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Shares of planemaker Boeing fell nearly 8% in premarket US trading today after an Air India aircraft with 242 people crashed minutes after taking off from India's western city of Ahmedabad.

The annual Bilderberg Meeting kicks off in Sweden today, providing a private forum for discussion at a time when US President Donald Trump has upended security and economic ties between the US and Europe.

Construction on Leinster House's controversial €336,000 bicycle shelter had to be halted after a large manhole was "discovered" on site that was not spotted when drawing up site plans.

The number of homes approved for planning permission fell by 2.5% in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Central Statistics Office.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the annual rate of inflation slowed to 1.7% in May from a rate of 2.2% in April.

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined the Department of Social Protection (DSP) €550,000 for breaches of privacy rules relating to the use of facial recognition technology in the registration process for the Public Services Card.

Airbus is "cautiously hopeful" that it can meet a 2025 target of 820 deliveries despite bottlenecks that have left nearly 40 completed airframes parked at its factories waiting for engines, the CEO of its core planemaking business said.

The Ifo institute has today raised its forecasts for the German economy for this year and next, expecting new government measures and a spending surge to boost the anaemic economy.

Irish technology solutions firm ProStrategy plans to double its Irish workforce with 75 new roles in business analysis, software engineering, and solution consultancy over the next five years.

British exports of goods to the US fell by a record £2 billion in April following President Donald Trump's tariffs onslaught, the Office for National Statistics said today.

Oracle has raised its annual revenue growth forecast, betting on robust demand for its cloud offerings from companies deploying artificial intelligence, sending its shares up more than 7% after the bell on Wall Street last night.

A third of business owners across the island of Ireland have identified global politics and trade uncertainties among the top 3 concerns for businesses

Penneys has completed a €5m refurbishment of its landmark O'Connell Street store in Dublin city centre.

International agri-services group Origin Enterprises has reported group revenue year to date of €1.59 billion, up 4.1% year-on-year.

The entire country could be made a Rent Pressure Zone before the Dáil rises for its summer break in mid-July.

Irish wind farms have produced 33% of the country' electricity since the start of the year, new figures from Wind Energy Ireland show today.

Ryanair has introduced a €500 fine for disruptive passengers whose "unruly" behaviour results in them being taken off the plane.

Investment firm Gordon Brothers has acquired Pepco Group's struggling Poundland business for a nominal value and will invest up to £80m to help fuel its turnaround, the companies said today.

Supermarket group Tesco said UK and Irish underlying sales growth picked up in its first quarter and it won market share from rivals but it left its profit guidance for the full year unchanged.

Britain's economic output fell sharply in April, reflecting shockwaves from US President Donald Trump's announcement of wide-ranging tariffs and the end of a tax break on property sales, official data showed today.