Charities and businesses across the North East have said they are struggling with the rising cost of diesel.The average price of diesel has risen above £2 a litre in the…
A majority of Irish adults hear conflicting messages about the role of red meat in a balanced diet, new research has found. The study, commissioned by Our Food Roots, indicates…
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) will today launch its latest construction safety campaign. The two-week initiative will run from 12-23 October and has the theme of "Back to Basics". The…
Irish consumers are fuelling a "fast tech" trend of low-cost, small electronic items, leading to a mountain of discarded e-waste, new data has revealed. In the 12 months to July…
Irish supermarkets stock the lowest-fat deli meats in Europe but also have yoghurts and desserts with some of the highest sugar content found anywhere in the EU. A new report…
A new €1 billion investment initiative which aims to help create the next generation of Irish companies of scale has been launched. The new fund will be administered by the…
The new State-backed investment account has been hailed as the first serious attempt to make investment more appealing to the Irish public. But it carries risks and a steep learning…
RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst has described a meeting with Minister for Media Patrick O'Donovan this afternoon as "extremely constructive". The talks, which also involved RTÉ Chair Terence O'Rourke, took…
Episode detailsRadio 4,10 Oct 2026,24 minsState Pension Age and Louise Botting TributeMoney BoxAvailable for over a yearThe State Pension age went up again this week as part of its gradual…
So tightly guarded and last-minute was the Irish Government's draft proposal for the next seven-year EU budget that Thomas Byrne, the Minister of State for European Affairs, had only one…
Public sector workers feel 'no choice' but to strike, says Fórsa Updated / Saturday, 10 Oct 2026 15:23 More than 300,000 workers including nurses, doctors, teachers and civil servants will…
Last week Dublin Port welcomed Atlas Ocean Voyages' World Voyager, which was wrapping up a ten-night cruise from Reykjavik. The ship’s arrival also happened to mark the end of Dublin’s…