What is PTSB really trying to tell staff?Lender is cutting jobs, but announcement smacks of an attempt to avoid giving a reason for the moveThu Dec 12 2024 - 05:00
Lagarde seen striking more dovish tone on interest rates as ECB meets this weekEuropean Central Bank president Christine Lagarde has gotten away with saying as little as possible when asked about France’s problemsTue Dec 10 2024 - 06:00
Central Bank makes number-crunching a bit easier to understand Banks are the dominant player in borrowing but non-banks are big for businesses and credit unions are most popular for personal loansTue Dec 10 2024 - 05:00
Indians emerge as best-paid foreign nationals in snapshot of Ireland’s workforceIreland’s jobs market is increasingly international but local workers more than hold their ownSun Dec 08 2024 - 06:00
Mixed martial arts firm tightlipped on McGregor roleAlta Global had welcomed partnership with Conor McGregor as recently as SeptemberSat Dec 07 2024 - 06:00
Coca-Cola’s green credentials lose fizzCompany accused of greenwashing as it waters down commitments on recycling and reuse of plasticsThu Dec 05 2024 - 06:00
Spotify Wrapped triumph another bauble in Taylor Swift’s glittering yearNo surprises as the singer tops the streamer’s global charts after a savvy release strategy for her April albumThu Dec 05 2024 - 06:00
Political parties try to reconcile policy with promises Incoming administration is lacking in neither cash nor advice if exchequer returns, the OECD and Ifac are to be believedThu Dec 05 2024 - 06:00
How the Irish government bucked political trend internationally Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil-led coalition is now almost certain to lead the next government. What made the difference?Tue Dec 03 2024 - 06:00
Bluesky brings a light touch to #GE24Social media site is notably different in tone to XTue Dec 03 2024 - 06:00
Short-traders take a bite out of Greencore shares Full amount of shares at Irish sandwich maker currently out on short bets is close to £15 millionSun Dec 01 2024 - 06:00
Chambers avoids tariff elephant in the AmCham room Outgoing Minister for Finance sidesteps talk of Trump’s economic posturing in speech to US businessSat Nov 30 2024 - 06:00
‘Eggonomic’ record: will food prices affect how people vote?‘Eggflation’ here hasn’t been as stark as in the US, where the Republicans’ focus on it helped Trump win votes. But the cost of groceries could still have an impact on Friday’s electionThu Nov 28 2024 - 06:00
David Duffy’s former Virgin Money delivers £2.3bn ‘badwill’ cheerFormer AIB boss estimated to have secured an €18.3m pay-day on sale of shares in British lender in takeoverThu Nov 28 2024 - 05:00
What consumer sentiment tells us about the electionNovember’s Irish League of Credit Unions’ survey will be published on WednesdayTue Nov 26 2024 - 06:00
Medicines sector puts Ireland Inc on notice Brussels rather than the Trump White House is seen by industry as the more immediate threat to its wellbeingTue Nov 26 2024 - 05:00
Balmoral shows ‘small’ investors the doorShareholders with holdings worth up to €262,500 at take-out price were forcibly bought out with no option to stay on boardSun Nov 24 2024 - 06:00
Covid factor chills profits at pharma group West US packaging giant backing huge demand for injectable obesity drugs to fill the gap left by falling demand for Covid vaccinesSat Nov 23 2024 - 05:00
Threat of US financial deregulation looms large for Irish policymakersCentral Bank of Ireland officials warn of dangers regarding ‘lighter touch’ rules for banksThu Nov 21 2024 - 06:15
Britvic keeps growing in advance of Carlsberg takeoverDrinks maker sees sales rise in Ireland even as volume dipsThu Nov 21 2024 - 06:00
Holidays are coming ... and so are AI-generated adsCoca-Cola’s use of artificial intelligence on its Christmas campaign leaves a bad tasteTue Nov 19 2024 - 06:00
Trump win has liberal Americans looking at move to IrelandIrish property websites report big uptick in traffic from US in wake of Trump victoryTue Nov 19 2024 - 06:00
Cowen factor as Trump win cheers cannabis crypto entrepreneurFormer taoiseach sits on advisory board of GetTangi Corp which sees Trump return to White House as ‘potentially transformative’Sun Nov 17 2024 - 06:00
Declan Ganley’s ‘OuterNet’ satellite ambitions encounter turbulence German-headquartered Rivada Space Networks had notified a late payment of employee salaries in JuneSat Nov 16 2024 - 06:00
‘Toxic’ X just not worth it anymore, the Guardian concludesX marks the exit door for the news title, which has announced it will no longer post on Elon Musk’s platformThu Nov 14 2024 - 06:00
Wellington bets against Bank of IrelandUS investment fund takes short position in Irish lenderThu Nov 14 2024 - 06:00
Flutter boss questions Fox’s rush to trigger FanDuel optionRupert Murdoch’s firm has option to buy 18.6% of Flutter’s FanDuelThu Nov 14 2024 - 06:00
AmCham’s election manifesto for foreign direct investmentPlanning, talent and tax are key concerns for Ireland’s community of US businesses, but progress is impossible without housingTue Nov 12 2024 - 05:00
Al Gore’s ethical investment fund buying shares again in Kingspan Generation Investment Management spends about €16 million to increase its stake in the insulation manufacturer from 2.9% to 3.01%Sun Nov 10 2024 - 06:15
Tara Mines received €3.8m in State aid even while it was mothballedThe mine reopened recently having been closed since July 2022Sat Nov 09 2024 - 06:15
Christmas shopping in Dublin city centre set to be more pleasant this year‘City of walking’ might not be a reality yet but lighter car traffic at key crossings is making getting around the capital on foot a much smoother experienceThu Nov 07 2024 - 06:00
Trump takes wrecking ball to pollstersUS Election: Donald Trump's clean sweep of battleground states makes nonsense of knife-edge predictionThu Nov 07 2024 - 06:00
Tech leaders show delight at Trump victoryIntercom boss Eoghan McCabe among those expressing joy at outcome of US electionThu Nov 07 2024 - 05:36
Will Wall Street allow Big Tech to make AI work?Investors are notoriously fickle – will they give big firms the space to utilise artificial intelligence?Tue Nov 05 2024 - 06:00
First crack appears in Dublin Airport passenger capCourt has paused a process airlines warned would cause them long-term harm, but there is a long way yet to travelTue Nov 05 2024 - 05:00
Funds industry needs to discover the power of plain speakingConsumers are losing out under current regime but most are not even aware of thatSun Nov 03 2024 - 06:00
Broadcast moratorium made no sense and had to goOriginal motivation for the regulator’s now-scrapped guidance reveals just how outdated it had becomeSat Nov 02 2024 - 06:00
Rapid decline in inflation owes much to base effectsLatest flash estimate for the harmonised index of consumer prices puts annualised rate of price growth in economy in October at 0.1%Thu Oct 31 2024 - 06:00
Big tax and spending hikes, but little growth from the UK budgetRachel Reeves's first budget as Britain’s chancellor was monumental in every way except for the one she wantedThu Oct 31 2024 - 06:00
Business poor mouth rings hollow when staff cannot get paidIn a world where we are told competition for talent is stiff, the expectation of getting paid in full and on time should be a givenSun Oct 27 2024 - 07:00
Ireland needs to focus on the formula for future FDITaoiseach suggesting shortcomings are a case of the Irish ship being buffeted by unexpected storms is a cop-outSat Oct 26 2024 - 06:00
Lights, camera, deal? Irish production companies drop in on CannesEnterprise Ireland this week led a delegation at the Mipcom television trade event in FranceThu Oct 24 2024 - 06:15
Starwood shows Dublin office market still strugglingLoan writedown underlines sector remains gripped by uncertaintyThu Oct 24 2024 - 06:00
No cap on DAA’s income as revenue from retail, food and drink, rents and car parks soars at Dublin and Cork airports DAA’s income from aeronautical revenues, retail, food and beverage concessions, car parks, and property rents soared by an inflation-busting 15% between January and JuneTue Oct 22 2024 - 06:00
State supports to purchase a home do not bring down the cost of building housing unitsDepartment of Housing’s assessment on the of building homes confirms what industry practitioners have been saying for yearsTue Oct 22 2024 - 05:45
Chambers pushes back on State role in flooding coverWith climate change driving concerns, a report estimates losses from a quarter-of-a-century flooding event would top €510mSun Oct 20 2024 - 06:00
Kneecap: Could Ireland be on track for its second international feature Oscar nomination?In 2023, An Cailín Ciúin secured Ireland’s first ever nomination in this category. Could Kneecap make it twice in three years?Sat Oct 19 2024 - 06:00
Will nuclear really power the AI boom?Microsoft, Google and Amazon are all eyeing nuclear power to supply their data centres with low-carbon energyThu Oct 17 2024 - 06:00
Irish banks ‘face income downgrades’ as ECB continues rate cutsRBC analysts set price targets for the three listed lenders which imply downside to their stock of 6% to 38%Thu Oct 17 2024 - 06:00
IDA’s €85m grant to Analog Devices the latest payment from package of financial supports for big chip makers US semiconductor firm last year announced plans to build €630m facility in Limerick, which it says will add 600 jobs to company’s Irish workforceTue Oct 15 2024 - 06:00
