Wind farms were the biggest source of renewable electricity in the month, says EirGrid

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No ‘sunset clause’ on measure, meaning reduction is a permanent feature of tax code

But directors of luxury hotel say 2025 has seen an ‘uplift’ in trade

Rising cost of foodstuffs contributes to 2.7% increase in price levels in September from the same month in 2024, says CSO

Asking prices for homes up 5.7% in September but rate of increase has slowed

Peter Burke says EU rules prevented the Coalition from excluding large fast food multinationals

Irish language broadcaster’s annual funding has increased considerably since 2020 but remains below its target level

Budget 2026: Government will also increase threshold for first-year refunds to ‘support smaller projects’

Group revenues topped €539 million last year, down 7.5% amid industry challenges

Parliamentary Budget Office says Government would have to spend more than €3bn just to maintain existing levels of service

US shares surge, propelled by AMD’s mega deal with OpenAI

Activity levels have now declined for seven successive months, AIB says in latest services index repor

EV sales up almost 39% so far this year, reversing recent trends

Credit and debit card customers also spent less money abroad than in July, says Central Bank