US fund Apollo raises €204m to buy Irish hotel group TifcoTifco runs 24 hotels, some owned and many operated under management contractsTue Nov 20 2018 - 05:44
When it comes to gender equality in the world of business, it’s good to talkCaveat: As the only man on the panel, I quickly realised there was nothing to worry aboutThu Nov 15 2018 - 16:30
Ornua and Glanbia in row over launch of Kerrygold competitorGlanbia has launched Truly Grass Fed in the US initially as a cheese brandThu Nov 15 2018 - 05:37
Three BWG executives in line to share €75m windfallLeo Crawford and two others due payment under deal with South African investorWed Nov 14 2018 - 16:56
Leslie Buckley steps down from O’Brien-backed IT security groupFormer INM chief says departure ‘does not relate to any other matter’Wed Nov 14 2018 - 05:45
Digicel still in talks with lenders as it delays deadline on $3bn debt swap yet againTelco remains in talks to ease strain of $6.7bn debt pileTue Nov 13 2018 - 16:29
Desmond-backed Canadian diamond miner fails to sparkle following mergerMountain Province Diamonds said sales were affected by “difficult trading conditions” in the wholesale marketTue Nov 13 2018 - 15:28
Black Friday and Cyber Monday increasingly popular among Irish shoppersHowever majority of Irish shoppers expect to do bulk of their shopping in stores – surveyTue Nov 13 2018 - 03:15
How are Irish shops faring in the online retail apocalypse?About 50% of Irish consumers shop online, according to Retail Ireland, compared with 80% in the UKFri Nov 09 2018 - 07:19
Caveat: After 15 years of marriage, is it still as good for us as it is for Google?Ireland had no idea of the awesome power for which it gleefully threw back the duvet all those years agoThu Nov 08 2018 - 17:00
Ikea cools on opening more Irish outlets as it looks onlineIkea’s Irish website recorded sales in the first 10 months after launch of €17.3 millionWed Nov 07 2018 - 06:33
Care centre group Centric secures €50m in fundingFunding deal comes following investment in group earlier this year by RothschildWed Nov 07 2018 - 06:05
Dalata checks in with €700m funding deal for acquisitions and to refinance debtIrish hotel group in deal with consortium of six banks, with UK’s HSBC and Spain’s Banco de Sabadell new lendersMon Nov 05 2018 - 05:53
Brindley Healthcare buys Laois nursing homeBrindley purchase of Kilminchy Lodge part of €25m expansion planMon Nov 05 2018 - 05:33
Flynn to hire 50 extra staff as it targets European data centre marketDublin-based building fit-out specialist plans to increase staff numbers to over 200 by 2021Mon Nov 05 2018 - 05:24
US market rally comes to a halt on renewed China trade pessimismMarket report: European markets mixed, but the Iseq finishes ahead of most of its peersFri Nov 02 2018 - 20:19
Management shake-up at INM as heads of IT and HR leaveCeline Doyle and Gerry Wilde have left newspaper groupFri Nov 02 2018 - 19:00
Markets maintain calm as US-China trade worries easeAryzta shares plunge 17 per cent after shareholders back €800m rights issueThu Nov 01 2018 - 20:07
Why do companies debase staff by throwing them to the wolves?Waitrose food magazine editor driven from job by salivating online mob over emailThu Nov 01 2018 - 17:48
Eir expected to hold talks with Sky over BT SportSky ‘open to discussions with other platforms’ about BT Sport availabilityThu Nov 01 2018 - 05:12
Relief for investors after market rally closes out a disastrous OctoberTullow Oil, CRH and Glanbia finish strongly in Dublin; UK shares rise to three-week highWed Oct 31 2018 - 20:50
Former Quinn group demands action after third arson attackCar set on fire on Tuesday night at home of senior manager of Quinn Industrial HoldingsWed Oct 31 2018 - 11:37
Sky agrees deal to make BT Sport available to its Irish subscribersNew arrangement will be in place ahead of the beginning of the next English football seasonWed Oct 31 2018 - 07:00
Developer will not revive €20m Dún Laoghaire digital hub planPhilip Gannon pulls plug on plan to convert former ferry terminal into innovation campusWed Oct 31 2018 - 05:30
Irish profits treble for Zara owner Inditex after online sales boostSpanish retailer generated sales last year from its Irish operation of almost €136mWed Oct 31 2018 - 04:55
Digicel extends $3bn bond swap deadline for a third timeDenis O’Brien’s telco announced on Tuesday night that the deadline is being extended until November 16thTue Oct 30 2018 - 21:14
Irish franchise ‘unaffected’ by £357m Wagamama takeover dealThe owner of Garfunkel’s, Chiquito and Frankie & Benny’s snaps up noodle chainTue Oct 30 2018 - 16:38
RSA Insurance returns to profitability in Irish marketFirm posts €12.3m profit for 2017 and urges reduction of injury award payoutsFri Oct 26 2018 - 18:00
Caveat: will the dark forces afflicting UK retailing crash the Irish house party?There is a sense building among some in the retail sector that Ireland is overdue a dose of Hell on the High StreetThu Oct 25 2018 - 16:46
Sports Direct takes full control of House of Fraser in DundrumMike Ashley’s retailing group concludes transaction with administrators EYWed Oct 24 2018 - 16:11
Bulgari Ireland sparkles with €1.1bn salesIconic Italian brand redirects jewellery sales from across the globe to its Dublin unitWed Oct 24 2018 - 15:14
Conor McGregor in US court battle to avoid disclosing tax dataSecurity guard alleging injury by can thrown by fighter seeks details of wealth and incomeWed Oct 24 2018 - 03:15
Italy’s economic prospects weigh on European marketsPaddy Power Betfair one of many gambling firms knocked by report of tax crackdownMon Oct 22 2018 - 19:22
Strike threat at Eir’s call centres recedes as staff accept redundancy terms650 Dublin staff at Indian outsourcer HCL to leave as roles go to Cork, Limerick and SligoThu Oct 18 2018 - 20:35
Markets take fright following US interest rate speculationUS-focused stocks including Glanbia, Kerry and Smurfit Kappa fall in DublinThu Oct 18 2018 - 19:13
Companies keeping ties with despots in digital age is risky businessCaveat: In Irish business community, links to unsavoury regimes are everywhereThu Oct 18 2018 - 18:10
Arson attack at home of Quinn Industrial Holdings CFOCompany says attack is ‘beyond the pale’ and asked for people to ‘speak out’Thu Oct 18 2018 - 17:06
Western Digital hit with $516m tax bill in US over Irish subsidiaryTech giant takes case against IRS over bill levied after audit of 2006-2009 tax affairsThu Oct 18 2018 - 05:56
Ryanair chairman withdraws from Saudi investment conferenceDavid Bonderman pulls out of ‘Davos in the Desert’ over Jamal Khashoggi disappearanceWed Oct 17 2018 - 08:53
Deutsche seals deal for €300m Project Lee portfolio from NamaPortfolio of fully-performing loans connected to O’Callaghan Properties who welcomed dealWed Oct 17 2018 - 05:31
Digicel pushes $3bn bondholder deadline back yet againDenis O’Brien telecoms group looking to push out loan repayment by two yearsTue Oct 16 2018 - 14:36
Goldman ‘vulture funds’ collect €465m from distressed Irish loansThree Irish affiliates collected over €465m on distressed Irish property loans last yearTue Oct 16 2018 - 05:27
Ireland especially attractive to money launderers, says expertEoin O’Shea says Ireland needs to be vigilant about the dangers of dirty money flowsMon Oct 15 2018 - 05:40
Iseq fares better than European peers but protectionism fears still a drag on marketsKingspan, Dalata and Green Reit rise in Dublin tradingFri Oct 12 2018 - 19:26
Expedia accuses Ryanair of trying to ‘destroy’ package holiday competitionWeb giant wants US court to force airline to allow it resell flightsFri Oct 12 2018 - 17:26
Caveat: A VAT hike hurts, but Irish tourism and hospitality can copeYes there are known unknowns, such as Brexit, but ignore the doomsdayersThu Oct 11 2018 - 16:44
Corporate watchdog’s ‘good work’ rewarded with extra €1mMinister signals additional funds for specialist investigative staff such as forensic accountants.Wed Oct 10 2018 - 19:12
Digicel in Suriname court row over neighbouring units going Dutch on a data linkSouth American nation’s telecoms regulator switches off ‘illegal’ link to GuyanaWed Oct 10 2018 - 17:34
Government to improve incentive schemes for entrepreneursBudget 2019: Financial advisers disappointed over failure to expand third flagship schemeTue Oct 09 2018 - 17:33
Donohoe confirms ‘disastrous’ VAT rise to 13.5% for tourismBudget 2019: Minister says measure will raise €466m for spending and is ‘responsible’Tue Oct 09 2018 - 14:12
