Senior ministers have described the current energy crisis as the worst the world has ever seen. Experts say that depends on how it's measured - with supply disruption at unprecedented…
Updated / Friday, 17 Apr 2026 10:50 The Living City Initiative now includes Drogheda (pictured), Dundalk, Athlone, Letterkenny and Sligo towns Drogheda and Dundalk are among five new towns officially…
General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Owen Reidy has warned that strike action would probably be "inevitable" if the Government does not listen to the concerns of…
Euro zone inflation leapt to 2.6% in March on the back of surging energy prices caused by the war in the Middle East, revised figures from the EU's statistics agency…
Bank of Ireland is raising the interest rate on its 12-month fixed-term deposit by 0.4%. The bank said the interest rate on its 12-month Advantage fixed-term deposit account will rise…
Supermarket group Tesco said uncertainty about the economic impact of the conflict in the Middle East on consumers had clouded its outlook, and in the worse case could result in…
Irish Distillers owner Pernod Ricard has reported a stronger-than-expected 0.1% rise in sales for the third quarter but warned the decline in tourism due to the war in Iran would…
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10 hours agoMatt ChorleyPresenter, BBC Radio 5 Live and NewsnightBBCLiz Kendall was treated to a demonstration of a driverless carLiz Kendall, the cabinet minister in charge of Artificial Intelligence (AI),…