Profits rise at parent company of PR group Wilson HartnellNewswhip’s losses widen amid higher R&D investment in 2023Wed Nov 27 2024 - 12:43
Manifesto media pledges — ‘Netflix levy’, legal reform in 100 days and €500m a year for RTÉElection 2024: Sinn Féin remembers Coimisiún na Meán and other things gleaned from the parties’ media policiesTue Nov 26 2024 - 06:15
‘Starmer the Farmer Harmer’ the target of ire as British farmers mobilise in LondonPlanet Business: Infowars auction saga, Howard Lutnick’s thoughts on Ireland and a brief history of the ObserverSat Nov 23 2024 - 06:15
Bluesky is being touted as ‘Twitter before Elon Musk’. Can the good vibes last?Another week, another new social media app. Could this one be a keeper or will it degenerate like its once-enjoyable forerunners?Sat Nov 23 2024 - 06:00
European shares edge higher as energy and defence stocks make gainsGeopolitical tensions underpinned demand for safe-haven assetsThu Nov 21 2024 - 19:14
Central Bank fines payments company BlueSnap more than €300,000 for regulatory breachesBlueSnap ‘exposed its customers to significant risk’ by failing to deposit their funds in its designated safeguarding accountThu Nov 21 2024 - 13:09
Grafton Street named 17th most expensive ‘main street’ in the world on which to rent Cushman & Wakefield ranking places average rent on Dublin shopping street at €3,024 per square metreWed Nov 20 2024 - 17:16
Irish employment rate hits fresh record high in third quarterNumber of people employed has climbed to 2.79m amid greater female participation in the workforceWed Nov 20 2024 - 12:39
Bluesky, the non-toxic alternative to X, has had a glow-up. But is the app here to stay?Social media app that feels a lot like early Twitter has attracted millions of new users this month and, so far, is not annoying like ThreadsTue Nov 19 2024 - 06:05
Fossil fuels are ‘gifts from god’ and other delusions to emerge from Cop29Planet Business: Mattel’s red face, Donald Trump’s wild appointments and the concept of a Minister for LonelinessSat Nov 16 2024 - 06:15
Profit rises at Kelly’s Resort Hotel but falls at Renvyle House HotelTurnover grew 11.4% at Kelly’s Resort Hotel & Spa in Co Wexford in 2023Thu Nov 14 2024 - 06:00
European shares end the day on a dour noteBenchmark Stoxx 600 index closed at a three-month lowWed Nov 13 2024 - 18:47
RTÉ redundancy scheme sign-off delay ‘incredibly frustrating’ and costing millions, says BakhurstMinister of Public Expenditure and Reform has yet to give approval for a scheme that was meant to see 40 voluntary departures this yearWed Nov 13 2024 - 18:16
Big beams, tiny halos and cable ties: election posters are backParties and candidates have had lots of time to finesse their lamp-post strategy. But have they?Tue Nov 12 2024 - 06:15
Core’s Aidan Greene: ‘Amazon.ie will be a gamechanger for Irish advertising clients’The marketing communications group grew its net profit to more than €4m last year and has expanded again in 2024Mon Nov 11 2024 - 14:26
In Washington, the peaceful transfer of power surprises a city boarded up for violencePlanet Business: Royal private estate income, data-hungry air fryers and the companies keen for it to be Christmas alreadySat Nov 09 2024 - 06:15
RTÉ 2FM loses listeners after string of presenter exits‘Exciting plan’ for new schedule in early 2025, says RTÉ, while news programmes on Radio 1, Newstalk and Today FM look forward to general election boostThu Nov 07 2024 - 12:28
Keep calm-ala and carry on-ala? US election coverage enters its anxiety eraUS election: Kamala Harris escapes from Saturday Night Live, Donald Trump rails against Fox News and a much-threatened media sticks to seven swing states. The endgame is hereTue Nov 05 2024 - 06:15
Fairstone Ireland to add 100 jobs over next two yearsFinancial services group has seen revenue jump 35 per cent as company expands presence in the Irish marketMon Nov 04 2024 - 06:00
Technology sector share of Dublin office take-up shrinks to new low of 7.1% in third quarterVacancy rate overall edged higher in the third quarter, despite ‘positive momentum’ for leases, says BNP Paribas Real Estate Ireland reportMon Nov 04 2024 - 06:00
Fear of ‘greenwashing’ accusations on the rise among Irish businessesMore than a third now say they are aware of the reputational risks from making false or misleading green claimsMon Nov 04 2024 - 06:00
Labour cracks on with ‘invest, invest, invest’ project as Larry keeps lookout in LondonPlanet Business: Washington Post subscriber losses, the Philadelphia DA suing Musk over an ‘unlawful lottery’ and the end of the oily road for Starbucks’ Oleato coffeesSat Nov 02 2024 - 06:15
Mobile wallets cement status as most popular form of contactless paymentCentral Bank statistics show card payments overall declined in September compared to August, but contactless and NFC transactions have surged over past yearFri Nov 01 2024 - 16:31
Household deposits rise 3%, reflecting increase in term accountsDeposit accounts with agreed maturity of up to two years have increased by €8.3bn in the year to the end of SeptemberThu Oct 31 2024 - 15:56
European stocks fall after downbeat forecasts from chip companiesFTSE 250 edges higher as investors conclude Labour government’s first budget is less punitive on businesses than previously fearedWed Oct 30 2024 - 18:19
Grafton acquires Spanish company Salvador Escoda as it signals good growth in Irish marketOwner of Woodie’s DIY and Chadwicks has bought the air conditioning and heating products distributor in bid to increase its scaleWed Oct 30 2024 - 17:22
Is Kamala Harris the only person who’s not afraid of Donald Trump?Her campaign ads have tackled everything from women’s rights to Putin. Meanwhile, billionaires have blocked their newspapers from taking a standTue Oct 29 2024 - 06:15
Coimisiún na Meán ‘finalising’ decision on future of broadcast moratoriumBroadcasters and the Electoral Commission have called for it to be abolishedMon Oct 28 2024 - 06:00
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 misinformationSat Oct 26 2024 - 06:15
Mortgage drawdowns climb 1.4% in third quarterBanking industry figures show more than 7,000 first-time buyer mortgages were drawn down in three months to the end of SeptemberFri Oct 25 2024 - 06:00
European stocks flat as investors weigh signs of stalling business activityUnilever leads household goods companies higher, while Kerry Group advances in DublinThu Oct 24 2024 - 18:02
Hot Rabbi but no Lord Baddingham as Netflix basks in ‘member happiness’The streaming market leader missed a trick by not having Rivals on its platform, but it does like to make the odd pop at its actual rivalsTue Oct 22 2024 - 06:15
Regulating social media is an impossible job but someone has got to at least tryCoimisiún na Meán’s online safety code is as much about what it doesn’t do as what it doesMon Oct 21 2024 - 18:24
Is there life on Europa? Nasa probe heads for moon with more water than EarthPlanet Business: Fake-wine gang arrests, the Greggs champagne bar pop-up and luxury stocks exposed to China’s economic slowdownSun Oct 20 2024 - 05:30
European shares edge higher as chipmaker stocks rallyECB rate cut and corporate earnings help benchmark Stoxx 600 index to second consecutive week of gainsFri Oct 18 2024 - 18:48
CCPC clears Formpress bid for Inishowen IndependentAcquisition of Donegal newspaper still requires approval by the Minister for MediaFri Oct 18 2024 - 17:54
Profits rise at Smyths Toys in Northern IrelandNorthern Irish unit of family toy business pays out €1m dividendWed Oct 16 2024 - 13:24
Good Boy comedy marks new era for RTÉ PlayerProminent slots on Montrose app have grown in importance as audiences continue their shift to on-demand viewingTue Oct 15 2024 - 06:15
RTÉ Player will ask all users to sign in from next year as it adds more original showsThe streamer, which launches its first Player Original sitcom this week, has seen usage grow after a series of technical upgradesMon Oct 14 2024 - 06:00
No pension, no planes: Boeing standoff reveals how far company has fallenPlanet Business: Rooney lawyer’s Nobu deal, a homebuilder gets its sums wrong and the US department of justice outlines how it could take on GoogleSat Oct 12 2024 - 06:15
Late Late Show will not be diminished by plan to make it off-site, says RTÉ bossBroadcaster will not give up editorial oversight of ‘very sensitive’ flagship programme, Kevin Bakhurst tells Sean O’Rourke podcastThu Oct 10 2024 - 20:01
The Irish Times buys live GAA scores app Score BeoApp will help titles enhance GAA coverage, says media groupThu Oct 10 2024 - 15:10
European stock markets edge lower after sell-off in mining and luxury sectors Absence of new details about China’s stimulus measures triggers decline in companies that draw a large part of their revenue from the world’s second-largest economyTue Oct 08 2024 - 18:01
Irish Times group returns to profit as revenues climb 5%Media company recorded growth in digital subscriptions and printing contract revenue last yearTue Oct 08 2024 - 14:59
I’m an expert in headlines that start with ‘I’m an expert’. Here’s why they’re everywhereWe’re all just trying to find needles of genuine authority in the haystacks of charlatanism. Aren’t we?Tue Oct 08 2024 - 06:05
Retail and hospitality insolvencies forecast to surge in early 2025One in four insolvencies so far this year are retailers, while insolvent hospitality businesses have left behind debt of €37.2m, PwC saysMon Oct 07 2024 - 06:00
Property asking prices rising at fastest rate in two years, says MyHome.ieMore than 200,000 additional homes would be needed this year to match UK homes to population ratioMon Oct 07 2024 - 06:00
Airlines for America raises Dublin Airport passenger cap with US officialsSeen & Heard: WaterWipes approach, Uisce Éireann investment warning, Ornua’s marketing spend for Kerrygold and Metabolomics Diagnostics soldSun Oct 06 2024 - 12:30
Never go on a cruise: Villa Vie Odyssey editionPlanet Business: Slippage at Nike, the man who backed California’s blocked AI safety bill and Silicon Valley’s growing legion of Trump fansSat Oct 05 2024 - 06:15
Screen industry welcomes new unscripted tax credit and boost to section 481Budget 2025: ‘Source of great pride’ that Ireland has international reputation as centre of excellence for screen production, says Minister for FinanceWed Oct 02 2024 - 05:30
