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Fred and Lesley Higgins from Scotland are the winners of the £57.8 million EuroMillions jackpot

Couple scoops £58m jackpot despite ripping up ticket

The Scottish winners of a £57.9m EuroMillions jackpot were initially told they did not have a winning ticket and it was ripped in half and put in the bin.

UK • 02 Aug 18

For the first four months of 2018, the number of used cars being brought into Ireland has risen by 10.8% to 33,377

The Brexit effect: Used car imports up by 20% in April

The number of new cars licensed in April fell by 13.9% to 11,557, when compared with the same month last year, however, the number of imported used cars rose by nearly 20% over the same comparative period.

Business • 09 May 18

Michel Barnier says risks of failure remain as long as outstanding topics such as Ireland are unresolved

EU's Barnier says still 25% of work to do on Brexit

The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has said some 25% of work remains to be done on a pact covering UK withdrawal from the EU, including crucial issues such as management of the Ireland/Northern Ireland border.

Business • 20 Apr 18

Soft drink makers including Coca-Cola, Britvic, and Lucozade Ribena Suntory have reformulated drinks, though Coca-Cola Classic, the nation's top-selling branded soft drink, is subject to the tax

Britain's sugar tax on soft drinks comes into effect

Britain's sugar tax on soft drinks came into effect today, a move that will lead to some higher prices as the country seeks to battle childhood obesity.

Business • 06 Apr 18

Brian Hayes says the 'time is right to completely reform our equivalence rules, particularly in light of Brexit'

Hayes calls for standalone fin services EU-UK agreement

There needs to be a standalone financial services agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom post-Brexit, according to Fine Gale MEP Brian Hayes.

Business • 06 Apr 18

More than 10,000 companies submitted their data, with 78% of the 10,015 firms having a pay gap in favour of men

78% of UK firms paying men more than women

Nearly eight out of ten companies and public sector bodies in the UK pay men more than women as the deadline passed for organisations to report their gender pay gaps.

Business • 05 Apr 18

Theresa May said the Budget will set out how 'my Government is building a Britain fit for the future'

UK Budget to make Britain 'fit for the future' - May

British Prime Minister Theresa May has promised a Budget to make Britain "fit for the future", after Chancellor Philip Hammond briefed Cabinet on his plans.

Business • 22 Nov 17

Michel Barnier held out the promise of a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) after Britain leaves the bloc in March 2019 if it settles divorce issues including its exit bill and the border with Northern Ireland

EU readying 'ambitious' trade pact if UK meets terms

The European Union is ready to offer Britain the "most ambitious" free trade deal but its adherence to the bloc's rules after Brexit will be "decisive", the bloc's chief negotiator Michel Barnier has said.

Business • 20 Nov 17

David Davis called for flexibility and pragmatism in the talks

Brexit solution cannot create new border, insists Davis

Britain's chief Brexit negotiator David Davis has insisted that any deal with the European Union cannot create a new border inside the United Kingdom.

Brexit • 10 Nov 17

Theresa May told the Commons that the focus should be on resolving the current differences in Northern Ireland

May rules out joint authority over Northern Ireland

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said there will be no question of Britain sharing joint authority with Ireland in the event of direct rule being reintroduced in Northern Ireland.

Stormont • 06 Sep 17

Shortly after 2pm the euro had risen 0.8% on the pay against the pound, reaching £0.9034

Euro hits nine-month high against sterling

The euro has hit a nine-month high against sterling today, after the Bank of England voted in favour of keeping interest rates at their record lows and revised down its growth and inflation forecasts for the United Kingdom.

Business • 03 Aug 17

Citigroup, Bank of America, and Morgan Stanley as well as Britain's Barclays have all indicated in the last month they are finalising plans to set up subsidiaries within the EU

Hard Brexit could cost UK 40,000 banking jobs

Britain's finance industry could lose up to 40,000 investment banking jobs in the next few years unless it strikes a softer deal on its departure from the European Union.

Business • 01 Aug 17

The Central Bank released new figures on FVCs and SPVs

Special Purpose Vehicle assets here reach €763bn

Use of financial vehicle corporations (FVC) and special purpose vehicles (SPV) within the Irish financial services sector continues to grow, according to the Central Bank.

Business • 18 Jul 17

Catherine Day (R) said Brussels is ready for the Brexit negotiations

Former EC secretary general says UK needs more time

The former secretary general of the European Commission, Catherine Day, has said it is politically desirable to have a longer period to negotiate the exit of the United Kingdom from the EU.

Brexit • 16 Jun 17

Central Bank Chief Economist Gabriel Fagan

Irish economy to be 'most affected in the EU by Brexit'

The Central Bank's Chief Economist has told an Oireachtas committee that Ireland stands out as the EU economy likely to be most affected by Brexit.

Brexit • 04 May 17

Harold Wilson, Charles de Gaulle, George Pompidou, Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher were all involved in Britain's complicated history with Europe

Tortured relations: From Wilson to Thatcher

In the second of a three-part series, RTÉ's Europe Editor Tony Connelly examines Britain's complicated history with Europe.

analysis and comment • 16 Mar 17

The Dieselgate scandal blew open when Volkswagen admitted in September 2015 that it installed software in 11 million cars worldwide that reduced emissions of harmful nitrogen oxide when it detected the vehicle was undergoing tests

Volkswagen facing UK legal action over Dieselgate

Thousands of car owners in Britain have signed up to a collective legal action against German carmaker Volkswagen over the emissions-cheating "Dieselgate" scandal.

Business • 09 Jan 17

The number of people in work in the UK has jumped by 461,000 over the past year to a near-record high of just under 32 million

UK unemployment falls to ten-year low

UK unemployment has fallen to a ten-year low, but there are signs that the jobs market might be "cooling", official figures show.

Business • 16 Nov 16

Prices in the UK now more closely resemble those in the US after currency conversion and with the addition of UK VAT

Apple increases Mac computer prices in UK

Apple has hiked the UK prices of its Mac computer range in the wake of the falling value of the pound since the Brexit vote.

Business • 28 Oct 16

'Turings Law' law passed in Westminster after Liberal Democrat bill

UK to pardon thousands convicted of homosexuality

Thousands of British men convicted of homosexuality before its decriminalisation are to be pardoned under the "Turing Law", named after World War II hero Alan Turing, the UK government has said.

News • 20 Oct 16

A 20% rise in searches for work in Ireland in the 100 days since the Brexit result is almost three times the average increase for the rest of the EU

20% rise in UK workers seeking jobs in Ireland

The number of workers in Britain looking for jobs in Ireland has soared by a fifth since the Brexit referendum result, according to recruitment website Indeed.

News • 10 Oct 16

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said she will initiate talks on leaving the European Union by the end of March, following a shock referendum in June in which Britain voted to end its 43-year membership

UK govt selective over Brexit advice

The British government does not want academics from the London School of Economics who do not have UK passports to give Brexit briefings to officials, according to AFP.

Business • 07 Oct 16

Britain's dominant services sector, which accounts for more than 78% of the UK economy, grew by 0.5% in the second quarter

UK economy picked up pace in run-up to Brexit vote

The UK economy picked up pace in the run-up to the Brexit vote thanks to the strongest performance from industrial production since 1999.

Business • 27 Jul 16

Martin McGuinness said there is nothing united about the United Kingdom

British government 'on collision course' with EU

Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said British Prime Minister Theresa May's new cabinet is on a collision course with the European Union.

News • 14 Jul 16

David Cameron may be remembered as the prime minister who set in train the break-up of the UK

Spectre of Europe looms over Cameron legacy

David Cameron was the British prime minister who came into office promising to stop his party "banging on about Europe", but ultimately saw his premiership brought down by the issue.

News • 13 Jul 16