HRT shortages, hotels bounce back, and how to fund an early retirement

Pricing is a significant factor in Ireland's shortage of hormone replacement therapy drugs, according to the head of a generics drug manufacturer, and the recently signed drug pricing and supply agreement has only made things worse. Dominic Coyle reports.

Business at Irish hotels is more than 80 per cent of pre-Covid levels, putting the Republic in Europe's top three, an industry gathering will hear this week. Barry O'Halloran has the details.

Ireland has been ranked sixth in a new press freedom index published by Reporters Without Borders, but the international non-profit group has warned of rising worldwide political polarisation amplified by "news and information chaos". Laura Slattery tells the story.

Online shopping and demand for environmentally correct offices have sent investors fleeing from one of central Dublin's prime addresses, a new report has found. Barry O'Halloran has the details.

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Pricing is major factor in Ireland's HRT shortage, drug chief says

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Rising energy and raw material costs being passed on to consumers

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Irish company ServBlock has won a place in an accelerator programme in Switzerland designed to help distributed ledger technology start-ups get to market faster, writes Ciara O'Brien.

Rising energy and raw material costs are forcing most manufacturers to continue increasing their own prices, according to the latest AIB PMI survey. Barry O'Halloran reports.

Leading family law firm Gallagher Shatter has been dissolved, with its three partners planning to practice separately. Ciarán Hancock reports.

Would you like to retire early? Fiona Reddan has some savings tips for when you're working that might help you to achieve that goal.

In Q&A, a reader wonders about the tax implications for himself and two siblings of paying off a debt connected to their deceased mother to the Fair Deal scheme without first selling a house they inherited from her. Dominic Coyle offers some guidance.

In her media and marketing column, Laura Slattery says hello to BeReal, the photo-sharing app that tries to stop us faking it. Will it work?

In Me & My Money, Aisling Finn, founder of book subscription company The Book Resort, tells Tony Clayton-Lea about investing in crypto and why it's worth a gamble.

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