Ian Curran

Ian Curran

Ian Curran is a Business reporter with The Irish Times

Oracle to cut another 70 jobs in Ireland in AI cost-cutting push

Cloud computing giant has already shed around 150 Irish roles this year

Capital gains tax cut will cost exchequer €186m a year in Budget 2027’s most expensive measure

Changes to R&D tax-credit scheme include 20% increase in first-year refunds

Stripe UK employees paid average salary of £180,800 in 2025

New accounts reveal 60% jump in after-tax profits at British entity to £25.6 million

Irish commercial debt judgments fall by a quarter as financial distress eases

Start-up activity reaches new record, according to CRIFVision-Net data

Chicken producer Moy Park paid £143m dividend to US parent as it cut 1,000 jobs

Meat firm reports 34% jump in operating profits

Kestrel Capital swoops on Dublin-based wealth and investment manager Kinsale

Deal reported to be worth around €10m

Irish film and TV industry mounts late push for enhanced regional tax break in budget

Film producer David Puttnam calls for Government to ‘spread Ireland’s screen industry across the country’

Sandymount Hotel’s John Loughran: ‘I don’t see this as an asset that you flip’

John Loughran on passing the baton at the Sandymount Hotel to a new generation

Hospitality sector insolvencies down 23% as VAT cut supports ‘stabilisation’

Overall rate of business failure well below long-term average, says PwC Ireland

Shares tumble as government bond rout deepens on rising oil prices

French shares drop after budget cuts announced

Ireland Funds marks golden anniversary by ringing opening bell on Wall Street

Philanthropic organisation unveils plans to raise $200m over next five years from Irish diaspora

SAP consolidates Irish businesses and pays €157m dividend

German software giant employs around 2,000 people in the Republic

Irish factory output surges to almost five-year high in September as export orders expand

‘Healthy demand backdrop’ for manufacturers but fuel and transport costs on the rise, says AIB

Oil and AI optimism lifts shares but inflation concerns remain

Tech stocks ​in focus as Anthropic’s IPO prospectus showed how the AI lab has grown

Central Bank to slash crash-era levy on insurance policies to 0%

Insurance Compensation Fund levy was used to pay policyholders for claims on failed firms

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