C&C aims to restore Magners’ sparkle in the British marketThe Irish company has emerged from the pandemic with a desire to keep it simpleFri May 20 2022 - 05:33
Center Parcs got €8.6m in State aid as pandemic slashed revenuesLongford holiday village is now trading strongly and finalising plans for €85m expansionWed May 18 2022 - 19:11
C&C eyes growth for ‘sleeping giant’ Magners and distribution platformDrinks group reports 88% bounceback in revenueTue May 17 2022 - 20:44
Markets in positive territory on economic hopes for China and the USIseq in Dublin closes the session up 1.3%Tue May 17 2022 - 19:04
Caveat: Donohoe boxes clever this time round on tourism’s special 9% VAT rateDragging out debate around restoring the higher rate would be a mistake – either leave it as it is or be decisive about the timelineFri May 13 2022 - 05:06
Revenue annual report shows €5,500 gender pay gap in favour of male tax officialsTax authority collected €96.6bn on behalf of State in 2021Wed May 11 2022 - 13:38
Mobile tech firm mAdme eyes recovery after ‘horrendous’ pandemic experienceDenis O’Brien-backed business had €8.4m deficit on its balance sheet at end June 2021Wed May 11 2022 - 05:22
Iseq lags slightly as European markets recover following Monday’s batteringBargain-hunters enter market after sell-off on economic worriesTue May 10 2022 - 18:38
WordPress and Tumblr owner pumps €200m into loss-making Irish unitAutomattic’s Irish unit employs 200 staff who work remotelyTue May 10 2022 - 18:36
Irish beer production slumped in 2021 but recovery under wayIbec report shows drink sector started to recover when pubs reopened last summerTue May 10 2022 - 05:50
Westmeath fire protection firm pays more than €10m for Swedish companyWritech plans further European expansion after two private equity-backed deals this yearTue May 10 2022 - 05:28
North’s economy slows as inflation subdues growth in activityUlster Bank calls for swift formation of a Northern Ireland executive following to elections to deal with economic challengesMon May 09 2022 - 05:46
Electric Picnic made €2.4m profit in 2020 despite not going aheadInsurance payout of €3.6m boosts company behind festival that is due to return this yearMon May 09 2022 - 05:15
ILIM seeking more investors for European property fundFund makes its first two property investments in Belgium and FranceSun May 08 2022 - 18:05
Caveat: €58m bonus play of Boohoo’s Irish chief could become a crying gameInflation has slowed the online fast fashion retailer’s growthFri May 06 2022 - 05:51
Irish hotel industry's impressive renaissance complicated by ‘distorted’ marketAgenda: Hospitality sector figures skewed by pent-up demand, inflation and refugeesFri May 06 2022 - 05:45
Markets dip as US Fed fails to soothe investor concerns over possible interest rate riseEcommerce stocks fall as pandemic bounce fadesThu May 05 2022 - 18:56
London private equity firm backs buyout of Irish group Fastway CouriersManagement at the 20-year-old business will hold a minority stakeTue May 03 2022 - 20:17
Liquidator launches legal case over collapse of German property schemeMUT 103 raised cash for German Property Group and owes €41m to investorsSat Apr 30 2022 - 03:00
Strong corporate earnings see European markets end April on high noteUS shares fall on inflation worriesFri Apr 29 2022 - 19:46
Inflation continues to creep up but energy prices fall back in AprilIreland’s 7.3 per cent annual rate is close to the Euro zone averageFri Apr 29 2022 - 16:08
Climate agenda brings real challenges for international tourismThere is a limit to how green discretionary travel can ever beFri Apr 29 2022 - 05:08
Former co-owner of Travelodge group in Ireland, Richard O’Sullivan, dies aged 56The former Jurys executive had been unwell in recent yearsThu Apr 28 2022 - 19:23
Watchdog clears AIB’s deal for Ulster loan book but highlights ‘concerns’Banking customers may be affected by consolidation, competition regulator warnsThu Apr 28 2022 - 18:44
AIB has ‘blacklist’ for companies that won’t address climate changeChief tells tourism conference it will ‘turn away’ firms that don’t try to reduce emissionsWed Apr 27 2022 - 19:39
Willie Walsh says Government’s handling of aviation in the pandemic ‘very poor’Former British Airways and Aer Lingus chief criticises politiciansWed Apr 27 2022 - 12:45
Oracle’s Irish unit funds €1bn payment to the US technology groupStaff numbers last year at the tech giant’s Dublin operation fell by about 200Tue Apr 26 2022 - 20:57
Francesca McDonagh to step down as Bank of Ireland chief executiveExecutive is expected to join another European financial institutionTue Apr 26 2022 - 17:38
Digital media start-up The Currency enters profitJournalism site backed by Michael McDowell says it has 5,500 paying subscribersTue Apr 26 2022 - 16:04
Worries over China’s economy and US interest rates keep markets subduedBanks and commodities stocks fall sharplyMon Apr 25 2022 - 19:59
Applegreen to invest €117m in New Jersey highway plazas and HQUS state’s Irish-American governor announces deal on Dublin trade missionMon Apr 25 2022 - 19:46
Caveat: Ireland needs to be careful it doesn’t end up dancing to TikTok’s tuneThe Chinese-controlled social media giant potentially could be even more troublesome for the State than its US Silicon Valley peersFri Apr 22 2022 - 05:52
Kylemore Abbey in Connemara aims for tourist revivalBenedictine abbey needs tourism boost to finance €5m monastery planFri Apr 22 2022 - 05:26
Nearly €270m in wage supports went to firms filing dividend returnsRevenue figures show 641 subsidised companies ‘made some form of distribution’Thu Apr 21 2022 - 05:30
Irish aviation traffic rises 10 per cent in 2021Passenger numbers still down by more than two-thirds on pre-pandemic levels, says CSOWed Apr 20 2022 - 19:29
Chips not down for Wexford man running US semiconductor giantAnalog Devices chief Vincent Roche is the only Irish person running a Fortune 500 companyFri Apr 15 2022 - 12:30
Kerry Group’s desperate attempts to keep its Russian food factory leave a bad tasteCaveat: Kerry is the only Irish multinational keeping alive its links with Putin’s fetid regimeFri Apr 08 2022 - 05:06
Owner of Field’s jewellers sold two British stores for near €6m as pandemic bitAnthony Nicholas, which owns Field’s and Fraser Hart, used cash to pay down debtsThu Apr 07 2022 - 06:10
Tourism officials fear US Covid test rules may harm sector’s recoveryVisitors from States to Ireland have to test negative here before returning homeMon Apr 04 2022 - 05:51
Grafton Group to challenge proposed Offaly manure-to-gas plantBiogas facility in Tullamore gets green light from planners but now faces judicial reviewMon Apr 04 2022 - 05:16
Irish are highly ‘crypto curious’, says industry reportWinklevoss twins’ Gemini exchange says almost 60% of Irish want to buy or learn about cryptocurrencyMon Apr 04 2022 - 05:00
Self-inflicted problems threaten to take off at Dublin AirportFrom drop-off charges to dire security queues and deals with autocratic regimes, DAA has made several misstepsFri Apr 01 2022 - 05:22
Investors fret over impact of war and monetary tightening to fight inflationShares across Europe fall heavily as doubts grow over Russia-Ukraine peace talksWed Mar 30 2022 - 19:50
Declan Ganley revives plan for bar complex close to TuamTelecoms entrepreneur intends to redevelop Derreen Inn site with additional facilitiesWed Mar 30 2022 - 05:31
Dermot Desmond-backed mining company values royalties at €700mMountain Province Diamonds closes funding deal with Irish businessman as investment shinesTue Mar 29 2022 - 19:32
P&O’s barbaric sackings share ‘Hall of Infamy’ with ClerysSheer scale of the ferry group’s managerial incompetence is a sight to beholdFri Mar 25 2022 - 05:24
Pádraig O’Céidigh quits as Shannon chair after less than six monthsO’Céidigh did not comment on suggestion of friction with group’s management teamThu Mar 24 2022 - 20:36
Ukraine uncertainty keeps a lid on European shares but US markets reboundTech stocks keep the Nasdaq riding highThu Mar 24 2022 - 19:34
Tourist numbers could reach 60% of 2019 levels, industry saysRecovery could yet be hampered by war in Ukraine, inflation and staff shortage, says IticWed Mar 23 2022 - 19:11
Irish businessman Declan Ganley to take on Elon Musk in space satellite raceRivada Networks to launch €4bn satellite system to provide global broadband networkWed Mar 23 2022 - 05:49
