{"id":269476,"date":"2026-01-29T03:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/269476\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T03:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:53:13","slug":"why-ireland-backed-india-trade-deal-and-are-the-days-of-thousands-of-tech-jobs-over-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/269476\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Ireland backed India trade deal and are the days of thousands of tech jobs over \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The European Union and India have agreed what Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/01\/27\/eu-and-india-clinch-mother-of-all-trade-deals-in-rebuff-to-trump\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/01\/27\/eu-and-india-clinch-mother-of-all-trade-deals-in-rebuff-to-trump\/\">described<\/a> as \u201cthe mother of all trade deals.\u201d Unlike the Mercosur agreement, this has faced little opposition from Irish and European farmers. Eoin Burke-Kennedy breaks down what it all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/01\/27\/ireland-embraces-eu-india-trade-deal-in-contrast-to-mercosur\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/01\/27\/ireland-embraces-eu-india-trade-deal-in-contrast-to-mercosur\/\">means<\/a> for Ireland, while Rahul Bedi provides the Indian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/01\/27\/eu-trade-deal-set-to-be-a-boon-to-india-manufacturing-but-agriculture-not-included\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/01\/27\/eu-trade-deal-set-to-be-a-boon-to-india-manufacturing-but-agriculture-not-included\/\">perspective<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Intel has long been seen as the key to Ireland\u2019s success in attracting foreign direct investment from the tech sector. Now though, Intel is hobbled after missing the boat on artificial intelligence and Ireland too is struggling to catch up on the new sector. In his column, John McManus shows why IDA Ireland needs an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/01\/28\/big-thinking-needed-as-the-golden-age-of-irish-tech-nears-its-end\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/01\/28\/big-thinking-needed-as-the-golden-age-of-irish-tech-nears-its-end\/\">AI related win<\/a>, and quickly too. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">We all want to save for later in life but do many of us really know what we want it for? In Money Matters, Joanne Hunt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/your-money\/2026\/01\/28\/know-your-values-when-it-comes-to-managing-your-money\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/your-money\/2026\/01\/28\/know-your-values-when-it-comes-to-managing-your-money\/\">explains<\/a> why it\u2019s so important to understand what we want from our savings. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The Irish arm of leading advisory and communications group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/01\/28\/teneos-irish-unit-pays-25m-dividend-to-new-york-parent\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/01\/28\/teneos-irish-unit-pays-25m-dividend-to-new-york-parent\/\">Teneo<\/a> paid a dividend of \u20ac2.55 million to its New York parent in October last year, according to accounts just filed. Ciaran Hancock has seen the accounts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">About 760,000 workers across the State will feel the impact of Ireland\u2019s new mandatory <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/01\/28\/pension-deductions-will-appear-in-pay-packets-of-76000-workers-for-first-time-this-week\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/01\/28\/pension-deductions-will-appear-in-pay-packets-of-76000-workers-for-first-time-this-week\/\">workplace pension scheme<\/a> for the first time this week when they receive their pay packets. Dominic Coyle has the story. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The departure from Twitter of senior manager Dublin based manager Gary Rooney in late 2022 was \u201ca paradigm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/work\/2026\/01\/27\/twitter-manager-subject-to-direct-dismissal-in-which-he-played-no-part-court-told\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/work\/2026\/01\/27\/twitter-manager-subject-to-direct-dismissal-in-which-he-played-no-part-court-told\/\">example<\/a> of direct dismissal in which he played no part,\u201d the Labour Court was told by his legal team on Tuesday. Emmet Malone has the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">State airport operator DAA \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/01\/27\/daa-accused-of-abuse-of-its-dominant-position-in-car-hire-competition-court-told\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/01\/27\/daa-accused-of-abuse-of-its-dominant-position-in-car-hire-competition-court-told\/\">abused<\/a> its dominant position\u201d over the car hire market at Dublin Airport, the High Court heard on Tuesday. Hugh Dooley was in court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Growth in Government spending is higher than appropriate levels, the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/01\/27\/government-spending-rising-faster-than-appropriate-level-says-ifac\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/01\/27\/government-spending-rising-faster-than-appropriate-level-says-ifac\/\">warned<\/a>. It said that given the economy was already performing well, it did \u201cnot need support from fast increases in Government spending\u201d. Martin Wall reports. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Heineken is to increase the price of all its draught <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/01\/27\/heineken-increase-means-cost-of-lager-stout-and-cider-products-to-go-up-by-20-cent\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/business\/2026\/01\/27\/heineken-increase-means-cost-of-lager-stout-and-cider-products-to-go-up-by-20-cent\/\">products<\/a> by 3.1 per cent from the middle of next month in a move which will see the cost of a pint of lager, stout and cider made by the brewer climb by around 20 cent. Conor Pope has the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">In Commercial Property, Ronald Quinlan reports that two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/property\/commercial-property\/2026\/01\/28\/two-former-mckillen-jnr-venues-seeking-total-of-395m\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/property\/commercial-property\/2026\/01\/28\/two-former-mckillen-jnr-venues-seeking-total-of-395m\/\">former Press Up properties<\/a> in Dublin have been put on the block, while a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/property\/commercial-property\/2026\/01\/28\/dublin-city-centre-hotel-for-sale-at-discounted-46m\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/property\/commercial-property\/2026\/01\/28\/dublin-city-centre-hotel-for-sale-at-discounted-46m\/\">Dublin hotel<\/a> is back on the market but after a price cut. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">If you\u2019d like to read more about the issues that affect your finances try signing up to <a href=\"https:\/\/theirishtimes.lt.emlnk1.com\/Prod\/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuaXJpc2h0aW1lcy5jb20lMkZuZXdzbGV0dGVycyUzRnV0bV9zb3VyY2UlM0ROZXdzbGV0dGVyJTI2dXRtX21lZGl1bSUzRGVtYWlsJTI2dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQlM0RSU1MlMjUzQUlURU0lMjUzQVRJVExFJTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNEYnVzaW5lc3NfdG9kYXlfZGlnZXN0&amp;sig=4kSj6MVtJhDySXD8zno7jMoXwZGc1dpLM3xhR9Fc9b5k&amp;iat=1673852841&amp;a=%7C%7C89275494%7C%7C&amp;account=theirishtimes%2Eactivehosted%2Ecom&amp;email=Dc0R66saiYNu2sbROXCOD2QOP8ZXmRzMvz3Yw%2BcA7gI%3D&amp;s=0d5371d23ecde798f8f0f88cc635413b&amp;i=21237A21683A12A963031\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">On the Money<\/a>, the weekly newsletter from our personal finance team, which will be issued every Friday to Irish Times subscribers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The European Union and India have agreed what Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has described as \u201cthe&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269477,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,8319,61,60],"class_list":["post-269476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-business-today","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}