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From Apple’s record valuation to Zara’s share surge: An A-Z of financial markets in 2024
It was a challenging year for some listed companies and a record year for CEO departures
Paying hundreds for your phone each year? Here’s how to dial down the costs
A guide to cutting mobile phone costs, from switching providers at the end of your contract to avoiding overcharges on data
Ryan Tubridy’s new radio show review: Buttery charm, frothy good humour and A-list interviews on Virgin Radio UK debut
Radio review: While the midmorning show represents a fresh start for the former RTÉ presenter, his shtick remains largely the same
Tubridy has landed a new job in the UK but why has Virgin Radio given him one?
Former RTÉ presenter’s scandal-rocked rollercoaster year leaves him ‘desperately excited’ to be at Rupert Murdoch owned station
Virgin Galactic’s first space tourism flight successfully lands back on Earth
Three passengers were flown to the edge of space and experienced zero-gravity
Markets a sea of green as US inflation cools
Latest consumer price data boosts hopes that the Fed could end rate hikes soon
A career trajectory into the business of low Earth orbit satellites
Wild Geese: Strategic moves have landed Dubliner Eileen Treanor a top job in space tech company LeoLabs
Man who sold ‘dodgy boxes’ to 150 ‘customers’ sentenced to 240 hours of community service
Paul O’Brien (38) avoids custodial sentence for what judge described as a ‘sneaky type of offence - hard to detect’
Richard Branson calls for Irish entrepreneur to help reduce energy emissions in homes
British billionaire also says failure of Virgin Orbit has been ‘very tough’ but holds out hopes venture could be saved
Branson’s rocket-launch company Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy
Company failed to secure the funding needed to keep operating
Architect David Campion: ‘My biggest pet peeve? Clients who lack ambition’
Anchored in Barbados, the Dubliner has built an international architecture firm that straddles the Atlantic
Comedy dramas Faithless and Obituary receive highest single sums in BAI funding round
Total of €6 million is shared by producers behind 22 television and 36 radio projects
Australia reopens borders to vaccinated visitors after two years
Tourism and hospitality sectors look to rebuild after strong Covid-19 restrictions
RTÉ and Virgin’s Six Nations deal: ‘We put a call into Dee and she was up for it’
First-time sports rights partnership helps rivals ‘make the maths work’, says RTÉ chief
Santander races to retrieve £130m wrongly paid out to customers in Britain
Payments accidentally made on Christmas Day
Turning Datalex around: ‘It’s a privilege to have to clean up somebody else’s mess’
Sean Corkery jumped at the chance to lead the aviation software firm out of trouble
E-learning group Shaw Academy agrees its second rescue deal in three years
Company says it will rebrand after €3.2m examinership deal
Qantas to require all employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19
There are exemptions for those who are unable to be vaccinated based on documented medical reasons
‘It was a ticking timebomb’: Inside the rise and fall of The Jeremy Kyle Show
Two years after the TV show was taken off air, former staffers reflect on a toxic work culture
Virgin Atlantic boss warns of long-term hit to business travel
Shai Weiss questions whether corporate trips will ever fully recover from pandemic
In marking Prince Philip’s death BBC didn’t so much lose the plot as revert to ancient one
Broadcaster stuck to protocols that harked back to pre-Netflix levels of influence
Australia and New Zealand to allow quarantine-free travel
‘Travel bubble’ between neighbouring countries to open later this month
Will banks penalise us for switching our mortgage several times?
Q&A: Dominic Coyle answers your personal finance questions
Elderly man left distressed by Three’s poor communication
Pricewatch: Reader threatened by debt collectors for bill he was not aware of
Doves: The Universal Want review – Post-Britpop survivors back in demand
After an 11-year hiatus, the trio reconvene with nothing to prove and plenty to say
Virgin Australia to cull a third of its Boeing 737 fleet under Bain ownership
Plan will see fleet grow once demand returns
Three Ireland outstrips European siblings as half-year earnings up 8%
Additional customers offset decline in mobile operator’s average revenue figure per user
Branson says Virgin Atlantic will run out of cash unless rescue plan approved
£1.2bn package includes £450 million of creditor deferrals
Branson’s Virgin Group commits £200m of immediate funding for Virgin Atlantic
Additional shreholder support of £400m also committed
Majority stake in Chill Insurance sold to UK private equity firm
Sources this year valued the insurance business at €100m
Stobart could face competition to retain Aer Lingus regional contract
Other carriers interested in operating regional routes from 2022, IAG chief says
Virgin Australia falls to virus crisis, appoints administrator to find investor
Airline had sought state aid, but government rejected plea
Governments offer airlines aid as coronavirus drives deeper flight cuts
Australia and Taiwan join countries offering financial aid to ailing aviation sectors
Oil falls for third day as coronavirus travel bans escalate
Outlook for fuel demand darkens as coronavirus triggers epidemic
Coronavirus: Most airlines bankrupt by end of May, industry body warns
Unions predict ‘a lot of lay-offs’ within days as fleets grounded and capacity reduced
Alexa vs the Angelus: the vanishing sights and sounds of an Irish kitchen
From doilies to Super Sers, eight things that have all but disappeared from the heart of the house
Time to ditch costly TV packages and get a better deal
TV, once cheaper than a night out, now comes with a hefty monthly bill
Max von Sydow: An incomparable presence in arthouse cinema and noisy blockbusters
The Swedish actor, who has died aged 90, leaves a rich legacy of work with Ingmar Bergman
Greencore to prove update on business after US exit
For your diary: Results from Apple, Boeing, and Facebook as CSO measures our wealth
US shares hit record highs on Trump comments
Claim that Tehran appears to be standing down sparked relief rally in markets
Travelex staff go back to basics as ransomware cripples systems
The company is currently only able to serve customers face-to-face at its 1,200 locations
Ryanair grounds three planes due to cracking between wing and fuselage
Carrier did not disclose reason for grounding of Boeing 737s to public
Ryanair not expecting Boeing 737 NG issue to affect flights
Qantas, Southwest step up checks after 50 aeroplanes grounded due to cracks
King Princess: ‘As per usual, we’re in a drought of good music’
Singer Mikaela Straus has got the songs, connections and attitude for popstar life
Virgin Media may hook up with Siro to bring broadband to rural areas
Partnership would be a serious threat to Eir, which dominates regional markets
TV licence fee overhaul: What will it mean for you?
Q&A: It’s hard to see the ‘device independent broadcasting charge’ being anything other than a household fee
Workers’ strike will reveal if firms really care about climate change
Pilita Clark: A planned global action in September will test corporate resolve on the issue
Aviation security under scrutiny after death of stowaway in London
Man’s frozen body fell into garden from landing gear of Kenya Airways plane overhead
Telcos eye up BT’s €460m Irish unit as parent firm exits Ireland
UK telecoms giant to sell-off Irish business as part of major global retrenchment
Eir €300m payout, Dunnes’ potential pizza purchase and parental leave problems
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