Omicron vaccine gloom weighs on marketsComments from Moderna’s chief about vaccine efficacy against variant spook investorsTue Nov 30 2021 - 19:12
European winemakers back €1.2m Irish wine subscription serviceSix-month-old retail start-up attracts equity from France, Spain, Italy and GermanyTue Nov 30 2021 - 05:55
Government signs into law increased pay rates for building workersConstruction staff to get two pay increases of 2.8% over next two years, following Labour Court recommendationMon Nov 29 2021 - 18:06
British pub group JD Wetherspoon to open new €4m outlet in Silicon DocksFood-focused South Strand pub to open on Hanover Quay in DublinMon Nov 29 2021 - 17:56
Curse of the Cinderella embargo dogs public informationLarge organisations are sometimes allowed to try too hard to control the messageFri Nov 26 2021 - 05:56
Intuition Publishing earns Dermot Desmond a €27.5m windfallE-learning company has been highly successful cash cow for billionaire investorFri Nov 26 2021 - 05:10
Zoom-induced demise of business travel may be greatly exaggeratedEmirates spies opportunity in business travel on Dublin-Dubai routeWed Nov 24 2021 - 05:00
ECB ‘should not hesitate’ to increase rates if inflation persists, Makhlouf says‘We cannot afford to be complacent’ about inflation risks, Central Bank governor warnsTue Nov 23 2021 - 17:01
Emirates eyes more easing of Australia travel rules before expanding Dublin-Dubai routeIt currently flies about 1,250 passengers weekly from Dublin to DubaiTue Nov 23 2021 - 16:28
Spectre of more virus restrictions keeps lid on European marketsTelecoms sector buoyant on KKR’s Telecom Italia dealmakingMon Nov 22 2021 - 18:23
Electric ground fleets for Kerry Ireland West airports in €1.6m State grant awardGovernment will award €20m to Irish airports ‘shortly’ for security, fire, traffic controlMon Nov 22 2021 - 17:43
Irish office staff work from home more than people in most other countries - DeloitteEmployees already doing 3.5 days per week from theri residence even before latest Covid restrictionsMon Nov 22 2021 - 16:34
Aldi saw pandemic boost profits by 46% as it reveals accounts for first timeDiscount supermarket far more profitable in Ireland than Britain in 2020Fri Nov 19 2021 - 07:50
Aldi Ireland opens its books as next chapter of grocery shopping beginsSupermarket chain reveals its Irish sales and profits for the first timeFri Nov 19 2021 - 05:47
When all is said and done, it is clear Government didn’t do enough to stop this surgeCaveat: Don’t buy the narrative that says people’s ‘behaviour’ has brought disaster upon hospitals and, now, businessesFri Nov 19 2021 - 05:36
Kylemore Abbey staunches tourism losses with insurance payoutConnemara estate’s sales fall three-quarters in 2020 due to Covid as building plan stallsThu Nov 18 2021 - 05:45
Global carbon tax could cut emissions 12% and limit economic cost - new reportReport on IMF proposal says emissions cuts would be less than 2% if only rich countries took partTue Nov 16 2021 - 07:54
Iseq lags other European indices as doveish ECB comments prop up marketsIseq falls 0.6 per cent as its big hitters fail to fireMon Nov 15 2021 - 19:16
Neil Naughton: ‘The game is about boosting that soft power we have in Irish America’Interview: Glen Dimplex president puts on green jersey in US to sell college football series in IrelandFri Nov 12 2021 - 13:15
Tax avoidance: focus may move from companies to individualsAttitude towards international tax domicile may changes with future governmentsFri Nov 12 2021 - 05:37
E-learning group Shaw Academy agrees its second rescue deal in three yearsCompany says it will rebrand after €3.2m examinership dealThu Nov 11 2021 - 20:20
Chinese relief for miners drags markets into the blackIseq ends session flat as tech stocks help indices rise in the USThu Nov 11 2021 - 19:31
Johnny Ronan shifts tax residency to MaltaDeveloper now registered at flat close to ValettaThu Nov 11 2021 - 05:55
Zara-owner Inditex implements €30m corporate restructuring of Irish operationsMove will reduce the breakdown of financial information for its five Irish chainsTue Nov 09 2021 - 16:26
‘Work is not a burden – it is something you can find enjoyment in’Former Dalata chief executive Pat McCann on the seven roles he has lined up for ‘retirement’Fri Nov 05 2021 - 12:38
We all feel the burn of the hot air from billionairesWhether it is Denis O’Brien or Jeff Bezos, we must parse billionaires’ statements to assess their credibilityFri Nov 05 2021 - 05:39
Conflict between climate and aviation policy looms for IrelandCaveat: Aviation a vital sector but it will be upturned by environmental realityFri Oct 29 2021 - 05:31
European markets rise as ECB keeps stimulus goingECB also reiterates that it believes inflation spike is temporaryThu Oct 28 2021 - 18:46
Revenue urges homeowners to pay property tax as deadline looms next weekReturns for 2022 have been paid on about 30% of properties so far as Revenue seeks updated valuationsThu Oct 28 2021 - 18:12
C&C signals Irish price increase as it reports rise in revenueDrinks group bounces back to profitability as hospitality sector reopensThu Oct 28 2021 - 07:55
Colm Lyon puts another €2.5m into Fire Financial ServicesTech entrepreneur tops up his investment by €8.5m in three yearsTue Oct 26 2021 - 05:40
AA Ireland owner reports slowdown in sales as pandemic drives cars off roadsGroup was bought last year by fund linked to Nicholas Sarkozy’s half brotherMon Oct 25 2021 - 06:10
Carr Golf concludes rescue deal for Seapoint golf links over €3.6m Cerberus debtsInvestors led by Carr will put up €1 million for improvements as members cede controlMon Oct 25 2021 - 05:55
Ronan Group gets injunction preventing Digital Bridge selling Dublin stakesJohnny Ronan’s development company gets second court order in two weeks against co-investorFri Oct 22 2021 - 19:55
Markets breathe sigh of relief over Evergrande paymentUnexpected bond payment eases market fears of a default by troubled Chinese developerFri Oct 22 2021 - 18:33
Brody Sweeney ready to deliver with Camile Thai as he targets UK marketEntrepreneur not afraid to take business ‘punts’ but also still holds a candle for politicsFri Oct 22 2021 - 12:30
Let’s talk about acceptable Covid death rates before restrictions kick inDebate about economic restrictions versus Covid suffering has been shirked in IrelandFri Oct 22 2021 - 05:15
Donohoe resists post-budget lobbying from tourism sector over 9% VATMinister confirms rise to 13.5% next autumn as industry says it will ‘keep fighting’Wed Oct 20 2021 - 14:18
Pandemic spurs return to nature as Regatta Great Outdoors’ sales in Ireland up 47%Outdoors brand also records sharp increase in profits in 12 months to end of January 2021Tue Oct 19 2021 - 05:38
Hotels vs culture: The debate on Dublin’s future reignitesProtesters say new hotels crowd out housing and the arts; officials say they create jobsSat Oct 16 2021 - 06:00
Hospitality should hope for the best but prepare for the worstFor nightclubs and music venues, the financial risk of a delay to reopening is most acuteFri Oct 15 2021 - 05:45
Joe Duffy Motors agrees deal to buy largest Ford dealer in MunsterAcquisition of CAB Motor Company brings number of Joe Duffy dealerships to 22Thu Oct 14 2021 - 17:13
Commodity inflation concerns hit European sharesIseq decline of 0.35% broadly in line with performance of European peersTue Oct 12 2021 - 19:24
Government provides further €25m for live events in 2022Budget 2022: Minister signals income guarantee fund for artists on a pilot-scheme basisTue Oct 12 2021 - 17:56
Failure to extend 9% tourism VAT beyond next August ‘disaster’ say restaurantsTourism industry welcomes spending package of more than €100mTue Oct 12 2021 - 16:50
Joe Duffy Motors accelerates sales in 2020 as ‘digital showrooms’ help to beat lockdownsBMW and Mazda dealer records revenues of almost €338 millionTue Oct 12 2021 - 05:00
Cerberus collects $631m on German shipping loans housed in Dublin firmUS investor uses Ireland as hub for distressed property assets from across EuropeSat Oct 09 2021 - 06:26
Dublin art auctioneer Ian Whyte is to retire and sell his stake for €2mControl of Whyte’s auction house passes to his family, as the market for art ‘booms’Sat Oct 09 2021 - 06:01
EU may have a few tricks up their sleeve yet on Irish corporate taxThere is uncertainty in the air for Ireland’s attractiveness as a place for multinationalsFri Oct 08 2021 - 05:29
