The Government has committed to holding a referendum on a new EU-wide patent court in 2023 or 2024. But firms warn Ireland could lose out on foreign investment if it fails to act sooner.
Higher costs, rather than Brexit or Covid, were behind a large dip in Dublin Port Company’s profits last year.
Supermarket groups in Ireland are recording increased demand for their own-brand ranges as consumers across the country continue to feel the pinch from rampant inflationary pressures.