State-backed investment account offers tax-free threshold
New State-backed investment accounts to be tax-free up to threshold Updated / Sunday, 30 Aug 2026 00:41 Getty The Government's roadmap reveals that a significant benefit will be that deemed…
What will enormous Meta settlement mean for Irish users?
Social media giant Meta has agreed to pay $18 billion and make major changes to Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims by US states that it designed the platforms to…
French economy stagnated in Q2, lagging estimates
Updated / Friday, 28 Aug 2026 10:07 Getty Growth in France, like in much of Europe, has been hit by a series of external shocks over the past year French…
Gas demand increases by 5% in July from June
New figures from Gas Networks Ireland show that overall gas demand in Ireland increased by 5% in July on the previous month. July was the second hottest July since records…
Unipol chair pledges to keep MPS headquarters in Siena
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS)'s headquarters would remain in the Tuscan city if Intesa Sanpaolo's takeover were to go through, Unipol Chairman Carlo Cimbri said in an interview…
Oil dips as Hormuz flows balance slow progress in talks
Oil prices fell today and were on track for a weekly drop as traders weighed crude flows making it through the Strait of Hormuz against the deadlock in US-Iran diplomacy.…