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Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar is to take up an advisory role with US-based public relations firm Penta Group, which bought Irish PR firm Hume Brophy in 2022.

Britain will stick to its fiscal rules despite global upheaval, finance minister Rachel Reeves said over the weekend, raising the prospect of thousands of public sector job cuts in this week's budget update which is likely to include further savings.

Klarna's upcoming US initial public offering could help unlock a pipeline of British fintech flotations after a barren period for new technology listings, investors, lawyers and an executive told Reuters.

Engaging in meaningful dialogue and taking well-considered actions can strengthen relationships and resolve disputes constructively

Japan's factory activity fell at the fastest pace in a year in March, dragged by declines in production and new orders in a worrying sign for the economy, a private-sector survey showed today.

Bayer has been ordered by a jury in the US state of Georgia to pay about $2.1 billion to a plaintiff who claimed the company's Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, the plaintiff's law firms has said.

A new €1.6 million fund has been launched to tackle disparities in opportunity and access to employment for marginalised young adults.

Irish Medtech, the Ibec group representing the medical technology sector, has released its latest manufacturing report, calling for greater investment in advanced manufacturing and digital technologies.

Minister for Housing James Browne has said the financial market for building apartments in Dublin is broken and the tax regime needs to be examined to stimulate development.

A group of long-term food traders in west Cork are pondering their future after being told they must pack up and leave.

The Minister for Finance has said tens of thousands of jobs in Ireland could be at risk if US trade tariffs are introduced in early April.

"It's never too young to start" - that's the advice from the CEO of the Irish League of Credit Unions David Malone when it comes to learning about the value of money.

Ireland's wealth has always been tied up in the sea. From Roman coins brought here by traders from Britain, to the Vikings who sailed up Irish rivers and began to mint the first silver pennies, to the undersea cables which pour data in and out of the country today.

Staff at South Dublin County Council, who are members of the Fórsa trade union, have paused planned industrial action which was due to begin on Monday.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has led the tributes to the late businessman and sportsman Pat (PJ) Dineen, who chaired Irish Steel, Bord na Móna and Bord Gáis, as well as playing cricket for Ireland on over 20 occasions.

A manager at a workwear and safety supplier dismissed after complaining about taking a fall on a damaged floor in its warehouse has won €10,000 for health and safety-related penalisation.

US motorists have traded in a record number of Tesla electric vehicles this month, data showed, amid a wave of protests against CEO Elon Musk's work as an adviser to US President Donald Trump.

Heathrow is warning of days of disruption ahead, after a fire at an electricial substation that supplies it with power, closed the airport today.

Dublin based aviation analytics solutions company Aerlytix has secured a grant of €455,000 through Enterprise Ireland's Research, Development & Innovation (RD&I) fund.

It is close to impossible to predict what US tariffs will mean for the Irish economy.