RTE Business

SIPTU members employed at the Drogheda plant of medical device maker BD (Becton Dickinson) are to place a picket at the entrance to the facility at lunchtime today.

A coalition of businesses groups seeking reform of the taxi industry is proposing a series of recommendations to the National Transport Authority (NTA) aimed at alleviating the current shortage of taxis.

A growing shortage of planning professionals in Ireland will hamper the future delivery of key infrastructure projects.

Iarnród Éireann has confirmed that train services in Dublin will revert to the previous timetable from 14 October, with a spokesperson for the company saying "we got it wrong".

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the household saving rate declined from 14.5% in the first three months of 2024 to 12.7% in the second quarter.

Euro zone business activity slipped back into contraction last month although the downturn was not as steep as initially thought, according to a survey that also showed inflationary pressures had eased.

Turkish annual inflation slowed less than expected in September to 49.4%, official data showed today, a figure which analysts said could disappoint central bank officials after a series of interest rate hikes.

Oil prices rose today as the prospect of a widening Middle East conflict that could disrupt crude oil flows from the key exporting region overshadowed a stronger global supply outlook.

Dutch airline KLM will cut costs and postpone investments because of the rising cost of equipment, staff and airport fees, it said today.

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has raised $6.6 billion from investors, which could value the company at $157 billion and cement its position as one of the most valuable private companies in the world.

Upper Crust owner SSP Group has today forecast slightly better-than-expected annual revenue, helped by higher demand during its peak summer period.

The Bank of England could move more quickly to cut interest rates if there is further good news on inflation but conflict in the Middle East could push up oil prices, Governor Andrew Bailey told the Guardian newspaper.

Tesco has today raised its annual profit forecast as the supermarket group won market share in its first half in the UK and Ireland, giving it momentum ahead of the key festive trading period.

Over 40,500 reports relating to suspected illegal content online were made to the national reporting centre Hotline.ie last year, of which 29,044 were assessed as child sexual abuse material - a 110% increase on the previous year.

Long lines of container ships queued up outside major US ports today as the biggest dockworker strike in nearly half a century entered its third day preventing unloading and threatening shortages of everything from bananas to auto parts.

A bumper September of travel has edged Dublin Airport nearer to breaching its passenger cap this year.

€8m has been invested by food company Kepak in upgrading its factory in Kilbeggan, Co Westmeath.

Engineers, who are members of the Connect trade union, are to engage in a one-day strike next week at Meta's data centre in Clonee, Co Meath.

A landmark report commissioned by the Western Development Commission has found critical challenges facing the western and north western region in the areas of infrastructure, housing and income

The President of Dublin Chamber will call for half of all new homes built every year to be constructed in the Greater Dublin Area at the organisation's annual dinner tonight.