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EV home charging pilot fails to address critical issue
Concern to persist among motorists about switch to EVs in absence of comprehensive fast–charger network
Aircoach loses its airport advantage
Rising costs and longer travel times make alternatives more attractive once again
Republic’s almost €73bn exposure to Donald Trump’s tariffs
Offshoring of US pharma production is now in Trump’s crosshairs
If a 9% VAT rate is so important to viability of hospitality sector, why wait until next January to introduce it?
Government now accepts sector needs support but that will only be forthcoming next year
Inflation may curb Trump’s tariff plans
Rising consumer prices will limit scope for interest rate cuts and undermine election commitment
China could show US the way on clean energy tech
Solar PV, wind and nuclear power look set to meet surging demand for energy
Trump’s tariff threats over Mexico and Canada weigh on Smurfit Westrock
Packaging products in firing line if levies happen
Quintain rebrands as housing industry faces challenges
Company is backed by San Francisco-headquartered global investor TPG
Why is the US economy so much stronger than Europe’s?
Several reasons for the weak performance of Europe and the US’s better-than-expected one
Gender balance initiative spreads its wings
Balance for Better Business will expand focus from Iseq listed companies to the private sector
Trump tariffs threaten Ireland’s service economy too
There is a risk of escalation through the treatment of social media companies
Marty Whelan’s wonderful world has extra appeal in dark times
The genial Lyric FM breakfast presenter has seen his audience swell to an all-time high. Is he the audio salve more of us need in 2025?
Kay Burley’s exit from Sky News marks the end of an era
Presenter was face of the 24-hour news service from day one, but almost everything else has changed for channel since 1989
Davy report highlights difficulty measuring scale of housing shortage
As estimated housing requirement keeps increasing, there is little prospect of the crisis ending
Vet meds giant Norbrook getting used to disappointment
Company remains bullish despite stagnating sales and an ongoing struggle to grow profits
Housing experts pour freezing cold water on Government’s narrative of turbocharged housing supply
‘Little chance’ of achieving plan to build 300,000 new homes by 2030
Rachel Reeves banks on long-term gain but is getting short-term pain
The UK chancellor has looked to the future with a plan for a third runway at London’s Heathrow
Ryanair eyes end to Boeing’s woes and lifting of Dublin Airport cap
Group’s top executives Michael O’Leary and Neil Sorahan bid good riddance to Eamon Ryan and fix Darragh O’Brien in their sights
Trump’s zero-sum trade policy: co-operate or else
Threat of tariffs against Colombia illustrates Washington’s new bullish negotiating tactics
Glenveagh share buyback pushes Swiss hedge fund over 23% mark
Teleios Capital Partners seeks out long-term stakes in ‘concentrated portfolio’ of small and mid-sized European companies
Is Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ an empty promise?
Private enterprise controls oil and may not share US president’s enthusiasm for increased production
Irish boss Bourke sticks with plan to IPO Portuguese bank after mini crisis
Novo Banco fired its chief risk officer earlier this month amid ‘suspicious financial transactions’
Was Reeves snubbed at Davos or is UK just paranoid?
UK chancellor wasn’t invited to speak at the myriad of debates and panel discussions that front the four-day event in the Swiss Alps
A large sale of AIB shares will be tempting for new Coalition
AIB seen by analysts as one of the most exposed large lenders across Europe
Donald Trump’s reprieve for TikTok might only prove to be a short-term solution for the Chinese app
TikTok was off air for just 14 hours in the US over the weekend, with Trump granting it a 90-day stay on its Biden-era ban
Davos clamps down on gatecrashers
New regulations curtail who can rent out buildings or set up temporary structures during the four-day annual gathering
Is TikTok’s US shutdown any more than a game of musical chairs among Chinese apps?
After the US supreme court upheld a ban on the video app unless it sheds its Chinese owners, a final decision on action rests with politicians
Latest Enterprise Ireland and trade figures underscore Ireland’s vulnerability to US protectionism
Incoming US president Donald Trump says he will use tariffs, or at least the threat of tariffs, to improve the US trade balance
Time to unfriend? Lawyer responds to Meta’s ‘descent’
Mark Lemley will stay on Facebook, he says. But there are other things he can do to salve his conscience
It’s not just Ireland: Spain moves to counter its own housing crisis
Spanish prime minister unveils raft of measures to ease rents and house price inflation
Rachel Reeves returns to fiscal storm in UK
UK chancellor jets in from China amid financial controversy
Who needs an iSmell? Nevada’s CES offers a tantalising view of the future
Consumer electronics fair looks forward, with AI the firm focus for 2025
Curtains close at insolvent Windmill Lane Pictures
US actors’ and writers’ strikes compounded problems that had built up at the storied Dublin studio
No let up in pain for would be home buyers
MyHome report shows age of first-time buyers continues to creep up
Mixed messages on jobs and productivity
Continuing low unemployment makes incoming government’s capacity for significant infrastructure investment a challenge
Amazon Prime Video’s latest star is Melania Trump
Incoming first lady will be an executive producer of the documentary released by Jeff Bezos-owned streamer
Ireland expecting its tax boom to continue would be a mistake, especially with Trump’s return
Following a record tax take in 2024, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael look set to double down on their bets that taxes will continue to flow in
Manifold bows out of CRH after almost 400% share price surge
Jim Mintern takes over as chief executive of building materials giant
Clegg out, Kaplan in: a sign of the Trumpian times at Meta
Former Lib Dem leader has been replaced by a Republican ally as tech sector races to appease the president-elect
Pension bill is finally catching up with some bosses
One in six workers does not have access to a pension in their workplace according to new data from the CSO
Rapidly-growing non-alcoholic beer market ‘underdeveloped’
Sales of 0.0 products rising fast but Irish consumers are a long way short of some European counterparts
Davy settlement closes year Bank of Ireland bosses might rather forget
Davy settlement latest in a litany of woes
Ireland has lowest inflation rate in euro zone
Eurostat says Ireland had lowest level of annualised price growth in November
Selling new workplace pension is getting harder all the time
Department of Social Protection now looking at flat-fee structure to run scheme that disadvantages poorest paid
US corporate tax changes could prove bigger threat to Ireland than tariffs
Incentives designed to bring back intellectual property or patents domicilled abroad could prove problematic for Ireland
Coaches join clarion call over Dublin Airport cap
Tourism needs aviation to bring in visitors,and airlines need tourism to fill their seats
ECB switches focus from inflation to Europe’s flagging economy
Christine Lagarde spent a lot of her press conference on Thursday pointing to the growing strains in the economy
ESRI again highlights regulator’s role in fanning house prices
Think-tank not backing off previous suggestion that loosening mortgage rules boosted the property market
What is PTSB really trying to tell staff?
Lender is cutting jobs, but announcement smacks of an attempt to avoid giving a reason for the move
Lagarde seen striking more dovish tone on interest rates as ECB meets this week
European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde has gotten away with saying as little as possible when asked about France’s problems
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