Mastercard has today beaten Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter profit, as resilient spending on travel, leisure and everyday essentials boosted transaction volumes for the payment processor. Spending has largely held…

H&M has warned of a slowdown in recent winter sales even as cost controls helped the fast-fashion retailer record better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter in what it called a…

Gold nears $5,600 as safe-haven rush intensifies; silver blazes past $120 Updated / Thursday, 29 Jan 2026 13:16 Gold, which has hit new highs in nine sessions in a row,…

Brent oil futures prices jumped today, hitting a four-month high on rising concerns of a possible US military attack on Iran, OPEC's fourth-largest producer, with output of 3.2 million barrels…

Updated / Thursday, 29 Jan 2026 14:28 Members of the IFA are into their fourth consecutive day of protesting outside the offices of Bord Bia in Dublin The Tánaiste has…

Analysis: 98% of children under 9 could articulate a specific future job, long, before subject choices, career guidance or college courses come into play "I want to be an actor…

Dublin Airport looked at suspending all business jet travel as it faced the prospect of breaching its 32 million annual passenger cap. Newly released records reveal how the daa, which…

Hertz Rent a Car has been ordered to pay €10,000 compensation to a blind person after it imposed a €150 valet "damage" charge due to a car made excessively dirty…

A total of 36,284 homes were built in Ireland last year, an increase of 20.4% on 2024, according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office. The figures are…

A new preliminary estimate from the Central Statistics Office shows that gross domestic product shrunk by 0.6% in the final quarter of 2025 from the previous three month period. This…

Annette Malone has been appointed as RTÉ's new Chief People Officer following a public competition. Ms Malone has been the broadcaster's Head of Human Resources - Audio and Video (formerly…