatic" approach with Donald Trump's new US administration.

Intel's Irish facility 'critical' to European operations

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 10:53
Senior Intel executives say the manufacturer's Irish facility will remain critical to its European operation for at least the next seven years, and should not be at risk as the company presses ahead with its global cost cutting drive.

Investors find comfort in US tariff delay

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 10:29
Global investors are assessing the potential impact of President Donald Trump's second term in office, and appear encouraged that he would not immediately launch trade tariffs against some of America's largest trading partners.

Yahoo opens new office at EXO in Dublin Docklands

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 10:10
Yahoo has officially opened its new Dublin office in the EXO building in The Dublin Docklands.

Easing tariff fears cement bets on ECB rate cut next week

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 09:44
European Central Bank policymakers are likely breathing a sigh of relief that the new US administration did not impose the blanket trade tariffs some had feared and a rate cut next week now seems like a done deal.

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