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In 2023 the OECD conducted a survey among Irish adults that found 57% of them were financially literate.

Unions representing workers in the community and voluntary sector have been invited to talks at the Workplace Relations Commission next month in a bid to resolve a dispute over pay.

The Port of Cork has lodged large scale plans with An Bord Pleanála for its Ringaskiddy Port Redevelopment project

EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič has asked the US to delay the implementation of tariff rises on European exports to allow time for talks to reduce and even eliminate tariffs in key sectors of EU–US trade.

Pre-tax profits at the Co Galway based Chanelle Pharma group last year declined by 19% to €11.05 million.

Alibaba has flagged plans to invest more in its "core businesses" of e-commerce and AI-powered cloud computing after reporting third-quarter revenues just above analysts' estimates on strong year-end sales.

The chief executive of streaming giant Netflix has announced a $1 billion investment to produce films and TV series in Mexico over the next four years.

Walmart has today forecast sales and profit for the fiscal year ending January 2026 below Wall Street estimates, suggesting the world's largest retailer expects inflation-weary consumers to pull back after several quarters of solid growth.

Geoeconomic fragmentation has moved from being a risk to becoming a reality, and as a small, open economy, Ireland finds itself at the cross roads of these geopolitical headwinds, Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf said today.

A suspected case of avian influenza, or bird flu, has been detected on a poultry farm in Co Monaghan.

The body which represents the insurance sector says indications from its members are that the total cost of claims for Storm Éowyn could grow to as high as €300 million.

Corre Energy has said it plans to delist from the Irish stock market.

Air Canada will increase capacity on its routes from Dublin this summer, adding additional flights to Montreal and Vancouver.

Virgin Media has confirmed that it will launch the country's first 5-gigabit fibre broadband services in the second quarter of this year.

The Fórsa union has written to the HSE saying that any unilateral instruction to staff to change their hours without full adherence to existing agreements will necessitate an appropriate response.

Fashion retailer New Look is to exit Ireland and its 347 workers around the country are facing redundancy.

The estimated number of people in employment in the fourth quarter of 2024 stood at just under 2.8 million, up 2.6% compared with the previous year, the Central Statistics Office's latest Labour Force survey reveals.

Credit servicing firm Pepper Advantage Ireland has today announced further variable rate mortgage decreases for about 10,500 customers.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that inflation rose to an annual rate of 1.9% in January after a reading of 1.4% in December.

Flogas has agreed a new Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) with long-term customer Irish Tar & Bitumen Suppliers for a new 100% renewable electricity deal.