A squeeze on electricity supplies brought Ireland close to power cuts on Wednesday, it has emerged. The head of the State agency responsible for securing foreign direct investment (FDI) has warned that global investment flows are likely to be significantly curtailed in 2021 , writes Eoin Burke-Kennedy. Charlie Taylor writes that the State’s jobless rate fell to 20.4 per cent in December versus 21 per cent a month earlier. Ciara O’Brien outline how we can have a better and more balanced relationship with our technology in 2021. Stay up to date with all our business news: sign up to our business news alerts.

Source: The Irish Times January 07, 2021 06:33 UTC