Wild Geese: Two decades of globe-trotting led Susan O’Brien to found her own mobile app called Smigin, offering regular travellers an opportunity to get basic foreign language skills for business and leisure travels

Markets report: In Dublin, AIB was the worst performer, ending the session down by 4.1%

Expert insight on hand from conference in Co Wicklow organised by Enterprise Ireland

Struggling luxury carmaker considers rights issue and speaks to outside investors

News, views and opinions from Student Hub contributors and Irish Times writers

The fluency of this politically engaged actor, just 19, is staggering. Maybe Oprah is right?

Apple, Merck, Pfizer and Mastercard all due to report results

Kinsale interior designer Emma Kelly is inspired by the sea for the bright homes she creates for clients

The trend of marrying new gadgets with luxury clothing may already be over

Galway-born milliner’s company has enjoyed a number of profitable years

Market report: Kingspan leads the way in Dublin with a 3.7% gain

Your Business Week: Alphabet and Twitter results due; Checkout conference takes place

Gucci notes importance of tourism in Irish sales performance

Test your knowledge of the past 12 months with these 100 questions – and you could win a prize

The director of Oscar-nominated films such as ‘Awakenings’, will forever hold a place in movie history

Finding a plot was the easy part for Ronan McKenna. Then came a long, costly build

National Analytics Conference takes place in Dublin, results due from Liberty Media

Beauty: Like red lipstick or dark eyeshadow, fragrance can help create the person you feel like being on a given day

Elsewhere, FBD’s H1 results come in middle of an investigation into the firm

‘[Fascinator] sounds like a dodgy sex toy. It’s a headband with a floppy flower in it’

Ryanair’s full-year results expected to meet positive forecasts despite roster fiasco

Pyeongchang set to be coldest Games in decades as temperatures plummet in Korea

A new book by Polly Devlin looks inside the city’s most curious and luxurious apartments

This Week: Airline’s first-half results will reflect investor jitters. Also: AIB’s egm

Providence and Paddy Power take a hit in Dublin but Pandora woes grab the headlines

Four third-level institutions to announce partnership aimed at channelling €130 million in funding the commercialisation of research

Known for her flamboyance, the New York stylemaker is celebrated in our fashion shoot

Packaging group Smurfit Kappa proves strongest performer in Dublin

The season’s big trend for florals was much in evidence in a range of looks

Aran Island firm’s men’s knitwear collection mixes sturdy substance with sophistication

On being introduced to Anna Wintour as ‘here’s another one of our Irish talents’

The designer famed for his fantastical bohemian prints is expanding from fashion to furnishings

Jo Linehan rounds up this week’s travel news and deals

US swimmer takes financial hit after trying to pass off drunken incident in Rio as robbery

Planet Business: Retailers in retreat, Deliveroo founder praises ‘life blood’ couriers

The market in childrenswear grew by 6 percent last year and is now worth morethan €135 billion

Ireland’s charity sector is in the news and, once again, for all the wrong reasons

Beyoncé, Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Michelle Obama are all fans of Laura Weber’s intricate designs

Paul Kelly, wife and son spent on items such as groceries, designer clothes and foreign trips

Stade de France stalemate with Poland shows that Joachim Löw’s side are still to click