Paddy Power owner sees profits surge amid US growth
Flutter Entertainment posts $162m profit for 2024
Peter Jackson
Ringo Starr on holidaying in Ireland: ‘We hopped over on a plane, rented a car and found a little guesthouse for two nights’
The Beatles drummer on his former band and his new country album, Look Up, which features a line-up of Nashville stars
From Aer Lingus pilots to Alias Tom: Who were the winners and losers in Irish business this year?
In a year of closures and comebacks, Michael O’Leary had a ‘pain in the backside’, while Gail Slater was urged to ‘Make America Competitive Again’
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim review – Enjoyably gory epic is a useful addition to Tolkien lore
Quibbles aside, Kenji Kamiyama’s prequel is better than a place-holding animation needed to be
Paddy Power parent Flutter buys Brazilian betting group for €316m
Gambling giant told investors deal would enhance company’s position in what is a growing betting market
Flutter boss in line for potential €6.25m pay packet next year
CEO Peter Jackson takes basic pay cut but faces big bonus boost under new compensation agreement
Why does Lord of the Rings appeal to the radical right?
Hugh Linehan: Their take on Middle-earth mixes arrested adolescent kitsch with an undercurrent of menace
New gambling regulator needs adequate funding to stay the course
Opinion: The UK’s Gambling Commission has a team of 250 people, with a budget of about €51m a year
US growth boosts revenues at Paddy Power owner Flutter
Winning results for punters hit Irish and UK business as overall turnover advances
Strong earnings spur rally across European stocks
Pan-European Stoxx 600 index closes up 0.6% but was below session highs
Paddy Power owner Flutter defends executive pay at annual meeting
Betting company raises chief executive’s pay by 26% to €1.4m
Chief executives of leading firms see pay double from pre-Covid levels
Bonuses drive executive rewards as business booms on back of pandemic stimulus
Flutter shareholders urged to rebel against chief’s 26% pay hike
Proxy advisers sceptical of justification for outsized increases in executives’ basic salary
Ireland’s nine billionaires increased collective wealth by €10.8bn last year
Stripe founders’ gains recognised on Forbes list of 2,668 people in ‘three comma club’
Oscars: The last 22 best picture winners – in order of greatness
Where does this year’s winner, CODA, sit in our ranking of 21st-century Oscar winners?
The story behind Flutter’s difficult relationship with Fox in the US
Murdoch-backed Fox and Flutter have failed to resolve issues around Fox Bet
Flutter Entertainment may still float part of its US business Fanduel – CEO
Results favouring punters and €111m spent on ‘safer gambling’ contribute to €345m fall in profits
The Beatles: The Rooftop Concert review – Cutting a long story short
Pared-down version of Peter Jackson’s mega-documentary has great moments
Disney surges on theme park recovery and streaming
CEO reaffirms Disney+ subscriber target of 230m-260m by 2024
Flutter acquires Italian online gambling operator Sisal for €1.9bn
Deal will give Paddy Power owner greater foothold in fast-growing Italian market
Flutter Entertainment to buy UK bingo operator Tombola for €479m
Deal is expected to close early next year
‘A festering wound’: The true story of the Beatles break-up
Peter Jackson’s unflinching film shows the tensions weighing on the band by the late 1960s
‘Different’ attitudes to Covid blamed for Paddy Power results
Bookie’s parent reported a substantial disparity in revenues either side of Irish Sea
Amazon Prime Video and Disney+: Six of the best new shows to watch in November
Including The Beatles: Get Back, The Wheel of Time, Dopesick and Curse of the Chippendales
Lord of the Rings orc modelled on Harvey Weinstein as ‘f**k you’ to notorious producer
Elijah Wood says Weinstein orc intended as message to sexual-predator movie boss
Flutter confirms Amy Howe as chief executive of US business
Former Ticketmaster COO had filled role on interim basis following departure of Matt King
Never mind the Delta blues, the screen industry is booming
There’s a post-lockdown surge in film and TV production – but how long will it last?
Flutter Entertainment’s US business now second-biggest sector
US customer numbers grew to 1.47m in first half of 2020
Paddy Power owner’s first-half profits treble to £72m
Flutter Entertainment expects further progress this year after strong six months
Why Covid-19 saw a rise in Iseq CEOs’ average pay
Median CEO compensation package falls almost 36 per cent to €1.2 million however
Paddy Power parent to sell Oddschecker subsidiary for €180m
Bruin Capital to pay Flutter £135m once sale goes through, with additional deferred payment of £20m
Flutter appoints Amy Howe as interim chief of US business
Division president takes over role from departing Matt King
Can Flutter find friends again in Fox to deliver on US online gambling promise?
Market Beat: Potential investors will need assurances that both sides can be partners
Pandemic pay: Who got a bump in their salary last year?
Covid-19 may have hit some pay packets hard, but the leaders of the Top 1000 may have fared better
Flutter-owned FanDuel on the hunt for new CEO as Matt King steps down
King leaves after four years at the helm of US betting site
Cheltenham festival a winner for Flutter with €275m in bets placed
Paddy Power owner reports revenue growth of 32 per cent to €1.7 billion in first quarter
Paddy Power owner records 32% rise in first quarter revenues to £1.5bn
Paddy Power owner says it is off to a strong start
Davy highlights €70m profit in sales pitch to potential suitors
Seen & Heard: Landlords offering rents below monthly prices listed on official leases
Aidan Turner: ‘That photograph. Yeah. It took away from the work’
Poldark-turned-Leonardo da Vinci actor on ballroom dancing, hazmat suits and a thirst for stout
Senior Flutter executives share £11.7m pay packet
Chief executive at Paddy Power owner paid total of £7.5m
Flutter eyes deals with leading players in new markets
Gambling group’s revenues rise but profit hit by Stars acquisition charge
Flutter and Ryanair lead 2020 lseq 20 winners as banks plunge
Wider Iseq overall index, which slumped earlier in the year, is now 3.8 per cent ahead
Flutter records 30% rise in revenues, adjusts full-year forecast
Betting giant adds over 450,000 customers in US in third quarter with 1.8m active users
Gordon D'Arcy: Ireland must go after victory by frightening France into mistakes
We have the chance to banish ghosts of 2019 and play one hell of a game against France
50 scary films to watch at Halloween
Scare yourself silly with this list of everything from classic films to modern hits
Paddy Power and Betfair owner Flutter sees pre-tax profits fall 70%
Gambling giant continued to pay 3,100 bookie shop staff in Ireland and UK during the Covid shutdown
Sean Connery turns 90: An avatar of old-fashioned masculinity
The Scottish actor, voted ‘sexiest man alive’ for decades, started as a milkman and became ‘the greatest’ James Bond
Ian Holm, star of Lord of the Rings, Alien and Chariots of Fire, dies aged 88
Actor went from RSC and Pinter to stardom as Bilbo Baggins and as an android in Alien
Flutter bets Covid-19 will ease puritan take on gambling in US
Shares have surged by more than 90 per cent over the past 2½ months,
Flutter says Stars deal will be completed on May 5th
Merger given shareholder and regulatory approval
Stars Group shareholders back Flutter merger
Paddy Power owner’s bid to create betting giant clears key hurdle
Online revenue at Paddy Power Betfair down 32% in last month
Company to continue to pay staff despite closure of all retail outlets in Ireland and UK
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