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Smurfit Westrock reports €307m net income in 2024 

Wed, 02/12/2025 - 12:14
Dublin-headquartered company will continue post-merger savings in 2025

Irish mortgage rates fall to almost two-year low but remain above EU average 

Wed, 02/12/2025 - 11:47
Chairperson of Irish Mortgage Advisors Trevor Grant said mortgage rates under 3% could become a reality for many Irish borrowers from this summer, depending on how quickly lenders cut their rates in response to the ECB

Fears food deliver drone firm could lead to urban airspace 'monopoly'

Wed, 02/12/2025 - 01:11
Planning objection to drone food delivery service

Eight in 10 firms plan salary increases in 2025

Wed, 02/12/2025 - 00:05
Cpl salary guide addresses trends across industry

'Significant' uptick in growth optimism among Irish CEOs 

Wed, 02/12/2025 - 00:05
New survey from PwC found recent optimism to be significantly higher than its all-time low in 2020, when just 16% of CEOs expected Ireland's economy to grow

Sunday Independent editor Alan English and Southern Star editor Siobhan Cronin to step down

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 18:20
English leaving after five years while Cronin was Ireland's first female editor

Profits at Irish arm of Roche pharma climb by 17%

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 15:39
The lengthy timelines to reimburse medicines in Ireland must be reduced to improve standards of care and patient outcomes, the directors of the Irish ...

Government 'must commit' to attracting private equity to help address housing emergency 

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 14:36
Report from estate agent Sherry FitzGerald suggests 56,200 new homes a year are needed to meet demand

Collisons' Stripe negotiating staff share sales of €83bn-plus

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 13:37
It could help the Silicon Valley payments start-up regain some of the capitalization it lost during a post-covid slump

Cork City FC eyes new retail store in commercial drive

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 01:13
The club is also looking at securing a long-term training base and is increasing its community outreach

Adverse weather impacts construction activity 

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 01:00
Firms were also experiencing difficulties when it came to supplies with delivery times for inputs getting longer which was also linked to Storm Éowyn, but also due to staff shortages and stock issues at suppliers

Ikea launches seven new 'Click and Collect' sites across Ireland

Tue, 02/11/2025 - 00:05
The seven new sites will be in Tesco stores across Louth, Westmeath, Kerry, Wicklow, Mayo and Dublin

Elon Musk-led group proposes buying ChatGPT-maker OpenAI

Mon, 02/10/2025 - 22:52
A group of investors led by Elon Musk has said it is offering more than $97bn to buy OpenAI, escalating a legal dispute with the artificial ...

Storm Éowyn drives additional spending in supermarkets

Mon, 02/10/2025 - 16:15
The post-festive period saw consumers spend more on items that were on promotion with an extra €72m spent during January

CEO of Irish-founded Menopause Hub named in Forbes 50 over 50 list

Mon, 02/10/2025 - 15:19
CEO of the Menopause Hub, Loretta Dignam, made it onto the prestigious roll call of enterprising women over 50 years of age across 32 countries

Europe teeters toward energy crisis as gas reaches two-year high

Mon, 02/10/2025 - 15:03
After a long fight with surging energy bills, the continent again faces the threat of more economic pain

Competition watchdog clears sale of tower operator Cellnex to US company

Mon, 02/10/2025 - 14:40
Competition and Consumer Protection Commission had determined investigation was required to establish if the proposed transaction would lead to a substantial lessening of competition in the State

High-value deals push surge in Irish M&A activity in 2024 

Mon, 02/10/2025 - 13:26
The report by law firm William Fry showed that there were 17 deals that were valued at €250m or more

David McNamara: Taking stock of where central banks stand on interest rates

Mon, 02/10/2025 - 13:14
Overarching sense is all will proceed cautiously with rate cuts in the current uncertain environment

Irish SMEs have 'limited exposure' to trade war, says survey

Mon, 02/10/2025 - 09:32
UK remains of systemic importance to Irish SMEs, says ISME chief Neil McDonnell

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