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Irish Business - Shares surge and threat of ECB rate hikes fade for now, as ceasefire news inspires traders - Bets that the European Central Bank (ECB) will hike interest rates this month were slashed on ...

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Irish Business -- Ryanair leads Irish shares surge, oil prices drop, after Iran ceasefire deal

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Money -- Investment funds mask scale of Irish households' exposure to stocks and bonds, Central Bank report finds

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Irish Business -- 'Gross overdevelopment': Opposition to plans for international protection hostel in Dublin 2 by Wicklow firm

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Business -- Irish start-up Vertigenius raises €2.55m to push its vertigo device into US market

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In The Workplace -- This Working Life with Sarah Sherry – 'The work is high pressure, we need everyone to hit the ground running'

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VHI paid out €1.8bn in health claims last year, as membership hits 1.23 million

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Irish mortgage borrowing costs crept higher in February

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Shipping giant warns return to normal will take six to eight weeks, if ceasefire holds

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Greece to ban social media for under-15s starting in 2027

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Credit unions forming new body to drive mortgage and SME lending

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David Kitt: 'It's taken eight years to find a ­stable renting situation and it's not good for your mental health'

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Your Questions Answered: 'Should we top up our mortgage to convert the attic into a games room?'

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Homeland Security chief Markwayne Mullin threatens services at key US airports

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World now lining up for Russian energy, Kremlin says

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FirstRand to exit UK car-loans business after misselling scandal

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Billionaire Bill Ackman pitches €56bn deal for Universal Music Group

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Markets drift and economies slow ahead of Donald Trump's Iran deadline

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'Teachers who use AI will replace those who don't,' Oireachtas committee chair warns

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Take-up of AI 'is outpacing firms' ability to manage change'

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Watchdog considers mandatory AI‑labelling rules as number of deepfake scam ads surge

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'I thought I would get €5,000, a month off work, and then I'd go back and that would be it' – how much do authors really make?

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New Wicklow recruitment office to help candidates 'build careers closer to home'

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This Working Life with Peter Gallagher: 'I was on the leadership track at Nasa, but I left for a one-year lecturing job at UCD'

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Call for employers to be more flexible about staff working from home as commuting costs surge for motorists

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Almost half of workers worry about AI putting their jobs at risk

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Revenue wrote off €270m in taxes in the last year

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End of an era as beloved Wicklow school supplies shop closes after 35 years

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Shock in Wexford as popular gym closes with immediate effect leaving angry customers in its wake

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Wexford family-run business honoured on global stage at Chicago awards

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Wicklow bus firm says summer surcharges for tour customers off table thanks to fuel cuts

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Coastal Wexford hotel with café and private home on the market with guide price of €950,000

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Michael Houghton: When I say I hate bidding wars for property – I really do mean it

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Up to €750m of Irish property assets are under active sales negotiation

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New trade park close to Dublin Airport signs up first logistics occupiers

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High-profile Ballymount warehouse for rent at €1.275m per year

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Tranche of Stepaside apartments for sale at an average of €207,500 each

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