ABP Demo Farm: How are calves and cattle thriving?
In this month's update from the ABP Demo Farm, manager Sean Maher details the performance of the calves and the cattle.
Bracing for a trade war: the Irish whiskey, cheese and sweet makers sweating Trump’s tariff plans
Some producers have switched focus away from US, but for others, uncertainty and insecurity prevail
More energy price hikes on the horizon as flogas announces electricity rate increase
Bad news for anyone keeping a close eye on their energy bills – Flogas has announced it’s upping its electricity prices again. Starting at the end of next month, customers…
Is there any justification for Flogas price hikes?
Energy company Flogas is to increase its variable electricity charges by around 7%, with effect f...
Amazon pulls plug on €300m plant in Dublin that would have made over 500 jobs
Newstalk business correspondent Joe Lynam said the 23,000sq/m site would have created more than 500 jobs.
Taoiseach to ‘delve into’ Amazon’s scrapping of Dublin plant over failure to secure power supply
Tech giant’s decision has closed off prospect of more than 500 jobs being created
Electricity price hikes coming for nearly 50,000 customers next month
Flogas will increase their variable rates by 7 per cent, beginning August 25
Mortgage drawdown values hit almost €6.2 billion in H1
Mortgage drawdown values reached almost €6.2 billion in the first half of 2025 - the highest half year values since 2008 - new figures from Banking and Payments Federation Ireland…
Amazon scraps Dublin plant and hundreds of jobs over failure to secure power supply
Tech giant’s decision highlights extent of limitations on State electricity network
Trump tussles with Jerome Powell on rare visit to Federal Reserve
Fed chair pushes back on Trump criticism of renovation costs as president presses central bank to cut interest rates
Budget move could raise taxes on high-emissions cars and vans
Government’s Tax Strategy Group outlines options targeting heavier and dirtier vehicles
European Central Bank keeps interest rates on hold despite sluggish growth
Central bank shuns calls to reduce borrowing costs as higher US tariffs loom