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The United States and Ukraine have signed a deal heavily promoted by US President Donald Trump that will give the US preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals deals and fund investment in Ukraine's reconstruction.

The Tánaiste has insisted that no decisions have been taken around who will head up the Government's new Housing Activation Office.

The Cabinet Housing Committee will discuss who might lead the newly-established Housing Activation Office.

Trade unions will mark May Day today which is celebrated as International Workers' Day.

RTÉ has confirmed it has written down a figure of €3.6 million on a partly failed IT system, which was one of the projects funded from the proceeds of the sale of land at its Dublin site in 2017.

The number of Ireland-born residents in Australia has passed 100,000, according to official figures.

Local authorities in Galway are inviting expressions of interest for the development of the city's former airport.

Business investment in Ireland is being weighed down by the uncertainty caused by US President Donald Trump's tariffs, according to the Governor of the Central Bank.

US consumer spending increased solidly in March as households boosted purchases of motor vehicles to avoid higher prices and shortages due to tariffs, but that did little to change economists' views that the economy had shifted into lower gear.

US firm Canto, which provides digital asset management software for organisations worldwide, is expanding its operations at its innovation centre in Cork.

The US economy unexpectedly contracted in the first three months of the year, due largely to a surge in imports as businesses and consumers stockpiled ahead of the introduction of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

The US economy contracted in the first quarter, weighed down by a deluge of goods imported by businesses eager to avoid higher costs, underscoring the disruptive nature of President Donald Trump's often chaotic tariff policy.

The partner of an allegedly sex-addicted businessman who sacked her as his company secretary after she confronted him about using a gay dating app and an escort website while on a family holiday has been awarded nearly €100,000 by an employment tribunal.

Retained firefighters, who are members of SIPTU, have voted to accept Labour Court recommendations aimed at resolving their long-running pay dispute.

Just over 7,000 businesses that availed of Revenue's debt warehousing scheme have failed to make a plan to pay their debt.

Turnover at the Shannon Airport Group increased by 7.6% last year to €73.1 million.

Yum Brands beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter comparable sales, helped by robust demand at its Taco Bell locations in the US and KFC outlets in international markets.

UBS has today posted better than expected first-quarter net profit, but the Swiss bank warned of an uncertain outlook as US tariffs raise global growth fears even as the market tumult drove up earnings in its trading activity.

Microsoft has today committed to boosting its presence in Europe and protecting European citizens' data against a backdrop of rising "geopolitical volatility".

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the unemployment rate fell to 4.1% in April from a revised rate of 4.4% a month earlier.