Ciarán Hancock

Ciarán Hancock

Business Editor

Ciarán Hancock is Business Editor of The Irish Times.

Who is Albert Manifold and why has he been removed as chairman of BP?

Hailing from Templeogue and an accountant by trade, Manifold spent 11 years as CRH chief executive and was appointed BP chairman last October

CCPC inspects retail prices, and green light for 250 new homes in Blackrock

Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Inside the Shelbourne Hotel: If this hotel is a barometer, the Irish economy ‘is good’

As the Shelbourne Hotel begins a €50m renovation, general manager JP Kavanagh explains why AI won’t replace the human touch to how it delivers its customer service

Dunloe Hotel in Killarney gets €100m renovation from German Liebherr family

Owners have begun demolition work on the site, with plans for new spa and conferencing facilities as well as 18 high-end suites

AI hits entry level jobs and tax free money from a home in your garden

Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

An Post lines up former Glen Dimplex boss Fergal Leamy as next chief executive

Appointment to €313,000 post currently held by David McRedmond would mark return to the semi-state sector for former Coillte boss

Irish creche group sale and Diageo’s frothy Kildare investment

Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Paul McCann returns to his accounting roots as CEO of Irish firm Ecovis

McCann left IT solutions company Ergo in February following its sale, having earlier spent 22 years with Grant Thornton

LinkedIn Ireland’s big dividend and tax payments, and retailer Rathwood’s woes

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

LinkedIn’s Irish unit pays $400m dividend to Microsoft

Accounts for main entity in Ireland also shows it paid $52m in corporation tax last year

Sherry FitzGerald appoints former IIP chief Pat Farrell to its board

He recently stepped down as chief executive of Irish Institutional Property having worked in banking for a number of years

Allianz’s healthy dividends from Irish insurance, and how bridging finance works

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Lower growth but no recession says Bank of Ireland, and RTE’s new radio jingles

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

‘The time is right’: Galway woman seeks €50m to create Ireland’s ‘first luxury goods group’

Paris-based Ashley McDonnell has set up Vyko Group to invest in Irish fashion and beauty brands

Aer Lingus travel disruption this summer and how to invest in crypto

Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

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