Household saving rate increased to 14.7% in first quarterHousehold consumption arrived at €34 billion in first three months of the year, up from €32 billion, CSO saysThu Jun 13 2024 - 12:13
Revenue nets more than €4m from 11 tax defaulters in first quarterLandlord Christian Carter and a Clonmel motor dealer make biggest settlements on quarterly list of tax defaultersTue Jun 11 2024 - 15:53
Flogas opens first dedicated Bio-CNG refuelling self-service station in RepublicRenewable fuels ‘an important transition measure’ for decarbonisation of transport, Minister for State saysTue Jun 11 2024 - 15:42
‘People are not reading your stuff’ is the worst thing you can say to journalistsFrom plans to introduce a ‘third newsroom’ to its chief executive’s blunt language at a staff ‘town hall’ meeting, the latest moves by the Washington Post are less than inspiringTue Jun 11 2024 - 06:05
European shares fall as Macron’s snap election sends French stocks lowerBanks among the sectors under pressure in Europe, while Wall Street stocks advanceMon Jun 10 2024 - 18:16
Lies, damned lies and photobombs as Sunak’s week falls apartPlanet Business: Shein’s IPO, a billionaire’s cancelled trip to the moon and Rupert Murdoch’s fifth weddingSat Jun 08 2024 - 06:15
Cost-of-living concerns continue to weigh on more than half of Irish consumersMore than six in 10 are holding back on non-essential spending, PwC consumer survey findsWed Jun 05 2024 - 05:00
Consumers walk away from prize bonds as company reports negative sales for 2023Repayments exceed new sales despite a 50% jump in the amount of prize money paid out over the yearTue Jun 04 2024 - 17:37
Is that a harp in the Doctor Who time vortex? Irish screen industry travels far to reach the WhoniverseGovernment symbol on Doctor Who credits would have startled my 1980s self but is a marker of how much has evolved in film and television businessTue Jun 04 2024 - 06:15
Media employers urged to review workers’ status amid new Revenue guidanceRise in workplace audits expected after Revenue document stating commissioned freelance work will ‘generally’ indicate person should be treated as employeeMon Jun 03 2024 - 06:00
Dublin-based The CX Academy raises €1.5m in fundingEIIS Innovation Fund investing €1m with rest coming from existing investors in companyMon Jun 03 2024 - 06:00
Sewage crisis: why this UK election is being fought on – and in – rivers and lakesPlanet Business: French Gates’s $1bn donation, a planned worker stoppage at Samsung and Google AI clangersSat Jun 01 2024 - 06:15
Consumers struggle to spot ‘greenwashing’ in ads, says ESRIGreenwashing tactics make it difficult for genuinely sustainable businesses to compete against ones that mislead consumers, study findsFri May 31 2024 - 06:00
European shares rise as drop in government bond yields offers respiteInvestors awaiting key global economic data in next few daysThu May 30 2024 - 19:00
Call for independent producers to make all RTÉ TV except news and current affairsRTÉ strategy for independent commissioning lacks ‘detail and ambition’, Screen Producers Ireland says, as it urges shift to new model by 2030Thu May 30 2024 - 06:00
National service, Irish-style: Everyone must do a stint on 2FMThere’s a new regime at RTÉ, but also some vacancies. Is it time to conscript Generation Z for presenter duties?Tue May 28 2024 - 06:05
‘Too trusting’ former boss of UK Post Office rolls out the ‘know nothing’ defence Planet Business: Inter Milan’s new owner, the hybrid-working bank boss, OpenAI’s legal skirmishes and a tearful public inquiry appearanceSat May 25 2024 - 06:15
European shares edge higher as interest rate doubts leave investors cautiousSubdued week for stock markets amid uncertainty about the likely path for interest ratesFri May 24 2024 - 18:05
Azets Ireland plans to double size of outsourcing division to 40Professional services firm said expansion of services will cater for under-served businesses in €1 billion marketFri May 24 2024 - 06:00
Mortgage approvals rise 14% in April with first-time buyer loans growing fastestValue of mortgages increases 18% year-on-year as data hints at ‘positive pipeline’ for first-time buyers, says BPFIFri May 24 2024 - 06:00
Revenue issues guidance on taxing of ‘gig economy’ workersTax and duty manual outlines a five-step decision-making framework for employers following Supreme Court’s ruling on Domino’s Pizza driversWed May 22 2024 - 19:03
Troy Studios occupancy down to 5% as screen industry calls for new regional supportsState urged to improve tax film and television credits to prevent loss of productions to UK and other competitorsWed May 22 2024 - 18:37
Pat Kenny’s ‘last great spin on the roundabout’ is a slow-burn success story for Irish radioIt takes time to build an audience for a radio show – and time to understand exactly how a new one is faringTue May 21 2024 - 06:00
European shares edge higher as investors await economic updatesFurther pointers to future path of interest-rate decisions should emerge later this weekMon May 20 2024 - 18:26
It’s raining metaphors at Manchester United amid soggy aftermath of underinvestmentPlanet Business: Burberry’s China blues, Anglo American’s diamond plan and Jimmy Kimmel’s Disney roastingSat May 18 2024 - 06:15
Pat Kenny adds 55,000 listeners, making his Newstalk show biggest on commercial radioOliver Callan’s slot is among those to lose listeners on RTÉ Radio 1, though station maintains its market shareThu May 16 2024 - 12:02
European shares reach new high as investors cheer robust earningsFTSE 100 closes at all-time high as housebuilder stocks are lifted by hopes of rate cutWed May 15 2024 - 18:24
An Post named most reputable organisation over last 15 years as RTÉ suffers greatest declineCredit unions top the annual RepTrak study for 2024, with only X found to have a worse reputation than RTÉWed May 15 2024 - 06:00
Broadcasting moratoriums are dangerous in a deepfake age and should be phased outImposing an artificial silence on the eve of polling undermines broadcasters and risks damaging democracyTue May 14 2024 - 06:02
Chris Doyle becomes permanent CEO of Bauer Media’s Irish radio stationsExecutive had been leading Bauer Media Audio Ireland, the owner of Today FM and Newstalk, on an interim basisMon May 13 2024 - 18:27
Neurodivergent chat show to be made for Virgin Media Television by KiteGogglebox Ireland maker will produce Irish version of hit French interview format featuring well-known personalitiesMon May 13 2024 - 06:00
Construction sector rebound continues in April with fastest expansion in over two yearsRise in new orders and employment last month points to momentum in building activity, data suggestsMon May 13 2024 - 06:00
Eurovision: Bambie Thug finishes sixth for Ireland - as it happenedIt’s the best Irish song contest result in 24 years as Swiss singer Nemo eclipses bookies’ favourite Croatia to claim victory with their song The CodeSun May 12 2024 - 00:22
E-gates of hell signal start of travel chaos seasonPlanet Business: Maersk’s Red Sea warning, Boeing’s Starliner launch and the cities with the most millionairesSat May 11 2024 - 06:15
European shares close at record high as investors’ risk appetite increasesBritain’s FTSE 100 finishes at new high for fifth consecutive trading sessionFri May 10 2024 - 19:06
More construction workers needed to ease housing crisis, economic watchdog warnsIncrease in labour, plus faster adoption of modern building methods, vital as crisis constrains Irish economy, NCPC saysFri May 10 2024 - 06:00
Number of ‘green’ personal loans jumped over 90%, say banksAverage green loan had a value of more than €21,600 in the fourth quarter of 2023, industry figures showFri May 10 2024 - 06:00
More than six out of 10 tech leaders in Ireland ‘do not have an artificial intelligence strategy’ Most organisations have yet to establish a formal usage policy on generative AI tools, survey suggestsThu May 09 2024 - 06:00
Europe’s benchmark index closes at record highFTSE 100 in London climbs to a fresh record high amid earnings cheer and weaker poundWed May 08 2024 - 18:27
Eurovision semi-final: Euphoria for Ireland as Bambie Thug qualifies for Saturday’s final Ireland has not made it past the semi-final stage of the Eurovision Song Contest since 2018 but this year our ‘ouija-pop’ entry has done the trick in SwedenTue May 07 2024 - 22:45
Bryan Dobson: ‘Retirement could be a terrible shock to the system – or not, who knows!’The RTÉ news man has been behind a microphone or in front of a camera for 40 years. Moving on ‘could be a terrible shock to the system’. But for now he feels ‘just fine’ about itSat May 04 2024 - 06:00
‘Totally freezing’ Trump rails against ‘very, very unfair’ gag orderPlanet Business: Kinder Bueno theft, potential TikTok buyers and more worrying dispatches from the latest Boeing whistleblowerSat Apr 27 2024 - 06:15
European stock markets drop back after weak company earningsTechnology stocks and luxury shares among those in decline, but FTSE 100 in London reaches fresh record highThu Apr 25 2024 - 18:11
Ireland accused of flaws in enacting EU anti-money laundering regulations The State, as well as France and Latvia, have been given two months to respond to formal European Commission infringement proceedingsWed Apr 24 2024 - 19:58
Surprise! Bluey has become the Taylor Swift of children’s televisionPopular, melancholic and fresh from an unexpected content drop, the singer and the animated Australian series have much in commonTue Apr 23 2024 - 06:00
As Copenhagen has its ‘Notre Dame moment’, Danes vow that dragon-tail spire will rise from the ashesPlanet Business: Superdry’s rescue plan, the UK’s ‘smoke-free generation’ law and another Boeing whistleblower with alarming things to saySat Apr 20 2024 - 06:15
Trinity Business School dean: ‘AI brings a huge threat to people’s ability to learn and to upskill’Prof Laurent Muzellec on sustainability, social inclusion, MBA rankings and the uncontrollable nature of artificial intelligenceFri Apr 19 2024 - 06:00
European shares edge higher after LVMH and Adidas post upbeat quarterly earningsInvestors keep cautious watch on geopolitical developments and interest rates outlookWed Apr 17 2024 - 18:21
Could AI take over your favourite TV programme?Soap operas are well-oiled machines even without the presence of machine learning, but now fears abound that generative AI tools could replace human screenwritersTue Apr 16 2024 - 06:15
Construction sector activity returns to modest rate of growth in MarchRenewed increases in housing and commercial activity as rate of job creation reaches 13-month highMon Apr 15 2024 - 06:00
