Pensions group calls for Irish fund as shift from domestic assets goes ‘too far’Irish assets account for 3% of €145bn in occupational and private pensionsMon Jul 13 2026 - 06:00
Energia’s new owners appoint Gary McGann as chairmanTakeover completed last month in deal said to be worth about €2.5 billion Sat Jul 11 2026 - 06:00
DCC under pressure to secure higher price despite doubts over Flavin’s call for 50% more US private equity consortium has €6.67bn on the tableSat Jul 11 2026 - 06:00
Michael O’Leary’s mega pay-day may hinge on proving Ryanair can thrive without himAnalysts forecasts suggest it will be difficult for O’Leary to hit the profit target laid out in his share options planSat Jul 11 2026 - 06:00
CEO pay in Ireland in 2025: One executive earned $237mBank bosses all received pay hikes while Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary recently extended his contract with a big package of share optionsFri Jul 10 2026 - 06:00
State-owned companies pay €398m in dividends to exchequerFigure for last year is a 24% increase on 2024, mainly driven by higher dividends paid by DAA and EirgridFri Jul 10 2026 - 06:00
PTSB sale backed by key advisory firm even as price ‘understandably disappointing’ISS recommends that investors vote in favour of PTSB’s sale to Bawag at upcoming shareholder meetingThu Jul 09 2026 - 16:22
NTMA hits two thirds of maximum funding aim for this year with bond saleAgency has issued €9.5 billion of benchmark bonds in 2026Thu Jul 09 2026 - 12:47
Hostelworld’s growth held back by Gulf conflictBackpackers more wary of travelling, with demand in Asia and Oceania worst hit by conflictThu Jul 09 2026 - 08:35
DCC suitors get week to make bid as shareholders baulk at £5.7bn proposal Irish Takeover Panel agrees one week extension to eve of group AGM for suitors to confirm bid or walk awayWed Jul 08 2026 - 17:26
Harris defends likely borrowing for funds even as Irish interest bill set to double National Treasury Management Agency warns that interest bill on track to double to about €6bnWed Jul 08 2026 - 16:33
Is reclusive billionaire’s stake in Flutter fuelling bets against it?Polystyrene cup heir sitting on at least $3.66bn of paper losses on his stake in bookmaker Paddy Power’s parentSat Jul 04 2026 - 06:00
BDO UK & Ireland plan to double Irish staff to more than 1,100 over five yearsMerger creates international business with revenues of nearly €1.26 billionThu Jul 02 2026 - 15:26
Nama CEO in talks on NTMA role as he defends ‘bad bank’ at final Pac meetingBrendan McDonagh yet to confirm what his next role will beThu Jul 02 2026 - 14:42
DCC’s top shareholder comes out against raised takeover proposal Fidelity International says €6.63bn pitch by US private equity groups ‘still undervalues the company’Wed Jul 01 2026 - 12:57
European shares rise to cap strongest quarter since late 2020Iseq All-Share index edges 0.2% higherTue Jun 30 2026 - 18:18
Grafton share buy-backs to hit £455m since 2022 as it starts latest phase of purchases Shares in Grafton have are down about 36 per cent from their 2022 highs Tue Jun 30 2026 - 10:27
CRH’s US mega deal stokes chatter of a European spin-offArcosa purchase may be latest step to CRH becoming a pure US businessSat Jun 27 2026 - 06:00
Brexit gave Ireland a financial services jobs boost. Will AI wipe it out? Financial services insiders say Ireland has continued to attract activity following initial Brexit-related movesFri Jun 26 2026 - 06:00
PTSB chief defends bid remarks after Dáil claims of ‘misleading’ investors Eamonn Crowley said on a call with analysts in October he was not aware of the Government receiving any bid approachFri Jun 26 2026 - 06:00
Digicel upgraded by Moody’s on easing debt burden even as revenues dipDenis O’Brien retains 10% stake in DigicelFri Jun 26 2026 - 06:00
Kenmare secures further $30m loan facility amid covenants waiver after profit slumpIrish-listed miner agrees financial wriggle room as markets for the main product from African mine remain challenging Wed Jun 24 2026 - 08:44
Central Bank seeks job cuts after staff numbers doubled since financial crash Governor Gabriel Makhlouf warns staff of need to cut costs by €75mTue Jun 23 2026 - 15:06
Irish Life spends close to €200m redeveloping Dublin headquarters Investment increases the footprint of Abbey Street campus by about 40% Tue Jun 23 2026 - 00:01
CRH to buy US peer Arcosa for $8.5bn in biggest deal to dateDeal would eclipse CRH’s €6.5bn purchase of assets from European rivals Holcim and Lafarge over decade agoMon Jun 22 2026 - 07:59
Investors put Greencore back on the shelf after merger, even as chairman returns for moreBakkavor deal was expected to send shares into overdrive but that hasn’t happened Sat Jun 20 2026 - 06:00
Michael O’Leary agrees to extend Ryanair contract into his 70s with potential €153m pay-dayChief executive to head carrier until 2032Fri Jun 19 2026 - 15:53
SBCI finds one in 20 home energy upgrade loans in breach of terms Two-year-old scheme has had 1,135 loans to a combined value of more than €56bn drawn downFri Jun 19 2026 - 06:00
European shares fall on hawkish tone from US Federal ReserveBut Iseq rises with strong performance from RyanairThu Jun 18 2026 - 18:58
Macquarie’s Irish unit dividends near €190m as post-Brexit move pays offSurge in trading income helped drive 14% rise in net profit last year, CRO filings revealThu Jun 18 2026 - 06:00
Irish fund invested in five firms named in UN report on Israeli settlementsCombined value of stakes in Airbnb, Motorola and others stood at €6.7mThu Jun 18 2026 - 06:00
European shares advance as investors await details of Iran deal and Fed policy outlookIseq All-Share index closes at fresh all-time high, with banking stocks and home builders in demandWed Jun 17 2026 - 19:27
Higher Irish SME loan rates still hitting credit demand, ESRI says Irish small firms still paying interest rates well above EU averageWed Jun 17 2026 - 00:01
European shares continue rally as details of US-Iran agreement awaitedOil prices decline for fourth consecutive sessionTue Jun 16 2026 - 18:43
Rathbones pauses new higher-risk clients after UK financial watchdog engagement prompts reviewWealth management company still trying to convince Central Bank to allow it to set up EU hub in DublinTue Jun 16 2026 - 16:29
Flutter investor Dart nears 30%, Erisbeg signs €175m dealBusiness Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Jun 15 2026 - 06:39
Foam-cup heir nears 30% Flutter stake but expected to avoid mandatory bidWhile Paddy Power’s parent moved main listing and operational headquarters to New York, it remains incorporated in DublinMon Jun 15 2026 - 06:00
Irish job ads requiring AI-related skills jumped 60% last year, PwC saysSome 2.3 per cent of postings mentioned AI skills in 2024, the firm saidMon Jun 15 2026 - 06:00
Irish private equity firm Erisbeg to sell stake in ORS consultancyORS employs more than 500 people and supports clients across Ireland, the UK and farther afieldMon Jun 15 2026 - 06:00
Grafton chief bets on ‘PIIGS’ boom as northern European markets stallIreland has replaced Britain as Grafton’s main earning market in recent years and group has high hopes for Iberian air conditioning investments Sat Jun 13 2026 - 10:42
European shares rally on Middle East peace hopes and SpaceX IPOTravel stocks and financials among those to fare best as mood improves across all markets though not for Big OilFri Jun 12 2026 - 18:45
ECB raises rates for first time since 2023 as Iran war stokes inflation ECB is first big central bank to hike rates since Iran warThu Jun 11 2026 - 17:57
Grafton eyes more than 10% annual earnings growth out to 2030Target for parent of Woodies DIY and Chadwicks seen as ‘ambitious but very achievable’ by analysts Thu Jun 11 2026 - 08:07
ECB set to hike interest rates today, and again in SeptemberEuropean Central Bank looks to tamp down inflation fearsThu Jun 11 2026 - 01:00
European shares steady as investors weigh US-Iran flare-upIseq edges down with Ryanair also fallingWed Jun 10 2026 - 18:16
DCC shares soar as US private equity firms increase bid to £5.7bn Suitors have just hours to meet ‘put up or shut up’ deadline imposed by Irish Takeover Panel for energy-focused businessWed Jun 10 2026 - 14:05
Fleet safety tech firm CameraMatics raises €49m with ISIF and AIB backingTech focuses on accident prevention including by providing alerts of a cyclist in a blind spot or drivers showing signs of getting tiredWed Jun 10 2026 - 06:00
Government ‘will need to borrow’ for new wealth funds as spending rises at fastest rate in EU, says watchdogGross debt is set to rise by more than €30bn to almost €340bn by 2030Wed Jun 10 2026 - 01:00
European shares dip as investors fret about Middle East risksIseq rises but banking stocks out of sortsTue Jun 09 2026 - 18:01
Energia ‘monitoring’ fuel-price spike impact ahead of imminent takeover Company’s comments after price hikes by other suppliersTue Jun 09 2026 - 06:00
