Ciarán Hancock

Ciarán Hancock

Business Editor

Ciarán Hancock is Business Editor of The Irish Times.

Energia sale nears endgame as final bids called for Monday

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Brown Thomas and Arnotts sales up despite luxury goods slowdown and drop in US visitors

Department stores made a €10m dividend payment to parent group, accounts show

From working in a family store to leading Lidl Ireland

The discounter is working hard to keep price rises to a minimum amid strong inflation in grocery sector, says CEO

Eason’s profits and revenue rise in spite of trading ‘challenges’

Irish retailer made profit last year of €4.4m on turnover of €126m

Cork packaging group Zeus buys UK paper sack and packaging firm for £25m

Simpac Ltd has facilities in Hull and Glasgow with 130 employees, and annual revenues of about £30m

Entrepreneur who wants to create Ireland’s most sustainable hotel

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‘I’d love this to be a hotel where someone like my mum could come in and feel welcome’

Bryan Meehan wants sustainability and community to be at the heart of his five-star Park Hotel in Kenmare

Raise taxes and trim infrastructure costs if you want to keep spending at current level, Government is told

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Ireland’s top 1,000 companies: Apple remains out in front with €205bn in revenue

Big tech firms take first four slots in The Irish Times’ annual Top 1000 ranking of companies

Deirdre Veldon steps down as group managing director of The Irish Times

Ms Veldon spent 30 years with the media group, including five as deputy editor with The Irish Times

‘Delay is fatal’ to Dublin revitalisation plans, says David McRedmond

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Fingal council’s ‘frustrations’ with Dublin Airport planning applications

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Iput secures €4.5m rent roll from three new leases in Dublin’s north docklands

Italian financial services group Mediolanum has agreed to lease 47,000 sq ft for new Irish headquarters

Sherry FitzGerald appoints Marian Finnegan as CEO

She will lead Ireland’s biggest estate agent, with a 14% market share

Nephin Energy agrees deal with Flogas to sell renewable gas at new Mayo plant

Construction begins on €50m biomethane plant in Ballinrobe which is slated to open in 2027

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