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Oil prices rose today after settling more than $2 a barrel lower in the previous session, but were set to drop for a second week in a row on concerns over a prolonged trade war between the US and China.

Heathrow airport's passenger numbers declined by 7.5% year-on-year in March.

A new survey of homeowners, renters and prospective buyers reveals a big jump in younger age groups saying they are considering applying for social housing in response to housing affordability concerns.

Swedish electric-vehicle maker Polestar plans to move more manufacturing to Europe as US tariffs and the global trade war spell trouble for the automotive industry, its CEO Michael Lohscheller has said.

Swiss drugmaker Novartis said today it plans to spend $23 billion to build and expand 10 facilities in the US, as it grapples with renewed threats of drug import duties from the Trump administration.

Follow developments as global markets continue to react to US tariff announcements.

Follow developments as global markets continue to react to US tariff announcements.

Online fast-fashion retailer Shein has secured approval from Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for its planned initial public offering in London, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.

Britain's economy grew at a monthly pace of 0.5% in February, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed today, well above economists' expectations in a Reuters poll for an expansion of 0.1%.

A week of turmoil following Donald Trump's tariffs showed little sign of easing this morning, with markets again tumbling and foreign leaders trying to work out how to respond to a dismantling of the world trade order.

Small businesses say outdoor drinking on a street in Dublin city centre is getting out of hand.

A long-planned €350 million project to connect the electricity grids on both sides of the border is facing another legal challenge.

German company Siemens has said that Agustin Escobar, the company's global CEO for its Rail Infrastructure division, was killed with his family in a New York helicopter crash.

Easing of planning regulations to allow for larger unattached structures to be built in people's back gardens are expected to be in place by the end of this year.

The Irish Planning Institute has hit back at criticism over ongoing delays in building projects around the country with IPI President Gavin Lawlor saying planning had become the scapegoat for the housing crisis and the situation was a lot more complex.

The boss of the Land Development Agency (LDA) was briefed to prepare for questions on the difficulties in getting state agencies to part with valuable land and whether the agency should get a slice of the Apple tax funds.

A mother and her two daughters who were working at Browne's Steakhouse in Blanchardstown on Christmas Eve in December 2023 when a double murder took place have been awarded a cumulative €53,529 for a series of workplace breaches by their former employer.

US consumer prices unexpectedly fell in March, but inflation risks are tilted to the upside after President Donald Trump doubled down on tariffs on imported Chinese goods even as he lowered duties on other nations.

Prada has struck a deal to buy smaller rival Versace from Capri Holdings in a move to unite two of the biggest names in Italian fashion.

Oil prices retreated 2% today as fears of a deepening US-China trade war and a possible recession eclipsed earlier relief created by President Donald Trump's announcement of a 90-day pause on some tariffs against most countries.