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Apple has made a major concession in its battle to protect the dominance of its App Store on iPhones and other devices in Europe, saying developers will be free to distribute their apps directly to consumers.

A new survey of Irish public sentiment shows that just 26% of respondents trust artificial intelligence (AI) and only 20% are trusting of genetically modified foods.

German sportswear giant Adidas said today it expects a decline in its sales in North America this year, blaming a still-overstocked market there, as the company continues to sell off the sneakers from its axed Yeezy line.

Telecoms company eir has reported revenues of €1.296 billion for last year, up 4% on 2022, it increased its mobile, fibre broadband and TV customer numbers.

Britain's economy returned to growth at the start of 2024, offering some relief to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of an election expected this year, after it entered a shallow recession in the second half of 2023, official data showed.

Zara owner Inditex said today that its net income for 2023 rose by 30% to €5.4 billion as the fast-fashion giant bet on upmarket shoppers and offered more competitive prices than rivals such as H&M.

Finance leaders are forecasting strong growth in their organisations this year, with a consensus projection of 11%, according to the annual EY CFO survey.

Hundreds of innocent post office branch managers in the UK who were wrongly convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting as a result of flaws in an IT system, will be exonerated by landmark legislation, the British government has said.

The European Parliament has given final approval to wide-ranging EU rules to govern artificial intelligence, including powerful systems like OpenAI's ChatGPT.

The first ever rules for artificial intelligence for the European Union are expected to be approved by MEPs in Strasbourg today.

Healthcare company Affidea has officially opened a new diagnostics clinic in Charlestown, North Dublin leading to the creation of 20 new jobs.

Britain has still not managed to cope with Brexit despite a huge increase in the size of its civil service, according to a new report.

Apple has made a major concession in its battle to protect the dominance of the App Store on iPhones and other devices in Europe, saying developers will be free to distribute its apps directly to consumers.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) and SIPTU have called on the Health Service Executive (HSE) to halt plans to repurpose a long-awaited community nursing unit in Nenagh, Co Tipperary.

Katie Taylor's sell-out bout at Dublin's 3Arena in May last year that grossed €2.08m at the box office contributed to Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Sports Group recording pre-tax profits of £42.98m (€50.3m).

Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl has raised concerns over a planned €100m solar farm that is to span 318 acres of farmland 4km from Naas.

Transmedix, a Cork-based medical staff provider, has topped the latest Tax Defaulters' List from Revenue with a settlement of €586,600 for non-declaration of corporation tax and PAYE/PRSI/USC.

The Irish arm of Norwegian State owned Equinor paid out a dividend of €350m last year before finalising the sale of its 36.5% share of Corrib Gas to Vermilion Energy.

A former colleague of murdered office cleaner Urantsetseg Tserendorj has won a €20,000 claim for statutory redundancy after her bosses dismissed her concerns about being out on the streets of the Dublin Docklands late at night after finishing work.

John Lowe of MoneyDoctors.ie demystifies and simplifies what you need to know about pensions in five basic concepts.