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British inflation sped up by more than expected to hit a 10-month high of 3% in January and it is likely to rise further soon, testing the Bank of England's confidence that price pressures are on a downward path over the longer term.

Planning rules on cabins and modular homes in back gardens could be relaxed as part of Government efforts to tackle the housing crisis.

The publisher of the Irish Independent is taking legal action against X, formerly Twitter, over "fake advertisements" on the social media platform.

Ireland's application to join the European Organisation for Nuclear Research has been accepted in principle, paving the way for the country to become an associate member in 2026.

A €1.5 million fund to foster inclusive, resilient communities and strengthen social cohesion across Ireland has been announced.

Helen Dixon is to step down from her position as a Commissioner at the communications regulator ComReg.

The national residential vacancy rate fell to a new low of 3.8% in the final three months of last year.

A tribunal has upheld the sacking of a bank official who spent decades moonlighting as a barman "pulling pints" in a Dublin pub only to lose both jobs in a year after a senior AIB manager read about his unfair dismissal from the bar job in a news report.

Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton has said it is "obviously concerning" how some people are using artificial intelligence deepfakes to create abusive videos of politicians.

An Bord Pleanála has given the green light for a new 111-bedroom hotel for Dublin city centre.

Aircoach has announced a number of cutbacks to its Dublin and Wicklow services to and from Dublin Airport, due to what the company says is declining demand.

Tesla has selected locations for two showrooms in the Indian cities of New Delhi and Mumbai, moving closer to its long-delayed plans to sell its electric cars in the country, sources familiar with the matter said.

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has introduced Grok-3, the latest iteration of its chatbot, as it looks to compete with Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, Microsoft-backed OpenAI, and Alphabet's Google.

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe was told a discussion on pay caps and the "super-tax" on bonuses at AIB is likely to rear its head as the state's share in the bank approaches zero.

Chinese tech tycoons lined up to express confidence in the country's embattled private sector following rare talks with President Xi Jinping this week, state media reported today.

Forty-six apartments at Google's Bolands Mills Quarter in Dublin have been launched at discounted rents for key workers such as gardaí, nurses and teachers.

Irish renewable energy company DP Energy has completed the sale of North America's biggest urban solar project, Saamis Solar Park, to the City of Medicine Hat in Alberta in Canada.

A total of 20 pubs were sold in Dublin with a total market value of about €69.6m last year, an increase from 2023 when the same number of sales generated €47.3m.

German investor morale posted its strongest increase in two years in February driven by higher economic expectations ahead of the federal election.

British pay growth accelerated in the last three months of 2024, according to official data published today that underscored why the Bank of England has adopted a careful stance about cutting interest rates again despite a weak overall economy.