DNA-gathering company Genuity saw losses rise prior to saleCompany reported a sharp fall in revenues due to impact of Covid restrictions last yearFri Dec 31 2021 - 16:44
Full investigation announced for AIB-Ulster Bank loan book dealAIB agreed €4.2bn deal in June to acquire loan book as Ulster Bank plots exitFri Dec 31 2021 - 15:44
Losses balloon at Dunnes Stores’ Northern Irish businessRetail giant reports £8m loss during pandemic and opts not to pay any dividendFri Dec 31 2021 - 14:58
Valeo Foods revenues top €1bn but impairment charges put it into the redCompany recorded a €102.7m pretax loss prior to its sale to Bain CapitalFri Dec 31 2021 - 11:58
Intel says no final decision yet on future European investmentsReports suggest the Republic has lost out to Germany, Italy and France on €80bn spendThu Dec 23 2021 - 15:25
Taxi firm FreeNow upbeat on 2022 as trip volumes reboundIrish arm recorded 27% decline in revenues last year due to the coronavirus pandemicThu Dec 23 2021 - 05:30
European shares end at near one-week highs, boosted by tech stocksIseq closes in positive territory despite Ryanair warningWed Dec 22 2021 - 19:31
Toy giant Smyths sees group turnover hit €1.46bnGalway-based family firm derives most of its revenues from its UK operationsTue Dec 21 2021 - 13:09
Irish co-founded LiveFlow raises €3.5m from prominent backersStart-up seeks to streamline the way financial management is done via new toolsTue Dec 21 2021 - 05:30
Waterford-based Klearcom secures €800,000 in investmentCompany looking to significantly boost headcount and open office in the USTue Dec 21 2021 - 05:30
Record job creation year by multinationals in Republic, says IDAAgency chief executive downplays threat of OECD tax deal on foreign direct investmentMon Dec 20 2021 - 15:31
Trezeo purchase signals Monese targeting of RepublicFintech services offer financial stability to those who don’t receive regular pay chequesMon Dec 20 2021 - 05:03
Higher-than-average share of jobless households in RepublicSome 12 % of Irish households with people of working age, have no earners in themFri Dec 17 2021 - 15:11
Rents rise 8% as registered tenancies fall by nearly a thirdTenants now paying an average of €1,397 per month, up €44, RTB data showsFri Dec 17 2021 - 12:06
Web Summit event in Hong Kong postponed due to pandemicThe annual Rise conference was due to return as an in-person event in March 2022Thu Dec 16 2021 - 12:55
Foreign direct investment to Ireland rises by more than €70bnStock of FDI in Ireland exceeded €1tn for the first time in 2019, CSO data showsThu Dec 16 2021 - 12:34
Covid restrictions hit Donegal Investment Group revenuesSeed potato specialists, which recently sold diary business in €23m deal, is ‘cautiously optimistic’Thu Dec 16 2021 - 11:06
Intercom to create 150 new jobs at Dublin HQExpansion of local team to 400-plus comes as Irish tech unicorn edges nearer public listingThu Dec 16 2021 - 06:00
Deadline extended for submissions on taxation and welfareCommission on Taxation and Welfare to review how State funds itself into the futureWed Dec 15 2021 - 20:25
UDG chief executive steps down after €3.2bn sales concludesBrendan McAtamney to continue on with group in a non-executive capacityWed Dec 15 2021 - 19:26
Exports rise over 20% as imports from Britain slumpNew CSO figures show trade surplus grew to €6.2bn in October as pharma shipping jumpsWed Dec 15 2021 - 12:00
Cruinn secures €12m in investment from State-backed MML PartnersMML taking stake in Dublin-based company which supplies laboratory equipmentWed Dec 15 2021 - 05:30
AIB agrees €65m cyber resilience contract with IBMIBM’s z15 mainframe promises a better performance and increased efficiencyWed Dec 15 2021 - 05:30
Educatly to seek further investment as it closes €1m pre-seed roundDublin-based edtech company aims to raise a further €5m next year as it looks to expandTue Dec 14 2021 - 21:18
PCRE to spend €140m on developing six Irish solar farmsCompany’s portfolio tops 1.1 gigawatts after it acquires ready-to-build farms from RESTue Dec 14 2021 - 12:42
Government backs down on public services cardDepartment of Social Protection acknowledges individuals cannot be compelled to use card for servicesFri Dec 10 2021 - 15:34
Smyths Toys sees turnover decline but directors enjoy dividendPayout of €10m shared by directors as revenues fall by €9.7m on back of store closuresFri Dec 10 2021 - 11:07
HealthBeacon IPO backed by Canaccord and AIBMedical technology company to be valued at €98 million as it floats next WednesdayFri Dec 10 2021 - 07:50
Open Orphan subsidiary wins $13.4m contract with US biotech companyExecutive chairman Cathal Friel said Hvivo expects to sign a number of similar contractsFri Dec 10 2021 - 07:22
Tech unicorn Workhuman pays out nearly $130m in dividendsCompany saw revenues rise to nearly $700m last year as employers sought to reward staffThu Dec 09 2021 - 18:19
Gazelle Wind Power raises a further $8.7m in fundingNorwegian investment firm Katapult leads new investment in Dublin-based companyThu Dec 09 2021 - 14:35
Former owner of Magnet forgave €19.6m in loans prior to saleState-backed Speed Fibre acquired the telco from Columbia Ventures in a €20.5m dealThu Dec 09 2021 - 13:13
State abandons plan to rejig Covid Restrictions Support SchemeToo difficult to amend schemes for business ahead of Christmas period, Government saysThu Dec 09 2021 - 12:59
Irish patent firm files infringement lawsuit against NintendoSolas OLED won an $80m intellectual property battle with Samsung earlier this yearThu Dec 09 2021 - 09:14
IFS rebrands as Fexillon as it looks to double revenuesCompany aiming to hit €6m in turnover by the end of 2023 as it expands overseasWed Dec 08 2021 - 20:46
DPC draft decision on Facebook would end right to privacy, Norway claimsNorwegian authority says ruling would make data protection law ‘pointless’Wed Dec 08 2021 - 17:04
Patricia Dunne named as Central Bank directorNew director of securities and markets supervision replaces Colm KincaidWed Dec 08 2021 - 15:40
McCain Foods invests $55m in Irish-founded Strong RootsHealthy frozen vegetable products company founded by Sam Dennigan in 2015Wed Dec 08 2021 - 07:30
DermView raises €1.9m to fund expansion after winning NHS contractOversubscribed round values business at €8.2m and attracts high-profile investorsTue Dec 07 2021 - 21:48
Group managing Shelbourne Hotel got €4.36m in Covid wage supportsTorriam secured support via the Government’s wage subsidy schemesTue Dec 07 2021 - 17:29
Workday’s Irish arm posts revenues of just under $1bnSoftware company employs more than 1,200 in the RepublicTue Dec 07 2021 - 11:22
Irish among keenest when it comes to digital bankingSurvey reveals nearly 50% of respondents without digital account open to having oneTue Dec 07 2021 - 05:30
Enet agrees €5m high-speed broadband deal with FastcomMove comes while sister firm Magnet eyes acquisitions as it looks to grow market shareMon Dec 06 2021 - 15:50
DPC warns Government of need for major staffing changesCommission warns that failure to allow changes could cause reputational issuesMon Dec 06 2021 - 12:12
Irish insuretech nSurely closes €535,000 early-stage funding roundOversubscribed funding round attracted support from leading industry playersMon Dec 06 2021 - 05:30
Noel and Valerie Moran finally see light at the end of tunnel in wake of PFS adversity‘I only found out about it when I saw it in the newspaper. It obviously came as a huge shock’Fri Dec 03 2021 - 15:01
PFS founders say Australian buyers used inquiry to avoid €55m paymentMorans claim EML Payments ‘saw opportunity’ in Central Bank auditFri Dec 03 2021 - 06:00
Real-time healthcare billing platform MedoSync raises €1.2mStart-up has developed a secure platform that integrates hospital and insurer systemsFri Dec 03 2021 - 05:00
Irish gifting platform &Open to create 100 new jobsCompany is also planning to secure a new multimillion euro investmentThu Dec 02 2021 - 06:30
Facebook cannot keep burying its head in the sand and hope things blow overNet Results: Rebrand flop a sign social media giant needs to face up to problems after another turbulent yearThu Dec 02 2021 - 04:57
