The Woodie’s DIY chain is objecting to the draft Railway Order for the planned Dublin MetroLink over the impact it will have on one of its outlets in Swords in north Dublin.
HSBC’s quarterly profit surged 92pc as rising interest rates swelled net interest income, but its Hong Kong shares fell 2pc as a cautious outlook left investors pondering whether the rates boost may already have peaked.
Graduate salaries in the finance industry are now lower in Ireland than in France, the UK and Poland despite the high cost of living and soaring rents here.