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Yesterday
8th May 2025
US farmers to gain better access to British agriculture market under new trade deal, Trump says
EU proposes hitting US-made planes and cars with tariffs if trade talks fail
This week
4th May 2025 - 9th May 2025
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Social media 'destroying social conscience' after onlookers filmed man's final moments, TD says
Bank of Ireland introduces voluntary measures to block gambling transactions
Motor insurance premiums increased by 9% in first six months of last year
Europe seeks to attract US-based scientists with new €500m support package
Skype has closed down today as owners Microsoft shifts focus
Last week
27th April 2025 - 3rd May 2025
Explainer: Why is Intel in trouble and what happens next?
Analysis: The best way to reduce the gender pay gap is for fathers to have more paternity leave
Last month
April 2025
Boost in housing completion rates in first quarter after delays to finish apartments last year
RTÉ boss to address staff today over new voluntary redundancy scheme to cut 400 jobs
Apple and Meta slapped with combined €700m fine for breaching app store and advert rules
Ireland's plans to become the 'Saudi Arabia of offshore wind' were dealt a major blow last week
Ambitious plans to meet the country’s electricity needs are at a tipping point.
PTSB resolves online banking technical issues
IMF chief says Irish public should be allowed to be customers of European banks
'All clear': Spotify fixed after streaming service hit by outages
Irish property prices are now nearly 20% higher than at the peak of 2007 pre-crash bubble
Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday
China will not flood Irish and European markets with goods, Ambassador says
There are wide economic gaps between the Republic and North. What does that mean for unity?
Debunked: A grant doesn't show 'Phone shops, Turkish barbers & vape shops' are funded by taxes
EU tariffs on US goods suspended until July as Taoiseach says he hopes pharma forms part of talks
Ireland's only vinyl record factory opens in Co Kildare
Sculpture at Central Bank HQ cost €616,000 - more than double its initial price tag
The bank lists the cost of the sculpture as €320,000 on its website.
US inflation and unemployment rates may increase under tariffs, says New York banks regulator
Trump announces 90-day tariff 'pause' on countries that 'have not retaliated', ratchets up China rate to 125%
Global tariffs from the US came into effect last night and resulted in mass market panic.
Chambers does not rule out global recession: 'Ireland will be subject to any economic shocks'
Tariff wars: Heydon talks Kerrygold and bourbon as he heads stateside to meet US counterpart
Trade war may reduce buyer pool in housing market due to reliance on rich multinational workers
Impacts on the status of rich multinational workers could have major implications on the, already low, housing market activity.
Irish brewers and distillers on Brexiting better than Britain and using that to face US tariffs
China slaps extra 34% tariffs on US imports as Trump vows his 'policies will never change'
Wall Street stocks dropped sharply in morning trading, while European markets ended the day sharply lower.
Workers put on short-time working week as early as this weekend need time-bound supports, government told
US stock index suffers biggest one-day fall since 2020 as Trump insists 'markets are going to boom'
The broad-based S&P 500 closed down 4.8%, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite tanked 6.0% and the Dow Jones ended the day down 4.0%.
Ireland’s potential crisis: Will Trump tariffs make US companies move their intellectual property?
If multinationals have to start paying 20% tariffs on profits they’re shifting to Ireland, they might find it less attractive to move that money here.
How worried is Ireland's pharma industry about Trump's tariffs?
Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs will be unveiled later today.
US tariffs: What will happen on Trump's 'Liberation Day'?
The Irish government is bracing for impact tomorrow, as US tariffs of up to 20% on EU nations have been predicted.
March
March 2025
Apple and Meta face big EU fines this week - and Ireland might have to collect the money
Who is Eoin Tonge, the Irishman taking the helm at Penneys?