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Music sales by top Irish acts The Script and Kodaline last year contributed to the pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of music giants, Sony increasing more than three fold to €1.379m.

The European Central Bank said today it was launching a roadshow to collect feedback from citizens across the euro zone.

The euro dropped back towards $1.08 today and the Australian dollar tumbled to a new 11-year low as the rapid spread of the coronavirus outside China drove fears of a pandemic and sent investors to the safety of the US dollar.

The European Commission has cleared public support granted by Romania to Timisoara Airport, the country's third largest, and to Wizz Air.

Confidence among German business leaders nudged slightly higher in February, a closely watched survey said today, as bosses appeared to shrug off fears about the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Brexit has left an estimated €75 billion hole in the EU's budget.

Mastercard is to create 1,500 jobs in Ireland over the next three to five years.

The number of Irish headquartered companies reporting on their carbon emissions rose 11% last year to 31, new figures from CDP Ireland's Climate Change Report for 2019 show.

A jump in number of coronavirus cases outside China hit European shares this morning, as investors feared the outbreak will take a bigger toll on global growth than anticipated.

The hotel and guesthouse sector here experienced a mixed performance for 2019, against the backdrop of a significant fall in overseas visitor growth.

AIB has announced a reduction in its fixed mortgage rates - its second reduction in less than a year.

The owner of Primark, which trades as Penneys here, has warned there was a risk of supply shortages on some lines later in the year if delays in factory production in China are prolonged due to coronavirus.

Bank of Ireland has reported an underlying profit before tax of €758m for 2019, down 19% on the €935m reported the previous year.

There has been a lot of attention this week on post-Brexit changes to UK immigration rules and the impact on companies in Northern Ireland has come under the spotlight, writes Economics Editor Robert Shortt.

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has faced criticism after saying terrorists "will generally be males of a Muslim persuasion".

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has faced criticism after saying terrorists "will generally be males of a Muslim persuasion".

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has said terrorists "will generally be males of a Muslim persuasion".

Nineteen members of staff made redundant by the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) last year shared €1.01 million in redundancy payments.

Sterling rose against both the dollar and euro after UK factories reported the fastest rise in output for 10 months in February.

The coronavirus outbreak may curb demand for oil in China and other Asian countries, further depressing oil prices to as low as $57 a barrel, the Institute of International Finance has said.