Much of the Irish media belongs to foreign owners and that mattersAs a new regulator-backed website suggests, decisions about media aimed at an Irish audience are often taken overseasSun Feb 18 2024 - 06:00
Ulster Bank merits only a footnote as NatWest moves forward Paul Thwaite confirmed as NatWest's new permanent CEO as it announces 20% rise in operating profit across the groupSat Feb 17 2024 - 06:00
Sticky inflation narrative back in playUnderwhelming US price data dampens speculation of early cut in interest ratesThu Feb 15 2024 - 05:10
Bezos capitalises on Amazon stock high to lock in gains Timing of $4bn sale of stock in retail behemoth he founded - after move to Florida - will see him avoid capital gains taxThu Feb 15 2024 - 05:05
Financial markets in ‘no man’s land’ as they await rate movesMiddle-ground speculation is for ECB rate cuts to begin in JuneTue Feb 13 2024 - 05:32
Students are pawns in accommodation providers’ business modelsCollege kids and their families are to be forced to pay thousands of euro for accommodation they will not needTue Feb 13 2024 - 05:30
King of British high street casts a royal eye on BoohooFraser Group boss Mike Ashley has been buying up shares in the fast-fashion company since the summer of 2023Sun Feb 11 2024 - 07:00
Dublin City traffic plan not so good for Guinness Proposed bus gates along city quays would increase truck journey times, raise CO2 emissions, and cost Diageo up to €2.2m annuallySat Feb 10 2024 - 06:00
Who would want to serve on the board of RTÉ?‘Suitably qualified candidates’ have been sought to fill a string of vacancies on the depleted boardThu Feb 08 2024 - 05:30
Building a pharma powerhouse in an Irish regional townVet Michael Burke’s entrepreneurial flair has created a €300m business employing 730 peopleThu Feb 08 2024 - 05:15
McEvaddy submission on third terminal at Dublin Airport is pie in the skyCantillon: A deal with DAA on the sale of its land holdings would make sense for both partiesSun Feb 04 2024 - 06:00
Things are looking up for Meta as shares climb after a year of job cutsChief executive Mark Zuckerberg apologises to families hurt by social mediaSat Feb 03 2024 - 08:00
Will prime offices remain immune from the commercial property downturn?Top quality buildings have continued to attract new tenants so far, but there are questions as to whether that will continueThu Feb 01 2024 - 06:00
IMF throws another log on the ‘soft-landing’ fireWashington-based fund says recovery from Covid-19, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis is proving surprisingly resilientThu Feb 01 2024 - 06:00
Ryanair makes peace with some online travel agentsIrish airline signs online agent deals that give it control of the sale of its flightsTue Jan 30 2024 - 05:45
Tech sector lay-offs keep comingIn Ireland, Google and Three have flagged job losses at their operations while there are concerns for jobs at Activision Blizzard after Microsoft said it would cut 1% of the games unit’s staff globallyTue Jan 30 2024 - 05:12
Reset required at Web Summit after chief executive’s surprise exitOnly weeks since Katherine Maher told media about drive to get summit back to what it does best: connecting peopleSat Jan 27 2024 - 07:09
Mediahuis Ireland prepares for the digital stormStaff of Irish Independent publisher ‘unhappy’ and ‘shocked’, admits chief executive Peter VandermeerschThu Jan 25 2024 - 06:00
Tax debt debate highlights PAYE workers’ plight Government indicates that deadline for businesses repay warehoused tax debt could be extendedThu Jan 25 2024 - 06:00
Searching for the ‘Holy Grail’ of bone glueIrish firm Biomimetic Innovations’ OsStic may become the world’s first surgical bioadhesive for broken bonesTue Jan 23 2024 - 05:00
Time to stop the doublespeak on artificial intelligenceProfit is and will remain the driving force; the challenge is to set and enforce credible limitsTue Jan 23 2024 - 05:00
End of the long Meta goodbye for Sheryl Sandberg. Is Washington next?Former chief operating officer of the company behind Facebook has stepped down from the Meta board. But is she swapping Silicon Valley for Capitol Hill?Sat Jan 20 2024 - 06:00
Will this be the year that Stripe floats on the stock market? Tech Crunch notes figures compiled by Caplight reveal an ‘absolute flurry of buyers’ seeking shares in the Collison brothers’ company in recent monthsSat Jan 20 2024 - 06:00
Clerys revamp moves up a gear with Decathlon dealRedevelopment has faced a number of setbacks over the past yearThu Jan 18 2024 - 06:00
Chinese data paints mixed picture of its economyGDP hit record in absolute terms but property market remains on the floorThu Jan 18 2024 - 06:00
Red Sea disruption raises spectre of inflation againSuzuki and other automakers are suspending European production amid supply chain crunchesTue Jan 16 2024 - 06:00
Can Davos meet challenge of living up to stated ambitions?Rebuilding trust, the theme of this year’s annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, is badly needed but it needs to be more than talkTue Jan 16 2024 - 06:00
What work permits data tells us about the Irish jobs marketThe number of non-EEA nationals seeking and being granted the permission required to work in technology in the State last year dropped by more than 50 per centSat Jan 13 2024 - 06:00
AIB’s pay plea likely to fail as State still €3bn underwater on bailoutState has recovered €13.6 billion of AIB’s €20.8 billion rescue billThu Jan 11 2024 - 06:15
ECB keeps the focus on inflation, not rate cutsPolicymaker Luis de Guindos emphasises need to get price increases fully under controlThu Jan 11 2024 - 06:15
Are days numbered for last Irish reit as it bows to ‘strategic review’?Nation's biggest private landlord under pressure from activist investorTue Jan 09 2024 - 06:00
Taggart’s plan to build homes on parks should be scrutinised by Land Development Agency Proposal involves setting aside 10 per cent of major public parks in Dublin to provide housing for key workersTue Jan 09 2024 - 06:00
State schemes fanning house price inflation First-time buyers availing of Government supports dominate mortgage transactionsTue Jan 09 2024 - 05:00
Despite multiple global crises, Ireland’s economy keeps motoring onCSO’s latest Year in Numbers release highlights strength of macro economySun Jan 07 2024 - 06:00
What’s better than a good company rescue? No need for so many rescues in the first placeRising rate of insolvencies in 2024 could be followed by bleak January for small businessesSat Jan 06 2024 - 06:00
CRH’s move down under prompts some head-scratching Company has been retreating from regions outside US and Europe in recent timesThu Dec 21 2023 - 06:00
High stakes at play in fibre broadband regulation rowEir is fighting ComReg’s decisions to limit its ability to compete on pricing in the market for wholesale high-speed broadbandThu Dec 21 2023 - 06:00
Teeling calls out investor apathy for explorersExploration veteran cites poor stock market interest alongside sliding prices and rising energy costs as challenge for diamond minnowThu Dec 21 2023 - 05:00
PTSB faces battle to offer mortgages on same footing as larger rivalsNext task will be to reduce capital it holds against new loansTue Dec 19 2023 - 06:00
Central Bank confident of a soft landing Regulator’s latest economic commentary paints a positive picture of domestic economy despite international headwindsTue Dec 19 2023 - 00:00
Martin Shanahan timed his IDA exit wellLatest jobs figures show a small decline in employment at agency’s clients companies amid tech sector slowdownSun Dec 17 2023 - 07:00
Scramble for JP McManus’s millions beginsClubs across the country are debating how the cash should be allocatedSat Dec 16 2023 - 06:00
Mood music on Irish economy suggests more shops could close in early 2024 Latest ESRI forecasts point to growth in modified domestic demand of just 0.6% this yearThu Dec 14 2023 - 06:00
Dalata hotels on a roll as UK expansion fuels growth But questions remain about future of travel and tourism as consumer concerns biteThu Dec 14 2023 - 06:00
All eyes fixed on central banks this weekEuropean Central Bank, Federal Reserve and Bank of England all set to meet to decide interest ratesTue Dec 12 2023 - 06:00
The tech downturn, what downturn?CSO figures show services exports hit a record €340bn last yearTue Dec 12 2023 - 06:00
Savings bubble bursts as cost of living weighs on householdsThe assumption is that consumers are having to fork out more for energy, food and mortgagesSun Dec 10 2023 - 05:00
Disney has made mistakes in 2023, but pausing ads on X is not one of themElon Musk can sound off, but Disney chief Bob Iger will not come under pressure for joining ranks of advertisers shunning XSat Dec 09 2023 - 06:00
London Stock Exchange facing deepening problemsUK market has seen slew of big name firms drop their listing in recent monthsThu Dec 07 2023 - 06:00
Is Diageo about to call time on its Irish ales and lagers? News publisher Axios says Diageo is planning to sell its beer portfolio, with the exception of its Guinness stoutThu Dec 07 2023 - 05:45
