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Apple has criticised a pornography app newly available on iPhones in the European Union, saying the bloc's digital policy was undermining consumer confidence in Apple.

New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show that electric vehicle (EV) sales had a record-breaking month in January.

The latest Office Review and Outlook Report from independent property firm HWBC shows that after a slow start, the Dublin office market staged a recovery in 2024 with annual take-up reaching 2.15 million square feet.

Over a half a million people are missing out on tax refunds, according to estimates from the Revenue Commissioners.

Spotify has today forecast first-quarter profit above market estimates as the Swedish audio-streaming giant benefits from steady user growth, price hikes and a cost-cutting drive.

AIB has made language interpretation and translation services available for its 3.3 million customers in its 170 strong branch network across the country.

Irish renewable energy company DP Energy has been granted approval from the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water for Callide Wind Farm, a renewable energy project with a capacity of 430MW.

France's BNP Paribas has today reported a forecast-beating jump in fourth-quarter net income as its investment bankers rode a surge in trading activity.

A new report shows that the prime country homes market in Ireland saw a 44% increase in the total transaction value in 2024, reaching €275m.

The LEGO Group is to open its first store in Northern Ireland with a new store planned for Belfast's Victoria Square.

Euro zone inflation ticked up slightly in January to 2.5%, edging higher for a fourth consecutive month driven by energy price increases, official data shows.

European mobile group Vodafone has today reported another deterioration in Germany, its biggest market, in its third quarter, a weak point amid otherwise stronger trading in Britain, Turkey and Africa.

Diageo has today withdrawn its medium-term organic sales growth target as the world's top spirits maker took steps to try and mitigate the impact of US tariffs on its tequila and Canadian whisky.

West Africa-focused Tullow Oil has appointed its finance chief Richard Miller as interim chief executive officer, effective from February 14.

UBS Group has posted fourth-quarter profit that beat forecasts by a wide margin and said it would buy back up to $3 billion in shares this year if there were no major changes to bank capital rules in Switzerland in the near term.

The manufacturing sector returned to growth in January thanks to fresh impetus in output and new orders, as confidence levels among firms remained close to December's 15-month high, a survey shows today.

There was a 9% quarterly decrease in the number of new job vacancies created on hiring platform IrishJobs in the fourth quarter of 2024.

China has slapped tariffs on US imports in a swift response to new US duties on Chinese goods, renewing a trade war between the world's top two economies as President Donald Trump sought to punish China for not halting the flow of illicit drugs.

EU leaders were relieved when Donald Trump failed to mention tariffs on European goods during his inauguration speech on 20 January.

Údarás na Gaeltachta is reporting an increase in job creation, investment, and language promotion in 2024.