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ECB to focus on quarterly meetings with slow, gradual rate cuts – Knot

The European Central Bank can gradually reduce interest rates given the decline in inflation, and decisions on future cuts could ...
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Retail sales dip by 1.2% in April from March – CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that retail sales fell by 1.2% on a monthly basis in April ...
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Cross border tourism triples in last decade, report shows

The tourism industry across the island of Ireland is worth almost €17 billion to the economy, and supports 300,000 jobs, ...
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Credit union lending up almost 14%, driven by mortgages

Lending at credit unions increased by almost 14% in the past year, driven by a significant rise in mortgage lending. ...
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Revenue issues demands to 11,700 firms over warehoused debt

Almost 90% of the €1.65 billion debt which was still warehoused at the start of last month has been repaid ...
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UK exits recession with better-than-expected 0.6% GDP growth

Britain’s economy grew by the most in nearly in three years in the first quarter of 2024, ending the shallow ...
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90% jump in ‘green’ loan drawdowns last year

The number of green loans drawn down last year jumped over 90% when compared to 2022, new data shows. A ...
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Half of adults happy with current State pension age of 66

One in every four adults would choose to take the State pension six years earlier, even if it meant they ...
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Irish mortgage rates see third monthly increase in a row

The average interest rate on a new mortgage in Ireland rose for the third month in a row in March ...
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