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Electricity bills rising to fund major grid revamp

Electricity users will face price increases of up to €1.75 per month on bills to pay for a major upgrade to the national grid, which could cost almost €19 billion.

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ICTU calls for pay increases of up to 6% next year

Boeing aircraft of ASL AIRLINES at Milan Malpensa International Airport

ASL pilots to attend talks as strike threat remains

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EU to present measures on tackling Europe housing crisis

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Consumers concerned about AI fraud and impact on jobs

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Oil slips below $60 on Russia-Ukraine peace deal talks

Cars stuck in traffic as they try make way away from coast in Hawaii

EU to yield on combustion engines ban after pressure

A white Ford truck being shown at a car show

Ford retreats from EVs, takes $19.5 billion charge

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Technology & Innovation

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Consumers concerned about AI fraud and impact on jobs

Netflix says position on deal with Warner Bros unchanged

Google Ireland

Google Grows Irish Workforce

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Regulator to tackle international number scam calls

Female Engineer designing AI technology with reflection on eyeglasses

VC funding in GenAI up 65% year-on-year - EY

Reddit in legal challenge to Australia social media ban

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Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI

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Work

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Ex-accountant told business was 'flying' when she was cut

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Consumers concerned about AI fraud and impact on jobs

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ICTU calls for pay increases of up to 6% next year

Boeing aircraft of ASL AIRLINES at Milan Malpensa International Airport

ASL pilots to attend talks as strike threat remains

Dervla McKay, Managing Director, Go-Ahead Ireland, Minister Darragh O’Brien, and Ramona Mihai, Go-Ahead Ireland Driver stand for a photo in an office

Go-Ahead Ireland announces 400 new jobs

'Maximum flexibility' on AIB hybrid working, says FSU

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Health Care Assistants' ballot for industrial action

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Analysis & Comment

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Boom Box: Why it's the golden age of unscripted TV

The Australian ban is being closely watched by other countries

Would an Australia-style social media ban work here?

Analysis and Comment

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Economy gets fatter from making the world slimmer

US President Donald Trump attends a concert by Andrea Bocelli in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC

US sets out stall for correcting 'Europe's trajectory'

Analysis and Comment

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Brand Slam: The companies bruised by trademark battles

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Your money

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Electricity bills rising to fund major grid revamp

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Airlines' lowest advertised cabin bag prices 'rare'

Can willpower help you resist Christmas overspending?

CRU encourages consumers to switch energy suppliers

Irish mortgage rates at lowest level since March 2023

Household saving rate hits 14.8% in third quarter - CSO

One in seven homes sell for at least 20% over ask price

Illustration showing a man pushing a shopping trolley full of food up an inflation curve

How inflation is measured in Ireland

Irish household wealth doubled over last decade - report

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Energy credits scrapped despite advice, claims MEP

Three in four adults have savings or deposit accounts

Christmas bonus to be paid to social welfare recipients

The Business of Climate

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Cars stuck in traffic as they try make way away from coast in Hawaii

EU to yield on combustion engines ban after pressure

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EU to widen carbon border levy, draft shows

A white Ford truck being shown at a car show

Ford retreats from EVs, takes $19.5 billion charge

Kerry was once again the country's highest producing county for wind energy - at 128 GWh - in November

Second best November on record for Irish wind farms

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EU may rethink its 2035 combustion car ban

Mother charging electric car in front of house, holding toddler boy in arms. Woman holding charger, plugging in charging port.

Your essential guide to buying an electric car in 2026

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Geopolitical volatility becomes a top concern for firms

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US Tariffs

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Roomba maker iRobot files for bankruptcy

US trade deficit shrinks unexpectedly to 2020 low

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German economy stuck in slow lane, institutes say

The Swiss National Bank today kept its interest rate at 0% - the lowest among major central bank

Swiss National Bank sticks with zero interest rate

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Bank of Canada holds rates, says economy is resilient

A Chinese port with a truck and container in front of a large red crane

China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion in November

India's central bank cuts key rate, boosts liquidity

IKEA to ramp up US production as tariffs bite

a blue Volvo vehicle parked in front of a Volvo showroom

Volvo Cars sales fall 10% in November

Tariffs, AI boom could test global growth's resilience

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US announces zero-tariff pharmaceutical deal with Britain

The 2.6% third quarter growth figure reported by Statistics Canada today 'was well above the consensus forecast'

Canada economy rebounds in third quarter with 2.6% growth

Business Brainstorm

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Have you claimed all your credits and expenses (dogs not included yet)? Photo: Getty Images

How to take control of your taxes in 2026

Mother charging electric car in front of house, holding toddler boy in arms. Woman holding charger, plugging in charging port.

Your essential guide to buying an electric car in 2026

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How confident can you really be in what you're buying?

Consumer Affairs

Gay Byrne on The Late Late Toy Show in a Christmas jumper

How to reinvent Christmas jumpers as icons for Irish craft

Christmas Jumper

Can willpower help you resist Christmas overspending?

Drone footage of floods in Midleton, Co Cork during Storm Babet in October 2023. Photo: RTÉ Prime Time

How extreme weather will affect the insurance and energy sectors

Illustration showing a man pushing a shopping trolley full of food up an inflation curve

How inflation is measured in Ireland

When we see a price tag that we perceive as a good deal, the part of our brains that deals with pleasure is activated. Photo: Getty Images

Cyber Monday? Why our brains love a bargain

The ECB has highlighted a growing recognition among central banks, finance ministries and civil protection agencies that cash is a critical component of 'national crisis preparedness'. Photo: Getty Images

'Cash is here to stay': why cash is king in emergency planning

AI apps on mobile phone including DeepSeek, Gemini and ChatGPT

How to detect text which has been written by ChatGPT

a woman in a supermarket with a shopping trolley using her phone

Do you feel €50 is the new €20 when you go grocery shopping?

Business Watch and Listen

Consumers concerned about AI fraud and impact on jobs

Electricity bills rising to fund major grid revamp

Female stock trader on front of a rake of computer screens showing financial market data

Global shift poses risks and opportunities for investors

Female Engineer designing AI technology with reflection on eyeglasses

VC funding in GenAI up 65% year-on-year - EY

Dublin aerial view with Liffey river and O'Connell bridge during sunset

Economy could grow by 2% annually over decade - ESRI

Newspapers coming out of a rotary press

Monaghan newspaper to cease operations after 186 years

Geopolitical volatility becomes a top concern for firms

Security gaps putting Irish economy at risk - research

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Australia 'taking back control' from tech giants with ban

Security should be part of resilience planning - Makhlouf

CCPC finds weakened competition in Irish services sector

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Three-year extension of nitrates derogation granted

Agribusiness

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Byrne not expecting Mercosur deal vote until January

Agri-food regulator to be granted increased powers

IFA President Francie Gorman with his son, Tom

IFA leader, son travelling to Brussels protest by tractor

Farmers protest in France over issues, including the Mercosur trade agreement with Latin American countries

France and Italy want Mercosur trade deal vote delayed

Suspected Bluetongue case identified on third NI farm

Marjan Faraidooni, Chief of Education and Culture, Expo City Dubai; Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and CEO of Expo City Dubai Authority; Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment of Ireland, Peter

Kerry signs agreement with Expo City Dubai

A person with their hands in the dirt

Three-year extension of nitrates derogation granted

Bulls in a pen of small farm in Ireland fed with hay

New suspected case of bluetongue at second Co Down farm

Fishing boats in Killybegs Co Donegal

Fishing industry meeting 'constructive', says Taoiseach

Fishing boats in Killybegs Co Donegal

Taoiseach to meet fishing industry representatives

Close-up of unrecognizable white man checking the price of ground beef at supermarket

Recall of Brazilian beef leaves safeguards 'redundant'

Male customer with a shopping basket taking meat from a fridge at local supermarket

EU recalls Brazilian beef containing banned hormones

Startup Nation

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

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O'Sullivan winner of EI's Founder of the Year award

Four women pose in a garden holdig signs to encourage female entrepreneurship

Going for Growth's 18th programme for women entrepreneurs

Meta-Flux co-founders Lee Sherlock (CEO) and Brendan Martin (CTO) at Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) in Dublin, with an 800 MHz NMR spectrometer.

Irish start-up raises €1.8m to develop 'AI biologist'