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Just over half (3,404) of the 6,185 complaints made to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman last year were about banking, with customer service and disputed transactions the main reasons for such complaints.

A new report from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland estimates that Ireland's energy transition will drive up to €19 billion per year of new business by 2030.

Members of the Psychiatric Nurses Association are beginning industrial action in a dispute over staffing numbers.

There is still room to lower European Central Bank interest rates further, and the 2.5% deposit rate could fall to 2% by the end of the summer, French central bank chief Francois Villeroy de Galhau told a German newspaper.

Accumulated profits at the firm co-owned by RTÉ's best paid broadcaster, Joe Duffy last year increased to €621,000.

US consumer confidence plunged to the lowest level in more than four years in March, with households fearing a recession in the future and higher inflation because of tariffs.

Business advisory firm Azets Ireland is set to acquire Cooney Carey for an undisclosed sum.

Oil prices rose today for a fifth day in a row on expectations that global supply may tighten after the US announced tariffs on countries that buy Venezuelan crude, although OPEC+ plans to go ahead with an output hike in May limited gains.

The operator of the themed Karen's Diner in Dublin - where as part of the concept staff are paid to be obnoxious to customers - has been ordered to pay over €1,000 in compensation to an ex-worker in a row over unpaid tips.

InterTradeIreland is now accepting entries for its Seedcorn Investor Readiness Competition.

Apple is set to stave off a possible fine and an EU order over its browser options on iPhones after it made changes to comply with landmark EU rules aimed at reining in Big Tech, people with direct knowledge of the matter said today.

As Levi's have shown over the years, brands become icons by telling powerful cultural stories and addressing societal tensions

Former rugby star Brian O'Driscoll and fitness coach Caroline O'Mahony were the two social media influencers served with compliance notices by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission for breaching consumer law by failing to disclose the commercial nature of their social media posts.

A nanny who alleged her employer turned "cold" after she disclosed her pregnancy and failed to "coerce" her into resigning before sacking her on "concocted" grounds has won €55,000.

A High Court judge has urged the parties in the Web Summit case to settle their dispute before proceeding further.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office reveal a 38% increase in the number of electric cars licensed for the first time in February of this year compared with the same month last year.

European home improvement retailer Kingfisher is forecasting profit growth this year of 2% at best, with its markets expected to remain subdued, a forecast below analysts' consensus expectations that hammered its shares.

Irish consumers should be concerned about 23andMe entering bankruptcy, according to a data protection expert, even if they never used the genetic testing service.

The sale of diamond engagement rings last year added sparkle to revenues at Dublin-based family jewellers Appleby.

The company behind the Penneys retail brand is to lodge plans for a new outlet close to Ennis town centre in the coming days.