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The prosecutions were brought after online sweeps conducted over the 2023-2024 winter sales season (file image)

Shops plead guilty to breaking sales pricing legislation

Three retailers have pleaded guilty to sales pricing breaches at Dublin District Court.

Micheál Martin's first engagement will be in Austin, Texas

Taoiseach to highlight business, economic links with US

New research by the Banking & Payments Federation of Ireland found the prevalence of scam communications is rising

More than 70% targeted by scam communications monthly

Michael McGrath said large online platforms have an obligation to wider society (file pic)

Social media platforms 'must respect EU rules' - McGrath

(Stock image) The adjudicator found there had been an "egregious default of employer responsibility" in the case.

Publican sacked barman after falling out with his father

The value of take-home grocery sales increased by 4.9% in Ireland over the four weeks to 23 February compared to the same time last year, new Kantar figures show

Shopping habits still not back to pre-Covid norms: Kantar

The action is likely to initially take the form of a work-to-rule which would begin on 31 March

Planned action by health staff 'regrettable' - HSE

The Bord na Móna Recycling ballot was conducted in depots in counties Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Limerick, Louth, Offaly, Meath, Tipperary, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow

SIPTU members at Bord na Móna Recycling vote for strike

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(Stock image) The adjudicator found there had been an "egregious default of employer responsibility" in the case.

Publican sacked barman after falling out with his father

The Bord na Móna Recycling ballot was conducted in depots in counties Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Limerick, Louth, Offaly, Meath, Tipperary, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow

SIPTU members at Bord na Móna Recycling vote for strike

Section 39 organisations are privately owned charities and agencies contracted by the State to provide healthcare services (Stock image)

Unions 'hopeful' as talks on Section 39 pay row resume

The action is likely to initially take the form of a work-to-rule which would begin on 31 March

Planned action by health staff 'regrettable' - HSE

The CSO said its figures show that mean hourly earnings for men stood at at €27.73 and €25.06 for women in 2022

Number of women in work more than doubled since 1998

The WRC heard evidence from the former club executive on his loss of earnings as a result of what he claims was an unfair dismissal at the hands of the club's former owner

Ex-Dundalk FC executive 'very publicly' dismissed - WRC

Nua Healthcare offers a number of supports, including residential care, community outreach and supported living services (Stock image)

Nua Healthcare announces 300 jobs in Co Meath

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Technology & Innovation

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Taoiseach Micheál Martin with Kayls Cole, Formula 1000 racing driver and Daire McCormack, professional esports driver on Logitech Pro Racing SIMs.

Ireland's first dedicated esports centre opens in Cork

US President Donald Trump (centre) at The White House Digital Assets Summit

Crypto leaders meet at Trump's summit

For many people, accessing support online is less stigmatising, and can be available when and where they need it. Photo: Getty Images

Here's how digital tech can help improve your mental health

TikTok announced a global restructuring in February

TikTok layoffs to take effect in April, says minister

The Government has been told that around 300 jobs are at risk

Up to 300 jobs under threat at TikTok's Irish operation

Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Special stamps launched to celebrate women in STEM

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Analysis & Comment

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The Department of Finance placed a cap of €500,000 on banking executives' salaries in 2009

Are bankers' pay packets about to get a huge bump?

A review of rent controls comes as the housing crisis is worsening

Crunch time on rent caps - standing still not an option

Analysis and Comment

The ECB had been expected to continue to reduce borrowing costs to 2% this year

ECB cut: Good news for borrowers but will there be more?

Analysis and Comment

Nike decided to put more emphasis on selling directly to consumers through its own shops and website - but that move has backfired

Sink or Kim: Why Nike wants to team up with a Kardashian

Ireland is on course to miss its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions targets

Report shows climate inaction pricier than taking action

Analysis and Comment

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The Business of Climate

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The ESB's pumped water storage system at Turlough Hill, Co. Wicklow, which pumps water up the hill to a lake higher in the mountain to store energy. Photo: Aidan O'Toole via Wicklow Uplands Council

What are the alternative ways of storing energy for long periods?

Clive and Samantha Ryan say they will have to foot the bill if the insulation has to be removed

Couple told to remove home insulation over planning rules

An Bord Pleanála has confirmed the Silvermines Hydroelectric Energy Storage Project has been deemed mature enough to enter the permit granting process for Projects of Common Interest

€650m Silvermines Hydro Project before An Bord Pleanála

Greencoat Renewables' Lisdowney Wind Farm

Greencoat generated enough energy to power 775,000 homes

Ireland is on course to miss its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions targets

Report shows climate inaction pricier than taking action

Analysis and Comment

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Your money

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New research by the Banking & Payments Federation of Ireland found the prevalence of scam communications is rising

More than 70% targeted by scam communications monthly

Pension funds are under increasing pressure to explore alternative investment options to enhance returns. Photo: Getty Images

Why your pension fund might soon include cryptocurrency

Level Health is backed by insurer Aviva and launched in the Irish market last November

Level Health to increase prices by average of 6% in April

ICS Mortgages has announced its seventh successive mortgage rate cut since July last year

ICS Mortgages cuts mortgage interest rates again

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe indicated that the Government will instead look at targeted measures to help those most in need

Energy credits will not be part of next budget - minister

John O'Meara took the Supreme Court action that led to the change in eligibility for the Widow and Widowers pension

Extension of Widow's and Widower's pensions welcomed

SSE Airtricity said a typical electricity customer's bill will increase by 10.5%, and a typical gas customers' bills rising by 8.4% from April 2.

SSE Airtricity to hike electricity, gas prices from April

Customers of fin-tech bank Revolut were incorrectly charged a total of around €23,000

66,000 Revolut customers charged incorrect ATM stamp duty

Róisín Gillen was the victim of a scam text message

'All my money was gone' - businesswoman recalls text scam

The rate of increase is marginally slower than the 6.8% rise recorded in 2023

Advertised rents rose by 5.7% in 2024 - Daft.ie report

Laya said its overall claim costs have risen by 29% in the past two years

Laya Healthcare to up prices by average of 6.6% in April

Pepper said the decision to cut its rates follows the recent rate reductions announced by the European Central Bank

Pepper Advantage Ireland to cut variable mortgage rates

Business Watch and Listen

Micheál Martin's first engagement will be in Austin, Texas

Taoiseach to highlight business, economic links with US

New research by the Banking & Payments Federation of Ireland found the prevalence of scam communications is rising

More than 70% targeted by scam communications monthly

There has been a 70% increase in the number of engineering graduates from UL and TUS in the past 7 years

2,000 students explore engineering at Shannon Airport

Jenny Melia, Executive Director of Enterprise Ireland, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke and Karen May, CFO of XOCEAN

VC investment in women-led startups hit €200m in 2024

President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde

ECB cuts interest rates for sixth time since mid-2024

Paschal Donohoe said Ireland was making the case with the Trump administration for trade that is mutually beneficial

Govt directly engaging with US, OECD on trade - Donohoe

Nike decided to put more emphasis on selling directly to consumers through its own shops and website - but that move has backfired

Sink or Kim: Why Nike wants to team up with a Kardashian

AIB CEO Colin Hunt and chief financial officer Donal Galvin

'Clear path' for AIB to return to full private ownership

PTSB CEO Eamonn Crowley and CFO Barry D'Arcy

PTSB's 2024 performance boosted by strong H2 outcome

An Garda Síochána already receive insurance details for more than 3 million vehicles and 5 million drivers, which are updated on a daily basis

Driver number needed for car insurance from 31 March

Aer Lingus CEO Lynne Embleton (centre)

Aer Lingus operating profits fall due to pilots' strike

Most grocery retailers - even discounters and convenience stores - now have self-service tills

On The Self: Why shops are getting customers to do more

Business Brainstorm

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The ESB's pumped water storage system at Turlough Hill, Co. Wicklow, which pumps water up the hill to a lake higher in the mountain to store energy. Photo: Aidan O'Toole via Wicklow Uplands Council

What are the alternative ways of storing energy for long periods?

Pension funds are under increasing pressure to explore alternative investment options to enhance returns. Photo: Getty Images

Why your pension fund might soon include cryptocurrency

'The more we earn, the less likely we are to take time off - and the reward for work turns out to be more work'

Why do we work?

Work and careers

'For many women entrepreneurs, engagement with the LEOs is both an opportunity and a frustration.'

Are Local Enterprise Offices helping women entrepreneurs?

Female Entrepreneurship

Climate change was rated as a very important issue for 69% of households in a recent Household Environment Survey

What we know about how climate change is impacting households

Aeroflot Russian Airlines parked on the airfield of Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow. Photo: Shutterstock/Media_works

How Russia-Ukraine war led to legal row in Dublin over aircraft

'Supporting a work climate where employees take advantage of sabbatical leaves means they will come back with more skills, a broader outlook and more energy to tackle the world of work.' Photo: Getty Images

Why career breaks are good for you, your employer and co-workers

Work and careers

Anyone for minerals? US President Donald Trump (left) and Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky (right). Photo: Getty Images

How rare minerals & supply chains have become a new battleground

Will tariffs make America great again or will it mean "the stupidest trade war in history"?

Will Trump's EU tariffs boost the US economy? Don't count on it

Dutch farm stable with dairy cows and a roof with solar panels. Photo: Getty Images

Everything farmers need to know about solar panels on sheds

"Together, these funding proposals would go some way to achieve the ambitious goals of the Dublin Citizens' Assembly." Photo: Getty Images

9 ways to fund Dublin in the future

'When negativity becomes the norm and the workplace becomes a daily battleground, this could be the push you need to start looking for a way out.' Photo: Getty Images

Are you stuck in the wrong job? 5 signs that it's time to move on

Work and careers

Focus on inflation

China's consumer price index - a key measure of inflation - was down 0.7% year-on-year in February, new figures show

China consumption slump deepens as February prices drop

President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde

ECB cuts interest rates for sixth time since mid-2024

Turkey's Central Bank cuts its key interest rate again as inflation falls

Turkish central bank cuts rates to 42.5% as expected

Euro zone inflation edged down slightly in February to 2.4% from 2.5% in January

Euro zone inflation ticks lower in boost to ECB cut bets

Traders anticipate around a 70% chance of an April interest rate cut by the European Central Bank

Tougher calls ahead - 5 questions for the ECB

Consumer prices in Turkey rose by 39.05% last month, down from 42.1% in January, new figures show today

Turkish annual inflation falls below 40%

The CSO's flash estimate of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices shows that consumer prices rose by 1.3% year-on-year in February compared to a 1.5% rise in January

Inflation at 1.3% in February, CSO flash estimate shows

Agribusiness

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If Ireland's nitrates derogation is lowered, farmers would have to take additional measures, like culling cows

Govt outlines plan to secure nitrates derogation renewal

Sean Coyle, the CEO of Origin Enterprises

Origin Enterprises' half year pre-tax profits rise

Arrabawn Tipperary Co-operative Society's new CEO Conor Ryan and Chairman Edward Carr

Arrabawn Tipperary Co-op now formally established

The global seaweed industry is projected to reach €22 billion by 2028

New seaweed association to unlock industry potential

Dutch farm stable with dairy cows and a roof with solar panels. Photo: Getty Images

Everything farmers need to know about solar panels on sheds

Glanbia bought SlimFast for $350m in 2018, but sales of its products have dropped since 2022

Glanbia to sell SlimFast as part of cost-cutting drive

The neighbouring co-ops had announced the merger talks in September

Arrabawn Co-op & Tipperary Co-op merger approved by CCPC

A housing order for all poultry and captive birds has been in effect since the beginning of the week

Test results for bird flu come back negative in Monaghan

A housing order is currently in place for all poultry and captive birds in Ireland

Suspected case of bird flu detected on Monaghan farm

The Commission said it will continue to prioritise food security and sovereignty

EU Commission outlines roadmap for agriculture sectors

Kerry Grooup said that while a number of its markets remained subdued, 2024 represented a more 'normalised' year relative to recent history

Kerry CEO says 'well positioned' to weather tariffs war

All free range birds must be brought indoors for the duration of the order (Stock image)

Housing order to protect poultry from bird flu in effect

Startup Nation

Gerard Ryan, board member of SymPhysis Medical; Michelle Tierney, co-founder & chief scientific officer and Tim Jones, co-founder & CEO of SymPhysis Medical

SymPhysis Medical targets €40m in revenue

Jenny Melia, Executive Director of Enterprise Ireland, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke and Karen May, CFO of XOCEAN

VC investment in women-led startups hit €200m in 2024

'For many women entrepreneurs, engagement with the LEOs is both an opportunity and a frustration.'

Are Local Enterprise Offices helping women entrepreneurs?

Female Entrepreneurship

Alison Currie, IntertradeIreland's Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Colin McCabrey, Director of Trade; Margaret Hearty, InterTradeIreland's CEO; Martin Agnew, Director of Corporate Services and Martin Robinson, Director of Strategy

InterTradeIreland's Venture Capital conference next month

Mairead McGuiness, former MEP and European Commissioner pictured with Tom Donnellan, CEO of Bord na Móna, Sharon Doyle, Bord na Móna and the Accelerate Green Grow 2025 participants

Bord na Móna picks 9 firms for Accelerate Green programme

Founders is a full-time immersive 12-week course that provides mentorship from top entrepreneurs

Founders startup factory welcomes second cohort

Elaine Negi, Bord na Móna, Carol Gibbons, Enterprise Ireland, Vanessa Hartley, VP, Head of Google Ireland, Nick Ashmore, Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Martina Fitzgerald, CEO of Scale Ireland and Brian Caulfield, Chair of Scale Ireland

Scale Ireland's Start-up summit to be held in Athlone

Meg Brennan, Polliknow; Peter Doyle, Biosimulytics; Simon Factor, NovaUCD; Eóin Tuohy, Sports Impact Technologies and Fiona McGillicuddy, MetHealth at the annial investor day at NovaUCD

25 start-ups pitch at NovaUCD's annual Investor Day

Aisling Tuck of Naked Bakes took part in Lidl's Kickstart Supplier Development Programme

Lidl 'kickstarts' Naked Bakes' success with €700k deal

ichael Storan and Ryan McErlane, co-founders and co-CEOs, Dataships

Dataships closes €6.8m Series A funding round

Aisling Reddan, Programme Operations Manager, Julian Seymour, Chief Operating Officer and Majella Murphy, Head of Acceleration at Furthr

Furthr expands leadership team to boost start-up supports

Tom Fitzmaurice, co-founder and CEO of LaNua, Niall McEvoy, Head of Venture at Elkstone and Dr Cormac Farrelly, co-founder and CMO at LaNua

Irish MedTech startup LaNua raises €6m in funding