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Uniphar says 2023 performance in line with expectations

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 08:47
Healthcare services group Uniphar said today that the business had performed in line with its expectations for 2023 at both a gross profit and EBITDA level.

McGrath to pitch for Anti-Money Laundering Authority

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 08:17
Minister for Finance Michael McGrath will present Ireland's case to host the EU's new Anti-Money Laundering Authority in Dublin during a hearing in the European Parliament today.

SSP Group forecasts resilient travel demand

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 07:37
SSP Group, which operates food outlets such as Upper Crust at airports and train stations globally, has today posted an over 14% sales growth in its first quarter, buoyed by a rebound in leisure travel, and also forecast travel demand to remain resilient.

Guinness maker Diageo misses first-half sales estimates

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 07:27
Diageo, the world's top spirits maker, missed first-half sales estimates today, as a sharp decline in Latin America weighed on its overall performance.

Pandora stops using mined silver and gold

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 07:22
Pandora, the world's largest jeweller by amount of products sold, has stopped using mined silver and gold and now only manufactures with recycled precious metals, which require less energy to produce.

HSBC fined £57m for deposit protection failures

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 07:17
HSBC has been fined £57.4m for "serious failings" in protecting some depositors over several years, in the first penalty of its kind under British rules designed to protect customers if banks fail.

Toyota remains world's top-selling carmaker

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 07:12
Toyota Motor retained its crown as the world's top-selling automaker for the fourth consecutive year after posting record annual sales of 11.2 million in 2023, though its chairman apologised today for scandals at three group companies.

Hapag-Lloyd Q4 earnings plunge as Red Sea attacks weigh

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 07:06
Hapag-Lloyd has today reported a 92% slump in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) in the fourth quarter, as attacks on shipping in the Red Sea negatively impacted transport volumes at the end of 2023.

Turnover in Irish investment property market down 70%

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 05:00
Turnover in the Irish investment property market dropped almost 70% last year to €1.85bn when compared to 2022 - the lowest since 2012.

Offshore wind could be worth at least €38bn to economy

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 05:00
The development of offshore wind in Ireland could be worth at least €38 billion to the economy, a new study has estimated.

Job vacancies down 28% in final quarter of last year

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 05:00
Job vacancies fell 28% in the final three months of last year, compared to the same period in 2022.

Neuralink installs brain implant in first human patient

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 00:01
Elon Musk has said his Neuralink startup had installed a brain implant in its first human patient with "promising" initial results.

Neuralink installs brain implant in first human patient

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 23:56
Elon Musk has said his Neuralink startup had installed a brain implant in its first human patient with "promising" initial results.

Exporters to UK urged to prepare for new customs rules

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 20:12
Exporters to the UK are being urged to prepare for new customs regulations coming into effect on Wednesday so the movement of their goods to market is not affected.

Exporters to UK urged to prepare for new customs rules

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 20:12
Exporters to the UK are being urged to prepare for new customs regulations coming into effect on Wednesday so the movement of their goods to market is not affected.

Woman made redundant by own firm wins €25,000

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 15:55
A woman who was made redundant by the firm she and her husband founded while their marriage was breaking down has secured a €25,000 compensation award for unfair dismissal.

Google tells High Court DPC's data inquiry 'is flawed'

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 15:27
A High Court judge has directed that Google Ireland's bid to challenge the Data Protection Commission's decision to probe complaints about how the internet giant processes personal data should be heard on notice to the DPC.

Encyclopaedia Britannica publisher files for US IPO

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 14:39
Britannica Group, the company behind the 250-year-old Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Merriam-Webster dictionary, said today it had confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the US.

Amazon, iRobot abandon merger in face of EU opposition

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 14:10
Amazon and robot vacuum maker iRobot said today they would end their plans to merge in the face of opposition from EU antitrust regulators.

Flutter Entertainment starts trading in New York

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 13:01
Dublin-based betting company Flutter Entertainment said today it will propose moving the primary listing of its shares from London to New York at the annual general meeting in May.

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