A €3.7bn wage and welfare package will see the State pay workers impacted by Covid-19 up to €410 per week while the unemployed will see payments increased.

JUST how does a ‘caretaker’ Taoiseach get away with shutting down the country while away on foreign soil, without Cabinet approval and with no mandate to govern?

Groups representing the most vulnerable small companies, including tourism, hospitality, and retail firms facing into the Covid-19 storm, say they are angered by the Government’s decision to allow Revenue collect a regular Vat payment at the end of next week.

People who are engaging in bulk purchasing or panic buying are “wasting their money” and causing unnecessary problems, Business Minister Heather Humphreys has said.

European stock markets fell again amid investor scepticism that the spending pledges by governments around the world will shield the eurozone and the US from economic damage carried by Covid-19.

The Government has expanded on its rescue plans and €400m in financial aid for businesses impacted by the spread of coronavirus including the release of loans of up to €1.5m at reduced rates.

He will now not go to New York where a UN event is being held as was initially planned.

Ministers travelling abroad as part of scaled back St Patrick’s Day visits this year have been banned from flying first class, hiring limousines, or using hotel suites.

The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation has today announced a new round of the tariff suspension/quota schemes and is calling for applications from manufacturers in the chemicals, microelectronic and related sectors.

Self-driving vehicles and remote work were for some of the proposals discussed by Cabinet for a future job strategy.

There is a growing sense that the Government is losing the battle against crime, Micheál Martin said.

Heather Humphreys says workers shouldn't feel they have to answer work-related calls or deal with emails late at night.

Government ministers confirmed the plan as part of the cross-departmental Be Winter Ready campaign amid ongoing criticism it is failing to help people in most need.

Aircraft manufacturer Bombardier’s Northern Ireland operations have been sold to US firm Spirit AeroSystems.

Business Minister Heather Humphreys is under pressure to explain why she and her department were given no advance warning about significant jobs losses in Cork and Clare.

The Government is set to make an extra €10m available for loans to some of the country’s smallest companies amid ongoing concerns of a no-deal Brexit by the end of this month.

An Enterprise Ireland survey has found that Brexit has cost one in ten Irish exporters more than €100,000 to date.

The competition watchdog has warned that the rights which online shoppers take for granted when buying from UK retailers are likely to be fundamentally changed by Brexit.

All companies should now be preparing for a worst possible Brexit scenario, Business Minister Heather Humphreys has warned.

Environment Minister Richard Bruton warned yesterday that Irish business has not broken the link between economic prosperity and greenhouse gas emissions.

Businesses needed to “prepare for the worst”,Heather Humphreys said, with just over 60 days until the Brexit deal deadline of October 31.

Business Minister Heather Humphreys has suggested Irish companies could pay tariffs online in the case of a no-deal Brexit.

Business Minister Heather Humphreys has told Irish firms to “prepare for the worst” Brexit outcome, admitting: “We don’t know what’s going to happen on October 31.”

The Government is looking at new laws to give workers the right to switch off from emails while on holidays.

A body representing Ireland’s insurance brokers has hit back at claims the profession is involved in anti-competitive practices, after the Government announced an investigation into the public liability insurance market.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has urged pleaded with farmers not to desert the Government over the Mercosur trade deal, saying it is “not a done deal” and that Ireland can still make changes to protect the vital farming sector.

Standing in for the Tánaiste at Leaders’ Questions, the Social Protection Minister said the Government believes the Mercosur deal as it stands is “disappointing” but it is a long way from being a finalised legal document.

The proposed beef deal between the European Union and South American countries “is unsatisfactory” for Ireland, Minister Regina Doherty has told the Dáil.

The IDA has insisted regional job growth is a main priority but conceded it is "extraordinarily difficult" to persuade foreign firms to choose smaller towns as a base.

A push to promote Irish food produce to the Asia Pacific market amid Brexit uncertainty has seen Bord Bia open up an international office in Tokyo.