Economic news and events

Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheal Martin said he has a duty to protect Irish jobs and workers as he defended plans to travel to Washington DC to...

Downing Street has sought to paint a positive picture of the UK’s economic outlook amid reports the government’s own watchdog has downgraded its growth forecast.

The...

The UK government has come under renewed pressure over Chinese involvement in a major North Sea wind project, amid claims it threatens national security.

Energy minister...

Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheal Martin will head to Texas before an expected visit to the White House for St Patrick’s Day.

Martin has yet to receive a...

The British government on Wednesday said it was toughening immigration rules to make it almost impossible for undocumented migrants who arrive on small boats to...

Heathrow airport is set to announce a multibillion-pound investment as it prepares its proposal for a new runway.

In a speech on Wednesday, Chief Executive Thomas...

Ministers in the UK have pledged another £350 million to help build affordable and social rent homes, as Angela Rayner has said that the government...

HSBC Holdings PLC’s online and mobile banking services are running again after they were hit by an outage.

Users reported being unable to log in to...

Wind farms in the UK are subject to the ‘highest levels of national security’, Downing Street has stressed, amid reports ministers could sign off on...

The UK appears not to have signed a leaders’ declaration at the climax of the AI Action Summit in Paris.

There had been reports that the...