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Northern Ireland's biggest agricultural show - the Balmoral Show - will begin later at the site of the former Maze/Long Kesh prison near Lisburn.

Microsoft is to lay off 3% of its employees across all levels, teams and geographies, according to a report by CNBC.

Bank of Ireland has raised €750 million from a new green bond to finance more climate action projects in renewable energy and green buildings.

The Appeals Centre Europe, a Dublin-based social media appeals body, has announced that it has expanded its scope and is now hearing cases relating to Instagram.

Under Armour has today posted a smaller-than-expected drop in fourth-quarter revenue, helped by the sportswear maker's turnaround efforts.

UnitedHealth Group chief executive Andrew Witty stepped down suddenly today, the company said, as it suspended its 2025 forecast due to surging medical costs, sending its shares plunging more than 11% on Wall Street.

A failed driving test applicant began punching walls and kicked a door while another unleashed a volley of abuse at a tester for refusing to conduct an exam in a car that stank of cigarettes.

Nissan Motor has today unveiled sweeping new cost cuts, saying it would eliminate 11,000 more jobs and close seven plants, capping a tumultuous year that has left the Japanese car maker fighting to turn itself around.

Ford is warning Ford Kuga plug-in hybrid owners in Ireland not to charge their vehicles until a software update is ready to fix technical issues with the battery in some cars.

The rising popularity of organic wines in Ireland is due to personal benefits and sustainability concerns

US President Donald Trump's tariff decisions since he took office on January 20, from imposing sweeping duties to abruptly pausing some of them, have shocked financial markets and sent a wave of uncertainty through the global economy.

The Government has announced an additional €30m in funding and an extension to 2027 for the First Home Scheme (FHS).

Uncertainty in the global economy is likely to persist even if a global trade war proves short-lived, European Central Bank governing council member Gabriel Makhlouf said in a speech today in Dublin.

New figures from Wind Energy Ireland show that An Bord Pleanála approved seven wind energy projects in the first three months of 2025, with a combined capacity of 402 MW, and rejected none.

Minister for Further and Higher Education James Lawless has said "the flipside" of a possible brain drain from the US is "a great opportunity for Ireland".

A new recruitment drive has been launched to attract graduate planners into Ireland's county and city councils.

Wind and solar energy group Greencoat Renewables has agreed a deal to sell a portfolio of six Irish onshore wind assets for a total of €156m to Norwegian private equity firm HitecVision.

The temporary truce does not shift the underlying reality that the US and China are locked into a long-term cycle of tit-for-tat trade tariffs

The newest mortgage lender in the State, Núa Money, has announced rate reductions across its residential mortgage and equity release products.

A new survey shows a dramatic increase in the cost of raising a child - from birth to the age of 21 - in Ireland.