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The share of electricity in Ireland supplied by wind fell during 2024 due to grid constraints, an energy company has said.

The Dublin-based post-production studio Windmill Lane Pictures has announced that it is to cease trading with immediate effect.

A TD has called for a free-of-charge, State-run death notice website following the decision by RIP.ie to charge €100 for funeral listings and the possible emergence of multiple online rival platforms.

On the streets of Galway city, people of all ages and backgrounds have given their reaction to a new report by property website MyHome.ie in association with Bank of Ireland.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland issued 115 closure orders in 2024, an increase of 39 from the previous year.

Online fast-fashion retailer Shein is aiming to list in London in the first half of the year, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, assuming it gains regulatory approvals for the initial public offering.

Dataships, an Irish data privacy software and services company has closed a €6.8 million Series A funding round.

Early science fiction imagined smart homes as liberating, but such portrayals have now shifted from utopian to dystopian

Rachel Reeves is facing her first major test as Britain's finance minister after the UK government's borrowing costs climbed for a third day today and the pound's losses deepened, potentially forcing her to cut future spending.

Elon Musk has urged Germans to vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany party in an upcoming general election during a broadcast he hosted with the party's co-leader on his social media platform X.

Ireland's EU Commissioner has said the European Commission has strong powers available to act if this evening's interview between Elon Musk and the head of the German far-right party AfD breaches EU law.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that households saved 14.3% of their income in the third quarter of 2024, up on the second quarter when it was 12.9%.

Germany's Bauer Media has agreed to buy Clear Channel Europe-North, a major player in the "Out of Home" media sector, in a deal worth $625m.

Euro zone retail sales grew less than expected in November, confirming that consumption remains in the doldrums and adding to a recent string of gloomy data about the health of the currency bloc's economy.

A number of Irish startups are jostling among thousands of the brightest inventors and entrepreneurs to get attention for their creations at the the world's largest tech event, the CES in Las Vegas.

German exports and industrial production rose more than expected in November, but the outlook for the euro zone's largest economy remains anything but rosy.

A specially designed smartwatch for children, which is loaded with safety features and a "kid-safe" version of ChatGPT has been unveiled at CES in Las Vegas.

Wearable devices have come a long way from counting steps or heartbeats, with new tech offering the ability to track blood oxygenation, glucose levels and blood pressure, though its reliability remains a matter of debate.

China's consumer prices barely rose in 2024 while factory gate prices extended into a second year of declines in a row, official data showed today, weighed by persistently weak domestic demand.

Whether detecting rising anxiety or managing a full-blown panic attack, the tech industry is offering an array of new tools designed to support mental health.