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Over 36,000 new homes completed in 2025 - CSO

A total of 36,284 homes were built in Ireland last year, an increase of 20.4% on 2024, according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office.

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Financial technology firm Block to open offices in Dublin

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Report eyes lowest delivery of student beds in 20 years

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Early estimates indicate 0.6% fall in GDP in Q4 - CSO

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Govt will not remove Murrin as Chair of Bord Bia - Harris

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How children are thinking about work and careers from a young age

Work and careers

AIB's Managing Director, Retail Banking, Geraldine Casey

AIB announces €26m branch investment programme

Unite is seeking paid 'climate leave', if extreme weather makes it impossible to travel to work

Calls for laws to protect workers from extreme weather

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Technology & Innovation

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SAP meets Q4 revenue forecasts, cloud demand resilient

Microsoft's capital spending jumps, shares drop

Meta has posted a 24% surge in advertising revenue - its mainstay - for the quarter ended December 31

Meta boosts annual spending on superintelligence push

Amazon's fulfillment centre at Baldonnell Business Park in Dublin

300 Amazon jobs in Ireland at risk as part of global cuts

⁠SpaceX aims to raise as much as $50 billion at a valuation of roughly $1.5 trillion, according to the Financial Times today

SpaceX eyes June IPO at $1.5 trillion valuation - FT

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Logitech posts best quarterly profit since Covid

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ASML's fourth quarter bookings beat expectations

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How children are thinking about work and careers from a young age

Work and careers

Unite is seeking paid 'climate leave', if extreme weather makes it impossible to travel to work

Calls for laws to protect workers from extreme weather

Group of business people pictured in an office with Taoiseach Micheál Martin

Financial technology firm Block to open offices in Dublin

Amazon's fulfillment centre at Baldonnell Business Park in Dublin

300 Amazon jobs in Ireland at risk as part of global cuts

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Barnardos accused of "ploy" to have WRC case struck out

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Worker 'penalised' for speaking up on standard of Irish

The campaign meeting will hear members and representatives from Dublin Fire Brigade, An Garda Síochána, the Prison Service and the Defence Forces describe the financial hardship faced by personnel who retire after years of service

Uniformed frontline workers highlight 'pension injustice'

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Spot gold prices hit an all-time high of $5,110.50 yesterday

Gold edges higher as uncertainty fuels safe-haven bids

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury

Airbus CEO warns of new risks after trade damage

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Gold races to $5,100 record peak on safe-haven demand

A sign of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is seen on the top of the Congress Centre that hosts the WEF annual meeting in the Alpine resort of Davos on January 19, 2026

Geopolitical analysis on the rise for investors

Economists keep steady euro zone outlook

A sign of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is seen on the top of the Congress Centre that hosts the WEF annual meeting in the Alpine resort of Davos on January 19, 2026

New trade map takes shape in Davos amid Trump tariffs

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'Everything on table' if US annexes Greenland - Tánaiste

More US tariffs on European countries a 'mistake'

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No strong legal basis for new US tariffs - EY Ireland

Gold scales new high as Trump threats fuel demand

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos

Canada 'stands firmly' with Greenland, Denmark - Carney

Safe‑haven buying sends gold, silver to record highs

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AA Ireland sees January drop in petrol and diesel prices

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PTSB cuts fixed-rate mortgage rates by up to 0.45%

General view of a branch of PTSB in Finglas, Dublin

PTSB to cut variable interest rates for retrofit loans

Irish mortgage rates wer the sixth highest in the euro zone in November - unchanged from October - new Central Bank figures show

Irish mortgage rates at lowest level since February 2023

Why high cost credit loans remain a serious issue in Ireland

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Do you know what financial terms mean without asking ChatGPT?

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Consumers say tipping becoming 'less voluntary' - study

How digital banking is not having benefits for Irish households

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Vhi to hike policy prices by average of 3% from March

An Post Changing Leaves autumn stamps 2025

National stamp to cost €1.85 as An Post increases prices

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What will be the impact of Mercosur on Irish shoppers?

SuperValu cuts prices on over 500 'Everyday Essentials'

Analysis & Comment

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Donald Trump delivers a special address

Ireland in unstable relationship with Donald Trump's US

BATH, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 20: Mars bars are displayed for sale in a shop, on October 20, 2024 in Bath, England. Mars Wrigley, which makes the likes of Mars bars, Snickers, M&M’s, Celebrations, Maltesers, Galaxy and Skittles, has paid out a huge £600m

Leader of the Snack: How Mars became a food behemoth

A large sale style sign reading “Greenland is not for sale” is pictured outside of a clothing shop in Nuuk

How Trump blindsided Davos and shattered Western alliance

Analysis and Comment

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary poses with a poster for a 'Big Idiot Sale'

Musk v O'Leary: Has tech billionaire met his match?

Analysis and Comment

Starlink: A must-have for airlines, or a costly perk?

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Davos 2026

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'Jobs, jobs, jobs' the AI mantra in Davos

A large sale style sign reading “Greenland is not for sale” is pictured outside of a clothing shop in Nuuk

How Trump blindsided Davos and shattered Western alliance

Analysis and Comment

Donald Trump delivers a special address davos

Greenland galvanises Europe to confront new US reality

ECB's Christine Lagarde on the stage of a World Economic Forum panel discussion

World order changing, not rupturing, finance chiefs say

A sign of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is seen on the top of the Congress Centre that hosts the WEF annual meeting in the Alpine resort of Davos on January 19, 2026

Geopolitical analysis on the rise for investors

Danish soldiers disembark at the port in Nuuk, Greenland

Danish troops were combat ready in Greenland - report

Emmanuel Macron gestures during the World Economic Forum

Macron's 'Top Gun' look gives glasses maker's stock boost

A sign of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is seen on the top of the Congress Centre that hosts the WEF annual meeting in the Alpine resort of Davos on January 19, 2026

New trade map takes shape in Davos amid Trump tariffs

A business man seen on a big screen in Davos at the World Economic Forum

Aramco CEO says oil glut predictions are exaggerated

Elon Musk pictured with the World Economic Forum signage behind him

Davos: Musk says US tariffs make solar power a challenge

President Donald Trump (R) listens as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum

Rutte: Greenland deal sees NATO allies up Arctic security

Jamie Dimon at Davos 2026 with WEF signage behind him on a stage

Dimon warns of disaster if credit card rate cap comes in

The Business of Climate

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Fully electric vehicle sales in EU overtake petrol

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New climate fund from Aon Ireland and Irish Life

German Economy and Energy Minister Katherina Reiche welcomes Darragh O'Brien at North Sea Summit on January 26, 2026 in Hamburg

Ireland signs up to clean energy pact at North Sea Summit

The sun shines on a wind turbine

Wind and solar overtake fossil fuels in EU power supply

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ISIF commits €75m to new fund supporting energy grid

Solar panel installation on residential house

What happens to your solar panels when they have to be replaced?

The Wind Energy Ireland roadmap is set out in a new strategy document

Roadmap to Irish 'electrostate' set to be launched

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Business Brainstorm

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How children are thinking about work and careers from a young age

Work and careers

All you ever wanted to know about emergency planning

Emergency Planning

Why high cost credit loans remain a serious issue in Ireland

Why generational differences are a distraction in your workplace

Work and careers

Why electric cars need to be heard as well as seen

Solar panel installation on residential house

What happens to your solar panels when they have to be replaced?

Ittoqqortoormiit Village - Greenland

A guide to Greenland's natural resources beneath the ice

How digital banking is not having benefits for Irish households

What happens when AI takes over HR?

Work and careers

Why are pints so pricey in Ireland?

Concept of cash envelopes system for savings, Euro banknotes in a craft envelope for categories.

Do you know what financial terms mean without asking ChatGPT?

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When running a stall on Moore Street is the family business

Business Watch and Listen

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Watch: 'Six years of work gone' - Enniscorthy shop owners

Over 36,000 new homes completed in 2025 - CSO

Cozy interior gen z teenager room with bed, workplace, digital devices, plants, photos and some clothes. Home interior room.

Report eyes lowest delivery of student beds in 20 years

HBFI grew loan approvals to €3.3 billion in 2025

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Consumers say tipping becoming 'less voluntary' - study

New DCU research shows that one in four corporate employees self-identify or have been diagnosed as neurodivergent

1 in 4 employees self-identify as neurodivergent - DCU

A view of the planned St Stephen's Green development

St Stephen's Green 'rejuvenation' plan prompts criticism

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary poses with a poster for a 'Big Idiot Sale'

Musk row a negotiation that became a 'PR gift' - O'Leary

Global airline profits to reach $41bn this year - Avolon

Cows on Deelside Farm in Westmeath

Confidence up among farmers but frustrations remain: Ifac

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary speaks to media

O'Leary can't understand Musk's 'umbrage' on Starlink

Musk asks X followers if he should buy Ryanair

Agribusiness

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An IFA protest outside the Bord Bia offices in Dublin

Govt will not remove Murrin as Chair of Bord Bia - Harris

China suspends imports of Irish beef due to bluetongue

The words Bord Bia Irish Food Board on a building

Murrin to be asked to appear before Oireachtas Committee

A group of farmers hold placards outside Bord Bia offices

IFA members protest outside Bord Bia over Murrin decision

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Bluetongue case in Wexford 'deeply worrying', says IFA

A rainy exterior shot of Bord Bia office

Bord Bia backs chair Larry Murrin amid resignation calls

Cows on Deelside Farm in Westmeath

Confidence up among farmers but frustrations remain: Ifac

The words Bord Bia Irish Food Board on a building

Bord Bia board to meet as SF call for chair's resignation

Farmers gather to demonstrate against the free trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur countries

MEPs vote to refer Mercosur deal to top EU court

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during the signing ceremony of the trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur

EU chief hails 'fair trade' as Mercosur deal signed

Call for EU scheme to pay farmers to cut milk production

A tractor in Athlone, Co Westmeath, protesting against the EU-Mercosur trade deal

Long-awaited EU-Mercosur trade pact set for signing

Startup Nation

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7% rise in jobs supported by Local Enterprise Offices

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2025 strongest year for start-ups in 15 years

EY representatives, woman in white jacket and man in navy jacket present male winner with award

EY Entrepreneur Of The Year nominations open

Zen Pensions launches full digital pension

The Slush event is a key platform for Irish start-ups seeking to accelerate their expansion and secure investment

Irish tech delegation targets VC funding at Slush 2025