Ciarán Hancock

Ciarán Hancock

Business Editor

Ciarán Hancock is Business Editor of The Irish Times.

Hotels group seeks grants scheme for retrofitting, supports for staff accommodation

Irish Hotels Federation’s pre-budget submission also seeks return of 9% VAT rate for food services and extra €90m for tourism marketing

Drumshanbo gin maker increases investment in US market in spite of tariffs hit

Shed Distillery spends more than $3m on its Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin to boost the brand in US

Family of Eugene O’Reilly and CRH face Ukraine dispute

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Storm Éowyn cost insurers €301m while fossil fuels remain top power source

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CarTrawler pays €9m dividend to parent as booking volumes continue to rise

Irish travel tech company marginally increased its revenue last year but exceptional costs hit profit

Are farmers boosting their margins to blame for rising grocery prices?

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Dawn Meats to pay €128m for controlling stake in New Zealand lamb producer

Irish food group will take 65% stake in Alliance Group subject to shareholder support and regulatory approvals

Tariffs on EU imports could result in 25,000 job losses in US, Trump is told

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Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin to spend €50m upgrading its bedrooms

Five-star hotel on St Stephen’s Green was acquired by Archer Hotel Capital for a reported €260m in 2024

Aer Lingus eyes flights to Pittsburgh and William Fry hires senior staff from rival

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Former Sherry FitzGerald chief sets up consultancy for Irish SMEs

Steven McKenna to advise on digital strategies, M&A and succession planning

East Coast Bakehouse files overdue accounts showing soaring revenues and €7m losses

Irish biscuit maker says it is now at breakeven and has raised €5m in additional equity to fund growth

Davy seeks measure to support house building in budget

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Staff at loss-making Amazon subsidiary in Dublin earned average €124,000 last year

Accounts for Dublin-based Amazon R&D subsidiary show it spent €191m on wages and salaries for 1,540 staff

Irish house prices continue to rise and pharma’s tariff options

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