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Staff at Drogheda hospital to take strike action

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 11:41
Health workers at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda are to engage in a one day strike next Thursday, 3 April in a dispute over staffing numbers.

VOYA wins overall SFA National Small Business Award

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 11:30
Luxury skincare brand VOYA has been was named as the Overall National SFA Small Business Winner for 2025.

Legal dispute between Web Summit shareholders settled

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 11:08
The High Court has been told the multi-million euro bitter legal dispute between the three shareholders of Web Summit has been settled.

Norway central bank keeps rate on hold in policy reversal

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 09:31
Norway's central bank kept interest rates on hold at a 17-year high of 4.5% today, in line with most forecasts, as an unexpected resurgence of inflation led policymakers to postpone their previously stated plan for a cut.

European aviation's green fuel targets risk being missed

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 09:19
European aviation CEOs said today that their sector risks falling behind its global competitors as well as miss EU green fuel targets as supplies remain too pricey.

Deadline for Irish workers to top up UK pension looms

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 09:16
Thousands of Irish people who worked in the UK and paid the equivalent of our social insurance, could be entitled to access a British pension. The deadline for applying for top up for as many as 18 past years and paying to avail of the scheme is 5th April 2025.

Ryanair carries 200 million passengers in one year

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 09:14
Ryanair has become the first European airline to carry 200 million passengers in a single calendar year.

Car makers & countries most vulnerable to US tariff hikes

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 08:47
US President Donald Trump has followed through on weeks of threats for new tariffs on imported cars, saying a 25% import tax on vehicles not built in the US would kick in next week.

Manna Air closes new funding round of $30m

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 08:12
Dublin drone delivery service Manna Air has announced a new $30m funding round, bringing its total equity funding to over $60m to scale its operations.

'Ireland was very smart' - Trump cites pharma tariffs

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 07:37
US President Donald Trump has said the US will be introducing tariffs on pharmaceuticals, specifically citing Ireland among the countries where many pharmaceutical products are made.

Car stocks slide as US tariffs spoil profit outlook

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 07:34
Worries about throttled global trade and a hit to car industry profits sent shares of car makers tumbling and drove markets broadly weaker today after President Donald Trump put a wall of tariffs around the US auto sector.

H&M's first-quarter sales weaker than expected

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 07:19
Swedish fast-fashion retailer H&M has today reported weaker than expected sales for its first quarter on and said sales were up 1% so far in March, in a sign of a slow start to its spring and summer season.

Next reports over £1 billion profit for first time

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 07:12
Clothing retailer Next has today reported a 10.1% rise in annual profit, making in excess of £1 billion for the first time.

Is Ireland really running a 'tax scam'?

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 07:10
International co-operation to close the loopholes and exceptions facilitating corporate tax avoidance has reached unprecedented levels

Trump threatens higher tariffs if Canada, EU 'harm' US

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 06:39
US President Donald Trump has said that larger tariffs could be placed on the European Union and Canada if they both work together "to do economic harm to the USA."

ESRI says 'clear need' for reform of rent controls

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 05:00
The Economic and Social Research Institute has said there is a "clear need" for reform of rent controls.

Revolut launches joint savings accounts

Thu, 03/27/2025 - 05:00
Revolut has launched a new feature for its customers - joint savings accounts.

Trump pushes ahead with auto tariffs, inflaming trade war

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 23:56
US President Donald Trump unveiled a 25% tariff on imported cars and light trucks starting next week, widening the global trade war he kicked off upon regaining the White House this year in a move auto industry experts expect will drive up prices and stymie production.

Trump to impose 25% tariff on all vehicles not made in US

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 21:28
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will impose a 25% tariff on all vehicles not made in the United States starting from next week.

Tech firm to pay €64k in withheld commission to salesman

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 17:23
Financial technology consultancy Bankhawk has been ordered to pay €64,000 in commission it withheld from a salesman as "leverage" to get him to sign a non-disclosure agreement after failing to retain the original.

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