RTE Business

A new report shows that Credit Unions are demonstrating improved efficiency with declining wages-to-income ratios and stronger loan book growth.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the volume of retail sales rose by 1.1% in April compared to March, while retail sales were 3% higher on an annual basis compared to April 2024.

Christine Lagarde is determined to complete her eight-year term as president of the European Central Bank, the ECB said today after the Financial Times reported that she held talks about leaving early to lead the World Economic Forum.

The turmoil of high US tariff announcements - and subsequent pauses - has increased uncertainty among Irish small and medium sized businesses (SMEs).

The Irish Hotels Federation has announced it is joining with hotels from across Europe to support a landmark collective legal action against Booking.com over its restrictions against hotels offering lower rates on their websites or on rival sites.

Energy major ExxonMobil has entered into exclusive negotiations with the French unit of Canadian energy group North Atlantic to divest its majority-owned French subsidiary Esso, it said today.

Shein is working towards a listing in Hong Kong after the online fast-fashion retailer's proposed initial public offering (IPO) in London failed to secure the green light from Chinese regulators, said three sources with knowledge of the matter.

Drinks group C&C has reported higher profits and revenues for the year ended 28 February 2025 and said that current trading for the year ahead is encouraging.

Italian-Franco-US automaker Stellantis has today named Antonio Filosa, the Italian head of its North American operations, as its new chief executive, effective from June 23.

B&Q Ireland is opening three new stores this week at locations in Navan in Co Meath, Waterford and Letterkenny in Co Donegal.

The RTÉ leadership team has told an Oireachtas committee that they had no knowledge of a €3.6 million write-down over a partly failed IT project until February of this year.

RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst will lead a delegation of the broadcaster's leadership team to Leinster House, where they will be appearing before the Oireachtas Committee on Media.

Uisce Éireann will tell TDs and Senators today that it requires an additional €2bn to deliver the water services capacity needed to reach the Government's revised housing targets.

IDA Ireland circulated the EU's draft list of retaliatory measures to US tariffs to Irish-based pharmaceutical companies for their comments as part of the Government's response to the European Commission on the proposals.

The IDA circulated the EU's draft list of retaliatory measures to US tariffs to Irish-based pharmaceutical companies for their comments as part of the Government's response to the European Commission on the proposals.

An investment of €70 billion will be required to shape Dublin's future by 2040, according to a new report by KPMG Ireland.

The risks and potential of artificial intelligence for unemployed people will be debated at the annual delegate conference of the Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed.

The risks and potential of artificial intelligence for unemployed people will be debated at the annual delegate conference of the Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed.

Ireland has gone backwards in its attempts to achieve its greenhouse gas emissions targets, according to an updated analysis by the Environment Protection Agency.

Minister for Housing James Browne has acknowledged the Government is unlikely to meet its target of building 41,000 homes this year.