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National grid operator Eir-Grid recently announced that Ireland’s power system was the first in the world capable of delivering 65pc of all electricity from variable sources, including wind. Stock image

Korean firms back €150m renewable energy project here

Irish company Lumcloon Energy is to invest €150m in two battery storage technology centres in the Midlands that will boost use of renewable energy and reduce dependence on fossil fuel-fired power plants.

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Breaking Irish housing output among lowest in the EU – report

Housing output in Ireland is among the lowest in Europe, according to the latest ‘Building Energy Rating (BER) Housing Tracker’ from Goodbody.

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A return to a hard border between Northern Ireland and the...

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Breaking Outsourcing giant Capita to raise £701m as CEO dismisses Carillion comparison

Outsourcing giant Capita is to tap investors for £701m (€799m) and embark on a new strategy...

UBS shares fell 3.8pc, despite reporting first-quarter earnings ahead of analysts' estimates

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Latest European shares falter as UBS disappoints

European shares fell on Monday as results from Switzerland's biggest bank, UBS, disappointed investors, and a rise in US Treasury yields put pressure on bond-proxy sectors.

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Volpi in more talks after raising €185m

Volpi Capital, the private equity firm co-led by Irishman Crevan O'Grady, is hunting more Irish deals after raising a €185m fund.

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Share watch: Brexit problems could clip the wings of Airbus

If someone really wants to be amazed by the dramatic developments that have changed the world in the last century, it is only necessary to look upwards. At any one moment in the day the skies are filled with some 10,000 planes moving millions of people across nations and continents at speeds that even recently would have been considered recklessly...

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EDF leads the race in Mainstream's offshore wind auction

EDF Energy Renewables has emerged as the leading bidder for Mainstream Renewable Power's auction...

World

Rich Americans bet their fortune on living to 100

Money might not buy love, but it can buy better health. And to live as long as possible, the world's wealthy are willing to pay up.

Smyths Toys has made an offer to buy the Toys 'R' Us business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, it is believed (stock picture)

Irish

Smyths Toys to buy Toys 'R' Us German and Austrian stores

Smyths Toys, the fast-growing Galway-based retail group, has agreed a deal to buy the Toys 'R' Us business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Irish

Investor seeks change to IFG structure as Gallagher and Cotter leave board

IFG's current structure "fails to adequately recognise" the value of the financial services company's assets, according to one of its largest shareholders.

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Leanna Carr fought back after she was sexually assaulted by a man on the streets of Dublin

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GAA to review recent cases as stars take sides in Eighth referendum Irish News

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Latest European shares falter as UBS bank disappoints

European shares fell on Monday as results from Switzerland's biggest bank, UBS, disappointed...

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Korean firms back €150m renewable energy project here

Irish company Lumcloon Energy is to invest €150m in two battery storage technology centres in the Midlands that will boost use of renewable energy and...

EDF leads the race in Mainstream's offshore wind auction

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Volpi in more talks after raising €185m

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Breaking Outsourcing giant Capita to raise £701m as CEO dismisses Carillion comparison

Outsourcing giant Capita is to tap investors for £701m...

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Updated European shares falter as UBS bank disappoints

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Deutsche Bank sent €28bn to the wrong account

Skechers shares hit as shoemaker struggles to keep pace with demand

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Apple's co-founder believes the future of tech is people

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An Post promises it won't axe 2,000 jobs

An Post has promised not to cut 2,000 jobs following fears sparked by a leaked government memo.

Dorothy Thompson to replace Aidan Heavey as chair of Tullow Oil

Tech retailer Click.ie to enter liquidation with loss of 20 jobs

Extra €30m fund to boost job projects

Irish-owned multinational, DPS Group is recruiting

Eir restructure tipped to follow Swiss model

Taoiseach promises help to protect 450 jobs at plant as fears over US sanctions grow

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John Cotter is stepping down as CEO of IFG

CEO and Chair of financial services company IFG stand down

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Breaking Irish housing output among lowest in the EU – report

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Action group calls for insurance fraud garda unit to be set up immediately

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Charlie Weston: We all lose out if the 'locked-in generation' is forced to remain in unsuitable properties

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Killiney site with scope for 150 'high end' apartments for €9m

Agent Knight Frank is guiding a price of €9m (exclusive) for a substantial residential development in Killiney, south county...

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Eyre Square Shopping Centre unit for €1.6m

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Developers exorcise the ghost estates of the past

Dublin Docklands office for €3.25m

Nama: 'We're not 'sitting' on Dublin new homes sites'

Commercial Property

Unit 217 occupies a prominent position on the second floor of Eyre Square Shopping Centre (pictured). Photo: Declan Monaghan

Sky boosted by strong results amid battle for control

Michael Cullen: Learning lessons from online giants

Starbucks leads way with anti-racist coffee break after backlash

'Fall of an emperor' leaves communications giant WPP reeling

John McGee: Low-sugar ad rush as tax strikes soft drinks firms

INM opposes the appointment of ODCE inspectors, seeks judicial review

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