Will Revolut’s vow to undercut Irish car insurers by 30% reactivate the industry’s herd instincts?
Reforms are in the works, but there are still a number of challenges facing insurers trying to price risk responsibly
Greenstar
Report warns Dublin City Council against resuming bin collections
Councillors voted nearly four years ago to resume waste collection to combat illegal dumping
Panda owner’s key personnel share €52.8 million payout
Beauparc Utilities sold for reported €1 billion to Macquarie last year
Beauparc completes purchase of Tyrone biomass power station
Deal is Panda and Greenstar owner’s sixth acquisition in 12 months
Beauparc Utilities sees pretax profits jump 23% to €34m
State’s largest waste company sold in June to Australian group Macquarie in €1bn deal
Beauparc Utilities founder in €74m deal for Royal Hibernian Way
Eamon Waters acquires Dawson Street scheme anchored by Davy Stockbrokers HQ
Australian company Macquarie reaches deal to buy Panda owner Beauparc
Industry sources value waste collection company at about €1 billion
Property funds reap rewards with near €3bn profits in just three years
Seen & Heard: Electricity blackout warning, payments for pubs and PCH cyberattack
Panda owner in line for €1bn takeover as investors eye sector
Blackstone looking to sell its stake in Beauparc, which owns Panda and Greenstar
Banks warn customers about Brexit disruption to direct debits
UK banks will require Irish addresses for processing waste and household bills
Retailers fear Christmas catastrophe amid Covid shutdowns
Seen & Heard: Rich list winners and losers; Aer Lingus plan; and targeting data centres
Facebook may pull social media platforms from Europe
Seen & Heard: Amber petroleum acquired and Revenue identifies misuse of TWSS
Sligo Fire Brigade battle large blaze at recyling depot in town
Three units and gardaí attend scene at Greenstar Recycling Depot
Insurance companies say Covid payouts could cost them €20bn
Seen & Heard: Banks trim property valuations; Rent hardball at Omni; Goodman tidies up
Investment chief wary about flashing cash ‘at this point’
Friday interview: Jim Barry, investment chief at BlackRock Alternative Investors
Aer Lingus staff reject €300 voucher and 1% pay rise
Seen & Heard: Retail slumps, Chinese expand in Dundalk and Revenue clampdown
Scrap dealers now ‘ATMs for metal thieves’, industry group claims
Call for change in law to end untraceable cash payments for scrap metal
Gangs stealing scrap metal to fund drug deals, Government told
State’s largest waste firm says workers too afraid to give evidence against gangs
Human bones found at recycling plant were “teaching aid”
Bones not being treated as suspicious, gardaí say
Human bones at Wicklow recycling facility where dead baby was found in 2016
Skull among items being tested following discovery, say gardaí
Blackstone eyes Panda waste while Barrett's Bartra plans €600m developments
Seen and Heard: US companies criticise work permit delays as Saudi trade ties deepen
How vulture funds got their tentacles deep into Irish lives
Private-equity funds control our shopping, holidays, mortgages, healthcare and more
Panda Power moves into consumer gas market
Utility provider to offer discounts to customers for combining waste, electricity and gas services
Government decision to refund charges unlikely to have jobs impact
Company providing business services to Irish Water is contracted to do so until 2018
Abolition of flat-rate refuse charges will have little impact in many areas
Majority of households in Cork county, for example, already pay by weight
Watchdog clears waste PandaGreen’s €12m purchase of Bioverda
Waste company gets approval to buy energy business from US fund Cerberus
Competition regulator approved 70 mergers in State in 2016
Watchdog cleared all cases it decided last year but imposed conditions on two
Greyhound to buy Pandagreen assets as merger proceeds
Deal between Panda and Greenstar gets green light
Appeal to find mother of dead baby ‘Alannah’ renewed
Newborn baby’s body discovered at waste recycling plant near Bray three months ago
Controversy still surrounds pay-by-weight bin charge system
Reduced landfill and delays in incinerators have added to the State’s waste problem
Competition investigation launched into Panda acquisition of Greenstar
Decision follows completion of preliminary inquiry
Funeral service for baby found at Co Wicklow recycling plant
Gardaí still keen to speak to mother of ‘Alannah’ as they are concerned for her welfare
Body of baby girl found at recycling centre to be buried
Child’s remains were discovered at waste facility in Co Wicklow earlier this month
Nothing found to suggest Bray baby deliberately injured
Gardaí renew appeal for mother to come forward following postmortem results
Mother of dead baby in Wicklow ‘must seek medical attention’
Gardaí issue appeal as postmortem due on baby girl found at recycling centre near Bray
Finding ways to save on bin charges is worth the effort
Customers may see upward pressure on prices as operators prepare for new service
Waste driver loses challenge to rejection of pay complaint
Patrick Mulholland alleged drivers directly employed by Greenstar paid more than agency staff
Bin collection company granted wheelie bin injunction
Court told Greenstar waste was removing old Panda bins of new customers
RBS to sell €1.4bn portfolio of Irish property loans
Move is in line with bank’s plan to strengthen its capital position
Wind in NTR’s sails as it gets back into the black
Although she never set out to be a chief executive, Rosheen McGuckian has proved a dab hand at it
Lone Star main bidder for €900m in IBRC loans
Portfolio includes borrowings owed by Fields Jewellers, Hickeys Pharmacy and McEvaddy Brothers’ companies
Cork recycling centre damaged in blaze
Fire broke out shortly after 7.30pm last night at the Greenstar plant at Sarsfield Court
Garda appeal after forklift death at recycling plant
Health and Safety Authority investigates workplace incident at Greenstar in Ballymount
Seen and Heard: NTR examining prospect of share buyback
Third Point hedge fund building stake in Elan
Waste management company Greenstar sold to US firm by receiver
Mark Keough, who will become chief executive of Greenstar, said sale was ‘good news’ for employees
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices