Harris defends likely borrowing for funds even as Irish interest bill set to double National Treasury Management Agency warns that interest bill on track to double to about €6bnWed Jul 08 2026 - 16:33
Is reclusive billionaire’s stake in Flutter fuelling bets against it?Polystyrene cup heir sitting on at least $3.66bn of paper losses on his stake in bookmaker Paddy Power’s parentSat Jul 04 2026 - 06:00
BDO UK & Ireland plan to double Irish staff to more than 1,100 over five yearsMerger creates international business with revenues of nearly €1.26 billionThu Jul 02 2026 - 15:26
Nama CEO in talks on NTMA role as he defends ‘bad bank’ at final Pac meetingBrendan McDonagh yet to confirm what his next role will beThu Jul 02 2026 - 14:42
DCC’s top shareholder comes out against raised takeover proposal Fidelity International says €6.63bn pitch by US private equity groups ‘still undervalues the company’Wed Jul 01 2026 - 12:57
European shares rise to cap strongest quarter since late 2020Iseq All-Share index edges 0.2% higherTue Jun 30 2026 - 18:18
Grafton share buy-backs to hit £455m since 2022 as it starts latest phase of purchases Shares in Grafton have are down about 36 per cent from their 2022 highs Tue Jun 30 2026 - 10:27
CRH’s US mega deal stokes chatter of a European spin-offArcosa purchase may be latest step to CRH becoming a pure US businessSat Jun 27 2026 - 06:00
Brexit gave Ireland a financial services jobs boost. Will AI wipe it out? Financial services insiders say Ireland has continued to attract activity following initial Brexit-related movesFri Jun 26 2026 - 06:00
Digicel upgraded by Moody’s on easing debt burden even as revenues dipDenis O’Brien retains 10% stake in DigicelFri Jun 26 2026 - 06:00
PTSB chief defends bid remarks after Dáil claims of ‘misleading’ investors Eamonn Crowley said on a call with analysts in October he was not aware of the Government receiving any bid approachFri Jun 26 2026 - 06:00
Kenmare secures further $30m loan facility amid covenants waiver after profit slumpIrish-listed miner agrees financial wriggle room as markets for the main product from African mine remain challenging Wed Jun 24 2026 - 08:44
Central Bank seeks job cuts after staff numbers doubled since financial crash Governor Gabriel Makhlouf warns staff of need to cut costs by €75mTue Jun 23 2026 - 15:06
Irish Life spends close to €200m redeveloping Dublin headquarters Investment increases the footprint of Abbey Street campus by about 40% Tue Jun 23 2026 - 00:01
CRH to buy US peer Arcosa for $8.5bn in biggest deal to dateDeal would eclipse CRH’s €6.5bn purchase of assets from European rivals Holcim and Lafarge over decade agoMon Jun 22 2026 - 07:59
Investors put Greencore back on the shelf after merger, even as chairman returns for moreBakkavor deal was expected to send shares into overdrive but that hasn’t happened Sat Jun 20 2026 - 06:00
Michael O’Leary agrees to extend Ryanair contract into his 70s with potential €153m pay-dayChief executive to head carrier until 2032Fri Jun 19 2026 - 15:53
SBCI finds one in 20 home energy upgrade loans in breach of terms Two-year-old scheme has had 1,135 loans to a combined value of more than €56bn drawn downFri Jun 19 2026 - 06:00
European shares fall on hawkish tone from US Federal ReserveBut Iseq rises with strong performance from RyanairThu Jun 18 2026 - 18:58
Macquarie’s Irish unit dividends near €190m as post-Brexit move pays offSurge in trading income helped drive 14% rise in net profit last year, CRO filings revealThu Jun 18 2026 - 06:00
Irish fund invested in five firms named in UN report on Israeli settlementsCombined value of stakes in Airbnb, Motorola and others stood at €6.7mThu Jun 18 2026 - 06:00
European shares advance as investors await details of Iran deal and Fed policy outlookIseq All-Share index closes at fresh all-time high, with banking stocks and home builders in demandWed Jun 17 2026 - 19:27
Higher Irish SME loan rates still hitting credit demand, ESRI says Irish small firms still paying interest rates well above EU averageWed Jun 17 2026 - 00:01
European shares continue rally as details of US-Iran agreement awaitedOil prices decline for fourth consecutive sessionTue Jun 16 2026 - 18:43
Rathbones pauses new higher-risk clients after UK financial watchdog engagement prompts reviewWealth management company still trying to convince Central Bank to allow it to set up EU hub in DublinTue Jun 16 2026 - 16:29
Flutter investor Dart nears 30%, Erisbeg signs €175m dealBusiness Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Jun 15 2026 - 06:39
Irish job ads requiring AI-related skills jumped 60% last year, PwC saysSome 2.3 per cent of postings mentioned AI skills in 2024, the firm saidMon Jun 15 2026 - 06:00
Irish private equity firm Erisbeg to sell stake in ORS consultancyORS employs more than 500 people and supports clients across Ireland, the UK and farther afieldMon Jun 15 2026 - 06:00
Foam-cup heir nears 30% Flutter stake but expected to avoid mandatory bidWhile Paddy Power’s parent moved main listing and operational headquarters to New York, it remains incorporated in DublinMon Jun 15 2026 - 06:00
Grafton chief bets on ‘PIIGS’ boom as northern European markets stallIreland has replaced Britain as Grafton’s main earning market in recent years and group has high hopes for Iberian air conditioning investments Sat Jun 13 2026 - 10:42
European shares rally on Middle East peace hopes and SpaceX IPOTravel stocks and financials among those to fare best as mood improves across all markets though not for Big OilFri Jun 12 2026 - 18:45
ECB raises rates for first time since 2023 as Iran war stokes inflation ECB is first big central bank to hike rates since Iran warThu Jun 11 2026 - 17:57
Grafton eyes more than 10% annual earnings growth out to 2030Target for parent of Woodies DIY and Chadwicks seen as ‘ambitious but very achievable’ by analysts Thu Jun 11 2026 - 08:07
ECB set to hike interest rates today, and again in SeptemberEuropean Central Bank looks to tamp down inflation fearsThu Jun 11 2026 - 01:00
European shares steady as investors weigh US-Iran flare-upIseq edges down with Ryanair also fallingWed Jun 10 2026 - 18:16
DCC shares soar as US private equity firms increase bid to £5.7bn Suitors have just hours to meet ‘put up or shut up’ deadline imposed by Irish Takeover Panel for energy-focused businessWed Jun 10 2026 - 14:05
Fleet safety tech firm CameraMatics raises €49m with ISIF and AIB backingTech focuses on accident prevention including by providing alerts of a cyclist in a blind spot or drivers showing signs of getting tiredWed Jun 10 2026 - 06:00
Government ‘will need to borrow’ for new wealth funds as spending rises at fastest rate in EU, says watchdogGross debt is set to rise by more than €30bn to almost €340bn by 2030Wed Jun 10 2026 - 01:00
European shares dip as investors fret about Middle East risksIseq rises but banking stocks out of sortsTue Jun 09 2026 - 18:01
Energia ‘monitoring’ fuel-price spike impact ahead of imminent takeover Company’s comments after price hikes by other suppliersTue Jun 09 2026 - 06:00
Limerick-based Kneat Solutions software group to be acquired for over €400mUS private equity firm Thoma Bravo to take over businessMon Jun 08 2026 - 18:18
Simon Harris insists investment savings plan is aimed at ‘middle Ireland’ Minister for Finance reiterates he will cut taxes in budgetMon Jun 08 2026 - 13:16
Primark spin-off plan looks threadbare without proper online retail strategyDiscount chain to face tough competition in UK from rival with strong internet presenceSat Jun 06 2026 - 06:00
Auditing watchdog opened four investigations into potential legal breaches last yearIf Iaasa finds against a firm following an investigation it can impose a fine Sat Jun 06 2026 - 06:00
Central Bank of Ireland’s Sandyford site unlikely to be developed for housing for a decadeAnnual report also reveals bank made €104.6 million loss in 2025 but saw the value of its gold holdings soar to €1.42 billionFri Jun 05 2026 - 14:11
Ardagh’s disgruntled riskiest bondholders lose debt-restructuring battleDissidents argued that money paid to Coulson and other shareholders was owed to themFri Jun 05 2026 - 06:00
Just 10% of households hold almost half of Irish total net wealth Household wealth now equivalent of entire GDP of TurkeyThu Jun 04 2026 - 12:46
European shares fall amid heightened Middle East tensionBanks and travel stocks suffer setback in Dublin while collapse of Akzo Nobel takeover wipes over 17% off its market cap Wed Jun 03 2026 - 18:13
AIB mops up almost half of shareholders by buying out small legacy holdingsOver 40% of those with fewer than 50 shares in bank after holdings were diluted chose not to sell into odd-lot offer Wed Jun 03 2026 - 14:02
Ulster Bank leaves more than two-thirds of bailout unpaid as dividends reach €5.25bn Now renamed Ulydien, bank reported €53m net loss in 2025 and paid €56m in customer remediation for ‘legacy issues’ Wed Jun 03 2026 - 06:00
