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There was an 81% surge in Irish exports to the US in January compared with the same month a year earlier, according to the Central Statistics Office.

German investor morale improved more than expected in March, the ZEW economic research institute said today, reporting an increase in its economic sentiment index to 51.6 points from 26 points in February.

Drugmakers are urging the Trump administration and European Union officials to exclude medical goods from expanding tariff wars, hoping to avert price spikes on top-selling medicines made in Europe from Novo Nordisk's Wegovy for weight loss to Merck's cancer immunotherapy Keytruda.

The National Treasury Management Agency will seek to raise €1 billion in nine and 12-year debt in its first bond auction of the year on Thursday, the National Treasury Management Agency said.

The Dean Hotel Group paid out €18.07m in cash for a Clarence Hotel company co-owned by U2's Bono and The Edge in October 2023.

Euro zone banks need to get into the habit of tapping the European Central Banks for cash, preparing for the continued decline in excess liquidity in the banking system, two top ECB officials said in a blog post today.

Volkswagen's Audi will cut up to 7,500 jobs in Germany by 2029 in areas like administration and development, the premium carmaker has said, the latest German auto industry player to reduce costs.

US President Donald Trump's tariff hikes will drag down growth in Canada, Mexico and the US while driving up inflation, the OECD has forecast, cutting its global economic outlook and warning that a broader trade war would sap growth further.

Spanish banking giant Banco Santander is pushing to expand its US operations through a partnership with Verizon by tapping into the telecom major's vast customer base, a source familiar with the matter said today.

Google-parent Alphabet is in advanced negotiations to buy Israeli cybersecurity company Wiz with an offer of more than $30 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter, marking its largest potential acquisition to date.

Amazon has today launched its new dedicated website for Ireland - Amazon.ie.

The rising cost of this food staple has become a major political issue because of Donald Trump's promise to bring prices down

Dairy farmers say they can no longer absorb a significant spike in the cost of production of milk products, and that consumers will have to accept rising prices for the likes of milk, cheese, and butter.

Businesses in Ireland are embedding diversity policies, not just as an act of compliance but because it has been established that diversity in the workplace leads to better decisions and innovations.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has warned his country must reduce its reliance on the United States and would turn towards its "reliable" European allies instead on his first trip abroad.

A major electricity interconnector linking Co Wexford to Wales has been sold in a deal which values the infrastructure at €1 billion.

Irish company Equal1 has announced the launch of what it describes as the world's first silicon-based quantum computer server.

The way we work changed dramatically when the Covid 19 pandemic hit Ireland five years ago.

Tánaiste Simon Harris has said Ireland and the rest of the EU is in for a period of trade turbulence with the United States.

Parades, parties and pubs, not to mention St Patrick himself. These are core features of traditional St Patrick's day celebrations. And the demand for these is worth millions.