Music giant Universal rejects billionaire Bill Ackman’s takeover bid
9 hours agoArchie MitchellBusiness reporterGetty ImagesTaylor Swift is one of the music artists signed to Universal Music Group Universal Music Group, the entertainment giant behind acts such as Taylor Swift,…
Royal Mail delivering just three-quarters of first class mail on time
13 hours agoMitchell LabiakBusiness reporterGetty ImagesJust over three-quarters of first class letters, or 75.7%, were delivered on time by Royal Mail in the year to the end of March, far…
Gas and electricity prices: Price increase for Power NI and Firmus customers
Energy bills to go up for Power NI and Firmus customers Getty ImagesPower NI customers' bills will increase by 6.2%, meaning the average household bill will increase by approximately £5…
Top UK chefs call for cutting VAT for pubs and restaurants to 10%
17 hours agoMichael Race,Business reporter,Charlotte Sexton,Newsnight producerandKatie Razzall,Newsnight presenter‘It’s never been this hard’: Top chefs speak out on a struggling industryFour top UK chefs and restaurant owners have urged the…
Blue Origin rocket explodes into huge ball of flame on Florida launch pad
Moment Blue Origin rocket explodes during test in FloridaA rocket made by the company Blue Origin exploded on its launch pad in Florida during a test. Footage shows the rocket…
Covalen workers protest at Meta’s HQ in Dublin
Updated / Friday, 29 May 2026 16:57 Last November, Covalen began consultation with staff in relation to a previous round of redundancies Workers at outsourcing firm Covalen, who are members…
EU’s big six agree position on capital market supervision
Finance ministers from the EU's six biggest economies (E6) have agreed a common position on a European Commission proposal for joint capital markets supervision, Germany's finance ministry has said. The…
Yuno Energy latest to increase electricity and gas prices
Yuno Energy is increasing its prices by 9.5% for electricity and by 11% for gas from 1 July. The price rises will add around €168 to an average household's annual…
Europe must act ‘forcefully’ to rebalance China trade
The European Union must act more forcefully to rebalance its trade relationship with China, the bloc's executive has said, after holding talks on protecting critical industries from Chinese rivals. As…
Number of visitors to Ireland up 7% in April – CSO
Almost 565,000 visitors came to Ireland in April, according to the Central Statistics Office, a 7% increase on the same month of 2025. The number of nights the visitors spent…
Energy prices fell in May, up 11.9% year-on-year – CSO
Energy prices in Ireland fell by 4.3% between April and May according to a flash estimate of inflation published by the Central Statistics Office. However, the figures - from the…