Germany. Gulp:

10y German Bund yields have dropped <2% for 1st time since Dec 2022.

Govt takes case against UK over NI Legacy Bill via RTÉ News rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

⁦European Central Bank⁩ Philip Lane starting his speech at ⁦Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)⁩ more on ⁦RTÉ News⁩ later

'Too early to declare victory over inflation' - European Central Bank Philip Lane at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) today rte.ie/news/business/… via RTÉ

Very rare ‘rainbow clouds’ spotted over County Down this morning. Often referred to as ‘mother of pearl’, the nacreous cloud is rarely spotted over Ireland.

Nobel Prize winning economist Robert Solow dies ft.com/content/4327d1… via Financial Times

I dug out this photograph from my personal archive, taken a few years ago, when snow covered Dalkey Island and the goats came out to play. An ideal backdrop to wish everyone here a happy and peaceful Christmas 📷🎄

Irish Baseload Prices averaging €17/MWh for tomorrow, that's the lowest daily price since May 2020 ⚡️ Paul kenny Eamon Ryan

Myself and Shane McElhatton have been reading the newly released State Papers from National Archives, Ireland so you don’t have to. Here’s what we found, Day One of 3… rte.ie/news/2023/1227…

Delors and Schäuble going on the same day is extraordinary - two of the towering figures of postwar European union

With the passing of Jacques #Delors, Europe has lost a true statesman. His achievements were numerous, including leading the creation of Europe’s single market and the path he laid out towards our single currency, the euro. Rest in peace.

The journalist John Pilger has died: bbc.com/news/world-aus…

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Just five enterprises exported 44% of the total value of goods in 2022 cso.ie/en/releasesand… #CSOIreland #Ireland #Trade #IrishTrade #Exports #Imports #Businessstatistics #IrishBusiness #BusinessNews

Delighted to welcome (back) Seamus Coffey who will tomorrow take over as the Chair of Irish Fiscal Advisory Council. I have served as acting Chair since July 2023 but always committed to stepping down once we completed some reforms to the Chair role. gov.ie/en/press-relea…

Number of people employed in the Republic of Ireland by sector since 1881. A record total of 2.75 million was estimated in Q2 2024. cso.ie/en/releasesand…

Annual population change in the Republic of Ireland since 1841. The estimated increase of +98,700 in 2024 (year to April) is the 4th highest since the Famine. cso.ie/en/releasesand…

4 (FOUR) months of record solar generation in a row: after reviewing more data and trying our best to debug inconsistencies between different sources, we're happy to report July set a new All-Island solar generation record of 125GWh (111GWh in IE, also a record, and 14GWh in NI).

1/9 The Fiscal Council's latest report assesses the Government’s plans for Budget 2025. In it, we warn that the Government is adding more pressure to an economy posting record jobs numbers by continuing to breach its tax-and-spend rule.