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The Central Bank has fined cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Europe €21.5m for breaching anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing transaction monitoring obligations. The breaches occured between April 2021 and March 2025. Coinbase Europe, which is part of the Coinbase Group, provides crypto asset and wallet services to customers globally to facilitate their use of its trading platform […]
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The Government has set up a €200m fund to finance infrastructure in an effort to restart stalled building sites. The money will be used to pay for water connections, electricity links and roads for building projects. Speaking to RTÉ News, Minister for Housing James Browne said: “I can think of one piece of land in […]
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A new report from a Government advisory group has found that artificial intelligence (AI) jobs have doubled in Ireland since 2023. The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) also found that Ireland is among the top performing countries in the world in respect of both the demand for and the supply of AI talent. […]
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A new ‘Global Talent Tracker’ from recruitment firm Hays and Oxford Economics has ranked Ireland 33rd out of 35 global economies. The country’s workforce was ranked poorly in the areas of talent value and flexibility, driven by high operational costs and growing pressure on skills availability in key sectors. “The findings reflect the pressures of […]
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ISME, which represents small and medium businesses, has called on the receivers appointed to the parent company of Fastway Couriers to take immediate steps to ensure that goods currently in transit are either delivered to buyers or returned to vendors without delay. The association said it has received a huge number of reports from affected […]
From ChatGPT crafting emails, to AI systems recommending TV shows and even helping diagnose disease, the presence of machine intelligence in everyday life is no longer science fiction. Yet, for all the promises of speed, accuracy and optimisation, there’s a lingering discomfort. Some people love using AI tools. Others feel anxious, suspicious, even betrayed by […]
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One criticism made of governments and civil servants in the past is that they did not plan sufficiently for the future. The State-appointed Commission on Taxation recommended in 2021 that officials carry out a long-term analysis of what the decades ahead might hold. That deep dive into the next 40 years was published yesterday. The […]
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The average cost of rebuilding a home has risen by 7% nationally in the past year, according to the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland. That is a slightly faster pace of price growth than was seen in 2024, but is slower than the 12% increase recorded in 2023. Rebuild costs have also risen at a […]
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Analysis: Until switching banks is as easy as switching mobile network, most of us will stay in the same financial relationship we began in college In 2012, UK shadow chancellor Ed Balls declared that “you’re more likely to be divorced than to change your bank account.” Channel 4 later fact-checked the claim and found that […]
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23,085 new electric cars have been sold so far this year, up almost 40% on the same period last year. When all engine types are included, 123,858 new cars were sold in the fist ten months of the year, up 3.4% on 2024. The figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show […]
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