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Did the Government sell PTSB on the cheap?

Amid feverish late-night negotiations 18 years ago, the then government, a coalition of Fianna Fáil and the Green Party, made a monumental decision to rescue Ireland's drowning banks.

A view of the vessels heading towards the Strait of Hormuz

Oil falls by 13% after Iran says Strait of Hormuz open

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Industrial action 'inevitable' if pay demands not met

Gary Rooney pictured walking on a footpath

Labour Court cut award to former X executive by 63%

RTÉ’s analysis examines whether the current energy crisis really is the worst in history — and what the data shows.

How does today's energy crisis compare with past shocks?

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Jet fuel supply warnings causing holidaymakers worry

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Mullingar-based Wtech Fire Group bought by US-listed APi

Reed Hastings co-founded Netflix 29 years ago

Netflix co-founder Hastings set to leave after 29 years

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Middle East Turmoil

International Air Transport Association's director general Willie Walsh

Europe faces summer cancellations from jet fuel shortage

White, purple and navy colured Wizz air plane on a runway

Wizz Air says had problems with jet fuel supply in Italy

US Donald Trump has openly vented his frustration at current Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not lowering rates more

Take 5 - Warsh, war and worsening conditions?

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Ireland 'significantly' exposed to jet fuel risk - expert

Lactalis dairy products seen on a supermarket fridge shelf

Lactalis warns of higher prices as Iran war raises costs

MidEast energy output loss will take two years to recover

A sign in front of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt

IMF expects ECB to raise rates twice this year

A view of the vessels heading towards the Strait of Hormuz

Oil falls by 13% after Iran says Strait of Hormuz open

RTÉ’s analysis examines whether the current energy crisis really is the worst in history — and what the data shows.

How does today's energy crisis compare with past shocks?

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Industrial action 'inevitable' if pay demands not met

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Europe has six weeks of jet fuel left, warns energy chief

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Economists call for windfall profit taxes on energy firms

Technology & Innovation

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MMDS signal switched off, 2016

MMDS Service To End

Although the age-check app is not yet available for people to download, its code has been published on the developer platform GitHub

EU updates age-check app after vulnerabilities found

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Anthropic talks to EU, including on cyber security models

Reed Hastings co-founded Netflix 29 years ago

Netflix co-founder Hastings set to leave after 29 years

Sweden's Ericsson is one of the main Western suppliers of network equipment alongside Finland's Nokia

Ericsson lags profit expectations on higher chip costs

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Google should let 3rd-party search engines access to data

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HCS invests €13.2m amid plans to create 125 jobs

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SIPTU firefighters reach agreement with Sligo Airport

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Industrial action 'inevitable' if pay demands not met

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SIPTU members at Sligo Airport take industrial action

The CEO of an Irish cyber-security firm has said a former employee's claims about a supplier having links to Israeli military intelligence were 'James Bond stuff'

CEO says worker's fears about Israel 'James Bond stuff'

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'A single-minded focus on work is often bad for everyone'

Work and careers

WRC rejects €360k employment status claim by RTÉ worker

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Unite members in National Ambulance Service to strike

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One third of workers had no pension cover in 2025 - CSO

Bank of Ireland ups rate on 12-month term deposit account

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Around 300 forecourts still without fuel

Irish electricity prices 8th highest in Europe in 2024

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Digital bank Monzo launches in Ireland

Young woman calculating domestic bills, checking graphs and invoices while working from home

Are you due a tax refund? 3 tax credits you may not know about

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Spending at service stations up 9% in March - AIB

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Households saved €2 billion a month on average in 2025

Woman standing at a petrol station putting fuel into her red car

Recent fuel price hikes not price gouging - CCPC report

Credit unions to expand further into mortgage market

Change in mortgage rules to benefit downsizing homeowners

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Lidl Ireland announces new price cuts on milk and butter

Analysis & Comment

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Did the Government sell PTSB on the cheap?

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What do the latest fuel excise cuts mean for pump prices?

Analysis and Comment

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The fuel crisis isn't over - it has just taken a breather

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Fail Safe: Why Anthropic won't release its new AI model

The research found that adoption of AI by Irish firms is likely to lead to job losses, concentrated among highly educated workers

The 'winners and losers' in the adoption of AI

Analysis and Comment

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Business Brainstorm

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'A single-minded focus on work is often bad for everyone'

Work and careers

If you want to know why gig tickets are so expensive, read on...

OMAN - APRIL 08: A view of the vessels heading towards the Strait of Hormuz following the two-week temporary ceasefire reached between the United States and Iran on the condition that the strait be reopened, seen in Oman on April 08, 2026. (Photo by Shady

How will Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade hit global economy?

Young woman calculating domestic bills, checking graphs and invoices while working from home

Are you due a tax refund? 3 tax credits you may not know about

Why planes are getting 'lost' due to GPS spoofing and jamming

EDMONTON, CANADA AUGUST 5: Boxes of Apple iPhone 13 and the latest iPhone 16 series displayed in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on August 5, 2025. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

8 ways Apple's technology has changed the world in 50 years

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How Ireland dealt with the oil and energy shocks of the 1970s

'As the phenomenon of drone deliveries increases, the concerns of home owners and residents negatively impacted by the rapid rise in the number of flyovers have attracted ever greater media attention'. Photo: Getty Images

Can I stop drone delivery companies flying over my property?

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

How rural areas are the 'front line' in electrifying transport

Expect delays: 'What comes next will test whether the industry has truly learned anything from the crises that came before.' Photo: Getty Images

How Iran war is causing massive turbulence for aviation industry

Business Watch and Listen

An aerial view of a 33 megawatt data center (C) with closed-loop cooling system on April 14, 2026 in Vernon, California. A surge in demand for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is fueling a boom in data centers across the country and around the

Big Tech AI investment 'opportunity' for Ireland

29.9% discount for tenants with cost rental scheme - ESRI

Kerrygold-maker Ornua reports rise in turnover, profits

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Digital bank Monzo launches in Ireland

Irish electricity prices 8th highest in Europe in 2024

Neil Hughes said many SMEs are on the cliff edge in the face of rising costs

Geopolitical volatility the top concern for small firms

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Home heating oil jumps 67%, as March inflation hits 3.6%

A report by website MyHome said that asking price inflation was running at 4.7% nationally in Q1

Asking price inflation at lowest rate in over 2 years

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Oil supply restoration 'could take years' - strategist

Focus on corporation tax take in Exchequer figures

Springboard+ opens applications for 2026 courses

Smoke rises after airstrikes in Tehran, Iran on 13 March 2026

Energy shock may lead to 4% inflation - Central Bank

The Business of Climate

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Pictured at the Cairn passive house development in Seven Mills are from left to right: Aoife Watters, CEO, Respond; Dr. Wolfgang Feist, physicist and Passive House pioneer; Michael Stanley, CEO, Cairn Homes; Kate Joyce, Project and Sustainability Lead, LD

International certification for Cairn's Passive Houses

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Wind farms provided 41% of country's electricity in March

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Cork Airport to build new solar-powered carport

Volkswagen was the most popular make of new private car licensed in March, new CSO figures show today

New electric car sales rise by 39% in March - CSO

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Glass Lewis recommends vote against BP chair Manifold

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Pinergy sets out 40MWp commercial solar target

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Your essential guide to buying an electric car in 2026

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Agribusiness

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Lactalis dairy products seen on a supermarket fridge shelf

Lactalis warns of higher prices as Iran war raises costs

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Tipperary dairy farmer elected as new ifac chair

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ArraTipp posts strong first-year performance after merger

Kerrygold-maker Ornua reports rise in turnover, profits

Duke of Devonshire

'No conversations on evictions' of Waterford farmers, says Duke

Reports of milk not being collected due to fuel protests

Fishing vessesl are pictured in the harbour in Killybegs

€32m mackerel agreement secured at EU council

Chicken eggs in a fridge door

Egg producers call for higher pay to avoid shortages

No suspension of EU carbon taxes as fertiliser costs rise

Glenisk says it returned to profit following 2021 fire

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

EU-Mercosur trade deal to apply provisionally from May 1

Fertiliser in a bag.

Rising fertiliser costs lead to warning over food prices