The Irish Times

Le Pen determined to avoid repeat of five years ago in pivotal debate

Debate set to be most important event in run-up to the April 24th presidential election

Tue Apr 19 2022 - 20:00

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

French billionaire Patrick Drahi offers €2.5bn for Altice Europe

Investors taking European telecoms companies private as share prices drift lower

Fri Sept 11 2020 - 16:27

Eir’s odyssey may face further twist as investor Iliad struggles

Markets Beat: Price-cutting French phone company now being beaten at its own game

Fri Mar 22 2019 - 17:39

Digicel appoints Jean Yves Charlier as its executive vice chairman

Mr Charlier previously served as chief executive of Veon, formerly Vimpelcom

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 07:56

Altice shares jump after it clarifies financial position

Patrick Drahi, founder of struggling telecoms and cable company, reassures investors

Mon Nov 20 2017 - 17:22

European shares drop to their lowest level since March

Food group Kerry enjoys modest bounce on foot of strong results

Thu Aug 10 2017 - 19:51

First tracks: Opening day of the ski season is a joy

When the slopes are pristine and the lifts are freshly polished Val Thorens is sublime

Sat Oct 22 2016 - 03:00

Mining rally helps push European shares to eight-month high

Lenders stumble after Deutsche Bank cuts ratings on Lloyds and RBS in Britain

Mon Sept 05 2016 - 19:43

German DAX hits 2016 high boosted by Wall Street and earnings

Iseq also closes higher with Bank of Ireland, Ryanair and Dalata among the gainers

Tue Aug 09 2016 - 19:41

Vodafone’s in-house Carabinieri Vittorio Colao plans a digital spine for Europe

Vittorio Colao oversees the phone giant’s operation in 26 markets. ‘Ireland is almost a perfect country’, he notes

Fri Jun 24 2016 - 07:00

France’s Numericable SFR makes €10bn bid for Bouygues Telecom

Billionaire owner’s move would take French mobile market from four to three players

Mon Jun 22 2015 - 01:00

Bouygues lifts forecast on 1% rise in third-quarter sales

Better-than-expected sales posted despite weaker construction market and telecoms price war in France

Sat Nov 22 2014 - 01:03

Swiss firm Holcim gets more than 60 bids for sale of assets

Company needs to offload assets to secure regulatory approval for Lafarge merger

Tue Nov 04 2014 - 01:01

Technology sell-off sends markets tumbling

Green REIT and CRH focus of activityon Dublin market

Tue Apr 08 2014 - 01:00

Numericable wins battle for Vivendi’s SFR

Vivendi to get at least €13.5bn cash for telecom unit, plus 20 per cent stake in new entity

Mon Apr 07 2014 - 01:00

Bouygues talks to Illiad to smooth move on Vivendi’s SFR

Iliad, the discount mobile-service provider under the Free brand, will finance any deal with existing resources and debt, without the need to raise capital

Mon Mar 10 2014 - 18:48