Lidl Ireland, which is marking 25 years in Ireland this year, has boosted the economy by some €997m in 2024, including a combined €155m boost across the counties of Kildare, Louth, Meath and Wicklow.

In a legal filing last week, Norfolk Southern asked a federal court to toss out the bulk of the East Palestine City Schools lawsuit against the railroad. In a partial motion to dismiss the district’s ...