Meat Loaf’s ‘warm memories’ of a ‘middle-of-nowhere’ Irish tour that restored his passion for rock
Career: He sang some of rock’s most enduring hits, faded away, then had a huge 1990s comeback
Lucky Strike maker’s sales top estimates as demand for tobacco alternatives grow
Results come as WHO warns e-cigarettes and similar devices could lead to addiction
Tobacco firm frustrated over delay in menthol ban investigation
‘Inaction’ causing release of new products to replace banned menthol flavours, says BAT
AstraZeneca chief suffers investor rebellion over pay
Incentive could be worth 250 times his base salary
Europe stocks ease from record highs as tobacco firms weigh
Regional indexes edge off pre-pandemic highs
Drowning inquiry prompts call for small boat operators to wear flotation devices
Marine Casualty Investigation Board offers advice after examining man’s death in Dunmanus Bay
Group seeks to overturn permission for 496 apartments in Ballyboden
Community group cites concerns over height and density of development
Bats, pangolins and viral Lego: curious clues of the new coronavirus
‘We need to look at why horseshoe bats don’t get sick from coronavirus’ – Irish scientist
Cigarette company working on vaccine to stub out coronavirus
British American Tobacco’s US biotech unit using proteins extracted from tobacco leaves
Young adult round-up: Sheena Wilkinson’s historical novel is the final in a trilogy
The many worlds of young adult fiction from school stories to zombie apocalypses
European markets slip back ahead of crunch ECB meeting
Markets report: Recurring fears of hard Brexit hit share prices in London
US vaping slowdown will curb growth of e-cig business, says BAT
Forty-seven vaping-related deaths have led to drop in demand for tobacco maker’s devices
Vaping fears cast cloud over tobacco industry
E-cigarette was supposed to be future of tobacco but six deaths have abruptly challenged that assumption
Stocks climb on ECB move and trade progress hopes
Bond yields slip back on news of fresh European Central Bank stimulus measures
Stocks shrug off China-US trade concerns
Markets close: Iseq rises on thin volume while US markets are closed
Bounce in European shares as investors eye Fed minutes
Iseq climbs 1.79 per cent on Kingspan and CRH share price rises
British American Tobacco and financials lift European stocks
Glanbia still in negative territory as banks slip back, while FBD and Smurfit Kappa gain
Free books for babies project set to begin in Limerick
Bookseed scheme funded by JP McManus Trust to give three books to every baby
China’s richest capitalist Jack Ma revealed as Communist Party member
Alibaba founder joined the party at college but played down his membership
Big tobacco upset at menthol ban as FDA moves on flavoured cigarettes
Imperial, BAT and Altria say ban on menthols not backed by science and evidence
Markets buoyed by easing trade relations and Brexit ‘breakthrough’
Shares in Swiss-Irish food group Aryzta rise 6.5 per cent to €1.29
British American Tobacco sees revenue from alternatives falling short
Cigarette maker says revenue from alternatives will miss its £1 billion target
The key players of the banking crisis: where are they now?
From retirement to board roles to prison, we track the fates of the central figures
Global markets shrug off US-China trade war fears
European shares shuddered then recovered after Beijing hit back with tariffs on US goods
Oil boosts energy stocks while tech pulls Nasdaq lower in US
Uneventful day in Dublin sees Iseq Overall index fall 0.56 per cent
US shares edge near five-month high but financials disappoint
Little volume on Irish exchange with benchmark index up 0.38 per cent
CRH and Ryanair rise in sluggish Dublin market
Little change in global stock markets as US tax reform bill reaches the finish line
PTSB shares lose 2.4% amid negative commentary
Strong results from heavyweight bank HSBC help British blue-chips retain gains
Slow day in Europe sees major indices edge downwards
The Iseq fell by over 1 per cent as the summer’s biggest earnings week ended
British American Tobacco to buy Reynolds for $49.4bn
BAT had previously offered $47 billion, an offer that was rejected for being too low
European stocks lose momentum after strong week
Stoxx Europe 600 Index takes five-day advance to 1.3% while Iseq falls 0.3%
People to watch in 2016: Music
From electronica to soulful sounds to “three black Irish kids making waves”, these music acts are worth listening out for this year
Asia Briefing: China calls for even tighter internet controls
Conference hears simultaneous calls for more online freedom and better governance
Internet giants replace Communist Party as China’s powerbrokers
Firms such as Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent are disruptive forces to be reckoned with
British American Tobacco sales down as smokers get frugal
Revenue falls almost 10% with slowdown in sales accelerating in third quarter
For bats, love is blind – and increasingly loud
A recent study of bat mating behaviour addresses the question of whether female sexual preferences for high-pitched calls can be bad for the males
Reynolds and Lorillard merger to reshape Big Tobacco
Reynolds, Lorillard and British American Tobacco have agreed key elements of deal
Rural stories of isolation and dark humour
Growing up in Co Mayo helped Colin Barrett shape wild visual narratives written in local voices
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