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The potential for a new round of US tariffs to hit the pharmaceutical industry based here will be considered at a meeting of the Government's Trade Forum today.

Only half of fathers are taking their paternity leave entitlements, according to research published by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the Economic and Social Research Institute.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has described the 20% US tariffs as severe and unwarranted.

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has announced a €26.2 million investment in Teagasc's VistaMilk Phase II Research Centre in Fermoy in Cork that will create 130 jobs.

iPhones could soon become pricier, thanks to tariffs.

A worker who took time off for fertility treatment, only to be told on her return that she was out of a job, has been awarded €10,000 for unfair dismissal.

Fashion entrepreneur and social media influencer, Lisa McGowan paid herself a bumper pay package of €3.06m in pay and pension payments in 2024.

Tax receipts in the first three months of the year were up 8.9% on the same time last year.

The chief executive of IDA Ireland, Michael Lohan, said he estimates that between 30% to 40% of investments have been delayed in the first three months of this year due to uncertainty caused by the Trump administrations tariffs.

A confidential Revenue paper said a massive loophole in pensions law meant some people could wipe out all of their tax liability by transferring huge sums into a retirement saving fund.

Oil prices tumbled today, with the main US crude contract WTI shedding 5.2%, as investors eyed weaker demand following President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

Tom Randles, Managing Director of Barter's Travelnet in Cork, is the new President of the Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA).

The dollar slid broadly today and the euro firmed after President Donald Trump announced harsher-than-expected tariffs against US trading partners, jolting the markets as investors sought safe havens such as the yen and Swiss franc.

Shares in European luxury companies dropped today after US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs, including on goods from the European Union and Switzerland.

Stormont's First Minister has said she will strive to protect the interests of workers, families and businesses as the assessment of US President Donald Trump's tariffs regime continues.

US President Donald Trump smashed a more than 75-year-old global trading system with a new baseline 10% US tariff on goods from all countries and higher reciprocal tariff rates for countries that his administration says have high barriers to US imports.

Shares in Nike, Adidas and Puma dropped sharply today after US President Donald Trump imposed a raft of new tariffs, including on Vietnam, Indonesia, and China, key sourcing markets for the sportswear companies.

The US has gotten us and them into a dark and dangerous place, but hopefully their plan includes several exit routes that can be used as needed, writes Sean Whelan.

US President Donald Trump's tariffs could result in a a hit to demand for Irish exports from the US, AIB's chief economist David McNamara has warned.

Electricals retailer Currys has today raised its full-year profit forecast, saying trading since early January had been robust.