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Ireland’s top 10 companies: Which firms are generating the most revenue?
Pharma company Eli Lilly makes the top 10 for the first time, while CRH ranks as the largest indigenous company
Euronext Dublin chief insists IPO pipeline ‘strong’ after flurry of market exits
Dublin market faces ‘specific situation’ after losing companies to exchanges elsewhere
Irish plcs slam the brakes on share buybacks after spending record €7.2bn last year
Buybacks have been hugely popular in recent year but companies have pulled in their horns as the global economy turns
CRH tops quarterly earnings estimates as it aims to seal biggest deal to date
Revenues grow 6% to $10.88bn on back of strong pricing, demand and acquisitions
The Irish Times Business Person of the Month: Jim Mintern, CRH chief executive
Building materials company has agreed to buy US peer Arcosa in a deal worth $8.5bn
CEO pay in Ireland in 2025: One executive earned $237m
Bank bosses all received pay hikes while Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary recently extended his contract with a big package of share options
CRH’s $8.5bn Arcosa deal reinforces ‘portfolio transformation’ strategy
The Irish firm is shifting emphasis even more towards the US
CRH’s US mega deal stokes chatter of a European spin-off
Arcosa purchase may be latest step to CRH becoming a pure US business
Where Irish chief executives rank when it comes to pay in the United States
Bosses of S&P 500-listed firms are all doing well, but they are all dwarfed by Elon Musk
CRH to buy US peer Arcosa for $8.5bn in biggest deal to date
Deal would eclipse CRH’s €6.5bn purchase of assets from European rivals Holcim and Lafarge over decade ago
Albert Manifold’s BP exit defies easy conclusions
Investors, at least, seem less interested in assigning blame than in whether BP sticks to the strategy that has recently improved its fortunes
Former Irish rugby player travels to Ukraine to deliver medical aid
Shane Leahy has co-ordinated delivery of more than €200 million in aid
BP should never have made Albert Manifold chairman
The UK energy company’s board took an unwise gamble on a dominant executive
The ousting of Albert Manifold: ‘They shot him before he could take his gun from his holster’
The speed and manner of his sacking was highly unusual and there appears to be no way back for the Dubliner in the oil and gas giant
Flutter CEO will not travel for company’s AGM
Peter Jackson has opted not to travel for shareholders’ meeting as investors ponder near halving of the value of the shares this year
Who is Albert Manifold and why has he been removed as chairman of BP?
Hailing from Templeogue and an accountant by trade, Manifold spent 11 years as CRH chief executive and was appointed BP chairman last October
European shares rally as miners and tech sectors advance
Investors continue to weigh impact of Iran war as oil retreats slightly
CRH finance chief steps down ‘by mutual agreement’ after year
Departure ‘not related to any disagreement’ over accounting practices or controls
CRH says US investors now account for 65% of all shareholders after company’s S&P 500 inclusion
Trading in shares fell to very low level in London ahead of listing being pulled as US business now accounts for three-quarters of net profit
CRH agrees $700m US water treatment deal as sales and earnings beat estimates
Building materials giant also offloads three firms for $1.9bn
CRH completes delisting of London shares
Building materials giant moved main listing to New York in 2023 and is included in the S&P 500
Glass Lewis urges BP shareholders vote against Manifold as chairman over blocked climate resolution
Proxy advisor recommends rejection of Irish chairman as company pivots back to oil and gas
Hammerson’s addition to Iseq 20 Index underlines problems for Dublin stock market
Rule changes to allow UK firm whose shares haven’t traded in Dublin since May is latest sign of challenges for Irish market
CRH pursues change to financial reporting laws
Building materials giant seeks accounting guidelines changed for Irish firms with US reporting requirements
Bank of Ireland to close New York office this year amid US leveraged finance exit
Chicago and Stamford operations will also shut down
CRH chief Jim Mintern’s remuneration hits $17.8m in first year at helm
Building materials giant confirms delisting from London Stock Exchange
Áine Kennedy named Future Leader as CRH and Greencore scoop gongs at Irish Times Business Awards
CRH made the cut for the S&P 500 whereas Greencore completed its €1.4 million takeover of Bakkover
CRH ‘well placed’ to cash in on US data centre construction boom
Good growth in final three months of the year reported by Irish building materials giant which spent $4.1bn on 38 acquisitions in 2025
Four top companies and future leaders shortlisted for The Irish Times Business Awards
CRH, Greencore, Stripe and Glanbia will vie for the Company of the Year award
DCC could trigger FTSE 100 exit if it perseveres with share buybacks from tech unit sale
Five FTSE 250 groups valued more highly by the market than Ireland’s last member of blue chip index
Albert Manifold is shaking things up at BP
Green ambitions are giving way to a tougher, US-style oil-and-gas-first agenda
CRH set for S&P 500, but gains may be fleeting
Inclusion often produces a short-term share price pop, but then fundamentals take over
Is CRH about to become Ireland’s first indigenous $100bn company?
Shares in the construction materials giant have soared since it moved its main listing to the US
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