Big Ulster and KBC switch could be ‘catastrophic’ for those that dallyMore than one million current and deposit accounts must find new homesFri Apr 08 2022 - 06:00
Kerry-based insurance broker snapped up by US group for over €100mDeal for Gallivan Murphy is latest in a wave of consolidation in sectorThu Apr 07 2022 - 16:56
State return on crisis era bailout to Bank of Ireland now stands at €1.8bn so farBank of Ireland’s cash returns to State near €6.5bn as share selling continuesThu Apr 07 2022 - 09:11
Denis O’Brien to pull plug on Digicel Panama after rivals mergeConsolidation ‘spells end of competition in the telecoms market for smaller players’Thu Apr 07 2022 - 08:31
Bank of Ireland starts first share buyback since 2004Bank fined €463,000 by the Data Protection Commission over reporting errors on loansWed Apr 06 2022 - 07:59
Central Bank cuts 2022 Irish growth forecast by a third amid Ukraine crisisRegulator has also scaled back 2023 growth forecast to 4.3 per centWed Apr 06 2022 - 04:28
Salary hikes may trigger inflation ‘spiral’, Central Bank warnsIctu’s private sector arm advising officials to lodge pay claims of 2.5% to 5.5%Wed Apr 06 2022 - 00:01
European shares rise as Musk’s Twitter stake excites tech investorsIseq index advances 1.5 per cent to 7,289.09Mon Apr 04 2022 - 18:49
Insurance broker LHK Group to buy two smaller rivalsThird-generation family business to acquire Richardson Insurance and Insurance ShopSat Apr 02 2022 - 05:55
Can investors who checked in at Hostelworld finally sleep more easily?Online travel agent ended 2021 with a net loss of €36 million, adding to the €47 million shortfall the previous yearSat Apr 02 2022 - 05:23
Dolphin Trust-linked firm’s liquidator targets former investment distributorIrish investors only entitled to 10% of Germany site assigned as main security for loansSat Apr 02 2022 - 05:05
Smurfit Kappa to exit Russia as war in Ukraine enters sixth weekPaper products company has 800 employees in the countryFri Apr 01 2022 - 11:19
Digicel revenue and earnings rise in final three months of 2021Telecoms company’s net debt stood at $5.5 billion at the end of DecemberFri Apr 01 2022 - 05:34
Melior to take controlling stake in Salmon SoftwareMost of the investment is by way of the acquisition of new stock to grow the businessThu Mar 31 2022 - 16:03
Open Orphan says Covid infection study may accelerate new vaccinesShares in Open Orphan were up almost 5% in late morning trading in LondonThu Mar 31 2022 - 12:24
PTSB chief risk officer Mike Frawley quits for AIBFrawley will join rival AIB later this yearThu Mar 31 2022 - 10:05
Hostelworld sees ‘very strong start’ to 2022 after two Covid-hit yearsRevenues picked up by 10% last year to €16.9 millionThu Mar 31 2022 - 07:48
Half of Irish Russian-linked SPVs have connections to sanctioned partiesAbout 15 to 16 special purpose vehicles have links, says Central Bank governorWed Mar 30 2022 - 16:04
Inflation-easing measures should be targeted, Makhlouf saysAny measures should be temporary, says Central Bank governorWed Mar 30 2022 - 12:32
Irish mortgage arrears rate falls to lowest level in almost 12 yearsPercentage of owner-occupier loans in arrears for more than 90 days drops to 4.5%Wed Mar 30 2022 - 12:12
Ukraine war may weigh on repeat of €46bn worth of Irish dealsSectors including technology and renewable energy set to continue thriving, law firm saysFri Mar 18 2022 - 06:15
First Citizen Finance unlikely to enter mortgage marketNon-bank lender considered home lending after news Ulster and KBC would exit IrelandFri Mar 18 2022 - 06:10
European stocks almost recover losses made since Russia invaded UkraineIseq overall index advances 0.6% in very thin St Patrick’s Day trading in DublinThu Mar 17 2022 - 18:10
CRH extends share buybacks since 2018 to €3.2bnTotal equates to 10% of company’s current market valueThu Mar 17 2022 - 10:08
ICS Mortgages backer Chenavari eyes exit doorLondon-based investment firm had built up stake of as much as 30% in Dilosk by end 2018Thu Mar 17 2022 - 05:57
CRH seen with €10.9bn ‘war chest’ after latest unit saleDisposal of North American glass unit due to complete shortlyWed Mar 16 2022 - 15:10
HSBC names Laura Trimble chief executive of Irish operationBanking giant has 350 employees in RepublicTue Mar 15 2022 - 17:07
Burlington Real Estate sold to UK’s Gresham House for €1.8mTwo companies have had strategic partnership for five yearsTue Mar 15 2022 - 16:32
Central Bank wavers on plan to rein in ‘automatic’ insurance renewalsRegulator to ban practice of stealth increases in premiums for loyal customersTue Mar 15 2022 - 12:00
Malin eyes more investments and returning cash in 2022Litigation-related costs came to €400,000 last year as founders sue for direct stakeTue Mar 15 2022 - 08:10
Ronan group seeks six months’ grace as receiver appointedRGRE looks to refinance €142m worth of loans linked to portfolio of 12 propertiesTue Mar 15 2022 - 05:47
Applegreen pulls back from UK petrol stations saleForecourt operator was taken private last year in €718m dealMon Mar 14 2022 - 05:00
Banker accountability rules expected to improve behaviourCompliance officers say rules will require firms to set out where responsibility liesMon Mar 14 2022 - 03:00
CRH chief Manifold sets new Iseq record with €13.9m pay packageBuilding materials giant advancing succession plans as CEO contracted to late 2024Fri Mar 11 2022 - 16:33
Russia’s $23bn of Irish-listed debt in focus as default warnings grow louderJoe Brennan: Dublin has played its role in facilitating Putin’s government in accessing borrowingFri Mar 11 2022 - 15:49
Francesco Ceccato, Barclays Europe’s CEO: On deals, regulation and choosing DublinBrexit prompted Barclays to chose Republic as its EU baseFri Mar 11 2022 - 12:45
European shares drop as ECB accelerates stimulus exitIseq overall index ends session down 1.4% as pan-European Stoxx 600 declines by 1.7%Thu Mar 10 2022 - 19:09
Sanctions-hit Rosneft’s Irish SPV makes delayed $2bn debt repaymentMove draws line under investor concern about getting money backThu Mar 10 2022 - 16:27
Barclays EU hub loses spot as largest Irish bankBarclays Bank Ireland swung into net profit of €195m last yearThu Mar 10 2022 - 16:11
Credit unions to call for taskforce to help sector over lendingLender representatives to urge Minister of State to back the setting up of new policyThu Mar 10 2022 - 12:04
ICG sees cars on Irish Ferries soar 400% after solid 2021Revenues last year rose by 21% to €334.5m as number of cars carried increased to 203,600Thu Mar 10 2022 - 10:58
Financial firms’ doubling of women candidates for top roles not enough, says Central BankFemale representation at board level across finance companies increases to 28% from 22%Tue Mar 08 2022 - 12:30
Drinks are on FBD for investors as pubs left waiting for full Covid-19 payoutsJoe Brennan: Insurer has no plans to hoard surplus cashSat Mar 05 2022 - 07:12
Russian-linked Irish SPVs mainly non-banks as result of 2014 sanctionsAssets held in 33 Russian-linked SPVs here account for less than 4 per cent of total contained in Irish SPVsSat Mar 05 2022 - 07:00
FBD’s net Covid business interruption costs to fall 34% to €44mCompany did not give fresh estimate of gross expected costs of payments to pubs affectedFri Mar 04 2022 - 14:41
Irish funds exposed to Russia suspended as global managers freeze billionsRepublic is Europe’s second-biggest location for funds with over €4 trillion of assetsFri Mar 04 2022 - 13:24
AIB in talks to buy back some State shares after €645m profitBank to return €213m to shareholders through dividends and stock repurchasesThu Mar 03 2022 - 15:52
CRH helping staff in Ukraine to escape amid warBuilding materials giant’s earnings rise to better-than-expected record of $5.4bnThu Mar 03 2022 - 15:19
Irish energy firm ReVolve on track for Toronto trading next weekCompany specialises in developing wind and solar projects in the United States and MexicoThu Mar 03 2022 - 04:53
Aviva’s Irish general insurance and life units see profits doubleCombined profit from businesses climbs to €57mWed Mar 02 2022 - 11:13
