Renowned Irish scientist Dervilla Donnelly dies aged 94 ‘Remarkable woman with an extraordinary career’ taught at UCD from 1956 and became an internationally respected chemistThu Nov 14 2024 - 20:29
Billy Lawless funeral hears about great champion of undocumented IrishIrishness an abiding theme throughout US service marked by haunting lament from lone piperThu Nov 14 2024 - 19:29
US fast food group Wendy’s to enter Irish market and create 300 jobsCorrib Oil set to be its franchise partner in IrelandWed Nov 13 2024 - 06:00
Dublin brewery backed by key publicans launches with two beers Changing Times Brewery is based in Glasnevin, along the banks of the Royal Canal, and is hoping to grow next yearTue Nov 12 2024 - 14:11
Irish fintech Fexco more than doubled profit last yearIncome at the group increased from €156.1m in 2022 to €178.7m, marking an increase of 14% year-on-yearMon Nov 11 2024 - 10:16
Dalata grows London footprint to six with new four star hotelAll-electric building, which will incorporate 154 bedrooms, a restaurant, bar and gym, will include heat pump technologyMon Nov 11 2024 - 07:46
Colm McLoughlin, Irishman who led Dubai Duty Free since 1983, dies after short illnessThe 81-year-old from Co Galway retired from the top job at the company in May after more than four decades thereFri Nov 01 2024 - 09:37
Aryzta repays remaining €347m of debt-equity bonds Swiss-Irish group has repaid €880m of hybrid bonds that were a key concern when it was the target of a boardroom coupFri Nov 01 2024 - 08:02
‘Brat’ chosen as Collins Dictionary word of the yearAnother word on this year’s list - Era - underlines the role of female music icons in shaping popular cultureFri Nov 01 2024 - 00:01
Global stock indices mostly lower amid ongoing geopolitical tensionsDrinks group C&C finished down about 4% in Dublin with investors said to be underwhelmed by trading updateTue Oct 29 2024 - 19:05
Kepak enters chilled sandwiches and frozen snacks sector with deal for UK groupSummit Foods is an established player in the UK’s convenience food sector, with turnover of close to €29mTue Oct 29 2024 - 17:45
Veteran of Irish business Tom Toner has diedInaugural chairman of Forfás held directorships with a number of major Irish groups right up until his death on SaturdayTue Oct 29 2024 - 16:55
Sherry FitzGerald expects to double its profits to €6m this yearIreland’s largest estate agency returned to profit in 2023 in what was described as a ‘pivotal year’ for the groupTue Oct 29 2024 - 05:58
Global markets rise as big tech companies prepare earnings reportsHousebuilder Cairn Homes was the standout performer in Dublin as it climbed 2.3% to continue its recent marchMon Oct 28 2024 - 17:28
Mincon confident of earnings and revenue growth in second half of 2024Irish engineering tools group tells investors it is recovering following a difficult periodFri Oct 25 2024 - 09:26
AIB announces new green mortgage products at its lowest rates yetValue of drawdowns slightly ahead of Goodbody’s estimates in third quarter, triggering it to raise its forecast for yearFri Oct 25 2024 - 06:46
Drivers on M1 face long tailbacks after lorry overturns on motorwayEmergency services are currently at the scene of a multi-vehicle collisionThu Oct 24 2024 - 17:58
Jobs market shows signs of weakeningThere was a 4% dip in the number of job vacancies over the three months compared to the same period last yearWed Oct 23 2024 - 05:30
Global markets dip as investors eye US electionThe FTSE 100 recovered most of its early losses after the IMF hiked its prediction for UK economic growthTue Oct 22 2024 - 19:06
Slieve Russell Hotel sold to Australian-based developer Much-anticipated sale of the four-star Cavan venue was conducted by CBRE on behalf of the liquidators of IBRCTue Oct 22 2024 - 18:33
A quarter of people report rise in far-right sentiment in the workplaceAlmost half of these noticed colleagues spreading misinformation, disinformation and/or conspiracy theoriesTue Oct 22 2024 - 00:01
Starwood unit takes 50% write-down on loan tied to Dublin officesStarwood European Real Estate committed to a €35.2m loan but has cited ‘challenging market dynamics’ in the capitalMon Oct 21 2024 - 17:21
At least of half of all houses built need to be in Dublin ‘for decades to come’Dublin Chamber says about 30,000 units per year are needed in the Greater Dublin Area to meet demandMon Oct 21 2024 - 17:16
Up to 70% of osteoporosis patients getting inappropriate treatment, research findsClinicians call for national strategy for disabling bone disease which costs almost 10% of the healthcare budgetSun Oct 20 2024 - 00:01
Storm Ashley: High winds forecast as Met Éireann expands orange warnings to seven countiesWarnings intensify for Kerry, Leitrim and Sligo with winds of up to 120km/h expected in placesSat Oct 19 2024 - 17:58
Number of people in employment up 2.6% in year to AugustNine sectors saw a monthly increase in the numbers employed in August, while five sectors decreased, and one was unchangedFri Oct 18 2024 - 15:25
BPFI plans consumer campaign on mortgage switching as rates fallBanks lobby group to roll out major nationwide information and awareness campaign to encourage customers to look at optionsWed Oct 16 2024 - 06:00
Global markets and price of oil fall amid tensions in Middle EastEuronext Dublin finished the day up 0.5% mainly due to an outperformance in the airline sector as price of oil fellTue Oct 15 2024 - 18:09
Irish exports up 8% in first eight months of yearExports to Britain were down €74 million, or 6 per cent, on August last year, new data from the CSO showsTue Oct 15 2024 - 14:48
Hikes to energy levies adding up to €13,000 to annual bill for supermarketsConvenience and grocery store group call on Government to initiate ‘urgent review’ into the range of chargesMon Oct 14 2024 - 13:26
Volume of new mortgage agreements fell in AugustBrokers Ireland said many mortgage holders are biding their time in the hope of further interest rate cuts from ECBFri Oct 11 2024 - 14:08
Irish arm of retailer Next enjoyed a 53% bounce in profits last yearCompany said it faces ‘complex’ challenges given the impact of macroeconomic conditions, citing inflation in particularFri Oct 11 2024 - 14:06
Regulatory delays can push electricity prices up 10%, says ESRIStudy stresses delays are separate from those of developers securing financing, or public opposition and planning appealsWed Oct 09 2024 - 06:00
UK group to enter Irish legal market with purchase of O’Brien Lynam SolicitorsDavies provides professional services to the insurance sector and in 2020 started to invest in its own legal firm, KeoghsWed Oct 09 2024 - 06:00
Global markets little changed as investors fear rate cuts may have to waitBanks recover some ground in Dublin following weakness last week with AIB and Bank of Ireland up 3% and 1% respectivelyMon Oct 07 2024 - 18:41
FD Technologies to sell First Derivatives unit to US group for £230mNewry-headquartered group said money will enable the repayment of its net debt, which amounts to about £20mMon Oct 07 2024 - 17:58
Taoiseach says Fine Gael ‘in mourning’ following death of councillor John NaughtenBrother of former minister Denis Naughten had been due to contend the next General Election for the partySat Oct 05 2024 - 14:26
Northern Lights: All you need to know about ‘breathtaking’ display visible ‘all over’ IrelandDisplay predicted to be so strong that if it were perfectly clear over the island, people as far south as Kerry would see itSat Oct 05 2024 - 10:13
Dunnes Stores sees profits more than triple in Northern IrelandAccounts filed with the UK’s companies’ office offer rare glimpse under the bonnet of major retailer, which is not obliged to file hereFri Oct 04 2024 - 14:39
Ryanair’s use of facial recognition technology investigated by data regulatorThe inquiry centres on use of biometric data for bookings made through third party sitesFri Oct 04 2024 - 12:32
European Commission raps Ireland over racism and xenophobia lawsInfringement procedure initiated by way of letter to the Government, but case could up in Court of Justice of the European UnionThu Oct 03 2024 - 19:44
Global markets slide as Middle East crisis weighs on sentimentThe banks suffered heavy losses in Dublin following a broker’s note that pointed to rate sensitivity as inflation fallsTue Oct 01 2024 - 18:06
Taxi-booking app FreeNow saw revenue climb 20% last yearMost of the extra cash was wiped out by additional administrative expenses and a rise in cost of sales, accounts showTue Oct 01 2024 - 15:42
Spending by tourists rose 10.2% to €1.1bn in AugustAmong the 763,600 foreign visitors who departed Ireland overseas, 39.1% had stayed in a hotel, CSO data showsMon Sept 30 2024 - 14:04
Nvidia signs deal to work with Irish quantum computing companyCollaboration with Equal1 announced at Nvidia’s headquarters in Silicon Valley as part of Enterprise Ireland trade missionFri Sept 27 2024 - 13:22
Wholesale electricity prices were 5.6% lower in August than last yearProducer prices for food products dropped by 2.2% in the 12 months to August, latest data from CSO showsFri Sept 27 2024 - 12:56
Facebook owner Meta fined €91m by Irish Data Protection CommissionSocial media group inadvertently stored certain passwords of social media users in ‘plaintext’ on its internal systemsFri Sept 27 2024 - 12:20
AIB launches 31 day business notice deposit account at rate of 1.5%Bank said the new product was being introduced to meet an ‘important need’ of its business customersFri Sept 27 2024 - 07:19
Rain warning for Dublin and eastern counties with local flood riskWind and heavy rain could result in traffic delays and disruption on the roads, Met Éireann saidThu Sept 26 2024 - 10:41
Ireland’s cancer patients missing out on clinical trials due to Government ‘underinvestment’Services in need of ‘urgent investment’ Irish Cancer Society warns as it calls for extra €20m in Budget 2025Thu Sept 26 2024 - 00:01
