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Irish consumers spent €150m on St Patrick's weekend splurge on Revolut

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 00:00
Company recorded 6.8m transactions over three days with spending up 17%

New Penneys store for Ennis town centre part of €250m spend by Primark

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 19:30
The new Primark proposals are expected to boost the economic fortunes of Ennis town centre through increased footfall

McDonalds Irish expansion stalled by sole objectors against new drive-thrus for Mullingar and Waterford

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 18:54
McDonalds also has additional planning applications for new drive-thru restaurants currently before planning authorities for sites in New Ross, Co Wexford, Thurles, Co Tipperary, and Carrigaline, Co Cork

Ryanair launches new subscription service

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 17:48
If the airline does sell out the initial round of “Prime” memberships, Ryanair could generate €19.75m in additional revenue in a year

Dairygold to cut 70 jobs in €14m cost-cutting programme

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 16:59
These cuts include manufacturing and operational efficiencies, organisational restructuring and the rationalisation of third-party expenditure.

BYD sales top Tesla as tech focus wins over Chinese drivers

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 16:18
The US carmaker is worth about $800bn (€737.9bn) despite a share-price rout that’s seen the stock plunge 38% this year

Alleged 'spy' now co-operating in information recovery, HR firm tells court

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 15:52
Last week, Mr O’Brien came before the judge and said he destroyed a mobile phone sought by Rippling the previous week after interim court orders were granted requiring him to hand over his devices

Mairead Connolly appointed President of Limerick Chamber 

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 15:10
Ms Connolly has served on the board of Limerick Chamber since 2020, including on the Executive Committee and chairing Governance and Nominations

Mortgage lenders to tell switching customers about savings estimates under new Central Bank rules

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 12:44
Under the revised code, mortgage providers have to provide customers with a personalised saving estimate, in euros, alongside each alternative mortgage refinancing option

Software giant SAP becomes Europe's most valuable public company

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 12:25
German firm unseats weight-loss drug maker Novo Nordisk and is now valued at around €312bn

David McNamara: Central banks play the waiting game

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 11:09
Cautioun prevails, despite global growth risks, amid poltical uncertainty in Washington

Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar becomes advisor for US public relations firm

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 08:25
Mr Varadkar will join the board of Penta, who advise clients including Google and Microsoft

Reliance on pharma a 'significant risk' for Ireland amid tariff dispute

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 00:05
Protectionist measures that impact the biopharma sector, the study said, could lead to Irish job losses, reduced investment, and a reduction in registered intellectual property 

Ireland places second in global tech competitiveness thanks to level of graduates

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 00:05
While Ireland scored highly in tech competitiveness, it ranked only 18th across all Stem areas

Irish medtech firms say skills shortage is a major concern

Mon, 03/24/2025 - 00:00
Survey by Ibec's Irish Medtech shows medical devices and tech firms also worry about labour costs, housing, and staff retention

John Whelan: EU should not use trade 'bazooka' in response to US tariffs

Sun, 03/23/2025 - 15:26
The French, Italians, and Spanish were equally worried about the Brussels-recommended 50% tax on American whiskey, which appears to have been leaked to the US officials

Jim Power: Central bankers face dilemma with shift in global trading order

Sun, 03/23/2025 - 15:08
The European Central Bank warned that 25% US tariffs would knock 0.3% off growth in the first year and, if the EU retaliates in kind, the drop would be around 0.5%

Nike the latest firm caught in the swoosh of Trump's policy unpredictability

Sat, 03/22/2025 - 17:30
Companies are finding it harder to reach decisions and plan for the future amid a changing picture

Can Cruise complete mission impossible to revive Hollywood's slump?

Sat, 03/22/2025 - 14:10
Tom Cruise takes on what may be his final "Mission: Impossible," a new Superman will wear the red cape, and the record-setting "Avatar" sci-fi series ...

Irish SMEs could benefit from Europe's extra defence spending 

Sat, 03/22/2025 - 05:00
EU proposals would see security spending increase, writes Ronan Smyth

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