Almost three million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport in May.

An estimated €23 million investment in a newly planned “state-of-the-art” Irish embassy to promote Irish food and trade in Japan will pay for itself within two decades, Ireland’s ambassador to Japan has said.

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.

Retention of existing staff has become every bit as significant a priority as recruiting new talent, remarks John O’Neill, the vice-president of quality control with Janssen Phamaceutical.

Financial institutions across the world have paid $26bn (€22bn) in fines for failures in money laundering and customer verification, and sanctions since the global financial crash, a new report has found.

President Donald Trump said efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons programme would be "front and centre" of his two-day visit to South Korea and he projected optimism that the rising tensions could be calmed.

Heineken, the world’s second-largest brewer, reported an increase in third-quarter beer sales, with growth in all regions except Europe, where poor summer weather reduced demand, and in the US.

President Donald Trump said on Friday that the centrepiece of his economic plan is a "giant, beautiful, massive, the biggest ever in our country, tax cut".

Former foreign secretary William Hague says threatening North Korea with "fire and fury" will not deter Kim Jong Un from continuing with his nuclear programme.

Dublin Airport’s first ever direct route to the Asia-Pacific region will operate a new direct to Hong Kong service four times per week from next June with Cathay Pacific.

Former Ford Motor chief Mark Fields, who led the company as it lost almost $25bn (€22.3bn) in market value, could walk away with payouts worth about $57.5m.

Cork badly needs office space and housing fast-tracked if it is to compete for the next wave of foreign direct investment, the IDA has warned.

Recovery in luxury-goods industry gained pace after handbag maker Hermes International joined LVMH and Gucci parent Kering in saying the Chinese market is improving and pointed to growth in leather goods like its iconic Birkin bag.

Trish Dromey looks at Marigot Ltd, a company based in Carrigaline, Co Cork, which exports 95% of its products.

Starbucks — the world’s largest coffee-shop chain — has reported third-quarter revenue that missed analysts’ estimates after same-store sales growth slowed in the Americas, its biggest region.

As stock markets climb around the world, Chinese traders aren’t celebrating.

A University of Limerick student, from West Cork, is to represent Europe at an international young scientist competition.

Violent extremists, foreign fighters, and criminals are part of the daily refugee flow into Europe, the top Nato military commander in Europe told lawmakers, “masking the movement” of these dangerous elements and heightening potential for an attack.

Banking giant HSBC has announced it will keep its headquarters in the UK after a high-profile lengthy review.

The main Irish unit of US software giant Adobe last year plunged into the red after recording pre-tax losses of $39m (€34.63m).

IRELAND is now firmly on what I believe is an unstoppable journey of marine expansion, writes, Simon Coveney.

Seven staff members at a Dublin-based aircraft leasing firm last year shared a pay-pot of $4.23m (€3.74m).

In 2009, the El Nino brought the worst drought in four decades to India. 

Diageo, the world’s largest spirits maker, has reported a drop in quarterly sales, despite an improvement in north America, after being hurt by challenges in several emerging markets.

Royal Bank of Scotland will hand restructuring chief Rory Cullinan the task of overseeing another major scaling back of its investment bank, sources told Reuters, allowing it to focus on lending to British households and businesses.

Irish women are in the top 10% in Europe for traffic accidents caused by alcohol.

A quarter of chief executives expect GDP growth of at least 4% next year while seven in ten believe it will match or exceed recent predictions of 3%.

Canadian engineering and construction company SNC-Lavalin Group said yesterday that it would acquire Tipperary-based energy services provider Kentz Corp for about £1.164bn (€1.45bn) in cash to expand its offerings in the oil and gas sector.

Last week Ireland hosted a senior delegation of business people and politicians from Mexico.

Google said its overseas tax bill rose sharply last year, while sales in Britain, its biggest foreign market, hit a record $5.64bn (€4.12bn).

China’s yuan overtook the euro in October, becoming the second-most used currency in trade finance, global transaction services organisation Swift said yesterday.

Pre-tax profits at the main Irish arm of medical device manufacturer, Cook last year dipped marginally to €17.8m in spite of revenues soaring.

Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline has revealed a corruption probe in China sent sales of pharmaceuticals and vaccines in the country plummeting 61%.

Pre-tax profits at the main Irish unit of US software giant Adobe last year decreased by 9% to $490.8m (€363m).

Consumer goods group Reckitt Benckiser has reported a strong start to 2013 after a heavy flu and colds season boosted demand for Strepsils and Nurofen.

Half of all pints pulled in Ireland are produced by Heineken the company said as they announced strong full-year earnings despite falling sales in Western Europe.

A global pay processing company is to create 30 jobs in Dublin.

Smirnoff owner Diageo is reportedly eyeing a slice of US-based whisky producer Beam.

The food industry is a key contributor to economic activity in Ireland.

The owner of Guinness is targeting a thirst for spirits among the Indian middle classes by taking a stake in Asian drinks giant United Spirit.

McDonald’s, the world’s largest restaurant chain, said sales at stores open at least 13 months fell 1.8% in October, the first monthly decline in nine years, as US customer traffic decreased.

Visa beat Wall Street’s expectations for the latest quarter as it sought out business overseas.