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Irish Holiday Bookings Surge as Travellers Seek Sunshine and Cruises in 2026
Irish holiday bookings are showing strong growth this February, with Travel Counsellors Ireland reporting a notable increase in sales compared…
UK Employers Warn of Hiring Slowdown Over New Workers’ Rights Reforms
More than a third of UK employers plan to cut back on permanent hiring in response to the government’s new…
Alphabet Plans $175–185bn Spending Push as AI Ambitions Intensify
Alphabet has unveiled plans to spend between $175bn and $185bn this year, sharply exceeding Wall Street expectations as it intensifies…
Renewables provide nearly 40% of Ireland’s electricity in January
Provisional figures from Eirgrid show that renewable energy supplied almost 40% of Ireland’s electricity in January, highlighting the country’s continued…
Apple and Google Agree to Changes in UK App Stores After CMA Intervention
Apple and Google have agreed to implement changes in their UK app stores following action by the country’s Competition and…
UK Funding Boost for AI System Targeting Hospital-Acquired Infections
Innovate UK has awarded more than £300,000 to a partnership between the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Sustainable Innovation and…
