Legal bill for settled motor insurance claims almost €500mAverage legal costs from litigated settlements over four years top €23,000Thu Dec 19 2019 - 05:00
Insurance companies are trying to defend the indefensibleExcuses made for price hikes and soaring profits not borne out by recent historyWed Dec 18 2019 - 04:45
Oil exploration ban, Brennans check out from At Your Service, and casino closesBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Dec 17 2019 - 06:30
Irish PR executive Brendan Bracken diesBracken founded his own public relations agency in 1991 and his clients included CIÉ and Bank of ScotlandFri Dec 13 2019 - 16:41
Glendalough Distillery investors to share €12m from stake saleMark Anthony Brands International buys remaining 60% of whiskey and gin makerThu Dec 12 2019 - 05:00
Developers of former Central Bank to spend €100m on renovationsCity centre project to be ready for tenants from next AugustWed Dec 11 2019 - 17:09
Ciarán Hancock: Apartments key to housing crisisWe must build homes in tall blocks – not semi-detached and standalone dwellingsWed Dec 11 2019 - 05:38
Urbeo’s 1,300 rental units, Ryanair’s Boeing extras, and Tullow’s share slumpBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Dec 10 2019 - 06:32
Congress calls for pay rises of up to 4.5% next year in private sectorIreland is a ‘low-pay economy’ says Congress secretary but Ibec warns hike ‘looks too high’Tue Dec 03 2019 - 19:15
Ryanair-Bellew in court, Climate change warning, and Kingspan to cut emissionsBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Dec 03 2019 - 06:30
Ibec’s growth forecasts, audit firms to be graded, and Irish ducks in AsiaBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Dec 02 2019 - 06:30
Regulator to publish report on quality of work by biggest Irish audit firmsIAASA has carried out inspections on samples of audits at the eight biggest accounting firms in the RepublicMon Dec 02 2019 - 05:45
INM to transfer €60m from its cash pile to Belgian parent MediahuisTransfer to Mediahuis amounts to 75% of €80m in cash available to Irish media groupFri Nov 29 2019 - 16:30
Sorry seems to be the hardest word for an Irish banker to sayThere isn’t a ‘bold step’ big enough for all the bankers who have failed their customersWed Nov 27 2019 - 05:29
Irish austerity too harsh, Intel’s fab permission, and Leitrim’s new whiskeyBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Nov 26 2019 - 06:53
Shed Distillery in Leitrim launches first batch of whiskeyDrumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey to sell at airport and independent off-licencesTue Nov 26 2019 - 06:40
Rising air fares, Ding expansion, and PrepayPower’s dividendBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Nov 25 2019 - 06:26
Profits at Irish PR agency Drury rose by 13% to €508,678 last yearLeading Dublin-based public relations group secured Irish Life and Amazon Web Services as new clients in 2018Mon Nov 25 2019 - 05:42
Bewley’s posts profit despite €1.5m loss on Grafton St caféCompany blames ‘excessive’ Celtic Tiger era rent for difficulties at city centre siteSun Nov 24 2019 - 13:05
John McColgan to chair Irish committee of global poverty campaignSeries of Live Aid-style concerts planned to raise funds to help end poverty and climate changeFri Nov 08 2019 - 18:06
Irish aviation executive would have ‘no problem’ flying on Boeing 737 MaxJohn Slattery set to become president and chief executive of Boeing Brazil Commercial if venture deal with Embraer is approvedThu Nov 07 2019 - 05:15
Why An Post will never make it big in financial servicesWhat should have been a quick face-to-face transaction turned into quite the rigmaroleWed Nov 06 2019 - 05:18
Aer Lingus to launch flights from Shannon to Paris and BarcelonaNew routes expected to help return airport to growth in passenger numbers in 2020Tue Nov 05 2019 - 19:04
Desmond’s Datalex loans, Snowden’s Big Tech warning, and bulging tax receiptsBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Nov 05 2019 - 06:30
Aryzta’s pay report, motor insurance changes, and Glanbia’s shares drop 9%Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Nov 01 2019 - 06:41
US toy retailer FAO Schwarz opens Dublin storeRetailer takes 6,000sq ft space in Arnotts for its fourth location internationallyWed Oct 30 2019 - 13:07
Banks barred from adding legal charges to mortgage arrearsRegulator says practice of frontloading costs for legal actions is contrary to Consumer Protection CodeWed Oct 30 2019 - 12:31
Reduced passenger charges may be bad news for airport usersDAA could pull the plug on €2bn in ‘much-needed’ new infrastructureWed Oct 30 2019 - 04:45
Sherry FitzGerald to build new mortgage broker platformMy Mortgages will allow seamless application and could triple revenues at house sellerTue Oct 29 2019 - 05:55
Sherry FitzGerald looking at re-entering UK marketEstate agent is also seeking expansion opportunities with acquisitions at homeThu Oct 24 2019 - 18:25
Cases against EY and PwC still hanging around like a bad smellEleven years on from crash, cases taken in relation to Anglo and Quinn still unresolvedWed Oct 23 2019 - 05:17
Quinn Insurance and PwC’s audit, An Post’s gender pay gap, and theatre profitsBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Oct 22 2019 - 06:30
Bord Gáis theatre records strong growth in turnover and profitsTickets sales increase 17% to €7.6m while food and beverage income advances to €2.6mTue Oct 22 2019 - 05:45
Turnover up at Doyle’s four UK hotels despite Brexit uncertaintyLatest accounts for Doyle hotels show chain made a pretax profit of €11.6m in 2018Thu Oct 17 2019 - 05:30
Was the Government right to extend Help to Buy housing scheme?Department of Finance estimates cost of two-year policy extension at €200mWed Oct 16 2019 - 05:50
OECD and Irish taxes, IAG’s climate change offsets, and property loopholesBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Oct 10 2019 - 06:30
Budget battles, Sean Dunne’s earnings, and Leo’s Hollywood trade missionBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Oct 08 2019 - 06:30
Aer Lingus rejects DAA claim lower passenger levy will impede airportAirline says it will pass on proposed 15% drop in charges to passengersMon Oct 07 2019 - 05:46
Developers withdraw Nama State-aid appeal to EU courtMichael O’Flynn, Paddy McKillen, David Daly say complaint quietly dealt with by NamaFri Oct 04 2019 - 05:30
Was it worth paying €41.7bn to bail out Irish banks?C&AG’s annual report puts cost of post-2008 crash bailout under the microscope againWed Oct 02 2019 - 05:15
Property groups want Help To Buy tax break expanded beyond first-time buyersIrish Institutional Property says those trading up should also be allowed to access the tax breakTue Oct 01 2019 - 07:56
Lower pensions for women, tax breaks for trader uppers, and Wrightbus landBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Oct 01 2019 - 06:30
Budget options for taxing cars, TV viewing habits, and latest house price dataBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Sept 30 2019 - 06:55
Richie Boucher appointed as next chairman of CRHFormer Bank of Ireland chief executive has been appointed as chairman designate and will succeed Nicky HarteryThu Sept 26 2019 - 07:05
Brokers' jollies kicked to touch, Just Eat's tasty profits, and a guide to oil explorationBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Sept 25 2019 - 06:31
Dublin nursing homes operator tees up bid to buy Smurfit’s K Club golf resortMichael Fetherston is the preferred bidder to buy resort put up for sale last year for €80mTue Sept 24 2019 - 05:46
Drumshanbo gin expansion going ahead despite Brexit uncertaintyEntrepreneur Pat Rigney plans visitor centre and to add extra capacity at his distilleryMon Sept 23 2019 - 21:35
No-deal Brexit will cause ‘big short-term’ shock to IrelandInternational Trade Centre head unsure if Central Banks can cope with a new recessionThu Sept 12 2019 - 17:23
RTÉ should sell land and leave Dublin, says Dragons’ Den producerShinAwiL CEO says funds from sale of Montrose site could be used to moderniseWed Sept 11 2019 - 18:10
Mickey O’Rourke’s pay TV company nets Spanish football rightsPremier Sports has secured the UK and Ireland rights to show every match from Spain’s La Liga over the next three yearsTue Sept 10 2019 - 16:28
