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New distillery to produce whiskey in Belfast for first time in nearl...

Titanic Distillers has been granted a licence and is now pouring at the distillery, which will produce single malt whiskey.

Strike dates announced at Scottish schools for September 13 and 14

GMB Scotland claimed Scots essential school workers would receive £700 less than peers in England and Wales under a new pay deal.

Central Bank of Ireland asked for ‘full account of what happened’ af...

Minister for Finance Michael McGrath said he also wants to know why it happened and what will be done to prevent a repeat.

Central Bank of Ireland seeks ‘full account of what happened’ after...

Bank of Ireland said the incident was down to a technical issue with its services and not a cyber attack.

Bank of Ireland apologises over technical fault as services restored

The glitch allowed customers to withdraw and transfer more than what was in their accounts on Tuesday.

Scottish unemployment figure up by 24,000 over three months

The number of Scots aged 16 and above who are out of work was recorded as 109,000 for the period April to June.

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Union to ballot Scottish Water workers on potential strike action

Unison said the publicly owned water supplier’s pay offer and new wage structure is ‘unacceptable’.

Duty-Free Retailing Market Set for Explosive Growth, Projected to Re...

Duty-Free Retailing Market The global duty-free retailing market segmentation is provided based on product type, sales channel, and region. The growin...

Scotland has had ‘slower growth’ in employment and wages since 2014,...

Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie MSP said the SNP must get serious about ending ‘depressed economic performance’.

Indian Gin Market to Witness Astonishing Growth USD (1,598.2 Million...

India Gin India gin market size was valued at $ 914.7 million in 2020, and is projected to reach $1,598.2 million by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 5.9%...

Low-pay retailers must have ‘clear spotlight’ shone on them, says th...

A report published on Thursday says retail workers who are paid less than the real living wage are being ‘hung out to dry’.

Software company Salesforce to axe 50 jobs in Ireland

The cuts are separate from a 10% reduction in the global workforce announced earlier this year.

Barbecue Grill Market Expected to Hit $12.8 Billion by 2032, Driven...

Barbecue Grill Market The commercial segment was the highest revenue contributor to the market and is estimated to reach $7,870.1 million by 2032, wit...

FirstGroup stays on track despite strikes and losing TransPennine fr...

The bus and rail group said it expects ‘broadly consistent’ earnings from its trains business in the year to next March.

Turkish lira hits record lows at start of Erdogan’s new presidential...

The Turkish currency has weakened by around 20% since the start of the year.

World Bank offers dim outlook for the global economy

The bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report, which it issued on Tuesday, marks an upgrade from its previous forecast in January.

SSE to pay £9.8m penalty for licence breach

Ofgem said SSE’s generation arm overcharged the electricity system operator to lower output from the Foyers pumped storage power station in Scotland.

UK ministers knock back call to include glass in Scottish deposit re...

UK ministers have knocked back demands for glass to be included in Scotland’s deposit return scheme.

Saudi Arabia cuts oil output by a million barrels a day to boost sag...

The announcement came on Sunday after a meeting of the alliance at OPEC headquarters in Vienna.