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Irish fintech funding down 90% in the first half of year

Thu, 10/03/2024 - 05:00
Funding for the fintech sector here is down 90% during the first half of this year when compared to the same period last year.

Service sector activity rises at fastest rate in 6 months

Thu, 10/03/2024 - 05:00
Activity in the service sector increased at the strongest rate in six months in September as cost pressures eased, new data shows.

Healthcare unions to protest over staff shortages

Thu, 10/03/2024 - 00:12
Trade unions representing healthcare workers are to stage a series of lunchtime protests starting today as part of a dispute over staff shortages.

Healthcare unions to protest over staff shortages

Thu, 10/03/2024 - 00:12
Trade unions representing healthcare workers are to stage a series of lunchtime protests starting today as part of a dispute over staff shortages.

Ireland's 'get by' climate plans threaten progress - EPA

Thu, 10/03/2024 - 00:06
The Environmental Protection Agency has warned that progress, economic prosperity, and health are all threatened unless Ireland increases the scale, pace, and ambition of environmental action.

Are EV drivers at greater risk of causing an accident?

Thu, 10/03/2024 - 00:06
Research looked at specific risky behaviours and compared these between EVs, traditional vehicles, and hybrids

Startup exec wins €88k after going months without salary

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 18:02
A startup has been ordered to pay a former senior executive over €88,000 after a tribunal ruled that its failure to give him his salary, notice pay or accrued annual leave amounted to an "unlawful" deduction.

TikTok opens new 'Transparency and Accountability Centre'

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 17:06
Video-sharing platform TikTok has officially opened its new Dublin Transparency and Accountability Centre (DUBTAC).

Liquidators appointed to Dublin recruitment firm

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 16:37
The High Court has appointed provisional liquidators to a Dublin-based recruitment firm after the court was told the company was insolvent.

BD severance dispute referred to WRC

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 16:09
Medical device maker BD (Becton Dickinson) is to refer a dispute over severance packages at its Drogheda plant to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).

Parents of December babies to receive new €420 grant

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 15:32
The Government has defended its decision not to cut the VAT rate for the hospitality sector amid criticism from restaurants and hotels which have warned of more closures.

Lower electricity prices hit Indaver Ireland's profits

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 14:56
A decrease in electricity prices last year contributed to pre-tax profits at waste processing and power generation firm Indaver Ireland reducing by 19% to €26.68m.

Tesla reports third-quarter deliveries below estimates

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 14:21
Tesla has today reported third-quarter vehicle deliveries below estimates as incentives and low-cost financing failed to lift demand for its aging models in a highly competitive market.

City planners reject application for new Temple Bar hotel

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 13:31
An Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission to one of the country's best known publicans, Tom Cleary for a new hotel for Dublin's Temple Bar area.

Retained firefighters reject WRC pay proposals

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 12:54
Retained firefighters, who are members of SIPTU, have voted to reject Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) proposals aimed at resolving a long-running pay dispute.

ECB will do 'anything' to remove hurdles to bank mergers

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 12:49
The European Central Bank will do "anything" to remove hurdles to cross-border bank mergers in the euro zone, supervisory chief Claudia Buch said today, as Italy's UniCredit eyes a bid for Germany's Commerzbank.

Minister defends €9m Budget spending on phone storage

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 12:18
The Minister for Education has defended the allocation of €9 million towards storage for students mobile phones at secondary schools.

Spain welcomed record number of tourists this summer

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 12:11
Spain welcomed a record 21.8 million international visitors to its shores this summer, official data showed today, an influx of tourism that triggered some protests in the country.

Burke rejects claims Govt has failed hospitality sector

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 11:49
The Minister for Enterprise has defended the Government's failure to cut the VAT rate for the hospitality sector to 9% in yesterday's Budget.

Unemployment rate of 4.3% for September - CSO

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 11:37
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the unemployment rate stood at 4.3% in September, down from a revised rate of 4.5% the same month last year.

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