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
McDonald’s former global insurance hub in Dublin returns licenceFast food giant had used Ireland as its insurance base for decadesMon Dec 30 2024 - 06:00
Republic may hold off on early bond sale in 2025State’s National Treasury Management Agency has been traditionally one of the first debt offices to sell bonds in JanuaryMon Dec 30 2024 - 06:00
Second-hand home prices likely to jump 10% next year, Sherry FitzGerald expectsNo end in sight for rising house prices as demand continues to exceed supplyMon Dec 30 2024 - 06:00
Job permits hit record high amid surging demand for workersIndian nationals top list of workers to secure permits to work in the RepublicSun Dec 29 2024 - 14:52
From Apple’s record valuation to Zara’s share surge: An A-Z of financial markets in 2024It was a challenging year for some listed companies and a record year for CEO departuresFri Dec 27 2024 - 08:00
Kerry Group shareholders vote through dairy processing deal with co-opDeal includes Dairygold, Charleville and Cheesestrings brands and is worth a total of €500m which will be funded through buyback of some co-op shares and debtThu Dec 19 2024 - 17:42
Kenmare shares dip as new Mozambique deal drifts amid civil unrestExtension will not be finalised before existing 20-year deal expires this weekend but company says terms are agreed in principleThu Dec 19 2024 - 12:19
Newry-based FD Technologies confirms £120m share buyback plan after unit saleCompany recently sold former core part of businessThu Dec 19 2024 - 11:54
Corre raises €4m from sale of Dutch battery energy storage stakeShares in renewable energy storage developer have plunged more than 92% so far this year amid funding concernsThu Dec 19 2024 - 11:42
Former Davy owners secure €48m settlement with Bank of Ireland to resolve legal disputesAilmount sued bank in July 2023, claiming it had failed to make a payment of €19.7m due as part of the acquisitionThu Dec 19 2024 - 06:15
Goldman Sachs sale of Blanchardstown Centre priced at 25% discount to 2020 dealInvestment bank took it over four years agoThu Dec 19 2024 - 06:00
CPL Resources sees profits rise before Bain buyout of parent Anne Heraty, who co-founded recruitment firm in 1989, exited board in JulyWed Dec 18 2024 - 11:08
Tullow shares rally after Kosmos drops bid Irish founded explorer had slumped after initial report Kosmos had walked awayWed Dec 18 2024 - 09:56
Irish-led Arachas owner valued at €13.4bn under fresh investment dealDeal values Ardonagh Group at almost double the level achieved in a previous fundraising round three years agoWed Dec 18 2024 - 09:15
Facebook owner fined €251m by Irish data regulator for breachesMeta Platforms fine tied to 2018 data breach impacting 29m Facebook accounts globallyTue Dec 17 2024 - 15:26
RTÉ's Will Goodbody hired by AIB as head of external communicationsBroadcaster’s business editor to take up role just before bank’s annual results announced in MarchTue Dec 17 2024 - 15:18
Top finance official raises risks to public finances from surge in housing body dealsApproved Housing Bodies had €7bn of borrowings at the end of last year on €8.3bn of housing stockTue Dec 17 2024 - 05:56
European shares dip on weak luxury and energy stocks and French downgradeIseq index falls 1.2%, with AIB and Bank of Ireland edging lowerMon Dec 16 2024 - 20:05
Kerry co-op members approve dairy processing deal Co-op shareholders in line to split €1.4bn worth of Kerry Group sharesMon Dec 16 2024 - 16:12
OECD urges Central Bank to add consumer representatives to advisory groupOrganisation also suggests regulator assess how effective are ‘dear CEO’ letters to industry bossesMon Dec 16 2024 - 10:07
PTSB goes for job cuts as bloated costs stand out among European peersBank won’t how many jobs it aims to cut but the number will need to run into the hundreds to have any meaningful impactSat Dec 14 2024 - 06:00
Looming launch of auto-enrolment pensions means no honeymoon for incoming ministerCompanies have just nine months to prepare for mandatory workplace pension contributions from around 800,000 workersFri Dec 13 2024 - 05:00
ECB cuts rates for fourth time since JuneQuarter point cut in lending rate to 3.15% will mean saving of €40 a month for those with a €300,000 mortgageThu Dec 12 2024 - 13:17
William Fry confirms talks with Eversheds’ Irish arm as tie-ups gather paceMove would come amid wave of consolidation in the legal sectorThu Dec 12 2024 - 12:51
Credit unions’ mortgage and business lending capacity set to treble to €8.6bnCentral Bank plans to allow such lenders to provide up to the equivalent of 30 per cent of their total assets by way of home mortgagesWed Dec 11 2024 - 11:00
PTSB opens redundancy scheme that could see hundreds leave bankInitiative comes after programme for senior mangers aimed at cutting 20 positionsTue Dec 10 2024 - 14:09
NTMA taps experts from Norway to New Zealand for new sovereign wealth fundsFuture Ireland Fund estimated to hit €100bn by 2035Tue Dec 10 2024 - 11:46
Trump’s favourite index is tipped to rally further in 2025. But will he get in the way?S&P 500 is tipped to gain 7% next year, but will it?Sat Dec 07 2024 - 06:00
Energia pays additional €110m dividend to New York owner in advance of planned saleEbitda declined 6.3% to €79.5m in three months to end of September, following increasesFri Dec 06 2024 - 06:00
Tullow shares slide as ‘turnaround’ CEO plans to step downCompany’s net debt peaked at $4.8 billion at end of 2016Thu Dec 05 2024 - 14:41
Biggest Irish nursing home firms see losses mount after slew of takeoversSector still hit by rising running and borrowing costsThu Dec 05 2024 - 06:00
Central Bank governor more cautious on large ECB rate cuts Gabriel Makhlouf raises prospect of ‘sharp’ fall in stocks prices amid heightened technology sector valuationsWed Dec 04 2024 - 17:01
Greencore eyes return to acquisitions trail as profits top forecastSandwich maker’s results top its own forecastsTue Dec 03 2024 - 12:43
Dublin-listed Malin’s shot in the arm from share in $1.5bn deal will hasten its demiseIt would bring an end to the rollercoaster ride investors have endured since it floated nine years agoSat Nov 30 2024 - 06:00
AIB agrees to 4% pay hike next year as three-year deal comes to an endAgreement with Financial Services Union will see increase of €2,000 for lowest paid staff, bringing minimum salary to €30,000Fri Nov 29 2024 - 10:04
Former Goodbody analyst co-founds real-estate consultancy Lauder TeacherCompany eyes gap between traditional investment banks and conventional communicationsThu Nov 28 2024 - 12:22
NTMA to raise as little as €6bn next year amid strong surplus forecast Department of Finance estimates record State surplus this year of €23.7bn - 7.5% of domestic economyThu Nov 28 2024 - 11:08
European shares fall amid concerns over French budgetInvestors looking for signals on impact of incoming Trump presidency on trade, inflation and interest ratesWed Nov 27 2024 - 18:47
Norwegian hotels investor builds 5.45% stake in DalataCompany declines to say if it has plans to increase its holding but denies any strategic stakebuildingWed Nov 27 2024 - 16:33
Arachas profits rise 30% as it continues deal-makingCompany has been one the most acquisitive brokerage groups in the Republic in recent timesWed Nov 27 2024 - 08:00
Motor-to-agri lender First Citizen slides to €11.7m loss Nonbank lender struggles to pass on rising funding costs to customersWed Nov 27 2024 - 06:00
Facebook parent’s Irish arm pays €900m dividend as profit risesSocial media giant sees turnover near €70bnTue Nov 26 2024 - 16:21
Digicel faces US justice department investigation over possible breachesMobile phones group founded by Denis O’Brien reported itself over possible violations of US Foreign Corrupt Practices ActTue Nov 26 2024 - 12:03
Malin soars 37% as main investment to be bought by RocheOverall deal for Poseida, in which Dublin-based firm has 12% stake, is worth €1.4bnTue Nov 26 2024 - 11:24
Housing bodies to assess removal of their borrowings from State balance sheetAHB sector is the most active bulk buyer of homes in the countryTue Nov 26 2024 - 06:00
PrepayPower owner’s sales up 23% last year on price rises and more customers Turnover tops €376m for the yearTue Nov 26 2024 - 06:00
AIB commits €20m to sustainability education and researchMary Robinson addresses bank’s eighth annual sustainability conferenceMon Nov 25 2024 - 07:02
Search for auto-enrolment asset managers to start within weeksOfficials now plan flat charge on participants to run scheme which will hit lower paid people harderMon Nov 25 2024 - 05:33
