Any Other Business: Irish Traitors proves a treat for prime-time UK viewers

Plus, Paschal Donohoe’s bedside books, Denis O’Brien in deeper South America and the housing tsar’s new…

Richard Curran: Tánaiste puts cart before the horse as he shapes new savings and investment scheme

Tániaste Simon Harris. Photo: Gerry Mooney The Government needs to get its policy objectives sorted out…

Watt commits £10m to private equity bid for BrewDog

James Watt is putting a bid together BrewDog co-founder James Watt is prepared to commit £10…

Ask Adrian: Can we buy a phone without social media for our son?

Our technology editor answers your trickiest tech questions Mary McCarthy with the Balance Phone she gave…

The novel alternative for those not quite ready to leave their own home

Home-sharing can help keep people out of nursing homes and ease accommodation worries for many Home-sharing…

Your Questions Answered: ‘I can’t charge my boss for taxi fare expenses because my driver won’t give me any receipts’

I have to be in different parts of Dublin two days a week to meet clients,…

John Burns: More uncertainty for Ireland as Donald Trump vows to impose even higher tariffs, despite ruling by US Supreme Court

Mooted levy on pharmaceutical sector could be revived in response to this latest pushback US president…

Hirer rebrands and targets wider energy market

Expanding: Rhea Fraser, Jen Campbell and Doug Duguid A north east recruitment firm, which has focused…

Ebay to buy online second-hand clothing marketplace Depop for €1bn, as it targets Gen Z shoppers

Around 90pc of Depop’s shoppers are under the age of 35. Photo: PA Henry Saker-Clark, PA…

The smartphone split: how your age can tell us which phone you probably own

Gen Z go Apple, Gen X go Android, and with clear patterns emerging, the choice has…

More talk surrounds private equity sale of Aggreko

Aggreko provides mobile power generation at events Temporary power company Aggreko could be re-listed under options…

‘I think there’s a cost-of-living explanation, and post-Covid, a social contract break’: Boots managing director on surging retail crime

Company flags people suspected of shoplifting, employed more security guards and deployed new anti-theft devices Stephen…

Badenoch pledges across the board tax cuts

Kemi Badenoch at Murrayfield: we need to get Britain working (pic: Terry Murden / DB Media…

Apple unveils new Dublin office and says ‘no barriers’ to more investment in Ireland

Apple boss Cathy Kearney told the Irish Independent that a new high-end building in the tech…

Profits up at Desmond-owned Five Guys restaurants

Brett, Ross and Dery Desmond, sons of the billionaire financier Dermot Desmond, brought the US fast/casual-food…

Boost for Reeves as Treasury benefits from surplus

Rachel Reeves has been handed a surprise surplus A record government borrowing surplus last month has given the…

If I apply for a sabbatical will I still be able to take voluntary redundancy?

Your questions An employee thinking of taking a sabbatical should ask their boss whether it would…

Minister says ‘no intention’ of cutting taxi regulations, despite watchdog’s call for removal of Uber restrictions

CCPC recommends all drivers be allowed to use own cars to provide taxi rides, without needing…

Tyre entrepreneur Welch launches advice firm

Mike Welch: offering support (pic: Terry Murden / DB Media Services) Michael Welch, the entrepreneur behind…

Former Wexford boutique with two apartments is on the market for €250,000

Front of the property. A boutique shop in Bunclody is on the market for €250,000 after…

Top 10 AI Content Moderation Benefits for Fast-Growing Digital Platforms

Fast-growing digital platforms face an increasingly difficult task: keeping user environments safe while handling massive volumes…

French owner of Irish lottery operator to seek ‘synergies’

FDJ United acquired the operator of the Irish National Lottery in 2023 FDJ United bought Premier…