Rising air fares, Ding expansion, and PrepayPower’s dividend

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Photograph: Kate Geraghty

Air fares could rise by up to 30 per cent in the coming years as the EU increases taxes on aviation, economist Colm McCarthy has warned. Barry O'Halloran has the details.

Ding, the mobile phone top-up group founded by Irishman Mark Roden, is planning a major expansion of its headcount and services. Mark Paul reports.

Irish energy provider PrepayPower has paid a €17 million dividend to its owners in the current financial year. Laura Slattery goes through the numbers.

Leading Irish PR agency Drury Porter Novelli recorded a 13 per cent increase in profits last year, to more than €500,000. Ciarán Hancock has the details.

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Ciarán Hancock

Ciarán Hancock

Ciarán Hancock is Business Editor of The Irish Times