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Under Armour has today posted a smaller-than-expected drop in fourth-quarter revenue, helped by the sportswear maker's turnaround efforts.

UnitedHealth Group chief executive Andrew Witty stepped down suddenly today, the company said, as it suspended its 2025 forecast due to surging medical costs, sending its shares plunging more than 11% on Wall Street.

A failed driving test applicant began punching walls and kicked a door while another unleashed a volley of abuse at a tester for refusing to conduct an exam in a car that stank of cigarettes.

Nissan Motor has today unveiled sweeping new cost cuts, saying it would eliminate 11,000 more jobs and close seven plants, capping a tumultuous year that has left the Japanese car maker fighting to turn itself around.

Ford is warning Ford Kuga plug-in hybrid owners in Ireland not to charge their vehicles until a software update is ready to fix technical issues with the battery in some cars.

The rising popularity of organic wines in Ireland is due to personal benefits and sustainability concerns

US President Donald Trump's tariff decisions since he took office on January 20, from imposing sweeping duties to abruptly pausing some of them, have shocked financial markets and sent a wave of uncertainty through the global economy.

The Government has announced an additional €30m in funding and an extension to 2027 for the First Home Scheme (FHS).

Uncertainty in the global economy is likely to persist even if a global trade war proves short-lived, European Central Bank governing council member Gabriel Makhlouf said in a speech today in Dublin.

New figures from Wind Energy Ireland show that An Bord Pleanála approved seven wind energy projects in the first three months of 2025, with a combined capacity of 402 MW, and rejected none.

Minister for Further and Higher Education James Lawless has said "the flipside" of a possible brain drain from the US is "a great opportunity for Ireland".

A new recruitment drive has been launched to attract graduate planners into Ireland's county and city councils.

Wind and solar energy group Greencoat Renewables has agreed a deal to sell a portfolio of six Irish onshore wind assets for a total of €156m to Norwegian private equity firm HitecVision.

The temporary truce does not shift the underlying reality that the US and China are locked into a long-term cycle of tit-for-tat trade tariffs

The newest mortgage lender in the State, Núa Money, has announced rate reductions across its residential mortgage and equity release products.

A new survey shows a dramatic increase in the cost of raising a child - from birth to the age of 21 - in Ireland.

Bayer has today posted a slower decline in first-quarter adjusted earnings than the market had feared as strong prescription numbers for new drugs offset a drop in its soy and cotton seed business.

Retailer Marks & Spencer said today that some personal customer information was taken in the cyber attack that has crippled its online operation for more than three weeks.

Business support services company DCC has reported higher operating profits for the year to the end of March and said it intends to return up to £800m from the proceeds of a recent divestment to shareholders.

The US is to cut the low value "de minimis" tariff on China shipments to 54% from 120%, with a flat fee of $100 to remain, starting from May 14, modifying an earlier order imposed by Washington, a White House executive order has said.