European shares edge higher as energy and defence stocks make gains
Geopolitical tensions underpinned demand for safe-haven assets
Central Bank fines payments company BlueSnap more than €300,000 for regulatory breaches
BlueSnap ‘exposed its customers to significant risk’ by failing to deposit their funds in its designated safeguarding account
Grafton Street named 17th most expensive ‘main street’ in the world on which to rent
Cushman & Wakefield ranking places average rent on Dublin shopping street at €3,024 per square metre
Irish employment rate hits fresh record high in third quarter
Number of people employed has climbed to 2.79m amid greater female participation in the workforce
Bluesky, the non-toxic alternative to X, has had a glow-up. But is the app here to stay?
Social media app that feels a lot like early Twitter has attracted millions of new users this month and, so far, is not annoying like Threads
Fossil fuels are ‘gifts from god’ and other delusions to emerge from Cop29
Planet Business: Mattel’s red face, Donald Trump’s wild appointments and the concept of a Minister for Loneliness
Profit rises at Kelly’s Resort Hotel but falls at Renvyle House Hotel
Turnover grew 11.4% at Kelly’s Resort Hotel & Spa in Co Wexford in 2023
RTÉ redundancy scheme sign-off delay ‘incredibly frustrating’ and costing millions, says Bakhurst
Minister of Public Expenditure and Reform has yet to give approval for a scheme that was meant to see 40 voluntary departures this year
Big beams, tiny halos and cable ties: election posters are back
Parties and candidates have had lots of time to finesse their lamp-post strategy. But have they?
Core’s Aidan Greene: ‘Amazon.ie will be a gamechanger for Irish advertising clients’
The marketing communications group grew its net profit to more than €4m last year and has expanded again in 2024
In Washington, the peaceful transfer of power surprises a city boarded up for violence
Planet Business: Royal private estate income, data-hungry air fryers and the companies keen for it to be Christmas already
RTÉ 2FM loses listeners after string of presenter exits
‘Exciting plan’ for new schedule in early 2025, says RTÉ, while news programmes on Radio 1, Newstalk and Today FM look forward to general election boost
Keep calm-ala and carry on-ala? US election coverage enters its anxiety era
US election: Kamala Harris escapes from Saturday Night Live, Donald Trump rails against Fox News and a much-threatened media sticks to seven swing states. The endgame is here
Fear of ‘greenwashing’ accusations on the rise among Irish businesses
More than a third now say they are aware of the reputational risks from making false or misleading green claims