Cubic Telecom chief Barry Napier named Irish Times Business Person of the Year Tech entrepreneur sold a controlling stake in Cubic Telecom last December for €473m, one of the biggest such deals for an Irish-founded tech companyThu Feb 22 2024 - 21:05
Housing supply at risk; merit of living frugally; and IDA plansThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Feb 21 2024 - 06:50
FDI pipeline remains ‘strong’ but energy and housing issues must be tackled - IDA chairmanFeargal O’Rourke will tell Oireachtas committee that like Limerick in hurling, the agency can have an off year but cannot afford to live off past gloriesTue Feb 20 2024 - 19:46
National Lottery and gambling ads, RTÉ defers hit shows, and influencers and their tax billsThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Feb 13 2024 - 06:35
Ires Reit dissident shareholder not to table offer for company if board move unsuccesfulVision Capital is seeking to replacer five board members, including chairman Declan Moylan and chief executive Margaret SweeneyThu Feb 08 2024 - 06:00
Ciarán Hancock’s Christmas Business Quiz – the answers and winnersWinner receives a break away at the five-star Fota Island Resort in CorkTue Feb 06 2024 - 05:00
Irish law firm increases its fee income by 7% to €114mMason Hayes & Curran expands its operations in London and San Francisco and considers opening a permanent base in New YorkMon Feb 05 2024 - 06:00
Irish entrepreneur and publisher Michael Lafferty dies Born in Roscommon, Lafferty moved to London and built a successful career in financial publishing, research and trainingThu Feb 01 2024 - 17:03
Mortgage to Rent scheme gets reboot, Aer Lingus and pilots pay, and how deferring taking State pension at 66 could cost you moneyThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Jan 30 2024 - 06:32
Shannon Foynes and green hydrogen, ferrying more Spanish to Rosslare, and Canada’s TD Bank considers Irish licenceThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Jan 29 2024 - 06:26
Unsolicited bid for Brown Thomas Arnotts, nursing home losses, and Dalton Philips plan to rebuild profits at GreencoreThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Jan 26 2024 - 06:31
Greencore boss Dalton Philips: ‘I love food. I love cooking it, I love buying it, I love eating it. I’m a total foodie’After four years of ‘carnage’, Dalton Philips is rebuilding profitability at convenience group Greencore and hoping to set it back on a path to growthFri Jan 26 2024 - 06:00
Brown Thomas has busiest-ever trading month in December despite fallout from city-centre riotLatest accounts for Brown Thomas Arnotts show that a third party bid was made last August for Irish department store retailer but talks ended without a dealFri Jan 26 2024 - 05:00
Brown Thomas Arnotts could have been sold for the second time in a yearLatest accounts for the Irish department store retailer show that it was the subject of an unsolicited offer in August 2023, which ultimately came to nothingFri Jan 26 2024 - 05:00
Ibec wants ‘pause’ on national minimum wage rises, Clare healthcare firm gets US approval, and office politics The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Jan 22 2024 - 06:36
An Post Christmas parcel deliveries surge by 30% but letters in declineInside Business podcast: While An Post’s parcels business is growing, letter volumes have fallen by 5.5% this yearThu Dec 28 2023 - 14:46
Ciarán Hancock’s Christmas Business QuizWin stays for two in the Fota Island Resort in Cork, Lyrath Estate in Kilkenny and Travelodge Plus in Dublin cityFri Dec 22 2023 - 12:30
Pensions regulator to bare teeth, Greencore’s HQ move, and big isn’t always better when buying engagement ring The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Dec 20 2023 - 06:41
Ganley’s contempt of court in New York, Bread 41 plans new bakeries, and the perils mangling a nameThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Dec 18 2023 - 06:26
Dublin’s Bread 41 secures sustainability certification and plans to open new bakeries Dublin bakery plans to open new outlets over the next two years, including a second site in GreystonesMon Dec 18 2023 - 06:00
ESRI cuts growth forecasts, Esprit’s plan for a 300-bedroom hotel in Dublin 2, and drones as a weapon of war The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Dec 14 2023 - 06:40
Motor claims costs rise 25%, tumble driers and energy costs, and how to deal with a heavy personal debt load The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Dec 13 2023 - 06:36
Verizon to add 400 jobs in Ireland by opening global centre of excellence early next year New York-headquartered Verizon already employs about 1,000 workers at a base in Sandyford in DublinMon Dec 11 2023 - 00:15
Michael Brennan of Killarney Hotels: ‘It’s probably more efficient to close at Christmas’ Killarney Hotels managing director explains why the hotel sector is ‘in a good place’ and why he never envisaged a different line of workFri Dec 08 2023 - 05:45
Cubic Telecom's €473m investment, the true cost of EVs, and the gender pay gapThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Dec 05 2023 - 06:29
Eir complains to EU about ComReg’s decision to restrict its wholesale fibre broadband offering In its complaint, Eir claims the regulator made a number of errors in its market analysisSat Dec 02 2023 - 06:30
Dubray expects to sell 300,000 books in the run-up to ChristmasInside Business podcast: Christmas selling season accounts for 20% of business, according to managing director of DubrayWed Nov 29 2023 - 17:51Listen | 34:59
Convenience food group Greencore expects inflation pressures to ease to 2-3% next year Irish food group reports 10 per cent rise in revenue for year to the end of SeptemberTue Nov 28 2023 - 07:39
O’Flaherty family’s motor group profits accelerate by 19% to €22mMercedes-Benz distributor MML Holdings sees revenues rise by 25% to €365m in advance of deal to distribute China’s BYD motorsSat Nov 25 2023 - 05:45
Mortgage servicer Pepper Finance sees Irish profits drop despite big revenue rise Latest accounts for Pepper Finance Corporation (Ireland) show that it made a pre-tax profit of €11.8m last year, down from just under €14m in 2021Sat Nov 25 2023 - 05:00
Aon global CEO sanguine on who wins next election, Press Up’s layoffs, and Ireland’s ranking for personal taxationThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Nov 21 2023 - 06:35
Teneo’s strategy arm sees 14% rise in profits to €1.2m The Irish strategy arm of the New York-based communications and consulting firm closed the year with accumulated profits of €4.6mTue Nov 21 2023 - 05:45
Press Up hospitality group cites ‘tough trading conditions’ as it makes 32 head office staff redundant Group established by Paddy McKillen jnr and Matt Ryan had employed 110 staff at head office in DublinMon Nov 20 2023 - 19:34
Maker of Gunpowder Irish Gin plans €10m investment to boost production capacityThe Shed Distillery in Co Leitrim sees profit grow to €3.8m even as CSO says Irish gin and whiskey exports are downMon Nov 20 2023 - 05:30
Pension auto enrolment, Russian cyber attacks, and Kirsty Wark on leaving NewsnightThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Nov 17 2023 - 06:35
An Post repays €30m loan to State in fullChief executive David McRedmond says the company is now on a sound financial footing and receives no subsidy from the StateWed Nov 15 2023 - 05:00
Web Summit’s opening night, shop local on Black Friday, and why Revolut asks for your PPS numberThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Nov 14 2023 - 06:38
Little Museum of Dublin’s post-Covid income tops €1m Accounts filed with the Charities Regulator show Dublin's Little Museum made a surplus of €209,000 last yearMon Nov 13 2023 - 05:45
Teeling Whiskey plans €10m-plus expansion of distillery to double production capacityIrish whiskey-maker is now 69% owned by the family-run spirits giant BacardiFri Nov 10 2023 - 05:57
Diageo Ireland boss Barry O’Sullivan: ‘Behaviour towards alcohol is shifting’Guinness 0.0 could eventually constitute 15% of Guinness sales, drinks group chief saysFri Nov 10 2023 - 05:45
Accounting group RSM Ireland acquired by UK firm in €20m investment RSM UK acquires ownership of the Irish business from the current Irish board comprising John Glennon, Aidan Byrne, Catherine Corcoran Gearty and Niall MayThu Nov 09 2023 - 16:31
Ryanair half-year profits hit €2.18bn, Doyle hotel’s profits jump, and drugs R&D in Europe The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Nov 06 2023 - 06:58
Doyle hotel group reports surge in profits due to ‘steady growth’ in business post Covid Profits and income almost trebled for the Doyle Collection during 2022 as pandemic-related lockdown restrictions were lifted at its hotels in Ireland, the UK and the USMon Nov 06 2023 - 05:45
Italian food exports to Ireland forecast to hit €500m this yearPasta, tomato products, wine and cheese are the leading agri foods exported from Italy to Ireland each yearMon Nov 06 2023 - 05:30
Heineken axes Island’s Edge stout, Aldi’s profits dip, and thousands ‘illegally’ paid less than minimum wageThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Nov 02 2023 - 06:30
Sherry FitzGerald’s income rises 11% but CastleGate sale costs deliver a loss Sherry FitzGerald was sold to Tommy Kelly’s CastleGate Investments for a reported €50m in May 2022Wed Nov 01 2023 - 05:45
Digicel CEO to step down in December with Denis O’Brien to announce successor as chairman in ‘coming weeks’Oliver Coughlan retires as Digicel chief executive in December, with COO Maarten Boute assuming role on interim basisWed Oct 25 2023 - 20:57
JetBlue to launch daily flights from Dublin to New York and Boston next yearJetBlue set to begin flying to JFK in New York and Boston Logan from March 2024Wed Oct 25 2023 - 09:43
Tourism not ‘priority’ for Government, pulling out of house purchase, and RTÉ redundanciesThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Oct 17 2023 - 06:49
Low risk of winter power cuts, RTÉ to miss out on rugby ad revenue, and flight shamingThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Oct 16 2023 - 06:29