Oil prices are likely to remain elevated even if a peace deal is reached in the Middle East, with damaged refining capacity and the need to rebuild depleted inventories prolonging the supply-demand squeeze.
Today, An Post charges around €15m to ineffectively collect what it can. Instead, collecting the licence fee through the standard electricity bill could ensure all households contributed – and lower the fees significantly.
AI developer’s losses were flip side of big gains for Amazon and Alphabet, writes Jonathan Weil, The Wall Street Journal.
With house price inflation slowing and a significant rise in second-hand homes available for sale, it is tempting to conclude that supply is finally recovering. But weakening demand is playing a significant role in the cooling market.
We rightly celebrate the FDI and start-ups, but often overlook indigenous firms built over generations. As it celebrates 150 years, Musgrave, the group behind SuperValu and Centra, is a case in point.
Dick Spring, the former tánaiste and Labour Party leader, spoke memorably about his encounters with Charles Haughey at the launch of Vincent Browne's new book on Ireland's most controversial taoiseach.
In 2006 I was given 20 minutes to read and remember an explosive document that revealed the full extent of how key evidence in the fatal shooting of the chief prison officer at Portlaoise was lost.
As the dominant force in recent history, Leinster will carry the target when the sides meet this Saturday night, because they are the team Munster must still measure themselves against.
Donald Trump's actions often amount to attention-seeking gestures, but sometimes they need careful consideration. His changed position on Ukraine to favour Russia comes with enormous consequences for the entire continent.
The Government has gambled that corporation tax receipts will rescue budget profligacy indefinitely – a gamble that could even pay off, at least for a while. But failures to limit public spending show a conscious absence of caution.
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