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Dublin Port volumes dip just 5.2% despite Brexit hit

21st January 2022

The volume of goods passing through Dublin Port last year only dropped marginally, despite the impact of Brexit on Irish Sea trade. Overall, 34.9 million tonnes went through the facility, down 5.2% on the previous year. Roll-on-Roll-Off, or Ro-Ro units dropped by 9.3%, equivalent to 99,000 trailers, according to the port. But Load-On-Load-Off containers rose […]

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Annual rate of inflation hits 20-year high, reaching 5.5% in December

20th January 2022

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show rising inflation has resulted in increases across a range of products, including bread rising by 5.3% while crisps increased by 7%. Overall food and non-alcoholic drinks are up 1.6% on an annual basis, with increases too in energy and fuel costs. The CSO says the annual rate […]

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Annual rate of inflation hits 20-year high, reaching 5.5% in December

20th January 2022

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show rising inflation has resulted in increases across a range of products, including bread rising by 5.3% while crisps increased by 7%. Overall food and non-alcoholic drinks are up 1.6% on an annual basis, with increases too in energy and fuel costs. The CSO says the annual rate […]

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European firms make slow progress in appointing more women to boards

20th January 2022

The proportion of women in leading positions at major European companies rose last year, but fell behind schedule to reach the European Commission’s proposed target of 40% for 2025. This is according to a study by an EU-sponsored non-profit organisation. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said earlier this month she would try to […]

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European firms make slow progress in appointing more women to boards

20th January 2022

The proportion of women in leading positions at major European companies rose last year, but fell behind schedule to reach the European Commission’s proposed target of 40% for 2025. This is according to a study by an EU-sponsored non-profit organisation. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said earlier this month she would try to […]

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Job vacancies for HR roles soar by 420% – IrishJobs.ie

20th January 2022

Employers are seeking to hire more of the people who hire people to work in their companies. Job vacancies across Talent Acquisition and Human Resources saw an unprecedented 420% year-on-year increase in Q4 2021, according to the latest IrishJobs.ie Jobs Index. “2021 was a particularly busy year for recruitment and we anticipate this trend will […]

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Oil at highest level since 2014 as Turkey outage adds to tight supply outlook

19th January 2022

Oil prices rose for a fourth day today as an outage on a pipeline from Iraq to Turkey increased concerns about an already tight supply outlook amid worrisome geopolitical troubles in Russia and the United Arab Emirates. Brent crude futures rose 39 cents, or 0.5%, to $87.90 a barrel this morning, adding to a 1.2% […]

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63% of professionals considering a job change: survey

19th January 2022

More than six out of ten workers here are considering a change of job this year, according to a survey conducted on behalf of business networking platform LinkedIn. The survey of 1,001 professionals here, conducted by Censuswide late last year, found that 63% are considering a move during 2022. The feeling was particularly pronounced among […]

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The ABCs of the ECB

19th January 2022

Economics is not all about numbers. In fact, in one of the most important areas of economics – central banks and monetary policy-language ranks alongside number crunching in importance. That’s because the power to create money and therefore to influence its value thrusts economics into the forefront of people’s lives. Retaining the confidence of people […]

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The ABCs of the ECB

19th January 2022

Economics is not all about numbers. In fact, in one of the most important areas of economics – central banks and monetary policy-language ranks alongside number crunching in importance. That’s because the power to create money and therefore to influence its value thrusts economics into the forefront of people’s lives. Retaining the confidence of people […]

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