Government spending rose 5.1% last month compared to January 2025 while taxes collected by the State increased by 0.6%. The Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers said spending of €9.7…
More than 2.4 billion plastic bottles and aluminium cans have been collected since the commencement of Ireland's deposit return scheme. The new figures were released as the initiative, managed by…
The World Economic Forum, which organises the annual Davos summit, said today it would conduct an independent review into its chief executive's interactions with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "The…
Denmark's Vestas, Europe's leading wind turbine manufacturer, today posted an all-time high revenue, but noted that regulatory changes in the US had made wind power investments less attractive. Vestas recorded…
Larry Murrin has told the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture that he remains "fully committed" to his role as Chair of Bord Bia, despite calls for him to step down after…
Analysis: The issuing of 5,000 eviction notices in three months last year is quite revealing when viewed against Ireland's historical record By Eoin McLaughlin, Heriot-Watt University and Richard Mc Mahon,…
Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, extended its price slump today to trade under $70,000 for the first time since Donald Trump's presidential election victory in November 2024. The digital currency…
The Grand Emperor Hotel in Macau said it had ripped up the real gold bricks from its distinctive lobby floor and sold them for around $13m, cashing in on the…
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.7% in January after data for the preceding months were revised down. The CSO said…
The High Court has been told that Kenny Jacobs and daa have reached an agreement to settle their dispute, under which he will "voluntarily step down" from his role as…
The Communications Workers' Union (CWU) is to stage a protest outside Leinster House next Tuesday over delays in the payment of pension increases for 20,000 retired workers at An Post…
The European Commission said today that Apple's Maps and Ads services will not be designated as gatekeepers under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, citing their relatively low usage and limited…