Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesMore than half of first-time buyers received financial help from their family to make house purchases last year, according to estimates by estate agency Savills.An…
How Carney's election win will change direction of trade warGetty ImagesOn Mark Carney's final day of a gruelling race to be elected PM of vast and sparsely populated Canada I…
This week the Government launched the latest public consultation on insurance reform. It is part of a new action plan on insurance, aimed at encouraging more competition in the market…
John Moran made history when he became the first directly elected mayor in the country last year. An Independent candidate with an ambitious programme for the five-year term, he topped…
Jeff Bezos originally wanted to call his online bookstore 'Cadabra' - with his products arriving like magic. Abracadabra! But after being advised it sounded too like 'cadaver' over the phone,…
Updated / Friday, 2 May 2025 09:44 Bank of Ireland said its net interest income (NII) fell by 8% in the first quarter compared to the same time last year…
Ryanair said its passenger numbers for April rose by 6% as it operated over 103,000 flights during the month. The airline carried a total of 18.3 million passengers last month,…
Updated / Friday, 2 May 2025 09:47 NatWest has reported operating profit before tax for January-March of £1.8 billion, up from £1.3 billion the same time a year ago NatWest…
Beijing is "evaluating" an offer from Washington to hold talks over US President Donald Trump's 145% tariffs, China's Commerce Ministry has said, although it warned the United States not to…
The scarring effects of the pandemic has resulted in small and medium firms investing less in their businesses, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute. It found nearly 60%…
Apple has reported first-quarter profit above expectations but warned that US tariffs could cost the company and were disrupting its supply chain. Apple expects US tariffs to cost $900m in…
How setting up a new housing office snowballed into mighty political controversy Updated / Friday, 2 May 2025 12:07 Minister for Housing James Browne publicly championing of NAMA boss Brendan…