Ruadhán Mac Cormaic appointed editor of The Irish Times Former foreign affairs correspondent will take up the post on October 26th, succeeding Paul O’NeillTue Oct 18 2022 - 11:21
The BBC is 100 but can the Big British Castle survive its own government?Difficult second century beckons for the UK public service broadcaster as it battles global rivals and enemies closer to homeTue Oct 18 2022 - 05:45
Nobel winners, PC blues and how some iPhones mistake rollercoasters for car crashesPlanet Business: From Rolling Thunder to Arse, a quick guide to operation codenames in British politicsSat Oct 15 2022 - 06:06
Kildare, Meath and Dublin County have highest proportion of homes rated A for energy-efficiencyCSO data shows ‘huge improvement’ in Building Energy Ratings with newer homes much more likely to be A-ratedFri Oct 14 2022 - 13:37
Fáilte Ireland launches €600,000 campaign to boost winter visitors to DublinMarketing push will position city as destination for live music, festive occasions and other events from November to JanuaryFri Oct 14 2022 - 12:49
Siro makes €50m broadband investment in Dún Laoghaire-RathdownOperator aims to reach more than 70,000 homes and businesses in South Dublin and Dún Laoghaire-RathdownFri Oct 14 2022 - 05:00
European markets climb after rollercoaster sessionStocks rebounded after touching a near two-year low, ending a six-day losing streakThu Oct 13 2022 - 19:43
Most chief executives in Ireland expect economy to avoid recessionKPMG survey finds resilience despite challenges posed by rising inflation and risks to business supply chainsThu Oct 13 2022 - 18:15
Vodafone increases some broadband, TV and home phone prices from NovemberThe €5 a month rise reflects ‘ongoing investment’ in its network and services, provider saysThu Oct 13 2022 - 17:26
Irish film and TV industry calls for regional tax incentive to be extendedCredit, which expires at the end of 2023, brought productions out of Dublin and Wicklow, Oireachtas committee hearsWed Oct 12 2022 - 19:16
Music success is not the same as it was — but at least we have Harry StylesWith hit songs hanging around charts for longer, streaming services have slowed down the consumption of new musicMon Oct 10 2022 - 12:21
‘Getting Britain Moving’ the Rees-Mogg way as UK Conservatives go wild for frackingPlanet Business: Kim Kardashian’s costly crypto; the ‘climate positive’ Brisbane Olympics; and an update on Optimus, Elon Musk’s dancing robot prototypeSat Oct 08 2022 - 05:45
Peter Feeney: ‘Journalists are up against much worse deadlines than when I went into the business 40 years ago’After eight years as press ombudsman, the former RTÉ veteran holds forth on online reporting, campaign groups and news media standardsSat Oct 08 2022 - 05:00
Section 481 tax credit must be amended to protect actors’ rights, says Irish EquityOireachtas committee hears actors on Irish productions lose out financially over failure to specify adherence to copyright lawWed Oct 05 2022 - 20:15
European markets decline as fears of recession intensifyWall Street stocks also trade lower with tech stocks among the fallersWed Oct 05 2022 - 18:30
Dublin tech company Kinzen acquired by Spotify to help it detect harmful contentFounded by Mark Little, Áine Kerr and Paul Watson, Kinzen will identify ‘emerging threats’ for the audio streamerWed Oct 05 2022 - 14:55
Complaints about Irish coverage of Russia’s Ukraine war rejected by regulatorBroadcasting Authority of Ireland also dismisses complaint against Liveline from publisher of Public Sector MagazineWed Oct 05 2022 - 13:07
Newry printing plant closure a ‘severe blow’ to Northern Ireland print sector, says UniteSome 46 jobs are set to be lost at the Mediahuis plant amid plans to outsource all printing from JanuaryTue Oct 04 2022 - 17:59
Screen Ireland announces new funding streams worth €3mPilot fund for gaming projects among the initiatives outlined at industry event in Light House cinemaTue Oct 04 2022 - 16:57
State-of-the-art becomes sign of times as Mediahuis closes its last Irish printing plantNewspaper circulation has plunged since the former INM company opened the Newry plant in 2007 and the VAT cut will only go so far to helpTue Oct 04 2022 - 05:41
Troy Studios sale puts ‘positive final seal’ on Limerick Twenty Thirty project, says developerLoan repaid by special purpose vehicle to local authorities will now be used to alleviate housing issues across the countyMon Oct 03 2022 - 19:58
‘Sabotage’ in Baltic Sea leaves Nord Stream pipelines in need of more maintenancePlanet Business: Eurostar’s Brexit woes, Burberry’s Daniel Lee and a round-up of reactions to Truss and Kwarteng’s ‘fiscal event’Sat Oct 01 2022 - 06:00
The beat goes on for Golden Discs as it celebrates diamond anniversaryCo-founder ‘exceedingly proud’ that retailer remains part of Irish music landscape amid vinyl revivalThu Sept 29 2022 - 08:00
Aer Lingus adds Dublin-Cleveland route for next summerDirect service will bring its total of transatlantic routes from Dublin to 15Wed Sept 28 2022 - 17:30
Mediahuis to close Newry plant with Irish Times Group to print Irish and Sunday Independent titles Belgian-owned newspaper publisher will shut its last print site in Ireland and outsource printing to other companiesTue Sept 27 2022 - 18:30
News publishers welcome zero VAT rate as ‘tax on information’ endsScreen industry hails extension to Section 481 tax credit as Government hints at new incentives for unscripted productionTue Sept 27 2022 - 15:46
Laura Slattery: Never mind the politics, it’s sport and music that should not mixSuper Bowl’s half-time show becomes thin end of the wedge as events conspire to make two worlds intertwineTue Sept 27 2022 - 05:00
Royal London Ireland expands into pensions marketSubsidiary of UK mutual insurance society is launching a range of products for retirement savers through financial brokersMon Sept 26 2022 - 05:05
Biopharma company Ipsen invests €52m in Blanchardstown site upgradeParis-headquartered multinational has increased production at the west Dublin manufacturing facility by 10% this yearMon Sept 26 2022 - 05:00
Tesco purchases €1.6bn a year in Irish food and drink, report findsAnalysis commissioned from economic consultants Indecon finds grocery retailer facilitates €960m in exports of Irish-produced food, drink and other productsMon Sept 26 2022 - 04:55
Economic sentiment declines further in SeptemberMood among consumers and businesses has waned amid cost-of-living squeeze and energy supply fearsMon Sept 26 2022 - 04:45
Irish house prices stabilised in third quarter as supply improved, says DaftAnnual rate of housing inflation remains high but has eased over past three months, finds property websiteMon Sept 26 2022 - 00:02
Planet Business: Trussonomics goes on tourPlus top Christmas toys, a Hollywood paint job and accusations of climate denial at the World BankSat Sept 24 2022 - 05:00
European markets drop 1.8% as investors digest string of interest rate hikesTravel and tech stocks fall, with mining companies among the few to make gainsThu Sept 22 2022 - 18:17
Public relations sector needs more men, says professional bodyPRII Census finds average salary stands at €74,000, with seven in 10 receiving pay rises in past year and work-life balance improvingThu Sept 22 2022 - 05:00
Revolut launches account designed for the self-employedRevolut Pro offers more services than typical consumer bank account to those who don’t need a full business accountWed Sept 21 2022 - 12:47
Laura Slattery: Event television will live long beyond Queen Elizabeth’s funeralIt is tempting, but too neat, to view her coronation and death as bookends in the history of TVTue Sept 20 2022 - 06:41
Tallaght Stadium naming rights to be sold by South Dublin County CouncilSponsor interest in home of Shamrock Rovers and the Republic of Ireland women’s national team is expected to be strongTue Sept 13 2022 - 06:32
Luke O’Neill joins TV production company Kite for science television ventureTrinity immunologist says ‘timing is perfect’ for Kite Entertainment’s plan to develop science-themed shows aimed at global audienceSat Sept 03 2022 - 06:20
Baltic winds of change as Europe steps up response to Putin’s fossil fuel ‘blackmail’Planet Business: Undeclared French swimming pools, Elon Musk’s subpoena and Liz Truss’s ‘bold’ economic policiesSat Sept 03 2022 - 05:00
Unilever’s Irish subsidiary sees profits half to €6.36m in 2021British consumer goods giant is the company behind brands such as Magnum, Dove, Knorr and PersilFri Sept 02 2022 - 16:40
Online and mobile banking payments grow 11.7% in second quarterContactless payments now account for 57% of card volumes, banking industry report findsFri Sept 02 2022 - 05:00
Wayflyer secures €254m in debt financing from Credit SuisseThis is the second major debt financing secured by the Irish ecommerce growth platform this yearThu Sept 01 2022 - 14:00
Crime drama The Vanishing Triangle leads Virgin Media Television’s new scheduleVMTV also announces new series Lucy Investigates, How to Buy a Home and Baz Ashmawy scripted comedy FaithlessThu Sept 01 2022 - 06:01
European shares slip 1% compounding a difficult AugustInvestor sentiment hit by new inflation data and Russia’s halting of gas flows to GermanyWed Aug 31 2022 - 18:39
Glanbia Ireland and Glanbia Co-op rebrand to TirlánName change follows Glanbia plc’s sale of its stake in Glanbia Ireland to the co-opWed Aug 31 2022 - 15:07
Irish journalists among more than 1,150 Reach staff to strike over pay‘Shameful’ that publisher of newspapers claiming to be allies of working people would treat own employees ‘so shabbily’, says unionWed Aug 31 2022 - 12:45
Danish energy giant Ørsted acquires Cork solar farmBallinrea project follows the company’s acquisition of Brookfield Renewable Ireland last yearTue Aug 30 2022 - 11:50
In a sunset industry, Cineworld’s woes are a plot twist many saw comingCinema chain’s financial difficulties make for a ‘tiresome disaster movie’. The problem is it might not have the genre to itselfTue Aug 30 2022 - 05:33
It’s behind you: the humanoid robots that look creepily realPlanet Business: Cineworld’s bankruptcy risk, France’s private jet aversion, and the UK’s economic slumpSat Aug 27 2022 - 05:45
