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Revenue's ROS deadline extended until midnight on Sunday due to issues experienced today and yesterday

Revenue says no surcharge on returns filed this week

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Revenue has said that its online system ROS is back up and running after being offline for some time today.

Sharon Donnery, the Central Bank's Deputy Governor

'Higher levels of credit will not build more homes'

New ESRI research has concluded that the housing market here is not overvalued

Housing market not overvalued, says ESRI

US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said that US rates are on hold

Fed's Powell expects sustained expansion of US economy

The growth will see China become one of the most significant export outlets for Irish beef

Beef exports to China set to increase ten-fold

The NERI recommends targeted retraining programmes and the involvement of local educational institutes for workers impacted

Response to peat closures a 'test case' for Govt - NERI

Wetherspoons chief executive Tim Martin is a strong Brexiteer

Wetherspoon's CEO says he would prefer no-deal Brexit

Tesla said it will build its first European factory as well as an engineering and design centre in Berlin

Tesla to build first European plant in Berlin

Markets More

All Market Reports

Brexit in focus.

Phil Hogan said 'the British public will demand and expect that their government will sign on to EU standards'

UK consumers will expect EU standards in FTA - Hogan

Donald Tusk said only a united Europe could confront an assertive China and play an effective global role

Britain will become 'second rate' after Brexit - Tusk

Taylor Wimpey has reported a 12.5% rise in its order book as at November 10 to £2.7 billion

UK's Taylor Wimpey sees strong demand for homes

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said he is waiting on further Brexit developments

Still not clear how UK will depart EU - Donohoe

Wetherspoons chief executive Tim Martin is a strong Brexiteer

Wetherspoon's CEO says he would prefer no-deal Brexit

The UK's unemployment rate fell back to 3.8%, its lowest level since early 1975 during the third quarter

UK jobs see biggest drop in over four years

A win for Johnson as Farage blinks first

UK Election 2019

Sterling rallies after Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said he was standing down candidates in seats won by the Conservatives in 2017

Pound strengthens on Brexit Party boost

Nigel Farage said he did not want anti-Brexit parties to win the election

Brexit Party won't stand in Tory-held seats - Farage

UK Election 2019

UK gross domestic product growth slowed to 1% in the third quarter from 1.3% in the second quarter

UK economy grows at slowest annual rate since 2010

Boris Johnson was 'right' in his remarks, Kwasi Kwarteng said

Johnson 'right' over comments on trade barriers

The Brexit election - a strange campaign so far

UK Election 2019

Business Watch and Listen.

Barbara Dawson has been at the helm of the Hugh Lane Gallery for the last 25 years

Hugh Lane collection

Jim O'Keeffe, Managing Director of Retail Banking, AIB, Kari Daniels CEO Tesco Ireland and Tomas Sercovich, CEO Business in the Community Ireland

Business leaders broaden carbon emissions cuts pledge

Some Irish businesses are going above and beyond to try and achieve a zero-carbon status

The business of climate

DCC's chief executive Donal Murphy

DCC's half yearly pre-tax profits and revenues fall

David Butler, Pat Hughes and Cillian O'Connor

On the ball - Mayo footballer in new business venture

Economist Paul Krugman attended the Kilkenomics Festival of economics

Paul Krugman interview

Mike Treanor, founder of Mullan Lighting

Let there be light, and there was, in Mullan Village

The Halo Business Angel Network is encouraging more women to consider becoming angel investors.

Angel investments - opportunities for female investors?

Some people claim the gig economy has its advantages, both others disagree

The Gig Economy

Home Building Finance Ireland was established in January of this year with a fund of €750m from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund.

Home Building Finance Ireland clears €100m for homes

Irish companies are looking increasingly at France and Germany as trading partners, but also further afield to North America, Latin America and Asian markets

Brexit impacting trade flows but not tariffs

An Post CEO David McRedmond

David McRedmond interview

The Business of Climate.

Emissions from energy continue to rise, increasing 1.9% in 2018, the largest jump since 2013, the IEA has said

World needs 'laser-like focus' to bring down emissions

Jim O'Keeffe, Managing Director of Retail Banking, AIB, Kari Daniels CEO Tesco Ireland and Tomas Sercovich, CEO Business in the Community Ireland

Business leaders broaden carbon emissions cuts pledge

Rainwater is used to water vegetables in the hotel's poly tunnel

How a west of Ireland hotel became carbon neutral

The NERI recommends targeted retraining programmes and the involvement of local educational institutes for workers impacted

Response to peat closures a 'test case' for Govt - NERI

Some Irish businesses are going above and beyond to try and achieve a zero-carbon status

The business of climate

Workers at Shannonbridge power station in Offaly held talks with the Government today

Focus on alternative employment as power stations close

Analysis & Comment.

Apple's streaming service is the first of a new wave of challengers to Netflix - but while competition should be good news for consumers, it may end up costing them

Netflix's rivals bring an end to streaming's golden age

Europe's economy 'at a crossroads': So where to next?

Analysis and Comment

To switch or not to switch?

Consumer Affairs

Boris betting on yuletide favours

Analysis and Comment

After a week of big job losses, are there more to come?

Analysis and Comment

Business Brainstorm.

The Central Bank of Ireland's windows on the world: "it's clear that the banking sector in Ireland does require close regulatory supervision"

The long and winding road to changing Irish banking culture

Just why do financial institutions here and elsewhere continue to repeat the mistakes of the past?

Anyone for a game of Boar on the Floor?

Lessons from Logan Roy and Succession for family businesses

Family businesses

Lights, cameras, tax relief

Time for a close-up on Section 481's impact on Irish film culture

HEY KID! DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE TOXIC TRIANGLE? Photo: Mike Theiler/AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump and the toxic triangle

"Communicating and connecting with others through face-to-face discussion is valuable because it is not something that can be edited, paused or replayed."

Has technology killed our ability to talk face-to-face?

Technology & Innovation.

Workvivo's John Goulding and Zoom's Eric Yuan

Cork's Workvivo wins investment from tech entrepreneur

Tesla said it will build its first European factory as well as an engineering and design centre in Berlin

Tesla to build first European plant in Berlin

Vodafone's future in India in doubt after court ruling

L'Oreal and Nestle score big at Alibaba's Singles' Day

Prepaid Financial Services sold to EML for €327m

More Technology & Innovation

Your money.

Irish consumers are continuing to spend despite some weakening in confidence, the latest Consumer Market Monitor shows

Irish consumers to spend €250m on Black Friday buys

Rent inflation slows to 5.2% in third quarter, new Daft.ie report shows

Rents hit over €1,400 for 14th quarterly rise in a row

Revenue has issued letters over the last few years to assist taxpayers in claiming their due entitlements

130,000 PAYE taxpayers due refunds from Revenue

"Water water everywhere, nor any drop to drink."

How to reduce water waste & save money at home

The average new mortgage rate across the euro area in September was 1.41%

Mortgage rates here remain way above euro area average

The rate charged on the loan will be 2.5% for 5 years

AIB offers lower rate "green" mortgage

The agreement will help those struggling with mortgage debt

Vulture fund agreement offers no solutions - campaigner

The most important lesson is that money can't buy happiness.

What you should teach your children about money, Part 3

How to boost your chances of mortgage approval

How to boost your chances of getting mortgage approval

Up to 60,000 people could benefit from the scheme in a full year

New parents to get two weeks extra paid leave

Insurance companies will have to provide the cost of different levels of cover

New rules on motor insurance pricing come into force

The self-assessment tax deadline is October 31

Tax deadline looms for self-assessed taxpayers

Startup Nation.

David Butler, Pat Hughes and Cillian O'Connor

On the ball - Mayo footballer in new business venture

Mayo footballer, Cillian O'Connor, has teamed up with David Butler and Pat Hughes to launch a specialist financial services recruitment firm called Spot Recruitment.

Dr Ciaran Seoighe, Deputy Director General Science Foundation Ireland with Atlantic Therapeutics' Richard Allen, Danny Forde, Dr Ruth Maher, Christina Walsh and Brendan McCormack at the awards

Atlantic Therapeutics wins Innovation of the Year award

Dr Fiona Edwards Murphy, CEO and co-founder of ApisProtect, said its mission is to save the honey bees

ApisProtect wins two golds at National Start Up Awards

Foodcloud, a social enterprise that turns food waste into a food need, is one of the startups travelling to the US on Trinity's international accelerator programme

Trinity student entrepreneurs travel to the US

Aimee Madden, CEO and founder of CliniShift

CliniShift - filling gaps in hospital rosters

More Startup Nation