Economic news and events

Ireland’s unemployment rate edged lower in May, according to official data on Wednesday.

The Central Statistics Office said the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for May fell to...

Rail passengers in the UK are suffering fresh travel disruption because of more strikes in long-running disputes over pay, jobs and conditions.

Train companies are warning...

The UK’s trade deals with Australia and New Zealand came into force at midnight, with special shipments of British goods such as signed Beano comics...

Rishi Sunak will travel to Washington next week for talks with Joe Biden.

The two leaders are expected to discuss trade issues – although the idea...

New North Sea oil and gas developments will be blocked under a Labour government in the UK, according to a newspaper report.

Labour leader Keir Starmer...

UK pubs, bars and restaurants revealed their average bills have surged 81% over the past year as firms make further pleas to the government for...

(Allaince News) - Shop price inflation accelerated in May, to a new peak, although food inflation decelerated despite remaining at elevated levels, latest figures showed.

According...

Irish retail sales growth accelerated in April on a monthly basis, data from the Central Statistics Office showed on Monday.

According to CSO data, on a...

The UK government is facing a backlash from retailers over its plans to encourage supermarkets to impose voluntary price caps on food staples to help...

Rishi Sunak has met with Google’s chief executive to discuss ‘striking the right balance’ between artificial intelligence (AI) regulation and innovation, Downing Street said.

The prime...