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The initial public offering of a 30% stake in Athens International Airport, Greece's largest gateway for tourists, attracted strong demand, the airport said today, marking the first successful launch of a major IPO in Europe this year.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the seasonally adjusted Live Register total for January stood at 176,700 people, up by 1,400 people or 0.8% from December.

The board of Ireland's largest landlord, I-RES REIT, has been backed by an influential shareholder advisory firm ahead of a crunch extraordinary general meeting later this month.

Oil prices rose today after the OPEC+ group's decision to keep its production policy unchanged, but benchmarks remained on track for weekly losses on China demand growth fears.

The IMF sees a greater risk to the global economy if central banks start cutting interest rates too soon than if they move "slightly" too late, Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said.

Bank of Ireland has today opened the latest addition to its nationwide network of hybrid working hubs.

Farmers have blocked the Dutch-Belgian border and occupied roads in Greece, while a Polish union announced plans to close border crossings with Ukraine, as European protests over prices and red tape spread.

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Ryanair flights were emptier in January than the same month a year ago after a number of online travel agents (OTAs) stopped selling its flights in early December, though the budget giant still managed to grow its traffic by 3% year-on-year.

Danske Bank began to see a slight deterioration in customer credit quality towards the end of last year, it said today as it forecast 2024 profit broadly in line with last year.

Amazon.com has beaten fourth-quarter revenue expectations as new generative AI features in its cloud and ecommerce businesses spurred robust growth during the critical Christmas period.

Meta Platforms has issued its first dividend days ahead of flagship social network Facebook's 20th anniversary, while reporting revenue and profit that beat expectations on robust ad sales in the Christmas shopping period.

Apple has forecast a drop in iPhone sales and targeted overall revenue $6 billion below Wall Street expectations as its China business took a hit.

In a series of articles looking at the issue of immigration in Ireland, today RTÉ News Business Editor Will Goodbody examines the role immigration plays in Ireland's economy and in the labour force.

In a series of articles looking at the issue of immigration in Ireland, today RTÉ News Business Editor Will Goodbody examines the role immigration plays in Ireland's economy and in the labour force.

A combination of geopolitical uncertainties, high interest rates and inflation and ongoing concerns about valuations contributed to a challenging year for the venture capital market in 2023, according to KPMG in its latest Venture Pulse.

Aer Lingus has said that daa's application to increase Dublin airport's 32m annual passenger cap to 40m could have and should have been made much earlier than last December.

The Health Service Executive had to pay an €80,000 bill for travel and subsistence expenses built up by a manager in its estates department who was left reporting to nobody for 15 years until he retired, the WRC has noted.

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Payments firm PayPal has proposed cutting up to 205 Irish-based jobs.