Business report: The morning business briefing

Here’s a run down of today’s business headlines.

NEWS

Consumer confidence ‘exceeds boom’

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Environment watchdog using sledgehammer to crack a nut

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Fexco looking for more UK acquisition targets

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Mothercare’s Irish operations back in profit

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Oil prices can ‘bounce back’ to $80 per barrel

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SMALL BUSINESS

Kehlan Kirwan

The Small Business Column: Putting a price on a product

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Small Business Q&A: Helen Kuyper from 24-7 Storytelling

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Slow start for Irish house builds in 2015

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TECHNOLOGY

Moocalls the shots over birthing cows

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HTC calls first shots for phone launches

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