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Ireland's largest private landlord, Irish Residential Properties REIT, said today than a voting issue with a third party platform has been resolved ahead of its EGM this week.

Shares of British banks are undervalued partly by lingering perceptions that they are still hampered by Brexit and a negative political climate toward the institutions, Britain's financial services minister has said.

Dutch brewer Heineken's 2024 profit could fall significantly below analyst estimates owing to geopolitical and economic volatility, it said today, sending its shares down as much as 6.5%.

British consumer price inflation unexpectedly held steady at an annual rate of 4% in January, defying forecasts for it to rise, official data showed in a boost for the Bank of England.

People have been urged to beware of romance scams and criminals who are seeking to take advantage of the increased popularity of dating apps this St Valentine's Day.

It is not acceptable that the key people behind RTÉ's Toy Show The Musical are not going to be at a hearing of the Oireachtas Committee on Media this afternoon, the chair of the committee has said.

The Government has given formal approval to the public sector pay deal agreed last month.

The Government has announced the appointment of two new Data Protection Commissioners, Dr Des Hogan and Dale Sunderland.

First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald are meeting Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to discuss co-funding of infrastructure in Northern Ireland.

The Shed Distillery, based in Co Leitrim, has launched its Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin into the growing Chinese market.

The UK arm of The Body Shop, the near 50-year-old cosmetics company renowned for ethical hair and skin products, has entered bankruptcy, administrators said today, placing thousands of jobs at risk.

US consumer prices increased more than expected in January amid rises in the costs of housing and healthcare, but the pick-up in inflation likely does not change expectations that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates in the first half of this year.

Local gift cards are driving spend in towns and cities across Ireland, new data shows.

A crane hire company that dismissed a worker while he was at home recovering from a broken pelvis has been ordered to pay him €14,000.

Retailer Marks & Spencer in Drogheda is to close with the loss of 57 jobs.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told the Dáil that €2.2bn is the maximum allocation for the completion of the National Children's Hospital, adding that Government "will not be allocating anymore".

The Cabinet has been informed that the cost of the National Children's Hospital has increased by nearly €500m.

Coca-Cola has beaten Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue today, as the beverage maker benefited from higher product prices and buoyant demand, especially for its namesake drink.

Restaurant Brands International has today beaten Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue and profit, helped by efforts to turn around its Burger King business and robust demand at Tim Hortons.

Hasbro has today reported a steeper-than-expected drop in Christmas quarter sales and profit, sending its shares down 11% in premarket trading, as a persistent demand weakness in the toy industry weighed on sales of its digital and board games.