Cement maker beats expectations, but sales are down and search is on for new CEO

Moody’s upgrades credit rating on Ireland’s largest publicly-quoted company

Shareholder groups increasingly active in opposing higher pay at Irish PLCs

Philippines business stands out as weak spot in otherwise strong CRH trading update

Influential investor advisory firms Glass Lewis and ISS back remuneration report

‘If you’ll excuse the pun, I believe I’ve ‘cemented’ my career’

Tarmac purchase has made UK CRH’s second most important market, after US

International building materials group increases dividend for first time since 2009

Building materials group plays down boost from Trump win after surge in share price

Building materials giant’s stock reached nine-year high in September

Building materials giant’s debt rose to €7.1bn in first half of this year

A big results week, IFA rows with ABP, employment is up and car insurance swerves

Chief executive has an appetite for deals that would have scared off his predecessors

Shares in building materials group rise 4.3 per cent in early trading

Iseq heavyweight previously guided Ebitda of ‘close to €1bn’ for the first six months

Alphabet again takes over from Apple as world’s most valuable public company

Iseq heavyweight believed to be in for cement business being sold by LafargeHolcim

Building materials giant also ‘inevitably’ linked to bid for Australia unit, analysts say

Irish building firm is looking for a reduction in the €6.5 billion purchase price

Cement maker reports €2.6bn loss in Q4 but chief expects firm will make net profit in 2016