European shares nudge lower on Friday but hang onto weekly gainCarlsberg Group dropped 9.3% after Britvic rejected a revised, unsolicited €3.7 billion takeover bid from the brewerFri Jun 21 2024 - 17:56
Switching rate increases for mortgage borrowers at non-lending service firmsCentral Bank-published study finds rate at which lower-risk borrowers are leaving non-lending service firms has been higher than the switching rate away from retail banks in recent monthsFri Jun 21 2024 - 12:33
More workers may be needed to finish house builds, says banking groupConstruction activity has risen sharply in 2024 but ‘increased labour capacity’ may be required to keep delivery of units in line with commencementsFri Jun 21 2024 - 06:00
Five roles at risk at public relations agency Powerscourt in LondonRebrand imminent for Rory Godson-founded PR agency now owned by strategic advisor and shareholder services firm Morrow SodaliThu Jun 20 2024 - 17:43
Primark plans €40m expansion in PortugalFashion retailer to open four new outlets in Portugal as part of investmentThu Jun 20 2024 - 13:01
Smurfit Kappa lifts Iseq on subdued day for European stocksFrench stocks remained under pressure while Wall Street was closed for a US public holidayWed Jun 19 2024 - 18:43
Why Paschal Sheehy’s ‘I have scored, Eileen’ is good for RTÉ News It might not be the role of news to entertain, but with a wave of AI slop on its way, the human touch does no harmTue Jun 18 2024 - 06:05
Media company behind The Currency increases profit to €344,000Business journalism site has 6,200 paying members and revenue of €1.44m, chief executive Tom Lyons saysMon Jun 17 2024 - 19:09
Four in 10 people in Ireland ‘worn out by the amount of news there is these days’News and information overload a ‘common complaint’, Reuters Institute digital news report finds, but more people now pay for newsMon Jun 17 2024 - 06:00
Beer sales bonanza as Euro 2024 kicks off with a little help from Albärt the mascotPlanet Business: Apple has us shaking our heads, Paramount calls off a planned merger and it never rains but it pours for Rishi SunakSat Jun 15 2024 - 06:00
Rishi Sunak and Dakota Johnson have something in common. Bleak desperationOverlong and stuffed with unsavoury characters: is it a Marvel film or the Conservatives’ reign in Westminster?Sat Jun 15 2024 - 06:00
Taylor Swift: This billionaire self-styled ‘Miss Americana’ is now in her no prisoners eraThe singer’s Eras tour is finally blasting its way to Dublin, bringing with it a cocktail of industry savvy, depressive new songs and points to proveSat Jun 15 2024 - 06:00
European shares slip amid jitters over tariffs and ratesBanks and airlines among those under pressure, but US chipmakers advance on Wall StreetThu Jun 13 2024 - 18:15
Irish property industry concerned by fall in apartment planning permissionsApprovals for all dwelling units dropped 28% in first quarter of 2024, CSO data showsThu Jun 13 2024 - 14:15
Household saving rate increased to 14.7% in first quarterHousehold consumption arrived at €34 billion in first three months of the year, up from €32 billion, CSO saysThu Jun 13 2024 - 12:13
Revenue nets more than €4m from 11 tax defaulters in first quarterLandlord Christian Carter and a Clonmel motor dealer make biggest settlements on quarterly list of tax defaultersTue Jun 11 2024 - 15:53
Flogas opens first dedicated Bio-CNG refuelling self-service station in RepublicRenewable fuels ‘an important transition measure’ for decarbonisation of transport, Minister for State saysTue Jun 11 2024 - 15:42
‘People are not reading your stuff’ is the worst thing you can say to journalistsFrom plans to introduce a ‘third newsroom’ to its chief executive’s blunt language at a staff ‘town hall’ meeting, the latest moves by the Washington Post are less than inspiringTue Jun 11 2024 - 06:05
European shares fall as Macron’s snap election sends French stocks lowerBanks among the sectors under pressure in Europe, while Wall Street stocks advanceMon Jun 10 2024 - 18:16
Lies, damned lies and photobombs as Sunak’s week falls apartPlanet Business: Shein’s IPO, a billionaire’s cancelled trip to the moon and Rupert Murdoch’s fifth weddingSat Jun 08 2024 - 06:15
Cost-of-living concerns continue to weigh on more than half of Irish consumersMore than six in 10 are holding back on non-essential spending, PwC consumer survey findsWed Jun 05 2024 - 05:00
Consumers walk away from prize bonds as company reports negative sales for 2023Repayments exceed new sales despite a 50% jump in the amount of prize money paid out over the yearTue Jun 04 2024 - 17:37
Is that a harp in the Doctor Who time vortex? Irish screen industry travels far to reach the WhoniverseGovernment symbol on Doctor Who credits would have startled my 1980s self but is a marker of how much has evolved in film and television businessTue Jun 04 2024 - 06:15
Media employers urged to review workers’ status amid new Revenue guidanceRise in workplace audits expected after Revenue document stating commissioned freelance work will ‘generally’ indicate person should be treated as employeeMon Jun 03 2024 - 06:00
Dublin-based The CX Academy raises €1.5m in fundingEIIS Innovation Fund investing €1m with rest coming from existing investors in companyMon Jun 03 2024 - 06:00
Sewage crisis: why this UK election is being fought on – and in – rivers and lakesPlanet Business: French Gates’s $1bn donation, a planned worker stoppage at Samsung and Google AI clangersSat Jun 01 2024 - 06:15
Consumers struggle to spot ‘greenwashing’ in ads, says ESRIGreenwashing tactics make it difficult for genuinely sustainable businesses to compete against ones that mislead consumers, study findsFri May 31 2024 - 06:00
European shares rise as drop in government bond yields offers respiteInvestors awaiting key global economic data in next few daysThu May 30 2024 - 19:00
Call for independent producers to make all RTÉ TV except news and current affairsRTÉ strategy for independent commissioning lacks ‘detail and ambition’, Screen Producers Ireland says, as it urges shift to new model by 2030Thu May 30 2024 - 06:00
National service, Irish-style: Everyone must do a stint on 2FMThere’s a new regime at RTÉ, but also some vacancies. Is it time to conscript Generation Z for presenter duties?Tue May 28 2024 - 06:05
‘Too trusting’ former boss of UK Post Office rolls out the ‘know nothing’ defence Planet Business: Inter Milan’s new owner, the hybrid-working bank boss, OpenAI’s legal skirmishes and a tearful public inquiry appearanceSat May 25 2024 - 06:15
European shares edge higher as interest rate doubts leave investors cautiousSubdued week for stock markets amid uncertainty about the likely path for interest ratesFri May 24 2024 - 18:05
Azets Ireland plans to double size of outsourcing division to 40Professional services firm said expansion of services will cater for under-served businesses in €1 billion marketFri May 24 2024 - 06:00
Mortgage approvals rise 14% in April with first-time buyer loans growing fastestValue of mortgages increases 18% year-on-year as data hints at ‘positive pipeline’ for first-time buyers, says BPFIFri May 24 2024 - 06:00
Revenue issues guidance on taxing of ‘gig economy’ workersTax and duty manual outlines a five-step decision-making framework for employers following Supreme Court’s ruling on Domino’s Pizza driversWed May 22 2024 - 19:03
Troy Studios occupancy down to 5% as screen industry calls for new regional supportsState urged to improve tax film and television credits to prevent loss of productions to UK and other competitorsWed May 22 2024 - 18:37
Pat Kenny’s ‘last great spin on the roundabout’ is a slow-burn success story for Irish radioIt takes time to build an audience for a radio show – and time to understand exactly how a new one is faringTue May 21 2024 - 06:00
European shares edge higher as investors await economic updatesFurther pointers to future path of interest-rate decisions should emerge later this weekMon May 20 2024 - 18:26
It’s raining metaphors at Manchester United amid soggy aftermath of underinvestmentPlanet Business: Burberry’s China blues, Anglo American’s diamond plan and Jimmy Kimmel’s Disney roastingSat May 18 2024 - 06:15
Pat Kenny adds 55,000 listeners, making his Newstalk show biggest on commercial radioOliver Callan’s slot is among those to lose listeners on RTÉ Radio 1, though station maintains its market shareThu May 16 2024 - 12:02
European shares reach new high as investors cheer robust earningsFTSE 100 closes at all-time high as housebuilder stocks are lifted by hopes of rate cutWed May 15 2024 - 18:24
An Post named most reputable organisation over last 15 years as RTÉ suffers greatest declineCredit unions top the annual RepTrak study for 2024, with only X found to have a worse reputation than RTÉWed May 15 2024 - 06:00
Broadcasting moratoriums are dangerous in a deepfake age and should be phased outImposing an artificial silence on the eve of polling undermines broadcasters and risks damaging democracyTue May 14 2024 - 06:02
Chris Doyle becomes permanent CEO of Bauer Media’s Irish radio stationsExecutive had been leading Bauer Media Audio Ireland, the owner of Today FM and Newstalk, on an interim basisMon May 13 2024 - 18:27
Neurodivergent chat show to be made for Virgin Media Television by KiteGogglebox Ireland maker will produce Irish version of hit French interview format featuring well-known personalitiesMon May 13 2024 - 06:00
Construction sector rebound continues in April with fastest expansion in over two yearsRise in new orders and employment last month points to momentum in building activity, data suggestsMon May 13 2024 - 06:00
Eurovision: Bambie Thug finishes sixth for Ireland - as it happenedIt’s the best Irish song contest result in 24 years as Swiss singer Nemo eclipses bookies’ favourite Croatia to claim victory with their song The CodeSun May 12 2024 - 00:22
E-gates of hell signal start of travel chaos seasonPlanet Business: Maersk’s Red Sea warning, Boeing’s Starliner launch and the cities with the most millionairesSat May 11 2024 - 06:15
European shares close at record high as investors’ risk appetite increasesBritain’s FTSE 100 finishes at new high for fifth consecutive trading sessionFri May 10 2024 - 19:06
More construction workers needed to ease housing crisis, economic watchdog warnsIncrease in labour, plus faster adoption of modern building methods, vital as crisis constrains Irish economy, NCPC saysFri May 10 2024 - 06:00
