Joe Brennan

Joe Brennan

Markets Correspondent

Joe Brennan is Markets Correspondent of The Irish Times.

Eir seen increasing dividends as need for fibre investment eases

Eir has paid €2.29 billion in dividends since French billionaire Xavier Niel led 2018 takeover

Irish Life’s Unio hires from Goodbody to boost offering to wealth management clients

Competition for senior talented staff heating up as more firms are attracted to growing sector

Fexco reveals Sainsbury foreign exchange unit was bought for up to €19.3m

Kerry-based form sees 2025 profit drop 42% amid higher costs

Tullow loss widens as refinancing and tax costs outweigh oil price spike

Explorer’s revenues jumped 21% in first half on back of spike in oil prices

Ires shares jump on €726.7m bid from Barings International

Board of Dublin-listed property firm ‘minded to recommend’ deal if formal offer emerges

McDonald’s menu of chicken and AI fails to excite investors as US diners tighten belts

World’s biggest fast-food chain grappling with changing consumer habits

BNY buys Dublin docklands headquarters for up to €165m

US financial services giant to buy Shipping Office development from Pat Crean’s Marlet Property Group

‘If Ireland Inc is doing the right thing, BNY can grow’: Clonmel man helps reboot one of US’s oldest banks

Europe needs to catch up with the US when it comes to financial literacy, says BNY CFO Dermot McDonogh

Irish mortgage approvals rise 15.3% in August

Some 55,850 mortgages were approved in 12 months, valued at €18bn

Mortgage lending at credit unions tops €1bn

Surge in mortgage activity pushed up total loans outstanding by 9.6 per cent to €6.84bn

Davy UK swings into profit as staff costs fall amid lay-offs

Broker’s UK arm laid off 10 staff in London

European shares fall as oil prices and interest rate expectations climb

Traders react to ongoing tensions in Middle East

Audit watchdog tells firms to consider Middle East conflict effects in annual accounts

Companies must assess global economic uncertainty when making accounting judgments, Iaasa says

Monzo’s EU chief in Dublin to quit to launch start-up

Michael Carney plans startup focused on AI and robotics to support people living with disabilities

DCC shareholders narrowly approve sale to US private equity firms

Over 78 per cent of shareholders that participated in a vote at an EGM backed deal

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