Shadow Banking Explainer: why Ireland could be sitting on a €4.5bn private credit bubbleShadow banks have more than €14 billion in additional capital ready to deploy in Ireland, according to survey conducted by Davy
Sustainability Penneys parent firm warns new recycling rules will drive up pricesPrimark told the Department of Enterprise that businesses do not have time to prepare for new measures being ‘rushed through’
Tech Crypto exchange Kraken commits to Irish growth after ending year on a highDavid Ripley was appointed chief executive in April 2023
EU Ireland may row back on EU deal to aid Ukraine food imports The government is considering backing Poland, France and Italy in their bid to reopen a deal on duty-free food imports from the eastern European country
EU EU in new deadlock over rewilding lawEleventh-hour change of heart from Hungary has upended the slim majority by which the law passed last month
Economy Budget watchdog warns EU fiscal rules a ‘disaster’ for IrelandSuccess of EU reforms will depend on discipline in domestic budgets – which Ireland has lacked in recent years, said Michael McMahon
Israel-Hamas War Ireland among four EU states to call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza Ireland, Spain, Malta and Slovenia said they are ready to recognise the state of Palestine ‘when the circumstances are right’
Tech Analysis: Rival nations move to woo Europe’s AI start-ups - risking costly consequences for IrelandEuropean Union’s AI Act is the start of a regulatory divergence that could spell trouble for the Irish tech sphere
EU Leo Varadkar says he ‘definitely’ does not want EU jobThe taoiseach is on his way to a summit of EU leaders in Brussels
Economy EU reforms will see budget plans outlined five years in advance Michael McGrath is set to update cabinet on the reforms on Wednesday
EU More options on way to house asylum seekers, junior minister saysJoe O’Brien, junior minister at the Department of Rural and Community Development, said providers were ‘reluctant’ to be identified
EU EU agrees anti-forced labour rules but only mega companies fall under their remitBarry Andrews, the Fianna Fáil MEP, said the final deal has been ‘filleted’
EU Kingspan accused of misleading EU over failed merger with Slovenian rivalEU commission has taken the preliminary view that Kingspan ‘intentionally or negligently’ misled EU merger investigators about ‘basic facts’
Politics From Paris to Brussels, Gaza is on the St Patrick’s Day agendaOur Brussels correspondent followed Paschal Donohoe and Joe O’Brien on their excursions where Gaza, the euro and Olympics were on the agenda
Commercial Property Colm Lauder: Why was the Irish housing minister not at Mipim to drum up investment?Ireland, from national to local level, ignored the opportunity to pitch itself at Europe’s biggest deal show despite the lack of capital in the country
EU Crunch time: Kellogg’s warns government on proposed EU payment periods Dara Lawlor, Kellanova Europe president, wrote to Dara Calleary, the junior enterprise minister, criticising the European Commission’s ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach
EU European Parliament votes in favour of greenwashing crackdownThe rules could restrict the use of common environmental marketing terms and introduce fines
Politics Paschal Donohoe on IMF job and why No votes won’t come back to bite governmentThe public expenditure minister talks to our Brussels correspondent about the recent speculation linking him to the IMF job
Analysis Passing AI Act marks beginning rather than end of efforts to legislate for artificial intelligenceThe Act was passed with 523 votes in favour, but it may be many years before all its elements become law
Infrastructure Inside the €1bn subsea cable plan linking Galway to Asia as global warming opens new sea routesA proposed subsea internet cable pioneering a route through the arctic circle throws up interesting questions about Ireland’s place in the world