Ian Curran

Ian Curran

Ian Curran is a Business reporter with The Irish Times

FBD board approves €26.9m special dividend as ‘improved weather’ drives claims expense lower

Profits before tax at insurer more than double to €43m

Kingspan pauses €650m share buyback scheme to ‘preserve dry powder’ for possible deals

Shares surge as much as 19% after insulation giant reports 10% jump in first-half trading profit to €487.2m

Irish borrowers draw down record number of car loans as personal lending activity surges

Banking industry group says figures point to ‘continued consumer confidence’ in early part of 2026

Glen Dimplex’s Northern Ireland arm slumps to £8.2m loss as restructuring costs bite

Group is pursuing Irish consolidation plans that will reduce headcount by 300

Irish firms raise €296m in VC funding, but three deals account for lion’s share

KPMG says software companies were a focus for investors in second quarter

Government appoints chairwoman and board of new AI body

State’s AI Office will co-ordinate approach to implementation of new EU regulations

Actavo pays €10m dividend to shareholders, including Denis O’Brien

Group also exited its events business this year as directors hail efforts to ‘streamline’ operations

Denis O’Brien’s Actavo group exits events business and sells assets to rival

‘Strategic’ decision results in collective redundancies

Prospect of US-Iran deal lifts stocks to near record highs

Falling oil prices and upbeat corporate earnings reports lift investor sentiment

Wayflyer agrees $1.5bn ‘forward flow’ loan deal with US giant Fortress

Combined with recent $250m credit facility, Irish fintech says it has $4.5bn to deploy over next two years

Workers at IT firm Kyndryl balloted for industrial action over redundancy terms

FSU says collective agreement not being honoured by IBM spin-out

Irish economy shrank by 1.6% in 12 months to end of June, CSO estimates

Volatile numbers come on the back of a surge in exports last year

Hostelworld says Iran war shaved 3% off growth in first half

Booking platform reaffirms full-year guidance as revenues jump 12%

Kerry Group shrugs off ‘geopolitical uncertainty’ as global sales volumes grow

Revenues at the taste and nutrition giant dip 3.7% due to weakening of US dollar in first half

Only 43% of Irish financial firms are fully prepared for new anti-money laundering rules

Overhaul of EU rulebook will come into force in July 2027 with establishment of European Anti-Money Laundering Agency

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