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Ireland is the sixth most consumer confident country in Europe

Business confidence amongst Irish companies has dipped to its lowest level this year, with the ever-changing uncertainties arising from Britain’s decision to leave the EU creating fresh concerns, according to a new survey.

A confidence gap between Dublin-based consumers and those living elsewhere in the country became evident in the first quarter of the year, a new survey shows, suggesting the concept of a ‘two-speed recovery’ may remain a feature of the economy for some time.

Confidence amongst small business owners deteriorated significantly during the first quarter of the year, with both domestic and external factors feeding their economic uncertainty, a new report shows.

Confidence among the UK’s small businesses has plummeted, a survey showed yesterday, with firms in the North and Scottish businesses the least confident in the face of a global economic slowdown and public sector austerity.

Confidence has returned to the Irish construction sector, which is once again attracting significant levels of private investment.

The Taoiseach has expressed his full confidence in the Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan.

Consumer confidence reached a 15-year high, last month, but positivity surrounding the jobs market has taken a dent.

Confidence levels among the country’s services-related companies increased last month, despite growth in the sector easing to a three-month low.

The 22-year-old former Disney star admitted she was not always as body confident as she is now and used to have severe issues with her appearance.

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Fuelled by indications of strong growth and expectations of a less severe budget, consumer confidence hit a seven-year high last month.

Construction firms are now more confident about their business outlook than at any time this century, new findings show.