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Enterprise Ireland is marking the international impact of Irish companies with a series of over 60 international events across 52 cities this week.

The latest AIB Spend Trend report shows that Storm Éowyn led to an exceptionally quiet day for spending on Friday 24 January.

BMW's net profit slumped by over a third in 2024 to €7.68 billion, in line with market expectations, after weak sales in China and Germany as well as delivery hold-ups, because of problems with a brake, dented performance.

AIB said today it has raised €500m from the issuance of its seventh green bond.

Global real estate company Savills said that efforts to get employees back into offices would boost transaction volumes in 2025, after annual profit only just topped expectations.

Britain's economy contracted unexpectedly in January, extending a run of stop-start data that has beset finance minister Rachel Reeves' attempts to spark growth, before an update to parliament on the economic outlook.

A full-scale global trade war would hurt the US in particular and could re-energise Europe's push towards unity, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said today.

Diplomats from the G7 nations were set to negotiate over a joint statement to show a united front in Canada after weeks of tension between US allies and President Donald Trump over his upending of Western trade and security policy.

US President Donald Trump threatened to impose 200% tariffs on wine, champagne and other alcoholic beverages from European Union countries, in retaliation against the bloc's planned levies on American-made whiskey.

South Dublin residents are contesting plans by Orchid Homes to construct a 212 student bed-space scheme for the Vector Motors site at Goatstown in Dublin 14.

The threat of US tariffs is "very concerning" for Ireland's spirits sector, the director of Irish Whiskey Association has said.

An office worker who was made redundant for complaining about a hot-desking arrangement after a tradesman started cutting a hole in the roof above her with an angle grinder has won €20,000 in a workplace rights claim.

The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank said that today amid a rapidly shifting frontier, the country needs to both catch up and keep up with the innovation in payments.

Retained firefighters are to consider Labour Court recommendations aimed at resolving their long-running pay dispute.

Fixed broadband subscriber lines increased to 1.69 million between October and December last year, up 2.4% on the same time last year.

Donatella Versace is to step down as chief creative officer of the Versace brand after almost three decades in the role, owner Capri Holdings said today.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 200% tariffs on wine, champagne and other alcoholic products from France and other European Union countries in retaliation against the bloc's planned levies on US-produced whiskey.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 200% tariffs on wine, champagne and other alcoholic products from France and other European Union countries in retaliation against the bloc's planned levies on US-produced whiskey.

Tullamore-based company Future Ticketing is facilitating the attendence of up to 250,000 people over four consecutive days of racing at Cheltenham this week with its advanced digital ticketing software.

Mallinckrodt and Endo, drugmakers with a shared history of facing bankruptcy and US opioid litigation, have agreed to merge in a deal valued at nearly $7 billion.