RTE Business

Excel Recruitment has launched a recruitment drive to hire over 1,700 people to work at events taking place this summer.

A clinical nurse manager with addiction issues who took tablets from her place of work and forged a doctor's signature to get prescribed medicine has lost a challenge to her dismissal from her job.

Businesses are now able to make claims for support for their energy bills for the period between May 1st and July 31st under the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS).

Paddy Magee was elected President of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) at the organisation's AGM held recently in Killashee Hotel, Naas in Co Kildare.

New figures from Kantar show that the rate of grocery inflation slowed again marginally to 16.5% in the 12 weeks to 14 May, down from 16.6%.

John Lowe of Money Doctors.ie takes a look at the growing trend of converting these pensions at or before retirement age from an annuity structure to an Approved Retirement Fund.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that passenger arrivals here in April are now up 4.2% on pre-pandemic levels in April 2019.

The volume of annual retail sales rose sharply again last month due to another surge in car sales, jumping 7.5% on an annual basis, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show today.

Electric vehicle (EV) charging platform Monta has today announced a partnership with smart homes solutions company Smartzone.

Oil prices rose this morning after US leaders reached a tentative debt ceiling deal, possibly averting a default in the world's largest economy and oil consumer, although concerns about further interest rate hikes capped gains.

Demand for gas fell by 10% in April compared to the same month last year, according to the latest figures from Gas Networks Ireland.

Cybersecurity firm Centripetal plans to create 50 jobs in Galway as it opens its European Cyber Intelligence Centre of Excellence to address cybersecurity opportunities in the UK, Ireland and across Europe.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Australia today ordered nine partners to take leave and overhauled its governance board, as it battles a national scandal over the misuse of confidential government tax plans.

Microsoft is challenging Britain's decision to block its $69 billion takeover of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard on the grounds of "fundamental errors" in the assessment of Microsoft's cloud gaming services.

US President Joe Biden has finalised a budget agreement with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling until 1 January 2025, and said the deal was ready to move to Congress for a vote.

There has been a 60% spike in attempted cyberattacks on Irish hospitals and healthcare settings, according to cybersecurity firm Smarttech247.

The process of insurance reform is to take a further step forward in the coming months with the Government set to commence the second phase of legislation reforming the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) at the start of September.

Consumer confidence here hit a 14-month high this month, as concerns eased about the economic outlook.

Irish SME's secured €502m in venture capital funding during the first quarter of the year, an increase of nearly a third on the same period last year.

They may not get as much attention as food, drink and energy, but the cost of toiletries, hygiene products and cosmetics have also seen significant increases in the past year, writes Adam Maguire.