Call for employers to be more flexible about staff working from home as commuting costs surge for motorists

Fórsa, FSU and ICTU say employers should take note of recent increases since Iran war started Motorists in Ireland are paying more for their fuel at the pumps. Stock photo: Getty Two of Ireland’s largest unions, Fórsa and the Financial Services Union (FSU), have called on employers to be more flexible about staff working from … Read more

‘Pure fear’ – Growing concern among Irish business executives they will be frozen out of US as visa rejections increase

Lawyers say people are becoming more and more wary of even starting the application process for fear a rejection could risk their ability to enter America using a 90 day visa ESTA in the future Irish executives with business interests in the US increasingly fear being denied visas and ending up frozen out of the … Read more

‘We learned our lessons from the Van Gogh experience’: Gleeson brothers to open €3m ‘interactive playground’, Dream Point

Entertainment The brothers claim Dream Point is Ireland’s largest-ever ball pit, using light-reactive inflatables and immersive projection rooms The Dream Point experience in the Point Shopping Centre John and Dan Gleeson, co-owners of the Theatre of Light, are set to open Dream Point, a multi-room lighting extravaganza at their venue in the Point Square Shopping Centre … Read more

Donald Trump’s tariffs on EU set to hit over 950 Irish exporters to US

Potential impact like ‘Brexit multiplied’ as large firms hunt supply chain weaknesses Ireland could be in for a rough ride if tariffs come into effect US tariffs to be announced on Wednesday will be like “Brexit multiplied”, businesses here are being warned, with bruising immediate and long-term consequences. The Sunday Independent has confirmed more than … Read more

How Ireland’s tech start-ups are set to be among the winners of Europe’s military spending surge

EU’s €800bn plan could mean a big payday for some Irish-founded technology firms The VRAI Pathfinder project. Small companies need backing to scale up. After the head of the European Commission pitched plans to raise €800bn to enhance the continent’s defences, many entrepreneurial ears pricked up – including some in Ireland. Among those paying attention … Read more

Trump tariff threat causing ‘paralysis and uncertainty’ in big employers, says Kildare chamber chief

European Union next on US president’s trade tax hit list as 10pc rate is imposed on Chinese exports and Canada and Mexico have close shavesFear among companies is ‘making decisions very difficult’, says Sinéad Ronan US president Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters Fearghal O’Connor and Sean Pollock Today at 03:30 There is a “palpable sense of … Read more