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21st May 2023 - 27th May 2023

Fraudsters 'find it easier' to trick victims into sending money than stealing their identities

The BPFI said fraudsters find it is easier to manipulate victims by getting transferred money directly rather than stealing their identity.

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May 24th 2023, 4:45 PM

# apple tax row

EU commission's appeal against €14.3 billion Apple and Ireland tax ruling to be heard today

Successive Irish Governments and Apple have argued that the company does not owe the State the allegedly unpaid tax.

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May 23rd 2023, 8:34 AM

# In Demand

An electric vehicle is most popular car on DoneDeal as demand rises 35% in a year

The demand for EVs has led to the average price for a brand new electric car reaching €64,755.

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May 23rd 2023, 6:30 AM

# i'm feeling fined

Facebook-owner Meta hit with record fine of €1.2 billion by Ireland's Data Protection Commission

Meta has said it will appeal the decision.

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May 22nd 2023, 1:46 PM

# Ryanair

Ryanair soars to annual profit of €1.4 billion after net loss of €355 million in previous year

Passenger traffic leapt 74% to 168.6 million travellers.

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May 22nd 2023, 8:03 AM

# Greedflation

Is Ireland once again a 'Treasure Island' for supermarkets?

In 2013, TDs wondered if there was truth behind the rumour that Tesco called Ireland, ‘Treasure Island’.

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May 21st 2023, 8:30 AM

Last month

May 2023

# Eircom

Eir fined €2.45 million by regulator for overcharging an estimated 76,000 customers

The refunds have an estimated price-tag of approximately €6.7 million according to the regulator.

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May 17th 2023, 1:10 PM

# Job Losses

Vodafone cutting 11,000 jobs as new CEO says group ‘must change’

Newly appointed CEO Margherita Della Valle said that the company’s performance “has not been good enough”.

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May 16th 2023, 11:58 AM

Sponsored

Struggling with energy bills? Here are some resources which could help you

There are several resources available from the Government and energy suppliers that can help ease the burden posed by energy bills.

# outdoor dining

No restaurant street furniture fees for another year as regulations extended

Government to remove fees charging restaurants €125 per table for street dining.

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May 11th 2023, 12:24 PM

April

April 2023

THE MORNING LEAD

FactFind: Was the 2008 crash caused by building too many houses?

A report by

Shane Raymond

A suggestion Ireland risks building too many homes ignited controversy.

Experts said that too many homes had been built where there was little demand.

“The laws of supply and demand ... were not applying to the housing market" - inquiry chairman.

However, economists said the current demand for homes is far from being met.

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Apr 30th 2023, 12:01 AM

# factcheck

FactCheck: Does Ireland collect more corporate tax per person than almost any other EU country?

Ireland collects much of its taxes from companies, but how much compared to the rest of the EU?

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Apr 19th 2023, 5:40 PM

# Inflation

Government has cash at its disposal ahead of Budget 2024 with €16bn surplus for next year

Finance Minister Michael McGrath was reluctant to commit to a giveaway budget this year, stating that inflation is now lower than last year.

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Apr 18th 2023, 6:00 PM

# Social Media

Facebook parent company Meta and TikTok decline invite to Oireachtas committee

Twitter did not respond to the invite nor were they contactable by telephone.

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Apr 12th 2023, 5:52 PM

# Twitter Layoffs

Elon Musk tells BBC nearly 8,000 Twitter employees were laid off since his acquisition

Elon Musk said Twitter laid off “nearly 8,000″ employees since he took over as CEO, in an interview with the BBC.

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Apr 12th 2023, 1:17 PM

March

March 2023

THE MORNING LEAD

Moral panic 'fizzled out' of Dungarvan after gardaí arrested woman over alleged false statement

A report by

Eoghan Dalton

Disinformation experts say the town is a textbook example of how the far-right attempts to exploit incidents.

Rumours circulated in recent weeks claiming that attacks were carried out in the town centre by migrant men.

In an unusual statement, gardaí said they were not aware of "any alleged spate of attacks by foreign nationals” and arrested a woman alleging she had "knowingly made a false report" about an incident.

Eoghan Dalton reports from Dungarvan on how locals feel about their town being the latest to become the centre of a national issue.

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Mar 30th 2023, 12:05 AM

# Money Trouble

EU leaders insist eurozone banking sector is stable as shares plunge

Shares in several German, French and British banks have tanked.

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Mar 24th 2023, 2:45 PM

# Job Cuts

Accenture to axe 19,000 jobs worldwide, including 400 in Ireland

The consulting firm employs over 6,500 people in Ireland.

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Mar 23rd 2023, 3:41 PM

# RIP

Jacqueline Gold, founder of taboo-shattering Ann Summers brand, dies aged 62

The UK businesswoman died yesterday evening after seven years of treatment for breast cancer.

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Mar 17th 2023, 7:07 PM

# propping up

US banks shore up First Republic in attempt to avoid another bank failure

The move marks a dramatic initiative by the lenders to bolster the system following failures of three midsized lenders in the last week.

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Mar 17th 2023, 7:37 AM

# Interest Rates

European Central Bank hikes interest rates for sixth time since last summer

The base interest rate in Ireland will now rise to 3%.

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Mar 16th 2023, 1:34 PM

# minted

Mobile operator partly owned by Ryan Reynolds sold to T-Mobile for $1.3 billion

The acquisition of Mint Mobile’s parent company Ka’ena Corp will also include Ultra Mobile and wholesaler Plum.

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Mar 15th 2023, 6:58 PM

# Stocks

European stock markets plunge as Credit Suisse stock drops to historic low

Eurozone equities tumbled more than 3% in value and the euro lost 1% against the dollar.

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Mar 15th 2023, 12:54 PM

# Silicon Valley Bank

Irish Financial Stability Group to monitor effects of SVB collapse on Ireland

The bank had a significant number of Irish businesses among its clients but retail banks in Ireland have no exposure to SVB.

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Mar 14th 2023, 8:35 PM

# tech layoffs

Mark Zuckerberg confirms a further 10,000 jobs are to be cut globally at Meta

The move comes around four months after Meta cut 11,000 jobs.

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Mar 14th 2023, 3:46 PM

# California

Silicon Valley Bank collapse stuns tech and banking worlds

The bank was a lender of money to tech startups, including a number of Irish firms.

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Mar 11th 2023, 10:00 PM

Analysis: In the trial of Gary Lineker, he'll probably leave and critics will find another target

There are arguments on either side of the big UK debate writes Richard Sambrook.

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Mar 10th 2023, 3:33 PM

Voices

International Women's Day: Does AI have a woman problem?

Fair representation in datasets a little-known battle front in the fight for equality, writes Sarah Jane Delany.

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Mar 8th 2023, 7:00 PM

# Big Shop Shrinks

Shoppers buying fewer items per trip as grocery inflation hits record high at 16.4%

In contrast, at the same time last year, grocery inflation was only 2.4%.

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Mar 6th 2023, 2:36 PM

# tech layoffs

Microsoft to cut additional 60 jobs from Irish workforce

It comes a month after the company cut 120 jobs in Ireland as part of global cost-cutting measures announced in January.

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Mar 6th 2023, 1:00 PM

# cost of living crisis

Nearly two-thirds of renters say rising costs have affected their ability to purchase property

55% of prospective homebuyers also point to rising costs as a stumbling block to finding a property.

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Mar 6th 2023, 6:00 AM

# debt writedown

AIB insists 'no special deals' for nearly 2,000 customers who received 90% debt write-down

The Oireachtas Finance Committee has questioned AIB on its policy on debt write-downs.

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Mar 2nd 2023, 3:10 PM

# India

Ukraine war set to dominate G20 meeting of top diplomats

India appealed for all members of the fractured Group of 20 to reach consensus on issues of deep concern to poorer countries.

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Mar 2nd 2023, 7:57 AM

# NASA

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off for International Space Station

The SpaceX Dragon Crew-6 mission launched at 05:34 Irish time this morning from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre.

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Mar 2nd 2023, 7:00 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Have you ever bought anything because an 'influencer' posted about it?

Research from the advertising watchdog reveals only one in 10 people have trust in what influencers post on social media.

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Mar 1st 2023, 10:59 AM

# Spider Awards

The Journal's Redacted Lives podcast among nominees at 2023 Spider Awards

The winners will be announced this Friday in Dublin.

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Mar 1st 2023, 10:00 AM

# Angelo Andreucetti

The Sunday Times to donate €25,000 to HIV Ireland following inaccurate article

An article in the paper wrongly claimed Angelo Andreucetti was addicted to heroin. He died from an AIDS-related illness in 1994.

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Mar 1st 2023, 6:00 AM

February

February 2023

# Virgin Media television

Containment measures prevented spread of cyber attack across Virgin Media Television servers

In its statement last night Virgin Media Television stressed that the hack had been fully contained, “isolated and terminated”.

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Feb 21st 2023, 7:38 PM

# The Muff Liquor Company

Laura Whitmore rapped by UK regulator for TikTok and Instagram posts about Irish gin

The ads for The Muff Liquor Company, seen in July, featured Whitmore drinking alcohol while dancing.

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Feb 8th 2023, 7:40 AM

# tech layoffs

US tech giant Dell to cut 5% of its global workforce, around 6,650 employees

The computer firm employs over 5,000 people in Ireland.

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Feb 6th 2023, 2:11 PM

# Big rigs

Shell profits double to €38 billion in 2022, the highest in the company's 115-year history

The figure was more than double the amount in 2021.

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Feb 2nd 2023, 11:44 AM