Shortlist for 2025 EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards revealed
Group of 27 Irish entrepreneurs, representing 24 companies with revenues in excess of €1bn and 4,000 staff, make the cut this year
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EY fined £4.9m in UK over Thomas Cook audits before 2019 collapse
Regulator says Big Four firm failed to evaluate impact of partner’s ‘long association’ with now-defunct travel company
Church orders’ refusal to pay mother-and-baby home redress leaves Government with dilemma
Any attempt to force payment from church orders would be fraught with legal difficulty, expert says
Big Four accountants attack US tax authority over ‘capricious’ treatment of Coca-Cola
Deloitte, PwC and KPMG filing in potential $18bn case warns of ‘erosion of confidence’ in fairness of system
Republic’s commercial vacancy rate hits highest level on record
More than 30,000 business locations classified as vacant in the final quarter of last year
The sobering new state of feminism
Nearly every second adult in countries across the world thinks it is job done on female equality, which it patently is not
Liquidators appointed to Galway-based electric vehicle battery group Xerotech
Move comes just months after group said it was planning to raise up to €30m, while investors have already put €44m into it
Department of Social Protection paid €1.4m a week to consultancies for IT projects
Department paid €126.51m to four largest suppliers of information technology services over two years
Dublin law firm received €15m for advising State transport bodies responsible for roads and rail infrastructure
National Transport Authority and Transport Infrastructure Ireland paid consultants more than €30m over four years
The EU’s new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive: ‘There was a huge knowledge gap in the corporate world’
Brian Cahill has teamed up with Caroline Usher at the CSRD Institute to fill that gap
Storm Éowyn: Shops, banks and other businesses batten down hatches ahead of status red conditions
Banks and retailers to close on Friday for the duration of the status-red weather warning
Calling all entrepreneurs: EY launches its 2025 EOY awards for business leaders across the island
Nominations for three categories are being accepted, with a deadline of February 27th set
Debts on EY’s failed Project Everest took longer than expected to clear
Doomed spin-off plan still had $270mn outstanding at the end of the firm’s financial year
Irish financial sector could add up to 43,000 jobs if opportunities harnessed, says EY
Some 8,000 companies operating in the sector employ more than 125,000 people
Cost of living prompts more shoppers to look for bargains, EY finds
Report shows growing scepticism of true discounts during sales
Stealth sackings: why do employers fire staff for minor misdemeanours?
Hard line on conduct could prevent bigger lapses but may prompt claims of disguised cost savings
Half a million for a 33-page report on MetroLink? It may prove cheap at the price
Why spending €514,000 for a 33-page report on MetroLink may prove good value for taxpayers
Irish firms find it harder to recruit talent than elsewhere - survey
EY CEO Outlook shows 53 per cent of Irish chief executives say they are hopeful about bringing new recruits into their business
State paid consultants €514,000 for 33 pages of Dublin metro plan reports
Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy accuses State bodies of ‘out of control’ expenditure on consultants
Fear of ‘greenwashing’ accusations on the rise among Irish businesses
More than a third now say they are aware of the reputational risks from making false or misleading green claims
Technology sector share of Dublin office take-up shrinks to new low of 7.1% in third quarter
Vacancy rate overall edged higher in the third quarter, despite ‘positive momentum’ for leases, says BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland report
EY’s Irish revenues rise by 10% to €772m
Big Four firm’s revenues comprise income for the island of Ireland up to the end of June 2024
Dublin’s office market driven by demand for space with ESG credentials
Shift from older buildings to sustainable alternatives is supporting prime rents and driving down vacancy rates
Never mind Dublin’s passenger cap, this New Zealand airport has a ‘cuddle cap’
Planet Business: Boeing’s broken-up satellite, EY’s sacked multi-screeners and Elon Musk’s viral election misinformation
EY fires staff in US who took multiple online training courses at once
Accounting firm says multitasking violated policy but some describe dismissals as overreaction
Goodbody’s former investment banking director Sarah Bogossian joins Elkstone
She will will oversee capital formation, support early stage founders, and manage investor relations
RSM Ireland part of merger talks between related US and UK accounting firms
Transaction would create a $5bn transatlantic accounting firm focused on middle market businesses
Retail and hospitality in the firing line as Irish insolvencies ramp up
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
An IPO can fund innovation, growth and acquisitions, and maximise value
A stock market flotation has clear benefits for companies seeking to access capital, though there are potential downsides
PwC average UK partner pay falls to €1m as sales growth slows
Mounting costs dent profits at Big Four accounting firm
Wages to grow 4.5% next year as Irish economy rebounds sharply, EY says
EY Ireland chief economist Dr Loretta O’Sullivan says the ‘vibes’ Ireland’s economy is giving at the moment are ‘pretty good’
Dublin office market shows signs of life - but it is still too early to call a market recovery
Assignments and sub-lets boost take-up but do not reduce vacant space. Over 250,000sq m of new space is due by end-2025, which could compound the issue
Deloitte brings back face-to-face UK graduate interviews
Accounting regulator flags risk of online recruitment tests being susceptible to cheating
Retailers look for tech advantage in an omnichannel world
Retailers are responding to new trends in shopping by integrating their sales channels to provide a unified experience
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