Staff at Bewley’s cafe on Grafton Street are made redundantSome 100 staff are being let go, dashing hopes the historic café could be saved from closureWed Jul 01 2020 - 20:00
Revenue’s wage subsidy checks, Brexit stalemate, and Covid-19 scamsBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Jun 30 2020 - 06:30
Perspex screens, toilet butlers and one-way systems: the Shelbourne reopens‘We’re not going to be making money for a while,’ general manager acknowledgesFri Jun 26 2020 - 17:27
U2 members back new tech fund as it raises €20m in first roundImpact Ireland to invest in firms that ‘generate a return for society as well as investors’Fri Jun 26 2020 - 05:14
West Cork resort owner says it is already 45% full for JulyEccles Hotel and Spa occupancy at 40% for August, with hope of getting ‘close to 70%’Mon Jun 22 2020 - 05:20
Collapse of digital tax talks is ‘not good’ for IrelandWarning that suspension of talks between US and Europe could lead to ‘free-for-all’ on taxThu Jun 18 2020 - 17:06
Ibec hires Canadian executive to lead lobbying activity in BrusselsJackie King to take up director of international business position on July 1stThu Jun 18 2020 - 15:42
Nama surplus should be used to build homes not repay debt – DohertyDraft programme for government commits to using any Nama surplus to repay borrowingsWed Jun 17 2020 - 17:53
New State recovery fund, Tesla’s Irish car sales, and the value of sick payBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Jun 16 2020 - 06:30
Chanelle enters US market, Compass delivers food, and EY’s awardsBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Jun 15 2020 - 06:37
Mothercare’s Irish business to be liquidated with loss of 197 jobsRetailer’s 14 shops not reopening due to sales impact of Covid-19 lockdown restrictionsFri Jun 12 2020 - 06:00
Banks and bad loans, CIE’s pension woes, and Decathlon’s hurling ambitionsBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Jun 11 2020 - 06:30
Galway restaurateur: ‘We have kinda lost everything to a certain degree’Inside Business podcast: JP McMahon says no guarantee Michelin outlet will reopenWed Jun 10 2020 - 18:31
Regulator seeks banks’ plans to handle borrowers hit by Covid-19Central Bank expects lenders will need to provide ‘significantly more’ than €500mWed Jun 10 2020 - 05:00
Major credit union plans to limit savings accounts to €40,000Move prompted by cost of putting money on deposit and lack of loan demandFri Jun 05 2020 - 05:00
Property price drop of up to 12% this year a ‘reasonable’ assumption – McDonaghBank of Ireland chief expects hit to demand for mortgages and consumer loansWed Jun 03 2020 - 17:37
Aer Lingus wants quarantine period axed to resume flights in JulyClarity on travel rules needed to help ‘reboot’ Irish tourism says airline chief Sean DoyleWed Jun 03 2020 - 05:15
Michael Smurfit: ‘I asked Trump to invite me to the White House for my 80th birthday’The businessman on Tony O’Reilly, selling the K Club, Brexit, and cocooning in MonacoFri May 29 2020 - 05:00
Michael Smurfit: total lockdown of economies a ‘serious mistake’Business veteran tells Inside Business podcast impact of restrictions will last for yearsWed May 27 2020 - 15:23
Eason’s job cuts, ESB shelves Poolbeg generator, and Pubs v FBD in courtBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue May 26 2020 - 06:30
Eason to lay off 150 staff as it prepares for June reopeningIrish-owned bookseller seeks ‘substantial’ rent cuts from landlords over Covid-19Tue May 26 2020 - 04:22
Tax hit from Covid-19, O’Flynn’s solutions to housing crisis, and new homes for D8Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon May 25 2020 - 07:07
Developer O’Flynn calls for task force to deal with housing crisisMichael O’Flynn also wants help-to-buy scheme extended to 2025Mon May 25 2020 - 05:00
‘It has decimated the travel industry. I’m writing off 2020’Inside Business podcast: Tour operator says travel will never be the sameWed May 20 2020 - 16:02
Ires shareholders urged to vote in protest over CEO’s pay packageAdviser ISS says huge salary and bonus increase to Margaret Sweeney was not flaggedTue May 19 2020 - 19:05
No Greencore dividend amid 70% sales hit due to Covid-19Largest UK maker of pre-packed sandwiches obliged to furlough more than 4,000 UK staffTue May 19 2020 - 07:42
Banks and repossessions, Ireland reopens, and Nama’s Glass Bottle siteBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue May 19 2020 - 06:30
Hyundai calls for temporary cut in vehicle registration tax to boost car sales in JulyCar dealers have been hammered under the lockdown restrictions, with just 344 vehicles sold in AprilWed May 13 2020 - 18:38
‘Nonsense’ to leave middle seat empty on flights – Declan RyanSix to 12 months before Viva Air services in Colombia and Peru ‘back to normal’Wed May 13 2020 - 04:42
Daft rents fall, Ibec’s €15bn economic reboot, and new car sales in JulyBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue May 12 2020 - 06:30
Law firm pay cuts, takeaway pints, and Irish biopharma groups and Covid-19Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri May 08 2020 - 06:37
Bewley’s: Covid-19 nail in the coffin for Dublin's best-known coffee shopGrafton Street outlet shuts due to rent and loss of up to 80% of turnover under social distancingThu May 07 2020 - 07:07
Bewley’s on Grafton Street to close permanently with loss of 110 jobsStaff told Covid-19 lockdown and high rent make reopening unviableWed May 06 2020 - 19:39
Dublin pub owner says survival depends on wage subsidy schemeGleesons pub in Booterstown would lose two-thirds of capacity under social distancingWed May 06 2020 - 16:43
Trump and pharma, Deliveroo’s layoffs, and changes at Fitzpatrick’s NY hotelsBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue May 05 2020 - 06:30
Covid-19: Temperature checks for guests planned for Fitzpatrick Hotels in New YorkIrish hotelier John Fitzpatrick set to spend $250,000 on measures to counter Covid-19 and allow his hotels in Manhattan openTue May 05 2020 - 05:03
KPMG and PwC partners take major pay cuts in ongoing Covid-19 crisisBoth Big Four accounting firms commit to protecting jobs for their staff for as long as possibleThu Apr 30 2020 - 18:47
Housing policy should focus on new homes, not retrofits – Sherry FitzGerald chairmanMark FitzGerald urges new government to prioritise building 140,000 A-rated unitsWed Apr 29 2020 - 23:31
Davy tunes in as new sponsor of Irish Times business podcastLeading Irish wealth manager to sponsor Inside Business as part of three-year partnershipFri Apr 24 2020 - 15:29
Former Digicel chief executive Colm Delves diesIrishman served as chief executive of Denis O’Brien’s Digicel for 13 years until stepping down from the role in 2018Thu Apr 23 2020 - 23:09
An Post daily delivery may end in next couple of years, CEO saysDavid McRedmond says it may not be ‘sensible’ to deliver letters every weekdayWed Apr 22 2020 - 15:32
Tullow Oil appoints Rahul Dhir as its new chief executiveExecutive chair Dorothy Thompson will return to her position as non-executive chair after handoverTue Apr 21 2020 - 07:56
Oil price crash, Nama’s bids for Glass Bottle site, and PCP payment breaksBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Apr 21 2020 - 06:30
Covid mortgage payment breaks may be extended to six monthsBankers’ lobby in talks with Central Bank about longer payment breaksWed Apr 15 2020 - 15:30
Ibec chief says 10% jobless rate at year end would be ‘great achievement’Danny McCoy also believes taxes will have to rise to help State meet the multibillion euro bill for supportsWed Apr 08 2020 - 18:08
DAA bonuses, Nama’s deadline for Ringsend, and EU solidarity fighting Covid-19Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Apr 07 2020 - 06:33
Expect lockdown restrictions until September, says Dalata hotels chiefHotelier Pat McCann tells Irish Times podcast group can survive 2020 with no revenueWed Apr 01 2020 - 17:50
Restaurants seek rent help, QIH lays off 600 staff, and podcasts playing a blinderBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Mar 31 2020 - 06:30
Digicel gets 30-day grace period for interest payments on $2.9bn of debtTelco owned by Denis O’Brien is in discussions with bondholders to refinance a large chunk of its debtMon Mar 30 2020 - 22:05
New homes in Cork, Coveney and Murtagh sell shares, and solar savingsBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Feb 25 2020 - 06:30
