Cost Rental, the State scheme to supply accommodation at below market prices, offers properties at a discount of 29.9% to private tenants, an analysis by the Economic and Social Research…
'Unprecedented' fire at Australian oil refinery to impact nation's petrol suppliesAustralian Broadcasting Corporation/Tara WhitchurchThe Viva refinery produces about 120,000 barrels of oil per dayA major fire has broken out at…
Updated / Wednesday, 15 Apr 2026 23:26 Ticketmaster owners Live Nation may have to divest the ticket-selling site A US jury has found that entertainment giant Live Nation wielded monopoly…
Just nowArchie Mitchell,Business reporterandAna Faguy,on Capitol HillGetty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he does not step aside at the end of…
Bank of Ireland mobile banking logins increased by 3% year on year for the first quarter of 2026, as it reported continued growth in digital transactions. The bank said its…
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Farra Marine, an Irish supplier of services to the offshore wind farms, has sold a majority stake to a major infrastructure investor called Infracapital. The deal has seen the Irish…
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Confectionary giant Ferrero, the maker of Nutella spread and Kinder chocolate, said today it was being targeted by investigators probing a possible violation of EU anti-trust rules. The European Commission…
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The BBC is expected to cut 2,000 jobs as it tries to reduce costs by 10% over the next three years. Employees were told the news of redundancies during an…
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