Aimee Connolly: ‘I’m not ready to sell – I want to be a top 10 global beauty brand’
The founder of Sculpted by Aimee is leading the Irish beauty boom, but scaling a global brand means bigger ambitions and bigger scrutiny
Top1000
The Top 1000 companies in Ireland
Life hacking the working week: Tech tools to make things better
Our pick of the latest tech tools that make tasks easier, from packing for business trips to brewing a perfect cup of coffee on the go
AI begins to bite: Recruiters attribute a slump in professional services hiring to job automation
We have long been told that AI will create more jobs than it destroys, but will these optimistic predictions come to pass?
Ireland’s M&A market showing remarkable resilience in face of geopolitical challenges
Improved capital availability and reduced interest rates contribute to increased momentum in mergers and acquisitions
Failure to close climate action gap could cost us €26bn – imagine what that might achieve
Heavy EU fines loom unless the State cuts environmental emissions by 2030. How are we doing so far?
Why is Ireland’s hospitality industry feeling taken for granted?
Despite our unique tourism offer the sector faces many challenges, including rising costs, falling revenue and uncertainty over VAT
How to win at the sports investment game
It seems that everyone from Hollywood celebs to private equity houses and petrostate sovereign wealth funds wants to jump on the sports investment bandwagon. Nathan Johns looks at this trend and how it is spreading to Ireland
Control what you can control and expect the unexpected
Shorla Oncology founders Orlaith Ryan and Sharon Cunningham on building an internationally successful pharma company from a base in Clonmel
Has the heat gone out of Irish whiskey?
Perhaps the bottom has fallen out of the market, or maybe this downturn is a blip; industry experts have a nuanced perspective
What Ireland’s business leaders think of our economic outlook
Top 1000 Companies: Emmet Ryan asked some of the winners of The Irish Times Business Person of the Month from the past year to share their insights on five key questions that will impact the Irish economy in the period ahead
Economic outlook in Ireland: Buoyant economy may see growth outweigh downsides
Our economy continues to perform strongly despite the occupational hazard of reliance on foreign investment
Moving up and moving on: Who’s new in leadership at Ireland’s top companies
Continuity has mostly been the order of the day at corporate Ireland’s top table but there have been some significant changes this year
Ireland’s top 1,000 companies: Apple remains out in front with €205bn in revenue
Big tech firms take first four slots in The Irish Times’ annual Top 1000 ranking of companies
Prepare for more stock market turbulence, it’s normal
Top 1000: At the end of July, Japan’s Nikkei index was up 18 per cent in 2024 but was down 5 per cent on the year after just two days of trading in August
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices