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Government

Chambers Ireland has responded to Budget 2026, describing it as “a budget of two halves”. Speaking today, Chief Executive of Chambers Ireland Ian Talbot said that Budget 2026 offers welcome commitments on infrastructure and housing but leaves some questions unanswered for the business community.

Tourism

At Dublin Airport, a total of 3,346,400 passengers passed through in September, which was +3.6% higher than in the same month in 2024. Every single day in September saw Dublin Airport welcome more than 100,000 passengers, with 18 days in the month seeing more than 110,000 passengers passing through, and six days coming in above 120,000.

Planning

Chambers Ireland has said that it strongly supports today’s approval by An Coimisiún Pleanála of the Dublin MetroLink project, saying it will be a catalyst for housing, infrastructure and growth.

Planning

Fingal County Council welcomes the publication of the Railway Order for MetroLink by An Coimisiún Pleanála. The granting of planning permission for the project is a huge boost to the county, The Council has been planning for MetroLInk for many years and has in place plans to facilitate the sustainable growth of Swords to 100,000 people with new homes and new jobs being delivered all along the ...

Planning

Fingal Chamber has welcomed today’s decision by An Coimisiún Pleanála to grant the Railway Order for MetroLink, describing it as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver faster, greener and more reliable public transport for Fingal, Dublin and the wider region.

Awards

Fingal Chamber, in partnership with Fingal County Council, is delighted to announce that applications remain open for the 2025 Fingal Business Awards, with the submission deadline now extended by one week.

Tourism

Fingal microbrewery Hope Beer have executed a clever coup in teaming up with Pittsburgh based Tortured Souls Brewing to produce a beer celebrating the Pittsburgh Steelers v Minnesota Vikings match this weekend. Dublin will become just the fourth European city to host a regular-season game and 30,000 American football fans are expected to the party. Fittingly, the collaborative brew is called ...

Partner

daa, the commercial semi-state group that operates Dublin and Cork airports, runs global travel retail through Aer Rianta International (ARI), and provides international airport management and consultancy via daa International, has announced unaudited interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2025.

Tourism

Fingal has announced an exceptional programme for the month of October as part of the Ireland Home of Halloween campaign, building on a solid base of existing events. The county was announced as one of the seven hubs earlier this year, following a competitive application process. The pilot scheme is part of the ‘Ireland, Home of Halloween Strategy’ which was developed collaboratively by Fáilte ...

Investment

Bank of Ireland has approved €17.7 million in financing to support the construction of 176 homes in the first phase of a new development in Skerries, north county Dublin. The project, led by Irish family-owned homebuilder Lydon, will deliver a mix of social, affordable, and cost rental homes, helping to address critical housing needs in the region.