The Irish Times

‘We have people working around the world who we’ve never met’

Wild Geese: Ronan Wall from Cork created a consulting start-up in Los Angeles

Fri Apr 08 2022 - 05:24

Gambling industry walking a fine line during sporting lockdown

‘You don’t solve a gambling problem by taking away sport’

Sat Apr 18 2020 - 11:50

Online revenue at Paddy Power Betfair down 32% in last month

Company to continue to pay staff despite closure of all retail outlets in Ireland and UK

Fri Apr 17 2020 - 07:39

Hedge fund bets on fall in Ryanair’s share price

Citadel Europe disclosed to the Central Bank that it is shorting the airline

Thu Apr 04 2019 - 17:19

Paddy Power’s Flutter bet tone deaf as regulators, taxmen close in

Market Watch: The odds are being stacked against gambling with regulation tightening

Fri Mar 08 2019 - 15:14

Paddy Power Betfair sees change of name as its best bet

The group will ask shareholders in May to change its name to Flutter Entertainment to ‘better reflect’ its multiple brands

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 06:30

Paddy Power workers win compensation for lack of rest breaks

Bookie to pay out a total of €10,100 to 11 employees while others set to claim

Tue Feb 19 2019 - 19:13

Paddy Power Betfair buys €116m stake in Georgian company

Gambling giant acquires 51% of Adjarabet, with option to purchase the remainder

Fri Feb 01 2019 - 07:18

Some 3,000 gather for Pendulum Summit in Dublin

Two-day event will hear from Boris Johnson and Ruby Wax

Wed Jan 09 2019 - 11:22

Bet365 chief was paid £220m last year

Denise Coates is the UK’s best paid executive

Wed Nov 21 2018 - 16:12

Paddy Power Betfair revenue up 10% in third quarter

Trading update shows company received boost from conclusion to World Cup

Fri Nov 02 2018 - 17:36

Fortnite furore, Trump’s climate change, and the ‘backstop to the backstop’

Planet Business: Also in the news – it’s a Betfair cop, and farewell Microsoft’s Paul Allen

Fri Oct 19 2018 - 05:55

Paddy Power fined £2.2m in UK for inaction on problem gamblers

Raft of failings also included letting a punter gamble money stolen from a dogs’ home

Tue Oct 16 2018 - 09:41

Ryanair and Paddy Power plough ahead with share buybacks

Airline repurchased around €3.55m worth of shares on Thursday

Fri Jun 15 2018 - 09:54

Fifa’s brand toxicity has changed the game for sponsors

China comes to the rescue of Russia 2018, as queue shortens for pitch-side ‘wallpaper’

Tue Jun 12 2018 - 05:26

European stocks fall as car shares skid

Deutsche Bank drops on job cuts, while Aryzta plunges after profit warning

Thu May 24 2018 - 18:50

Paddy Power in talks on US merger

Bookmarker confirms talks with fantasy sport firm FanDuel as court opens US market

Wed May 16 2018 - 09:13

Market Beat: Investors have rightly learned to fear results day at Paddy Power Betfair

Market value of group has fallen about 45 per cent since 2016 merger

Sat May 05 2018 - 05:44

Paddy Power profits fall 12% as weather and results deter customers

Bookmaker to return £500 million of cash to shareholders over next 12 to 18 months

Wed May 02 2018 - 16:56

Argument for cut in fixed-odds stakes a losing bet for Paddy Power

Bookmaker’s share price slumps on reports of possible cut in UK limit from £100 to £2

Thu Apr 26 2018 - 06:02

Paddy Power Betfair extends contract with GAN for US internet casino

Multiyear deal follows successful collaboration on New Jersey casino

Wed Apr 18 2018 - 08:05

Paddy Power Betfair to spend €20m extra to win back punters

Profit at bookmaker jumps 19 per cent to €440 million

Wed Mar 07 2018 - 07:51

GVC to buy leading Georgian betting group

GVC in the middle of takeover of British high street bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral

Mon Mar 05 2018 - 17:53

Paddy Power Betfair’s new chief shuffles the pack

Peter Jackson, appointed to the role on Monday, has already made changes at the top

Wed Jan 10 2018 - 08:19

Bumper year for changes at top of corporate Ireland

Biggest changeover in recent years at helm of Irish-based publicly-listed companies

Fri Dec 29 2017 - 09:00

Paddy Power Betfair vies with William Hill for CrownBet deal

Australian online gambling firm a target for Britain-focused companies seeking diversification

Fri Nov 24 2017 - 15:23

Little change at the top as Irish boardrooms remain a male affair

Some leading companies have set or met gender balance targets. Others, not so much

Fri Aug 11 2017 - 05:57

Companies’ policies on gender balance

How do companies propose to improve their gender balance now and in the future?

Fri Aug 11 2017 - 05:45

McGann works hard to steady the ship at Paddy Power Betfair

Cantillon: Paddy Power Betfair deals with leak chief executive Corcoran is stepping down

Thu Aug 10 2017 - 06:20

Your Business Diary for the week ahead

This week: Odds go against Paddy Power, while Glanbia looks a sure-fire favourite

Tue Aug 08 2017 - 11:18

Paddy Power shares hit as CEO Breon Corcoran steps down

Departure of executive seen as crucial element of successful merger of Paddy Power and Betfair sees shares slide up to 8.6%

Mon Aug 07 2017 - 18:48

Paddy Power shares set to fall on chief executive succession speculation

Bookmaker, created by merger last year, poised to report first-half results on Tuesday

Sun Aug 06 2017 - 12:23

Paddy Power Betfair chief executive gets £798,000 bonus

Former Paddy Power chief executive paid a total of €2.15m in salary, benefits and shares

Thu Mar 30 2017 - 13:16

Paddy Power Betfair on front foot as it heads to Cheltenham

Results show bookmaker won 8.7 per cent of €11.4 billion bet by customers in 2016

Wed Mar 08 2017 - 06:51