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British finance minister Rachel Reeves is expected to announce cuts to her spending plans today in a bid to reassure investors that she can be trusted to fix the public finances as growth falters.

Here's what CSO data tells us about how Ireland's 25-year-olds are dealing with money issues around wages, savings and the cost of living

The latest Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker to enter the Irish market, Xpeng, had its official launch event in Dublin last night.

Titanium and zircon miner Kenmare Resources has reported profit after tax of $64.9m for the year to the end of December 2024, down 50% on 2023.

Business & Finance magazine publisher Ian Hyland has bought Windmill Lane Pictures and plans to relaunch the brand as an international documentary film maker.

Convenience food manufacturer Greencore has increased its bid for rival Bakkavor Group, Bloomberg News has reported, citing sources.

UK betting and gaming firm Evoke said today it expects its first-quarter revenue to grow in low-single-digit percentage, lower than its 5%-9% growth expected for the full-year, as measures to reign in gambling-related harm weigh.

The president of Signal has defended the messaging app's security after top Trump administration officials mistakenly included a journalist in an encrypted chatroom they used to discuss looming US military action against Yemen's Houthis.

Rent Pressure Zones have been blamed for the fall in apartments here, but international evidence suggests interest rates are the real issue

Signal is an end-to-end encrypted messaging app that is considered one of the most secure in the world by security professionals, but was never intended to be the go-to choice for White House officials planning a military operation.

British inflation slowed by more than expected in February, bringing some relief to consumers ahead of a likely new pick-up in price growth and to finance minister Rachel Reeves before her budget update speech today.

A Co Down woman has settled a sexual discrimination case against one of Northern Ireland's largest employers for almost €260,000.

Just over half (3,404) of the 6,185 complaints made to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman last year were about banking, with customer service and disputed transactions the main reasons for such complaints.

A new report from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland estimates that Ireland's energy transition will drive up to €19 billion per year of new business by 2030.

Members of the Psychiatric Nurses Association are beginning industrial action in a dispute over staffing numbers.

There is still room to lower European Central Bank interest rates further, and the 2.5% deposit rate could fall to 2% by the end of the summer, French central bank chief Francois Villeroy de Galhau told a German newspaper.

Accumulated profits at the firm co-owned by RTÉ's best paid broadcaster, Joe Duffy last year increased to €621,000.

US consumer confidence plunged to the lowest level in more than four years in March, with households fearing a recession in the future and higher inflation because of tariffs.

Business advisory firm Azets Ireland is set to acquire Cooney Carey for an undisclosed sum.

Oil prices rose today for a fifth day in a row on expectations that global supply may tighten after the US announced tariffs on countries that buy Venezuelan crude, although OPEC+ plans to go ahead with an output hike in May limited gains.