Services growth moderates slightly, outlook brightens, PMI show
Service sector growth moderated slightly for the second successive month in July, but a pick up in new business, the ...
Read More Fed holds rates steady, nods to possible September cut
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady this evening but opened the door to reducing borrowing costs as soon as ...
Read More Parent’s Leave and Parent’s Benefit extended from today
From today, Parent’s Leave and Parent’s Benefit will be extended from seven weeks to nine weeks. The measures were announced ...
Read More Activity in manufacturing sector improves slightly
Activity in the manufacturing sector improved slightly in July, according to new data. The latest AIB Manufacturing PMI shows that ...
Read More Call on Govt to assist parents with back-to-school costs
Children’s charity Barnardos has called on the Government to introduce a suite of measures to assist parents with back-to-school costs. ...
Read More Developer loan approvals by State-backed HBFI pass €2bn threshold
Almost €400m in new lending for the construction of new homes was approved by the State’s building finance body in ...
Read More Plan to transform rail on island of Ireland to be published
A plan to transform the rail system on the island of Ireland through electrification, additional track capacity, increased speeds and ...
Read More Annual rate of inflation steady at 1.5% in July – CSO flash reading
The latest “flash” estimate of inflation from the Central Statistics Office shows that the annual rate came in at 1.5% ...
Read More Increase in number of workers who can’t afford a holiday – study
There has been an increase in the number of workers in Ireland who cannot afford a week’s holiday away from ...
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