Irish taxpayers are leaving almost €120 million on the table because they have not claimed Mortgage Interest Tax Credit refunds to which they are entitled, writes Conor Pope. The credit, designed to ease the pressure of rapidly rising mortgage interest rates in 2023, is worth up to €1,250 per homeowner.
European politicians are coming under pressure to relax guardrails put on artificial intelligence technology to help Europe make up ground it has lost to the United State and China in the global race to dominate the sector. Jack Power writes that the comments come as world leaders, including Micheál Martin, and tech executives gather in Paris today for a two-day summit on AI, organised by French president Emmanuel Macron.
Working from home is under pressure, the headlines tell us every day but research in the US shows that little has actually changed when it comes to share of work people do from home or the number of office visits each week. It’s a puzzle that has Pilita Clark scratching her head.
Four years of wrangling, political turmoil, a succession of prime ministers, trade barriers, port congestion, passport controls and an economic outlook that is currently worse than war-torn Russia’s have sharply cooled any interest elsewhere in the European Union in following Britain’s lead in Brexit, writes Eoin Burke-Kennedy.
And Sandra Gannon of generics producer Azure Pharmaceuticals says Ireland must grab the potential for a new way of funding and supplying medicines if it is not to continue to suffer a growing problem with shortages of everyday products.
Finally Northern Ireland snack food group Mackle Foods has announced plans to invest €7.6 million upgrading its plants with automation in a move that will see it grow employment as it plans to expand into new markets. Barry O’Halloran reports.
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