In Washington, the peaceful transfer of power surprises a city boarded up for violencePlanet Business: Royal private estate income, data-hungry air fryers and the companies keen for it to be Christmas alreadySat Nov 09 2024 - 06:15
RTÉ 2FM loses listeners after string of presenter exits‘Exciting plan’ for new schedule in early 2025, says RTÉ, while news programmes on Radio 1, Newstalk and Today FM look forward to general election boostThu Nov 07 2024 - 12:28
Keep calm-ala and carry on-ala? US election coverage enters its anxiety eraUS election: Kamala Harris escapes from Saturday Night Live, Donald Trump rails against Fox News and a much-threatened media sticks to seven swing states. The endgame is hereTue Nov 05 2024 - 06:15
Fairstone Ireland to add 100 jobs over next two yearsFinancial services group has seen revenue jump 35 per cent as company expands presence in the Irish marketMon Nov 04 2024 - 06:00
Technology sector share of Dublin office take-up shrinks to new low of 7.1% in third quarterVacancy rate overall edged higher in the third quarter, despite ‘positive momentum’ for leases, says BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland reportMon Nov 04 2024 - 06:00
Fear of ‘greenwashing’ accusations on the rise among Irish businessesMore than a third now say they are aware of the reputational risks from making false or misleading green claimsMon Nov 04 2024 - 06:00
Labour cracks on with ‘invest, invest, invest’ project as Larry keeps lookout in LondonPlanet Business: Washington Post subscriber losses, the Philadelphia DA suing Musk over an ‘unlawful lottery’ and the end of the oily road for Starbucks’ Oleato coffeesSat Nov 02 2024 - 06:15
Mobile wallets cement status as most popular form of contactless paymentCentral Bank statistics show card payments overall declined in September compared to August, but contactless and NFC transactions have surged over past yearFri Nov 01 2024 - 16:31
Household deposits rise 3%, reflecting increase in term accountsDeposit accounts with agreed maturity of up to two years have increased by €8.3bn in the year to the end of SeptemberThu Oct 31 2024 - 15:56
European stocks fall after downbeat forecasts from chip companiesFTSE 250 edges higher as investors conclude Labour government’s first budget is less punitive on businesses than previously fearedWed Oct 30 2024 - 18:19
Grafton acquires Spanish company Salvador Escoda as it signals good growth in Irish marketOwner of Woodie’s DIY and Chadwicks has bought the air conditioning and heating products distributor in bid to increase its scaleWed Oct 30 2024 - 17:22
Is Kamala Harris the only person who’s not afraid of Donald Trump?Her campaign ads have tackled everything from women’s rights to Putin. Meanwhile, billionaires have blocked their newspapers from taking a standTue Oct 29 2024 - 06:15
Coimisiún na Meán ‘finalising’ decision on future of broadcast moratoriumBroadcasters and the Electoral Commission have called for it to be abolishedMon Oct 28 2024 - 06:00
Never mind Dublin’s passenger cap, this New Zealand airport has a ‘cuddle cap’Planet Business: Boeing’s broken-up satellite, EY’s sacked multi-screeners and Elon Musk’s viral election misinformationSat Oct 26 2024 - 06:15
Mortgage drawdowns climb 1.4% in third quarterBanking industry figures show more than 7,000 first-time buyer mortgages were drawn down in three months to the end of SeptemberFri Oct 25 2024 - 06:00
European stocks flat as investors weigh signs of stalling business activityUnilever leads household goods companies higher, while Kerry Group advances in DublinThu Oct 24 2024 - 18:02
Hot Rabbi but no Lord Baddingham as Netflix basks in ‘member happiness’The streaming market leader missed a trick by not having Rivals on its platform, but it does like to make the odd pop at its actual rivalsTue Oct 22 2024 - 06:15
Regulating social media is an impossible job but someone has got to at least tryCoimisiún na Meán’s online safety code is as much about what it doesn’t do as what it doesMon Oct 21 2024 - 18:24
Is there life on Europa? Nasa probe heads for moon with more water than EarthPlanet Business: Fake-wine gang arrests, the Greggs champagne bar pop-up and luxury stocks exposed to China’s economic slowdownSun Oct 20 2024 - 05:30
European shares edge higher as chipmaker stocks rallyECB rate cut and corporate earnings help benchmark Stoxx 600 index to second consecutive week of gainsFri Oct 18 2024 - 18:48
CCPC clears Formpress bid for Inishowen IndependentAcquisition of Donegal newspaper still requires approval by the Minister for MediaFri Oct 18 2024 - 17:54
Profits rise at Smyths Toys in Northern IrelandNorthern Irish unit of family toy business pays out €1m dividendWed Oct 16 2024 - 13:24
Good Boy comedy marks new era for RTÉ PlayerProminent slots on Montrose app have grown in importance as audiences continue their shift to on-demand viewingTue Oct 15 2024 - 06:15
RTÉ Player will ask all users to sign in from next year as it adds more original showsThe streamer, which launches its first Player Original sitcom this week, has seen usage grow after a series of technical upgradesMon Oct 14 2024 - 06:00
No pension, no planes: Boeing standoff reveals how far company has fallenPlanet Business: Rooney lawyer’s Nobu deal, a homebuilder gets its sums wrong and the US department of justice outlines how it could take on GoogleSat Oct 12 2024 - 06:15
Late Late Show will not be diminished by plan to make it off-site, says RTÉ bossBroadcaster will not give up editorial oversight of ‘very sensitive’ flagship programme, Kevin Bakhurst tells Sean O’Rourke podcastThu Oct 10 2024 - 20:01
The Irish Times buys live GAA scores app Score BeoApp will help titles enhance GAA coverage, says media groupThu Oct 10 2024 - 15:10
European stock markets edge lower after sell-off in mining and luxury sectors Absence of new details about China’s stimulus measures triggers decline in companies that draw a large part of their revenue from the world’s second-largest economyTue Oct 08 2024 - 18:01
Irish Times group returns to profit as revenues climb 5%Media company recorded growth in digital subscriptions and printing contract revenue last yearTue Oct 08 2024 - 14:59
I’m an expert in headlines that start with ‘I’m an expert’. Here’s why they’re everywhereWe’re all just trying to find needles of genuine authority in the haystacks of charlatanism. Aren’t we?Tue Oct 08 2024 - 06:05
Retail and hospitality insolvencies forecast to surge in early 2025One in four insolvencies so far this year are retailers, while insolvent hospitality businesses have left behind debt of €37.2m, PwC saysMon Oct 07 2024 - 06:00
Property asking prices rising at fastest rate in two years, says MyHome.ieMore than 200,000 additional homes would be needed this year to match UK homes to population ratioMon Oct 07 2024 - 06:00
Airlines for America raises Dublin Airport passenger cap with US officialsSeen & Heard: WaterWipes approach, Uisce Éireann investment warning, Ornua’s marketing spend for Kerrygold and Metabolomics Diagnostics soldSun Oct 06 2024 - 12:30
Never go on a cruise: Villa Vie Odyssey editionPlanet Business: Slippage at Nike, the man who backed California’s blocked AI safety bill and Silicon Valley’s growing legion of Trump fansSat Oct 05 2024 - 06:15
Screen industry welcomes new unscripted tax credit and boost to section 481Budget 2025: ‘Source of great pride’ that Ireland has international reputation as centre of excellence for screen production, says Minister for FinanceWed Oct 02 2024 - 05:30
Budget 2025: Double child benefit payment; petrol and diesel prices to increase; series of personal tax cutsThe final cost of living package will now come in at just shy of €2 billion, well in excess of the €1.5bn expectedTue Oct 01 2024 - 22:18
Newspapers using AI to ‘revive’ late writers are not seriousLondon Standard’s resurrection of art critic Brian Sewell to review a Van Gogh exhibition was at best a pointless gimmick, at worst the thin end of the wedgeTue Oct 01 2024 - 06:15
Rupert Murdoch succession saga completes stage one of its Reno eraPlanet Business: Employers and the menopause, a new global consortium on the information environment, and UK Labour’s unhappiness with its inheritanceSat Sept 28 2024 - 06:15
Consumers in ‘watch, wait and worry’ mode ahead of budgetIrish consumers reporting a deterioration in financial circumstances continue to outnumber those who see improvementsFri Sept 27 2024 - 12:40
House prices in Dublin rise 8.4% over past 12 monthsProperty advisers DNG expect resale market in the capital to reach 9% in 2024Fri Sept 27 2024 - 06:00
European markets jump as China’s stimulus boosts luxury and mining stocksFTSE 100 lags its peers as energy giants track a decline in crude oil pricesThu Sept 26 2024 - 17:49
Virgin Media Television narrows losses as digital advertising revenue climbsBroadcasting group enjoys stronger performance overall in 2023, a year when it reached its highest ever audienceThu Sept 26 2024 - 17:01
Budget 2025 could be both big and disappointing news for Irish mediaGovernment’s deal with RTÉ has reinvigorated calls for public funding from its rivals, while tax credits talk is rarely too far awayTue Sept 24 2024 - 05:10
Audiovisual Ireland calls on Government to match UK screen tax creditIbec industry body says relief of 40% should be available to lower budget productionsMon Sept 23 2024 - 18:06
We’re expected to give ‘five-star service with three-star staff’, say overstretched US hotel workersPlanet Business: Volvo puts the brakes on electric vehicle targets, tourist taxes spread and Nvidia takes a bathSat Sept 07 2024 - 06:15
Dublin economy enjoys growth in second quarter, but caution sounded over unemployment nationallyRetail spending among metrics to rise in April-June period, Dublin Economic Monitor notesThu Sept 05 2024 - 18:22
Corporation tax revenues double in August ahead of pre-election budgetExchequer returns show that the Government collected €3.7bn in corporation tax last monthWed Sept 04 2024 - 16:30
‘Not the best look for Ireland,’ says Dublin Airport operator as it warns cap will see routes lost and fares riseAirport will exceed 32m passenger cap in 2024 and airlines may take legal action over loss of slots next year, says DAA chief Kenny JacobsWed Sept 04 2024 - 09:33
Irish services activity grows in August but 12-month outlook softensFirms reported accelerating growth in new business last month, finds AIB purchasing managers indexWed Sept 04 2024 - 06:00
Forget the DVD box set, all of Mad Men is now on the RTÉ PlayerBoth Virgin Media Television and RTÉ are aiming for further digital growth via their players, already the main point of access to content for some viewersTue Sept 03 2024 - 06:00
