UK accountancy firm buys Dublin-based MSD in foray into marketDeal is latest among mid-tier accountancy firmsTue Jul 15 2025 - 07:00
NatWest to sell remaining 11.7% stake in PTSB UK lender continuing its exit from the RepublicMon Jul 14 2025 - 17:59
State ‘well positioned’ despite uncertain markets, NTMA saysRepublic still has still has debt of more than €200bnMon Jul 14 2025 - 14:37
DCC to sell Ireland and UK info tech unit in €115m dealLarger part of group’s technology business, which specialises in audiovisual equipment for events companies, is still on the market Mon Jul 14 2025 - 07:59
Brash Italian banker seeking to lift barriers to European deals may make it harder for othersAndrea Orcel wants to create a European banking champion, but not all our happySat Jul 12 2025 - 06:00
Macquarie sells Irish mortgage-to-rent unit to managementBroadstone chief executive Liam MacMahon is buying the business for a nominal sumFri Jul 11 2025 - 06:00
JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon says markets too complacent on tariffs and interest ratesBanker argues Trump ‘did the right thing to chicken out’ on applying leviesThu Jul 10 2025 - 18:05
Hostelworld shares slump amid ‘underwhelming’ trading in first half of yearShares in Hostelworld fell as much as 11% in London, where most of the trading activity in the stock takes placeThu Jul 10 2025 - 11:06
AIB pushes ahead with AI adoption Bank is rolling out Microsoft’s Copilot AI tools to staff Thu Jul 10 2025 - 08:53
DCC still sees remaining businesses growing this year despite initial earnings dipIrish listed company is ditching its conglomerate structure to focus on energyThu Jul 10 2025 - 07:51
O’Callaghan backs down on plan for 17% rise in personal injury awards Minister for Justice warns that judges may ignore decision, encouraging more people to bypass Personal Injuries Resolution BoardWed Jul 09 2025 - 14:13
DCC seen getting £633m for tech unit – over a third lower than some initial estimates Weak results for division and mounting concerns about the impact on key US business of tariffs and cautious consumers prompt downgrades Wed Jul 09 2025 - 10:48
Private equity firm behind 3,000 jobs in Ireland raises €1bn for new fundExponent’s Irish investments include Chanelle Pharma, Ethos Engineering and Kingsbridge HealthcareWed Jul 09 2025 - 10:31
Specialist property lenders cut small business loans most sharply during market shocks, says Central Bank Period covered includes Covid-19 pandemic and inflation spikeTue Jul 08 2025 - 13:37
UK watchdog starts scrutiny of Greencore’s £1.2bn Bakkavor dealCompetition and Markets Authority invites comments on deal by July 22nd as part of a phase one inquiry into transactionTue Jul 08 2025 - 11:13
Paul Coulson faces last stand in battle to retain control of ArdaghBondholders have offered Coulson and other investors $250m to hand over total control of the empireSat Jun 28 2025 - 06:00
US treasury asks Congress to scrap foreign revenge tax in Trump billIrish tax experts say decision to back away from section 899 provision and relaxation of OECD second pillar rules are welcome Fri Jun 27 2025 - 10:26
Datalex ‘continues to explore funding options’ as fresh Desmond backstop loomsBillionaire had been a consistent provider of finance since the company was rocked in 2019 by an accounting scandal and, subsequently, the Covid-19 pandemicFri Jun 27 2025 - 06:00
Crypto trading exchange Kraken secures EU-wide licence from Central BankIt is the first licence that the Irish watchdog has issued under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation Thu Jun 26 2025 - 18:06
Why have oil prices not soared in wake of Israel and US bombing Iran? Markets have priced in that the worst of the Iran-Israel conflict is behind us and there will be no oil supply shocks Thu Jun 26 2025 - 10:55
William Fry in talks to hire some Eversheds partners after failed merger talksNumber of Eversheds Ireland staff also expected to join new Eversheds Sutherland (International) practice Thu Jun 26 2025 - 06:00
Minister to bring memo to Cabinet on plan to raise personal injury awards by almost 17%Planned blanket hike of 16.7% has been met with resistance from insurers and business lobby groupsThu Jun 26 2025 - 06:00
Uniphar ‘needs up to €150m of deals’ to hit growth targetAnalysts at broker Deutsche Numis cut rating on Uniphar to hold from buyWed Jun 25 2025 - 06:00
European shares advance on Israel-Iran ceasefireIseq All-Share index jumped 1.9 per cent with Ryanair standing out as a strong featureTue Jun 24 2025 - 17:58
Irish businessman Gary Quin’s new Spac enters tie-up with bitcoin treasury firmBusinessman raised €189m in initial public offering after floating Columbus Circle Capital CorporationTue Jun 24 2025 - 11:33
Landlord Ires will not replace exiting board nominee of former activist investor Toronto-based Vision Capital had led a failed campaign for Ires to be sold or broken upTue Jun 24 2025 - 07:54
Ulster Bank to hand back Irish banking licence at the end of the weekUnclaimed funds of former customers’ closed accounts and products are held by Ulydien Trustee and can be reclaimed Mon Jun 23 2025 - 11:03
Paschal Donohoe’s refusal to tackle banker bonus ban is hitting those who bought State’s sharesThe Minister for Finance has lifted pay caps at AIB and PTSB, but a 89pc supertax on bonuses remainsSat Jun 21 2025 - 06:00
The Irish firms seen as safe from Trump’s planned ‘revenge tax’Foreign companies operating in the US that are majority owned by US investors would not be affected by the special taxSat Jun 21 2025 - 06:00
Australian investor sells Irish social housing portfolio at a lossBroadstone holds mortgage-to-rent authorisation, which is likely to appeal to certain partiesSat Jun 21 2025 - 06:00
Nordic group mulls higher offer for Dalata as it buys more shares in Irish hotel chainOslo-based investment firm Eiendomsspar and Swedish hotel company Pandox had €1.3bn bid rejected this monthFri Jun 20 2025 - 16:16
Former Ires activist Vision to lose one board nominee as it cuts stake below 3% Two Vision directors appointed after truce at Ireland’s largest listed landlord last year backed board view opposing sale or break-up of businessFri Jun 20 2025 - 14:00
Applegreen to invest $750m in Massachusetts motorway service stations under 35-year dealUS-backed Irish firm will have contract to run restaurants and shops, sell fuel and operate EV charging sitesFri Jun 20 2025 - 06:00
How AIB, once worth less than its art collection, came back from the brinkFree of State ownership again, the Irish bank is now hugely profitable, but the legacy of the bailout lingersFri Jun 20 2025 - 05:58
Paul Coulson offered $250m to walk away from Ardagh amid crunch debt talksDeal would see businessman cede control of glass and metal containers giantThu Jun 19 2025 - 19:04
Kenmare ends takeover talks with former MD and Abu Dhabi firm after they lower bid priceBoard says revised pricing ‘significantly undervalued’ business and prospectsThu Jun 19 2025 - 08:21
Energia pays further €40m dividend as New York owner courts biddersHost of firms said to be circling utility businessWed Jun 18 2025 - 06:00
How AIB went from boom to bust and back againFrom the bank guarantee, the executive pay cap to the sale of the last State shares Tue Jun 17 2025 - 13:46
Donohoe lifts remaining bank pay caps after selling last AIB sharesIrish bank was rescued by State with a €20.8bn bailout post the 2008 crash Tue Jun 17 2025 - 12:45
Business lender Capitalflow secures retail credit licence to expand offering Move will allow lender’s offering to include car finance and buy-to-let mortgages Mon Jun 16 2025 - 06:00
Rent reforms will pull up the drawbridge on future renters Most studies show rent controls depress developmentSat Jun 14 2025 - 06:00
Irish investor group targets Polish rental sector Domestic market in flux amid fresh round of planned reformsFri Jun 13 2025 - 06:00
Digicel ‘poised to refinance €2bn early’ as it wins highest credit rating in years Move will be helped by US authorities ending an investigation into phone companyFri Jun 13 2025 - 06:00
Irish fixed-term savings rates fall faster than interest offers on mortgagesIrish mortgage interest rates are, on average, the fifth highest across the 19 states in the euro zone Wed Jun 11 2025 - 15:21
Nama to be down to as low as €10m in loans tied to windup, says CEOPrevious agency target was €4.8bnWed Jun 11 2025 - 09:45
Oireachtas should slam down gavel on judges’ planned 16.7% injury awards hikePlanned blanket hike will likely be passed directly onto consumers and companiesSat Jun 07 2025 - 20:57
FD Technologies chairwoman urges investors to back takeover Firm ‘a relatively small player in a large, but fast-moving, fragmented market’, Donna Troy tells shareholdersSat Jun 07 2025 - 06:00
AIB to sell its 49.9% stake in merchant services joint ventureDeal will lead to about €215 million capital boost which is expected to deliver profit of around €140mFri Jun 06 2025 - 08:01
Corporate tax take tumbles 30% for May with €1.1bn less over same month last yearDepartment of Finance downplays the decline, attributing it to ‘once-off’ factorsFri Jun 06 2025 - 06:52
