Strong trading update comes after loan loss charges fell by almost €1 billion

Hospitality workers feel vulnerable, underappreciated and sidelined during the often heated debate between the sector, the government and public health experts

The Hobby Shop, an online and in-person shop founded during the pandemic, is a step into the future for a Sligo family business with decades of experience as traders

The Galway-based start-up plans a string of new hires and a move into the British market after raising €800,000 during the pandemic

Department of Housing has said it is ‘satisfied that the current scheme will work on a 90/10 basis for the majority of homeowners’

Owner of 4 Dame Lane bar has complained to planning regulator after council approved plans for restaurant and cinema on upper levels of nearby Trinity Street car park

Distiller Sliabh Liag raised €2.3 million last year and plans to raise a further €3 million to fund its Ardara Distillery to produce a whiskey steeped in tradition

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Working group chaired by the government is set to miss target of delivering recommendations on defective blocks scheme this week

Company reports pre-tax profits of €25.9 million after ‘positive’ trading year

JTI, which owns the Silk Cut and Camel brands, says e-cigarettes offer an ‘alternative to smoking’ and should remain excise-free at the next budget

Sandwich manufacturer says it is confident of delivering year-on-year profit despite supply chain and labour shortages in the UK

Leading human rights organisations say they have ‘concerns’ over effectiveness of DPC’s interventions on data protection implications of using Covid tracker app to store Digital Covid Certs

Antikytera E-Technologies has developed remote assistance software which allows companies to incorporate augmented reality into video calls, recorded tutorials and live webcasts

Revenues at the Dublin tech company have increased tenfold since it moved to a white-label model and started selling its software to banks and financial institutions

The proposed new deal would see the British bank become a significant shareholder in Permanent TSB, with the Irish lender also set to take over 25 Ulster Bank branches

Cathal Walsh said the government’s plan to allow indoor dining for unvaccinated children, even with added social distancing, differed ‘substantially’ from public health advice

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The operator will spend €25 million on the new equipment at its depots and plans to fully electrify the facilities by 2028

Government is developing a QR reader to verify the authenticity of customers’ Digital Covid Certs as talks continue between the state and hospitality stakeholders