Insurance claims resulting from Storm Éowyn are expected to reach as much as €200 million, according to early estimates by the insurance industry, making it the fourth-most-costly weather event for the sector since the beginning of the century. Joe Brennan reports.

More than two thirds of tourism-related businesses in Ireland increased prices last year with many insisting rising operating costs had left them little option. As Mark Hilliard reports, data for 2024 from Fáilte Ireland, the tourism body, paints a mixed picture of an industry buoyed by rising revenues and positive outlook, but worn down by persistent concerns over the cost of doing business.

People who cannot get the co-operation of their landlords when applying for the rent tax credit or who are afraid of asking for certain information in case it puts their tenancy at risk are not precluded from applying for the rebate, Revenue has confirmed. Conor Pope reports.