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A four-day working week, pay, remote working and artificial intelligence (AI) will be among the topics debated at the biennial conference of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) which begins in Belfast today.

Robinhood Markets has launched tokens that will allow its customers in the European Union to trade more than 200 US stocks and exchange-traded funds, including Nvidia, Apple and Microsoft

Dublin City Council has given the green light to British developer Summix for a nine storey student accommodation block on the former site of the Independent Newspapers HQ on Middle Abbey Street in Dublin

A maintenance man who operated 20 bank accounts has lost his €235,331 tax battle over unexplained lodgements to his various bank accounts of €441,552.

76 companies have bid to develop Europe's artificial intelligence gigafactories, the EU's tech chief said today, hailing a bigger than expected response to the bloc's push to catch up with the US and China in this key technology.

Santander is among bidders that submitted a binding offer for Spanish lender Sabadell's British unit TSB, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

New figures show that take-home grocery sales were up 5.7% over the four weeks to June 15, compared to the same time last year as hot weather and the June bank holiday saw Irish shoppers out and about more often.

Stena Line is withdrawing its three-day Rosslare to Cherbourg ferry service from the end of September.

Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf has warned the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe about the vulnerability of VAT as a source of revenue, as the Government plans to cut the rate of the tax for the hospitality and retails sectors.

Intel has informed the Government that up to 195 staff could face compulsory redundancy at its plant in Leixlip, Co Kildare.

Here are some of the major events, colourful players and curious facts which shaped the early years of Irish tourism

The European Central Bank pledged today to react with equal vigour when inflation was too high as when it was too low, tweaking its overarching strategy after being blind-sided by a surge in prices in recent years.

There was a 10% drop in foreign visitors to Ireland in May compared to the same month last year, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

The latest flash reading of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) from the Central Statistics Office show that consumer prices are estimated to have increased by 1.6% in the 12 months to June.

One of the giant Generali signs that crown the Italian insurer's head offices in Milan collapsed today, remaining on top of the 170 metre-high (558 ft) skyscraper but at risk of crashing to the ground, firefighters said.

The Irish Tax Institute has called on the Government to introduce sweeping reform of the research and development (R&D) tax credit in Ireland.

Many people think they are more financially literate than they appear to be, according to a new survey from PTSB.

Lending growth to euro zone businesses stalled last month, suggesting that trade uncertainty and weak overall growth offset any support provided by European Central Bank rate cuts, data from the ECB suggested today.

There were 421 insolvencies in the first half of the year, according to new figures from PwC.

German retail sales unexpectedly fell by 1.6% in May compared with the previous month, statistics office data showed today, dampening hopes for strong growth in the second quarter for Europe's largest economy.