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AIB’s Colin Hunt and other top bank executives get another round of massive pay hikes
Finance Minister scrapped the cap on banker pay last summer AIB’s Colin Hunt and Donal Galvin.…
Eoin McGee answers: ‘I don’t own a house or have a pension. Would it be foolish to spend €20,000 of my savings on a new car?’
I have €60,000 in savings and my expenses are low A €20,000 car loan would cost…
Department of Finance to assess impact of war in Iran
But Simon Harris has not promised any immediate help for households with higher energy bills Tánaiste…
ChatGPT signs deal with US government after Trump blacklists ‘leftwing nutjobs’ Anthropic for blocking weapons use and mass surveillance
The federal government’s widening boycott of Anthropic and its language-trained chatbot platform Claude marked a rebuke…
Cairn Homes reports revenue close to €1bn last year as it targets 6,000 new homes for 2027
Operating profit rose 12pc to €168.6m, while profit after tax reached €132.7m, it said. Cairn said…
Gabriel Makhlouf gets second term as governor of the Central Bank
Mr Makhlouf was initially appointed to the post on September 1, 2019, so his seven-year term…
Businessmen want developer Greg Kavanagh to pay €1.8m for property firm involved in Meath land deal
Seamus Palmer, Barry Byrne and Seamus Nolan are directors and equal shareholders of Elderwood, owner of…
Venezuelan oil exports doubled in February
Nicolas Maduro. Photo: Reuters Venezuela sharply increased its oil exports in February, sending roughly twice as…
Stock market fall intensifies and oil prices spike as scale of war sinks in
Worst day for European stocks in two years as Kingspan shares lead decline on Iseq A…
Apple hikes prices as it adds faster processors to MacBooks
Customers look at Apple MacBook Pro and Air laptops on display inside a store in Kuala…
Spanish royal Francisco de Borbon says he ‘never intended’ to be director of controversial Irish firm
Francisco de Borbon have resigned as company director. Photo: Getty Images A cousin of the king…
Stablecoins could disrupt Europe’s banking system, ECB research shows
The crypto assets’ value is tied to official currencies and commodities Stablecoins are an increasingly popular…
Warning of surge in price of petrol, electricity and heating oil following US and Israel’s attacks on Iran
‘This is not an abstract geopolitical issue’, expert warns Iran attacks may lead to surge in…
Michael Houghton: ‘In my early investing years, I was naive and impatient – a terrible combination for any long-term investor’
I chased shortcuts, took unnecessary risks, and got burned as a result. Nowadays, I take the…
Review: Xiaomi 17 Ultra is the new cameraphone king with astonishing photos
Xiaomi’s latest flagship smartphone can produce photos unlike any of its top-end rivals, thanks partly to…
Jobs market to slow as rising costs weigh on mood of bosses
Just 38pc of businesses expect to increase employees in 2026, which is well down on 2025…
Philip Lane warns prolonged Iran war could trigger inflation spike
That would happen if the war significantly disrupts supplies of oil and gas, he said in…
Novo Nordisk confirms €432m investment in Athlone plant
Company plans to make the pill version of its anti-obesity treatment Wegovy in Ireland The plan…
Dear Vicki: Can I say something about the run-down appearance of the business next door?
Criticism may cause tensions between neighbours, while collaboration is more likely to lead to change Keeping…
Ex-Twitter investors sue Elon Musk over moves to renege on deal to buy social media platform
Twitter owner Elon Musk. Photo: Muhammed Selim Korkutata Elon Musk’s brief effort to back out of buying…
Insurers will be forced to explain to drivers why they are increasing their premiums under new government initiative
Fees, discounts and charges must also be made clear as part of voluntary Transparency Code Motor…