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SCAM ALERT: Gardaí issue new Christmas loans Advance Fee Fraud alert

Gardaí have warned the public of an ongoing advance fee fraud related to websites offering unsecured loans to financially vulnerable people in the lead up to Christmas. The Garda National Economic Crime Bureau said a number of websites offering ...

02 Dec 2021 at 10:45

National News

Irish government says Budget 2025 will be worth 8.3bn euros

Ireland’s next Budget will be worth 8.3 billion euro, but the Finance Minister denied it would represent a “giveaway” Budget. Cabinet signed off on the Summer Economic Statement (SES) on Tuesday, which gives a broad sketch of what the next ...

09 Jul 2024 at 16:48

National News

Close to €8 million stolen in online fraud so far in 2021

Almost €8 million was scammed from people in online investment fraud so far this year, according to new Garda figures obtained by RTE's Morning Ireland. The Garda National Economic Crime Bureau has warned people to be more vigilant online ...

29 Sept 2021 at 11:08

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3D printing for new Fab Lab in Portarlington as part of €100k rural development grants

Two rural enterprise schemes for Laois have received €100k in grants between them, to boost jobs in the food and IT business sectors. Laois County Council won the funding from the REDZ (Rural Economic Development Zones) initiative, for a ...

04 Jan 2017 at 11:00

Local News

Research reveals Covid-19 pandemic has hit Ireland's younger workers the hardest

Young adults have been disproportionately hit by the labour market impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research published by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). This shows there were 112,000 fewer 15-34 year ...

11 May 2021 at 13:13

Business

Thirty Laois food businesses to get free expert training and mentoring

Thirty Laois Food businesses are being offered the opportunity to get specialist training and mentoring to grow their businesses. Connect 2 Laois for Food is a new collaborative project between Laois County Council, the Local ...

14 Jul 2017 at 16:30

National News

Darragh O’Brien rejects that housing lost out in budget funding

Darragh O’Brien has rejected the suggestion that housing had lost out on funding as part of preparations for Budget 2025 in October. But the housing minister said that when the new housing targets are increased in the autumn,...

10 Jul 2024 at 16:07

National News

Trade war risks increased prices, slower growth and jobs impact, minister warns

An intense trade dispute between the US and the EU would risk increased prices, fewer new jobs and slower growth in the economy, Ireland’s finance minister has said. Paschal Donohoe said that the growing uncertainty and ...

21 Mar 2025 at 16:28

Northern Ireland

Belfast to Dublin corridor can drive economic growth, conference hears

The 100-mile corridor between Belfast and Dublin could be transformed into a world-class economic powerhouse, a conference has heard. Over 500 leaders from the public, private and third sectors attended the inaugural ...

27 Feb 2025 at 16:39

National News

Ireland will use relationship with US to talk down trade war – finance minister

The Irish government will use its relationship with the US to help talk down the prospect of a trade war with the EU, its finance minister said. Paschal Donohoe said that the EU-US trading relationship had made ...

12 Feb 2025 at 18:49

National News

Taoiseach ‘absolutely sure’ he has confidence of parliamentary party

Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar has said he is “absolutely sure” the vast majority of his parliamentary party has confidence in his leadership, after media reports suggested some members were ...

12 Jun 2023 at 14:09

National News

FactCheck: Does Fine Gael’s manifesto pledge an extra 500m euros to landlords?

Sinn Fein has claimed that a three-year extension of tax relief for landlords, as proposed in Fine Gael’s manifesto, is effectively giving almost half a billion euros of public money to landlords. There ...

26 Nov 2024 at 13:41

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