Everything we know about Budget 2026 social welfare, cost of living and tax
Unlike recent years, there will be no one-off cost of living payments in this year's Budget
Irish banks to take on Revolut with new instant mobile payments plan
A previous instant payments project was abandoned by Irish banks two years ago
UK residents – and those in Ireland’s border counties – told to ‘keep their cool’ for today’s emergency alert phone test
Britons have been encouraged to “keep their cool” for a test of the national emergency alert system on Sunday.
Mixed views on VAT rate restoration ahead of Budget Day
As Budget Day draws closer and the fiscal considerations continue, expect the calls for a cut to the 13.5% VAT rate for the food-led hospitality sector to grow louder, with…
An Spidéal challenge follows court actions against Lidl in Loughrea and Portumna – Connacht Tribune
An Spidéal challenge follows court actions against Lidl in Loughrea and Portumna
‘Keep your cool’ during emergency alert test, government says
A nationwide test of the system will see most phones signal an alert at 15:00 BST on Sunday.
Google fined almost €3bn by European Commission
Google has been fined almost €3bn by the European Union and ordered to stop favouring its own advertising technology services, in a move that risks further...
Trump threatens EU tariffs for ‘unfair’ Google ruling
US President Donald Trump has criticised the European Union's decision to fine Google $3.46 billion (€2.95bn) over antitrust concerns and threatened retaliatory tariffs if the bloc does not repeal the…
Helicopter crash victim and tech founder Niall Crosby left will of €16.5 million
Mr Crosby founded successful London-based data-processing software company AG Grid
Tesla proposes $1tn award for Elon Musk if he hits ambitious targets
The car firm boss's enormous pay package depends on him hitting sky-high targets.
Tesla offers Elon Musk a trillion-dollar pay package
CEO will have to increase the value of his electric car company from just over $1tn to $8.5tn over 10 years.
State owes €40,500 per person in Ireland, new report on public debt shows
Report warns that cost of servicing debt will rise over coming years as ‘cheap’ debt on low interest rates rolls over on to higher rates