Struggling stock exchange needs support, says Euronext Dublin chiefSeen & Heard: Offshore energy giant settles with fisherman; Amazon’s take on Irish data centre discussion; Hines’s latest student housing play; Virgin Media’s lossesSun May 05 2024 - 11:21
Nonbank lender Dilosk agrees to buy €400m Ulster Bank home loan portfolioAgreement is subject to regulatory approval but is expected to close in the coming monthsFri May 03 2024 - 10:15
State cuts its stake in AIB to 32.6% following €1bn buybackTransaction will bring to €14.9bn the total received from the bank since the bailoutFri May 03 2024 - 07:29
Danske Bank sees ‘resilient demand’ for home loans in Northern IrelandDanish lender reported first quarter net profits in line with expectationsFri May 03 2024 - 07:17
Mortgage drawdowns decline amid shortage of second-hand homes for saleA decline in mortgage switching activity is ‘largely’ to blame for drop-off in approvals, says BPFIFri May 03 2024 - 06:15
Student accommodation: A market plagued by bed shortages, rising rents and 51-week leasesPrivate investors are still circling the Irish student housing market amid a significant shortfall in bedsFri May 03 2024 - 06:00
Inflationary picture remains ‘mixed’ for services firms despite falling input pricesAIB’s latest purchasing managers index points to further growth in April albeit at a slower paceFri May 03 2024 - 05:00
US shares advance as markets eye Apple resultsIseq index outperforms its peers, adding 1.5% after positive updates from Smurfit Kappa and Glenveagh HomesThu May 02 2024 - 17:59
Currys Ireland swings to loss amid ‘challenging conditions’Revenues at electronics retailer’s Irish arm sank more than 10% to €192.3 millionTue Apr 30 2024 - 13:57
Avonmore owner welcomes Taoiseach’s comments on nitrates limitRevenues at Tirlán down 17% amid fall in global milk pricesTue Apr 30 2024 - 06:00
Shelbourne Hotel revenue climbed 18% in year before saleKennedy Wilson attribute a jump in turnover ‘mainly due to the strong performance’ of the five-star hotelFri Apr 26 2024 - 17:13
Ireland may be unable to fill future biopharma jobs, says reportNational Skills Council says pharma companies could create 21,000 jobs over the next three years, but could struggle to fill themFri Apr 26 2024 - 13:38
Smurfit Kappa declines to unpack details of WestRock acquisition Dublin agm told 2023 had been Smurfit Kappa’s second-best financial year, with revenue of more than €11 billionFri Apr 26 2024 - 11:35
Workday axes Grangegorman office block plan US software company will instead look for an existing development in Dublin for new headquartersThu Apr 25 2024 - 18:08
Foreign buyers driving boom in prime country property market, Savills sayAlmost €191m spent on country homes in 2023, each of which cost more than €1 millionThu Apr 25 2024 - 17:09
Big businesses should face bigger fines for consumer protection breaches, watchdog saysCompetition commission warns pub owners to display prices or face penaltiesThu Apr 25 2024 - 16:23
Waterford brand agency Totem plots expansion after UK award winsIrish firm plans to double in size over next three yearsThu Apr 25 2024 - 15:25
Tesla leads US megacap rally as European shares falterIseq index sheds more than 1% as Ryanair fallsWed Apr 24 2024 - 18:02
‘Overwhelming’ public support for protection of cash use, report showsSubmissions from the public will be ‘an important input’ to new national payments strategy, says Minister for Finance Michael McGrathWed Apr 24 2024 - 16:25
Journal Media pulls plug on potential sale of news platformsBrian and Eamonn Fallon were in talks to offload brands to MediahuisTue Apr 23 2024 - 19:01
Gas demand falls in February as indigenous supply declinesGas consumption by large users including data centres jumped 3% year-on-year, says CSOTue Apr 23 2024 - 11:54
Penneys and Primark owner AB Foods expects ‘significant growth’ in full-year profitRecovery in margins at clothing chain fuels 39% jump in profit in first half of the yearTue Apr 23 2024 - 07:59
Shares recover as FTSE 100 hits new peakUnderperforming its European peers, the Iseq index added 0.3%Mon Apr 22 2024 - 18:05
Dublin business activity accelerates in first quarter, fuelling job growthSurvey of 200 businesses conducted by S&P Global indicates an increase in commercial activity levels between January and MarchThu Apr 18 2024 - 12:24
Celebrity-backed Donegal brand Muff Liquor secures US distribution dealRussell Crowe, Ed Sheeran, Ronan Keating and Jimmy Carr have all invested in the business in recent yearsThu Apr 18 2024 - 09:36
Greencoat signs 10-year deal to supply power to two Dublin data centresThe power purchasing agreement will see the Dublin-listed firm provide up to 67 GWh of renewable energy annuallyThu Apr 18 2024 - 08:36
Shortlist for 2024 EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards revealedFinalists will compete across three main categories over 10-month programmeThu Apr 18 2024 - 06:15
Firms urged to engage with Revenue over €1.7bn in warehoused tax debtsTaxpayers have until May 1st to work out a payment plan with the tax authority or repay full amountWed Apr 17 2024 - 14:47
More than 150 jobs to go in deal to reopen Tara MinesTara Mines production has been shut down since last July, with 650 workers temporarily laid offWed Apr 17 2024 - 09:38
‘Tough year’ at Connacht Gold owner Aurivo amid plunging milk pricesOperating profits fall 71.6% at co-op as it focused on efforts to support prices paid to its dairy farmer membersWed Apr 17 2024 - 07:20
‘We’ve got a lot of money in the ground’ - Arboretum’s Fergal and Barry DoyleThe Doyle brothers have just opened cut the ribbon of a €4.5m expansion of their Wicklow destination garden centreFri Apr 12 2024 - 06:00
Arboretum cuts ribbon on €4.5m Wicklow garden centre revampRedeveloped Kilquade site will bring 25 jobs to the area, according to owners Doyle familyFri Apr 12 2024 - 06:00
Avcom lands €7.5m contract to support Croke Park’s events businessDublin firm will provide audiovisual and hosting services at GAA HQ over next five yearsFri Apr 12 2024 - 06:00
Irish households still saving money at higher rate post-pandemic Households saved €19 billion in 2023, half of which went into fixed assets like propertyThu Apr 11 2024 - 15:09
O’Donovan must ‘push through’ new laws protecting student lease lengths - study abroad providersIndustry body says switch to 51-week lease model represents ‘an existential threat’Thu Apr 11 2024 - 06:15
Hotter-than-expected inflation data sends US stocks lowerIseq index outperforms its European peers, adding 0.75 per centWed Apr 10 2024 - 17:58
Shares tread water ahead of ECB meeting and US inflation dataIseq index shed 0.8% on Tuesday, dragged lower by banks and larger capsTue Apr 09 2024 - 17:46
Wind farms set new record in March amid blustery conditionsKerry wind farms accounted for highest share of electricity generation, says Wind Energy IrelandMon Apr 08 2024 - 09:53
New law set to limit student accommodation leases to academic yearLegislation will ensure leases are confined to the academic year of 41 weeks, following move by some student landlords to switch to 51-week leasesMon Apr 08 2024 - 06:00
Irish workers feel employers fail to support their wellbeingWomen feel less supported than men amid wider mismatch between employer initiatives and employee needsMon Apr 08 2024 - 05:00
Skills shortages take centre stage as business sentiment dips, says Grant Thornton reportBig majority of firms plan to increase salaries this year but many pulling back on recruitment, survey indicatesMon Apr 08 2024 - 05:00
Property prices rising at fastest pace in 18 months - MyHome.ieHomebuyers bidding up transaction prices by 4.6% above asking prices amid ‘fierce’ competition for limited supplyMon Apr 08 2024 - 05:00
Dublin Airport plan prioritises car park space over terminalsSeen & Heard: Paddy Cosgrave’s return; Fund’s €43m bet against Smurfit; Building materials prices; Powerscourt Distillery ‘explores sale’Sun Apr 07 2024 - 11:08
State investment fund pulls out of Israeli companies operating in illegal settlementsNTMA says value of funds in six companies is under €3m and and says it will keep other investments in region ‘under review’Fri Apr 05 2024 - 11:14
PFH Group paid €18m in dividends before acquisition by Japanese tech giant Ricoh‘Permanent shift’ to hybrid working driving demand for Cork-based software company’s servicesThu Apr 04 2024 - 11:43
Irish companies involved in fewer mergers and acquisitions but values risePhoenix Tower’s proposed purchase of Cellnex’s Irish telecoms masts tops first quarter deal tableThu Apr 04 2024 - 11:20
Avolon delivers 12 new aircraft to customers in first quarterAircraft lessor executed 39 new leases, up from 31 over the same period in 2023Thu Apr 04 2024 - 07:43
Dublin resale house price inflation rises by 1.9% since start of yearDNG report shows second-hand homes in the capital are selling for 6% above asking prices on averageFri Mar 29 2024 - 06:00
‘The first five years of my business I was just jet-lagged’ - Lansil Global’s Alan CoughlanThe Cork native has built an international supply chain business with warehouses in China and the USFri Mar 29 2024 - 06:00
Mediation sought to broker pay deal between PTSB and unionsUnite submitted a pay claim for 13% for 2024 last year after the lender returned to post-Covid profitabilityFri Mar 29 2024 - 06:00
