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The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is beginning a two-week national inspection campaign focusing on silica dust exposure in construction.

Up to 100 local shops close annually in Ireland with at least three outlets shutting their doors every fortnight, according to the Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA).

Rents for newly-built properties will no longer be capped at 2% annually but will instead be tied to the rate of inflation under plans set to be considered by Cabinet next week.

Consumers are taking out lines of credit to cover the cost of their chips, and it's getting some market experts worried, writes Adam Maguire.

As widely expected, this week, the European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, bringing the main deposit rate down to 2%.

Donald Trump once dismissed cryptocurrency as "a scam" but in recent months he and his family have become heavily involved in the digital currency marketplace and have reportedly made billions of dollars in the process.

There is significant scope to enhance transparency around funding for cross-border projects, one of the Government's key policy programmes, the Parliamentary Budget Office has stated.

Rent caps for new tenancies are to be eased as part of a plan expected to go to Cabinet next week.

Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill has caused one big beautiful bust-up with Elon Musk.

The ISPCC has announced its participation in a global project to prevent and respond to online child sexual exploitation and abuse

Unions representing workers at Wellman International in Co Cavan have said that a new owner for the company must be found amid fears of job cuts at the manufacturing and recycling business.

A new €1m training centre for mechanical and electrical trades is to open in a previously derelict property in the centre of Ballaghaderreen in Co. Roscommon

The number of people contributing to a private pension rose by 13.6% last year to more than 258,000, when compared with 2023

The eurozone economy expanded at a significantly faster pace than previously estimated in the first three months of the year

Bank of Ireland has issued a warning over what it calls a dramatic increase in reports and cases of attempted so-called 'safe account' scams

ICS Medical Devices has announced that it plans to create 72 new jobs by 2028

The number of firms offering full flexibility to staff on the number of days they spend in the office has fallen from 37% in the second quarter of last year to 27% a year later

This month's Exchequer receipts will be "absolutely critical" to the direction of the State finances this year, according to one tax expert.

Traders are increasingly confident the European Central Bank will pause its run of interest rate cuts now that the central bank sees itself as well-positioned to deal with global economic uncertainty fuelled by US tariff policy

Only 5% of business leaders say they have skills to fully harness potential of AI and other digital innovation, according to new research by the Irish Management Institute