Microsoft boss and the richest man in the world Bill Gates is in Dublin WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 1995 rte.ie/archives/2020/…

"We've had electric milk floats, we've had electric bread vans, but this is the first all electric motor car to go on general sale in Ireland." WATCH: RTÉ News reports #OnThisDay in 1981 rte.ie/archives/2016/…

Construction activity was flat for the second month in a row in August, according to the latest Purchasing Managers' Index from BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland. rte.ie/b/1469060

Chinese consumer inflation ticked up slightly in August to a six-month high, but the reading missed expectations and did little to soothe worries about sluggish spending in the world's second biggest economy. rte.ie/b/1469051

Aviva Insurance Ireland is to provide increased insurance capacity to businesses in the hospitality sector after the implementation of a number of key measures in the Government's Action Plan for Insurance Reform. rte.ie/b/1469071

Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard is willing to engage in confidential discussions with Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings on its $38.5 billion takeover offer, as it remains keen on pursuing a buyout. rte.ie/b/1469056

Boeing has reached a tentative agreement with a union representing more than 32,000 workers in the US Pacific Northwest, in a deal that could help avert a possible crippling strike as early as September 13. rte.ie/b/1469069

Shares of Hostmore plunged more than 70% today as the British restaurant operator dropped plans to buy TGI Fridays after it was removed as the manager of TGIF Funding, which owns the right to collect royalties from the pub chain franchise. rte.ie/b/1469073

The National Treasury Management Agency plans to hold a bond auction on Thursday, September 12 - its final bond auction for 2024. rte.ie/b/1469092

Wind Energy Ireland said that wind generation here hit the highest on record for the month of August, with wind power generation last month reaching a total of 1,068 gigawatt-hours (GWh). rte.ie/b/1469084

The latest AIB Spend Trend shows that Oasis fans trying to get tickets for the band's two gigs in Dublin next year set two records for spending so far in 2024. rte.ie/b/1469103

New figures show that visitor numbers to the country's leading visitor attractions in 2023 are still lagging behind pre-pandemic times and the Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions has called for more Government support in the upcoming budget. rte.ie/b/1469088

The European Union needs far more coordinated industrial policy, more rapid decisions and massive investment if it wants to keep pace economically with rivals the US and China, Mario Draghi said today in a long awaited report. rte.ie/b/1469106

Repak's first ever recycling knowledge audit has found common misconceptions in people's understanding of recycling rules and their ability to segregate waste correctly. rte.ie/b/1469114

Kerry-based financial services and technology company Fexco has opened two new No1 Currency retail stores in Sydney in Australia as it continues to expand in the Asia-Pacific region. rte.ie/b/1469123

A total of 612 restaurants, cafes, gastropubs and other food serving hospitality businesses have closed over the last year, research from the Restaurants Association of Ireland has found. rte.ie/b/1469132

British gambling group Entain said its online revenue growth was running ahead of its expectations so far in the second half of its financial year, helped by betting on popular sports events. rte.ie/b/1469136

Ford Plant Expansion in Cork WATCH: RT News reports #OnThisDay in 1977 rte.ie/archives/2022/…

Pre-tax profits at a leading player in the European data centre sector, the Dublin headquartered Mercury Engineering, last year surged by 20% to €81.53m. rte.ie/b/1469157

A former Iceland shop steward has been awarded €8,300 after the then-owner of its Irish stores, Naeem Maniar, threatened to sue her personally on the eve of a strike. rte.ie/b/1469152