![Ryanair is pressing ahead with a lawsuit in the US against online travel giant, Booking.com, for allegedly “screenscraping” and then reselling its fares at a mark-up without the airline’s permission. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images Ryanair is pressing ahead with a lawsuit in the US against online travel giant, Booking.com, for allegedly “screenscraping” and then reselling its fares at a mark-up without the airline’s permission. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4887337.1653418694!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- May 25, 2022, 05:46
Airline is suing travel giant for allegedly reselling its fares at a mark-up without permission
![In New York, all of the 11 major S&P sectors advanced, with financials and energy up 3.8 per cent and 2.4 per cent, respectively In New York, all of the 11 major S&P sectors advanced, with financials and energy up 3.8 per cent and 2.4 per cent, respectively](/polopoly_fs/1.4886308.1653332663!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- May 23, 2022, 20:04
Banks helped to lift Iseq in Dublin by 1.3%
![Magners coming off the line down in Clonmel Magners coming off the line down in Clonmel](/polopoly_fs/1.4883073.1652992478!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- May 20, 2022, 05:33
The Irish company has emerged from the pandemic with a desire to keep it simple
![Ciara (12) and Andy Murphy from Drogheda at the official launch of Center Parcs’ Longford Forest in July 2019. Photograph: Naoise Culhane Ciara (12) and Andy Murphy from Drogheda at the official launch of Center Parcs’ Longford Forest in July 2019. Photograph: Naoise Culhane](/polopoly_fs/1.4882144.1652899854!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- May 18, 2022, 19:11
Longford holiday village is now trading strongly and finalising plans for €85m expansion
![Up to 40 per cent of C&C’s British marketing budget this year will be spent on Magners as the group looks to reinvigorate the brand, the group’s marketing director for Britain said Up to 40 per cent of C&C’s British marketing budget this year will be spent on Magners as the group looks to reinvigorate the brand, the group’s marketing director for Britain said](/polopoly_fs/1.4881330.1652816654!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- May 17, 2022, 20:44
Drinks group reports 88% bounceback in revenue
![Citigroup led a surge in bank shares after Berkshire Hathaway revealed a big stake. Photograph: Jin Lee/Bloomberg Citigroup led a surge in bank shares after Berkshire Hathaway revealed a big stake. Photograph: Jin Lee/Bloomberg](/polopoly_fs/1.4881255.1652811140!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- May 17, 2022, 19:04
Iseq in Dublin closes the session up 1.3%
![Tourists in Dublin: Fraught discussions around the VAT rate have been central to the Irish tourism industry for more than a decade. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times Tourists in Dublin: Fraught discussions around the VAT rate have been central to the Irish tourism industry for more than a decade. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4876780.1652365741!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- May 13, 2022, 05:06
Dragging out debate around restoring the higher rate would be a mistake – either leave it as it is or be decisive about the timeli(...)
![Brexit: Revenue said its officials received 29.8 million customs declarations in 2021, compared to barely more than one million the previous year. Photograph: iStock Brexit: Revenue said its officials received 29.8 million customs declarations in 2021, compared to barely more than one million the previous year. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4875663.1652295202!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- May 11, 2022, 13:38
Tax authority collected €96.6bn on behalf of State in 2021
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- Technology
- May 11, 2022, 05:22
Denis O’Brien-backed business had €8.4m deficit on its balance sheet at end June 2021
![AIB closed at €2.04 while Bank of Ireland was down to €5.38, as it continues the search for a successor to outgoing chief executive Francesca McDonagh. Photograph: Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg AIB closed at €2.04 while Bank of Ireland was down to €5.38, as it continues the search for a successor to outgoing chief executive Francesca McDonagh. Photograph: Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg](/polopoly_fs/1.4874920.1652207901!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- May 10, 2022, 18:38
Bargain-hunters enter market after sell-off on economic worries
![The US company that owns blogging platform Tumblr pumped €200 million into its Irish operation after the start of the pandemic. Photograph: iStock The US company that owns blogging platform Tumblr pumped €200 million into its Irish operation after the start of the pandemic. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4874916.1652208126!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Technology
- May 10, 2022, 18:36
Automattic’s Irish unit employs 200 staff who work remotely
![More than 32 per cent of all beer sold in the Irish market last year was stout, a return to pre-pandemic normality. More than 32 per cent of all beer sold in the Irish market last year was stout, a return to pre-pandemic normality.](/polopoly_fs/1.4873902.1652121311!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- May 10, 2022, 05:50
Ibec report shows drink sector started to recover when pubs reopened last summer
![Midlands fire protection company, Writech, has bought a Swedish sprinkler supplier in a deal estimated at more than €10m. Photograph: iStock Midlands fire protection company, Writech, has bought a Swedish sprinkler supplier in a deal estimated at more than €10m. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4873963.1652123171!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- May 10, 2022, 05:28
Writech plans further European expansion after two private equity-backed deals this year
![Richard Ramsey, Ulster Bank’s chief economist for Northern Ireland, says ‘inflationary pressures continue to be more intense in Northern Ireland than in all other UK regions’ Richard Ramsey, Ulster Bank’s chief economist for Northern Ireland, says ‘inflationary pressures continue to be more intense in Northern Ireland than in all other UK regions’](/polopoly_fs/1.4872734.1652027561!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- May 9, 2022, 05:46
Ulster Bank calls for swift formation of a Northern Ireland executive following to elections to deal with economic challenges
![People at Electric Picnic festival. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire People at Electric Picnic festival. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire](/polopoly_fs/1.4872614.1652031351!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- May 9, 2022, 05:15
Insurance payout of €3.6m boosts company behind festival that is due to return this year
![ILIM’s European Real Estate Fund has axcquired a property in Strasbourg. ILIM’s European Real Estate Fund has axcquired a property in Strasbourg.](/polopoly_fs/1.4872745.1652029500!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Commercial Property
- May 8, 2022, 18:05
Fund makes its first two property investments in Belgium and France
![BooHoo founder Carol Kane with CEO John Lyttle, pictured in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times BooHoo founder Carol Kane with CEO John Lyttle, pictured in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4870426.1651785412!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- May 6, 2022, 05:51
Inflation has slowed the online fast fashion retailer’s growth
![Inflation is wreaking havoc on hotel cost bases and customer pricing, and accommodating thousands of Ukrainian war refugees is “distorting” occupancy levels and room rates. Inflation is wreaking havoc on hotel cost bases and customer pricing, and accommodating thousands of Ukrainian war refugees is “distorting” occupancy levels and room rates.](/polopoly_fs/1.4870454.1651785372!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- May 6, 2022, 05:45
Agenda: Hospitality sector figures skewed by pent-up demand, inflation and refugees
![Flutter Entertainment, the owner of bookmaker Paddy Power, dropped 3.5 per cent to close the session at €99,62 per share. Photograph: Michael Stephens/PA Wire Flutter Entertainment, the owner of bookmaker Paddy Power, dropped 3.5 per cent to close the session at €99,62 per share. Photograph: Michael Stephens/PA Wire](/polopoly_fs/1.4870631.1651775319!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- May 5, 2022, 18:56
Ecommerce stocks fall as pandemic bounce fades
![Most Irish courier companies saw a significant rise in business during the pandemic lockdowns. Photograph: iStock Most Irish courier companies saw a significant rise in business during the pandemic lockdowns. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4868681.1651606626!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- May 3, 2022, 20:17
Management at the 20-year-old business will hold a minority stake
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- Business
- April 30, 2022, 03:00
MUT 103 raised cash for German Property Group and owes €41m to investors
![Amazon.com slumped 12.5 per cent to a near two-year low as higher costs squeezed first-quarter results and the ecommerce giant said it expected to lose as much as $1 billion in operating income this quarter. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images Amazon.com slumped 12.5 per cent to a near two-year low as higher costs squeezed first-quarter results and the ecommerce giant said it expected to lose as much as $1 billion in operating income this quarter. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4865761.1651259312!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- April 29, 2022, 19:46
US shares fall on inflation worries
![The annual rate of inflation for consumer prices increased to 7.3 per cent this month, up from 6.9 per cent in March, according to figures compiled by the Central Statistics Office. The annual rate of inflation for consumer prices increased to 7.3 per cent this month, up from 6.9 per cent in March, according to figures compiled by the Central Statistics Office.](/polopoly_fs/1.4865538.1651244918!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- April 29, 2022, 16:08
Ireland’s 7.3 per cent annual rate is close to the Euro zone average
![Tourists watch the sun rise over the Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia: Tourism creates value, enriches cultural exchange, expands minds and spreads wealth from richer parts of the world to developing regions. Photograph: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP via Getty Images Tourists watch the sun rise over the Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia: Tourism creates value, enriches cultural exchange, expands minds and spreads wealth from richer parts of the world to developing regions. Photograph: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4864622.1651163433!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- April 29, 2022, 05:08
There is a limit to how green discretionary travel can ever be
![Richard O’Sullivan with his wife Ciara Heslin. Photograph: Shannon College of Hotel Management Richard O’Sullivan with his wife Ciara Heslin. Photograph: Shannon College of Hotel Management](/polopoly_fs/1.4864714.1651170218!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- April 28, 2022, 19:23
The former Jurys executive had been unwell in recent years
![Ulster Bank’s parent, NatWest, announced last February its withdrawal from the Irish banking market. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov/Rollingnews.ie Ulster Bank’s parent, NatWest, announced last February its withdrawal from the Irish banking market. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov/Rollingnews.ie](/polopoly_fs/1.4864767.1651174796!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 28, 2022, 18:44
Banking customers may be affected by consolidation, competition regulator warns
![AIB chief executive Colin Hunt says businesses that take climate change seriously will in future get a ‘benefit’ in terms of their financing. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw AIB chief executive Colin Hunt says businesses that take climate change seriously will in future get a ‘benefit’ in terms of their financing. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4863551.1651089612!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- April 27, 2022, 19:39
Chief tells tourism conference it will ‘turn away’ firms that don’t try to reduce emissions
![Willie Walsh on closing borders to combat Covid-19: ‘It was complete nonsense.’ Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Willie Walsh on closing borders to combat Covid-19: ‘It was complete nonsense.’ Photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4863193.1651079968!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- April 27, 2022, 12:45
Former British Airways and Aer Lingus chief criticises politicians
![Accounts for Oracle EMEA, the company’s Dublin-registered European hub, show that a dividend of almost €1.4 billion was paid on January 12th to Oracle EMEA Holdings, which is also Irish-registered. Photograph: Stephen Lam/Reuters Accounts for Oracle EMEA, the company’s Dublin-registered European hub, show that a dividend of almost €1.4 billion was paid on January 12th to Oracle EMEA Holdings, which is also Irish-registered. Photograph: Stephen Lam/Reuters](/polopoly_fs/1.4862660.1651003007!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Technology
- April 26, 2022, 20:57
Staff numbers last year at the tech giant’s Dublin operation fell by about 200
![Bank of Ireland chief executive, Francesca McDonagh, who is leaving the bank. Photograph: Laura Hutton Bank of Ireland chief executive, Francesca McDonagh, who is leaving the bank. Photograph: Laura Hutton](/polopoly_fs/1.4862534.1650995550!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Financial Services
- April 26, 2022, 17:38
Executive is expected to join another European financial institution
![Currency founders Ian Kehoe and Tom Lyons. Photograph: Collins Courts Currency founders Ian Kehoe and Tom Lyons. Photograph: Collins Courts](/polopoly_fs/1.4862448.1650990311!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Media & Marketing
- April 26, 2022, 16:04
Journalism site backed by Michael McDowell says it has 5,500 paying subscribers
![US stocks pared losses ahead of a busy week for Big Tech earnings US stocks pared losses ahead of a busy week for Big Tech earnings](/polopoly_fs/1.4861703.1650913177!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- April 25, 2022, 19:59
Banks and commodities stocks fall sharply
![Applegreen chief executive Bob Etchingham and New Jersey governor Phil Murphy at the announcement of an investment by the Irish forecourts retailer in the US east-coast state. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Applegreen chief executive Bob Etchingham and New Jersey governor Phil Murphy at the announcement of an investment by the Irish forecourts retailer in the US east-coast state. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill](/polopoly_fs/1.4861685.1650912985!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Retail & Services
- April 25, 2022, 19:46
US state’s Irish-American governor announces deal on Dublin trade mission
![TikTok clearly understands that it needs to forge close ties with Irish political leaders TikTok clearly understands that it needs to forge close ties with Irish political leaders](/polopoly_fs/1.4858617.1650577563!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- April 22, 2022, 05:52
The Chinese-controlled social media giant potentially could be even more troublesome for the State than its US Silicon Valley peer(...)
![Kylemore staff (from left) Eithne O’Halloran (abbey experience manager); Linda Spitzer (retail manager); Niamh Philbin (executive assistant); Jessica Ridge (marketing manager); Tim Heanue (visitor centre manager); Conor Coyne (executive director); John Murphy (head of finance); John O’Toole (head chef); Marguerite Foyle (restaurant manager); and Anja Gohlke (head gardener). Photograph: Aoife Herriott Kylemore staff (from left) Eithne O’Halloran (abbey experience manager); Linda Spitzer (retail manager); Niamh Philbin (executive assistant); Jessica Ridge (marketing manager); Tim Heanue (visitor centre manager); Conor Coyne (executive director); John Murphy (head of finance); John O’Toole (head chef); Marguerite Foyle (restaurant manager); and Anja Gohlke (head gardener). Photograph: Aoife Herriott](/polopoly_fs/1.4858406.1650577710!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- April 22, 2022, 05:26
Benedictine abbey needs tourism boost to finance €5m monastery plan
![Labour TD Ged Nash has called for a full PAC investigation of the management of the pandemic wage subsidy schemes, which cost taxpayers over €10 billion. Labour TD Ged Nash has called for a full PAC investigation of the management of the pandemic wage subsidy schemes, which cost taxpayers over €10 billion.](/polopoly_fs/1.4857782.1650488283!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- April 21, 2022, 05:30
Revenue figures show 641 subsidised companies ‘made some form of distribution’
![Data collated by State statisticians shows that a surge in traffic between Dublin-London and Dublin-Amsterdam helped to drive the recovery in passenger numbers in the final three months of 2021. Data collated by State statisticians shows that a surge in traffic between Dublin-London and Dublin-Amsterdam helped to drive the recovery in passenger numbers in the final three months of 2021.](/polopoly_fs/1.4857684.1650482548!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- April 20, 2022, 19:29
Passenger numbers still down by more than two-thirds on pre-pandemic levels, says CSO
![Analog Devices chief executive Vincent Roche: Analog Devices chief executive Vincent Roche:](/polopoly_fs/1.4852788.1650022230!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- April 15, 2022, 12:30
Analog Devices chief Vincent Roche is the only Irish person running a Fortune 500 company
![Bucha has changed the game for those western businesses still harbouring notions about making good on their Russian investments. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images Bucha has changed the game for those western businesses still harbouring notions about making good on their Russian investments. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4847372.1649363217!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- April 8, 2022, 05:06
Caveat: Kerry is the only Irish multinational keeping alive its links with Putin’s fetid regime
![Anthony Nicholas, the Dublin holding company for Field’s and Fraser Hart, says its latest two store sales to Beaverbrook are the ‘final step’ in a series of disposals Anthony Nicholas, the Dublin holding company for Field’s and Fraser Hart, says its latest two store sales to Beaverbrook are the ‘final step’ in a series of disposals](/polopoly_fs/1.4846476.1649272253!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Retail & Services
- April 7, 2022, 06:10
Anthony Nicholas, which owns Field’s and Fraser Hart, used cash to pay down debts
![“People are concerned. If you are a tour operator and you have 20 people on a coach for the week doing the Ring of Kerry, if any of them test positive before the flight home, it becomes a major issue.” “People are concerned. If you are a tour operator and you have 20 people on a coach for the week doing the Ring of Kerry, if any of them test positive before the flight home, it becomes a major issue.”](/polopoly_fs/1.4843502.1649001264!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Media & Marketing
- April 4, 2022, 05:51
Visitors from States to Ireland have to test negative here before returning home
![The proposed new biogas facility in Offaly would turn silage, manure and chicken litter into gas to heat homes and businesses. Photograph: iStock The proposed new biogas facility in Offaly would turn silage, manure and chicken litter into gas to heat homes and businesses. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4843513.1649002047!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Energy & Resources
- April 4, 2022, 05:16
Biogas facility in Tullamore gets green light from planners but now faces judicial review
![The average Irish crypto owner is aged 36 and earns between €26,000 and €65,000, Gemini says. Photograph: iStock The average Irish crypto owner is aged 36 and earns between €26,000 and €65,000, Gemini says. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4843496.1649000705!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Technology
- April 4, 2022, 05:00
Winklevoss twins’ Gemini exchange says almost 60% of Irish want to buy or learn about cryptocurrency
![Long queues in Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport. Photograph Nick Bradshaw Long queues in Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport. Photograph Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4841308.1648738750!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- April 1, 2022, 05:22
From drop-off charges to dire security queues and deals with autocratic regimes, DAA has made several missteps
![Building materials giant CRH was down 3.6% to €36.84, while Smurfit Kappa fell almost 4% to €40.48 Building materials giant CRH was down 3.6% to €36.84, while Smurfit Kappa fell almost 4% to €40.48](/polopoly_fs/1.4840430.1648666242!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- March 30, 2022, 19:50
Shares across Europe fall heavily as doubts grow over Russia-Ukraine peace talks
![Declan Ganley plans to create the Edmund Burke facility, named after the Catholic emancipator whom he has long admired, close to his Moyne Park estate in Abbeyknockmoy, Co Galway. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons Declan Ganley plans to create the Edmund Burke facility, named after the Catholic emancipator whom he has long admired, close to his Moyne Park estate in Abbeyknockmoy, Co Galway. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons](/polopoly_fs/1.4839463.1648577138!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- March 30, 2022, 05:31
Telecoms entrepreneur intends to redevelop Derreen Inn site with additional facilities
![Dermot Desmond owns about a third of Mountain Province Diamonds. Photograph: Cyril Byrne Dermot Desmond owns about a third of Mountain Province Diamonds. Photograph: Cyril Byrne](/polopoly_fs/1.4839483.1648578667!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Energy & Resources
- March 29, 2022, 19:32
Mountain Province Diamonds closes funding deal with Irish businessman as investment shines
![Former P&O staff and members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers block the road leading to the Port of Dover after P&O Ferries sacked 800 seafarers recently. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire Former P&O staff and members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers block the road leading to the Port of Dover after P&O Ferries sacked 800 seafarers recently. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire](/polopoly_fs/1.4835335.1648141559!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- March 25, 2022, 05:24
Sheer scale of the ferry group’s managerial incompetence is a sight to behold
![Pádraig O’Céidigh’s decision to quit his non-executive roles at the owner of Shannon Airport followed a number of disagreements with members of the group’s management team, it is understood. Photograph: Brian Arthur/Press 22 Pádraig O’Céidigh’s decision to quit his non-executive roles at the owner of Shannon Airport followed a number of disagreements with members of the group’s management team, it is understood. Photograph: Brian Arthur/Press 22](/polopoly_fs/1.4835542.1648155950!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- March 24, 2022, 20:36
O’Céidigh did not comment on suggestion of friction with group’s management team
![Technology companies lifted US stock indexes higher at the open after a sharp fall in the previous session. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images Technology companies lifted US stock indexes higher at the open after a sharp fall in the previous session. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4835488.1648150466!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- March 24, 2022, 19:34
Tech stocks keep the Nasdaq riding high
![Eoghan O’Mara Walsh, Itic’s chief executive, said a recovery to 60 per cent of 2019 levels would be ‘no mean feat’. Photograph: Domnick Walsh Eoghan O’Mara Walsh, Itic’s chief executive, said a recovery to 60 per cent of 2019 levels would be ‘no mean feat’. Photograph: Domnick Walsh](/polopoly_fs/1.4834490.1648065058!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- March 23, 2022, 19:11
Recovery could yet be hampered by war in Ukraine, inflation and staff shortage, says Itic
![Businessman Declan Ganley. Rivada has acquired majority control of Trion Space, a Liechtenstein company that owns a licence or ‘filing’ for the spectrum needed for the project. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons Businessman Declan Ganley. Rivada has acquired majority control of Trion Space, a Liechtenstein company that owns a licence or ‘filing’ for the spectrum needed for the project. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons](/polopoly_fs/1.4833641.1647985176!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Technology
- March 23, 2022, 05:49
Rivada Networks to launch €4bn satellite system to provide global broadband network
![Card payments are being affected at a number of Irish supermarkets and other retailers. Photograph: iStock Card payments are being affected at a number of Irish supermarkets and other retailers. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4832502.1647892974!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- March 21, 2022, 18:40
Payments processor says its system is ‘down’ resulting in customers’ cards being declined
![Working from home Working from home](/polopoly_fs/1.4829854.1647543972!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- March 18, 2022, 05:00
High level of job switching in the pandemic means many staff are yet to work from their current employer’s base
![Security and severance personnel board the P&O European Causeway in Larne, Co Antrim. Photograph: Pacemaker Press Security and severance personnel board the P&O European Causeway in Larne, Co Antrim. Photograph: Pacemaker Press](/polopoly_fs/1.4829772.1647541986!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- March 17, 2022, 18:13
Company, which operates Dublin-Liverpool and Larne-Cairnryan, is making 800 UK seafarers redundant
![Anton Krasun, a Ukrainian living in Dublin, is part of an international campaign group that has set up the Call Russia initiative. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Anton Krasun, a Ukrainian living in Dublin, is part of an international campaign group that has set up the Call Russia initiative. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill](/polopoly_fs/1.4825596.1647193063!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Irish News
- March 14, 2022, 04:45
Tech industry executive has helped to build campaign with other Russian speakers
![Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport: If DAA was so concerned about sustainability, it wouldn’t have built a new runway. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport: If DAA was so concerned about sustainability, it wouldn’t have built a new runway. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh](/polopoly_fs/1.4823645.1646950864!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- March 11, 2022, 05:32
Everybody can see through authority’s spurious ‘sustainability’ rationale; it clearly will be a revenue raiser
![Fáilte Ireland chief executive Paul Kelly: ‘It is an ideal way to promote tourism for summer jobs and also as a future career option . . . You can’t just take a student on for two weeks to make the coffee.” Photograph: Alan Betson Fáilte Ireland chief executive Paul Kelly: ‘It is an ideal way to promote tourism for summer jobs and also as a future career option . . . You can’t just take a student on for two weeks to make the coffee.” Photograph: Alan Betson](/polopoly_fs/1.4822863.1646861845!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- March 10, 2022, 05:39
Tourism body holds talks on how Irish hospitality sector can help Ukrainian refugees
![McKillen Corporation said it intends to continue “making wonderful chocolate” at Skellig Chocolates in Co Kerry. McKillen Corporation said it intends to continue “making wonderful chocolate” at Skellig Chocolates in Co Kerry.](/polopoly_fs/1.4822829.1646862126!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Agribusiness & Food
- March 10, 2022, 05:01
‘It will be business as usual, but with more business,’ says outgoing owner Colm Healy
![Newspaper publisher Mediahuis Ireland, previously known as Independent News & Media, has revealed details relating to a data breach from 2014. File photograph: Getty Newspaper publisher Mediahuis Ireland, previously known as Independent News & Media, has revealed details relating to a data breach from 2014. File photograph: Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4821721.1646772580!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- March 9, 2022, 05:19
Legal documents filed by Mediahuis confirms names of those closely targeted in 2014 leak
![High-profile photographer and digital artist, Kevin Abosch, is among the names who appear on the latest list of tax defaulters published by the Revenue. High-profile photographer and digital artist, Kevin Abosch, is among the names who appear on the latest list of tax defaulters published by the Revenue.](/polopoly_fs/1.4821584.1646762707!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- March 8, 2022, 16:36
Revenue details €2.8m worth of cases in final three months of 2021
![Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg](/polopoly_fs/1.4820769.1646681880!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- March 7, 2022, 18:56
Energy stocks rise as oil prices exceed $130 a barrel amid inflation concerns
![AIB was among the worst hit as banks struggled across Europe generally. It finished the session down 10.4%. AIB was among the worst hit as banks struggled across Europe generally. It finished the session down 10.4%.](/polopoly_fs/1.4818744.1646422215!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- March 4, 2022, 19:10
Banks, industrial stocks and travel companies fare poorly
![Soothing Solutions founders Denise Lauaki and Sinead Crowther Soothing Solutions founders Denise Lauaki and Sinead Crowther](/polopoly_fs/1.4818279.1646412059!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Health & Pharma
- March 4, 2022, 10:24
Senior business figures are investing alongside food and wellness fund that has raised €27m
![A view of the Kremlin’s Spasskaya tower and St Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow. Russia’s currency is wobbling like a bear on stilts, its economy is in freefall, and the future of all international trade with it is beyond uncertain. Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images A view of the Kremlin’s Spasskaya tower and St Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow. Russia’s currency is wobbling like a bear on stilts, its economy is in freefall, and the future of all international trade with it is beyond uncertain. Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4817537.1646391078!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- March 4, 2022, 05:28
Some of State’s biggest listed businesses have invested heavily in sanctions-hit Russia
![Russian president Vladimir Putin: Back in 2004, he was considered a reformer, a potential partner for businesses in the West. Russian president Vladimir Putin: Back in 2004, he was considered a reformer, a potential partner for businesses in the West.](/polopoly_fs/1.4817694.1646329018!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- March 4, 2022, 05:25
Caveat: Moscow’s invasion reveals risk of investing in the non-western economies
![CRH is one of the largest cement producers in Ukraine. Photograph: Cyril Byrne CRH is one of the largest cement producers in Ukraine. Photograph: Cyril Byrne](/polopoly_fs/1.4816853.1646257539!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Manufacturing
- March 2, 2022, 21:21
Building materials giant to exit joint venture in St Petersburg owned by CRH Finnish unit
![Businessman Denis O’Brien joined the advisory board of the technology arm of LetterOne in 2015. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times Businessman Denis O’Brien joined the advisory board of the technology arm of LetterOne in 2015. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4815602.1646215408!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- March 2, 2022, 06:00
Irish businessman was appointed as an adviser to fellow billionaire Mikhail Fridman’s company in 2015
![The new Travelodge is estimated to have cost €100 million to build and is the second-biggest hotel in the central city area. Photograph: David Potter/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images The new Travelodge is estimated to have cost €100 million to build and is the second-biggest hotel in the central city area. Photograph: David Potter/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4815610.1646165188!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- March 2, 2022, 05:00
City centre property is second new Dublin hotel to sign exclusive deal with State
![Dalata chief executive Dermot Crowley with chief financial officer Carol Phelan Dalata chief executive Dermot Crowley with chief financial officer Carol Phelan](/polopoly_fs/1.4815064.1646166974!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- March 1, 2022, 07:49
Dalata narrowed its pretax losses from €111.5m in 2020 to €11.4m last year
![The 421-bedroom Holiday Inn at Dublin Airport opened its doors only last July The 421-bedroom Holiday Inn at Dublin Airport opened its doors only last July](/polopoly_fs/1.4811329.1645720421!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- February 25, 2022, 05:42
Caveat: State asylum system readies for €500m splurge before decommissioning
![Donald McDonald, MD of Brown Thomas Arnotts. As well as fashion brands and beauty, the new store has departments selling fitness gear, electronics and a commuter section selling e-scooters. Photograph: Alan Betson Donald McDonald, MD of Brown Thomas Arnotts. As well as fashion brands and beauty, the new store has departments selling fitness gear, electronics and a commuter section selling e-scooters. Photograph: Alan Betson](/polopoly_fs/1.4810406.1645687838!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Retail & Services
- February 24, 2022, 05:00
Sustainability-focused store will employ about 400 staff, including 220 new full-time roles
![JMK’s Holiday Inn at Dublin Airport was due to start trading in the first quarter of 2020 but its opening was delayed by the pandemic. JMK’s Holiday Inn at Dublin Airport was due to start trading in the first quarter of 2020 but its opening was delayed by the pandemic.](/polopoly_fs/1.4808470.1645479068!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- February 22, 2022, 05:47
One of largest hotels in the city, the 421-bed JMK-owned property cost €50m to build
![AstraZeneca climbed 4% after saying its cancer drug helped patients with a type of advanced breast cancer live longer. Photograph: Paul Ellis /AFP AstraZeneca climbed 4% after saying its cancer drug helped patients with a type of advanced breast cancer live longer. Photograph: Paul Ellis /AFP](/polopoly_fs/1.4808458.1645472783!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- February 21, 2022, 19:46
Iseq drops 1.6% on Monday as banks and travel stocks drag it down
![Along with the former Nissan site across the road, the land has been identified for redevelopment. Photograph: Google Street View MDL Naas Road](/polopoly_fs/1.4807480.1645376092!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- February 21, 2022, 05:00
Mercedes distributor asks council to relax height restriction for development
![Fergal Leamy, Glen Dimplex’s chief executive, said hotels could save 40 per cent of their energy costs by using the software. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Fergal Leamy, Glen Dimplex’s chief executive, said hotels could save 40 per cent of their energy costs by using the software. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill](/polopoly_fs/1.4807475.1645375681!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Manufacturing
- February 21, 2022, 05:00
SmarterDM sells systems that use software and other technology to control heating
![Breedon Cement MD Jude Lagan said the expanded facility will bring capacity up to more than 22 million roof tiles annually Breedon Cement MD Jude Lagan said the expanded facility will bring capacity up to more than 22 million roof tiles annually](/polopoly_fs/1.4807487.1645377037!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Manufacturing
- February 21, 2022, 01:00
Factory plans to produce 22 million roof tiles annually to meet demands of housebuilders
![The report highlights that the largest land deal last year was Eagle Street Partners’ €78 million purchase of a six-acre site at Castleforbes Business Park. Photograph: Cyril Byrne The report highlights that the largest land deal last year was Eagle Street Partners’ €78 million purchase of a six-acre site at Castleforbes Business Park. Photograph: Cyril Byrne](/polopoly_fs/1.4807481.1645376198!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Commercial Property
- February 21, 2022, 00:01
Savills report predicts another ‘robust’ year in 2022 with housebuilding set to ramp up
![Jack Scott of St Patrick’s Athletic and Jack Moylan of Shelbourne challenge for the ball during the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division match at Tolka Park on Friday. A consortium of investors is planning to make a ‘seven-figure’ investment in Shelbourne football, the Sunday Times reports. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho Jack Scott of St Patrick’s Athletic and Jack Moylan of Shelbourne challenge for the ball during the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division match at Tolka Park on Friday. A consortium of investors is planning to make a ‘seven-figure’ investment in Shelbourne football, the Sunday Times reports. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho](/polopoly_fs/1.4807358.1645381148!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- February 20, 2022, 13:20
Seen & Heard: Big investment in Shelbourne football; Hastings to sell Merrion hotel stake
![Fergal Leamy, chief executive of Glen Dimplex, at the company’s site in Dunleer, Co Louth. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Fergal Leamy, chief executive of Glen Dimplex, at the company’s site in Dunleer, Co Louth. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill](/polopoly_fs/1.4804388.1645186530!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Manufacturing
- February 18, 2022, 12:30
Naughton family-owned company eyeing growth in sustainable heating solutions
![Wearing a mask while walking around in most hospitality settings has seemed like nonsense for weeks now. Aerosol particles don’t dissipate as soon as you take your seat. Photograph: John Fleming Wearing a mask while walking around in most hospitality settings has seemed like nonsense for weeks now. Aerosol particles don’t dissipate as soon as you take your seat. Photograph: John Fleming](/polopoly_fs/1.4805369.1645114002!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- February 18, 2022, 05:25
A trip to a packed pub can tell you a lot about where your attitude to virus risk lies
![Premier Inn is currently building three further hotels in Dublin with construction on a fourth new project due to start in the summer Premier Inn is currently building three further hotels in Dublin with construction on a fourth new project due to start in the summer](/polopoly_fs/1.4805579.1645126590!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Commercial Property
- February 18, 2022, 04:29
UK-owned hotel company wants to build up to 2,500 budget rooms in the city
![Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said the commissioner had assured her that the DPC operates ‘very much in line with the rules, regulations and legislation’ covering data privacy law in Europe. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said the commissioner had assured her that the DPC operates ‘very much in line with the rules, regulations and legislation’ covering data privacy law in Europe. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins](/polopoly_fs/1.4804518.1645101843!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Technology
- February 16, 2022, 20:02
Oireachtas justice committee recommended review last year but Government yet to act
![The owner of the Spar brand said the reintroduction of anti-virus restrictions in Ireland in November and December had led to ‘mixed results’ across its retail network The owner of the Spar brand said the reintroduction of anti-virus restrictions in Ireland in November and December had led to ‘mixed results’ across its retail network](/polopoly_fs/1.4804166.1645033067!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Retail & Services
- February 16, 2022, 13:04
Irish retail group’s South African parent hails its ‘impressive’ performance
![Ignore the siren calls from some quarters for price caps – no government has ever capped its way out of inflation. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images Ignore the siren calls from some quarters for price caps – no government has ever capped its way out of inflation. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4798843.1644522742!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- February 11, 2022, 06:00
Individuals and businesses should not be made to feel powerless
![Nationally, the average rent on Daft was €1,524 at the end of 2021, a rise of more than 10 per cent over the year. Photograph: iStock Nationally, the average rent on Daft was €1,524 at the end of 2021, a rise of more than 10 per cent over the year. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4797646.1644395179!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- February 9, 2022, 00:00
Dublin is once again the hotspot of the rental crisis, according to figures from Daft.ie
![Employees complained of unsocial hours. Photograph: Getty Employees complained of unsocial hours. Photograph: Getty](/polopoly_fs/1.4796811.1644337569!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- February 8, 2022, 12:00
Workers in sector unhappy with unsocial hours and level of pay, survey finds
![Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw](/polopoly_fs/1.4796225.1644269924!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Transport & Tourism
- February 8, 2022, 05:25
Industry veteran tells tourism lobby group that oil prices will also push up fares in 2022
![The total value of Irish M&A deals in 2021 rose by a third to €24.6 billion. Photograph: iStock The total value of Irish M&A deals in 2021 rose by a third to €24.6 billion. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4795185.1644214514!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- February 7, 2022, 06:10
Research by William Fry and Mergermarket shows bounceback in corporate deal-making
![Automobile stocks hitting a one-month low on the prospect of tougher emissions tests. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images Automobile stocks hitting a one-month low on the prospect of tougher emissions tests. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images](/polopoly_fs/1.4794061.1644003000!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- February 4, 2022, 19:17
Car stocks suffer as regulators toughen emissions limits
![Some of the new power plants will be built by existing players in the Irish power generation market, such as ESB, while others will be built by new investors in the sector here. Photograph: Alan Betson Some of the new power plants will be built by existing players in the Irish power generation market, such as ESB, while others will be built by new investors in the sector here. Photograph: Alan Betson](/polopoly_fs/1.4794035.1644001625!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Energy & Resources
- February 4, 2022, 18:27
Regulators treble price at capacity auction for electricity produced at new gas-fired plants
![Garda checkpoint during level-5 restrictions in Dublin in October 2020: People no longer want their freedoms restricted and their livelihoods threatened simply to steer them clear of every last scrap of danger. Photograph: Damien Eagers/PA Garda checkpoint during level-5 restrictions in Dublin in October 2020: People no longer want their freedoms restricted and their livelihoods threatened simply to steer them clear of every last scrap of danger. Photograph: Damien Eagers/PA](/polopoly_fs/1.4792976.1643923173!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- February 4, 2022, 05:33
This week’s public health data suggests a brighter future for business and society
![Sam Donnelly, Co Director of Sam’s Barbers in the Blanchardstown shop, one of seven in the barber chain. Photograph: Alan Betson Sam Donnelly, Co Director of Sam’s Barbers in the Blanchardstown shop, one of seven in the barber chain. Photograph: Alan Betson](/polopoly_fs/1.4792815.1643923248!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Economy
- February 4, 2022, 05:30
Indigenous employers struggle to keep pace as FDI companies hike pay rates
![Construction Industry Federation director general Tom Parlon will leave the post at the end of 2023 under a new extension agreed recently. Photograph: Cyril Byrne Construction Industry Federation director general Tom Parlon will leave the post at the end of 2023 under a new extension agreed recently. Photograph: Cyril Byrne](/polopoly_fs/1.4791270.1643745432!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Construction
- February 2, 2022, 05:41
Construction industry lobbyist gets contract extension, as his successor is also named
![If the Government’s Housing For All strategy is to deliver on its aim to spur the building required to solve the current crisis, it is also bound to spur bitter battles in many places like Enniskerry If the Government’s Housing For All strategy is to deliver on its aim to spur the building required to solve the current crisis, it is also bound to spur bitter battles in many places like Enniskerry](/polopoly_fs/1.4787247.1643350731!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Construction
- January 28, 2022, 06:20
Crisis won’t be solved without massive construction, but try telling locals they have to sit back and say nothing
![n legal documents recently filed in its defence of a claim over the data breach, Mediahuis says the entire contents of the four mailboxes, which included those of former INM chief executive and its former corporate affairs director, were rebuilt by technical experts. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times n legal documents recently filed in its defence of a claim over the data breach, Mediahuis says the entire contents of the four mailboxes, which included those of former INM chief executive and its former corporate affairs director, were rebuilt by technical experts. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times](/polopoly_fs/1.4785665.1643139755!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- January 26, 2022, 05:29
Mediahuis denies responsibility for alleged actions of former chairman Leslie Buckley
![Fears about aggressive monetary policy tightening by the US Federal Reserve, led by Jerome Powell, which meets Wednesday and the potential for military conflict in Ukraine unnerved markets. Photograph: Sam Corum/EPA Fears about aggressive monetary policy tightening by the US Federal Reserve, led by Jerome Powell, which meets Wednesday and the potential for military conflict in Ukraine unnerved markets. Photograph: Sam Corum/EPA](/polopoly_fs/1.4785657.1643139496!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Markets
- January 25, 2022, 19:26
Iseq in Dublin creeps into positive territory as major bank stocks outperform
![Bristol-Myers Squibb. Photograph: Regis Duvignau/File Photo/Reuters Bristol-Myers Squibb. Photograph: Regis Duvignau/File Photo/Reuters](/polopoly_fs/1.4783944.1642965619!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- January 24, 2022, 05:30
US senator demands response from chief of Bristol Myers Squibb by January 28th
![An image of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland’s €22m new education and research centre at Connolly Memorial Hospital in Blanchardstown An image of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland’s €22m new education and research centre at Connolly Memorial Hospital in Blanchardstown](/polopoly_fs/1.4783905.1642962944!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Business
- January 24, 2022, 05:15
New centre at Connolly hospital will be used to give medical students clinical knowledge early in their training
![Digicel had been privately investigating the issue for years even before it launched the case in 2015. Photograph: iStock Digicel had been privately investigating the issue for years even before it launched the case in 2015. Photograph: iStock](/polopoly_fs/1.4783879.1642959651!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_140/image.jpg)
- Technology
- January 24, 2022, 05:03
Scheduled trial is the culmination of a bitter seven-year legal wrangle