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NBP network will reach 420,000 premises by end of 2025

Mon, 11/18/2024 - 05:00
420,000 premises around the country will have high-speed broadband made available to them by the National Broadband Plan (NBP) by the end of next year.

Hopes set on G20 spurring deadlocked UN climate talks

Mon, 11/18/2024 - 03:39
Nations return to deadlocked UN climate talks, with hopes that G20 leaders meeting on the other side of the world can rally support behind a deal for poorer countries.

Wind generation was third highest on record in October

Mon, 11/18/2024 - 00:01
Wind generation in Ireland was the third highest on record for the month of October, according to new figures from Wind Energy Ireland.

Shop owners fear not enough being done to tackle crime

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 16:45
As politicians criss-crossed the country to discuss their plans for government, crime was a key issue in the spotlight, with several parties announcing their policies for tackling the problem.

VC funding broadly flat in the third quarter - IVCA

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 14:00
Venture capital funding for Irish small and medium sized firms grew, but only just, during the third quarter of the year.

Selling luxury: Sales of Ireland's high-end hotels boom

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 09:12
Hotel sales in Ireland are booming, with deals this year expected to top the €1 billion mark for the first time in almost a decade.

Why are FF and FG accused of backsliding on climate?

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 07:00
Three days before the General Election was called Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman pushed hard at a Cabinet meeting to get Government agreement on spending for the Climate, Nature and Infrastructure Fund.

COP structure cannot deliver change at exponential speed

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 03:38
Keeping the rise in global temperatures below 1.5C is becoming increasingly difficult to achieve. There is a rising sense of panic among the most senior, and most influential, United Nations advisers about it.

Rise in temperatures cause 'sense of panic' at COP29

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 03:38
Keeping the rise in global temperatures below 1.5 degrees is becoming increasingly difficult to achieve. There is a rising sense of panic among the most senior, and most influential, United Nations advisers about it.

How can Europe tap into trillions worth of hidden funds?

Sat, 11/16/2024 - 07:00
When EU officials travelled to Washington recently, the US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell showed them a chart showing American productivity over a 40-year period compared to European productivity.

Four small firms on what they want from a new Government

Sat, 11/16/2024 - 06:00
Irish firms are feeling the pressure of increased labour, supply and energy costs, and the upcoming auto enrolment for pensions for employees. With the election just two weeks away some business owners from around the country have been sharing with RTE News what they want from a new Government

Top Trumps - the rise of Elon Musk

Sat, 11/16/2024 - 05:00
It has been a good week for Elon Musk.

Ryanair cancels passenger flights due to technical issues

Sat, 11/16/2024 - 04:50
Ryanair has confirmed the flights of a small number of passengers were cancelled by a technical issue before being reinstated.

Two men arrested in Dublin over suspected insider trading

Fri, 11/15/2024 - 20:51
Gardaí have arrested two men as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected insider trading.

Man fired before boss arrested for meth seizure wins €78k

Fri, 11/15/2024 - 15:20
An IT manager fired shortly before the arrest of his former boss in connection with Ireland's largest-ever seizure of crystal meth has won nearly €78,000 for unfair dismissal and employment rights breaches.

Oil prices set for weekly loss on China demand fears

Fri, 11/15/2024 - 14:54
Oil prices edged lower today, heading for a weekly loss, as investors digested waning Chinese demand and a possible slowing of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate cut path.

Garda driver, 70, wins right to go back to work

Fri, 11/15/2024 - 14:35
A civilian driver for An Garda Siochána who was made retire at 70 has won the right to stay at work for another three years after a tribunal found he faced falling into poverty because his pension is so small.

One third of social media users targeted by fake adverts

Fri, 11/15/2024 - 13:21
One third of social media users have been targeted by a fraudulent advert, new research shows.

Unilever nearly halves expected European job cuts

Fri, 11/15/2024 - 12:58
Unilever is cutting about 1,500 fewer jobs in Europe than initially anticipated and hiring about 1,000 people, primarily those affected by its cost-cutting drive, for its soon-to-be spun off ice cream business, the head of the company's European Works Council has said.

Binarii Labs expands its global distribution network

Fri, 11/15/2024 - 12:17
NovaUCD-headquartered Binarii Labs, a data security solutions company, has announced new distribution channel partnerships across the US, Europe, and Asia in advance of attending Slush 2024 next week in Finland.

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