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October 28, 2021 No Responses

Facebook To Rebrand Itself As ‘Meta’

Facebook has said it will rebrand as Meta, a name change that comes as the company battles criticisms from lawmakers and regulators over its market power, its algorithmic decisions and the policing of abuses on its platforms. The tech giant...

October 22, 2021 No Responses

Consumer Sentiment Steady Despite Worries About Personal Finances

Consumer sentiment held steady in October just below June’s two-year high as respondents reported growing confidence about the economic recovery but lingering concerns about their personal finances, a survey shows. The KBC Bank Ireland consumer sentiment...

October 18, 2021 No Responses

Facebook To Hire 10,000 In Europe To Help Build ‘Metaverse’

Facebook said it plans to hire 10,000 workers in the European Union over the next five years to work on a new computing platform that promises to connect people virtually but could raise concerns about privacy and the social platform...

October 13, 2021 No Responses

Coveney: EU TO Propose Removal Of Most Post-Brexit Checks On Food

The European Commission will on Wednesday propose the removal of the vast majority of post-Brexit checks on food from Britain to Northern Ireland and a significant reduction in customs controls, the Minister for Foreign Affairs has said. The sanitary and...

October 8, 2021 No Responses

Ireland To Raise Corporate Tax In Line With Global Agreement

The Minister for Finance has welcomed an agreement reached by the OECD to reform international tax rules. A revised statement and detailed implementation plan have been agreed by 136 jurisdictions, including all the EU Member States and OECD members. It...

October 4, 2021 No Responses

McDonald’s To Be Net Zero In Ireland And UK By 2040

McDonald’s has pledged to achieve net zero emissions across its Irish and UK business by 2040. The fast food chain said it will reach net zero — meaning it emits no more greenhouse gases than it absorbs through its business...

October 2, 2021 No Responses

Aer Lingus Resumes Newark And Orlando To Dublin And Launches JFK And Orlando To Manchester, UK

From November 14th, Aer Lingus will operate from Newark to Dublin 4 times per week, increasing to daily from December 1st. Fares starting from $359 roundtrip. Orlando to Dublin will operate 3 times per week from November 27th, with fares starting from $529....

October 1, 2021 No Responses

Martin: Ireland Should Avoid Truck Driver Shortage That Afflicts UK

Ireland will not see the same problems with shortages of truck drivers being witnessed in the UK, the Taoiseach has said. Micheál Martin said preparations made by the government in advance of Brexit had worked and that the UK had...

September 22, 2021 No Responses

Varadkar Warns That Rejecting EU-Canada Trade Deal Would Be ‘Own Goal’

Failure to ratify the EU-Canada trade deal CETA would be an “own goal” for Ireland, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said. He told an Oireachtas committee that rejection of the agreement would send out “the wrong message to the world” that...

September 20, 2021 No Responses

Ireland Still Mulling Whether To Join Global Agreement On Corporate Tax Rates

Ireland could yet remain outside a global agreement to raise corporate tax levels, the Minister for Finance has told the European Commission. At a meeting with the European Commissioner for the Economy Paolo Gentiloni in Dublin on Monday, Minister Paschal...

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