Pandemic brewed big trouble for Irish beer but has not killed hopeProduction fell 14% last year but buoyant retail sales took some of the sting out of pub closuresFri Apr 16 2021 - 05:05
Ministers must come up with a plan to avoid summer staycations dramaIf tight reopening schedule slips too deep into summer, many SMEs will crumbleFri Apr 16 2021 - 04:52
New era for Kilkenny Group as Marian O’Gorman steps down after 22 yearsEvelyn Moynihan steps up to lead the luxury goods retailer through pandemicWed Apr 14 2021 - 05:45
Brewers want State aid to get rid of out-of-date drinkIrish beer exports to US fell 45% in 2020 as pandemic hit drinks sector hardMon Apr 12 2021 - 06:00
Bord Bia kicks off campaign to support €2.5bn segment of food marketPrepared consumer foods sector under pressure from Brexit and pandemicMon Apr 12 2021 - 05:27
Builders upbeat on prospects for next year despite partial shutdownUlster Bank purchasing managers index shows improvement in March over FebruaryMon Apr 12 2021 - 05:15
Cairn Homes strikes compromise after objections to chief’s payShareholders raised concerns over Michael Stanley joining long-term incentive schemeSat Apr 10 2021 - 06:15
Transport spending rose 50% in March, Revolut data claimsConsumer spending in March was up by 14% compared with same month last yearFri Apr 09 2021 - 05:40
Mandatory hotel quarantine is controversial for good reasonDepriving people of liberty is not guaranteed to have any huge effect on virusFri Apr 09 2021 - 05:30
‘Early signs’ of summer hotels recovery but Dublin lags far behindSurvey shows capital’s hotel bookings for July and August barely half national averageThu Apr 08 2021 - 19:01
Dairygold has up to €100m for acquisitions as it eyes Asian marketChief executive Jim Woulfe to retire after 42 years with the companyThu Apr 08 2021 - 04:45
European markets duck below record highsCautious optimism among investors over the impact of vaccine rolloutsWed Apr 07 2021 - 20:03
Dairygold CEO retires as it announces 2020 sales of more than €1bn despite pandemicJim Woulfe to leave after 12 years leading the businessWed Apr 07 2021 - 12:22
Ireland must shake off scandals to be boardroom standards leader, say online trainersCorporate Governance Institute, backed by Enterprise Ireland, is targeting growth abroadWed Apr 07 2021 - 05:50
Income tax and VAT help counter State's Covid-linked fiscal deficitTax receipts up 1% as spending climbs 14% in first quarter despite lockdownWed Apr 07 2021 - 01:00
Consumer spending holds up as VAT receipts help limit Q1 State deficit to €4.1bnConsumers have proven ‘resilient’ to lockdown conditions, Minister for Finance saysTue Apr 06 2021 - 16:56
Offices may use ‘perks’ of food and coffee to tempt home-workers backContract caterers to grapple with changed landscape for staff canteens after pandemicTue Mar 30 2021 - 06:10
Steep pay cuts for top management at KerryChief executive Edmond Scanlon was paid €2.3m last yearFri Mar 26 2021 - 15:26
Construction holds its breath as stalled virus numbers threaten reopening plansThe sector argues that if the Government follows the data, it should be let fully operateFri Mar 26 2021 - 05:33
It's squeaky bum time for the Covid lockdownPolicymakers struggle while the virus stalls and all risks are not being borne equallyFri Mar 26 2021 - 05:26
European stock markets decline on renewed lockdown fearsTech shares fall on Wall Street, while mining and energy stocks drop in LondonThu Mar 25 2021 - 19:59
Iseq still in black as European peers struggle on lockdown fearsUS investors pivot from tech giants and back towards stocks likely to rise post-pandemicWed Mar 24 2021 - 20:32
Pandemic economic turmoil a taster of climate-change fight aheadLockdowns have left businesses worn down yet barely a dent has been made in emissionsFri Mar 19 2021 - 05:40
Pressure builds on Government to focus on economic reopeningAgenda: Businesses need guidance on return dates as examinership-lite process loomsFri Mar 19 2021 - 05:03
Prepare for rise in interest rates and price inflation, Varadkar warnsTánaiste cites danger Irish cities could be ‘hollowed out’ by working from homeFri Mar 19 2021 - 01:00
European shares fall prior to US Fed policy decisionIrish eyes not smiling as Iseq falls 0.4% on anaemic St Patrick’s Day tradingWed Mar 17 2021 - 22:05
Revenue to hand over €1m to Dutch tax authorities to settle KPN disputeDispute arose over whether Dublin-based mobile handset insurance unit should pay its taxes in Ireland or the NetherlandsMon Mar 15 2021 - 05:40
Rebuilding costs rise due to energy standards and cost of materialsIt costs €218k to rebuild the average 3-bed semi in Dublin, surveyors’ guide findsMon Mar 15 2021 - 05:30
BiaVest takes a bite out of Offbeat DonutsInvestment firm teams up with grocer Noel Smith to invest in Irish baked foods businessMon Mar 15 2021 - 05:09
Davy asks staff to identify past advice where clients may have had a reason to complainInterim chief executive urges staff to ‘reflect’ and come forwardSun Mar 14 2021 - 17:25
CRH chief executive nets €11.2m for 2020About 80% of Albert Manifold’s pay packet performance relatedFri Mar 12 2021 - 16:01
Vaccine passport for everyday life would be unfair but also practicalCould vaccine passports allow more parts of society and the economy to reopen?Fri Mar 12 2021 - 05:33
Remove State pension from budget to avoid ‘political pressure’Society of Actuaries also supports gradually increasing the eligibility age of 66Fri Mar 12 2021 - 04:55
Iseq flat while other European bourses riseUS markets heading for record highs on stimulus and vaccine rollout hopesWed Mar 10 2021 - 18:42
Elena Baturina closes in on Morrison hotel sale for more than €65mSigns of life in Dublin hotel market as the Moxy also attracts interest at €35mWed Mar 10 2021 - 06:08
Major foreign retailers express frustration at length of Irish shutdownIndustry leaders warn longest retail lockdown in Europe is ‘costing investment’Fri Mar 05 2021 - 06:05
We need a mindset shift to build an outdoors fun economy for summerBureaucracy must be flung out the window to facilitate hospitality and trading outdoorsFri Mar 05 2021 - 06:00
BiaVest takes scoop of dairy-free ice cream firm NobóInvestment will be used to help finance a drive into European market in summerFri Mar 05 2021 - 05:00
‘Herd immunity’ elusive until children vaccinated, Israeli state adviser saysTracking of mobile phones reveals failure by 60% to self-isolate after travel outside IsraelWed Mar 03 2021 - 21:25
Nearly a quarter of workers will operate remotely after pandemicResearch finds 44% of workers will do ‘hybrid’ of work from home and the officeWed Mar 03 2021 - 05:21
Top hotelier Pat McCann blows whistle on five decades in the businessArsenal fan says he didn’t want to go out like Arsène Wenger, who ‘stayed on too long’Tue Mar 02 2021 - 14:00
Dalata hotels posts loss of €112m due to Covid while Pat McCann to step down as CEOMcCann will be replaced by deputy CEO Dermot Crowley, having founded Ireland’s biggest hotel chain in 2007Tue Mar 02 2021 - 11:43
Eason in fresh rent row with Athlone landlordRetailer faces High Court action from investment fundMon Mar 01 2021 - 05:40
‘Essential’ businesses in deserted city centre excluded from State supportTurnover down more than 75% but some businesses are being denied CRSS supportsMon Mar 01 2021 - 05:11
State and private equity-backed Irish SME fund closes out at €135mMML’s latest fund includes backing from Isif, AIB and CignaMon Mar 01 2021 - 05:02
Dermot Desmond-backed diamond mine set to reopen after Covid-19 outbreakGahcho Kué in Canadian Arctic tundra closed as at least 19 workers tested positiveSat Feb 27 2021 - 05:30
European shares down while US tech stocks stage tentative recoveryIseq loses 1.35% as all European bourses struggleFri Feb 26 2021 - 19:08
Denis O’Brien’s decades of investment in Irish media gained him almost nothingForays into Irish newspapers and radio have caused magnate nothing but griefFri Feb 26 2021 - 07:30
Conroy Gold proposes deal with Turkish miner for Border gold prospectDemir Export agrees to pay €9m to finance development of Longford-Down MassifThu Feb 25 2021 - 21:12
Sharp rise in vacant shops in last quarterOfficial address data suggests pandemic restrictions may be having an impactThu Feb 25 2021 - 04:49
