Irish M&A activity ‘buoyant’ despite Brexit fears, says William FryFirst half of year sees 76 deals worth €70.9bn involving Irish-based companiesFri Aug 10 2018 - 03:50
Ryanair’s US legal battle against Expedia cleared for takeoffBudget airline has fought legal cases against alleged screen-scrapers in European courts for yearsFri Aug 10 2018 - 03:20
But what about Denis? Role of its major shareholder is at the heart of INM storyCaveat: Story has gained so much attention because businessman’s name is attachedThu Aug 09 2018 - 16:30
Dublin family agrees deal to buy Poundworld in the UKHendersons will buy between 35 and 50 of failed retail chain’s storesThu Aug 09 2018 - 15:27
INM threatens to sue experts who ran data ‘interrogation’Outside contractors searched company system for information about individualsWed Aug 08 2018 - 05:03
Respite from political turmoil cheers investorsMarkets report: European shares rise while in New York tech and financial stocks leadTue Aug 07 2018 - 21:07
Domino’s blames snow and sun for slow growth of Irish pizza salesMarket remains ‘highly profitable‘ for UK-listed group, which recently opened 50th Irish storeTue Aug 07 2018 - 20:37
O’Coineen recruits Galway media investor for ‘Sunday Business Post’ dealBusinessman advised by Declan Dooley as director of entity used for paper purchaseMon Aug 06 2018 - 05:16
Struggling Waterford Stanley gets €14m in aid from US ownerMiddleby restructures loss-making stove brand, outsourcing almost all manufacturingMon Aug 06 2018 - 04:53
SMEs stepping up Brexit planning, says cross-Border business groupIntertrade reports one-fifth of Irish SMEs having put formal Brexit strategy in placeMon Aug 06 2018 - 03:57
Women lawyers highlight gender pay gap at financial firmsMore than half of female lawyers surveyed support gender quotas to combat inequalityMon Aug 06 2018 - 03:44
Budget VAT rise ‘would undermine’ hotel sectorIncrease in the tax rate would be ‘absolutely incredible’, says Irish Hotels FederationSun Aug 05 2018 - 17:45
Kilkenny group says dispute between chief executive and her son is overGreg O’Gorman had instigated court proceedings against his mother Marian O’GormanFri Aug 03 2018 - 15:54
Three Ireland plans to begin offering 5G services next yearContract customer numbers and cost control push ebitda to €94m in half-year to end JuneFri Aug 03 2018 - 04:15
Tourism industry asks for extra €50m in budget submissionIrish Tourist Industry Confederation seeks annual allocation of €164m in face of BrexitFri Aug 03 2018 - 03:22
State appears to be getting seven-year itch over tourism VAT rateCaveat: The industry is currently booming but we all know that booms never lastThu Aug 02 2018 - 16:30
Three’s earnings rise despite sales dip, as it tightens the noose on costsJump in contract customer numbers helps mobile operator increase earnings 22%Thu Aug 02 2018 - 09:42
Revenues at Smurfit Kappa show why it resisted takeover, says CFO‘We can deliver value,’ says Ken Bowles as company reports 5% rise in revenuesWed Aug 01 2018 - 07:18
Hotel room revenue growth outside Dublin overtakes growth in capitalHotels booming but food sales face slowdown as alternative wedding venues eat their lunchWed Aug 01 2018 - 00:00
Tourism’s 9% special VAT rate is a ‘deadweight’, says reportDepartment of Finance says rate has cost €2.6bn since its introduction during recessionTue Jul 31 2018 - 20:22
Restaurants’ plan to charge for ‘no-shows’ blockedAssociation accuses watchdog of ‘losing the run of itself’ by targeting SME groupSat Jul 28 2018 - 03:00
Dublin retailing family wants to ‘make Poundworld great again’ in the UKHenderson family plan bid for insolvent British discount retailerSat Jul 28 2018 - 02:45
Camile Thai eyes expansion in London, Cork and DublinFounder Brody Sweeney reveals another outlet in London for thriving restaurant chainFri Jul 27 2018 - 02:34
Why do business people run for president? They just want to be lovedCaveat: Proviso of pitch for office is that business success precludes need for moneyThu Jul 26 2018 - 16:30
Music firms to seek order against Sky over ‘three strikes’ piracy policyImposition of ‘graduated response’ policy on copyright infringement to be soughtThu Jul 26 2018 - 03:15
Kerrygold faces US lawsuit over ‘grass-fed cows’ claimClass-action suit filed in California alleges ‘false advertising’ by firmThu Jul 26 2018 - 01:07
Tourism industry warns no-deal Brexit would cost it €260mUmbrella group due to meet Government to discuss worries over UK exit from EUWed Jul 25 2018 - 14:48
Investors roused by Chinese stimulus and strong corporate earningsIrish banks advance on positive sentiment driven by strong performance from UBSTue Jul 24 2018 - 18:55
Too hot for a latte: Industry figures detail heatwave effects on retail segmentsCoffee sales fall for first time in five years while garden centre sales are in full bloomTue Jul 24 2018 - 14:57
‘Irish Examiner’ was at risk if ‘Irish Times’ deal had been blockedReport for Minister laid out media plurality imperative for approving takeoverTue Jul 24 2018 - 03:55
Oil explorer Providence looks to renewablesTony O’Reilly jnr company also in talks with Chinese investor to develop Irish oilfieldFri Jul 13 2018 - 05:51
Tony O’Reilly jnr: eager oilman who quit school at 15 to work as a gardenerInterview: Businessman believes the hunt for Irish oil is finally going to gush more than hype and start pumping 'black gold'Fri Jul 13 2018 - 05:45
UK cinema advertising group passes between Irish investorsMike Ormonde is believed to have taken control of Pearl & DeanSat Jun 30 2018 - 05:55
End of Drumm cases clears way for resumption of Quinn-IBRC battleDPP was concerned that material likely to be aired could have affected the criminal casesFri Jun 29 2018 - 20:45
Chinese currency slump raises trade war stakes and spooks investorsUS stocks struggle for direction as emerging markets remain miserableThu Jun 28 2018 - 19:57
Caveat: Time to put the brakes on dodgy car hire operatorsEach summer the consumer pages of newspapers fill with tales of unscrupulous practices by some car hire operatorsThu Jun 28 2018 - 17:31
Tax-free funds once favoured by ‘vultures’ fall €55bnRegulator attributes decline to the decision of funds to exit their so-called ‘section 110 status’Thu Jun 28 2018 - 06:15
CarTrawler suspends Green Motion from booking engineIrish customers had claimed credit cards charged for fictitious damage to rental carsWed Jun 27 2018 - 20:18
Agency eyes phone taps in battle against white collar crimeElectronic surveillance vital in battle against corrosive crime, says commission chiefFri Jun 22 2018 - 05:00
It’s an Amazon jobs bonanza now but the past was a jungleCaveat: We shouldn’t forget painful memories of dark times when there were no jobsThu Jun 21 2018 - 16:30
Appeal court increases man’s fine for bid-rigging on carpet contractsFormer carpet company manager Brendan Smith has fine of €7,500 raised to €45,000Wed Jun 20 2018 - 18:36
Maximum Media strikes UK funding dealDigital media group behind Her.ie and Joe.ie secures up to €6 million from BMS FinanceWed Jun 20 2018 - 03:50
Ian Kehoe steps down as ‘Sunday Business Post’ editorHe will stay on until replacement is namedTue Jun 19 2018 - 12:30
Belarus woos CRH for $200m cement dealBelarus government has tried to woo investment from the Irish building materials group in the pastMon Jun 18 2018 - 18:51
Conor McGregor wants to be ‘The Green Back’ for EuropeMMA fighter seeks intellectual property rights for a number of personal brandsMon Jun 18 2018 - 04:01
WeWork to be anchor tenant at old Central Bank buildingWorkspaces will be let to freelancers in creative and techMon Jun 18 2018 - 01:00
Cybercrime against Irish business on the risePwC finds almost half of companies surveyed experienced crime over the last two yearsMon Jun 18 2018 - 00:01
US-China trade war fears send markets tumblingMarket report: The escalating trade spat also sent UK and European stocks tumblingFri Jun 15 2018 - 20:53
French group Paragon ID buys Galway fintech AmatechFirm with 600 staff and annual sales of €11m intends to take Amatech products globalFri Jun 15 2018 - 13:50
To ditch Ireland’s Wild West tag we must stop acting like cowboysCaveat: It doesn’t matter if the State is a ‘tax haven’, only that it looks like oneThu Jun 14 2018 - 16:14
