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The euro zone economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter, starting 2025 on a modestly upbeat note before a trade war with the US, a surging currency and deteriorating business sentiment weaken it, data showed today.

AIB has today announced cuts to both its deposit rates and its mortgage interest rates in response to the recent rate cuts from the European Central Bank.

Stellantis has today suspended its guidance for a moderate recovery this year, after a profit drop in 2024, due to the uncertain impact of US President Donald Trump's tariffs, and said it would review capital spending plans.

Drugmaker GSK has today reaffirmed its outlook for 2025 and said it was "well positioned" to mitigate any hit from potential sector-specific tariffs, after first quarter results beat expectations.

Dublin-headquartered IPL, which makes rigid-plastic products, has agreed a deal to merge with Schoeller Allibert, a manufacturer of reusable transport packaging.

Shares in nutrition supplement maker Glanbia jumped 10% today after analysts pointed to a "better than feared" first quarter performance that allowed the Irish group to maintain its full year earnings guidance.

Barclays said today its first-quarter profit rose a better-than-expected 19%, as frenzied trading activity in the first three months of the year boosted investment banking revenue.

Permanent TSB Group Holdings said its net interest income reduced by 9% in the first quarter of this year due to the impact of lower interest rates.

Irish-based subsidiaries of investment companies held more than €31 billion in fossil fuel investments as of June 2024, according to a new report from ActionAid Ireland and Trócaire.

Dalata Hotel Group, the country's biggest hotel group, has today announced a deal which will see its first hotel open in Spain.

Insulation and building materials manufacturer Kingspan has reported a "good" first quarter despite what it called a sluggish start to the year due in the main to seasonal factors.

Tánaiste Simon Harris is due to meet European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič in Spain to discuss the ongoing engagement between the EU-US on trade relations, and in particular the pharma sector.

The US and Ukraine has signed a minerals deal after a two-month delay, in what President Donald Trump's administration called a new form of US commitment to Kyiv after the end of military aid.

The three most common minimum wage jobs in Ireland are kitchen helpers, shop sales assistants and bartenders, according to a new study by the ESRI.

A new study by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has found that the three most common minimum wage jobs in Ireland are kitchen helpers, shop sales assistants and bartenders.

The Climate Change Advisory Council is calling on the Government to make the legal and regulatory changes needed so customers can easily access their smart meter data to help lower electricity bills and reduce peak electricity demand.

An Irish businessman, whose company is installing the largest offshore wind farm in the world at Dogger Bank in the North Sea, has said the Government should see supporting the offshore wind industry as an investment rather than a cost to the State.

An Irish businessman, whose company is installing the largest offshore wind farm in the world at Dogger Bank in the North Sea, has said the Government should see supporting the offshore wind industry as an investment rather than a cost to the State.

Fingal County Council has accused the operators of Dublin Airport of acting in an inappropriate way and outside the bounds of the statutory planning process in relation to their application to raise the passenger cap at Dublin Airport.

Facebook parent Meta Platforms has launched a separate app for its Meta AI assistant, similar to those offered by Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Alphabet's Google.