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Tánaiste Simon Harris has urged the EU's trade commissioner to exempt sectors key to the Irish economy, such as aviation, medical, agrifood and the equine industry, from any retaliatory tariffs the EU could impose on a range of US products should the current trade negotiations fail.

There has been a significant drop-off in the number of people buying health insurance, according to new figures from the Health Insurance Authority.

Child-related benefits have lifted over 150,000 children out of poverty, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute.

A group of pro-Palestinian activists are seeking a judicial review against a decision by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) not to proceed with a complaint filed against AirBnB in August 2023.

A British-based wholesaler of household goods has topped the latest Tax Defaulters' List, with a total bill of more than €1.11m.

The World Bank has slashed its global growth forecast for 2025 by 0.4 percentage point to 2.3%, saying that higher tariffs and heightened uncertainty posed a "significant headwind" for nearly all economies

Griffdon Engineering, a family-run electrical engineering company, is to create 48 new jobs at its headquarters in Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon

Strong growth in online sales and a rise in demand for vaccination services contributed to the Irish arm of pharmacy giant, Boots enjoying record revenues of €580.76m last year

An unregistered business operating in a shed building, where the other half of the shed was a car workshop, was among the reasons for the Food Safety Authority of Ireland's (FSAI) latest enforcement action.

The amount of electricity used by data centres increased by 10% between 2023 and 2024, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office

A pool of 13,000 retired civil servants, as well as ministers, are to have their pension deductions checked for incorrect payments, Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers has confirmed.

The former Waterford Crystal manufacturing site is to be transformed to form part of the country's first co-located university enterprise quarter in a €130 million initiative

Coastal cities around the world, including Jakarta, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, and Shanghai, are sinking - posing catastrophic risks to roads, buildings and key infrastructure.

A new study shows that Ireland has the best work life balance in Europe, and the second best out of the top 60 GDP nations

British retailer Marks &Spencer resumed taking online orders in the UK for some clothing lines on Tuesday after a 46-day hiatus following a damaging cyber attack. Online orders on the Irish site remain paused.

Global stocks rose and the dollar edged higher today as trade talks between the United States and China were set to extend to a second day, with tentative signs that tensions between the world's two largest economies could be easing

The South East Technological University (SETU) has been awarded funding as part of a prestigious European consortium delivering the BECEE project – Balanced and Enhanced Collaboration for an Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

Britain unemployment rate surged to its highest level for nearly four years and pay growth for UK workers eased by more than expected as employers faced surging staff costs, official figures have shown

Warner Bros Discovery said it would split into two publicly traded companies, separating its studios and streaming business from its fading cable television networks as the parent of HBO and CNN looks to compete better in the streaming era

PwC is calling for the the reform of the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT), to broaden tax policy and to reduce the Capital Gains Tax to 20% from 33%