Irish house prices continue to rise and pharma’s tariff options
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David McRedmond: ‘An Post has been brilliant. I’ve never been remunerated less and enjoyed a job more’
McRedmond’s credo is: ‘All businesses are dying; you have to find the new thing’. He has lived that philosophy at State-owned postal service, whose core business has shifted from letters to parcels and, increasingly, financial services
Revamped GPO could host museum to attract Irish diaspora, says An Post chief
State-owned postal company moved headquarters from GPO in mid-2023 to modern office block in Dublin’s north docks
National Broadband Ireland CEO steps down amid reshuffle of leadership team
Peter Hendrick will remain with the company as a non-executive director and a shareholder
Dublin Airport passenger cap causing ‘quite a bit of anger’ among US airlines – Willie Walsh
IATA chief tells Inside Business podcast that the planning restriction being applied at Dublin Airport has ‘tarnished’ our image within the airline industry
Former tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald joins consultancy firm Teneo as adviser
Former Fine Gael TD and MEP joins Teneo Ireland board, chaired by businessman Gary McGann
Michael Carey steps down as chair of Enterprise Ireland and Housing Agency
Action at Enterprise Ireland and Housing Agency is to avoid embarrassment for Ministers over late filing of accounts by East Coast Bakehouse
Eclective to open its first new bar and restaurant since change of ownership at Press Up group
Hospitality group has signed a 15-year lease to take over the former Farrier & Draper venue on South William Street in Dublin 2
One in five people in the Republic looking to either buy or rent a house, says BPFI
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Eason spends €2.7m buying back shares from investors
Forty-three shareholders sold their entire holdings in the Irish retailer as part of the buyback scheme
PwC Ireland boss focused on getting tech to do some heavy lifting
Managing partner seeks to leverage AI as firm and clients grapple with uncertainty caused by Donald Trump’s tariffs
Cork packaging group Zeus acquires two businesses and sees path to €1bn in annual revenues
Wholly owned by Brian O’Sullivan, Zeus has acquired packaging companies in the UK and Spain
‘The Japanese want to see you have the attention to detail, customer service and quality they expect. You have to deliver’
Irish entrepreneurs visit Japan to scope out potential trading opportunities and learn from the country’s biggest companies
Freshly Chopped founder Brian Lee to launch Irish fitness racing brand
The business, Tryka, will run a fitness league across four events at the RDS, culminating in a finale in Portugal
Construction Industry Federation chooses Andrew Brownlee as new chief
Brownlee will replace Hubert Fitzpatrick as head of construction sector representative body