Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called for lower US barriers for open-source AI models to better compete with Chinese rivals as the social media giant released a new open-weight model…
There were 191,880 people on the Live Register in July, according to the Central Statistics Office. That represents an increase of 6,253 or 3.4% on July 2025. On a seasonally-adjusted…
British digital financial services group Revolut said it had obtained a full French banking licence, a long-awaited step that cements its standing among established retail lenders in Europe. "The French…
Investor morale in the eurozone returned to positive territory in August and rose for a fourth consecutive month, helped by a sharp improvement in current economic conditions and continued confidence…
Updated / Monday, 10 Aug 2026 14:22 Getty A painted stone left at a memorial to Dobby at Freshwater West beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales A €500 million electricity interconnector between…
Technology manufacturer Vertiv has announced plans for a major expansion of its operations in Co Donegal that is set to create 300 jobs in the northwest. The company, a global…
Small firms' use of artificial intelligence remains "shallow" according to a new survey of businesses. The survey of 404 companies - conducted by Amárach Research on behalf of the Small…
An Australian company is expanding into the Irish market with its online booking system for substitute teachers. ClassCover enables schools to book substitute teachers and SNAs through its real-time booking…
For anyone in Europe who still thought climate change was a problem for future generations, this summer's sweltering heatwaves have brought home the reality that its costly and life-altering economic…
JP Morgan has raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 index, from 7,800 to 8,000, citing prospects of solid corporate earnings and rising confidence that AI investments by large…
Consumer spending rose by 5% last month, according to AIB, as hot weather benefitted hotels, restaurants and amusement parks. The bank's latest Spend Trend report - which analysed 81.4 million…
