Greencore boss’s £1.2bn bid ambition a rarity among second-tier Irish plcs these daysAgreement in principle to buy Bakkavor marks a major departure in ambition for the Dublin-based sandwich and ready-meal makerSat Apr 05 2025 - 06:00
PTSB attempts to buy nonbank lender Finance IrelandFinance Ireland is 51% owned by US investment management giant PimcoSat Apr 05 2025 - 06:00
BlackRock chief sees risk of brief recession in US amid Trump tariffs Head of world’s largest asset manager says Trump administration’s push to cut government costs and red tape will deliver growth over longer termThu Apr 03 2025 - 17:59
Digicel refinancing on hold amid uncertainty over US justice department case Telecoms group founded by Denis O’Brien is said to be keen to refinance much of its $2.8 billion of borrowings early, following debt restructuringThu Apr 03 2025 - 05:00
European stocks decline ahead of Trump’s tariff announcement Iseq All-Share index manages to end session 0.2 slightly higherWed Apr 02 2025 - 18:35
Bank of America’s Dublin EU hub sees profits dip to $1.76bn in 2024Company took impairment charge against its loan book and staff costs roseWed Apr 02 2025 - 06:00
Ireland faces office supply ‘shock’ as downturn stalled construction, Gresham House saysShortage of ‘future-proofed, sustainable buildings’ becoming increasingly evident, chair of specialist investment management firm saysWed Apr 02 2025 - 06:00
LDA chief expects State agency to be building 3,500 homes annually by 2027 Agency boss insists it does not get involved with builders are also talking to approved housing bodies on projectsMon Mar 31 2025 - 06:05
Four in five workers in Ireland not aware of State’s auto-enrolment pension detailsScheme will capture up to 800,000 workers between ages of 23 and 60 and earning more than €20,000 who are not currently part of a pension planMon Mar 31 2025 - 06:00
Central Bank commission discussed concerns over its role in approving Israeli bonds documentsCommission agreed to issue responses reflecting correspondence previously sent to Oireachtas finance committeeMon Mar 31 2025 - 05:44
Irish corporate insolvencies dip in first quarter after hitting six-year highPwC says recent downward trend ‘highlights the Irish economy and many Irish businesses continue to demonstrate resilience despite geopolitical challenges’Mon Mar 31 2025 - 05:32
Is Guinness owner Diageo on activist investors’ radar as stock languishes at eight-year low?Sales of some key spirits are flagging, but it is unclear if this is a return to a pre-Covid norm or a shift in consumer tastesSat Mar 29 2025 - 06:00
European shares drop amid mounting tariff worries Iseq All-Share index loses 1.5% with banking stocks out of sortsFri Mar 28 2025 - 18:25
Builders ‘fear blacklist’ from calling out housing bottlenecks, says finance provider Roundtower head says just choosing a name can take authorities up to nine monthsFri Mar 28 2025 - 06:00
Finance Ireland raises over €700m to boost car and property lending State’s largest nonbank lender is exiting the residential mortgage marketFri Mar 28 2025 - 06:00
Energia’s US owner presses start button on multibillion euro saleNew York-based I Squared Capital bought group in 2016 Thu Mar 27 2025 - 14:01
European shares fall as investors fret over looming US tariff deadlineUK equities close higher after Rachel Reeves pushes back spending plans Wed Mar 26 2025 - 18:09
Final Irish cases on planes seized in Russia almost resolved, court toldSix aircraft lessors had filed €2.5 billion worth of legal claims in 2022 Wed Mar 26 2025 - 16:20
Finance Ireland’s move to stop mortgage lending to have limited market impact – analysts Lender had effectively been out of the market for some timeWed Mar 26 2025 - 08:59
Kenmare earnings tumble as former chief Carvill weighs improved bidMiner blames a slump in prices as spike in global production more than outweighs record demand for titanium minerals Wed Mar 26 2025 - 07:45
Tullow Oil profit misses estimates amid €197m in asset chargesCompany said in January that it was considering selling certain non-core assets to accelerate debt reductionTue Mar 25 2025 - 11:25
Hostelworld’s departing chair named new CEO of South African gaming groupUlrik Bengtsson plans to step down later this yearTue Mar 25 2025 - 10:20
As Ryanair offers hiding place for investors, O’Leary flies closer to €100m pay-day Triggering of bonus will lead investors to ponder life at the carrier after chief executive of more than 30 yearsSat Mar 22 2025 - 06:00
Taoiseach taps ESRI’s McQuinn as economic adviserEconomics professor Alan Ahearne had previously served as adviser to Micheál Martin Fri Mar 21 2025 - 16:31
Banks join regulator estimating Government will miss housing targetsBanking and Payments Federation Ireland cites inefficiencies in critical infrastructureFri Mar 21 2025 - 06:00
European shares fall as major central banks note economic uncertainty ECB says a 25% US tariffs would lower euro zone growth by 0.3 percentage points in first yearThu Mar 20 2025 - 18:00
Ires begins small share buyback as stock languishes Landlord recently reported like-for-like value of property portfolio had stabilised Thu Mar 20 2025 - 12:11
NTMA sells €1bn of bonds as European rates ease after spikeOECD report shows Ireland is one of six member countries with falling debt-to-GDP ratioThu Mar 20 2025 - 11:51
Hostelworld chairman quits for new CEO role after ‘strong’ resultsBooking company targeting youth market has been winning back market share from general online travel agents Thu Mar 20 2025 - 10:05
Smurfit Westrock merger: CEO Tony Smurfit’s pay package recorded as €19.5m Total included remuneration before and after Smurfit Kappa merged with WestrockThu Mar 20 2025 - 06:00
European shares edge higher as investors eye US rates decisionIseq down slightly as housebuilders advanceWed Mar 19 2025 - 18:24
Irish hourly earnings jump 25% from pre-Covid levels, led by tech workersSurge took place against the backdrop of inflation and an increasingly tight labour market after worst of pandemicWed Mar 19 2025 - 17:04
Avant unveils mortgages linked to key European banking rateProduct will be priced off Euribor, a market benchmark for the rate at which banks are willing to lend to each otherWed Mar 19 2025 - 11:04
Accounting watchdog extracts further financial disclosures from miner KenmareFunding managing director, Michael Carvill and Abu Dhabi-based private equity firm Oryx Global Partners Limited are weighing making a fresh takeover offer for the businessTue Mar 18 2025 - 17:02
Ires refinances €500m credit facility as property values stabiliseLenders include Bank of Ireland, Barclays Bank Ireland, AIB and ABN AmroTue Mar 18 2025 - 15:33
Glen Dimplex founder Martin Naughton’s son to become CEOIncoming chief executive will succeed Fergal Leamy next monthTue Mar 18 2025 - 14:49
Hedge funds claim Ardagh debt plan ‘siphons’ value to Coulson Ardagh says it ‘strongly refutes the complaint and believes it is without merit’Tue Mar 18 2025 - 13:30
Carvill knows value of Kenmare’s Mozambique mine more than anyone. Is he ready to pay up?Company founder owns about 0.6% but could reap attractive equity-based incentive plan under deal with OryxSat Mar 08 2025 - 06:00
Kenmare shares surge up to 52% on Carvill and Abu Dhabi firm bid for miner Listed group rejects offer at 92% premium and has also attracted bid interest from mining giant Rio Tinto Fri Mar 07 2025 - 06:06
Energia earnings dip as start to planned sale driftsEarnings before tax fell to €238m in nine months to end of December from €247m Thu Mar 06 2025 - 15:15
Hotels group Dalata hires Rothschild to potentially find buyerIreland’s largest hotels business says strategic review is designed to find additional capital, including through a potential sale of listed groupThu Mar 06 2025 - 07:39
Kenmare’s founding chief and private equity firm mount takeover bidTitanium minerals producer also received approach from mining companyThu Mar 06 2025 - 05:00
AIB to buy back €1.2bn of stock from State as profits beat expectationsTaxpayers have so far recovered €18.5bn from the bailed-out bank in stock sales and dividendsWed Mar 05 2025 - 07:30
Corre Energy down to €2.5m of cash and unused loans as it seeks to delistCompany had been on a near year-long search for an investorTue Mar 04 2025 - 10:38
PTSB prices up to 15% tariffs in bad loans provisioningBank plans to start talks with Government and NatWest this year on buying back some of their sharesTue Mar 04 2025 - 07:47
Ardagh financial engineering ‘poster child’ as battle for control looms, says analyst CreditSights Packaging group says it has invested more than $3.5bn in assets since 2021Tue Mar 04 2025 - 06:00
Kingspan to squeeze out other investors in Swedish firm as stake tops 90%Kingspan first made a mandatory takeover offer for Nordic Waterproofing in October 2023Mon Mar 03 2025 - 08:54
Aryzta eyes further growth as earnings rise 5.4% in 2024Company hits mid-term targets a year earlyMon Mar 03 2025 - 07:41
Lloyds to pay UK taxman millions related to Irish exit Bank of Ireland expects to use up its crisis-era deferred tax assets by the end of 2028Mon Mar 03 2025 - 06:15
Howden Ireland eyes more broker purchases as deal count hits 33 in six yearsFirm now among five largest general insurance brokers in marketMon Mar 03 2025 - 06:00
