Gail Conway

Business Reporter

EU seeks removal of US tariffs on wine and spirits

European Union ministers are set to urge top US trade officials today to apply more of the July EU-US trade deal, including cutting US tariffs on EU steel and removing them for EU goods such as wine and spirits.

Business • 24 Nov

Computer screen displaying a Cloudflare Error while attempting to access a webpage, during an outage of the Cloudflare service, Lafayette, California, November 18, 2025. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

What keeps Irish businesses online during outages?

Many of us had never heard of Cloudfare before yesterday. But after the US online services provider experienced a major outage thousands of users globally were impacted, and Cloudflare became somewhat of a household name.

Business • 20 Nov

3 in 5 people more likely to buy from .ie website

A new consumer survey shows that three in four people prefer buying through websites rather than social media platforms.

Business • 18 Nov

Magnifying glass in front of an open newspaper with paper houses. Concept of rent, search, purchase real estate.

Average rents up 4.3% in year to September - Daft report

Market rents in the year to September have risen by 4.3%, according to the latest rental report by Daft.ie.

Business • 13 Nov

Bord Bia Foodservice Manager Maureen Gahan with a chef and another man launch the Bord Bia Market insights report

Food service sector hits record €10 billion - Bord Bia

The value of the Irish hospitality and foodservice market has reached over €10 billion for the first time.

Business • 11 Nov

Inertia is big challenge of the pension landscape - CIPD

The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development is calling on organisations to ensure workers are aware of and getting the best benefits from an existing company pension scheme or auto enrolment.

Business • 10 Nov

Bank of Ireland says older customers who have spent years building their savings are being deliberately targeted by fraudsters.

Over 65s targeted by investment scams - Bank of Ireland

Over half of all investment scam cases were reported by customers aged 65 and older in the first half of this year, according to Bank of Ireland data.

Business • 07 Nov

Global trends show rising youth unemployment

Rise in youth unemployment 'worrying trend' - ESRI

This week's CSO figures show the unemployment rose to 5%, up from 4.2% the same month last year.

Business • 06 Nov

a black and orange ATM machine outside a PTSB branch

PTSB Unions seek job security & equal profit share scheme

The PTSB Group of Unions including Unite, Mandate and Financial Services Union (FSU) say they have sought commitments to Job Security, to the Branch network and the introduction of a comprehensive and equal profit share scheme for all employees irrespective of their position in the Bank.

Business • 31 Oct

A Brittany Ferries ship sails out from a harbour

Brittany Ferries overall growth up 7.5% year on year

Brittany Ferries has reported strong summer passenger volumes on its routes linking Ireland with France and Spain.

Business • 30 Oct