21+ hour, 22+ min ago   (755+ words) US president Donald Trump made the surprise announcement that he would remove tariffs from Irish whiskey at the end of his two-day visit to Ireland. It came shortly before he presented golfer Shane Lowry with the winner’s trophy after he…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (544+ words) Construction tycoon Maurice Regan has bought a castle in Co Meath and its surrounding 236 acres of land that was formerly owned by builder Gerry Gannon. The purchase by Regan of Dangan Castle, the childhood home of Arthur Wellesley, the Duke…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (719+ words) US long-term borrowing costs surged to their highest level in nearly two decades on Thursday, as a jump in oil prices and the latest evidence of stubbornly high inflation reignited a global bond sell-off. The 30-year US bond yield jumped…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (526+ words) August was the world’s joint hottest month on record, with global temperatures 1.65 degrees above pre-industrial times, scientists have said. Last month tied with July 2023 for the hottest calendar month in the temperature records, as well as the hottest August ever…...

5+ day, 4+ min ago   (554+ words) Global stocks declined across the board on Wednesday, as war in the Middle East shook investors’ confidence in the markets on either side of the Atlantic. Elsewhere in Europe, major luxury brands were downgraded, leading traders to ease off on…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (354+ words) It wasn’t that long ago that Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland was the only local firm that was a primary dealer in Irish government bonds. But now it is closing its bond desk, Joe Brennan reports, in a notable move for the…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (709+ words) One-fifth of the Republic’s coastline is at very high risk from flooding, erosion, sea level rise or other coastal hazards set to worsen with climate change, analysis from University College Cork (UCC) shows. The most exposed areas include some of…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (457+ words) Indonesia halted operations at eight airports on Sunday, including from its main international hub, affecting hundreds of flights as a result of an ash cloud from the Anak Krakatau volcano. Saturday’s eruption, which produced lava and booming sounds that were…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (424+ words) Oil steadied after a three-day rally as US president Donald Trump said renewed attacks on Iran would be short-lived, while US officials signaled robust energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent traded above $95 a barrel after surging more than…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (610+ words) The battle to keep global heating from passing the agreed 1.5-degree threshold has been lost, United Nations (UN) environment chiefs have conceded. In their most explicit forecast yet, they say the target being exceeded is “unavoidable” and some of the…...