What I Read This Week: Adventures in Airbnb, more closed restaurants, and one unlucky gooseDigital Features Editor Úna McCaffrey picks her favourite stories of the week including the Guardian’s eulogy of Transition YearSat Oct 19 2024 - 08:00
Visiting Auschwitz provided a much more troubling level of appreciation of evilAs Poland’s second city, beautiful Krakow emerged from the second World War relatively unscathed in architectural terms, but not in matters of life and deathMon Jun 24 2024 - 05:00
If you have an introvert in your life, don’t be too hard on themI’ve found a good way to escape when company, even wonderful company, is just too muchWed Jan 17 2024 - 06:00
Health spending overruns, SME caution, and the CWU’s attempts to get Amazon on the phoneThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Jan 05 2024 - 06:10
Questioning Smurfit Kappa’s big deal, Beacon hospital accounts, and building a network for remote workersThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Dec 22 2023 - 06:30
Declining power prices, behind the scenes at the Europe Hotel, and ‘Who doesn’t love a book?’The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Dec 08 2023 - 06:30
Chasing after manufactured moments of togetherness is futile when real love is there all the timeMy attempt at making bracelets failed but hopefully this is a love does not need influence of TikTok to prove itselfWed Dec 06 2023 - 06:00
New EY Entrepreneur of the Year, first-time mortgage approvals at fresh high, and Fallon & Byrne’s strong revenuesThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Nov 24 2023 - 06:31
Apple tax case to last for years, Teeling expanding, and the latest on Clerys QuarterThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Nov 10 2023 - 06:30
Paddy Power’s redundancy row, EY Ireland’s revenues, and what next for Web Summit?The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Oct 27 2023 - 06:30
ESRI verdict on Budget 2024, exiting the boom-and-bust cycle, and donning the FAI green jerseyThe best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Oct 13 2023 - 06:40
The end of the rate rises? Plus Barryroe’s survival plan, the IRFU’s finances and the story of Smurfit’s WestRock dealBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Sept 15 2023 - 06:33
Manufacturing expands, SMEs fall behind, and what next for Irish television?Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Sept 01 2023 - 06:27
UrbanVolt raises €26m, businesses shy away from investment, and what good is the Digital Services Act?Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Aug 31 2023 - 06:30
Insomnia is no fun and I’ve tried everything. Even brown noiseChronic exhaustion is not just an inconvenience but a persistent and pressing problem — one that is wearing me outWed Aug 30 2023 - 06:00
ECB mulls a September hike; DAA’s company car; and Elon’s latest ‘comic book’ moveBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Jul 27 2023 - 06:30
The subtle magic of the GAA has romanced me from the sidelinesIrish life is sprinkled with soft bolts of personal GAA significance mixed up with nostalgiaThu Jul 27 2023 - 06:00
Barryroe’s countdown; stalling house completions; and where have all the cheap flights gone?Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Jul 21 2023 - 06:17
McKillen’s views on Maybourne; Mercury’s €100m plan; and learning how to say no at workBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskMon Jul 17 2023 - 06:30
Nama’s 97.5% discount, Ibec warns on housing, and is Threads the best Meta could do?Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Jul 13 2023 - 06:30
Yet more mortgage-holder pain, a new agritech VC, and what’s happening with shopping centres?Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Jun 16 2023 - 06:36
Accenture cuts 400 jobs, central banks’ dilemma, and selling a house without telling the ownerBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Mar 24 2023 - 06:26
Dubliners’ disposable income, Coinbase’s Irish plans, and John Burns’s new business column Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Feb 17 2023 - 06:36
Booming consumer spending, housing as an economic threat, and overheating fearsBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Feb 03 2023 - 06:32
Too few accountants, Argos to close, and lessons from a week in DavosBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Jan 20 2023 - 06:30
One banker in Republic was paid more than €6m last yearEBA report finds 48 bankers in the State were paid more than €1m in 2021Thu Jan 19 2023 - 20:23
Airport traffic soars, Amazon job cuts, and wanting the UK to do wellBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Jan 06 2023 - 06:30
Higher Vodafone profits, John FitzGerald on the state of the economy, and Bankman-Fried releasedBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Dec 23 2022 - 06:30
Derailing Government housing plans; unpaid leave at Intel; and watching Sean Quinn’s tearsBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Dec 02 2022 - 06:00
Wherefore the banking review? Plus limits on property funds, and the latest rent figuresBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Nov 25 2022 - 06:30
How exposed is the Irish economy to tech cuts? Plus Eason’s latest numbers, and risks for women in hybrid workBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Nov 11 2022 - 06:22
M&S sees strong Irish clothing sales but Brexit food disruption continuesBritish retailer warns of ‘gathering storm’ of higher costs and pressure on budgetsWed Nov 09 2022 - 11:15
Musk fires Twitter’s top executives; how high will interest rates go? and Mark Paul on new licensing lawsBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Oct 28 2022 - 06:35
I have unlocked a new level in the game of Dublin parentingEven after 25 years living in the South, I can still be baffled by soda bread, the Primary Cert and the ‘Gaeltacht special’Wed Oct 05 2022 - 00:00
Rebuilding costs soar; BofI tightens mortgage criteria; and fresh supports for businessesGet the latest business news and commentary from our expert business team in your inbox every weekday morningFri Sept 16 2022 - 06:30
American Chamber warns on CRU plan; Medtronic’s new stent; and bailing out struggling businessesGet the latest business news and commentary from our expert business team in your inbox every weekday morningFri Sept 02 2022 - 06:32
Hats off - Una McCaffrey on an unusual military mission in ThessalonikiTraining pays dividendsMon Aug 29 2022 - 19:01
Investors flock to student housing; wine sales slump; and pizza delivery warsGet the latest business news and commentary from our expert business team in your inbox every weekday morningFri Aug 19 2022 - 06:28
A new tax to promote cheaper housing; keeping track of your luggage; and the impact of the InfoWars judgmentGet the latest business news and commentary from our expert business team in your inbox every weekday morningThu Aug 18 2022 - 06:30
‘I must have looked strange there, rooted in the middle of the shop, staring at these shirts’Letting sentimental stuff go to your local charity shop can release a kind of emotion that can’t be declutteredSat Jul 23 2022 - 05:00
Diageo’s €200m carbon-neutral brewery, Medtronic’s new jobs and the coming economic shockGet the latest business news and commentary from our expert business team in your inbox every weekday morningFri Jul 15 2022 - 06:30
Aer Lingus and lost bags; online scams and older people; and behind the scenes at WimbledonGet the latest business news and commentary from our expert business team in your inbox every weekday morningThu Jul 14 2022 - 06:30
IMF verdict on Ireland; women in tech; and is a recession coming?Get the latest business news and commentary from our expert business team in your inbox every weekday morningFri Jul 08 2022 - 06:32
Inflation to go higher; an ‘unseemly rush’ on data retention rules; and all the tech for your summer gardenGet the latest business news and commentary from our expert business team in your inbox every weekday morningThu Jul 07 2022 - 06:30
Steep drop in living standards, house price growth to fall and Apple leads Top 1000Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Jun 23 2022 - 06:30
Energy poverty, staff strife at Ryanair and central banks’ big movesBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Jun 16 2022 - 06:30
Mortgage hikes, pig farmers under pressure and the odds of recessionBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri Jun 10 2022 - 06:30
Glen Dimplex sells Morphy Richards, earlier State bailout repayments and Sheryl Sandberg’s legacyBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskThu Jun 09 2022 - 06:30
Subsidising builders, supplying baby formula to the US, and a week in a snow-free DavosBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri May 27 2022 - 06:30
Lynn’s Brazilian jail time; inflation hits 7%; and the post-Covid workplaceBusiness Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business deskFri May 13 2022 - 06:30
