Rise in threshold for higher income tax rate – Harris
Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris will today commit to increasing the threshold at which workers pay the higher rate of income tax in each of the next four…
SIPTU health workers to take industrial action
Members of SIPTU working in 30 hospitals will commence industrial action later this month over delays in agreeing a new public sector pay deal. The action will initially take the…
ICG shareholders narrowly back management buyout
The majority of shareholders in Irish Continental Group have backed a €1.2 billion takeover bid led by CEO Eamonn Rothwell. At an extraordinary general meeting in Dublin today, 79.2% of…
Searches in Ireland targeting horse trafficking network
Updated / Thursday, 10 Sep 2026 15:31 Searches were carried out in six counties earlier this week Searches have been carried out by gardaí as part of an international enforcement…
Volkswagen earmarks €16 billion for job cuts, closures
Volkswagen estimates the total cost of job cuts and potential plant closures, part of a landmark restructuring pact struck last week, at around €16 billion, a person familiar with the…
Macy’s raises annual targets on Bloomingdale’s sales
Macy's has today raised its annual sales and profit forecasts after stronger performance at its upmarket Bloomingdale's and Bluemercury chains as higher-income shoppers keep spending despite an uncertain economic backdrop.…
M50 toll firm posts profits due to record traffic levels
The joint venture firm that operates the controversial M50 e-flow toll for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) returned to a pre-tax profit last year of €668,601 on the back of record…
44% rise in heating oil price pushes up inflation up 3.7%
The rate of inflation in Ireland reached 3.7% in the 12 months to August, up from 3.4% in the year to July, new figures from the Central Statistics Office show…
Rising retail prices help Mars Ireland to record revenues
Rising retail prices for Mars Bars, Milky Ways and other chocolate consumer products in 2025 helped the Irish arm of Mars to enjoy record revenues of €152.36m. However, new accounts…
27% of new cars licensed so far this year electric – CSO
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of new private electric cars licensed for the first time in August jumped by 57% to 3,763 compared to…
Ryanair sees significant rise in fares on high oil prices
Ryanair group chief executive Michael O'Leary has said his airline is "better hedged than almost any other airline in Europe" with regard to oil prices. Speaking at the company's AGM…
