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Cartamundi cites lack of State support on energy costs in closure
Staff at board games maker accept redundancy offer as number of collective job losses soars in first three months of the year
Toymaker Hasbro sees TV production revenue jump 54%
Monopoly maker also gets price increases to stick after supply costs rise
European markets rebound ahead of Federal Reserve meeting
Iseq follows other European indices higher, closing up nearly 2%
Fancy Felt, Master Mind, Suspense: Discovering games of Christmas past
An attic clear-out in the family home unearths the games and toys from simpler times
Arcade 1up Infinity Game Table: Taking family game night to the next level
Tech Tools: Play all your favourite board games with just a touch of the screen
Hasbro revenue falls short as pandemic hits toymaker
Covid undermines bet on TV and movie production for accelerated growth
Lego records fastest growth in 5 years on back of digital shift
Sets blending physical bricks with Super Mario games propel profits
Toy boom is not a Covid ‘one-off’, says Mattel
Barbie, Hot Wheels power Mattel’s holiday-quarter sales beat
Fortnite owner signs multimillion deal to buy Irish ‘kidtech’ firm
Dylan Collins’s SuperAwesome acquired by Epic, games maker best known for Fortnite
Lego wins lockdown as Danish toymaker grows sales and profits
Other toymakers have struggled but Lego has shrugged off shop closures
Toymaker Hasbro’s board games hit by Covid delays
Factories in Ireland, the US and India closed just as families seek lockdown entertainment options
Makers of Monopoly in the money despite fall in profits
Cartamundi Ireland also manufactures games such as Connect 4 and Scrabble
Irish-founded tech company teams up with WPP to protect children online
SuperAwesome announces partnership with the world’s biggest advertising agency
A Bluffer’s Guide to the German Bundesliga ahead of this weekend's return
How things stand, the big games, who to support and lots more
Apple’s Oscar moment, the Bezos property splurge and a ‘giant flying wing’
Planet Business: The toys are back in town
Markets rally on hopes that China sees end in sight to coronavirus
Irish bank stocks hammered as Sinn Féin seeks to form government
Irish-founded ‘kid tech’ company SuperAwesome gets Microsoft backing
Microsoft has taken a stake in the group as it raises $17m in a new fundraising round
Turnover up 60% at Irish animation studio Boulder Media
Studio founded by Robert Cullen produces cartoons for Disney, BBC and Nickelodeon
Markets under pressure as China/US trade tensions deepen
Glenveagh tumbles on news of chief executive’s departure
European shares grind higher ahead of Powell speech
US Federal Reserve chief is due to address symposium at Jackson Hole
Shares in Peppa Pig owner jump 30% after Hasbro’s $4bn bid
Transatlantic deal gives Hasbro access to company’s infant and preschool market
Stocks rise on earnings as sterling falls
Smurfit Kappa rises 5 per cent, Dublin financials also buoyed
The untold stories of Toy Story
Woody started out as a jerk, Barbie is a Marxist . . . much like Andy’s toys, the fan theories around the franchise have taken on a life of their own
How to avoid silly mistakes with smart toys
Internet-connected toys have sparked concerns about privacy and security
Dún Laoghaire Council turns down Hollywood studio plan for old terminal
US children’s entertainment giant Hasbro submitted tender with Irish animation studio
S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs on upbeat earnings
The S&P index is up 17% so far this year with help from a dovish Federal Reserve
Irish tech entrepreneur raises further $13m for ‘kid tech’ company
Dylan Collins’ SuperAwesome also announces dedicated video-on-demand service
Trouble in toyland: Can Mattel’s revival plans for Barbie and friends pay off?
New chairman Ynon Kreiz is focusing on movies and games for some beloved brands
Toy spin-offs aren’t child’s play for content makers
Media & Marketing: Licensed products triumph in the aisles, but not all stories lead to merchandising empires
Tech giants under threat as online privacy for kids becomes a reality
Facebook could lose $35bn in a decade due to tighter privacy laws, says Irish tech veteran
Businesses paid for places on new Dublin Monopoly board
Game makers accused of ‘lacking transparency’ in selling space to companies
Italy’s economic prospects weigh on European markets
Paddy Power Betfair one of many gambling firms knocked by report of tax crackdown
Demise of Toys ‘R’ Us hurts Hasbro’s sales
Monopoly and Nerf toys maker sees shares fall 9% as shopping trends change
CBS boss Moonves resigns over new sexual misconduct allegations
Move came as more women accused him of sexual assault and harassment on Sunday
Ryanair weighs on Iseq as trade tensions drag European stocks down
In Dublin housebuilders Cairn Homes, Glenveagh Properties, and Abbey close down
Toymaker Hasbro’s quarterly profit tops estimates
Firm was hit hard by the sooner-than-expected collapse of Toys ’R’ Us
This Week: Retail spending data set to confirm strong first half
Results from Ryanair, Tullow Oil, Ardagh Group, Intel, Amazon and Facebook
Inside the mating rituals of brands and online stars
With deals collectively worth billions of euros at stake, the pressure is on advertisers and viral performers on sites like YouTube and Instagram to find the right match
My heroines: Cagney, Lacey, Xena and She-Ra
The Powerpuff Girls turned out to be a template for a new generation of feminists
CRH results likely to be affected by poor weather
Business This Week: results, indicators and meetings
Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong’s richest man and owner of mobile operator Three, to retire
Tycoon to pass control of $100bn global empire to his elder son Victor Li after a decades-long apprenticeship
Toys ‘R’ Us to close US stores as it fails to reach rescue deal
Some 30,000 jobs at risk as company to shut 735 stores in America
Markets welcome US jobs growth but Dublin trading subdued
Market report: INM down 2%, while European steelmakers see a slump
Lego sales fall for the first time in 13 years
Lego saw ‘strong double-digit’ growth in China, whilemarkets in North America and Europe declined
Irish led ‘kid tech’ company valued at $100m
Super Awesome, established by Dylan Collins, reported 70% growth year-on-year
Uber’s terrible year, ‘engagement bait’ and the real cost of ‘Santa Baby’
Planet Business: Marzipan pigs and unworthy Jedis star in this week’s round-up
British political turmoil hits pound and frightens investors
Kingspan flags possible slowdown in orders from UK
‘There have been lot of plaudits but at the end of the day I’m still just an architect with a fancy pen’
Bringing Scriba, a smart stylus for mobile devices to market, was a longer and more difficult journey than its inventor David Craig could have imagined
The major business events coming up in the week ahead
For Your Diary: EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards; CPL AGM; Irish retail sales
Toys R Us files for bankruptcy in US as online shopping grows
Filing is latest blow to brick-and-mortar retail industry reeling from online competition
The major business events coming up in the week ahead
For your Diary: Ryanair, McDonald’s and the banks to reveal trading figures
Top 1000 firms: Medtronic named most profitable
‘Irish Times’ annual survey reveals that these elite companies generate profits of €34bn
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