AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPublic-Sector Pay: Formal negotiations are expected to begin Monday after unions suspended further strike action; more than 300,000 workers walked out last week. Wages: Budget 2027 lifts the minimum wage to €14.94 an hour from January, adding about €1,643 a year for full-time workers. Trade: Irish exports to the US fell €1.2 billion, while cereal imports in 2025 were more than twice domestic output. AI & Investment: Dublin’s AI summit put Ireland’s tech ambitions in the spotlight, as Tines plans 100 new jobs and Ericsson shifts its Irish research operation to a new Athlone-area complex. Energy: Gas prices have reached a four-year high, with Irish electricity bills likely to feel the pressure.
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