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Qualcomm agrees €2.1bn deal for semiconductor firm Alphawave

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 07:52
The company makes high-speed semiconductor and connectivity technology that can be used for data centres and AI applications

Grant scheme to spend €23m upgrading social housing stock 

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 07:35
Local authorities granted funding for modifications to housing for people with mobility or disability needs

Irish households' €160bn in savings could be unlocked to fund new homes – SCSI

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 00:02
State-backed housing investment vehicle could release some of the €160bn, most of which is in low-interest current accounts

Alcohol consumption falls again, dropping 4.5% last year

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 00:01
Industry demands a cut in excise rates to protect small pubs and restaurants

Spar wants a bigger slice of Ireland's €15bn grocery market

Sun, 06/08/2025 - 20:00
Strategy includes plans for new store openings, upgrading existing sites, and a new design for EuroSpar supermarkets

The red tape Ireland's entrepreneurs face must be reviewed

Sun, 06/08/2025 - 16:00
The outlook for FDI growth hazy, it’s important that we consider how to drive homegrown businesses forward

Irish Mortgage Corporation unveils its new joint managing directors

Sat, 06/07/2025 - 08:05
Fiona Deering and Liam O’Connor take on new roles as joint managing directors of IMC 

Devil in the detail as Trump's 'revenge tax' playing with fire

Sat, 06/07/2025 - 02:25
A key provision of the president's 'big, beautiful' tax bill is worrying traders

Shannon Airport CEO optimistic for summer season despite geopolitical tensions

Sat, 06/07/2025 - 01:00
Despite adding new routes, the Shannon Airport CEO, Mary Considine, tells Emer Walsh that our aviation policy must change

Cork McDonald's operator aiming for €32m in revenues this year

Fri, 06/06/2025 - 17:48
Jim Ronayne oversees the operation of six McDonald's in Cork and Tipperary

Ireland helps to boost euro area growth at start of year

Fri, 06/06/2025 - 14:57
Quarterly growth of nearly 10% in Ireland and a faster-than-anticipated expansion in Germany are chiefly responsible for the eurozone’s better start to the year

Solar power delivers record 173 Mwh during sunny May

Fri, 06/06/2025 - 13:14
Of the 32.5% of electricity generated from renewables last month, the majority came from wind

My Job: The partnerships powering Cork growing food festival

Fri, 06/06/2025 - 11:48
My Job: Niamh Murphy on growing the Cork On a Fork food festival

Manufacturers need to invest in AI or risk falling behind, PwC advises

Fri, 06/06/2025 - 08:00
Just 3% of Irish manufacturing companies have fully integrated AI into their operations versus 8% for Europe, Middle East and Africa

AIB Group to sell minority shareholding in merchant services business

Fri, 06/06/2025 - 07:42
AIB said it reached an agreement to sell its minority shareholding of 49.9% in AIBMS to its joint venture partner Fiserv

Workers increasingly optimistic on retirement plans

Fri, 06/06/2025 - 06:45
In the past six months, 38% of workers have increased retirement contributions, 47% have boosted short-term savings, State Street report shows

Guinness 0.0 sales up 27%, with plans for €30m investment at St James's Gate

Fri, 06/06/2025 - 00:05
The non-alcoholic version of Guinness to take up 12% of its stout production in Dublin next year

Cork Chamber is named Chamber of the Year

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 19:02
Awards recognise the outstanding work of chambers of commerce throughout the country in supporting local, regional and national business.

Bay Broadcasting to acquire Galway Bay FM once deal secures approval

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 17:07
Bay Broadcasting will become the second largest radio group in Ireland

Overall tax take up 8.5% as corporation taxes drop

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 16:30
When the Apple tax receipts are excluded, corporation taxes are down almost 10% this year

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