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Smurfit Kappa posts 16% drop in first quarter profit

Smurfit Kappa shares rose this morning after its first quarter core profit fell sharply year-on-year but was higher than the final quarter of 2023 when it had signalled a dip ...
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AIB’s first quarter income up by 18% due to higher interest rates

AIB said its total income increased by 18% in the first quarter of the year on the back of the higher interest rate environment and after what it called “a ...
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Glenveagh Properties set to build over 2,700 homes this year

Homebuilder Glenveagh Properties said its forward order book now stand at €963m, up from €805m at the end of February. In a trading statement issued ahead of the company’s AGM ...
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Manufacturing activity deteriorates amid fall in new orders

Activity in the manufacturing sector deteriorated again in April, new data shows. The latest AIB Purchasing Managers Index shows that the fall last month was the sharpest rate of decline ...
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Trade unions to mark International Workers’ Day with Dublin event

Trade unions will mark May Day today which is celebrated as International Workers’ Day. A rally and march will be held this evening at the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin. ...
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New targets for female representation at senior levels

Balance for Better Business (B4BB), an independent review group established by the Government, has today launched a new strategy, targets and roadmap to improve gender balance at board and leadership ...
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Bank of Ireland raises net interest income guidance on fewer rate cuts

Bank of Ireland has today lifted its net interest income guidance for 2024 to reflect its revised expectations that there will be one fewer round of central bank interest rate ...
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Euro zone grows more than expected in Q1 after recession

The euro zone economy grew by more than expected in the first quarter of 2024, buoyed by a return to growth for Germany and strong expansion in Spain, preliminary data ...
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Inflation rate slows to 1.6% in year to April – flash CSO reading

The latest “flash” estimate of inflation from the Central Statistics Office shows that the annual rate slowed to 1.6% in the year to April from a rate of 1.7% in ...
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