The Government’s decision to raise the State’s minimum wage in 2016 reduced income inequality, reports Eoin Burke-Kennedy, but had little impact on overall household income, a new study has found. Mergers and acquisitions activity involving Irish companies has declined sharply in recent months due to Brexit and other global trade worries, according to new research. Many Irish politicians have unsafe websites where any private information shared by the public could be intercepted, manipulated or stolen, according to a new study. In her weekly column Karlin Lillington argues that when it comes to digital privacy our politicians need to be above board. Stay up to date with all our business news: sign up to our business news alerts and our Business Today daily email news digest.

Source: The Irish Times March 07, 2019 06:33 UTC