Weekly Digest: Spot the difference? US court strikes down Kerrygold’s trademark claims

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Spot the difference? US court strikes down Kerrygold’s trademark claims

A US judge has struck down Ornua’s trade dress infringement claims against a rival US company over the Irish firm’s Kerrygold butter brand.

‘We remove bottles of water, which tend to be full of vodka’ – Michael O’Leary reveals bag searches on Ryanair flights to Ibiza

Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary has called for a two drink limit on flights as he claims airlines across the board are struggling with a rise in passenger disruption.

Family will save €18,000 a year after new lender Núa Money takes on their mortgage

Núa Money has just taken on the mortgage of a family who were paying a rate of 10.4pc as their home loan was owned by a vulture fund.

‘Anything that eradicates child poverty in school is very welcome,’ says teacher at Dublin school

Teachers are the most important resource in the room. When there are enough of us, the rest doesn’t really matter.

Leona Clarke, a home-economics and biology teacher at a school in Lucan, West Dublin, has welcomed the extension of free schoolbooks and free hot meals to students in the Budget, but said she is disappointed it did not directly address the needs of teachers.

WuXi ‘considering selling its Dundalk plant’: report

The IDA-backed company is said to be working with advisers to assess the level of interest in some of its European plants, which include two in Germany, as WuXi management fears they may no longer be needed.

The box-room generation: Figures reveal average age in Ireland for moving out of family home – and how other EU states compare

The average age for Irish men stood at 28.5 in 2023, while Irish women left the parental household a year earlier, at 27.5.

Liquidator puts Nuremore Hotel up for sale with €6m guide price

Selling agent CBRE is quoting a guide price of €6m, which is less than the €8m believed to have been paid for it in 2020 when the Gilhooly family sold it to Chinese investor Kai Dai and his Kylin Prime Group.

Appeal by Cork firm in postcode dispute is dismissed

Loc8 Code claimed it suffered €12m in losses as a result of an alleged conspiracy in the awarding of the contract by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications to Capita Business Support Services Ireland, trading as Eircode.

Pfizer set to axe 200 jobs in Ireland

It is understood up to 200 jobs are involved in the cutbacks and will be spread across all three of Pfizer's major manufacturing sites in Ireland.