Businesshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/en-ieRTÉ 2023-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Sun, 26 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000Explainer: When and how to pay your Local Property Taxhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1126/1418097-explainer-when-and-how-to-pay-your-local-property-tax/800,000 property owners will be receiving a reminder from Revenue to set up a payment option for their Local Property Tax (LPT) for 2024.Sun, 26 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1126/1418097-explainer-when-and-how-to-pay-your-local-property-tax/BusinessDublin businesses count the cost of city riotshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418277-dublin-businesses-count-the-cost-of-riots/Black Friday is supposed to be one of the busiest shopping days in the lead up to Christmas, but last night, there were scenes of chaos and violence in Dublin city centre as rioters and looters wreaked havoc on the streets of the capital.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 08:00:37 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418277-dublin-businesses-count-the-cost-of-riots/BusinessConcern over spread of disinformation on social mediahttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418324-coimisiun-na-mean-on-dublin-riots/Ireland's media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, said it remains concerned about the spread of violent imagery, hate speech and disinformation on social media platforms following last night's unrest in Dublin.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:21:07 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418324-coimisiun-na-mean-on-dublin-riots/BusinessCommunity spirit applauded as Dublin cleanup continueshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418365-community-spirit-applauded-as-dublin-cleanup-continues/As the cleanup in Dublin City Centre continues following last night's violence in the capital, businesses have been reopening and recounting their experiences of the night. The resilience of firms and their staff was praised, as well as the community spirit on display in the Capital.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 15:51:21 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418365-community-spirit-applauded-as-dublin-cleanup-continues/BusinessProfits at RTÉ Commercial firm take €1m hithttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418352-rte-commercial-enterprises-results/The staging by RTÉ's commercial arm of Toy Show The Musical was last year the main factor behind the firm sustaining a €1.089m hit in profits.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 15:09:18 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418352-rte-commercial-enterprises-results/BusinessMortgage approvals for first time buyers hits recordhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418246-mortgage-approvals-for-first-time-buyers-hits-record/The number of mortgages approved last month increased by 2.7% compared to a month earlier.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418246-mortgage-approvals-for-first-time-buyers-hits-record/BusinessRevenues at Irish arm of Meta increase to €58 billionhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418384-revenues-at-irish-arm-of-meta-increase-to-58-billion/Revenues at the Dublin-based international headquarters for the operator of Facebook and Instagram last year increased by €5.7 billion from €52.32 billion to €58.05 billion - or average weekly revenues of €1.1 billion.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:51:37 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418384-revenues-at-irish-arm-of-meta-increase-to-58-billion/BusinessDomino's operator warned dept about effect of judgementhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418394-dominos-operator-warned-dept-about-effect-of-judgement/The largest operator of the Domino's pizza chain in Ireland warned a government department that a court judgment making delivery drivers employees would seriously affect their ability to compete fairly in the takeaway food business.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 18:04:15 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418394-dominos-operator-warned-dept-about-effect-of-judgement/BusinessHow to stay safe when shopping onlinehttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418195-how-to-stay-safe-when-shopping-online/Irish consumers are expected to spend around €100 million today, Black Friday, and many will make purchases online.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418195-how-to-stay-safe-when-shopping-online/BusinessSam Moffett named 2023 EY Entrepreneur Of The Yearhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418276-ey-entrepreneur-of-the-year-awards/Sam Moffett, managing director and founder of Moffett Automated Storage in Monaghan, has been named the emerging and overall EY Entrepreneur Of The Year for 2023.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 07:47:34 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418276-ey-entrepreneur-of-the-year-awards/BusinessArnotts reopens today after Dublin violence last nighthttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418302-arnotts-to-reopen-today-after-riots/The Arnotts Department store on Henry Street opened for business from noon today until 6pm following yesterday's events in Dublin city centre.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 10:45:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418302-arnotts-to-reopen-today-after-riots/BusinessSarkozy 'vigorously' denies wrongdoing in appeals courthttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418362-sarkozy-vigorously-denies-wrongdoing-in-appeals-court/Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy "vigorously" denied any wrongdoing as he appealed a one-year jail sentence for illegal campaign financing.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 15:36:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418362-sarkozy-vigorously-denies-wrongdoing-in-appeals-court/BusinessAmazon hit by strikes, protests across Europe todayhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418309-amazon-strikes-across-europe/Amazon workers went out on strike at multiple locations across Europe today as protests against the US e-commerce giant's working practices picked up pace on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:13:36 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418309-amazon-strikes-across-europe/BusinessUK music store HMV makes Oxford Street returnhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418265-uk-music-store-hmv-makes-oxford-street-return/British music store HMV will today - Black Friday - return to its former flagship store on London's Oxford Street after a four-year absence, offering vinyl, clothing and merchandise in a vote of confidence for physical stores in an increasingly online age.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 07:09:58 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418265-uk-music-store-hmv-makes-oxford-street-return/Business39% of daily internet users almost always online - CSOhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418310-cso-internet-figures/New figures from the Central Statistics Office shows that 94% of internet users go online daily, and of these, 39% use it all the time or nearly all the time.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:36:58 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418310-cso-internet-figures/BusinessRuling affects ability to compete fairly - Shorecalhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418332-ruling-affects-ability-to-compete-fairly-shorecal/The largest operator of the Domino's pizza chain in Ireland warned a government department that a court judgment making delivery drivers employees would seriously affect their ability to compete fairly in the takeaway food business.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:54:32 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418332-ruling-affects-ability-to-compete-fairly-shorecal/BusinessGermany's economy shrinks slightly in third quarterhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418290-german-gdp-figures/Germany's economy shrank slightly in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, data from its statistics office showed today.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 08:45:06 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418290-german-gdp-figures/BusinessJapanese inflation picks up to 2.9% in Octoberhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418266-japans-inflation-rate/Japan's core consumer price growth picked up slightly in October, after easing the previous month, reinforcing investors' views that stubborn inflation may push the Bank of Japan to roll back monetary stimulus before long.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 07:15:54 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418266-japans-inflation-rate/BusinessTurkey delivers another major interest rate increasehttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418315-turkeys-inflation-rate/Turkey's central bank has surprised the market with a larger-than-expected interest hike as it ramped up its fight against inflation and efforts to support the slumping lira.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:00:03 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418315-turkeys-inflation-rate/BusinessMeet the Leitrim woman who founded the Irish record industryhttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/1124/1418174-ellen-obyrne-dewitt-irish-music-recordings-new-york/Ellen O'Byrne's New York business played a key role in recording and distributing Irish music over a century agoFri, 24 Nov 2023 09:20:32 +0000https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/1124/1418174-ellen-obyrne-dewitt-irish-music-recordings-new-york/HistoryBarclays working on £1 billion cost plan, may cut jobshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418288-barclays-plan-to-save-1-billion/Barclays is working on plans to save as much as £1 billion, which could involve cutting as many as 2,000 jobs, mainly in the British bank's back office, a person with direct knowledge of the proposals told Reuters.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 08:33:10 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418288-barclays-plan-to-save-1-billion/BusinessNissan to invest £1.2bn to build two new EV cars in UKhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418269-nissan-to-invest-l1-2bn-to-build-two-new-ev-cars-in-uk/Nissan said today it will invest £1.12 billion to build electric versions of two popular crossover models at its UK plant in a fresh boost for Britain's auto industry amid the switch to electric vehicles.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 07:21:15 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418269-nissan-to-invest-l1-2bn-to-build-two-new-ev-cars-in-uk/BusinessUK pension transfer boom grows with deals worth £8.8bnhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418272-legal-general-agrees-to-buyin-of-boots-pension-scheme/Two British insurers today struck deals to take on a combined £8.8 billion of company pension liabilities, including the largest such UK deal so far, as pension schemes strive to limit their risks in volatile markets.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 07:29:39 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1124/1418272-legal-general-agrees-to-buyin-of-boots-pension-scheme/BusinessSupport hub on domestic violence leave for employershttps://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1124/1418274-business-hub/A new online support hub has been launched for employers ahead of the introduction of statutory domestic violence leave.Fri, 24 Nov 2023 07:47:08 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1124/1418274-business-hub/IrelandCentral Bank Governor not ruling out another rate hikehttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418115-central-bank-financial-stability-report/The full effect of higher interest rates has yet to feed through the economy, according to the Central Bank's Financial Stability Review published today.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 12:30:33 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418115-central-bank-financial-stability-report/BusinessLabour market participation rate highest since 2008https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418106-cso-labour-force-survey/New figures from the Central Statistics Office today show that the estimated labour market participation rate in the third quarter of 2023 reached 65.8% - the highest rate recorded since the third quarter of 2008 and up from 64.8% the same time last year.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 11:30:17 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418106-cso-labour-force-survey/BusinessMost mortgages entering arrears are trackershttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418188-most-mortgages-entering-arrears-are-trackers/New research by the Central Bank shows the majority of mortgage accounts going into default of up to three months in the past year have been trackers.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 16:33:07 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418188-most-mortgages-entering-arrears-are-trackers/BusinessUS firms positive about the future in Ireland - AmChamhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1417982-us-firms-positive-about-the-future-in-ireland-amcham/US multinationals remain optimistic for the future of their businesses in Ireland, despite the current economic pressures, according to a survey by the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1417982-us-firms-positive-about-the-future-in-ireland-amcham/BusinessPublic sector pay talks expected to begin on Mondayhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418124-public-pay-talks/Talks on a new public sector pay deal involving unions, staff associations and the Government are expected to begin next week.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 12:32:30 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418124-public-pay-talks/BusinessBackground Bills: The hidden cost of subscriptionshttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418145-subscription-spending-background/Subscription services have exploded in popularity in the past decade – meaning we may be paying much more for them than we realise, writes Adam Maguire.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 13:40:33 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418145-subscription-spending-background/BusinessNew housing commencements rise in Octoberhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418222-new-housing-commencements-rise-in-october/There was a slight increase recorded in the number of new homes that building work began on in October.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 19:05:40 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418222-new-housing-commencements-rise-in-october/Business€28,000 for pregnancy-related discrimination case - WRChttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418161-dublin-car-dealership-at-wrc/A south Dublin car dealership has been ordered to pay a pregnant teenage saleswoman it sacked €28,000 for discrimination, after finding management knew she was pregnant and that its claim that she was not hitting sales targets of 20 cars per month as a new worker made "absolutely no sense".Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:57:25 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418161-dublin-car-dealership-at-wrc/BusinessDiesel and petrol prices see second monthly fallhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418085-aa-ireland-fuel-price-survey/The latest AA Ireland Fuel Price Survey shows a second monthly drop for petrol and diesel prices with both dropping by three cent in November.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 10:26:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418085-aa-ireland-fuel-price-survey/BusinessProfits up at OHM motor group as revenues top €227.4mhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418169-profits-up-at-ohm-motor-group-as-revenues-top-227-4m/Pre-tax profits at the OHM Group, which distributes Jaguar and Land Rover brands here, last year increased by 35% to €5.73m.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 15:18:40 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418169-profits-up-at-ohm-motor-group-as-revenues-top-227-4m/Business42% of employers still don't offer upskilling to staffhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418020-42-of-employers-still-dont-offer-upskilling-to-staff/Two out of every five employees work for employers that have no option for professional development or learning, new research has found.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 07:30:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418020-42-of-employers-still-dont-offer-upskilling-to-staff/BusinessEU court dismisses Ryanair appeals against rivals' aidhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418067-ryanair-loses-aid-appeal/The European Union's top court has today dismissed an appeal by Ryanair against support measures that were put in place by France and Sweden in the spring of 2020 to help rivals cope with the Covid pandemic.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 09:01:29 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418067-ryanair-loses-aid-appeal/BusinessRevenues up 85% at Mount Juliet estate last yearhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418163-mount-juliet-results/The staging of the Horizon Irish Open at Mount Juliet last year coincided with revenues at the company which operates the five star hotel and golf resort almost doubling to €17.6m.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 15:07:35 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418163-mount-juliet-results/BusinessFSU opposes closure of 10 Ulster Bank branches in northhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418076-natwest-to-close-more-uk-branches/The Financial Services Union has said it is hugely disappointed by the decision by Ulster Bank to close ten branches in Northern Ireland.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 09:37:17 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418076-natwest-to-close-more-uk-branches/BusinessFinance Bill passes all stages in Dáil after debatehttps://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1123/1418088-finance-bill/The Finance Bill has passed all stages in the Dáil and will now move to the Seanad for consideration before being sent to President Michael D Higgins for signature.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 10:30:39 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2023/1123/1418088-finance-bill/PoliticsIrish Continental Group revenues lower so far this yearhttps://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418079-irish-continental-group-trading-update/Irish Ferries owner Irish Continental Group has reported a dip in revenues but increased volumes of passengers and freight levels.Thu, 23 Nov 2023 09:49:50 +0000https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/1123/1418079-irish-continental-group-trading-update/Business