Ictu’s report on CEO pay and bonuses, hotel bookings, and the Guardian’s new format

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CEO chief executive Albert Manifold, best paid chief executive of a listed company in Ireland, according to a new report by Ictu. Photograph: Cyril Byrne / THE IRISH TIMES

Who is the best paid CEO of an Irish-listed company and how much more do they earn? CRH's Albert Manifold, and quite a lot more are the answers. Mark Paul has all the details.

Irish hoteliers are trying to reduce their dependency on the likes of Booking. com and Expedia to secure customers. For consumers, the move means that the best hotel rates might now be found directly on hotels' own websites. Imagine that. Fiona Reddan reports.

In her weekly column, Laura Slattery ponders what the new print format for the Guardian newspaper in the UK means in this age of digital media.

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Ciarán Hancock

Ciarán Hancock

Ciarán Hancock is Business Editor of The Irish Times