Will Goodbody

Business Editor

73% of agriculture emissions in 2022 were from livestock activities

Five sectors made up 55% of carbon emissions in 2022

The five highest emitting sectors in the economy, excluding households, accounted for 55% of greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, but just 15% of employment and 22% of the gross value added.

Business • 19 Nov 24

Banks are adjusting their lending and deposit rates in the wake of ECB cuts

Bank of Ireland cuts its fixed mortgage rates by 0.5%

Bank of Ireland has become the latest mortgage lender to announce cuts in its mortgage lending rates.

Business • 19 Nov 24

The port's existing TTs will be fitted with autonomous software and hardware

Belfast Harbour to trial autonomous terminal tractors

The use of autonomous Terminal Tractors (TT), used for transporting containers between quay cranes and storage areas, are to be trialled by Belfast Port.

Business • 19 Nov 24

SVP confirms purchase of Blanchardstown Centre in Dublin

US based global investment firm, Strategic Value Partners, has confirmed that funds that it manages are to acquire the Blanchardstown Centre in west Dublin.

Business • 18 Nov 24

Bríd O'Sullivan, Founder of Christies PMP and Director of Business Development, Quillsen, Marian McQuillan, Director, Quillsen

Quillsen buys letting agent Christies Property Management

Irish property management and lettings agency, Christies Property Management Partnership, has been bought by Quillsen.

Business • 18 Nov 24

Interest also rose in states that voted for Donald Trump

Searches for Irish property from US spike after election

Searches for Irish based property that originated in the US spiked markedly in the days following the election of Donald Trump as President.

Business • 18 Nov 24

In his speech, Gabriel Makhlouf said public innovation in payment systems must keep pace with private innovation

Rate cut next month not yet certain - Makhlouf

The Governor of the Central Bank has said it would be going a bit far to say an ECB interest rate cut next month is in the bag.

Business • 18 Nov 24

The partnership aims to accelerate the roll-out of Behind-the-Meter (BTM) battery energy storage systems

GridBeyond Storage and Triodos agree further €11m funding

GridBeyond Storage, the intelligent energy and smart grid platform for distributed energy resource management, has received a further investment of €11.25m.

Business • 18 Nov 24

NBP network will reach 420,000 premises by end of 2025

420,000 premises around the country will have high-speed broadband made available to them by the National Broadband Plan (NBP) by the end of next year.

Business • 18 Nov 24

Sarah-Jane Larkin, director general of the Irish Venture Capital Association

VC funding broadly flat in the third quarter - IVCA

Venture capital funding for Irish small and medium sized firms grew, but only just, during the third quarter of the year.

Business • 17 Nov 24