Truckers face rising costs next year as they grapple with the ongoing closure of Holyhead Port in Wales, a key British entry point for Irish businesses, their industry’s representatives warn. As Barry O’Halloran reports, the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) wants the Government to freeze road toll hikes and stall hikes to vehicle roadworthiness tests, overseen by the Road Safety Authority, due to apply from next month.
Management and staff representatives at the Becton Dickenson (BD) plant in Drogheda have reached an agreement on redundancy terms more than five months after it was announced the facility is to close. Emmet Malone has the story.
January is when a lot of people move to buy that new car they have been eyeing up for months, but what should you be looking for, and how should you raise the money to pay for it? Joanne Hunt goes through the ins and outs in Money Matters.
As Kerry Co-op members sign off on a plan for Kerry Group to spin out its milk processing business, John McManus assesses what the impact will be on the farmer shareholders.
Ireland’s main industrial agency has warned that foreign direct investment is facing a more “turbulent” landscape. In its latest performance update, IDA Ireland said the agency had secured 234 “investment wins” in 2024, which are projected to create 13,500 jobs over the coming years. Eoin Burke-Kennedy has the story.
A group of traders allege in High Court proceedings that Dublin City Council acted beyond its powers in adopting traffic changes restricting private vehicle access along parts of the quays. Paul Neilan was in court.
Consello, the global advisory and investing company founded by Tipperary businessman Declan Kelly, has appointed of former Munster and Irish rugby player and La Rochelle coach Ronan O’Gara to its team as a senior adviser. Gordon Deegan reports.
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) said on Tuesday it had imposed €251 million of fines following data breach inquiries into the main Irish unit of Meta, the parent of Facebook and Instagram. As Joe Brennan reports, the investigations follow a data breach, affecting 29 million Facebook accounts globally, that was reported by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited to the DPC in September 2018. Some 3 million of the affected accounts were based in the European Economic Area.
Joe also reports that RTÉ's business editor, Will Goodbody, is set to leave the State-owned broadcaster to join AIB as head of external communications in February.
The High Court will hear evidence spanning from 2010 to the present day when the trial of various cases involving Web Summit gets under way next spring, a judge has been told. Ellen O’Riordan was in court.
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