Ireland

Ireland details 125 bln euro bid to halve greenhouse emissions

The Irish government set out climate targets for key sectors of the economy it said were needed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030, a plan it said…

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Irish jobless rate including COVID-19 payouts falls to 7.9%

DUBLIN, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Ireland's unemployment rate, including people receiving temporary COVID-19 jobless benefits, fell to 7.9% in October from a revised 8.9% in September, the Central Statistics Office…

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Ireland lays down new COVID-19 rules

Crowd surfing will not be permitted at concerts in Ireland and nightclub goers must form a socially distanced queue to buy drinks, under new guidelines issued by the government for…

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Ryanair vows 5-day refund turnaround after COVID criticism

DUBLIN, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Ryanair on Thursday vowed to repay customers within five days for cancelled flights in a renewed customer service push after criticism about how it handled…

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Ireland hopes for agreement on Northern Irish trade within weeks

The dispute between Britain and the European Union over Northern Irish trade could be resolved within weeks to end economic uncertainty in the province, Ireland's European Affairs minister, Thomas Byrne,…

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Ireland to allow nightclubs to reopen, but keeps some COVID curbs

Ireland will allow nightclubs to reopen for the first time since March 2020 but stepped back from plans to drop almost all COVID-19 restrictions in response to a rise in…

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Ireland may not drop all COVID-19 restrictions next week, ministers say

Ireland raised doubts over its plans to drop almost all COVID-19 restrictions next week due to a rise in cases, with Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe saying a full return of…

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Britain ‘shifting playing field’ on N.Ireland trade talks – Dublin

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland accused Britain on Monday of "shifting the playing field" in talks to resolve post-Brexit trading issues in Northern Ireland after London emphasised the need to remove…

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Irish COVID-19 wage subsidies to be extended into second quarter of 2022

DUBLIN, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Ireland will extend its COVID-19 wage subsidy scheme into the second quarter of 2022 as part of Tuesday's budget announcement, which will also meet a…

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Britain and Ireland argue on Twitter over Brexit deal

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and Ireland traded barbs on Twitter on Sunday after British Brexit negotiator David Frost restated his view that the EU must agree "significant change" to the…

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Ireland to sign up to global corporate tax deal

DUBLIN, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The Irish government will drop its opposition to an overhaul of global corporate tax rules, l The Minister for Finance confirmed the decision after a…

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Ireland assured it can keep 12.5% corporate tax rate for smaller firms

Ireland has received assurance that if it agrees to a new global minimum corporate tax rate of 15% it can maintain its 12.5% rate for firms with an annual turnover…

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Irish domestic economy nearing pre-pandemic levels – central bank

Irish domestic economic activity will reach its pre-coronavirus pandemic level by the end of this year thanks to a stronger than expected surge in consumption that will add to inflationary…

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Ireland thinks Britain unlikely to trigger N.Ireland trade clause

DUBLIN, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Ireland does not expect Britain to trigger a clause in Northern Ireland's fraught post-Brexit trading deal to unilaterally jettison some of its terms, Foreign Minister…

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Ireland faces energy shortfalls as data centres gobble up supply

Ireland may face an electricity shortfall over the next five winters unless it boosts supply to meet an unusual surge in demand, primarily driven by power-hungry data centres, the country's…

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Ireland to back global tax deal if concerns met – minister

Ireland will likely sign up to an overhaul of global corporate tax rules if certainty is brought to bear on its concerns when an updated text of the OECD's proposals…

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Ryanair CEO sees ‘significantly’ higher plane ticket prices next summer

DUBLIN, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Ticket prices for short-haul flights across Europe next summer will be significantly higher than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary…

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Ryanair raises passenger target to 225 million a year by 2026

Ryanair on Thursday raised its long-term traffic forecast and expects to fly 225 million passengers a year by 2026, up from 200 million previously as it eyes a strong recovery…

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Irish COVID-19 jobless claims tumble as students are cut off

The number of people in Ireland claiming temporary coronavirus-related jobless benefits fell by 18% to 114,000, mostly due to full-time students being no longer eligible for the scheme as they…

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Ireland expects UK to extend Brexit grace periods – Varadkar

Ireland expects Britain to announce further extensions to post-Brexit grace periods on goods imports into both Northern Ireland and into the rest of the United Kingdom, Irish deputy prime minister…

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Ryanair ends talks with Boeing on large 737 MAX 10 order

Ryanair has ended talks with Boeing on a major new order for Boeing 737 jets due to a disagreement over pricing, the Irish airline said on Monday. Ryanair is already…

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Irish jobless rate including COVID-19 payouts falls to 12.4%

Ireland's unemployment rate, including people receiving temporary COVID-19 jobless benefits, fell to 12.4% in August, its lowest level since the pandemic began, from 13.5% in July, the state statistics agency…

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Irish data privacy watchdog fines WhatsApp 225 mln euros

Ireland hit Facebook's WhatsApp with a record 225 million euro ($266 million) fine on Thursday following an inquiry into the messaging app's transparency around sharing personal data with other Facebook…

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Ryanair passenger numbers rise in August to 11.1 million

Ryanair on Thursday said it flew 11.1 million passengers in August, 75% of the number the budget airline carried in August 2019 before COVID-19 pandemic hammered the industry. Chief Executive…

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Irish manufacturing loses momentum as bottlenecks constrain output -PMI

Irish factory activity lost some momentum in August with growth in output, new orders, exports and purchasing all lower than the previous month, a survey showed on Wednesday. The AIB…

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Ireland to drop almost all COVID-19 restrictions in October

Ireland, which had one of Europe's longest COVID-19 lockdowns, will drop almost all pandemic restrictions in October after one of the continent's most successful vaccine rollouts, Prime Minister Micheal Martin…

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Irish consumer sentiment ticks back up, mood still guarded

Irish consumer sentiment improved marginally in August, largely but not entirely reversing last month's dip from a two-year high recorded in June, as the economy gradually emerged from a pandemic-linked…

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Ireland’s goods imports from Britain drop 32% in first half of 2021

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's goods imports from Britain were 32% lower in the first half of the year compared with 2020 after posting the smallest monthly decline in June since…

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Brexit has ‘significantly altered’ Irish-British freight traffic, report finds

Post-Brexit trade frictions have "significantly altered" freight traffic between Ireland and Britain and sparked a steep rise in volumes to and from Ireland and other European Union members, an Irish…

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Ireland’s Catholic church, government clash over COVID-19 restrictions

Five Roman Catholic bishops from Ireland's 22 dioceses are set to defy COVID-19 restrictions after instructing local parishes to hold communion and confirmation services this month, drawing a sharp rebuke from the government,…

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Irish COVID-19 jobless claims fall below 200,000 for first time

The number of people in Ireland claiming temporary coronavirus-related jobless benefits fell below 200,000 for the first time since the payment was introduced last year after dropping by 5% week-on-week,…

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Ryanair nudges up annual traffic forecast as summer bookings surge

Ryanair on Monday nudged up its forecast for full-year traffic on strong summer bookings but said fares remained well below pre-pandemic levels as it reported a first-quarter net loss of…

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Ireland expects unemployment as high as 15% by year-end

Ireland expects its unemployment rate to be between 13% and 15% at the end of 2021, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said on Thursday as the government continues the gradual unlocking…

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Ireland unmoved on global tax deal after meeting with US’s Yellen

Ireland's finance minister Paschal Donohoe maintained his reservation about a global minimum corporate tax rate in a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday, a spokesperson for Donohoe…

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Irish government support slumps in Dublin by-election

DUBLIN, July 9 (Reuters) - Support for the party of Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin collapsed to under 5% in a parliamentary by-election and his coalition partners both suffered significant…

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Ireland to speed up vaccinating younger people in Delta battle

Ireland will give 18- to 34-year-olds the option of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine one to two months earlier than scheduled in a bid to slow the spread of the Delta…

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Ireland limits indoor hospitality to vaccinated over Delta fears

Ireland said it will restrict indoor drinking and eating in bars and restaurants to those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or who have previously been infected by it due…

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Ryanair CEO sees travel ‘mushrooming’ despite COVID-19 restrictions

As the summer holiday season kicks off, the number of passengers hopping on Ryanair planes is "mushrooming" despite travel restrictions in place to control the spread of the coronavirus, Group…

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Ryanair adds 200,000 seats to Malta, Spanish islands

Ryanair is to sell 200,000 extra seats from the UK to Malta, Ibiza and Palma in July, August and September, it announced today. Ryanair’s Dara Brady, Director of Marketing, Communications &…

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Ryanair CEO sees travel ‘mushrooming’ despite COVID-19 restrictions

As the summer holiday season kicks off, the number of passengers hopping on Ryanair planes is "mushrooming" despite travel restrictions in place to control the spread of the coronavirus, Group…

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Irish government to begin phased exit from Bank of Ireland holding

Ireland's government will begin to sell down part of its 13.9% shareholding in Bank of Ireland over the next six months, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said on Wednesday, marking the…

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Ryanair ends long wait for ‘gamechanger’ Boeing 737 MAX jet

Ryanair finally took possession of its first Boeing 737 MAX jet after a delay of more than two years, saying that it would have 12 of the ‘gamechanger’ aircraft in…

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Irish civil rights group to file privacy lawsuit over online ads

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) on Wednesday will file a lawsuit in a German court against IAB Tech Lab for allegedly breaching EU privacy rules. At issue is…

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Ireland to lengthen quarantine for partially vaccinated Britons

Ireland will double the quarantine period for unvaccinated or partially vaccinated arrivals from Britain to 10 days but still plans to allow people to move more freely between the two countries…

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Aer Lingus passengers stranded as operator Stobart Air ceases trading

Travellers have been left stranded in cities in the UK and Ireland and nearly 500 jobs are at risk after a regional Irish airline announced it was going into liquidation.…

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Irish COVID-19 jobless claims fall to six-month low

The number of people in Ireland claiming temporary coronavirus-related jobless benefits fell by 8% to 285,000 this week, its lowest level since December last year, the department of social protection…

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Ireland confident G7 tax deal won’t dent multinational investment

DUBLIN, June 5 (Reuters) - Ireland's finance minister said he remained confident the country's low-tax economy would continue to attract multinational investment and jobs even as an overhaul of global corporation tax rules moved a major step closer on…

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