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Transport for Ireland has said that Dublin Bus is experiencing operational issues this week and some services have been curtailed as a result.

A new survey shows that optimism levels at SMEs in Ireland are at their highest levels in four years, with businesses based in Dublin more upbeat in their outlook for this quarter.

Ryanair has delayed its move to 100% paperless boarding passes to the start of its Winter schedule on November 3.

The parties hoping to form Germany's next government have agreed to create a €500 billion infrastructure fund and overhaul borrowing rules in a tectonic spending shift to revamp the military and revive growth in Europe's largest economy.

Bayer has today raised the prospect of a return to earnings growth next year but reiterated that a decline was expected for this year, potentially testing investors' patience with the CEO's turnaround efforts.

Adidas has today forecast its sales would slow slightly from a strong 2024 and grow less than 10% this year, sending shares of the sportswear brand lower in early trading.

Flutter Entertainment, the world's largest online betting company, said it expects to increase its core profit by around 34% this year following growth of 26% in 2024, driven again by its fast-growing and market-leading US brand FanDuel.

Australia's economy expanded at the fastest pace in two years in the December quarter as lavish tax cuts helped spur consumer spending after a long fallow period, though annual growth was still pedestrian compared with the historic trend.

The largest theme park in Wales has closed with immediate effect, its owner has confirmed.

AIB shares jumped in Dublin trade today after it reported higher profits and income for 2024, which were ahead of expectations, as its customer base reached a new high of 3.35 million.

Growth in the country's services sector eased slightly in February, with both total activity and new business expanding at the weakest rate for more than a year, a survey showed today.

The Government is scenario planning for effects of tariffs being imposed on goods from Ireland by the Trump administration, according to the Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers.

Enterprise Ireland has launched a new five-year strategy which aims to boost employment in companies it supports by 40,500 by 2029.

Low-cost grocery retailer Lidl has signed a three-year product-placement deal with RTÉ that will see a Lidl store appear as part of the Fair City set.

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has rejected suggestions that Northern Ireland's economy is being "crippled" by post-Brexit trading arrangements, amid unionist warnings over an "all-Ireland economy".

TG4 has confirmed the appointment of Deirdre Ní Choistín as Director General.

Deirdre Ní Choistín has been appointed as Director General of TG4.

Apple has launched new versions of its iPad Air, enhancing the mid-tier tablet with its M3 chip and artificial intelligence capabilities in a bid to spur upgrades among customers.

Pre-tax profits at the expanding Cork based family owned Kearys Motor Group last year decreased by 22% to €6.26m due to higher costs.

New figures from the Central Statistic Office show there is no sign of an increase in the building of houses and apartments.