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Irish consumers see small improvements in their finances but worry pain may be on the way Irish consumers reported a slight rise in confidence as…

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has been elected taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland for the second time, following intense debates in the Dáil (Ireland’s lower house of Parliament). The Dáil faced multiple suspensions on Wednesday due to heated exchanges between the government and opposition parties.  

Storm Éowyn batters Ireland as 560,000 homes without power and wind records broken 6am:More than 560,000 people are waking up without power on Friday morning…

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, who was set to be nominated, accused Sinn Féin and other opposition TDs (MPs) of orchestrating the disruption. He called the delay ‘premeditated, coordinated, and choreographed.’

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin is set to be reinstalled as taoiseach (prime minister) when the Irish parliament reconvenes on Wednesday. He will succeed Fine Gael’s Simon Harris, who will take on the role of tánaiste (deputy prime minister).

IT and construction dominate Ireland’s top-paying jobs IT jobs in Ireland maintain their position as the highest paid roles in Ireland, according to analysis by…

A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk The Photographs of the Week as selected by our Visual Media team. 18/01/2025 A…

The SMEs shortlisted for the Cork Chamber Company of the Year Awards in Ireland. Since then, the company has grown rapidly and today employs 35…

Financial value of stay-at-home parents undervalued by 90% of people  Almost 90% of adults nationwide underestimate the financial value of stay-at-home parents, new findings from…

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired missile into eastern sea North Korea on Monday fired at least one ballistic missile into its eastern seas,…

Coffee chain Insomnia brews up profit of €2.5m. The firm behind Insomnia coffee chain brewed up more than a threefold increase in pre-tax profits to…

Department of Health sought 27% tax hike on sugary drinks The Department of Health wanted to hike the tax on sugary drinks by more than…

Farmers across Munster can look forward to a new dawn defined by greater power and more financial freedom as they reap the rewards of a…

Gardaí hope to unlock gangland secrets from digital devices seized as part a long-running operation aimed at “taking down” the country’s biggest drug trafficking organisation.…

Support for Verona Murphy is a significant step towards government deal The support of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael for Ms Murphy’s candidacy is seen…

Taoiseach Simon Harris is in Brussels with EU counterparts and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy for talks on how best to secure Ukraine’s future on the…

Ireland is not anti-Israel, it just supports international law, human rights and peace.

Medically supervised injecting facility ‘a leap of faith’ for Dublin community It’s the only building in Ireland where you will have to show you have…

Israel announced plans to shut its Dublin embassy, accusing Ireland’s government of “extreme anti-Israel policies.” Foreign Minister Gideon Saar criticised Ireland for supporting South Africa’s legal action at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Israel of “genocide.”  

‘Irish Examiner’ narrows gender pay gap The gender pay gap at the Irish Examiner and The Echo newspapers have dropped to under its target of…

  AIB All-Ireland Club SHC semi-final Sarsfields (Cork) 0-18 Sleacht Neill (Derry) 0-17 ONE of those moments when time stands still. The spectators held their…

Human rights attorney quits court over failure to prosecute Venezuela A prominent human rights attorney has parted ways with the International Criminal Court to protest…

University College Cork (UCC) looks set to record a €7m surplus less than a year after it posted an €8m deficit.Details of the remarkable financial…

The ieBusiness Podcast meets Tom Ryan, managing partner of SF Bloodstock in Kentucky In this week’s ieBusiness Podcast, Tom Ryan, managing partner of SF Bloodstock…

Data centres could use more electricity than Ireland’s entire industrial sector by 2030, posing a significant threat to Ireland’s climate commitments, new research has found.Analysis…