An Post Christmas parcel deliveries surge by 30% but letters in declineInside Business podcast: While An Post’s parcels business is growing, letter volumes have fallen by 5.5% this yearThu Dec 28 2023 - 14:46
Ciarán Hancock’s Christmas Business QuizWin stays for two in the Fota Island Resort in Cork, Lyrath Estate in Kilkenny and Travelodge Plus in Dublin cityFri Dec 22 2023 - 12:30
Pensions regulator to bare teeth, Greencore’s HQ move, and big isn’t always better when buying engagement ring The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Dec 20 2023 - 06:41
Ganley’s contempt of court in New York, Bread 41 plans new bakeries, and the perils mangling a nameThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Dec 18 2023 - 06:26
Dublin’s Bread 41 secures sustainability certification and plans to open new bakeries Dublin bakery plans to open new outlets over the next two years, including a second site in GreystonesMon Dec 18 2023 - 06:00
ESRI cuts growth forecasts, Esprit’s plan for a 300-bedroom hotel in Dublin 2, and drones as a weapon of war The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Dec 14 2023 - 06:40
Motor claims costs rise 25%, tumble driers and energy costs, and how to deal with a heavy personal debt load The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskWed Dec 13 2023 - 06:36
Verizon to add 400 jobs in Ireland by opening global centre of excellence early next year New York-headquartered Verizon already employs about 1,000 workers at a base in Sandyford in DublinMon Dec 11 2023 - 00:15
Michael Brennan of Killarney Hotels: ‘It’s probably more efficient to close at Christmas’ Killarney Hotels managing director explains why the hotel sector is ‘in a good place’ and why he never envisaged a different line of workFri Dec 08 2023 - 05:45
Cubic Telecom's €473m investment, the true cost of EVs, and the gender pay gapThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Dec 05 2023 - 06:29
Eir complains to EU about ComReg’s decision to restrict its wholesale fibre broadband offering In its complaint, Eir claims the regulator made a number of errors in its market analysisSat Dec 02 2023 - 06:30
Dubray expects to sell 300,000 books in the run-up to ChristmasInside Business podcast: Christmas selling season accounts for 20% of business, according to managing director of DubrayWed Nov 29 2023 - 17:51Listen | 34:59
Convenience food group Greencore expects inflation pressures to ease to 2-3% next year Irish food group reports 10 per cent rise in revenue for year to the end of SeptemberTue Nov 28 2023 - 07:39
O’Flaherty family’s motor group profits accelerate by 19% to €22mMercedes-Benz distributor MML Holdings sees revenues rise by 25% to €365m in advance of deal to distribute China’s BYD motorsSat Nov 25 2023 - 05:45
Mortgage servicer Pepper Finance sees Irish profits drop despite big revenue rise Latest accounts for Pepper Finance Corporation (Ireland) show that it made a pre-tax profit of €11.8m last year, down from just under €14m in 2021Sat Nov 25 2023 - 05:00
Aon global CEO sanguine on who wins next election, Press Up’s layoffs, and Ireland’s ranking for personal taxationThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Nov 21 2023 - 06:35
Teneo’s strategy arm sees 14% rise in profits to €1.2m The Irish strategy arm of the New York-based communications and consulting firm closed the year with accumulated profits of €4.6mTue Nov 21 2023 - 05:45
Press Up hospitality group cites ‘tough trading conditions’ as it makes 32 head office staff redundant Group established by Paddy McKillen jnr and Matt Ryan had employed 110 staff at head office in DublinMon Nov 20 2023 - 19:34
Maker of Gunpowder Irish Gin plans €10m investment to boost production capacityThe Shed Distillery in Co Leitrim sees profit grow to €3.8m even as CSO says Irish gin and whiskey exports are downMon Nov 20 2023 - 05:30
Pension auto enrolment, Russian cyber attacks, and Kirsty Wark on leaving NewsnightThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Nov 17 2023 - 06:35
An Post repays €30m loan to State in fullChief executive David McRedmond says the company is now on a sound financial footing and receives no subsidy from the StateWed Nov 15 2023 - 05:00
Web Summit’s opening night, shop local on Black Friday, and why Revolut asks for your PPS numberThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Nov 14 2023 - 06:38
Little Museum of Dublin’s post-Covid income tops €1m Accounts filed with the Charities Regulator show Dublin's Little Museum made a surplus of €209,000 last yearMon Nov 13 2023 - 05:45
Teeling Whiskey plans €10m-plus expansion of distillery to double production capacityIrish whiskey-maker is now 69% owned by the family-run spirits giant BacardiFri Nov 10 2023 - 05:57
Diageo Ireland boss Barry O’Sullivan: ‘Behaviour towards alcohol is shifting’Guinness 0.0 could eventually constitute 15% of Guinness sales, drinks group chief saysFri Nov 10 2023 - 05:45
Accounting group RSM Ireland acquired by UK firm in €20m investment RSM UK acquires ownership of the Irish business from the current Irish board comprising John Glennon, Aidan Byrne, Catherine Corcoran Gearty and Niall MayThu Nov 09 2023 - 16:31
Ryanair half-year profits hit €2.18bn, Doyle hotel’s profits jump, and drugs R&D in Europe The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Nov 06 2023 - 06:58
Doyle hotel group reports surge in profits due to ‘steady growth’ in business post Covid Profits and income almost trebled for the Doyle Collection during 2022 as pandemic-related lockdown restrictions were lifted at its hotels in Ireland, the UK and the USMon Nov 06 2023 - 05:45
Italian food exports to Ireland forecast to hit €500m this yearPasta, tomato products, wine and cheese are the leading agri foods exported from Italy to Ireland each yearMon Nov 06 2023 - 05:30
Heineken axes Island’s Edge stout, Aldi’s profits dip, and thousands ‘illegally’ paid less than minimum wageThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Nov 02 2023 - 06:30
Sherry FitzGerald’s income rises 11% but CastleGate sale costs deliver a loss Sherry FitzGerald was sold to Tommy Kelly’s CastleGate Investments for a reported €50m in May 2022Wed Nov 01 2023 - 05:45
Digicel CEO to step down in December with Denis O’Brien to announce successor as chairman in ‘coming weeks’Oliver Coughlan retires as Digicel chief executive in December, with COO Maarten Boute assuming role on interim basisWed Oct 25 2023 - 20:57
JetBlue to launch daily flights from Dublin to New York and Boston next yearJetBlue set to begin flying to JFK in New York and Boston Logan from March 2024Wed Oct 25 2023 - 09:43
Tourism not ‘priority’ for Government, pulling out of house purchase, and RTÉ redundanciesThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Oct 17 2023 - 06:49
Low risk of winter power cuts, RTÉ to miss out on rugby ad revenue, and flight shamingThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Oct 16 2023 - 06:29
Quintain secures approval for Cherrywood Village Centre, including 148 build-to-rent apartments Scheme also to include a large supermarket, other retail and commercial units, and indoor community spaceMon Oct 16 2023 - 05:56
‘There are travel agents that used to book Ireland year in, year out. They can’t get capacity. They may not come back’Sean O’Driscoll wants to raise Cliste’s all-island hospitality portfolio to 20-25 hotels but has a warning for the Government on tourismFri Oct 06 2023 - 05:30
Former Bank of Scotland Ireland boss Mark Duffy plans new property ventureDwellr is seeking to offer a lease-to-own product to help people secure homeownershipWed Oct 04 2023 - 05:00
RTÉ's poor brand rating, income taxes over the past decade, and Tom Hanks and AI Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskTue Oct 03 2023 - 06:04
Dubray Books paid dividend of €2.5m to Eason last yearLatest accounts for Dubray Books Ltd show its turnover rose to just under €14 million in the year to January 29th, 2023 but its profits declined marginallyMon Oct 02 2023 - 05:30
Tetrarch seeks permission for ‘assisted living’ units on Mount Anville landDevelopment would consist of 100 apartments and 14 houses for people aged over 65 and would not impact on the schools or their sports facilitiesSat Sept 30 2023 - 06:00
Eason suffers €2.5m income hit from free primary schoolbooks schemeLatest accounts for retailer Eason shows it turnover and profit both increased last yearSat Sept 30 2023 - 05:30
House prices and loan approvals, data centres in Ireland, and Ryan Tubridy’s farming gig Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Sept 29 2023 - 06:16
Irish Times group reports rise in turnover but higher costs push it into redIncreased overheads and once-off exceptional costs see media group post a pretax loss of more than €5m last yearThu Sept 28 2023 - 14:50
House retrofits and tax breaks, Kilkenny group’s new online store, and ways to save the Irish stock exchangeBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Sept 25 2023 - 06:40
Creating billion-euro businesses with global scale a key goal for new Enterprise Ireland chairmanEast Coast Bakehouse co-founder is the first client of Enterprise Ireland to be appointed as chairman of the State agencyMon Sept 25 2023 - 05:30
DHL to invest €80m in Cork biomethane facilityLogisitics firm says deal would cut carbon emissions by 15,000 tonnes per yearThu Sept 21 2023 - 05:00
Glanbia signs up as sponsor of Kilkenny’s intercounty camogie teams Company sponsored Kilkenny hurling team since 1994 through Avonmore, which is now under different ownershipTue Sept 19 2023 - 05:00
BGF fund invests €7m into Irish cosmetic surgery practiceThe Avoca Clinic says deal will ‘support our plans to expand our surgical capacity and footprint across Ireland’Thu Sept 14 2023 - 05:00
Irish mortgage interest rates nudged up slightly in JulyCentral Bank figures show the weighted average interest rate charged on new home loans in July was 4.06%Wed Sept 13 2023 - 17:41
