Economic news and events

Irish prime minister Micheal Martin arrived in Beijing on Sunday, Chinese state media said, kicking off a five-day visit aimed at boosting trade between the...

Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin will visit China on the invitation of counterpart Li Qiang from Sunday to Thursday, Beijing’s foreign ministry said.

Martin will go...

Electric vehicle drivers in central London have to pay the capital’s congestion charge for the first time.

Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan confirmed in November that EVs...

UK manufacturing showed further signs of stabilisation at the end of 2025, with output and new orders edging higher and the sector recording its strongest...

Growth in UK house price growth slowed more than expected year-on-year in December, according to a report published on Friday.

The Nationwide house price index showed...

Boxing Day was a ‘bumper day’ for all UK retail destinations as data shows shopper footfall was up 4.4% on last year, making it the...

UK retail sales returned to modest growth in the week before Christmas, driven by a sharp rebound in online spending, although in-store sales and footfall...

Irish wholesale prices showed no month-on-month change in November, as a sharp monthly jump in electricity prices was offset by stable manufacturing prices, data from...

The UK economy suffered a growth slowdown in the third quarter of the year, numbers from the Office for National Statistics confirmed on Monday.

UK...

Keir Starmer will ‘absolutely’ be prime minister next Christmas, the chair of the Labour Party has said.

Anna Turley also insisted people would start to feel...