The Irish Times

DCC’s latest pitch to the ESG crowd fails to electrify – for now

Market Beat: Company promises green energy can deliver even better profits than its traditional energy portfolio

Fri May 20 2022 - 12:24

Grammy awards 2022: Olivia Rodrigo and Silk Sonic triumph

Ukraine’s president Zelenskiy makes cameo at scandal free ceremony after Oscars chaos

Mon Apr 04 2022 - 11:20

Emer McLysaght: Ireland’s best pitstop – we’re spoilt for choice

How I love the motorway service stations of Ireland. Let me count the ways

Sat Mar 26 2022 - 00:06

British ministers and the fuel industry try to reassure public about petrol supplies

London mayor Sadiq Khan calls for some petrol stations to be reserved for the exclusive use of key workers

Mon Sept 27 2021 - 20:00

Britain expected to ease visa rules as truck driver shortage bites

Johnson seeks temporary measures to address lack of heavy goods vehicle drivers

Sat Sept 25 2021 - 13:10

BP closes some petrol stations in Britain amid HGV driver shortage

Up to 100 of group’s forecourts short of at least one grade of fuel

Fri Sept 24 2021 - 12:53

Emer McLysaght: I was a bogger at Trinity, maybe the world needs my novel too

Stand aside Snowflake and Normal People, I’m here with tales from the science block

Sat Jul 31 2021 - 01:00

Baptism of Fire – Frank McNally on the Irish Free State’s incendiary origins

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed Jun 09 2021 - 19:01

Latest Barryroe setback could end up being good news for Providence investors

Market Beat: Explorer has yet to deliver on long-standing ‘black gold’ hype

Fri Apr 23 2021 - 15:46

The Irish boss steering Circle K through Brexit and a pandemic

Gordon Lawlor is in charge of the country’s largest chain of fuel retailers at a particularly tricky time

Sat Oct 17 2020 - 06:30

Great gas: A history of modern Ireland in old petrol stations

Stephen Davison has photographed pumps by Marian shrines and crossroads pubs

Sun Feb 02 2020 - 06:04

Nuns' designer trunk discovered after decades in a shed

Louis Vuitton trunk that travelled with two nuns to Ireland in the 1930s to be sold at auction in Birr

Sat Aug 10 2019 - 00:00

O’Reilly jnr’s Chinese cash battle latest in string of Providence setbacks

Efforts to find a major partner with deep pockets to back the project have been tortuous

Sat Jul 13 2019 - 04:10

Meet Ireland’s first female master mariner

‘If we didn’t love it, we wouldn’t get up and run’

Fri Nov 23 2018 - 06:00

DCC interim profits up 14% as analysts predict £700m warchest for fresh buyouts

Total spend on deals in the current financial year will amount to £550 million

Tue Nov 14 2017 - 07:27

New DCC chief ‘actively looking’ for M&A opportunities

Donal Murphy spoke to The Irish Times after taking over from Tommy Breen at agm

Fri Jul 14 2017 - 08:29

Couche-Tard shifts global roles to Dublin

Canadian-listed Couche-Tard will bring its Circle K brand to Ireland next year

Fri May 19 2017 - 06:26

DCC energy division drives 21% jump in earnings

Group sees opportunity to grow IT security business following global cyberattack

Tue May 16 2017 - 07:22

Applegreen boss talks about fuelling a roadside retailing empire

Food is more profitable than fuel so it’s good news breakfast-roll man is back

Fri Mar 17 2017 - 06:08

DCC to buy Esso’s filling stations in Norway for €273.5m

FTSE 100 company says third-quarter operating profit strongly ahead of the prior year

Tue Feb 07 2017 - 07:15

Denis O’Brien settles action with Topaz buyer over €4.7m

Settlement subject to payment being made to O’Brien’s Kendrick Investments, court hears

Mon Nov 21 2016 - 19:37

Software firm Redfaire to create 40 jobs as it expands overseas

Limerick-based firm to create roles in software development, cloud IT and sales

Thu Oct 20 2016 - 08:18

Profits at petrol supplier Texaco grow two-thirds to €25.3m

Valero Energy (Ireland) sells motor fuel, home heating oil and owns 50% stake in fuel terminal at Dublin port

Tue Oct 04 2016 - 19:37

Topaz announces €33m investment plan

Canadian owner Couche-Tard hopes to create more than 200 jobs by end of 2017

Tue Oct 04 2016 - 12:46

Business Week: Mortgages, construction, Ryanair takes off . . .

Fears for 900 private dwellings as Ulster Bank sells distressed mortgage portfolio

Sat May 28 2016 - 09:15

Maxol’s €2m expansion to focus on food courts

McMullan family working with independent food operators such as Supermac’s

Wed May 25 2016 - 01:00

Lara Marlowe on why jihadists are not only threat to Euro 2016

Trade unions railing against new labour laws employing more drastic protest measures

Wed May 25 2016 - 01:00

Maxol gets go ahead to buy three former Esso service stations

Move part of ‘significant expansion’ at oil company

Mon May 23 2016 - 11:00

A fantastic use for plastic in Tanzania

Irish expats are employing locals to upcycle plastic into everything from pouffes to pool tables, while also tackling pollution and sending Tanzanians to school

Mon May 16 2016 - 06:00

Panama Papers: the Irish connections

Builders, sportsmen, bankers, solicitors, accountants listed in leaked files

Sun May 08 2016 - 19:18

DCC says operating profit ‘significantly ahead’

London-listed group reports ‘excellent growth’ in profit in a number of divisions

Thu Feb 11 2016 - 07:34

Applegreen and Valero in line for Esso fuel terminal stake

The companies are interested in buying business Topaz must offload in Esso takeover

Sat Jan 23 2016 - 01:00

Year of undulating fortunes for businessman Denis O’Brien

Topaz sale provides stunning success but proposed Digicel flotation flounders

Fri Jan 01 2016 - 01:00

Catherine Murphy claims Government deliberately removes oversight

TD says Sipo has ‘no teeth’ and calls for anti-corruption agency with genuine powers

Wed Dec 09 2015 - 16:54