Ballymore’s west London site, Irish Times results, and Amazon’s shares dip

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Ballymore founder Sean Mulryan. The Irish property developer has partnered with Sainsbury’s to develop a prime 18-acre site in west London. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times
Ballymore founder Sean Mulryan. The Irish property developer has partnered with Sainsbury’s to develop a prime 18-acre site in west London. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Irish property developer Ballymore has partnered with leading UK grocery retailer Sainsbury's for a £1.7 billion development of a prime 18-acre site at Ladbroke Grove in west London. Ciarán Hancock has the details.

Amazon's shares dipped 5 per cent after the online retailer disappointed with its sales guidance for the third quarter.

The Irish Times group made an operating profit of ¤8.3 million before exceptional costs in 2020, more than double the €3.8 million figure recorded the previous year. It also recorded a large increase in its number of subscribers. Laura Slattery reports.

The Government should examine the introduction of congestion charges to help pay for the costs of climate change, the Oireachtas budgetary oversight committee has recommended, writes Ciarán Hancock.

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Ciarán Hancock

Ciarán Hancock

Ciarán Hancock is Business Editor of The Irish Times