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Record 80 million card transactions in May - AIB

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 09:12
The latest AIB Spend Trend for May shows that overall spending increased 9% year on year and 2% month on month.

ECB should neither signal pause nor rate cut - Nagel

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 09:02
Euro zone inflation is now on target and no sustained undershooting is likely but the ECB should keep all of its options open for future policy moves amid exceptional uncertainty, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said today.

Vapes made up 33% of electrical devices sold in 2024

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 09:02
The public has been urged to recycle vapes and e-cigarettes as a report showed they made up one-third of all electrical devices sold in Ireland last year.

BT boss Kirkby expects AI to deepen job cuts - FT

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 08:40
BT Group chief executive Allison Kirkby said advances in artificial intelligence could deepen significant job cuts under way at the British telecoms company, the Financial Times has reported.

Entrepreneurs raise €500m through AxisBIC Experience

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 08:20
Entrepreneurs who want an opportunity to get advice and support from some of the country's business leaders can apply for this year's AxisBIC Entrepreneur Experience.

Entain's BetMGM boosts forecast on iGaming, online growth

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 07:50
Ladbrokes owner Entain said today BetMGM, its US sports-betting joint venture with MGM Resorts, raised its annual revenue and core earnings forecast, driven by strong growth in its iGaming and online sports divisions.

Estee Lauder Chairman Emeritus Leonard Lauder dies at 92

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 07:43
Estee Lauder said yesterday that its chairman emeritus, Leonard Lauder, died on Satuday at the age of 92.

Paris Airshow opens under cloud of India crash

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 07:31
The Paris Airshow opens today with its usual fanfare of aircraft orders expected to be tempered by concerns over India's deadliest air disaster and escalating missile strikes between Israel and Iran that have rattled the global aviation industry.

China's factories slow, consumers unexpectedly perk up

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 07:20
China's factory output growth hit a six-month low in May, while retail sales picked up steam, offering temporary relief for the world's second-largest economy amid a fragile truce in its trade war with the US.

Which Dublin residential areas use the most & least electricity?

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 07:14
The latest CSO report on electricity consumption in Ireland highlights some interesting facts about usage across the capital and country

Renault boss De Meo quits; report says moving to Kering

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 07:13
Renault CEO Luca de Meo is leaving the French carmaker to pursue a role outside the auto industry, the company said, and newspaper Le Figaro reported he would become the new chief executive of Gucci-owner Kering.

G7 confronts Israel-Iran crisis as Trump dominates summit

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 04:35
Group of Seven leaders, including US President Donald Trump, are preparing to hold talks later in Canada, tackling issues including whether they can find common ground on an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.

'Decline' in summer holidaymakers to hotter destinations

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 02:56
Travel agents say there has been a noticeable trend of holidaymakers looking to avoid rising temperatures and extreme weather in continental Europe during the summer months.

Warming climate increases summer tourism to Ireland

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 02:56
Travel agents say there's been a noticeable trend with a rising number of holidaymakers looking to avoid rising temperatures and extreme weather during the summer months in continental Europe.

Tánaiste to warn of impact of further tariffs

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 00:00
Tánaiste Simon Harris will today warn that the threat of further tariffs represents "the most serious challenge to transatlantic economic relations in generations."

Open eir passes 1.4m premises with full fibre network

Mon, 06/16/2025 - 00:00
Open eir, the wholesale broadband subsidiary of telecom company eir, has announced it has surpassed 1.4 million homes and businesses with its full fibre-to-the-home broadband network.

Government in battle to weather housing plan storm

Sun, 06/15/2025 - 07:54
The Government and Minister for Housing James Browne's latest plans to address the housing crisis spent much of this week fighting the Dáil elements - specifically a deluge of opposition criticism.

RTÉ had 'big bang approach' to partly failed IT project

Sun, 06/15/2025 - 07:00
An in-depth review into the circumstances which led to RTÉ's write-down of €3.6m for a partly failed IT system, found the broadcaster had "limited experience" of an enterprise resource planning implementation of the scale and complexity of the project.

Travel smart: EHIC gives access to public healthcare

Sun, 06/15/2025 - 05:00
The European Health Insurance Card is a valuable resource for Irish people planning to holiday in Europe this summer.

Did Ireland's 'bad bank' NAMA work?

Sat, 06/14/2025 - 07:01
At the height of the financial crisis in 2009 Ireland set up the National Asset Management Agency, better known as NAMA.

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