John Campbell

The average house price in Northern Ireland rose by 9% during 2024, according to official data. The average price in the final quarter of 2023 was just over £168,000, rising to just over £183,000 by the final quarter of 2024. […]

Ireland’s goods exports to the United States surged by 34% to €72.6bn (£60.4bn) in 2025 while its imports from the US fell slightly to €22.5bn (£18.7bn). That meant Ireland had a goods-trade surplus with the US of just over €50bn

PA Media Navantia already has a business relationship with Harland and Wolff Spain’s state-owned shipbuilder is expected to confirm on Thursday that it is buying Harland and Wolff, the Belfast shipyard best known for Titanic. Navantia has been in exclusive

Reuters Online marketplace Etsy has said it intends to follow other e-commerce sites by making it easier for sellers in Great Britain to stop selling to Northern Ireland. New EU rules mean small businesses in Great Britain must conform to

BBC Michael and Lesley Cairnduff said “small businesses are being crucified” The assembly will vote this week on whether Northern Ireland’s Brexit deal, the Windsor Framework, should continue to operate for another four years. It effectively keeps NI inside the

Getty Images Harland and Wolff was bought out of administration in 2019 Spain’s state-owned shipbuilder Navantia is in exclusive talks to buy Harland and Wolff, the Belfast-based shipyard. Harland and Wolff, best known for building the Titanic, also has operations

Getty Images The GB energy regulator, Ofgem, will decide later this month whether or not to support a new electricity link between Scotland and Northern Ireland. Transmission Investment says its project, known as LirlC, aims to provide up to 700MW

PA and Reuters Ireland’s finance minister Jack Chambers and the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves As Ireland’s finance minister delivered his budget on Tuesday afternoon Dublin was bathed in golden autumn sunlight. The minister, Jack Chambers, said his

PA In July, Jack Chambers pledged €1.4bn in tax measures and new expenditure of €6.9bn The Republic of Ireland’s finance minister is expected to announce personal tax cuts and cost-of-living supports in a giveaway pre-election budget on Tuesday. There is

GETTY IMAGES The company’s executive chairman is optimistic that a new owner or owners will be found for the yards Harland and Wolff, the Belfast-based shipbuilder which built the Titanic, has formally entered administration for the second time in five