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The National Treasury Management Agency said it plans to hold a bond auction on Thursday May 8, which will seek to raise between €1 billion and €1.25 billion in nine-year debt.

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris has called for "calm, measured dialogue" between the EU and US to end the ongoing tariffs threats.

The euro zone economy continued to expand in April but at a slower pace as demand weakened and the dominant services sector nearly stagnated, suggesting the region's recovery remains fragile, a survey showed.

Denmark-based green energy company Ørsted has begun construction on its second Irish solar farm in Ballinrea, located between Carrigaline and Cork city.

European online fashion retailer Zalando has today reported first-quarter revenue that was stronger than expected thanks to additional customers and a good start to spring and summer sales, and confirmed its 2025 guidance.

Irish firms need to ensure they are compliant with new European accessibility rules or risk significant penalties, a digital design expert has warned.

German fashion group Hugo Boss has today reported a better-than-expected quarterly revenue and maintained its full-year forecast amid increased macroeconomic uncertainties.

Ford Motor has suspended its annual guidance because of uncertainty around US President Donald Trump's tariffs, saying the levies would cost the company about $1.5 billion in adjusted earnings before interest and taxes.

Barbie-maker Mattel has withdrawn its annual financial targets and said it would increase prices for some products in the US as the Trump administration's sweeping tariffs bump up input costs for the toymaker.

Building materials giant CRH has reported an increase in first quarter revenues, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, while it also reaffirmed its full year guidance.

Skechers has agreed to be taken private by 3G Capital for $9.42 billion in the footwear industry's biggest buyout to date, exiting public markets after 26 years as the popular shoe brand grapples with the impact of steep US tariffs.

DoorDash will buy British meal delivery firm Deliveroo for £2.9 billion, the companies said today, as a part of the US online delivery platform's plans to expand into international markets.

Norwegian retailer XXL ASA's board of directors has recommended its shareholders against accepting a buyout offer from Britain's Frasers, saying that it did not reflect the company's long-term earnings potential.

Growth in the country's services sector slowed in April to its lowest level in over a year as international trade tensions weighed on business sentiment, a survey shows today.

Hollywood reacted with scepticism to US President Donald Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs on foreign films, with movie insiders calling it a policy made up on the fly by a president who fails to understand how the industry works.

A failure to significantly increase funding for the EU's next Common Agricultural Policy could erode over half of its value by 2034, according to Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Cowen.

The Department of Finance will publish economic forecasts for Ireland to take account of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.

Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke is to meet with the heads of 19 agencies and offices under his remit today to instruct them to reflect on their processes and the obligations they put on small businesses.

The Kremlin is gearing up to display its military power at this week's Victory Day parade, a ceremony now mirroring the state of Russia's economy: fully driven by the war in Ukraine.

We love our bank holidays in Ireland, but where did they come from, who gets to decide when they are - and when's the next one?