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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.

Multiple devices and countless clouds have made it easy for digital clutter to accumulate – which can stress us out, slow us down, and harm the environment, writes Adam Maguire.

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

TSB, the British lender owned by Spain's Sabadell will cut jobs and close branches to improve its efficiency, the CEO of the Spanish bank told a press conference today after TSB set aside restructuring costs of £29m.

The second-hand market for airplanes is booming due to a chronic shortage that has persisted since the pandemic - and fears are growing that Boeing's latest crisis could tighten the squeeze in coming months.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said today the company will hold a shareholder vote to transfer its state of incorporation to Texas from Delaware, days after a judge invalidated his $56 billion pay package at the electric vehicle maker.

New car sales were up 15% in January when compared to the same time last year, new figures show.

The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged today, after officials split three ways on the right course for policy and Governor Andrew Bailey wanted more evidence inflation would return permanently to target.

The disruption of shipping in the Red Sea has so far not had a material impact on Europe's inflation outlook, European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane said today.

A senior Irish-based employee of social media platform X, who allegedly liked tweets critical of the company and its owner Elon Musk, has settled the High Court he brought against his employer after a disciplinary process was brought against him.

Galway-based transport data company CitySwift has secured €7m in its latest funding round.