Web Summit: New messaging app launched as privacy issues dominate event‘Father of online privacy’ David Chaum warns legislation will not solve problemWed Nov 06 2019 - 19:05
Microsoft president Brad Smith criticises Ireland on broadbandWeb Summit hears governments need to move faster in delivering access to internetWed Nov 06 2019 - 16:48
Web Summit at maximum capacity, says Paddy CosgraveFounder says the 77,000 people at Lisbon event this year is the ‘perfect number’Tue Nov 05 2019 - 19:19
Web Summit four-day tech jamboree kicks off in LisbonThe big draws this year include Edward Snowden, Eric Cantona and Michel BarnierTue Nov 05 2019 - 15:52
Barnier warns UK that unfair competition will not be toleratedWeb Summit: Trade talks will be a ‘major challenge’, EU Brexit negotiator saysTue Nov 05 2019 - 13:25
Decline in new vacancies suggests jobs growth may have ‘plateaued’Job vacancies in the third quarter were down 8% on the same period in 2018Mon Nov 04 2019 - 03:00
Fintech leads the way as Irish VC deals hit $185m in Q3Companies with decarbonisation solutions expected to attract more investmentMon Nov 04 2019 - 02:27
Austrian investor snaps up shuttered Tallaght hotelTallaght Cross is the latest addition to Thomas Roeggla’s portfolio of about 13 Irish hotelsMon Nov 04 2019 - 02:25
EY Ireland reports revenues up 5 per centIncluding its operations in the North, EY says its total revenues for Ireland was €372.5mMon Nov 04 2019 - 02:05
Rise in women CEOs but manufacturing sector remains a problem, survey suggestsIbec highlights sectors where challenges ‘need to be tackled as a matter of priority’Mon Nov 04 2019 - 01:32
Sunday Business Post owner confirms deal for Irish TatlerPortfolio of magazine titles also includes Food & Wine and Auto IrelandFri Nov 01 2019 - 14:13
Aryzta shareholders urged to reject pay report over lack of ‘transparency’Investor advisory group raises concerns over bonus scheme for executivesFri Nov 01 2019 - 05:15
Do not wait for a legal ‘right to disconnect’ – just do itCaveat: Nobody needs a law to turn off their smartphone. We can all take actionFri Nov 01 2019 - 05:11
Reluctant hotelier takes path from the classroom to the boardroomHodson Bay group chairman John O’Sullivan oversees the opening of the new Hyatt Centric on old Viking territory in DublinFri Nov 01 2019 - 05:00
Ireland to become central cog in Fitch’s European operationsRatings agency will merge its main company in each of the five European markets into a new Dublin companyWed Oct 30 2019 - 04:03
Optimism on global trade outweighed by poor corporate earnings reportsMarkets report: London stocks slip as general election uncertainty makes investors cautiousTue Oct 29 2019 - 20:07
Iseq quiet while European indexes stage late rally on trade hopesAIB stock falls but FBD climbs as departures announcedFri Oct 25 2019 - 19:05
Part of burger chain Eddie Rocket’s flips into the redGroup implemented a ‘complete restructuring’ of its operations in 2019Fri Oct 25 2019 - 16:05
Paddy Cosgrave suggests ‘independent censor’ to regulate social mediaWeb Summit founder speaking in Dublin ahead of next month’s event in LisbonFri Oct 25 2019 - 12:39
The more it changes at INM, the more it stays the sameMediahuis is going to keep cutting costs in its newsrooms to stay profitableFri Oct 25 2019 - 07:44
Rovers has balance sheet deficits of €2m ahead of proposed Desmond dealProposed transaction expected to be put before shareholders for vote in coming weeksThu Oct 24 2019 - 05:31
Abtran founders close buyout of CCI stakeCompany that runs Irish Water call centre now wholly owned by private investorsThu Oct 24 2019 - 04:55
INM to shut its printing plant at Citywest in DublinMove comes after almost two-thirds of 84 staff applied for voluntary redundancyWed Oct 23 2019 - 20:06
Iconic Newspapers in talks to acquire Munster ExpressMalcolm Denmark believed to be in advanced discussions to buy Waterford weeklyTue Oct 22 2019 - 05:25
An Post gender pay gap is 3.7% in favour of men, company saysSemi-State plans to hire more female managers and to achieve 50-50 split on shortlistsTue Oct 22 2019 - 04:51
Smyths Toys new European division generated almost €14m profitsSales at its 21-strong Irish division also rose last year to almost €226mSat Oct 19 2019 - 05:53
Desmond’s diamond miner warns of sales slumpCompany cites market sentiment, prices and bad weatherFri Oct 18 2019 - 16:29
Denis O’Brien closes online white goods retailer due to ‘market forces’Appliancesdelivered.ie had accumulated losses of €5.5m and was ‘not sustainable’Fri Oct 18 2019 - 14:43
NUJ seeks ‘clarity’ from INM over job cut fearsStaff meeting with publisher Peter Vandermeersch express unease over redundanciesFri Oct 18 2019 - 08:02
Sgt Stubby film falls short on repaying investorsTalks ongoing for debt-for-equity swap with Irish and US backers after US box office sales disappointFri Oct 18 2019 - 05:25
Why is Dermot Desmond investing €2m in Shamrock Rovers?For love or money? Billionaire financier’s football investments show his emotional sideFri Oct 18 2019 - 05:00
European shares falter on investor fears for Brexit deal voteIrish banks give up some gains of recent days as AIB down 3.6% and BofI slides almost 1%Thu Oct 17 2019 - 19:29
Fáilte Ireland tender sparks turf war with Tourism IrelandTourism Ireland complains to Government over sister agency’s plansMon Oct 14 2019 - 03:15
Markets explode into life on prospect of Brexit dealIseq up close to 4 per cent with banks leading the wayFri Oct 11 2019 - 19:03
Crises like Brexit jolt Ireland into action, but long-term planning is for the birdsCaveat: Prompt action in emergencies contrasts with sloth in dealing with chronic problemsFri Oct 11 2019 - 05:24
Business digs in under the shadow of no-deal BrexitState uses Budget 2020 to draw battle lines with €220m package to support the economyFri Oct 11 2019 - 05:01
Valeo Foods to pay €75m for UK’s biggest Christmas pudding makerDublin-based company recently bought Kettle crisps British operationThu Oct 10 2019 - 20:32
Tourism sector welcomes no-deal Brexit funds but wants moreBudget 2020: Confusion over whether there were two funds clarified by departmentTue Oct 08 2019 - 16:44
Mixed reaction to tax measures for self-employed and entrepreneursBudget 2020: failure to increase tax relief on capital gains criticisedTue Oct 08 2019 - 16:14
Donohoe raises investment limits for start-up tax break schemeBudget 2020 incentives: tax relief can also be claimed in full in the year of investmentTue Oct 08 2019 - 15:00
State to borrow €650m for no-deal Brexit fighting fundBudget 2020: Overall war chest of €1.2bn earmarked for expenditure around UK’s exitTue Oct 08 2019 - 14:27
Revenues slip at Dunnes Stores NI unitGroup now operates only in Ireland and Spain, after closing British storesTue Oct 08 2019 - 12:50
Visitors to major tourism attractions down 10% in 2019 – industry groupIndustry fears end of seven-year expansion may be loomingMon Oct 07 2019 - 05:20
Losses at K Club hit €3.7m as golf resort remains unsoldMichael Smurfit-owned complex valued at €65.1m, as sales fall by 7% to just over €17.5mFri Oct 04 2019 - 13:36
Ireland needs a plan for White House contender and Big Tech critic WarrenSenator’s plan to ‘break up’ Facebook, Google and Amazon creates dilemma for StateFri Oct 04 2019 - 08:30
Iseq flat as European markets staunch the sell-offAirbus and spirits makers among stronger European performers to buck negative trendThu Oct 03 2019 - 19:16
Magnet chief Stephen Brewer joins Obelisk boardVeteran telco executive will help guide group as it ties down new contractsThu Oct 03 2019 - 05:14
Tesco surprises markets by naming Irishman Ken Murphy its next CEOSupermarket giant says incumbent Dave Lewis will exit next summerWed Oct 02 2019 - 18:44
Government to publish report on worker ‘techno-stress’ and ‘right to disconnect’Unions point to increasingly routine after-hours work contact, often via company smartphonesWed Oct 02 2019 - 05:02
Blocking new hotels in Dublin is economic vandalismCouncillors play to the Twitter gallery as they deprive communities of investmentFri Sept 27 2019 - 05:33
