The Irish Times

European shares fall on mounting concerns over rising interest rates

Investors betting on bigger rate hikes from Fed as US inflation tops 8.3%

Thu May 12 2022 - 18:32

Revenue slip at BT’s Irish arm but profits edge up slightly

Telco, which employs nearly 700 people, recorded revenues of €350m last year

Mon Feb 28 2022 - 07:12

European shares regain ground after Omicron sell-off

Irish index ends day slightly higher

Mon Nov 29 2021 - 18:07

Telecoms chiefs want US tech giants to help fund EU network costs

CEOs also criticise high EU spectrum prices and auctions and move to scrap surcharges on intra-EU calls

Mon Nov 29 2021 - 09:49

European shares rebound from Omicron-fuelled sell-off

Investors await clues on whether the Omicron variant would hamper recoveries

Mon Nov 29 2021 - 08:52

Spectre of more virus restrictions keeps lid on European markets

Telecoms sector buoyant on KKR’s Telecom Italia dealmaking

Mon Nov 22 2021 - 18:23

European shares nudge up to fresh record highs

FTSE 100 rallies as Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged

Thu Nov 04 2021 - 18:13

European stocks struggle through Monday session

Ryanair the major gainer in Dublin market as tech shares slide on Wall Street

Mon Oct 04 2021 - 19:11

Eir’s owner Xavier Niel looks to take his business private

French telecoms billionaire launches offer to buy out his €11bn Iliad telecoms empire

Fri Jul 30 2021 - 12:03

Inflation fears slow gallop of European stocks

Dealers ‘not enthusiastic’ about State of Bank of Ireland shares

Wed Jun 23 2021 - 19:20

European stocks eke out fresh record as ECB raises recovery outlook

ECB’s more optimistic view for the euro area did not stop Bank of Ireland and AIB from falling

Thu Jun 10 2021 - 19:19

Billionaire’s Altice buys 12% BT stake to support fibre plan

Altice UK informs BT board that it does not intend to make takeover offer for company

Thu Jun 10 2021 - 17:10

European stocks slip ahead of ECB meeting

Car and travel compnay shares fall after recent run of gains

Thu Jun 10 2021 - 10:45

Subdued trading day as US investors fret over inflation

Iseq down by 0.26% as domestic index heavyweights fail to fire on thin volumes

Thu Jun 03 2021 - 19:39

European stocks edge lower as heavyweight miners decline

Tech stocks drive Wall Street rally as London’s major markets slide back into red

Thu May 13 2021 - 18:46

European stocks slide amid inflation fears

Rapid rise in US inflation sparks overnight sell-off on Wall Street

Thu May 13 2021 - 10:23

Revenues down at BT Ireland but business ‘performing well’

Company sees turnover drop due largely to the transfer of accounts to another unit

Tue Feb 23 2021 - 11:30

BT’s new Dublin procurement company to take on 70 people

BT Sourced, which will have a £13bn budget, is officially opening for business in April

Thu Feb 18 2021 - 11:01

BT sets-up Irish procurement business with €14.5bn budget

Telecoms Dublin-based subsidiary will manage group’s global spend

Fri Nov 13 2020 - 04:30

Coronavirus the data weighing most heavily on markets

Ryanair, AIB, Bank of Ireland and CRH among the big players to give up ground on Iseq

Fri Jul 31 2020 - 20:38

Californian tech sell-off exports gloom to European markets

Iseq remains flat on reduced trading volumes

Tue Jul 14 2020 - 18:33

BT warns that banning Huawei too fast could cause outages

Chief executive says BT ideally needs seven years to remove Huawei from 5G network

Mon Jul 13 2020 - 09:05

Global markets surge after positive economic news from China

Euronext Dublin benefits from bounce, with Irish banks leading the way

Mon Jul 06 2020 - 18:13

Liberty Global chief executive due as much as $123m in compensation

Virgin Media owner says compensation includes income from the next five years

Tue May 26 2020 - 10:09

O’Brien may pull off $1.7bn Digicel debt write-off – but at what cost?

Company handed over at least $1.9bn of dividends to O’Brien between 2007 and 2015

Fri Apr 03 2020 - 16:31

BT’s chief executive Philip Jansen tests positive for Covid-19

Jansen (53) is the first publicly confirmed case among leaders of FTSE 100 companies

Fri Mar 13 2020 - 09:24

The ‘quacking ducks’ Denis O’Brien stuffed with Digicel debt wait in the reeds

Crisis in one of Digicel’s biggest markets adds to pressure on the company from bond markets

Fri Nov 29 2019 - 05:10

European shares slide amid fears of threats to global growth

Most stocks on Iseq slump as air sector deflates

Thu May 09 2019 - 18:42

Eir investors’ €300m payday stokes unpleasant memories

Latest moves will leave Eir with high debt level of 4.1 times its earnings

Wed Apr 24 2019 - 04:05

BT’s Irish arm pays €289m dividend to UK parent

Operating profit rose to €33.8m at communications company in 2018

Mon Feb 25 2019 - 16:30

Huawei CFO arrested on US request in Canada

Meng Wanzhou arrest related to violations of US sanctions amid Sino-US trade tensions

Thu Dec 06 2018 - 06:33

BT accused of betrayal by workers as it cuts thousands of jobs

Changes involve 13,000 layoffs at BT and new pay structure for 100,000-strong workforce

Fri Nov 23 2018 - 18:24

Subscribers dip at Virgin Media Ireland but revenue climbs

TV3 rebrand, sport channel and new set-top box on the horizon for Irish customers

Thu Aug 09 2018 - 12:18

BT’s chief executive Gavin Patterson to step down

British telecoms company says change in leadership was needed

Fri Jun 08 2018 - 07:30