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2023 was the busiest year on record at Ireland West Airport in Knock, Co Mayo with passenger numbers there increasing by 13% to 818,000 for the first time in the airport's history.

Britain's new car market witnessed its best year since the Covid-19 pandemic as easing supply chain issues helped fulfil pent-up demand for fleet vehicles, an industry body said today.

British house prices rose in annual terms in December for the first time in eight months, data from mortgage lender Halifax showed today, adding to signs of a stabilisation in the property market after a hit from higher borrowing costs.

Endeavour Mining said it had removed CEO Sebastien de Montessus with immediate effect, citing "serious misconduct".

OpenAI boss Sam Altman will not appear at the CES trade show in Las Vegas next week. But the generative artificial-intelligence fever his startup set off last year will be on full display as gadget makers race to find consumer uses for the technology.

McDonald's chief executive Chris Kempczinski said that several markets in the Middle East and some outside the region were experiencing a "meaningful business impact" due to the Israel-Hamas conflict as well as "associated misinformation" about the brand.

British supermarket group Sainsbury's said it would invest £200m to raise the pay of 120,000 workers to a level above the new rate of the UK government mandated national minimum wage.

French food caterer Sodexo has today reported growth in its first-quarter sales, as expected, supported by higher prices and new contracts.

Oil prices edged higher today after minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting suggested inflation was under control and as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to visit the Middle East to try and prevent the Israel-Gaza conflict from widening.

Improving the cost and availability of childcare is key to greater female participation in the workforce, according to a new paper published by Chartered Accountants Ireland today.

New figures from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) show that 43 people lost their lives in work-related incidents in 2023.

Apple continued its struggle in the new year today, plumbing an eight-week low after Piper Sandler handed the tech giant its second downgrade this week on worries about iPhone demand.

Pre-tax profits at the main Irish arm of pharmaceutical firm, Teva slumped by 92% to $9.44m (€8.62m) in 2022.

daa, the operator of Dublin and Cork airports has described claims by Ryanair that the company had breached EU regulation by awarding a contract without a tender as "baffling" and "false".

Carrefour is telling customers it will no longer sell PepsiCo products like Pepsi, Lay's crisps and 7up because they had become too costly, in the latest tug-of-war over prices between retailers and global food giants.

What do the 121,850 new vehicles registered in 2023 tell us about the buying habits of Irish motorists?

The Exchequer recorded a surplus of €1.2 billion in 2023, according to figures released by the Department of Finance.

Financial services company State Street has appointed Terri Dempsey as country head of Ireland.

Digital mapping specialist Esri Ireland has said its system has delivered savings of up to €5.8 million to broadband provider Fibrus as it accelerates broadband rollout in Northern Ireland.

Sales of new cars in Germany increased in 2023, official data showed today, but an end to government subsidy programmes saw electric vehicles lose ground on fossil-fuel models.