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Popular hair salon set to close on December 23rd after 33 years in Portlaoise

Popular Laois hair salon announces closure after 'wonderful 33 years'

A local firm has said that AI advancements are making it easier for bad actors to exploit website vulnerabilities

Increase in number of cyberattacks on Waterford businesses

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Kildare businesses and leaders shortlisted for business awards

Carlow SETU hosts Innovation programme encouraging different thinking

Students celebrating outside the school

Profits at Galway school increase to €2.8 million

Tipperary man celebrates 100th birthday by opening new business

A person taking cash from an ATM

More than half of shoppers ‘recently encouraged by businesses to pay in cash’

Wayfair logistics depot at Magna Park, Leicestershire

Wayfair and Appliances Direct among firms fined £6m for misleading sales tactics

HR recruiter reviewing candidate's CV during job interview in modern office

Rising labour costs threaten job opportunities for young people, survey finds

Portraits of Robert E Hall and Michael Woodford are shown on a screen as they are announced as the laureates of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden

American economists win Nobel for overturning assumptions about economic shocks

Waterside Car Park is one of several council-run car parks in Waterford city

Call for parking to be made free on Saturday mornings in Waterford

Mike Glennon, Chairperson Octabuild; with Jay Connors and Paddy Stakelum from Stakelums Home & Hardware Thurles.

Tipperary business Stakelums celebrates success at industry awards

Justice Minister, Naomi Long.

Stormont failing Northern Ireland businesses, Alliance leader says

Artist's impression of the plan for O'Connell Square and Patrick Street in Mountmellick.

Planning starts to redevelop Laois town's Georgian square

John Swinney gesturing with his hands in front of him

Majority of firms say Scottish Government does not understand business

Sunset over oil rig

Businesses backing North Sea drilling ‘increasingly out of step’ campaigners say

Prof Vincent Cunnane, who is stepping down as president of the Technological University of the Shannon, will address Limerick Civic Trust this Friday | PICTURE: Keith Wiseman

Limerick college president the keynote speaker at Civic Trust luncheon
TUS founding president departing college after a decade next year
Nick Rabbitts

A shopper walking down an aisle in a supermarket carrying a basket

New restrictions on food retailers ‘important step’ to better choices – minister

Limerick's only five-star hotel, The Savoy is seeking permission to expand

Plans unveiled for multi-million euro redevelopment of Limerick hotel

Longford businesses encouraged to enter 2027 National Digital Awards

Minister Dara Calleary Officially Opens Ballina Sensory Park At Tom Ruane Park.

“Very substantial” energy response in Budget 2027 - Mayo Minister

UK inflation

New food restrictions to encourage ‘healthier choices’ says Scottish Government

Mark Cunningham, Business Development Manager, Miconex, with Pádraig Óg Ó Sé, Páidí Ó Sé’s Pub, Ventry, Co Kerry

Donegal Gaeltacht businesses to benefit from new gift card

New cars parked in lines

UK consumers urged to sign up for share of £56m new car delivery compensation

Prime Minister Andy Burnham

Business must be ‘at heart’ of Burnham’s devolution plans, warns BCC

'Seriously concerned': Kildare solar farm plans called into question

UPDATED: Kildare solar farm plans called into question

The Big Upgrade will be hosted by Connect Credit Union at the Gateway Hotel, Dundalk on Thursday 1 October

Free event to help Louth households cut energy costs

Evolve Clothing is a prominent, family-owned Irish menswear retailer based in Letterkenny

'Businesses will close if this continues. Not might. Will'
Evolve Clothing in Letterkenny has expressed its frustration at the ongoing traffic issues in the town
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Damien Toner, Catherine McManus, David Cunningham, Mairead Carlin, Thomas Havlin

'Donegal has the talent, expertise and entrepreneurial spirit'

Beer glasses

Digital ID can be accepted as proof of age for alcohol under new rules

Businesses in Tullamore preparing for busy period during Ploughing

Andy Burnham

Hundreds of hospitality businesses call on Burnham to lower VAT

The townhouse in O'Connell Street has been given a fresh lick of paint

Townhouse in heart of Limerick ready to welcome new tenants

Elaine Crosse of Bánór completed the ACORNS programme which is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Tipperary entrepreneurs encouraged to apply for business programme

Group pictured at the launch of the new Buncrana Businesses Together Gift Card. Back, from left: Brendan Callaghan, John McBride, Ciaran McKenna, Sean Grimley and George Gramhan. Front: Mark Cunningham, Jack Callaghan, Ava Coyle, Bridgeen Harkin, Trisha Hands, Gemma Loughrey and Paul Brogan.

‘The sky is the limit’: Businesses back new gift card for Buncrana

The new research found more searches for plumbers in Waterford than other trades

Plumbing is Waterford's most-searched trade, new research finds

Homeowners are urged to be on the lookout for early signs of rats and take steps to prevent an infestation

Irish households braced for rat plague after record-hot summer

Eadaoin Curran of Curran Construction Services EMC in Riverstown, Co Louth

Louth female entrepreneurs urged to apply for top business programme

EU referendum

VAT differential on island of Ireland ‘putting NI businesses under pressure’

A sign in Glasgow during the coronavirus pandemic in November 2020

Pandemic experience of Scottish workers detailed in new inquiry publication

A man with a shopping basket in a supermarket

Swinney convinced food price cap is a ‘good idea’ despite business backlash

Homes and businesses in Tipperary left without water

The team at Toolfix

Local company Toolfix wins €15,000 Brand Advocacy Prize

PayPal

PayPal job losses described as ‘terrible blow’ by Louth TD

Network Ireland national president, Limerick's Karen Ronan, with a copy of her group's pre-Budget submission

Group urges Government to prioritise women in business in Budget

The 2026 Mayo Business Awards officially launched at the Erris Coast Hotel, pictured from left: Pamela Conway, LEO Mayo; Cliona Campion, President, Ballina Chamber of Commerce; Anne Cunnane, President, Ballyhaunis Chamber of Commerce; Paul Tighe, LEO Mayo; Brian Bakeberg, President, Belmullet Chamber of Commerce; Maria Staunton, President, Castlebar Chamber of Commerce; Andrea Kean, Claremorris Chamber of Commerce; Geraldine Horkan, Westport Chamber of Commerce and John Magee, Head of Enterprise LEO Mayo.

Search begins for Mayo’s best businesses

Former Dundalk Chamber President Una McGoey has returned full time to Anu Change

Former Dundalk Chamber President returns to Louth based business

The former Dunnes Stores building at O'Connell Street in the city centre | PICTURE: Adrian Butler

Major update issued on plans at old Dunnes Stores in Limerick

Dundalk Market Square

Dundalk commercial vacancy remains high despite slight improvement

Pictured at the launch of the 2026 Repak Resource Awards are Zoe Kavanagh, CEO of Repak, and broadcaster Anton Savage PHOTO:FRAN VEALE

Final call for sustainability leaders to enter annual national awards

Network Ireland National President Karen Ronan with a copy of the Network Ireland pre-Budget submission. Photo credit: 091 Productions.

'Greater priority' for women-led businesses in Longford and nationwide

Award ceremony to be held at Meath’s The Johnstown Estate

Buncrana businesses nominated for Irish Country Magazine awards

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty called for the Dáil to be recalled

Government must recall Dáil and stop fuel price hikes says Doherty

The Messy Brunette is one of four Tipperary brands nominated

Multiple Tipperary brands nominated for Irish Made Awards

LEO Donegal offices in Letterkenny

Local Enterprise Office helps create over 200 jobs in Donegal in 2025

Interior designer Lana Dullaghan announced as one of the finalists

Louth brands announced as finalists for national awards

Uisce Éireann says those who live or work in Bundoran may be experiencing a loss of water supply due to the major burst

Repairs to ‘major’ trunk main burst in Bundoran underway

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