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Clare County Council has granted planning permission to one of the best known tourist attractions in the west of Ireland, the Aillwee Burren Experience in north Clare to construct "much needed" staff accommodation.

The number of commencement notices lodged for new homes fell to 1,017 in February from 1,178 in January, new figures from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage show.

The High Court has heard a former director of Web Summit told its CEO Paddy Cosgrave that he had broken him "as a man and a human being" through manipulation and undermining.

NatWest and OpenAI have joined forces to enhance the lender's digital assistants and customer support processes using artificial intelligence, in the first collaboration of its kind with a UK-headquartered bank.

Jack Fitzgerald, the founder of Golden Discs, has passed away at the age of 94.

Ireland's tax regime has faced down many challenges over the last 70 years, but there's potential new obstacles ahead

Switzerland's central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 0.25% today, citing "high uncertainty" in the global economy.

Tesla is recalling 46,096 Cybertruck vehicles in the US - nearly all Cybertrucks made up to February - to fix an exterior panel that could detach while driving, adding to a series of call-backs for the pickup truck since last year.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that Irish residents spent a total of 36.7 million nights on domestic trips in 2024, an 8.2% increase compared with the previous year.

European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned today that a trade war between the US and Europe could shave half a percentage point off eurozone growth and push up inflation.

The National Treasury Management Agency has today completed an auction of €1 billion of benchmark Irish Government bonds.

Sweden's central bank kept its policy rate unchanged at 2.25% as expected today as it weighed up a still sluggish domestic economy and the risks posed by signs of resurgent inflation and brewing global trade tensions.

The pace of British pay growth was little changed and there were others signs of stability in the jobs market, according to official data published shortly before the Bank of England was expected to keep interest rates on hold.

Figures from the Central Statistics Office show the Consumer Price Index rose 1.8% between February of this year and last year.

French food caterer Sodexo has today lowered its yearly outlook, bringing it below analysts' estimates, saying organic revenue growth in North America was slower than it had initially expected.

Container shipping liner Hapag-Lloyd has today reported an 18.9% lower net profit for 2024 and proposed a 11.4% cut in its divided from 2023, citing lower interest income and higher tax expenses.

Finland ranked as the world's happiest country for the eighth straight year in the World Happiness Report, with locals and experts thanking its grand lakes and strong welfare system for boosting its mood.

The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates on hold today as it awaits the impact on the economy of US President Donald Trump's trade tariff onslaught and of the British government's imminent tax hike for employers.

Potential US tariffs on European-made products could hit revenue at Lamborghini, its CEO said, as the sports carmaker posted strong results for last year, despite a contraction in the luxury market.

Nvidia plans to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in US-made chips and electronics over the next four years, the Financial Times has reported, quoting CEO Jensen Huang.