Mediators place renewed focus on reopening Hormuz
Iran war mediators have placed renewed emphasis on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran agreeing to draw up a list of conditions to restore normal traffic after a Qatari…
Consumer sentiment sees slight rise in latest survey
Consumer sentiment rose slightly in August to close to the level it stood at before the Middle East conflict stoked concerns about the cost of living, a survey showed. The…
Forum recommends tackling energy costs for businesses
Energy has been identified as the principal contributor to rising business costs by an advisory forum established by the Government. The Cost of Business Advisory Forum has issued its final…
Canada ‘welcomes’ US stance on French language in talks
Updated / Thursday, 27 Aug 2026 16:30 Getty Ottawa's minister in charge of US-Canada trade, Dominic LeBlanc, said Canada is waiting for further clarifications on the the position of the…
Fed officials warn about inflation as Jackson Hole starts
Two Federal Reserve officials today shared their ongoing concerns about the US inflation outlook, as central bankers gathered in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for the Kansas City Fed's closely watched annual…
Clare Council stalls 171 unit scheme due to bat concerns
Concerns for the protected Lesser Horse-Shoe Bat and rodent disturbance have helped stall plans to transform a site containing a dilapidated 19th century psychiatric hospital in Ennis into a large-scale…
Mater to pay €10,000 to worker who was wrongly accused
A healthcare assistant who said he was wrongly linked to a hospital patient's allegations about being "interfered with" by a worker without a "scintilla of evidence" has secured €10,000 for…
Ireland has highest EU rate of paid film and TV streaming
Ireland has the highest proportion of internet users paying for film, television series or sports streaming services in the European Union, according to new figures from Eurostat. Seperate commercial research…
Unite warns of a ‘winter of strikes’ in the public sector
The Unite trade union has said that its members in the public sector have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action if the Government fails to make a meaningful offer…
IKEA opens 8th Irish Plan/Order Point facility in Galway
IKEA has opened its eighth Plan and Order Point in Ireland, located in Galway at Gateway Retail Park, and its first in the west of the country. IKEA Ireland's newest…
