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Airbus keeps top spot with 766 jet deliveries in 2024

Fri, 01/10/2025 - 07:31
Airbus delivered 766 jets in 2024 and looked certain to maintain leadership of the jetmaking industry for a sixth year as arch-rival Boeing recovers cautiously from a prolonged internal crisis, company data shows.

Glenveagh Properties builds up strong 2024 profits

Fri, 01/10/2025 - 07:26
Homebuilder Glenveagh Properties said it had completed and sold a total of 2,415 homes in 2024, an increase of 77% on the previous year's total of 1,363.

Corporate insolvencies reach highest level since 2016

Fri, 01/10/2025 - 06:32
875 corporate insolvencies were recorded last year - the highest number since 2016.

Harris to discuss Holyhead port repairs with Welsh leader

Fri, 01/10/2025 - 06:08
Taoiseach Simon Harris is to speak to First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan about the ongoing impact of the closure of Holyhead port.

Global airline revenue set to top $1 trillion in 2025

Fri, 01/10/2025 - 05:00
Revenue across the global airline industry is set to hit one trillion US dollars for the first time in 2025, a new report predicts.

Technology an established part of mourning in Ireland

Fri, 01/10/2025 - 00:01
While traditional Irish mourning rituals remain strongly established, technology now plays an important and accepted role, research from University College Cork has found.

Fall in electricity supplied by wind due to constraints

Fri, 01/10/2025 - 00:00
The share of electricity in Ireland supplied by wind fell during 2024 due to grid constraints, an energy company has said.

Fall in electricity supplied by wind due to constraints

Fri, 01/10/2025 - 00:00
The share of electricity in Ireland supplied by wind fell during 2024 due to grid constraints, an energy company has said.

Windmill Lane Pictures to close with immediate effect

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 19:41
The Dublin-based post-production studio Windmill Lane Pictures has announced that it is to cease trading with immediate effect.

Call for State-run death notice site after RIP.ie charges

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 19:11
A TD has called for a free-of-charge, State-run death notice website following the decision by RIP.ie to charge €100 for funeral listings and the possible emergence of multiple online rival platforms.

Frustration and despair over rising house prices

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 18:07
On the streets of Galway city, people of all ages and backgrounds have given their reaction to a new report by property website MyHome.ie in association with Bank of Ireland.

115 closure orders issued to food businesses in 2024

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 15:36
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland issued 115 closure orders in 2024, an increase of 39 from the previous year.

Shein aims for London IPO by mid-year, sources say

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 14:21
Online fast-fashion retailer Shein is aiming to list in London in the first half of the year, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, assuming it gains regulatory approvals for the initial public offering.

Dataships closes €6.8m Series A funding round

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 13:41
Dataships, an Irish data privacy software and services company has closed a €6.8 million Series A funding round.

What did sci-fi get right (and wrong) about the smart home?

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 12:26
Early science fiction imagined smart homes as liberating, but such portrayals have now shifted from utopian to dystopian

UK bond market selloff heaps pressure on Reeves

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 12:11
Rachel Reeves is facing her first major test as Britain's finance minister after the UK government's borrowing costs climbed for a third day today and the pound's losses deepened, potentially forcing her to cut future spending.

Vote meddling fears as Musk hosts German far-right leader

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 12:00
Elon Musk has urged Germans to vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany party in an upcoming general election during a broadcast he hosted with the party's co-leader on his social media platform X.

McGrath: EU can act if Musk breaches law in AfD interview

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 12:00
Ireland's EU Commissioner has said the European Commission has strong powers available to act if this evening's interview between Elon Musk and the head of the German far-right party AfD breaches EU law.

Household saving rate moves up to 14.3% in Quarter 3: CSO

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 11:50
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that households saved 14.3% of their income in the third quarter of 2024, up on the second quarter when it was 12.9%.

Newstalk owner Bauer Media buys Clear Channel

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 11:34
Germany's Bauer Media has agreed to buy Clear Channel Europe-North, a major player in the "Out of Home" media sector, in a deal worth $625m.

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