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November 17, 2021 No Responses

Exports From The North To The Republic Up By 60% This Year

Exports from the North to the Republic jumped by 60 per cent in the first nine months of the year, new figures show. Data published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Wednesday reveals that imports from Northern Ireland reached...

November 17, 2021 No Responses

Employers Report Issues With Return To The Workplace

Some employers have reported difficulties with unvaccinated workers, with some staff objecting to the redesign of offices, according to a lobby group for employers. Neil McDonnell, chief executive of Irish Small and Medium Enterprises (ISME), said that some em...

November 12, 2021 No Responses

AstraZeneca Revenues Up 50% In Latest Quarter

AstraZeneca has revealed that revenues jumped by 50 per cent in the latest quarter as it was buoyed by more than $1 billion (€873 million) worth of Covid-19 vaccine sales. The pharmaceutical company held firm on its earnings guidance for...

November 8, 2021 No Responses

Record Numbers Switching Their Mortgages For Increased Savings

More people than ever before are switching mortgages as homeowners seek to make thousands in savings. Enhanced competition in the home loan market has driven a 36 per cent increase in approvals for mortgage switching in the year to September,...

November 5, 2021 No Responses

IAG Sees Revenue Increase As Lockdown Restrictions Ease

The owner of Aer Lingus, British Airways and Iberia, International Airlines Group (IAG) said he is seeing a “significant recovery” as passengers return to flying again with lockdown restrictions easing. Chief executive Luis Gallego explained long-haul flig...

November 4, 2021 No Responses

Varadkar: Government’s Plan For One Million Electric Vehicles On Road By 2030 Is ‘Difficult To Achieve’

The Government has admitted its plan to have one million electric vehicles on Ireland’s roads by 2030 will be difficult to achieve. Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said that currently some 15 per cent of new vehicles bought in the...

November 2, 2021 No Responses

Irish Households Saved Almost $36 Billion In 2020

Households saved more than $35.9 billion (€31 billion) in 2020, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show. Savings made during the pandemic have brought the financial net worth of households to an all-time high of $362.21 billion (€312.8...