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There is no respite for sky-high Irish utility bills this winter as questions remain over whether Russia will turn off the gas to continental Europe, according to prices on the wholesale gas futures market. Relief this week over Russia resuming supplies to the EU following the 10-days downtime for maintenance...

A cordon is in place around a Tesco petrol station and a person has been treated by paramedics after breathing in harmful vapour fumes.Fire crews were alerted to the Broadstairs filling station at 4.30pm amid reports of leak from an underground fuel storage tank.Crews managed to prevent the...

The oil titan ExxonMobil has shipped thousands of barrels of a controversial blend of oil from Russia to Britain, despite Western efforts to isolate Moscow. Exxon's Fawley refinery, near Southampton, has received a string of shipments of CPC Blend since the war began, according to tanker tracking data.  The oil is...

Former Jaguar design boss Julian Thomson has been announced as director of a new GM Advanced Design Europe studio to be opened in the Midlands at the end of this year. He has been working under the radar on a feasibility study of the project since January and officially joined in...

House prices in the UK fell by 2.3% in November, according to Halifax, the largest monthly drop on its index since the beginning of the financial crash in 2008.The fall is the third in a row, and means the average house price last month was £285,579, down from £292,406...

The head of agri-procurement at a UK-based farmers co-operative has advised farmers that now is the time to secure their winter feed, minerals and fertiliser as further price increases are expected. Speaking on a recent market updates webinar organised by Mole Valley Farmers, Daniel McCreadie, head of agri-procurement at Mole...

Prices for commercial building have increased by 7.5% during the first six months of 2022, according to the latest Tender Price Index published by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI).This is the highest six-month increase in prices recorded by the SCSI since price tracking of commercial construction inflation...

E-bikes will be available to book in Dublin via the Free Now app from later this week as part of a partnership with micro-mobility provider, Tier. Following in the footsteps of Free Now's offerings in other European countries, such as France, Germany and Spain, customers in parts of Dublin...

The decision by AIB to turn a further 70 branches into cashless operations is an "opportunity" for post offices and credit unions to strengthen their position within communities, Minister of State Ossian Smyth has said. The Green TD said he wanted to see stronger community banking services for the public. It...