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Developing your spatial ability has been shown to have a positive effect on performance in maths and other STEM-related subjects

Oil prices fell about 2% today on worries that slower economic growth in the US and China could reduce demand for energy, especially after prices surged over 7% during the prior three days.

A music teacher who claims that a State-funded music school has been wasting public money by paying him and his colleagues for lessons it had no students to attend has now accused an education and training board of penalising him for whistleblowing by assigning him no new students.

British retailers reported a third straight month of falling sales in August and they expect another decline in September, prompting them to lower their hiring and investment plans, the Confederation of British Industry said today.

Women's business group Network Ireland said it has received the highest ever number of applications for its Businesswoman of the Year Awards.

The European Central Bank can gradually lower interest rates as long as inflation is seen hitting its 2% target by the end of 2025, at the latest, Dutch policymaker Klaas Knot said today.

Immigration to Ireland has reached a 17-year high, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office, with 149,200 people arriving in the country in the 12 months to April.

Preliminary figures from the Central Statistics Office show that average weekly earnings for the second quarter of 2024 reached €963.17, an increase of 5.6% or €51.43 compared with the same time last year.

Telegram boss Pavel Durov could be held in police custody until Wednesday after French prosecutors said they had granted extra time for questioning, while a senior ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin alleged Washington was behind his arrest.

Dublin Chamber said that Budget 2025 should be used to increase investment and accelerate delivery in major capital projects - including public transport, water infrastructure, energy and housing.

South Dublin County Council has refused planning permission to Google Ireland for a new data centre at Grange Castle Business Park in south Dublin.

More than 3,500 current and former UK shop workers at retailer Next have won a six-year legal fight for equal pay, lawyers representing the claimants said today.

Ryanair no longer sees a risk of double-digit percentage falls in average fares this summer as weakness has "levelled out," Group CEO Michael O'Leary said in an interview today.

Could a smart parking recommendation system bring an end to streets and footpaths cluttered with discarded e-bikes and scooters?

Tipperary-based Trifol Resources has entered into an agreement with Shell Chemicals Europe to supply pyrolysis oil derived from waste plastic.

Wind Energy Ireland has called on the Government to give the planning system the funding it needs to help accelerate renewable energy projects and to put funding in place to invest in port infrastructure for the development of offshore wind energy.

The German economy shrank by 0.1% in the second quarter of 2024 compared with the previous three-month period, the statistics office reported today, confirming preliminary data.

The use of lithium batteries in disposable vapes represents an enormous waste of valuable materials with staggering environmental costs

Canada, following the lead of the US and European Union, is to impose a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese electric vehicles and announced a 25% tariff on imported steel and aluminum from China.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that his company, Facebook, was pressured by the US government to censor Covid-19 content during the pandemic.