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Concern honours Ireland’s volunteers

Sat, 03/23/2024 - 17:30
The charity reached 36 million people across 25 countries last year alone with the help of volunteers

Future of AI will be like the Borg in Star Trek, experts predict

Sat, 03/23/2024 - 09:00
Different artificial intelligence units will one day be able to team up and share information with each other – just like the Borg in Star Trek, ...

Ireland: The world’s most generous country

Sat, 03/23/2024 - 07:00
GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan shares insights on Ireland's global ranking for charity donations

From food to flights - Taylor Swift to Coldplay: How Irish consumers spent their money last year

Sat, 03/23/2024 - 06:00
Spending on concerts jumped by €50m last July, the month tickets for Taylor Swift and Coldplay went on sale

CorkBIC to rebrand and expand into Mid-West

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 16:11
AxisBIC is one of four Irish BICs funded by Enterprise Ireland to grow and support start-ups

Census highlights significant role of volunteers

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 15:00
People over the age of 45 were found to be more likely to volunteer

Wholesale cost of electricity hits three-year low

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 13:21
It's forecast customers will 'see another round of price cuts in the second half of the year'

Irish Times agrees sale of Waterford-based radio station Beat 102-103

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 13:12
The buyer, Bauer Media Group, owns a number of national and local radio stations including Today FM, Newstalk 98FM, and Spin 1038

Apple facing battles on both sides of the Atlantic 

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 12:00
US Justice Department suing the iPhone maker for violating antitrust laws, while in Europe the company is said to be facing probes about whether it is complying with the region’s Digital Markets Act

Profits at JD Wetherspoons pub chain surge on the back of over €1bn in sales 

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 11:35
The chairman of Wetherspoons said: 'If the improvements continue we'll be back to pre-pandemic levels in the next year or two.'

Tara Mines' loss of €67m in 2023 could have been 'significantly higher' had operations not ceased 

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 11:06
Mine closed temporarily last summer and directors working with unions to resume operations on a 'sustainable basis'

Simple strategy vital to boosting housing supply, says CIF leader

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 08:15
Ireland needs a faster turnaround with planning applications, says Construction Industry Federation's new Cork region chair 

PTSB cuts interest on a fixed-rate mortgage

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 00:06
The lender estimated that the reduction will save mortgage holders up to €44 per month for a customer fixing a mortgage of €250,000 over a 30-year term.

Major Boeing customer Korean Airopts for Airbus in €13bn deal

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 19:10
The move has put the spotlight on Ryanair, whose fleet is based on Boeing planes

Competition watchdog blocks sale of car park to Daa

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 18:29
The proposed deal would have 'likely to lead to higher prices for consumers because Daa would not have to compete to win car parking customers', said the CCPC

Irish shares gain along with rest of Europe as rate cut expectations rise

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 18:13
Investors tweaked their views about the European Central Bank's policy path, pricing in a 90% chance of an ECB rate cut by June from less than an 80% chance earlier this week

European car sales surge 10% but electric vehicle growth stays flat

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 18:02
Manufacturers including Mercedes-Benz and Audi are paring back their electric vehicle strategies, as a result

US justice department sues Apple over smartphone monopoly power

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 17:55
The department has been probing Apple since 2019 and alleged the company has imposed software and hardware limitations on its iPhones and iPads to impede rivals from competing effectively

NTMA taps €1bn in new debt as markets bet on ECB rate cuts  

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 17:53
Ahead of Thursday's auction, the NTMA reiterated it planned to raise a maximum of between €6bn and €10bn in debt this year

February sees record 3,699 new housing starts

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 17:19
The number of residential construction starts reached a February record of 3,699, new data from the Department of Housing shows.The figure represents ...

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