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Are bankers' pay packets about to get a huge bump?

Sun, 03/09/2025 - 06:00
In recent weeks Ireland's pillar banks announced their 2024 financial results, and there was a clear theme each time; lenders are back making huge profits.

Crunch time on rent caps - standing still not an option

Sat, 03/08/2025 - 06:00
Later this month, the State's Housing Agency is expected to report to the Government on its review of rent controls.

Crunch time on rent caps - standing still not an option

Sat, 03/08/2025 - 06:00
Later this month, the State's Housing Agency is expected to report to the Government on its review of rent controls.

Hundreds of jobs to go at Concern due to aid funding cuts

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 20:33
400 people working for Concern Worldwide have been made redundant due to aid funding cuts, and the Irish humanitarian organisation expects that figure to rise.

Recruiter loses constructive dismissal case

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 18:12
A recruiter who "went into full combat mode" after being told he could do with training on his communication style has failed in a claim for constructive dismissal against jobs website Indeed.com

Health unions to issue notice of industrial action

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 18:11
Health unions will serve the Health Service Executive with notice of industrial action on Monday in a dispute over staff shortages.

Irish and Welsh Governments work on Irish Sea links

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 16:29
The Welsh and Irish Governments are working together on safeguarding and building on the links between the two countries across the Irish Sea, the two governments said today.

Dept to meet with TikTok workers impacted by job cuts

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 15:21
Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary has said that a team from his department is available to meet with TikTok workers impacted by job cuts at the company.

US job growth picks up in February, jobless rate rises

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 14:13
US job growth picked up in February and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.1%, but growing uncertainty over trade policy and deep federal government spending cuts could erode the labor market's resilience in the months ahead.

2,000 students explore engineering at Shannon Airport

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 13:39
Jobs for engineers are among the hardest to fill roles in Ireland, according to recent data from hiring platform Indeed.

Level Health to increase prices by average of 6% in April

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 12:19
Health insurer Level Health said today it will increase the average pricing of its plans by 6% next month.

Number of women in work more than doubled since 1998

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 12:04
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show the number of women in employment has more than doubled since 1998 to 1,310,600 in the fourth quarter of 2024, a 104.2% increase from the 641,800 reported in the fourth quarter of 1998.

Live Register eases by 0.1% in February - CSO

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 11:26
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the seasonally adjusted Live Register dipped by 0.1% to 165,500 people over the month to February.

Ex-Dundalk FC executive 'very publicly' dismissed - WRC

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 11:06
Former Dundalk FC chief operations officer Martin Connolly is now working shifts in a factory after being "very publicly" dismissed from the club last year, a tribunal has heard.

Euro zone 2024 economic growth revised up to 0.9%

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 10:40
The euro zone economy grew by 0.9% in 2024, revised data showed today, higher than a previous estimate of 0.7%.

VC investment in women-led startups hit €200m in 2024

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 10:27
Venture capital firms invested €200m in Irish, women-led start-ups last year, according to Pitchbook's 'Europe All In' analysis.

€650m Silvermines Hydro Project before An Bord Pleanála

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 10:12
Plans to establish a €650m hydroelectric pumped storage power project located at the former mine site Silvermines in Co Tipperary have taken a major step forward.

Royal London Ireland's new business sales up 29%

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 10:00
Insurance company Royal London Ireland has today reported 29% growth in new business sales to €359m.

Walgreens to be taken private in $10 billion deal

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 09:13
Walgreens Boots Alliance will be taken private by Sycamore Partners for $10 billion, the firms have said, closing out nearly a century of trading on public markets for the US pharmacy giant.

Trump signs order to establish strategic bitcoin reserve

Fri, 03/07/2025 - 09:04
US President Donald Trump yesterday signed an executive order to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve, a day before meeting with executives from the cryptocurrency industry at the White House.

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