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
Number of ‘green’ personal loans jumped over 90%, say banksAverage green loan had a value of more than €21,600 in the fourth quarter of 2023, industry figures showFri May 10 2024 - 06:00
More than six out of 10 tech leaders in Ireland ‘do not have an artificial intelligence strategy’ Most organisations have yet to establish a formal usage policy on generative AI tools, survey suggestsThu May 09 2024 - 06:00
Europe’s benchmark index closes at record highFTSE 100 in London climbs to a fresh record high amid earnings cheer and weaker poundWed May 08 2024 - 18:27
Eurovision semi-final: Euphoria for Ireland as Bambie Thug qualifies for Saturday’s final Ireland has not made it past the semi-final stage of the Eurovision Song Contest since 2018 but this year our ‘ouija-pop’ entry has done the trick in SwedenTue May 07 2024 - 22:45
Bryan Dobson: ‘Retirement could be a terrible shock to the system – or not, who knows!’The RTÉ news man has been behind a microphone or in front of a camera for 40 years. Moving on ‘could be a terrible shock to the system’. But for now he feels ‘just fine’ about itSat May 04 2024 - 06:00
‘Totally freezing’ Trump rails against ‘very, very unfair’ gag orderPlanet Business: Kinder Bueno theft, potential TikTok buyers and more worrying dispatches from the latest Boeing whistleblowerSat Apr 27 2024 - 06:15
European stock markets drop back after weak company earningsTechnology stocks and luxury shares among those in decline, but FTSE 100 in London reaches fresh record highThu Apr 25 2024 - 18:11
Ireland accused of flaws in enacting EU anti-money laundering regulations The State, as well as France and Latvia, have been given two months to respond to formal European Commission infringement proceedingsWed Apr 24 2024 - 19:58
Surprise! Bluey has become the Taylor Swift of children’s televisionPopular, melancholic and fresh from an unexpected content drop, the singer and the animated Australian series have much in commonTue Apr 23 2024 - 06:00
As Copenhagen has its ‘Notre Dame moment’, Danes vow that dragon-tail spire will rise from the ashesPlanet Business: Superdry’s rescue plan, the UK’s ‘smoke-free generation’ law and another Boeing whistleblower with alarming things to saySat Apr 20 2024 - 06:15
Trinity Business School dean: ‘AI brings a huge threat to people’s ability to learn and to upskill’Prof Laurent Muzellec on sustainability, social inclusion, MBA rankings and the uncontrollable nature of artificial intelligenceFri Apr 19 2024 - 06:00
European shares edge higher after LVMH and Adidas post upbeat quarterly earningsInvestors keep cautious watch on geopolitical developments and interest rates outlookWed Apr 17 2024 - 18:21
Could AI take over your favourite TV programme?Soap operas are well-oiled machines even without the presence of machine learning, but now fears abound that generative AI tools could replace human screenwritersTue Apr 16 2024 - 06:15
Construction sector activity returns to modest rate of growth in MarchRenewed increases in housing and commercial activity as rate of job creation reaches 13-month highMon Apr 15 2024 - 06:00
Global uncertainty leaves Irish economy in tight spot – IbecBusiness group forecasts upgraded GDP growth of 2% in 2024 and 3.4% in 2025Mon Apr 15 2024 - 06:00
Carlow students to represent Ireland at European Money Quiz in BrusselsMaria Miller and Lily O’Connor from Presentation College Carlow won the Irish final of Europe’s largest financial education competitionMon Apr 15 2024 - 05:45
‘Solarbration’ for eclipse tourists on the ground as air passengers crane for viewsPlanet Business: Toy films in development, a new chairman at UK air traffic contol company Nats and a break in Olympic traditionSat Apr 13 2024 - 06:15
Fresh drama at RTÉ: Can the broadcaster still afford to make landmark Irish television?No ghosts, vampires or mummies, RTÉ has told pitching producers. But as it plots its way out of its financial crisis, what type of stories is it bringing to viewers?Sat Apr 13 2024 - 06:00
European shares fall to one-month low as ECB’s signal on rate cut hits bank stocksBank stocks decline 2.4%, notching up their steepest one-day drop in more than eight monthsThu Apr 11 2024 - 18:09
Loss of 50 jobs at Mediahuis Ireland includes compulsory redundanciesNumber of staff involved in print publishing has dropped since announcement of new scheme in JanuaryThu Apr 11 2024 - 17:23
Show-us-the-money time for Irish press amid plans for publicly funded news coverageCoimisiún na Meán has opened up consultations on its local democracy and courts reporting schemes – it’s a landmark moment for news publishersTue Apr 09 2024 - 06:05
Japanese workers brace for corporate party invitations under the cherry blossomsPlanet Business: FTSE 100 crosses 8,000 again, Alex Kroes is suspended at Ajax and Taylor Swift becomes a billionaireSat Apr 06 2024 - 06:15
Hoteliers on rising premiums: ‘The insurance market is broken’Increases in the cost of insurance have come at exactly the wrong time for many businesses in the hospitality sectorSat Apr 06 2024 - 06:00
Proposed wind farm off Wicklow further reduces maximum turbine number to 75Codling Wind Park developers reveal final design of Irish Sea project to be submitted for planning approval this summerFri Apr 05 2024 - 06:00
Ireland’s global innovation ranking would climb significantly without GDP measure, council says National Competitiveness and Productivity Council finds that modified GNI improves the Republic’s position to 12thThu Apr 04 2024 - 11:37
Service sector growth gains momentum in MarchTotal activity and new business rose at the fastest rates since July 2023Thu Apr 04 2024 - 06:00
European stocks advance on renewed hopes of June interest rate cutThe market now sees a 71% chance of a European Central Bank rate cut in two months’ timeWed Apr 03 2024 - 19:00
Serena Williams to be advised on business interests by Declan Kelly’s Consello GroupNew York-based company has expanded its relationship with the 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion turned serial investorTue Apr 02 2024 - 17:54
Netflix’s 3 Body Problem ratings show we still live in a chaotic streaming eraIn its first four days, some 81.7 million hours of this big-budget science fiction series were consumed by subscribers – but that might not be enough to secure renewalTue Apr 02 2024 - 06:15
Who needs a profit? Trump superfans propel loss-making Truth Social to huge Wall Street debutPlanet Business: Champagne region extension, all change at Boeing and a controversial Titanic prop goes under the hammerSat Mar 30 2024 - 06:15
Business insolvencies rise more than 40% as hospitality sector comes under pressureSome Irish businesses continue to struggle, PwC says, as Revenue’s warehoused debt deadline approachesThu Mar 28 2024 - 06:00
Hospitality sector insolvencies jump 142% in first quarter35 restaurants and cafes became insolvent in the first three months of 2024, according to DeloitteWed Mar 27 2024 - 15:12
Laura Slattery: Ladybird’s The Story of Newspapers has dated surprisingly wellNewsroom pipe-smoking and the ubiquity of print aside, there is plenty to recognise in this 1969 children’s guide to the industryTue Mar 26 2024 - 06:05
Chips are yesterday’s news – here come the superchipsPlanet Business: Unilever’s ice-cream masterplan, the Telegraph’s rejected suitor and the belated US asbestos banSat Mar 23 2024 - 06:15
Injected and proud: The heavily botoxed look has become a status symbolBlack market in botox and fillers, often targeting under-40s, has been permitted to flourish at huge costSat Mar 23 2024 - 06:05
