Skills shortages in Irish screen industry puts growth at risk, report findsAnalysis highlights deficit in bridging gap between education system and workplace-readinessTue Mar 14 2023 - 05:00
BBC made a bad tackle on Gary Lineker and should just admit itLaura Slattery: In its effort not to take sides, the institution wound up taking the side of the British government and sparking a mutinyMon Mar 13 2023 - 16:16
Oscars 2023 as it happened: Everything Everywhere All at Once cleans up All the drama from the 95th Academy Awards as The Banshees of Inisherin and An Cailín Ciúin brought the ‘green wave’ of Irish film to Hollywood’s champagne carpetMon Mar 13 2023 - 04:04
Beef or salmon of a different kind as Hollywood dresses up for Oscar nightPlanet Business: Toblerone leaves the Matterhorn behind, Elon Musk makes rare apology and why the only way is up, still, for interest ratesSat Mar 11 2023 - 06:15
Limerick wins bid to host global film event CineposiumSeptember conference ‘excellent opportunity’ to build on recent industry success, says Minister for Culture Catherine Martin in Los AngelesSat Mar 11 2023 - 05:15
Irish Ferries owner ICG puts pandemic behind it with €67m profitRevenues at the group surged 75% in 2022 as its ferries division recovered from the Covid crisisThu Mar 09 2023 - 14:49
Dundrum Town Centre co-owner Hammerson narrows losses amid retail recoverySales and footfall rose at assets owned by the British property investor last year with 2023 getting off to a strong startThu Mar 09 2023 - 12:24
Stock markets muted as investors weigh Powell commentsThe STOXX 600 and FTSE 100 rise by just 0.1 per cent, while Germany’s DAX outperformsWed Mar 08 2023 - 18:14
Meta might yet come to love WhatsApp as much as Matt Hancock and friends do Laura Slattery: The messaging app plays a valuable role in many people’s lives, but what is it worth to its owner?Tue Mar 07 2023 - 06:00
Former VMTV executive Bill Malone launches Cable Rock PicturesNew production company will target international co-productions in scripted and premium factual contentMon Mar 06 2023 - 16:56
Ireland’s reliance on tech sector poses economic risks if downturn worsens, Central Bank warnsWhile job losses in Irish tech sector have been relatively ‘small’ to date, economy remains sensitive to fortunes of specific firmsMon Mar 06 2023 - 05:15
Some 80% of consumers have changed non-essential spending habitsPwC survey finds drop-off in planned outlays on home improvement, travel and luxury goodsMon Mar 06 2023 - 04:55
Aldi invested €1.1bn with Irish food and drink companies in 2022German supermarket chain, which is targeting expansion in Irish market, has more than 330 local suppliersMon Mar 06 2023 - 04:45
Energy concerns weigh on prospective homebuyers, MyHome.ie findsPeople searching for a home are more likely to consider a property’s Ber, property website saysMon Mar 06 2023 - 04:30
Smart socks maker Danu Sports to create 10 jobs after raising €3.5mWearable sports analytics technology company has completed a Series A funding round led by CastleGate InvestmentsSun Mar 05 2023 - 15:49
Spotlight on Fox News after Murdoch admits hosts ‘endorsed’ Trump’s election liesPlanet Business: Klarna chief executive’s pay rise, Esther Crawford’s Twitter sleepover and companies investing in the World’s Most Exciting Economic ZoneSat Mar 04 2023 - 06:15
Parents got the popcorn out for midterm as cinema spending surgedOutlays on big-screen releases shot up by 69% compared with the preceding week, Bank of Ireland saysFri Mar 03 2023 - 12:56
Live Register total drops by 1,700 amid low unemploymentCentral Statistics Office says numbers in receipt of State job supports fell 0.9 per cent in FebruaryFri Mar 03 2023 - 12:10
Cairn Homes reports ‘reassuring’ momentum in new home sales amid focus on apartmentsIrish home builder saw revenue and profits increase in 2022 despite inflationary pressuresThu Mar 02 2023 - 14:34
Banks and utility stocks lead European markets lowerMining giants and luxury goods groups make gains after strong economic data from ChinaWed Mar 01 2023 - 18:29
‘Mortgage prisoners’ at risk amid soaring interest rates, committee hearsBorrowers whose loans were sold to so-called vulture funds are typically not offered fixed ratesWed Mar 01 2023 - 16:41
Digicel debt saga: a timelineDenis O’Brien’s mobile telecoms operator expanded fast, but has struggled to get on top of its debts in recent yearsWed Mar 01 2023 - 15:07
Radio group Bauer completes deal to buy Cork’s Red FMStation now joins Today FM, Newstalk, 98FM, Spin 1038 and Spin Southwest in Bauer portfolioWed Mar 01 2023 - 11:56
Laura Slattery: The ideal wardrobe for a journalist? Clothes that say ‘trust me’Newspaper reporters could do without TV counterparts looking a bit scruffy – that’s our territoryTue Feb 28 2023 - 05:16
Irish Independent publisher Mediahuis anticipates ‘even more radical digital shift’Belgium-headquartered news media group reports growth in digital subscribers but profits are hit by higher printing costsMon Feb 27 2023 - 12:15
Ukraine braced for anniversary offensive as Putin’s folly nears second yearPlanet Business: A chocolate factory safety breach; the end of Lilt; and Twitter’s next chief executiveSat Feb 18 2023 - 06:15
Government update on free-to-air sport review expected in ‘near future’Catherine Martin’s consultation on major events that must be accessible without subscription closed in January 2021, but process was ‘paused’Thu Feb 16 2023 - 07:16
‘It’s playtime,’ says Virgin Media, as it distances brand from ‘grind’ of being onlineAdvertising campaign bids to position Virgin services as route to joy and release, amid stresses of lifeThu Feb 16 2023 - 05:30
London’s FTSE 100 reaches fresh record high while French stocks come close to oneExport-oriented FTSE 100 clears 8,000 level for first time after drop in the poundWed Feb 15 2023 - 18:48
RTÉ cuts top presenter pay by 15% as Ryan Tubridy, Ray D’Arcy and Miriam O’Callaghan see earnings dropClaire Byrne and Brendan O’Connor receive pay rises after inheriting key Radio 1 shows, list of top 10 on-air fees and salaries confirmsWed Feb 15 2023 - 16:46
Was the Musk/Murdoch sandwich at the Super Bowl a taste of things to come for media? Succession speculation continues to swirl around the News Corp and Fox Corporation mogul, who has much in common with Twitter’s new ownerMon Feb 13 2023 - 16:12
Time for plan B as French workers say ‘non’ to Macron’s bid to raise pension age to 64Planet Business: Google’s AI chatbot Bard, Australia’s coal mine rejection and Manchester City’s financial fair play chargesSat Feb 11 2023 - 06:15
RTÉ Radio 1 loses listeners as ‘news fatigue’ erases pandemic bumpRadio industry’s Joint National Listenership Research survey shows market share gains for Today FM, Newstalk, RTÉ 2FM and othersThu Feb 09 2023 - 12:00
European shares rise after gains for energy and chemicals stocksMicrosoft among the climbers on Wall Street as it unveils new AI-powered version of search engine BingWed Feb 08 2023 - 18:15
Cineworld Dublin losses widen as troubled parent group’s future remains unclearAuditors decline to express opinion on 2021 financial statements filed by Adelphi-Carlton Limited, the company behind the Parnell Street multiplexTue Feb 07 2023 - 06:15
Searches for part-time and weekend work soar amid cost-of-living squeezeRecruitment site Indeed points to impact of inflation amid ‘noticeable uptick’ in searches for casual workTue Feb 07 2023 - 05:00
The Last of Us has become a weapon in the biggest video games deal in historyHBO’s adaptation of the Sony PlayStation game has been cited as a reason regulators should approve Microsoft’s swoop on Activision BlizzardMon Feb 06 2023 - 15:26
Boeing 747, once a glamorous symbol of the jet age, lives out final years as cargo workhorsePlanet Business: The fate of the ‘Queen of the Skies’, plus UK vs Russian GDP forecasts, TikTok’s low-profile CEO, and a DC Universe rebootSat Feb 04 2023 - 06:00
More than 120,000 claims for new rent tax credit made in JanuaryPAYE taxpayers increasingly opting to submit income tax returns in respect of previous year as early as possible, says RevenueThu Feb 02 2023 - 15:19
Johnny Sexton-backed fruit-infused water range Dash raises €9.8mUK-based zero-sugar, zero-calorie seltzer brand is targeting European expansionThu Feb 02 2023 - 10:45
Colin Farrell’s next role: promoting mental health in the Irish screen industryThe Banshees of Inisherin star will voice Minding Creative Minds campaign launched at Screen Ireland eventTue Jan 31 2023 - 13:00
BuzzFeed meets OpenAI: Is the robot infiltration of the media under way? Creator of ChatGPT is the Paul Mescal of the artificial intelligence world – everyone wants to work with itTue Jan 31 2023 - 05:00
Ticketmaster dominance is why Swifties can’t have nice things, say lyric-armed US senatorsPlanet Business: Microsoft’s AI investment, Merriam Webster’s Quordle deal, a scary NYSE glitch and a much-quoted week for Taylor SwiftSat Jan 28 2023 - 06:15
Elegant furniture or black hole? Why we want to love our TV sets even when they’re offFrom radio cabinets ‘of rare beauty’ to the new Sky Glass, designers have sought to ease old anxieties about living-room techSat Jan 28 2023 - 05:00
The Irishman behind the European Broadcasting Union’s biggest deal: securing rights to the Olympic GamesFormer RTÉ executive Glen Killane explains how the EBU and Warner Bros Discovery agreed a major media rights deal with the IOC on Christmas EveFri Jan 27 2023 - 12:30
Stock markets edge higher after upbeat corporate earningsTesla, Nokia and STMicroelectronics post better-than-expected results, lifting sentimentThu Jan 26 2023 - 17:53
European stocks slip as Microsoft’s lacklustre results weigh on tech sectorInvestors remained cautious amid uncertainty about further interest rate movementsWed Jan 25 2023 - 18:14
Bank of Ireland increases interest rates on fixed-rate mortgagesThe bank has also launched a new one-year term deposit account for personal customersTue Jan 24 2023 - 10:00
Marketers urged to ‘reset’ approach to advertising amid Big Tech reckoningRelationships with major ad platforms can be reconfigured in wake of ‘real challenges’, says Aditya KishoreTue Jan 24 2023 - 05:00
Business Post appoints Daniel McConnell as editorPolitical journalist will lead the Sunday title, succeeding Richie OakleyMon Jan 23 2023 - 19:27
