Business

• 1 day, 8 hours, 21 minutes ago

  

  Report reveals UK had just six hours of gas in March

  Fears over the UK’s reliance on imported energy were fuelled today after a report claimed Britain was just six hours away from running out of stored gas in March.

• 1 day, 9 hours, 10 minutes ago

  

  Research reveals rising hope in Ireland's hotel sector

  Three out of four hotels in Ireland say they expect business to pick up in the next three years, while more than half saw their turnover increase last year.

• 1 day, 11 hours, 1 minute ago

  Survey reveals growth for more than half of 1,000 firms

  A survey of over 1,000 companies in Ireland has found that half of them grew in the past year.

• 2 days, 6 hours, 17 minutes ago

  

  David Miliband: EU is the right deal for Britain and Ireland

  David Miliband has said a British departure from the EU would be bad for Ireland.

• 2 days, 8 hours, 9 minutes ago

  Services sector helps UK return to growth

  The UK’s return to growth was underlined today as revised figures confirmed the dominant services sector helped the economy expand by 0.3% in the first three months of the year.

• 2 days, 9 hours, 48 minutes ago

  Flybe axes Belfast to Gatwick flights

  Budget airline Flybe today announced it had dropped direct flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick.

• 2 days, 9 hours, 56 minutes ago

  

  Nissan in safety recall on Micras

  Motor company Nissan is recalling thousands of cars in the UK due to a potential steering wheel problem.

• 2 days, 10 hours, 24 minutes ago

  Banking conference in Dublin to consider global regulatory system

  A common regulatory system for troubled banks across the world will be the main topic up for discussion, at a banking conference in the capital today.

• 2 days, 10 hours, 53 minutes ago

  

  Retail Ireland urges Govt reassurance on economy

  Retail Ireland have said the Government have a major part to play in stabilising the retail market.

• 3 days, 3 hours, 52 minutes ago

  

  CIE reveals fall in journey numbers in 'extremely difficult' year

  Journeys across Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and Irish Rail fell to 229 million last year, down by almost 3.5 million on 2011, according to the group's annual report for 2012.

• 3 days, 4 hours, 59 minutes ago

  

  IMF: UK 'still a long way from recovery'

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today put pressure on British Chancellor George Osborne to change economic course in a critical assessment of the state of the British economy.

• 3 days, 7 hours, 53 minutes ago

  

  Curran: RTE's high-earners may face further cuts

  RTE's Director General Noel Curran says the broadcaster's top presenters could face further pay cuts.

• 3 days, 7 hours, 58 minutes ago

  

  Cameron urges global action against tax avoidance

  David Cameron will step up the campaign against tax evasion and “aggressive” tax avoidance as Apple joins multinational corporations in the spotlight.

• 3 days, 8 hours, 1 minute ago

  

  Aer Arann announce 50 new jobs in plan to boost workforce by 15%

  Fifty new jobs have been announced this morning at Aer Arann.

• 3 days, 8 hours, 56 minutes ago

  

  Shell's London redevelopment approved

  Plans to redevelop the Shell Centre on London’s South Bank have been approved, developers said.

• 3 days, 10 hours, 28 minutes ago

  

  Curran to discuss RTE pay levels at Oircom

  The pay levels of RTE staff will be discussed when its Director General appears before the Oireachtas Communications Committee today.

• 4 days, 33 minutes ago

  

  BoI informs 1,200 UK customers they won't face mortgage increase

  Bank of Ireland has written to 1,200 customers in the UK threatened with an increase in their mortgage rates to tell them they will now not face the extra charge according to the Guardian.

• 4 days, 2 hours, 17 minutes ago

  

  Good news for O2 customers as mobile giant announces 3G upgrade

  O2 customers can expect to surf the net on their phone much faster from now on.

• 4 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes ago

  

  Vodafone suffers revenues fall

  Europe’s economic woes were felt by Vodafone today after the mobile phone giant reported its first drop in annual revenues for seven years.

• 4 days, 9 hours, 37 minutes ago

  

  M&S announces fall in profits

  Marks and Spencer has announced a fall in full-year profits.