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Pilots voted in a ballot to proceed with industrial action after they claimed the airline was stalling a talks process

Ryanair application to halt pilots' strike adjourned

2 hrs

Ryanair passengers will have to wait until tomorrow or Wednesday to find out whether a planned strike by some of the airline's Irish pilots is to go ahead on Thursday and Friday.

ECB chief Mario Draghi last month signaled that new stimulus measures could be on the cards to try to shore up stubbornly low inflation

Eurozone inflation slows further; Eurostat

In a tweet, Bank of Ireland said it was aware of some issues with the 'Card Care' system

AIB & BOI fix credit card balance issues

Ibec warns if there is a no-deal Brexit, there could be cancelled investment, rising costs and significant trade disruption

Ibec warns hard Brexit could halve economic growth

Farmers picketed meat plants in their row over the price of beef

Talks resume over beef prices, meat industry

The value of sterling has plunged by about a fifth against the euro since the Brexit vote in mid-2016

SMEs warned to protect against currency fluctuations

The move is viewed as an opportunity by Hersheys to boost its presence in the European market

Hershey's take minority stake in snack brand Fulfil

The 90-day extension 'is intended to afford consumers across America the necessary time to transition away from Huawei equipment'

US grants Huawei extension to buy US supplies

Markets More

All Market Reports

Brexit in focus.

Chuck Schumer outlined his opposition in a letter to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Schumer to oppose UK trade deal if GFA is undermined

Leo Varadkar and Boris Johnson spoke for more than an hour this evening

Common Travel Area will remain after Brexit - Johnson

UK to end EU free movement immediately after Brexit

Ibec warns hard Brexit could halve economic growth

British govt won't suspend parliament, says campaigner

Analysis & Comment.

What is the Public Services Card?

High speed mobile comes to Ireland: 5G explained

October's Brexit deadline focuses minds at Central Bank

Analysis and Comment

How close were the British to joining the Euro?

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

Analysis and Comment

Technology & Innovation.

Every 100,000 new EVs will cost the Exchequer between €1.14 billion and €1.36 billion if incentives remain the same

State electric vehicle funding insufficient - review

Facebook until recently carried out human review of private audio from its Messenger app

DPC to query Facebook on users' audio recordings

WeWork parent company lifts lid on IPO plans

'Tails' could help older people keep their balance

Samsung latest brand to be embroiled in 'One China' row

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.

Employees will be entitled to 22 weeks unpaid parental leave from September 1

New parental leave regulations from September

Households are seeing their disposable income increase thanks to higher employment levels and rising wages

Irish households set to spend €6.5bn on holidays

The development has been welcomed by the Alliance for Insurance Reform

CCPC to probe public liability insurance market

The average interest rate charged on a new mortgage fell in June, but is still well above the euro area average

Mortgage lending up 12% in first half of 2019

The new fixed rate terms will be effective from Thursday, August 8

AIB's Haven introduces 7 & 10 year fixed rate mortgages

The average amount paid for a premium for in-patient cover decreased by 0.8%

2.2 million Irish people have private health insurance

Here are some top tips for managing your budget during the back-to-school period

6 budgeting tips for back to school families

There are an estimated 330,000 customers of moneylenders in Ireland

Call for 'health warnings' on moneylender adverts

Confused by financial letters? Read on

How to decode financial letters and jargon - Part 1

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

Business Watch and Listen.

Ireland's food industry has undergone a dramatic reinvention in the past decade, according to one chef

Ad campaign seeks to sell Ireland to 'foodies'

The Karen Millen and Coast brands will live on in digital form after the online fashion group, BooHoo, agreed to buy their web operations

Where will fashion retailers find success?

Global markets fell sharply on Monday as the US-China trade spat ramped up

Markets braced for increased volatility

Yesterday Tesco UK announced plans to cut 4,500 jobs as part of a restructuring of its Metro outlets

Shift for grocery sector amid changing consumer habits

This is the second significant trademark win this year by Supermac's

Supermac's scores further trademark win over McDonald's

IAG said second-quarter operating profit was €960m

IAG profits boosted by strong ticket sales

Fiona Muldoon, FBD Group Chief Executive, warned that litigation claims costs continue to rise

FBD Holdings doubles profits in first half of 2019

The financier remains the largest lender to the Irish economy

Bank of Ireland reports underlying profit of €376m

AIB's CEO Colin Hunt said he was confident the bank would reach its non-performing loans targets

AIB takes charge of €131m as H1 pre-tax profits fall

Permanent TSB's chief executive Jeremy Masding

Permanent TSB signals it may cut interest rates

The pound has been verging on 90p to the euro for the past month and has been weakening steadily since Theresa May announced her intention to resign

Euro-sterling parity a possibility in hard-Brexit

Sickies in the sunshine

Business Brainstorm.

The only up is up: Ryanair's Michael O'Leary assesses the form

The ups and downs of superstar CEOs

Corporate life in the world of Michael O'Leary, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos can be quite a rollercoaster for all involved

An aerial view of Dublin Port in 1969

Would Dublin be Dublin without Dublin Port?

"Don't forget, today's ally may become tomorrow's enemy!"

8 tips for Irish companies looking for new international markets

"Many nations have developed robust legislation to protect intellectual property, as well as measures to ensure this protection could be enforced"

How protecting intellectual property can impact on human rights

Intellectual Property

"This second coming of the electric car will be evolutionary and not revolutionary"

The second coming of the electric car

Business features.

UK economy's mixed signals hard to read for new PM Johnson

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

Irish oil and gas

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

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