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Thousands paying off debts after being overpaid welfare

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 13:26
A toal of 230 people are trying to pay off debts of over €100,000, after being overpaid welfare by the Department of Social Protection.

Sysco Ireland enters agreement to buy Ready Chef

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 13:11
Food service distributor Sysco Ireland has entered into an agreement to buy Ready Chef, a supplier of fresh and prepared produce to the food service industry.

Dáil committee rejects complaint by Paddy Cosgrave

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 12:16
The Dáil committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight has chosen not to uphold a complaint made by the former chief executive of Web Summit, Paddy Cosgrave.

Housing saving rate falls below 10% in third quarter

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 11:55
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the Household Saving Rate in the third quarter of this year fell below 10% for the first time in three years.

Stamp duty on health insurance policies reduced

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 11:38
The health insurance regulator has cut the level of stamp duty on all health insurance policies next year.

Live Register figures fall 0.8% in November - CSO

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 11:27
The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the seasonally adjusted Live Register total for November decreased by 1,400 people, or 0.8%, to 174,100 people from the previous month.

UK competition regulator reviews Microsoft, OpenAI plan

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 11:03
Britain's antitrust regulator will review whether Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI has resulted in an "acquisition of control," which leads to one party having material influence over another, it said today.

Spain's Calvino beats Vestager to head EIB

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 10:57
Spain's economy minister Nadia Calvino today won the race to lead the European Investment Bank, the bloc's lending arm whose significance has grown since war broke out in Ukraine.

More Bank of Ireland top execs to receive stock awards

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 10:56
More of Bank of Ireland's senior executive team are to receive stock awards under a widening of a fixed share allowance programme announced earlier this year for its top executives.

EU ministers narrow gaps on fiscal rules

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 10:48
France, Germany and the EU executive expressed hope today that EU governments would reach an agreement on the bloc's fiscal rules by the end of the year, with Spain floating the idea of convening an extraordinary meeting to achieve that goal.

Danske Bank ups full year profit forecast

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 10:44
Danske Bank has today raised its full-year net profit forecast due to more favourable macroeconomic conditions and "negligible" impairments in the fourth quarter, but warned of a high level of uncertainty ahead.

Bank of England to hold its line against rate cut talk

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 10:11
The Bank of England looks set to stick to its tough line against talk of interest rate cuts in Britain, even as other leading central banks signal that they might be approaching a turning point in their fight against inflation.

The 12 online scams of Christmas and how to avoid them

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 08:18
Irish-owned technology services company IT.ie has today revealed the digital ruses consumers are most likely to fall for over the Christmas season.

Wall St cheers arrival of Alphabet's AI model Gemini

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 08:03
Alphabet shares ended 5.3% higher last night as Wall Street cheered the launch of Gemini, saying the new artificial intelligence model could help narrow the gap in a race with Microsoft-backed OpenAI.

Public asked for views on new Online Safety Code

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 08:00
Members of the public are being asked for their views on a new Online Safety Code designed to protect users of video-sharing platforms.

Berkeley flags subdued demand in UK housing market

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 07:52
British high-end homebuilder Berkeley has today joined its sector peers in underscoring the difficult trading conditions in the housing market, as high mortgage costs and weak macroeconomic backdrop continue to drive buyers away.

IG Group names Breon Corcoran as new CEO

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 07:28
British online trading platform IG Group has today named former Flutter Entertainment boss Breon Corcoran as its new chief executive officer, effective from January.

Flutter to list shares in New York from January 29

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 07:24
Gambling group Flutter Entertainment said today it was working towards an effective listing date of January 29 for its ordinary shares on the New York Stock Exchange and also plans to cancel its secondary listing in Dublin the same day.

Work IQ innovation centre to open in Tallaght next year

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 07:16
A €16 million purpose-built innovation centre, Work IQ, situated in Tallaght's newly developed Innovation Quarter is on track to open early next year.

German inflation eases to 2.3% in November

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 07:11
German inflation eased in November to 2.3%, the federal statistics office said today, confirming preliminary data.

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