Dunnes Stores: How it transformed from value grocery to epicurean dining destinationAfter arrival of German discounters Dunnes chose to make a play on upscale Irish foodFri May 17 2019 - 05:20
Spar-owner BWG’s interim sales up 8%The South African parent group told its shareholders it was a “superb performance”Wed May 15 2019 - 18:24
DCC has acquisitions war chest of up to €1bn, says CEODiversified fuels-to-technology group reports a 20 per cent jump in operating profitsWed May 15 2019 - 04:36
Retail sales rose sharply in first quarter, says IbecFuel sales, considered a good barometer of economic activity, were up 4.5% over quarterWed May 15 2019 - 04:08
Eurovision boycott stirs painful memories for Jewish peopleA protest which risks mistaken impression of targeting Jews should not be supportedWed May 15 2019 - 01:35
Markets rebound following China-US trade turmoilIn Dublin Ryanair shrugs off a spike in fuel prices to rise by more than 2%Tue May 14 2019 - 18:51
Dublin Airport breaks April record with passenger numbers up 7%About 9.3 million passengers have passed through the airport so far this yearMon May 13 2019 - 12:15
How the €145.6m Mediahuis deal for INM was doneBelgian company bought newspaper group for little more than price of a long-range private jetFri May 03 2019 - 09:29
Let’s get the thorny issue of maternity versus shared parental leave off our chestsA culture of shared birth leave would help to make the hiring stage a level playing fieldFri May 03 2019 - 05:37
Ikea rejigs Ireland and Britain management structureSwedish flat-pack furniture giant opts for four zones: North, South, Midlands, LondonFri May 03 2019 - 05:08
John Sisk sanctioned by UK officials for failing to pay suppliers on timeIrish builder’s ability to win future British state building contracts now in jeopardyThu May 02 2019 - 06:20
Beef baron Larry Goodman to make 35% profit from INM dealDenis O’Brien expected to see loss of hundreds of millions of euro from saleWed May 01 2019 - 09:19
INM small shareholders fear the answer of its suitor’s €64 million questionSpeakers from the floor at agm excoriate INM board for accepting ‘buttons’ offerWed May 01 2019 - 03:42
‘Crazy’ INM deal price was depressed by ODCE investigation, bidder confirmsData breach scandal ‘factored fully into our decision making’ says MediahuisWed May 01 2019 - 03:17
O’Brien and Desmond sell most of INM shares to Belgian suitor MediahuisShareholders at agm say deal is ‘buttons’ as board criticisedTue Apr 30 2019 - 13:55
Dutch state railway formally winds up Irish tax avoidance structureSystem was beneficial because corporation tax in this State is half that in the NetherlandsTue Apr 30 2019 - 05:15
Spanish banks lead European financial sector higherFootsie manages only modest gains, kicking off the week with a lacklustre sessionMon Apr 29 2019 - 20:00
Control of €6bn fashion outlets group shifts to Ireland ahead of BrexitValue Retail Management Ireland assumes ownership stakes in seven of the eight other European centresMon Apr 29 2019 - 06:00
Legacy Ardagh investors face wait for tradable stockIncreased demand for beverage cans on both sides of Atlantic lifted earnings by 4%Fri Apr 26 2019 - 12:45
Ireland does not need a posse of super-charged, bonus-snorting bankersCaveat: Restrictions on bankers’ salaries example of when populism can be benignFri Apr 26 2019 - 07:53
Fallon & Byrne seeks investors as it looks to double in sizeEpicurean retail group signs 25-year lease with Eir for city centre outletFri Apr 26 2019 - 05:30
Retail sales up in Q1 but womenswear sales fall by more than 2%Menswear sales rise by 5% but womenswear feels the heat of online competitionThu Apr 25 2019 - 06:10
Markets tread water on mixed economic signalsIseq falls back as AIB and Glanbia among big hitters to issue trading updatesWed Apr 24 2019 - 19:16
Dunnes Stores seeks to buy pizza chainFirm makes bid for Base Wood Fired Pizza as part of effort to become more ‘foodie’Wed Apr 24 2019 - 03:11
Canadian cannabis giant lobbies State to supply Irish medical marketAurora’s ‘Peppermint Paddy’ leading Canadian firm’s efforts to open up Irish marketMon Apr 15 2019 - 03:15
Dalata CEO extends cold welcome to Fáilte Ireland superhotel ideaCaveat: Pat McCann slams plan for 1,000-bed hotel as Fáilte considers options for HQFri Apr 12 2019 - 05:00
Lidl to offer shoppers free in-store recyclingCustomers will be able to offload paper and plastic packaging after paying for goodsWed Apr 10 2019 - 17:09
Clerys liquidators no longer want sanctions for private equity executivesCourt hears KPMG liquidators now accept executives believed store would stay openWed Apr 10 2019 - 16:44
Leslie Buckley-backed Nualtra back in black after legal woes endAccounts for 2018 show pile of losses down to €4.2m and net assets up to €515,000Wed Apr 10 2019 - 02:43
‘Business as usual’ at Irish Debenhams as group up for saleGroup, which operates 11 stores in the Republic, has been placed in administrationWed Apr 10 2019 - 01:09
Cameron O’Reilly backs Australian investigative journalism websiteReports say O’Reilly and investor John Fairfax have put up 2m AUD for new ventureTue Apr 09 2019 - 05:30
Restaurants call for State aid on skills shortagesGovernment accused of not doing enough to address chronic skills shortage facing the hospitality sectorMon Apr 08 2019 - 05:35
OPW weighs State buildings option for gala dinnersVenues such as museums may be open to hosting gala dinners for business convention delegatesMon Apr 08 2019 - 05:30
Johnny Ronan’s Tara Street tower approval divides opinionDecision to approve what will be highest tower in State ‘a catastrophic error’, says An TaisceSun Apr 07 2019 - 17:47
Trump tax cuts sees US companies pull €50bn out of IrelandSeen & Heard: Spanish power, banker expenses and chasing licence evadersSun Apr 07 2019 - 16:36
INM’s shares soar as it confirms talks with potential buyerNewspaper group’s stock closes 30.5% up at 9.5 cent, valuing it at €131.7mFri Apr 05 2019 - 05:35
Why do we treat whistleblowers so horribly?Caveat: A new book exposes rough treatment of whistleblowers in Irish financial servicesFri Apr 05 2019 - 05:30
IVF market leader Sims doubles dividends to €4mThe Australian-listed group also owns the Rotunda IVF clinicFri Apr 05 2019 - 05:30
Hotel development on Howl at the Moon site gets the green lightPaddy McKillen jnr to turn former landmark Dublin nightclub into 52-bedroom hotelThu Apr 04 2019 - 20:02
INM chief raises prospect of sale of media groupMichael Doorly ‘not aware’ of plans of Denis O’Brien and Dermot DesmondThu Apr 04 2019 - 07:42
Dublin badly needs a 1,000-bedroom hotel, says Fáilte IrelandLack of large hotels in capital costing ‘tens of millions’ in lost conferencing businessWed Apr 03 2019 - 02:05
Brexit upheaval weakens pound but boosts British exportersMarket report: Iseq ends broadly flat with Hostelworld shrugging off dip in reported revenuesTue Apr 02 2019 - 20:49
DAA signs contract for two airports in the PhilippinesAboitiz in accord with DAA to operate Bohol-Panglao and Laguindingan airportsFri Mar 29 2019 - 06:39
Better corporate governance would be worthy green jersey agendaCaveat: John Delaney and FAI typify reluctance to have tighter organisational scrutinyFri Mar 29 2019 - 05:31
John Malone consortium buys Powerscourt hotel for about €50mProperty to be added to group that includes the Westin and Intercontinental hotelsWed Mar 27 2019 - 14:44
Larry Goodman’s ABP strikes deal to sell more Irish beef online in ChinaJD.com has 302m active users and Goodman family has courted the Chinese market for yearsTue Mar 26 2019 - 15:48
US recession fears drive down global stocksEurope suffers fourth day of losses as global growth worries are compounded by BrexitMon Mar 25 2019 - 19:24
Ecocem prepares to pay dividends of up to €5mIrish cement manufacturer proposes to restructure capital to allow for dividends payoutSat Mar 23 2019 - 07:49
Eir sued by Dutch provider of ‘DIY’ customer care serviceRow relates to telco’s decision to shut down ‘community forum’ section of its websiteSat Mar 23 2019 - 07:41
Gordon Brothers offer on Clerys arrives just in time for court caseCaveat: Four years after collapse, €785,000 offer comes with stringsFri Mar 22 2019 - 05:55
