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'Staggering' investment fraud rise as €28m stolen in 2023

Fri, 08/23/2024 - 07:46
Gardaí have warned of a "staggering" rise in cases of investment fraud - with more than €28m stolen from victims last year.

SAS cabin crew go on strike in Norway

Fri, 08/23/2024 - 07:39
Cabin crew at Scandinavian airline SAS in Norway went on strike today to press demands for better salaries and working conditions after wage talks broke down overnight, disrupting some flights, labour unions and the carrier said.

Nestle replaces CEO Schneider with company veteran Freixe

Fri, 08/23/2024 - 07:24
Nestle is replacing CEO Mark Schneider with company veteran Laurent Freixe, the Swiss food group has said, marking a change of leadership as it faces a challenge to grow sales.

ECB has room for gradual rate cuts, Kazaks says

Fri, 08/23/2024 - 07:16
The European Central Bank has room to cut interest rates possibly two more times this year as inflation remains broadly on the declining path policymakers envisaged, ECB policymaker Martins Kazaks said.

Third of firms put money aside to pay cyber ransoms

Fri, 08/23/2024 - 05:00
Almost a third of businesses here have money put aside to pay for ransoms arising from ransomware attacks, a new survey has found.

Low levels of website 'sophistication' here

Fri, 08/23/2024 - 05:00
Just over a third of websites here have a 'low' or 'very low' level of sophistication, according to the national registry for domain names.

Half of lone parents have opted out of work to care

Fri, 08/23/2024 - 05:00
Half of lone parents here said their parental responsibilities had resulted in them leaving the workforce at some point over the course of their career.

Talent retention top worry for third of business leaders

Fri, 08/23/2024 - 05:00
More than a third of business leaders in Ireland see retention of top talent as their biggest concern, new research has found.

Apple to let iPhone users in Europe delete its App Store

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 21:50
Apple will allow iPhone and iPad users in the European Union to delete the App Store or its Safari browser, the tech firm has told developers.

Dundalk restaurant visited by Joe Biden has closed

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 17:42
A Dundalk restaurant visited by US President Joe Biden during his trip to Ireland last year has closed its doors.

Revenues at Vertex's Irish unit rose to $2.3bn last year

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 17:24
Sales of the ground breaking Cystic Fibrosis drug, KAFTRIO, was the main driver behind Vertex Pharmaceutical's Irish revenues surging to $2.3bn last year.

Edinburgh council approves plans for tax on visitors

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 17:14
The City of Edinburgh Council has voted to introduce a tourist tax in a move expected to raise tens of millions of pounds each year.

Worker awarded €50k after role filled while he had cancer

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 16:36
A senior IT worker whose role was filled while he was absent due to a cancer diagnosis has been awarded €50,000 by the Workplace Relations Commission.

Poor weather, high costs not deterring tourists

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 15:52
Ireland has had a particularly miserable summer, with rainy days far outnumbering the ones spent in the sun. However, that doesn't seem to have deterred tourists from visiting our shores this season.

Euro zone consumer confidence falls in August

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 15:10
Euro zone consumer confidence fell by 0.4 points in August from the July number, figures released on today showed.

Europe vows to defend dairy in face of Chinese probe

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 13:52
The European Commission has vowed to stand up for Europe's dairy sector, a day after it was targeted in the latest anti-subsidy investigation by Beijing.

Treat Yo' Self: Why 'little treats' are now big business

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 12:26
'Little treat' culture highlights the economic No Man's Land that young adults now find themselves in, writes Adam Maguire.

RTÉ Director of Content Jennings to leave organisation

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 12:21
RTÉ has confirmed that Director of Content Jim Jennings is to leave the organisation at the end of the month.

€115m in social welfare payments wrongly paid out in 2023

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 12:19
Social welfare payments worth over €115 million were found to have been wrongly paid to citizens last year with six people having received more than €200,000 in benefit payments they were not entitled to.

Seamus Coffey new Chair of Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

Thu, 08/22/2024 - 12:04
University College Cork economist, Seamus Coffey, has been appointed by the Government as the new chair of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC).

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