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New routes to Madeira and Palma unveiled on Shannon Airport summer schedule

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 11:35
Overall the airport will have up to 190,000 new seats available from the Midwest

Inflation up to 1.8% ahead of US tariffs announcement 

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 11:31
Excluding energy and unprocessed food, inflation is estimated to have gone up by 2% since March 2024.

Global stock markets tumble after Wall Street retreat as tariffs loom

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 09:15
Asian shares tumbled on Monday with benchmarks in Tokyo and Taiwan falling more than 4%, while the price of gold hit a record high at nearly $3,150 ...

Primark chief executive Paul Marchant resigns over allegation of inappropriate behaviour

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 08:06
Former M&S and Greencore exec Eoin Tonge takes over as interim boss

US medical data company Datavant sets up R&D centre in Galway

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 07:41
Company to create 125 jobs at new hub which gives company closer access to EU market

Retail insolvency falling but hospitality sector continues to feel the strain

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 06:00
PwC insolvency barometer shows 192 insolvencies in the first quarter of this year - 14% fewer than Q1 of 2024

Smart phones and watches now dominate €26.7bn contactless payments in Ireland

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 00:05
Nine of every 10 card payments in retail are now contactless, with most of these through mobile wallets

Chill Insurance sees pre-tax profits jump 538% to €7.1m

Sun, 03/30/2025 - 16:01
Online insurance broker saw revenue increase 18% to €36.2m in 2024

An Post Mobile to repay €25,600 to 4,700 customers 

Sun, 03/30/2025 - 15:49
ComReg fined An Post Mobile €45,000 for regulatory breaches

'You're only as good as your last bag of chips': Dino Cregan named Cork Business Champion

Sun, 03/30/2025 - 02:01
Kilkenny Design named Cork Business of the Year

‘Impossible to absorb’: Irish whiskey faces its day of reckoning

Sat, 03/29/2025 - 02:32
Distilleries are fearing detrimental impact on business, says Emer Walsh

Apple's main Irish unit incurs $25.2bn corporation tax charge 

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 22:06
The company’s post-tax profits totalled $51.15bn following the $25.2bn corporation tax charge, down 18% from $62.28bn in the prior year

WHSmith agrees to sell British high street shops in bid to rebrand

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 18:56
The sale does not include the retailer's travel locations, such as shops in airports and train stations, nor the WHSmith brand

Canadian firm subject to freezing order refutes allegations by Dublin firm San Leon

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 18:33
Mr Justice Brian Cregan also granted a short-term order restraining Tri Ri from selling its 419,000 shares in Palantir

Apple and Meta face fines while EU seeks to avoid US tensions

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 17:36
EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera said recently the bloc won’t shy away from taking on Silicon Valley firms for fear of retaliation

Trump turmoil has Europe eyeing a challenge to almighty dollar

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 17:21
As the US president tears up his nation’s economic playbook, some of Europe’s policymaking elite sense a window of opportunity for the continent’s single currency

Eli Lilly fails to get European approval for Alzheimer's drug Kisunla

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 16:32
Lilly will seek review of decision which said drug's benefits don’t outweigh risk of potentially fatal bleeding in the brain

US pharma tariffs could have significant impact on Irish corporate tax receipts 

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 14:34
Punitive tariff measures may lead to lower profits, hence, lower corporate tax receipts to the Irish Exchequer, says Ifac chairman Seamus Coffey

US visitor numbers fell 40% in February, says CSO

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 14:21
Overall some 304,300 foreign visitors completed a trip to Ireland in February 2025, a decrease of 30% compared with February 2024

Accumulated profits at Michael Healy-Rae plant-hire firm increase to €808,911

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 14:06
Last year, the company’s cash funds more than doubled, from €198,748 to €434,224

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