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Engineering and construction among hardest to fill jobs

New data shows that instrumentation engineers, ad reviewers, and mechanical and electrical project managers are the most difficult jobs to ...
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Stamp duty on block-buying homes to be reviewed

Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien has said that the 10% stamp duty rate, which is applicable to international investors who ...
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Oil prices rise on strong IEA and OPEC demand estimates

Oil prices rose today as the International Energy Agency (IEA) joined producer group OPEC in forecasting strong growth in global ...
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Number of new homes under construction hits record high

Building work began on 32,801 new homes last year, the highest number on record, new data shows. The figure for ...
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Taoiseach to meet world leaders and CEOs in Davos

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is in Davos for the World Economic Forum, which has so far been dominated by the conflicts ...
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Ireland top European country for data fines

Ireland has once again topped a league table of European countries for issuing data fines. The 2024 edition of global ...
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Wage growth in Ireland eases to 3.7%

Wage growth in Ireland slowed at the end of 2023 and has dropped to 3.7% year-on-year, according to a new ...
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Minister assures flexibility over tax debt warehousing scheme

Minister for Finance Michael McGrath has said the Government will introduce flexibilities to the Tax Debt Warehousing Scheme. Speaking to ...
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Plan launched for future of digital creative industries

The Government has launched a plan to boost growth in the digital creative industries. The roadmap will focus on commercial ...
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