Poolbeg Pharma secures extension for merger talks with Nasdaq-listed peerAll-share deal would see investors initially take a 55 per cent stake in merged entityThu Jan 30 2025 - 10:07
Ex-PTSB chief David Guinane breached consumer code, inquiry findsDavid Guinane’s legal team is arguing that he should not face any sanctionWed Jan 29 2025 - 17:41
State sells more AIB shares as bailout recovery reaches €17.9bn, with full exit in sight Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe sold a 5% in the bank late on Monday evening at €5.60 per share to stock market investorsTue Jan 28 2025 - 07:40
State expected to exit AIB by mid-year as it seeks to sell another 5% stakeLatest share sale plan would reduce the State’s holding in AIB to 12.5 per centMon Jan 27 2025 - 17:45
Barclays pushes out potential move of EU hub from Dublin to Paris to 2027UK bank doubled its workforce in the Republic to about 300 in the wake of the UK deciding to exit the EUMon Jan 27 2025 - 12:17
Apple share slump amid iPhone woes should sound caution for new GovernmentTech giant’s international operation in Cork believed to be largest taxpayer in RepublicSat Jan 25 2025 - 06:00
Central Bank deputy governor Derville Rowland among shortlisted candidates for new EU agencyFive board positions at the Anti-Money Laundering Authority up for grabsSat Jan 25 2025 - 06:00
Avant Money’s loan book rises 27% ahead of bank branch moveAvant will become a fully fledged branch of Spanish parent Bankinter from AprilThu Jan 23 2025 - 08:03
Arachas to buy Cork insurance broker as deals count hits 25Deal is latest in a wave of deals across the insurance sectorThu Jan 23 2025 - 07:01
AIB latest lender to start cutting deposit rate after ECB movesFixed-term products affected, all other savings rates remain unchangedWed Jan 22 2025 - 14:13
Accountancy firm Ormsby & Rhodes to merge with UK-based AABSince securing investment from August Equity in 2021, AAB has trebled in size and now employs more than 1,000 peopleWed Jan 22 2025 - 10:15
Munich Re’s Irish tech unit seeks to cut almost 12% of jobsDublin-based unit has entered into consultation with employees on 18 “at risk” rolesWed Jan 22 2025 - 06:00
Bank of Ireland shares rise as UK government weighs in on car finance crisisUK chancellor Rachel Reeves has written a submission through the UK treasury department to the supreme court, applying to intervene in the hearingTue Jan 21 2025 - 09:24
European shares hold firm as FTSE 100 hits high amid Trump inaugurationIseq follows peers with banking and construction stocks gaining groundMon Jan 20 2025 - 18:25
Titanium minerals miner Kenmare’s production tops estimatesMoma mine in Mozambique beat analysts’ predictions despite civil unrest in countryMon Jan 20 2025 - 10:00
Johnny Sexton prepares for crunch test as his new employer faces off with bondholdersPaul Coulson’s glass and cans business was built on the back of junk bond debt but rising rates and volatile glass bottle markets have left it debt heavyFri Jan 17 2025 - 15:31
Solar panel firm Ohk makes fourth purchase after Melior dealOhk deals completed since 2023 Melior investment reach over €30m in valueFri Jan 17 2025 - 06:00
For Avant Money CEO Niall Corbett it’s all about balance - ‘We have to lend money to make money.’ Avant Money CEO Niall Corbett is balancing the twin challenges of establishing a retail bank presence in Ireland and learning SpanishFri Jan 17 2025 - 05:00
NTMA secures over €36bn of orders for €3bn long-term bondDebt to mature in 30 yearsThu Jan 16 2025 - 15:27
Accounting firm Moore Ireland merges with Galway’s DHKNDeal marks first big strategic move by company backed by private equityThu Jan 16 2025 - 05:30
NTMA hires banks to sell €3bn of bonds as new government takes shapeAgency sold just €6bn of bonds during 2024, at lower end of targeted rangeWed Jan 15 2025 - 14:55
Irish savers placing less cash in high-rate deposit accountsAlmost 87% of Irish household savings held in on-demand or current accounts earning average of 0.14%Wed Jan 15 2025 - 11:59
PTSB cuts mortgage pricing to include market-leading 3% rateLender’s share of new mortgages has slid from 25% to 13.4% in recent timesWed Jan 15 2025 - 10:20
Hostelworld revenues dip as backpackers flock to low-cost Asia and Central AmericaNet bookings grew 6% on the year to 6.9mTue Jan 14 2025 - 08:38
Grafton Group sales decline 2.7% in 2024 amid weak UK and Finnish marketsNo significant pick up in volumes expected amid ’relatively insipid’ economic growth in key marketsTue Jan 14 2025 - 08:15
Avant Money informs Irish customers that it will become full fledged bank here in AprilNonbank lender currently offers mortgages, credit cards and personal loansMon Jan 13 2025 - 17:45
Wall Street investors ask if CRH’s new boss will hive off non-US assets, including IrelandScale and prospects of US business drove 2023 decision to move CRH’s primary stock market listing to New YorkSat Jan 11 2025 - 06:00
Glenveagh operating profit soars 86% as house sales and margins riseHome builder sees sales continue to surgeFri Jan 10 2025 - 08:24
Coulson quits Ardagh unit with riskiest bonds as restructuring loomsBonds issued by ARD Finance are currently trading as low as 9.5 cent on the dollarFri Jan 10 2025 - 06:15
Alvarez & Marsal opens Irish office after hiring a former KPMG managing directorNew York-based firm has established a corporate finance practice and aims to hire up to 20 people over the next two yearsThu Jan 09 2025 - 06:00
Ardagh enlists restructuring experts to board as it looks to cut €12bn debtDebt of Paul Coulson’s packaging group is seen as too high by analysts as outlook for glass bottles unit weakensWed Jan 08 2025 - 11:52
Finance officials wedded to end-2025 Nama windup even as law delayedGovernment aimed for agency to take over IBRC by end of 2024 or early this year - but enabling legislation was stalled by general electionWed Jan 08 2025 - 10:55
Deutsche Bank sees AIB interest income falling 11% as it cuts stock ratingBank’s underlying pretax profit should fall almost 22 per cent this year to €2.05 billion, report estimatesTue Jan 07 2025 - 16:45
Poolbeg Pharma secures backing from major investor in merger targetUS biopharma giant Gilead, which owns 19.4 per cent of Hookipa, plans to support unionTue Jan 07 2025 - 10:57
Bank of Ireland starts deposit rate cuts after ECB reductionsCentral bank has cut its key deposit rate by a total of 1 percentage point to 3% since JuneTue Jan 07 2025 - 10:20
Target-beating €12.8bn exchequer surplus to aid coalition talksDepartment of Finance data show total tax receipts soared almost 23% to record €108bn last yearTue Jan 07 2025 - 06:00
Ireland’s tax take hits record €108bn after €11bn Apple boostTotal corporation tax receipts soared 64% to €39.1bn in 2024Mon Jan 06 2025 - 16:30
Irish virtual reality firm Engage XR’s shares slide on sales warningShares fall more than 8%Mon Jan 06 2025 - 12:52
Queen Elizabeth’s former press secretary to chair Lauder TeacherIndustry veteran to head property communications to consultancy business cofounded by Goodbody analystMon Jan 06 2025 - 09:30
Dublin is 9th most expensive city in Europe to live and 4th for rental costsLooking only at rent costs, Dublin ranked behind London, Zurich and Geneva and ahead of Amsterdam and Luxembourg, the Numbeo survey showsMon Jan 06 2025 - 06:24
Irish corporate insolvencies hit six-year high in 2024, PwC report showsInsolvencies rose by 16% last year, although the fourth-quarter saw a drop in company collapses, report by Big Four firm notesMon Jan 06 2025 - 05:58
Dublin-based Brera football investment group racks up €8m losses as a public company Brera holds stakes in a number of small football clubs in Europe and elsewhere and also had a small stake in Manchester UnitedMon Jan 06 2025 - 05:57
PTSB staff have days to apply for redundancy packagesBank’s executive team is expected to take a number of weeks following the deadline for receipt of applications to determine how many staff it plans to let goSun Jan 05 2025 - 14:48
Irish dealmaking rises 5% in 2024 to buck global trendM&A activity rises despite worldwide slowdownSat Jan 04 2025 - 06:00
Grant Thornton Ireland and US firm complete merger of non-audit businessesIrish firm generated about €300 million of revenues in 2024Fri Jan 03 2025 - 16:35
Tullow shares soar as Ghana tax victory will help $1.4bn debt refinancingInternational arbitration organisation rules Africa-focused explorer will not have to pay a $320m Ghana tax billFri Jan 03 2025 - 09:27
Cathal Friel-chaired Poolbeg Pharma’s shares plunge on US tie-up talksDonegal native has been behind a number of pharma deals in past decadeThu Jan 02 2025 - 10:27
Malin and homebuilders Cairn and Glenveagh shine on Iseq in 2024 Irish stock market up about 11% for the year so far, despite heavyweight defections to Wall StreetTue Dec 31 2024 - 06:00
Mixed year for Irish banks amid falling rates, increasing competition and UK car finance reviewAIB leads the three main lenders yet clouds may be on the horizonTue Dec 31 2024 - 06:00
