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

The divergence between asking prices and final sold prices is among the reasons for poor liquidity in the existing homes market, according to a report.

Household disposable income was €36,900 in the Republic of Ireland compared to €33,400 in Northern Ireland in 2022, the ESRI report found

Living standards higher in Republic than in NI - report

Trump airs doubts over Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros

Kathleen Bohan, Andrew Vogelaar & Patrick Doyle, IDA Ireland, Caroline Coughlan, Director of Employee Experience & People Operations, Fixify, Fixify CEO Matt Peters, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Fixify COO Mase Issa, Katina Koster, VP Corporate Marketing at

Tech firm Fixify to create 50 Cork jobs

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Magnum Ice Cream valued at €7.8bn in Amsterdam listing

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ECB's next move may be a hike, but not anytime soon

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China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion in November

L'Oreal to up stake in skin care firm Galderma to 20%

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Technology & Innovation

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US unions alarmed by Netflix's $72bn Warner Bros deal

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EU fines X €120m for breaching online content rules

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Global websites down as Cloudflare probe fresh issues

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Softbank's Son says super AI could win Nobel Prize

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Netflix buys Warner Bros Discovery's studios for $72bn

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TikTok to comply with 'upsetting' Australian under-16 ban

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Kathleen Bohan, Andrew Vogelaar & Patrick Doyle, IDA Ireland, Caroline Coughlan, Director of Employee Experience & People Operations, Fixify, Fixify CEO Matt Peters, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Fixify COO Mase Issa, Katina Koster, VP Corporate Marketing at

Tech firm Fixify to create 50 Cork jobs

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Is the Christmas party an extension of the workplace?

The proposals include a 4% pay increase for 95% of staff at PTSB (file image)

PTSB and unions agree 4% pay increase

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Tesco Ireland staff to get pay rise of 3% from January

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Changes to salary thresholds for migrant workers

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Worker usage of AI tools remains low - survey

Eddie Kent, Aidan O’Dwyer, Dara Kernan, and Donal Roche from Primecore

Primecore announces 100 jobs in Ireland and US

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Analysis & Comment

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Economy gets fatter from making the world slimmer

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Brand Slam: The companies bruised by trademark battles

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Europe scrambles for African business amid global turmoil

Analysis and Comment

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Seasonal work 101: Know your rights this Christmas

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Early blow for rent reforms by exodus of small landlords

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

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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

Image shows a oman at home shopping online on laptop for Black friday sales

Shoppers urged to be vigilant as Black Friday sales begin

Irish Life Health to increase prices again in January

BoI to pilot loan to support homeowners trading down

EU agrees on new rules for online fraud protection

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Government 'budgeting like there's no tomorrow' - Ifac

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Contract changes for phone, broadband approved by Cabinet

The Business of Climate

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Greencoat Renewables names Byrne as its new chairman

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Greenvolt Next delivers solar farm for Sanofi, Waterford

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Norway to examine scenarios for post-oil economy

First solar PV farm on Shannon airfield - Pic - Petula Martin - RTE

First solar farm on Irish airfield officially opens

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ESB, Orsted win 900 MW Irish offshore wind tender

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An Post achieves 50% CO2 target ahead of schedule

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UN slams 'meagre results' and 'fatal inaction' at COP30

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US Tariffs

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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

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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

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Euro zone banks should prepare for risk of dollar squeeze

Helen McEntee speaking at a press conference.

McEntee to raise issue of tariffs at EU-US meeting

EU seeks removal of US tariffs on wine and spirits

Europe eyes copper shortage unless EU halts scrap exports

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Costs continue to weigh on SMEs - survey

Business Brainstorm

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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

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

'Pausing to verify a website's URL, cross-checking contact details, seeking independent reviews and sticking to secure payment options can all provide layers of protection'. Photo: Getty Images

Why we fall for Black Friday scams - and what we can do about it

'When we see "was €100, now €50", we're not thinking about whether €50 is good value for the product in the first place'

Why do we find Black Friday sales and offers so irresistible?

Stripe co-founder John Collison

Should you take advice from a billionaire businessman?

Avocados were added to the CSO shopping basket in 2017. Photo: Unsplash

How we spent our money in 1980 compared to now

'Psychologists have shown that many people get 'anchored' by the minimum repayment amount on their credit card and pay only that amount and no more'

3 common traps to avoid with loans and credit cards

The growing reliance on subscription models and other new-school financial payments underscores the urgent need for robust financial literacy education. Photo: Getty Images

Here's how financial literacy affects the money in your pocket

Business Watch and Listen

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Is the Christmas party an extension of the workplace?

NBI CEO TJ Malone and Minister for Arts, Culture, Communications Patrick O'Donovan stand for a photo at Manor Fields in Adare

National Broadband Plan on track for 2026 completion

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'Storm Éowyn' most Googled term of the year

Patrick Temple, chair of the Donegal Tweed Association and CEO of Magee Weaving, says a geographical designation would give clarity to customers

Donegal tweed on track for special EU protection

(left to right) Marian Harkin Micheal Martin Simon Harris Jack Chambers all standing at podiums

Govt to speed up delivery of housing and infrastructure

Worker usage of AI tools remains low - survey

Ireland in 'good shape' to withstand potential US crash

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Microsoft announces €4m AI investment in Ireland

Credit Union loan book up 10% to €6.48 billion

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Contract changes for phone, broadband approved by Cabinet

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Government 'budgeting like there's no tomorrow' - Ifac

Criminals ahead of firms, regulators on AI - survey

Agribusiness

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New suspected case of bluetongue at second Co Down farm

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Fishing industry meeting 'constructive', says Taoiseach

Fishing boats in Killybegs Co Donegal

Taoiseach to meet fishing industry representatives

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Recall of Brazilian beef leaves safeguards 'redundant'

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EU recalls Brazilian beef containing banned hormones

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Further bird flu outbreak detected on Cavan turkey farm

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

Concern bluetongue will spread in spring if not contained

Michael McGrath, Morning Ireland,

Commission recommends extension of nitrates derogation

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Prices of many tractors double amid material costs rise

Bronze turkeys on a farm in Termonfeckin, near Drogheda

Bird flu confirmed in Co Laois turkey flock

Grass to gas plant opens in Duleek Co Meath - Pic Laura Hogan - RTE

New 'grass to gas' plant being launched in Co Meath

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Increased food security efforts amid climate pressures

Startup Nation

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'

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Start-Ups success on South Dublin New Frontiers Programme