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The global trading system is experiencing the "worst disruptions in the past 80 years", World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned as the WTO ministerial conference opened today. "The world…

Sales of best-selling books by Irish authors Joseph O'Connor, Sally Rooney and Claire Keegan and record Dublin airport passenger numbers helped pre-tax profits at the Irish arm of book-seller WH…

SIPTU has warned that the added cost-of-living increases, resulting from the crisis in the Middle East, will mean additional pressure for wage increases in negotiations with employers across both the…

Smurfit Westrock, the world's largest cardboard box maker, has signed a deal with Ryder Cup Europe and the PGA of America to become a worldwide partner and the official packaging…

Snap-owned Snapchat has today been hit with an EU investigation as regulators warned that the social platform appears not to be doing enough to prevent child grooming and the sale…

Euro zone consumers turn gloomier as Iran war raises cost-of-living fears Updated / Thursday, 26 Mar 2026 11:15 An index of German consumer sentiment fell to its lowest in two…

The European Union has advanced legislation to fulfil its side ⁠of its trade agreement with the United States, after months of uncertainty over President Donald Trump's tariff threats and new…

Kildare Co Council has granted planning permission to plans by Guinness producer, Diageo to double the brewing capacity at its new €200m state-of-the-art carbon neutral brewery at Littleconnell, Co Kildare.…

The escalating conflict ⁠in the Middle East has knocked the global economy off a stronger growth path, the OECD warned today, as a near-halt in energy shipments through the Strait…

Analysis: As the billions invested in AI fail to show a return, there can be little doubt that jobs cuts will be the default response to investor pressure Back in…