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Ireland to take its Gaza funding to nearly €100m
Ireland is set to approve additional aid funding for Gaza in the coming months, bringing its contribution to almost €100 million ($115.5 million). Foreign Minister Simon Harris was updating Cabinet colleagues on Tuesday about the need to continue...
Irish Designers Take the Spotlight at Network Ireland Waterford’s Charity Gala
Glamour and elegance will take centre stage this October as Network Ireland Waterford is thrilled to host their inaugural Fashion Event and Ladies Charity Gala Dinner, proudly collaborating with the esteemed Council for Irish Fashion Designers....

Ireland's first-ever free burrito ATM arrives in Dublin
Eva Osborne Deliveroo and Boojum have teamed up to bring Ireland’s first-ever free burrito ATM to Dublin. The ‘Burrito Bank’ rolled into TUD’s Grangegorman campus on Wednesday, and students were able to withdraw free Boojum burritos. Deliveroo’s...

Irish buff-tailed bumblebees are genetically distinct from their British counterparts
New research from pollinator experts shows that Irish populations of one of the most commonly sighted bumblebee species show genome-wide differences from those on the island of Britain.The news that our native bees are cut from a different cloth...

Irish retro-horror movies to celebrate Halloween
Grab yourself a cushion to hide behind, throw on Netflix or wherever you stream and be prepared to be terrified. The Irish make a great horror movie. I mean, the landscape itself just instantly lends itself to the horror genre and combines that...

Irish drivers warned over common in car items causing 'serious damage'
As the weather turns colder, drivers across Ireland are being warned about four everyday items that could quietly cause serious damage to their cars this autumn. Autumn may not be as harsh as winter, but it’s still a tricky time for vehicles....

Dublin Bus CEO on recruitment challenges, going electric, and stamping out anti-social behaviour
On this episode of Inside Business host Ciarán Hancock is joined in studio by Billy Hann, chief executive of Dublin Bus, the biggest public transport company in our capital city. He joined the State-owned operator almost three years ago after a...

Irish Times Group doubles pre-tax profits to €4m
A busy year of acquisitions and disposals helped the Irish Times Group to double pre-tax profits to €4m last year.New accounts published today show the group recorded a marginal increase in revenues last year to €115.6m, which masked significant...
Ireland Pledges Millions for Gaza Reconstruction Efforts
Ireland has committed to providing millions of euros in reconstruction assistance for Gaza over the coming months, according to reports from Irish national broadcaster RTE. Foreign Minister Simon Harris is scheduled to inform the Cabinet about...

Corporate Event Moves: Our October Roundup of New Hires & Promotions
Continuing expansion across hotel brands—including property openings such as Aethos in London and La Bahia Hotel & Spa in Santa Cruz—have prompted a recent hiring spree. At the same time, the importance of technology and data has inspired...

Software company Workday to create 200 jobs at new Dublin AI Centre of Excellence
SOFTWARE company Workday has announced it will create 200 jobs at a new AI Centre of Excellence in Dublin. The US company, which specialises in enterprise cloud applications for the finance and human resources sectors, currently employs 2,200...

Prefabricated Modular Data Centers Strategic Business Report 2025: Scalability and Flexibility Demands Accelerate Deployments – Global Market Forecast to 2030 – ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Prefabricated Modular Data Centers – Global Strategic Business Report” has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global market for Prefabricated Modular Data Centers was estimated at US$29.8 Billion in...

Irish man's incredible correspondence from the US Civil War
The incredible correspondence from an Irishman, Thomas Mangan Jr, who fought in the US Civil War. I came across the remarkable letters of Sergeant Thomas Mangan, which are here transcribed for the first time. The 22-year-old Dubliner was a recent...
Modular Data Centers Strategic Industry Business Report 2025-2030: Edge Computing Induced Rise in Micro Datacenters Makes Modular Construction Ideas Attractive – ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Modular Data Centers – Global Strategic Business Report” has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global market for Modular Data Centers was estimated at US$32.4 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach...
‘I gravitate towards risk’: Finn Murphy, the Irish investor backing moonshot projects from New York
Business Post subscribers can read: • Why one Irish investor believes Ireland is failing its most ambitious entrepreneurs • The inside story of Nebular, the $30m fund backing human-controlled space robots and AI eldercar • How a former Trinity...

Philip Morris appoints Paul Dufourne as new commercial operations director
Philip Morris Limited (PML), the affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI) in the UK and Ireland, has appointed Paul Dufourne as commercial operations director. Initially joining PML almost three years ago, Dufourne previously served as PMI’s...

‘Fifteen million billion operations a second’: Ireland secures new national supercomputer
Ireland is finally getting a new supercomputer with capacity to process vast amounts of data, an essential tool for those wishing to be at the cutting edge of artificial intelligence innovation. The national high-performance computing system,...
Ebay’s Siobhan Curtin on Irish ‘beating heart’ of a new growth strategy - and competing with Amazon
Business Post subscribers can read: • How Siobhán Curtin went from PLC student to leading global teams at eBay • What eBay Ireland is doing differently to thrive in a crowded vintage and resale market • Why AI and remote work are central to eBay’s...

Litigation funder relocates to Manchester’s historic banking district
Litigation funder, Nera Capital, has entered its 15th year in operation with a significant relocation of its UK offices to Manchester’s historic banking district. The firm, which also has offices in Ireland and Holland, has moved into the newly...

Retail electricity prices in Ireland three times higher than wholesale cost, report finds
A REPORT BY the International Energy Agency has found that residential electricity prices in Ireland are three times higher than the wholesale cost. The International Energy Agency (IEA) provides policy recommendations and analysis data on the...