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First Pan Am branded jet in over 30 years departs Shannon

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 15:33
A Yankee Clipper II has taken off from the runway at Shannon Airport for the first tme in more than three decades.

Online harms and social media bans explored at conference

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 14:44
The Media, Internet & Data Protection Bar Association (MIDBA) is holding its annual conference with topics such as online harms, social media bans and data protection among the topics being discussed.

Fórsa pay dispute at Barnardos resolved

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 14:32
A pay dispute involving members of the Fórsa trade union working at children's charity Barnardos has been resolved.

US consumer spending falls unexpectedly in May

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 14:09
US consumer spending unexpectedly fell in May as the boost from the pre-emptive buying of goods like motor vehicles ahead of tariffs faded, while monthly inflation increases remained moderate.

Nike shares rally as turnaround takes shape

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 11:30
Nike shares surged 10% in premarket trading today as an encouraging forecast and plans to reduce China production for US-bound goods bolstered confidence in an ongoing turnaround effort at the sportswear giant.

DeepSeek faces expulsion from app stores in Germany

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 10:49
Germany has taken steps towards blocking Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from the Apple and Google app stores due to concerns about data protection, according to a data protection authority commissioner in a statement today.

Meta may face daily fines over pay-or-consent model

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 10:11
Meta Platforms may face daily fines if limited changes that it has proposed to its pay-or-consent model fail to comply with an antitrust order issued in April, EU regulators warned today.

Researchers say ECB should change inflation target

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 09:42
The ECB should abandon targeting headline inflation and focus instead on price growth in discretionary spending to protect the bloc's poorest, a paper to be presented to politicians at the bank's preeminent research conference argued today.

LDA acquires Cherrywood site with potential for 350 homes

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 09:25
The Land Development Agency (LDA) has acquired a greenfield site in Cherrywood, Dublin 18, with the potential to deliver over 350 new homes.

Mortgage approvals hit record €14.1 billion

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 08:00
Mortgage approvals hit a record €14.1 billion in the twelve months to May, new figures shows.

Phone fraud or vishing activity up by almost 300%

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 07:42
Phone fraud or vishing activity jumped almost 300% between January and May, new data shows.

Why is the price I'm paying for steak going up and up?

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 07:29
What exactly is behind the dramatic price increase in beef - and what are the implications of this for farmers and consumers?

Top Tesla executive leaves the company, sources say

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 07:24
Tesla executive and longtime Elon Musk confidant Omead Afshar has left the electric-vehicle maker, three people familiar with the matter said, another senior departure as the company grapples with slowing global demand.

Oil set to log steepest weekly decline in two years

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 07:19
Oil prices headed for their steepest weekly decline since March 2023 today, as the absence of significant supply disruption from the Iran-Israel conflict saw any risk premium evaporate.

New EU rules on digital accessibility to come into force

Fri, 06/27/2025 - 06:00
New EU rules come into force tomorrow which will require websites, apps and devices to be accessible for people with disabilities and older people.

Inside a data centre: Fourth Class students receive tour

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 17:45
A group of local school children from Scoil Ghráinne Community National School in Dublin 15 got a tour of an Equinix data centre to learn what exactly happens inside the facilities.

Kate Winslet appearance at Ballymaloe boosts profits

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 17:29
Boosted by Hollywood star Kate Winslet enrolling for a cookery course at the famed Ballymaloe Cookery School last year, post tax profits at the school increased by 53% to €135,952 in 2024.

Why family businesses are a trump card in chaotic economic times

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 15:57
Strengthening local family businesses makes sense when world economies are an election, tax change or trade dispute away from disruption

Ireland's energy storage could increase eightfold by 2035

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 14:36
Ireland's energy storage could increase eightfold by 2035, according to a new report by Energy Storage Ireland.

BBC rolls out paid subscriptions for US users

Thu, 06/26/2025 - 12:41
The BBC is rolling out paid subscriptions in the United States, it said today, as the publicly-funded broadcaster explores new revenue streams amid negotiations with the British government over its funding.

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