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Denis O’Brien rails against PNG’s ‘bizarre’ $100m tax bill on Digicel

Cantillon: Move by Papua New Guinea could affect planned sale of telecom’s Pacific arm

Tue Apr 05 2022 - 05:08

Denis O’Brien’s Digicel says ‘bizarre’ new tax will delay Telstra deal

Group ponders legal options as Papa New Guinea hits it with substantial bill – €90.5m

Mon Apr 04 2022 - 07:51

Digicel revenue and earnings rise in final three months of 2021

Telecoms company’s net debt stood at $5.5 billion at the end of December

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 05:34

Success, scandal and distraction: the business world’s winners and losers of 2021

In a sequel to 2020 no one wanted, some thrived, some slumped and some were unlucky

Fri Dec 31 2021 - 05:48

Digicel’s ‘aggressive’ past limits debt ratings uplift, Fitch says

Company sells Pacific unit for €1.6bn

Tue Nov 02 2021 - 17:24

Yellen shies away from ‘tax haven’ label for Ireland

Seen & heard: Stripe’s office hunt, surge in demand for work permits and more data centres

Sun Oct 31 2021 - 10:44

Telstra and Australian government finalising bid for Digicel’s Pacific assets

Denis O’Brien telco said to be close to a deal

Thu Oct 14 2021 - 14:03

Telstra sees Digicel Pacific deal sitting outside main businesses

Chief executive unveils new strategy for Australian telecoms group running to 2025

Fri Sept 17 2021 - 05:11

Australia-China tensions music to Denis O’Brien’s ears

Digicel founder seeking to sell off Pacific arm of telecoms group

Thu Sept 09 2021 - 05:19

Australian telco makes 15,000 payphones free for domestic calls

Services have previously been free temporarily during emergencies such as bushfires

Wed Aug 18 2021 - 05:11

Telstra’s €1.25bn deal for Digicel Pacific still in play but not guaranteed, says CEO

Australian telco says Denis O’Brien-owned unit a ‘commercially attractive asset’

Thu Aug 12 2021 - 11:57

Ryanair first quarter loss, Thérapie’s €10m fertility clinics, Ikea’s profits

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Mon Jul 26 2021 - 07:13

Australian telco Telstra bids $2bn for Digicel’s Pacific operation – report

Deal for sale of Pacific operations of Denis O’Brien’s mobile business has been expected

Sun Jul 18 2021 - 16:24

Remote working works but there will be a price to pay

The confluence of globalisation and casualisation will have big consequences for some workers

Fri Dec 04 2020 - 05:27

Worst sporting moment: Decline of the International Rules series

Brawling, indiscipline and a near life-altering tackle in the 2006 Croke Park Test ‘killed it’

Mon Aug 17 2020 - 06:00

Rupert Murdoch gives up bonus as News Corp posts $1bn loss

Group to cut costs in all its units as it tries to limit the hit of the pandemic on its business

Fri May 08 2020 - 07:12

Australians warned to prepare for more evacuations as temperatures rise

Ecologists doubled estimate of number of animals killed or injured in fires to 1 billion

Wed Jan 08 2020 - 07:41

‘It’s shocking how little the Government buys from indigenous Irish technology companies’

EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists Ian Nolan and Alex Kelly of Brightflag

Mon Jul 01 2019 - 05:10

Legal tech company Brightflag raises €7m in new funding round

Company uses artificial intelligence to analyse legal invoices and generate savings

Fri Apr 05 2019 - 18:47

Larry Ellison discloses $1bn stake in Tesla

Oracle founder recently joined board of car manufacturer founded by Elon Musk

Tue Jan 08 2019 - 14:05

Tesla names Telstra exec Robyn Denholm as chairwoman

Move follows rocky few months at Tesla after Elon Musk row with SEC

Thu Nov 08 2018 - 07:12

Vodafone in €9.4bn Australian merger to take on rivals

Deal combines third and fourth largest telecoms players in Australian market

Thu Aug 30 2018 - 13:10

Mass connectivity the ambition for Cubic CEO

EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist Barry Napier, Cubic Telecom

Mon Jul 09 2018 - 04:30

Losses mounted for Cubic ahead of €40m funding round last year

Mobile connectivity firm reports €14.9m loss for the 12 months to end of December 2016

Tue Jan 02 2018 - 17:40

Irish AI analytics start-up Brightflag raises $1.5m in funding

Firm has raised $2.6m in last 18 months, with backers including Frontline Ventures

Thu Nov 30 2017 - 05:45

Dublin tech firm signs €20m deal with Australia’s biggest telecom group

Cubic’s mobile technology could connect up to 200,000 cars with VW in Telstra contract

Fri Oct 13 2017 - 07:34

Twitter vies with ‘Sun King’ Murdoch in Australian election

Twitter and Facebook become weapons against Murdoch’s old media

Sun Aug 11 2013 - 11:32

Globetrotter adapting to a change of pace in Qatar

A former secondary teacher found a few careers and a wife while on the move

Fri Aug 09 2013 - 01:00