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The number of new homes built in July, August and September of this year was 9,235, a rise of 4% on the same period last year, according to the Central Statistics Office. Apartments were up 3%, homes in estates increased by 1% and one-off houses rose by 15%. Over a third of completions, or 36%,…

Analysis: Gold and Bitcoin are fundamentally different in what gives them value, how that value goes up over time, and how resilient it is When people compare gold and bitcoin, they often treat them as two sides of the same coin: modern “digital gold” vs. ancient “metallic gold”, but this is a misleading parallel. Gold…

New figures show that wind generation in Ireland was the highest on record for a September month. This is according to Wind Energy Ireland, which published its monthly wind energy report as Ireland’s Wind Energy Expo 2025 continues in the RDS in Dublin. Wind Energy Ireland said that wind energy provided 35% of the country’s…

Almost one in four employers expect to increase hiring in 2026 according to research from hiring platform IrishJobs. Its Hiring Trends Update shows that large enterprises have the most positive outlook on future hiring, with 27% of these firms expected to increase recruitment over the coming months. The research gathered insights from 500 employers and…

Gold prices fell over 4% today, as the dollar firmed and investors booked profits after expectations of US interest rate cuts and sustained safe-haven demand drove the yellow metal to a fresh record high in the previous session. Spot gold fell 4.1% to a nearly one-week low at $4,178.23 per ounce, as of 1358 GMT,…

Almost two-thirds of HR professionals say their companies are not actively considering increasing onsite attendance in 2026, according to a new survey from business group Ibec. The HR Update Report shows that the hybrid model of three days on-site remains the dominant working arrangement, favoured by 31% of respondents. It is closely followed by full-time…

The Irish economy will grow faster than anticipated this year as impact of US tariffs will not be as damaging as feared and the country “dodged a bullet” on US corporation tax changes, according to a new report by Goodbody Stockbrokers. Due to the strong jobs market and a rising population, the domestic economy will…

A new standard mortgage product has been launched by credit unions aimed at new home buyers and switchers. Mortgages have been available through some credit unions around the country, but until today, each credit union set its own interest rate at a local level. The ‘Credit Union Mortgage’ offers a single variable interest rate of…

Popular internet services, from streaming platforms to messaging services to banking, were offline for hours toda due to an outage in Amazon’s crucial cloud network, spotlighting how dependent internet life has become on the tech titan. A huge spike in disruption logged at Downdetector early Monday was followed by an even bigger jump some nine…

A non-profit body that provides loan finance for community organisations has reached a lending milestone of more than €260 million. Since it was established in 2007, the Social Finance Foundation (SFF) has provided loans to 2,200 projects across the country. The average loan value to each of the organisations was €119,000. The funding is provided…