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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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% ...
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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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