Adrian Weckler: Backlash against big tech after Grok blow-up nudges Ireland ever closer to under-16 social media ban

Whether measure will work is another issue – only one initiative is actually proven to be…

Donal O’Donovan: Only in Ireland could data show we’re simultaneously in a boom and a recession – what’s really going on?

Sometimes you must look past the quirks of the figures to see the real picture Pharma…

Any Other Business: Was that really Denis O’Brien admitting he’s an anarchist?

Plus, the cost of all that heritage, golden tickets at Newstalk and the best well-done steak…

Food prices continue to rise faster than general inflation

For the month of January, food prices are estimated to have risen by 0.2pc in the…

Ask Adrian: I last bought a TV 30 years ago. What do I need to know?

Our technology editor answers your trickiest tech questions The 43-inch Samsung U8000F is available for €329…

Big spenders Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg vie for AI dominance

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Photo: Getty Yoolim Lee, Riley Griffin and Kurt Wagner Bloomberg Yesterday at…

Trump names central banker Kevin Warsh as his pick to lead the US Fed

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. Photo: Bloomberg Donald Trump has named Kevin Warsh as his choice…

Monthly cost of owning a car in Ireland hits new high, Carzone report finds

Carzone’s 2026 Motoring Report found that 65pc of car owners have listed insurance as their top…

Home economics: ‘My mother’s will stipulates that the family land is sold in one lot, but I’d like to buy some – how do I do this?’

Our property finance expert answers your questions “Even though the will specifies a sale ‘in one…

Gold soars to $5,500 an ounce before dropping sharply

Stock image: PA Gold fell the most since October, retreating from a record above $5,500 an…

European economies shrug off Trump tariff threats to report solid growth

Ireland was only country among EU’s 27 member states to see a decline in GDP Kevin…

Donald Trump to name Federal Reserve chair nominee ‘next week’

US president Donald Trump. Photo: AP US president Donald Trump said he would announce his nominee…

Rents for high-quality office space in Dublin on the rise

Its latest “Dublin Office Review and Outlook” shows there is currently 1.23 million sq ft (114,000…

Consumers warned to brace for more health insurance price hikes after VHI announces third increase in a year

Laya and Irish life also expected to announce increases, says expert Health insurance form. Photo: Getty…

Trump’s Doonbeg golf and hotel resort sees profits rise to €2.2m

Newly-filed accounts for the resort show that it made a €2.2m operating profit in 2024. That…

Troy Studios in Limerick aims to be global hub for reality TV shows

It follows the Government’s introduction of a tax break for unscripted programmes, which includes reality TV…

Over 35,0000 ‘new addresses’ last year, but student builds are in decline

Of the 28,000 homes now being built nationwide, 5,000 are in Dublin The rate of building…

Single women account for a third of equity-release loans

It said a large number of borrowers were using equity release to move a mortgage, or…

Ireland ended 2025 in technical recession, CSO data indicates

Ireland’s economy shrank in the last three months of 2025, according to early estimates from the…

Mark Little interview: ‘I remember it vividly. He was so modest, he was a completely different Elon Musk’

Mark Little on the old Twitter, tech’s dark turns and his positive blueprints for the future…

Euro touches $1.20 but US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insists White House backs a ‘strong dollar’

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent. Photo: AP The euro hit $1.20 yesterday, for the first time…

As Storm Chandra passes, the taxman promises flexibility to weather-hit businesses

Many businesses have been affected by the storm Revenue has said it will take a “pragmatic…