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A marketing company engaged in building brands has won a €2.55m VAT battle with the Revenue Commissioners.

The Government has launched a new business events strategy to promote Ireland as a destination for corporate events and business travel.

A report into the pay of chief executives at commercial state bodies has recommended overhauling the existing system of remuneration for company bosses.

From why and how to plant, to grants, requirements and maintenance, here's everything to know about planting on a pocket of your land

The Department of Agriculture has announced it is lifting the compulsory housing order for poultry and captive birds that was in place due to the risk of avian influenza, or bird flu.

The White House has denounced Amazon's reported plans to disclose the cost that US tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump were adding to its products, and slammed the retail giant for its past ties to China.

General Motors has today pulled its annual forecast, reflecting the uncertain effects of US President Donald Trump's global trade war, even as it reported strong quarterly results.

Pfizer said today it would generate $1.7 billion more in savings from cost-cutting to its manufacturing and research operations and reported lower first-quarter revenue due to declining sales of its Paxlovid Covid-19 treatment.

Coca-Cola has reported better-than-expected revenue and profit for the first quarter, as the beverage giant benefits from price hikes and strong demand for its drinks.

Zara and Pull&Bear are set to expand their stores at Dublin's Dundrum Town Centre.

United Parcel Service's first-quarter profit beat market estimates and the parcel delivery giant said it will cut 20,000 jobs to lower costs in an uncertain economy and in anticipation of weak volumes from its largest customer, Amazon.

Risks are high that the global economy will slip into recession this year, according to a majority of economists in a Reuters poll, in which several said US President Donald Trump's tariffs have damaged business sentiment.

The Government has confirmed that the start date for pension auto-enrolment is to be delayed from 30 September 2025 to 1 January 2026.

Preliminary figures for Gross Domestic Product, a measure of the economy which includes the contribution from multinationals, shows an increase of 3.2% in the first three months of this year compared to the last quarter of 2024.

Retail sales fell by 0.9% on a monthly basis in March and declined by 1.3% year-on-year, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show today.

Dublin-based Avolon, the world's second-biggest aircraft leasing company behind AerCap, has reported higher net income and lease revenues for the first quarter of 2025.

European Central Bank supervisor Sharon Donnery said today she saw scope for making banking regulation simpler, but warned against watering it down.

A bruising roller coaster ride for markets in the first 100 days of the Trump administration has seen some investors move away from American assets, but it remains to be seen whether policies have caused a sustained shift away from the United States.

New figures from Banking and Payments Federation Ireland show that the average home mortgage drawdown value reached €327,972 in the the first quarter of 2025 - the highest level on record.

Novartis has today released a more optimistic full-year earnings forecast, citing the strong growth of drugs such as Leqvio, Kisqali and Kesimpta during the first quarter.