Ireland

Business Series

Lower fares shrink Ryanair's profits

Ryanair had to cut its fares more than expected during the last three months of 2016 because of over-capacity, which pulled down profits.

06/02/2017

Ireland

Trump hasn't forgiven the EU for putting a snail ahead of his business

Asked about his views on the European Union, Donald Trump has a favourite anecdote.

01/02/2017

Ireland

Is this tiny snail the reason Donald Trump hates the EU?

Στρατηγική ήττα του πλανητάρχη από έναν μικροσκοπικό αντίπαλο!

28/01/2017

Ireland

Could Ireland get even greener?

As Ireland decides whether to follow suit and decriminalise marijuana, we take a look at the reported pros and cons.

30/12/2016

Cult

YouTube vlogger Bry releases debut album

From online busker to rising pop star.

14/11/2016

Business Series

Ryanair blames weaker pound for profit forecast cut

The weaker pound has led Ryanair to cut its annual profit forecast but it expects to boost market share by selling more tickets at cheaper prices.

18/10/2016

Sci-Tech

Spider venom could save lives

A team of Irish researchers is conducting an unusual kind of experiment – they are examining the venom of some of the hundreds of species of spiders found in Ireland in the hope it may have medicinal…

03/10/2016

Business Series

Dublin to fight Brussels over EU ordered Apple back tax payment

The Irish government says 'We don't want the money' as it decides to appeal against the EU ordering Apple to pay billions in back taxes.

02/09/2016

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: Why the EC is taking a bite out of Apple

This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily round up of the top stories from across Europe.

30/08/2016

Ireland

EU vs Apple: A fair whack or a made up number?

The European Commission’s demand that Ireland collect €13 billion in back taxes from Ireland has polarised opinion.

30/08/2016

Ireland

Apple ordered to pay 13bn euro tax bill to Ireland, both to appeal

The European Commission has taken ordered tech giant Apple to pay up to 13 billion euros in back taxes to the Irish government in Dublin.

30/08/2016

Ireland

Irish Olympic staff passports seized, as ticket-scalping probe widens

22/08/2016

Business Series

Ryanair shrugs off profit risks from Brexit

Ryanair says remains on track for record profit in the current financial year

25/07/2016

Ireland

Euromillions win lights up Irish bus drivers eyes

A few regular bus routes may be late on Monday morning in Dublin after a group of drivers won Friday’s euromillion jackpot of nearly 24-million euros.

03/07/2016

Business Series

Ryanair plans cheaper fares to boost market share

Ryanair has said it will slash fares to boost its share of an increasingly competitive European short-haul market.

23/05/2016

Economy

Ireland back in the ratings A team after Moody's upgrade

Moody's has upgraded Ireland's credit rating due to better than expected growth. They put it up by one notch to A3 with a positive outlook.

16/05/2016

Ireland

Easter Uprising centenary parade draws massive crowds

Tens of thousands lined the streets of Dublin to mark the centenary of the Easter uprising of 1916. The parade on Sunday was one of many events to

27/03/2016

Business Planet

All for one, one for all - peer-led initiatives give boost to female entrepreneurs

In this edition of Business Planet, host Giacomo Segantini visited Dublin to meet a woman at the heart of female entrepreneurship initiatives in

18/03/2016

Ireland

The world goes green for St Patrick

Irish soft power - its more than just blarney

17/03/2016

Ireland

Real IRA Omagh bombing: case against Seamus Daly collapses

A court case against has collapsed against a 45-year-old bricklayer suspected of murdering 29 people in the 1998 Real IRA bomb attack in Omagh

01/03/2016

Ireland

Watch: What happens in Ireland when keys to a ballot box are lost

It’s the no-nonsense approach to vote counting likely to give legal officers the jitters. Staff at an election count in Ireland were left scrambling

29/02/2016

Ireland

Exit polls suggest Irish Republic is on course for a hung parliament

Political stalemate beckons as early results suggest there has been no clear winner in the country's general election

27/02/2016

Ireland

Exit polls show Ireland's outgoing coalition to fall short of a majority

Ireland looked set to kick Prime Minister Enda Kenny’s coalition government out of office with no clear alternative in sight, according to an exit

27/02/2016

Ireland

Ireland election: party leaders cast their ballots

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny cast his vote in Castlebar, County Mayo on Friday, as Irish voters went to the polls in an election that polls

26/02/2016

Ireland

Voting underway in Irish election

Political stalemate beckons for the Irish Republic on the eve of a parliamentary election which is not expected to produce a clear winner

26/02/2016

Ireland

Ireland's elections: what you need to know

Ireland is going to the polls in its first general election since exiting a bailout programme put together by international lenders following the

26/02/2016