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The US Congress has averted a Christmastime government shutdown after weeks of tense negotiations that went down to the wire, passing a bill to fund federal agencies through mid-March.

Three Ireland is to refund around 14,000 customers approximately €3.76m in roaming charges.

RTÉ News has announced the appointment of journalist Aengus Cox as its new Agriculture and Consumer Affairs correspondent.

The workers' union representing over 10,000 baristas at Starbucks said its members will strike at stores in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle for five days starting today, citing unresolved issues over wages, staffing and schedules.

More than 4,600 applications have been received for just 195 cost-rental apartments at a new development in Dublin.

Nike's new CEO Elliott Hill warned of a long road to sales recovery for the sportswear giant, but the veteran executive's plan to turn the spotlight on sports like basketball and running, allayed some investor worries.

The operator of Dublin Airport has confirmed it is submitting an application seeking to increase the passenger cap to 36 million a year.

More people in Ireland are feeling positive about the year ahead than was the case this time last year, new research shows.

A Fáilte Ireland overview of the tourism season just gone said the industry had struggled through a "challenging year" with demand for holidays here falling well below expectation.

Global real estate compan Greystar has completed the purchase of Point Campus in Dublin, the largest off-campus student accommodation complex in the country, from global asset manager DWS Group for about €150m.

The Russian central bank kept its key interest rate on hold at 21% today, surprising the market, which had expected a 2 percentage point increase, and saying recent tightening had created conditions for inflation to fall towards its target.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that 407,700 foreign visitors completed a trip to Ireland in November, a decrease of 8.9% compared with the same time last year.

The National Asset Management Agency has today completed another €400m cash transfer to the Exchequer, bringing the total cash paid to the Exchequer from NAMA's surplus to €4.25 billion.

There has been "rapprochement" between Volkswagen and the IG Metall union during the longest-ever talks over pay and job security, sources close to the negotiations told Reuters today, without providing further details.

Specialist fire protection, detection and maintenance engineering company WTech Fire Group has announced a deal to buy Cork-based Safety Tech Fire.

Dublin-based titanium and zircon miner Kenmare Resources has appointed James McCullough as its new Chief Financial Officer.

Japanese inflation accelerated in November, with annual prices rising 2.7% partly because of higher energy costs, government data showed today.

BT has today defeated a £1.3 billion lawsuit brought against the British telecoms company that alleged it had overcharged millions of customers for fixed telephone lines.

Diageo, which owns Guinness, has blamed "exceptional consumer demand for Guinness in Britain" for the supply challenges it now faces.

Diageo, which owns Guinness, has blamed "exceptional consumer demand for Guinness in Britain" for the supply challenges it now faces.