Updated / Saturday, 20 Sep 2025 11:40 Capping expenditure growth is expected to be a guiding principle of Budget 2026 The framing of the budget has stepped up a gear…
After three days at the National Ploughing Championships, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Correspondent Aengus Cox runs through five key takeaways from the event and the challenges facing farmers the length…
British retail sales rose by a stronger-than-expected 0.5% in August, helped by sunny weather, but sales growth in July was revised slightly down, official figures showed today. Economists polled by…
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates on hold today amid lingering political uncertainty and economic concerns but said it would start offloading funds bought as part of its earlier…
The use of smartphones and smartwatches, as the preferred payment method in Ireland, is continuing to grow. New figures show that contactless payments accounted for 87.9% of all point-of-sale (POS)…
Analysis: We're happy to give up personal health information to our watches in exchange for feedback, but not so keen to share the same data more widely If you're one…
Workers at daa have been told Kenny Jacobs "is and remains" the chief executive of the operator of Dublin and Cork airports. The comments were made in an internal message…
Norway central bank cuts policy rate, sees smaller easing ahead Updated / Thursday, 18 Sep 2025 11:16 Norges Bank's Governor Ida Wolden Bache Norway's central bank cut its policy interest…
Fashion retailer Next has today reported a 13.8% rise in first-half profit and stuck to its full-year profit forecast but said it remained cautious about trading for the rest of…
Meta Platforms has launched its first consumer-ready smart glasses with a built-in display, seeking to extend the momentum of its Ray-Ban line, one of the early consumer hits of the…
Science and technology company Merck has officially opened its new €150m filtration manufacturing facility at Blarney Business Park in Co Cork. The new facility is Merck's first manufacturing facility designed…
The Bank of England kept rates unchanged today and said it was slowing the pace of its quantitative tightening programme and skewing sales away from long-dated gilts to minimise the…