RTE Business

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is recommending that unions in the private sector should seek to secure pay increases in the range of 4% to 6% in 2024.

Ireland's largest private landlord has told shareholders who have submitted votes for an upcoming crunch EGM through third party platform, Broadridge Financial Solutions, that their votes have been cancelled.

The president of Cork Chamber has called for further investment to drive sustainable economic growth in the city and region.

A small number of Irish-based jobs are to be cut at Block, the fintech firm founded and led by former Twitter boss Jack Dorsey.

Dublin City Council has refused planning permission to contentious plans for a new 300 bedroom seven storey hotel on Mount Street Upper in Dublin 2.

Kerry-based entertainment tech company Xavatar has secured a deal that will see its CGI-animated metaverse talk show, 'The Xavatar Show', airing to over 64 million US homes.

Health authorities at Britain's port of Dover could bring legal action against the government if it does not reconsider a plan to move checks on potentially dangerous foods away from the port creating what they say is a biosecurity risk.

Over a dozen witnesses may be called in a "whistleblower" protection claim brought against the Irish Professional Auctioneers and Valuers Association (IPAV) by its former president.

Up to 2,500 mortgage holders whose loans are serviced by Pepper Advantage Ireland are facing a jump in repayments, in some cases significant in size, after the company identified an error dating back up to 18 months.

Deutsche Pfandbriefbank's (PBB) shares continued their decline today, dropping more than 3%, and its bonds remained under pressure amid concerns over its exposure to the US commercial real estate market.

Trading at the InterSport Elverys sports retail chain "remained strong" in 2022 as revenues surged by 19% to €113.85m, however profits dropped.

Over 70% of financial professionals in Ireland will seek a pay rise this year, new research shows.

Publisher and religious goods retailer Veritas said today it plans to begin a wind down of the business in a controlled and orderly manner.

The European Energy Commissioner has emphasised that Russia no longer has leverage to manipulate Europe's energy market as as happened after the invasion of Ukraine because, right now, the EU's underground gas storage facilities are full.

European Union countries have today postponed a decision on a proposed law which would require large companies to check if their supply chains use forced labour or cause environmental damage after Germany indicated it would abstain.

The cost of making a pancake has risen by 3% in the last year, according to the Central Statistics Office.

Almost €30 million will be spent on projects at the six State-owned fishery harbours this year.

PepsiCo fell short of Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and forecast weak organic growth for 2024 as the soft drinks and snacks giant's multiple price hikes crimp demand for its juices and Lay's crisps.

A senior manager has said he was put out of his job at a software firm earning a base salary of €170,000 in a "sham" redundancy that involved his US-based boss, who he said benefited from the decision and should never have had a role in the process.

Oil prices were little changed this morning, staying on track for weekly gains, with tensions persisting in the Middle East after Israel rejected a ceasefire offer from Hamas.