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Job vacancies have increased in construction but dropped in other sectors

Job vacancies drop due to Brexit fears

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Total job vacancies in Ireland have dropped over last year due to uncertainties over a no-deal Brexit

Traders are focusing on the growing risks of Britain crashing out of the European Union without a deal in place by October 31

Brexit fears knock pound after biggest jump in 2 months

NAMA said it has helped in the construction of 14,000 residential units since the start of 2014

NAMA's profit dropped 30.5% in first quarter

The report said a no-deal Brexit would would but the UK car sector at a "competitive disadvantage"

UK jobs and livelihoods 'at risk with no-deal Brexit'

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Microsoft's profit soars fueled by cloud and business

RBS chief Ross McEwan is heading down under to take up NAB job

Australia's NAB turns to RBS chief McEwan as new CEO

Online retail sales showed strong year-on-year growth despite a slowdown in overall retail sales

Online sales up on 2018 but retail sector growth slows

Amelie de Montchalin (R) said the Withdrawal Agreement is not up for re-negotiation

French minister pledges Brexit solidarity with Ireland

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Brexit in focus.

Job vacancies have increased in construction but dropped in other sectors

Job vacancies drop due to Brexit fears

Philip Hammond said he would resign before he is sacked

Hammond to quit over no-deal Brexit if Johnson is PM

UK's choice to leave EU with no deal - Coveney

'Boris Blimp' flies over London for anti-Brexit protest

Labour peer says no-deal Brexit 'almost inconceivable'

Analysis & Comment.

How close were the British to joining the Euro?

The source of the biomass timber product has caught attention this week

Why Is Bord na Mona adding more fuel to the fire?

Analysis and Comment

The delicate art of diplomacy in Trump's America

Analysis and Comment

National debt is inevitable consequence of crash

Analysis and Comment

Is €1bn broadband plan realistic or just hot-eir?

Technology & Innovation.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Microsoft's profit soars fueled by cloud and business

The deal clears the way for the UK company to become Europe's largest mobile, broadband and TV provider

EU clears Vodafone's $22 billion Liberty deal

Cubic Telecom secures €23.5m in EIB funding

EU fines Qualcomm €242m for 'predatory' pricing

SAP reports 21% fall in second quarter profits

More Technology & Innovation

Startup Nation.

Artomatix' AI tehcnology does 80-90% of the VFX work in 10% of the time

Artomatix automates art

In the Star Trek universe there's a device known as the Holodeck, which leverages hyper-futuristic technology to generate a complete virtual reality in which the user can have fantastical experiences.

$XOCEAN's unmanned vessels collect data at a fraction of the cost, both financial and ecological.$

XOCEAN enters uncharted waters

Natural Language Processing uses computer algorithms to mimic human cognition.

Aylien tames the beast of language

Beekeeping, around since the middle ages, is now a billion dollar industry.

ApisProtect brings beekeeping into the 21st Century

More Startup Nation

Your money.

Debt is the ultimate four-letter word when it comes to financial stress.

5 Simple steps to reduce your debts

If you're a landlord these days, you'll know owning property to let isn't a walk in the park

The Money Doctor's guide to being a landlord

Possible tax implications for online shoppers if there is a hard Brexit

No-deal Brexit may mean rise in online shopping taxes

Dublin residential property prices have now risen 93.4% from their February 2012 low, new CSO figures show

Annual house price growth rate cools slightly in May

Prices for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels rose by 4% in June, new CSO figures show

Annual inflation moves up to 1.1% in June

New EU package travel laws came into force last year

LISTEN: What are your rights when a holiday goes wrong?

It's advised to book the car rental as soon as you have your plans finalised. There are few last minute bargains to be had by waiting until the last minute

Renting a car abroad? Plan ahead and keep costs down

Annual asking price inflation has now slowed to 2.4% nationwide

House asking price inflation at lowest level in 5 years

John Lowe looks at renovation grants, home loans and mortgage allowances to help you in the quest of government supports.

Do you qualify for these incentives and schemes?

Do you know how banks set their rates?

Watch: Are banks ripping off Irish homeowners?

Watch: What caused the price of flights to plummet?

Do you qualify for SEAI Grants & Better Energy Homes Incentive?

Are you a homeowner? You may qualify for these lucrative grants

Business Watch and Listen.

The estimate of a requirement of 30 to 35,000 completions every year is accurate, Goodbody believes - but with the right stock of housing types

Builders providing homes that people can't afford

More businesses are seeking the basic customs registration for trade with the UK post-Brexit, but many more have yet to do it

More information needed on checks post-Brexit - CAI

Sterling's weakness has made Ireland less attractive to British visitors - while costs are also rising

Hotel profits rise at slowest in seven years

Kylemore Abbey, Galway, which features in the Tourism Ireland TV ad campaign, 'Fill Your Heart with Ireland'

Positive first half of 2019 for Irish tourism

Darren Dochuk has spent eight years looking at the history of the industry with a focus on the links between oil and religion

Oil and Religion

Businesses urged to prepare for possible hard Brexit

Taoiseach urges businesses to engage with Brexit plans

Shannon continues to be the only airport outside of Dublin with flights to the US through Boston, JFK, Newark and Philadelphia

Decline in growth at Shannon due to grounding of jets

Knobs and Knockers has been on Nassau Street in Dublin city centre for over 40 years

Knobs and Knockers moving house

Ibec said Budget 2020 could be the most strategically important faced by the State in a generation

Ibec urges Government to protect businesses in budget

The beef industry faces many challenges right now

LISTEN: What faces the beef industry post-Mercosur?

The technology was developed in recent years in association with the Irish Aviation Authority

New satellite air traffic surveillance system in Clare

Brexit, VAT rates and bogus insurance claims are among the many issues facing small businesses

LISTEN: Pádraig Ó Céidigh's small business white paper

Business Brainstorm.

A £41 million putt: Shane Lowry at The Open at Portrush. Photo: Jan Kruger/R&A/R&A via Getty Images

How much is the Open worth to Northern Ireland?

Some number-crunching about the economic value of this weekend's all-star golf tournament in Portrush

Can you get 4G on the moon? Apollo 15 commander David R. Scott on the moon in 1971. Photo: NASA

Is your mobile phone powerful enough to get you to the moon?

Penneys "single-handedly" changed the fashion landscape for Irish women

How the rise of Penneys changed the way we shop

"Will traditional asset managers be left behind by technology? Probably not"

Just how much is changing in the world of asset management?

Asset Management

"New forms of spirituality might appear to be untethered to established religious traditions, but these beliefs never go away, but simply change form"

The surprising ways spirituality informs how we think about work

Business features.

Irish oil and gas

Business Highlights

How the rise of Penneys changed the way we shop

Business Highlights

Airlines count the cost of Boeing 737 MAX grounding

Business Highlights

Make or break - Q2 results will test Europe's confidence

Business Highlights

Lagarde to rely on political skill to overcome shortcomings

Business Highlights

What you need to know about Facebook's new cryptocurrency

Business Highlights

Banks face new challenges in Italian diamond scandal

Business Highlights

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