Business Plus

15/01/2025

Expect queues!

Penneys, which trades as Primark outside of the Republic of Ireland, is opening its first-ever standalone ‘Primark Home’ store, located in the iconic Fountain

15/01/2025

"Millions of people and businesses rely on Google's search and advertising services - with 90 per cent of searches happening on their platform and more than 200,000 UK businesses advertising there"

A UK investigation is being set up as the competition watchdog looks into tech group Google about whether its dominant position in online search services is

15/01/2025

https://businessplus.ie/news/programme-for-government-hospitality/

The hospitality sector has had mixed reactions to news that the Programme for Government will contain moves to reduce the VAT rate.

15/01/2025

Chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, said he had decided to “move out low-performers faster”.

Meta the owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, is set to slash about 5% of its global workforce, with the company's poorest-performing employees set to

15/01/2025

The "Cliffs of Moher" has been described as the "largest and most advanced vessel ever to operate from Doolin".

Doolin Ferry has launched a state-of-the-art passenger ferry which will begin service this summer.

15/01/2025

“It’s savage. It would appear as if they’re trying to get people to stop drinking."

A pint of Guinness is becoming a pint of pain for your wallet.

15/01/2025

The planning application was deemed 'invalid'

Dublin Airport has been dealt a major blow in its bid to raise the passenger cap after Fingal County Council struck out its “inadequate and misleading”

15/01/2025

Accusation of “making more of it than it is”

A conversation on reducing the 13.5% VAT rate to 9% for the hospitality sector took place between senior figures in Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, writes Sarah

14/01/2025

This critical ten-year programme comprises 12 core bus corridors planned to deliver a substantial upgrade to walking, cycling and bus infrastructure in Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area while addressing climate change.
https://businessplus.ie/news/jacobs-busconnects/

14/01/2025

The course was created in response to the strong demand for an analytical course to support the growing Irish craft brewing and whiskey industries.

The Irish Whiskey Association, the trade association representing the Irish Whiskey sector on the island of Ireland, has announced a scholarship opportunity

14/01/2025

Furious TDs have demanded that insurance companies appear before the Oireachtas Finance Committee to explain the discrepancy.

Homeowners in rural Ireland are being hit by a “postcode penalty” that sees them pay thousands more for home insurance than those living in affluent city

14/01/2025

Nine counties have just a single nightclub open, while Kilkenny is the only county that has none.

Ireland’s nightclub sector is “on the brink of collapse” with just over 80 venues open nationwide, a decline of 84% since the turn of the century, writes

14/01/2025

The only time a monthly record was bigger was when families rushed to stock up on food in March 2020 as Covid struck and the country went into lockdown.

Shoppers splashed out more than ever before and spent an extra €79m on alcohol in December, figures show.

14/01/2025

A change for the good?

Ryanair has reiterated its call for a limit of two alcoholic drinks per passenger to be introduced at airport bars

13/01/2025

What are the impacts of Trump's tariff threats

Yet his pronouncements on tariffs still have shock value. We should be wary, too, of imagining his threats are too preposterous to be taken seriously.

13/01/2025

The deal encompasses 98 sites and 1,142 employees and is expected to close at the end of the month.

Applegreen has agreed to sell its UK filling station business to EG On the Move and plans to use the proceeds to invest in its businesses in Ireland, the UK

13/01/2025

For a fifth of all firms, it is their biggest obstacle

The high cost of childcare and difficulties in securing childcare places in Dublin is damaging firm’s recruitment efforts.

13/01/2025

CnM last weekend confirmed its User Complaints Team has or is investigating 326 complaints arising out of queries lodged with the regulator.

The media regulator has not yet issued a fine to any social media company despite receiving more than 300 complaints since it was established, writes Debbie