Irish Examiner

'>An annual 2.6% reduction last month was sharper than the contraction of 1.1% seen in May.

The boss of the chocolate firm said the overseas business is growing strongly.

'>According to a new report by accountancy firm Crowe, the hotel industry recorded an 8th consecutive year of growth in turn-over in 2018.

Shellfish Ireland, which employs around 150 people in Castletownbere, landed the deal due to their relationship with Lidl Ireland, and will now see its produce shipped from West Cork to depots all over Spain and Portugal.

French car maker Renault posted a decline of almost 7% in first-half vehicle sales amid a global car slowdown but said a forthcoming product offensive would begin to help soften the blow in key markets.

The extended grounding of Boeing’s 737-Max plane has forced Ryanair to scale back growth plans for next summer, putting the airline industry on notice the crisis is starting to affect longer-term plans.

Amazon faces a full-blown EU probe as the region’s competition chief Margrethe Vestager prepares for a summer finale to her five-year crackdown on US technology giants.

The recent Irish Open in Lahinch was a powerful reminder that a community working with both private and public institutions can deliver a world class success.

Sterling tumbled against the dollar and slid to a six-month low of under 90 pence against the euro as fears over a Halloween exit for Britain from the EU haunted investors.

Amazon faces a full-blown EU probe as the region’s competition chief Margrethe Vestager prepares for a summer finale to her five-year crackdown on US technology giants.

CRH’s confirmation of its intention to sell its European distribution business for more than €1.6bn has met a lukewarm response from investors despite the likelihood of more money being returned to them as a result.

The average charged for a hotel room, average revenue and operating profit per room, all rose last year at a healthy clip. However, the challenges facing the industry include higher costs from the Vat rise, threats of an economic slowdown, and any renewed Brexit slump in sterling which could discourage visitors crossing the Irish Sea, a major survey has found.

'>British pub group JD Wetherspoon has ramped up its Irish expansion with the purchase of its first site in Galway.

'>Traders are concerned that a no-deal Brexit is more likely, after both Conservative leadership candidates toughened their positions.

The process to appoint a successor will now begin.

A Castletownbere seafood producer has landed an international supply contract, worth more than €500,000 with supermarket chain Lidl.

'>The towers planned for the Liberties area near the Guinness brewery are to house the apartments as well as shops, restaurants, medical facilities, co-working spaces and a creche.

'>Gift and lifestyle store, House of Ireland, has repudiated a lease to operate from the redeveloped Frascati Shopping Centre in Blackrock, Co. Dublin, in a row over a works compound for 45 apartments at the centre, it has been claimed in High Court proceedings.

A company involved in the renewable energy sector has secured a temporary High Court injunction preventing another firm bringing a petition to have it wound up over a disputed alleged debt of €1.2m.

The K Club was placed on the market for sale last year with a guiding price of €80m. It has now been re-listed with a significantly lower asking price of €60m.