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There was a slight fall last year in the number of websites using .ie domains. At the end of 2024, the database of .ie domains was 326,562, a 0.51% decrease compared to the end of 2023. In 2024, there were 46,180 new .ie domain registrations, which was a 5% decrease on 2023.

Alphabet's Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, joining a slew of US businesses scaling back diversity initiatives.

Three families in Dundalk, Co Louth, will become the first residents in Ireland and the UK to live in 3D printed houses.

Bus operator Go-Ahead Ireland has said that all services it runs in the Greater Dublin Area have had issues with buses failing to turn up in recent weeks.

China has launched a dispute at the World Trade Organisation over tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on Chinese goods, the Geneva-based body said.

China has launched a dispute at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on Chinese goods, the Geneva-based body said.

There are fears of possible job cuts at the Irish operation of HR and payroll processing company Workday after the firm announced it would reduce its headcount globally by 1,750 positions, or 8.5%.

RTÉ approved 177 external activities between July, August and September, according to the broadcaster's latest summary of the Register of External Activities.

US tech firm Klaviyo has announced the opening of a new office in Dublin and a plan to create more than 100 jobs.

Uber Technologies has today reported a lower-than-expected profit in the October-December period on rising costs, and forecast first-quarter bookings short of estimates due to a strong dollar.

Employment across all regions in the Republic of Ireland fell further during the pandemic but recovered faster than in Northern Ireland, according to new research.

The operator of Dublin airport is to re-lodge a planning application with Fingal County Council (FCC) to increase the airport capacity to 36 million passengers a year in the coming days.

A migrant chef with no English was put to work for around €25 a day at a Chinese takeaway while working up to 73 hours a week to pay off an "illegal" €60,000 debt he took on as a "recruitment fee", a tribunal has been told.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that Dublin continued to have the highest disposable income per person nationally at €32,393 in 2023.

A journalist with an "extraordinary sense of entitlement and a huge sense of self-importance" is already "well compensated" for his on-air work, a tribunal has decided.

Ireland will need to build 93,000 homes a year meet demand between now and 2031, according to a new report by stockbroker Davy.

Fáilte Ireland drove over 1.2 million referrals from its website and social media channels to the booking engines and websites of Irish tourism businesses last year.

Euro zone business activity returned to growth at the start of the year after two months of contraction as demand stabilised, a survey showed today.

Applying for a mortgage may appear daunting so what do you need to know about what the bank want to know?

Credit Agricole, France's second-biggest listed bank, exceeded quarterly earnings forecasts today with a 27% jump in profit, driven by insurance and asset management even as gains in its investment banking business lagged rivals.