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The European Central Bank is on track to lower inflation and cut interest rates but needs to have a deep think about how much further and how quickly policy should be eased, ECB board member Isabel Schnabel said over the weekend.

NovaUCD said today that 25 start-ups, which are aiming to raise over €55m in funding, pitched to an invited audience of more than 70 venture capitalists and angel investors at its annual Investor Day showcase event.

Work is to start next month on a new watersports facility designed to attract tourists on a year-round basis to the seaside town of Ardmore, Co Waterford.

Reach, the publisher of the Daily Mirror, expects its 2024 operating profit to beat market expectations, helped by a strong fourth quarter, it said today, driving its shares more than 20% up.

Investors prepared to welcome Donald Trump's second inauguration, anticipating benefits from his pro-business agenda, while remaining wary of his protectionist trade policies, particularly his stance on tariffs.

For budget furniture retailer IKEA, the fewer trade tariffs there are the better, the CEO of Ingka Group - the biggest global IKEA franchisee - told Reuters today as businesses braced for higher possible US tariffs under President Donald Trump.

A new guide has been launched to help people declutter their digital devices.

Dawn Meats has invested €1.5m in a new solar panel project at its Grannagh site in Co Waterford.

More than 80% of estate agents who are members of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland believe that current property prices are either "expensive" or "very expensive".

TikTok began restoring its services in the US after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app's access in the US when he returns to power.

Economic fears have escalated into grievances among 60% of people, with many believing hostile actions such as violence can be necessary to bring about change, according to a global poll by communications firm Edelman.

As Trump moves back into the White House, Musk's unwanted involvement in the domestic affairs of US allies may have unintended consequences

Heineken's Indian unit United Breweries will resume beer supplies to India's Telangana state, the company said today, weeks after it halted supply over pricing and non-payment of dues by the state government.

The price of Donald Trump's new cryptocurrency called $TRUMP soared yesterday, with the amount held by the US president-elect and his associates now valued at more than $38 billion.

Banco Santander is reviewing its presence in Britain, a person familiar with the matter said, two decades after its acquisition of Abbey National made it a major player on the country's high streets.

Lufthansa has finalised its acquisition of a 41% stake in Italian state-owned airline ITA after European antitrust remedies were put in place, in a deal designed to boost the carrier's presence in the lucrative southern European market.

The organisers of the annual snowbound gathering in Davos say this year's event comes at a "highly consequential moment for the world", an understatement if ever there was one, writes Europe Editor Tony Connelly.

The technology world has embraced Donald Trump, with many CEOs seeing opportunities in his 'America First', anti-regulation policies, reports Work and Technology Correspondent Brian O'Donovan.

Venture Capital investment in Ireland remained stable last year; it picked up in the final quarter despite the challenging funding environment, and there are signs of confidence returing in 2025.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has proposed to tighten restrictions on who can purchase housing in the country, as part of his drive to ease an affordable-homes crisis.