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AIB has raised €700m from the issuance of a new bond to institutional investors, which offers an interest rate of 6%.

Irish food, drink and horticulture exports were worth €17 billion last year, according to Bord Bia - a record high.

Expect a lot of watercooler chatter around hybrid work, the increasing use of AI and the changing nature of how we learn on the job

There were 33 work-related deaths in 2024 according to the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), down from the figure of 43 which was recorded in 2023.

Pre-tax losses at the main Irish unit of eye care product firm Bausch + Lomb increased by 4.5% to $959.7m (€925m) in 2023.

Pre-tax profits at airport catering operator Gate Gourmet declined by 48% to €1.16m in 2023 due mainly to the cessation of cost saving initiatives introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic.

This week's CES in Las Vegas unveils major new autonomous transport products for farms, boating and construction sites, highlighting a yawning gap with cars, where scalable driverless technology is further away.

Rising costs, labour shortages and employee retention are the most significant concerns for Irish small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to new research.

Jobs for software developers, engineers, privacy analysts and tax managers are among the hardest to fill roles in Ireland, according to new data from hiring platform Indeed.

Meta is ending its fact-checking programme in the US and replacing it with a "Community Notes" system similar to that on Elon Musk-owned X, the Facebook parent said today.

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has fuelled a 20% jump in hacking attempts targeting critical infrastructure over the last year, according to research from Irish cybersecurity firm Smarttech247.

The app aims to simplify the decision-making process for would-be EV buyers, with insights tailored to individual driving habits

The number of homes liable for the vacant homes tax was 6,583 last year - an increase of 822 on 2023.

The head of the World Economic Forum (WEF) has said the era of increased post-Cold War cooperation between countries on a range of global challenges has "definitely ended", ahead of the annual gathering in Davos.

The first gadget announcements coming out of the CES technology show suggest health and beauty will be one of the key themes of the annual electronics convention in Las Vegas.

The US Defense Department has added Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings and battery maker CATL to a list of companies it says work with China's military, in a move set to escalate US-China tensions.

Bank of Ireland said today it will reduce the interest rate on its 12 and 18-month fixed-term deposits by 0.25%.

Euro zone inflation accelerated in December to 2.4% as energy prices slightly ticked up, official data showed today, rebounding for a third month in a row - in line with analyst forecasts.

France's annual inflation rate remained steady in December, with prices of manufactured goods falling again while those for energy rebounded slightly, official figures showed today.

Tesla supplier Panasonic Energy plans to eliminate its supply-chain dependence on China for electric vehicle batteries made in the US, a senior executive told Reuters, calling the shift a "No 1 objective".