‘If Ireland Inc is doing the right thing, BNY can grow’: Clonmel man helps reboot one of US’s oldest banksEurope needs to catch up with the US when it comes to financial literacy, says BNY CFO Dermot McDonoghFri Sept 25 2026 - 05:35
Irish mortgage approvals rise 15.3% in AugustSome 55,850 mortgages were approved in 12 months, valued at €18bnFri Sept 25 2026 - 05:00
Mortgage lending at credit unions tops €1bn Surge in mortgage activity pushed up total loans outstanding by 9.6 per cent to €6.84bnFri Sept 25 2026 - 00:01
Davy UK swings into profit as staff costs fall amid lay-offsBroker’s UK arm laid off 10 staff in LondonThu Sept 24 2026 - 06:00
European shares fall as oil prices and interest rate expectations climbTraders react to ongoing tensions in Middle EastWed Sept 23 2026 - 18:03
Audit watchdog tells firms to consider Middle East conflict effects in annual accounts Companies must assess global economic uncertainty when making accounting judgments, Iaasa saysWed Sept 23 2026 - 06:00
Monzo’s EU chief in Dublin to quit to launch start-upMichael Carney plans startup focused on AI and robotics to support people living with disabilitiesTue Sept 22 2026 - 14:39
DCC shareholders narrowly approve sale to US private equity firms Over 78 per cent of shareholders that participated in a vote at an EGM backed dealFri Sept 18 2026 - 17:23
Euronext Dublin chief insists IPO pipeline ‘strong’ after flurry of market exitsDublin market faces ‘specific situation’ after losing companies to exchanges elsewhereFri Sept 18 2026 - 16:43
Fresh blow to Central Bank’s post-crisis oversight casts doubt on tracker mortgage justiceWill the regulator now pursue other individuals to the end over tracker mortgage scandal?Fri Sept 18 2026 - 14:00
Digicel to sell El Salvador operations to ‘sharpen focus’ on CaribbeanIrish businessman Denis O’Brien retains a 10% stake in company and may yet double his holdingFri Sept 18 2026 - 06:00
Former PTSB chief wins appeal over tracker mortgage sanctionTribunal overturns conclusion and decision to fine David Guinane €80,000 and issue reprimandThu Sept 17 2026 - 06:00
Irish borrowing costs hit bailout-era highsNTMA expected to run one more bond auction this yearWed Sept 16 2026 - 06:00
European shares fall as rising oil prices trigger rise in global borrowing costs Iseq ends session down with banking stocks out of sortsTue Sept 15 2026 - 17:56
Ken Dart pauses Flutter share buying after crossing 30% as gaming bets shift elsewhereMonth-long pause in adding to his Flutter position has been Dart’s longest inactive period since he first revealed that he was an investor 12 months agoTue Sept 15 2026 - 06:00
ESB flags risk of ‘state actor’ attacks on assets following incidents in EuropeIn prospectus to debt investors, ESB cites risks posed by ‘state actors’ amid heightened geopolitical tensionsSat Sept 12 2026 - 06:00
AIB prepares portfolio of under €100m of mainly problem personal loans for sale Loan sale comes as AIB moves to hire its next chief financial officerSat Sept 12 2026 - 06:00
Irish plcs slam the brakes on share buybacks after spending record €7.2bn last yearBuybacks have been hugely popular in recent year but companies have pulled in their horns as the global economy turnsSat Sept 12 2026 - 06:00
French group to buy most of pharmacy services firm Navi in deal valued at over €50mDublin-based pharmacy wholesale and services business declines to comment on size of stakeThu Sept 10 2026 - 16:18
Eamonn Rothwell-led ICG takeover secures narrow approval from shareholdersChief executive’s €1.2bn buyout bid for ferry operator had been seen as doomed to fail two weeks agoThu Sept 10 2026 - 10:33
Energia sparks €92m management stock options expense amid takeoverFrench investment firm Ardian completed its acquisition of group in deal worth enterprise value of €2.5bnThu Sept 10 2026 - 06:18
Cantor Ireland to quit as primary Government bonds dealer and close deskFirm ‘redirecting focus’, mainly to growing wealth and asset management marketWed Sept 09 2026 - 06:00
European shares dip slightly on inflation concerns and Novartis weighs on drugmakersIseq rises over 1% with nutrition-related companies standing outTue Sept 08 2026 - 18:15
Aer Lingus chief financial officer quits role after just over a year in post Nessa McNeela to take up a new post with another company in LondonMon Sept 07 2026 - 16:16
High Court hearing to sanction Bawag takeover of PTSB set for OctoberUncertainty remains over whether a separate count of minority shareholders will be required to approve the dealMon Sept 07 2026 - 10:56
Former horse trainer’s surprise Dublin flotation of little help to struggling stock marketCorporate financier Kahlil de Burca says GDL listed to comply with rules on Reits rather than to raise fundsSat Sept 05 2026 - 06:00
DCC wins €6.6bn support from major investor advisory firmsKKR and Energy Capital Partners are offering £65.25 a share upfront with potential for up to £1.25 moreSat Sept 05 2026 - 06:00
French fund and Eamon Waters seen as kingmakers in vote on ICG bid Irish Ferries' owner subject to proposed management buyoutFri Sept 04 2026 - 06:00
Odds tighten on CEO Rothwell’s bid for Irish Ferries ownerEamonn Rothwell’s bid for Irish Ferries parent ICG would be one last big deal for the ‘maritime Michael O’Leary’Fri Sept 04 2026 - 06:00
Irish Life urges redesign of health levy amid ‘unfair’ burden on less affluentIrish Life has a 20 per cent share of the State’s private health marketFri Sept 04 2026 - 06:00
Grafton grows operating profit 8.2% as Republic and Iberia offset weakness elsewhereBuilders merchanting group maintains full-year outlook and points to interest in further air conditioning dealsThu Sept 03 2026 - 07:43
Student accommodation lobby group seeks VAT removal from building costs for student bedsPBSA Council of Ireland wants Government to remove VAT on construction costs for approved developmentsThu Sept 03 2026 - 07:00
ICG says ‘clear majority’ of investors support €1.2bn deal as it delays vote Deal had not secured vital 75 per cent shareholder backing before egm was adjournedSat Aug 29 2026 - 06:00
How ICG’s push to close €1.2bn buyout in August’s holiday lull backfiredDirectors of ferries group are blaming an overly tight voting window that was entirely of their own making for deferral of vote on MBOFri Aug 28 2026 - 15:05
ICG’s chairman faces potential revolt if now delayed takeover deal rejectedIndependent board delays vote on €1.2bn takeover by management team that had been facing defeat for two weeksFri Aug 28 2026 - 06:00
Desmond-backed Datalex weighs capital raise after returning to positive earningsTotal revenue jumped 19% last year to $32.8m with new airline retailing platform accounting for 30%Fri Aug 28 2026 - 05:00
Teacher credit unions secure overwhelming member backing for mergerMerger between Comhar Linn INTO Credit Union and Education Credit Union sets stage for tie-up with TUI Credit Union in 2027Thu Aug 27 2026 - 13:00
ICG looks at adjourning egm as CEO takeover bid currently set to be rejectedFerries operator says it is aware of at least one instance where a shareholder has changed their mind and now intends to back the dealThu Aug 27 2026 - 07:53
AIB Life losses reduce as assets under management hit €3.4bnFledgling joint venture on track to further reduce losses this year, says spokesman Thu Aug 27 2026 - 06:00
Parent of recruiter CPL pays maiden €150m dividend five years after Japanese takeover Payout equates to almost half of the €318m Outsourcing paid for the business in 2021Wed Aug 26 2026 - 05:00
European shares close little changed amid Middle East tension and Nvidia nervesIseq All-Share index rose 0.7 per cent to 14,290.01Mon Aug 24 2026 - 17:59
Credit unions create company to boost mortgage and business lendingLaws enacted in 2023 allow for greater collaboration between lenders Mon Aug 24 2026 - 12:32
Major ICG shareholders oppose €1.2bn management buyout as undervaluing groupDissenting institutional investors claim debt and earnings picture underpinning bid multiple are misleading Wed Aug 12 2026 - 18:49
Death of Michael Fingleton closes door on dark era for Irish bankingBusinessman ran Irish Nationwide for 38 years before spending the last 17 years answering for its collapseTue Aug 04 2026 - 06:00
Former Irish Nationwide chief Michael Fingleton dies at 88Banker built small building society into lending powerhouse before collapse during financial crisisMon Aug 03 2026 - 10:40
ICG chief prepares to cast off on Bluefin deal in €1.21bn bid to take over ferry operatorShare buy-backs and stock awards to chief executive Eamonn Rothwell among factors that have limited market liquiditySat Aug 01 2026 - 06:00
European stocks close lower after earlier hitting record highRegion’s benchmark index is up 11% so far this year, compared with an 8% advance for the S&P500 Fri Jul 31 2026 - 18:17
Scottish commodities firm becomes listing on Dublin’s ‘springboard’ stock marketMarket designed especially for start-ups and small companies that do not meet criteria for junior marketsFri Jul 31 2026 - 11:07
Bank of Ireland upgrades forecasts following ‘excellent’ first halfAn 18% increase in assets under management at New Ireland and Davy helps boost fee incomeFri Jul 31 2026 - 07:41
CRH tops quarterly earnings estimates as it aims to seal biggest deal to dateRevenues grow 6% to $10.88bn on back of strong pricing, demand and acquisitionsThu Jul 30 2026 - 14:31
