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Irish Businesses Urged to Embrace Sustainability Amid Climate Challenges

Climate change is reshaping the global business landscape, posing significant challenges while also creating new opportunities for companies ready to adapt. For businesses in Ireland, sustainability is no longer...

Ireland Survives Welsh Scare to Keep Grand Slam Hopes Alive

In a dramatic Guinness Six Nations showdown in Cardiff, Ireland narrowly defeated Wales to...

Ireland and Wales Set for Six Nations Clash at Principality Stadium

Ireland and Wales are set to face off in a pivotal Six Nations match...

350,000 Office Jobs in Ireland Could Go Remote, Study Finds

A new report by Grow Remote, an organization advocating for remote work, reveals that...

High Class Hero Set to Join Ballyburn and Dancing City at Cheltenham Festival

High Class Hero is expected to line up alongside stablemates Ballyburn and Dancing City...

Farmers Protest UK Inheritance Tax Law in Northern Ireland and Britain

More than a thousand farmers across Northern Ireland have taken to the streets to protest against a new UK inheritance tax law that they...

Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008, Signals Confidence in Inflation Stability

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has raised its short-term policy rate to 0.5%, the highest level in 17 years, following a revision of its...

Bitget Becomes the Second Largest Crypto Exchange Ecosystem by Userbase

Global, 23 January 2025 – Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company has released its 2024 transparency report highlighting one of the most successful years the...

Housing Completions Fall Short of Government Targets in 2024

Dublin, Ireland – New data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveals a significant decline in housing completions for 2024, with 30,330 homes built,...

Ibec Forecasts Continued Economic Growth in 2025 Amid Global Uncertainty

  Employers’ group Ibec has projected sustained economic growth for Ireland in 2025, with employment expected to rise by 2.4%. The forecast indicates robust domestic...

Trump Withdraws US from Global Minimum Tax Agreement, Citing Sovereignty and Competitiveness

US President Donald Trump has announced that the global corporate minimum tax agreement brokered in 2021 under the Biden administration "has no force or...

Trump’s Cryptocurrency Soars to $10 Billion in Market Value, Sparking Debate

Donald Trump's newly launched cryptocurrency, $TRUMP, surged to over $10 billion in market value today, attracting massive trading volume and pushing the price to...

Inflation in Ireland Rises Again, Driven by Transport and Leisure Costs

Inflation in Ireland has shown signs of an uptick, with the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) revealing a 1.4% rise in...

Government’s New Programme Pledges 300,000 Jobs by 2030, Focus on SMEs and Workforce Growth

The incoming government has unveiled an ambitious Programme for Government, targeting the creation of 300,000 new jobs by 2030. This goal will be driven...

Public Liability Claims Drop 40% Over Four Years, New Report Reveals

Public liability claims have decreased by 40% between 2019 and 2023, according to the latest report from the Injuries Resolution Board (IRB), which is...

December 2024 Sees Record Spending, Driven by Alcohol and Online Sales

New figures have revealed that Monday, 23 December, was the busiest shopping day of 2024, with consumers spending €107 million, an increase of €11.9...

First-Time Buyers Taking on More Debt as Mortgage Loans Exceed €300,000

First-time buyers in Ireland are taking on more debt in relation to their incomes than at any point since the Celtic Tiger era, according...

Unemployment Rate in Ireland Rises Slightly to 4.2% in December

New data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has revealed a slight increase in Ireland’s unemployment rate for December, which rose to 4.2%, up...

Meta Scraps US Fact-Checking Program, Shifts to Community-Based System

Social media giant Meta has announced it will end its US fact-checking program, replacing it with a community-based system similar to that of X,...

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