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EirGrid chief executive Mark Foley steps down

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 15:40
Mr Foley joined EirGrid as group chief executive in June 2018, and was previously managing director at the State forestry body Coillte.

Salesforce has eyes on Informatica in potential largest deal 

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 15:39
Salesforce employs almost 2,000 people in Ireland, but had in recent months announced plans to cut its global staff count

Six Nations-shareholder CVC Capital aims to raise €1.25bn 

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 15:06
In Ireland, CVC is best known for the stakes it holds in the Six Nations rugby competition and in the English rugby premiership

David McNamara: Markets pricing in 80 basis points worth of ECB cuts this year

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 14:58
Eurozone inflation has undershot expectations

Apple's iPhone shipments slide 10% as sales in China lag rivals

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 14:51
New data provides the first snapshot of the global performance of Apple’s most important product ahead of earnings on May 2

Aughinish-owner Rusal: US and UK sanctions won't hurt supply

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 13:39
Goldman Sachs said it did not expect an immediate supply shock

Consolidation in financial services sector sees continued resilience in Irish M&A activity 

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 11:15
Ongoing activity across Ireland's insurance and accountancy sectors accounted for 14 of the 85 transactions in the first three months of this year

Glanbia acquires California flavouring firm for €281m

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 08:16
The initial consideration is $300m with an additional deferred payment of up to $55m, conditional on performance in 2024.

Housebuilding up strongly, but 'Government may still miss target'

Mon, 04/15/2024 - 00:04
Two surveys suggest it will take some time before new homes are delivered despite the significant uptick in housebuilding activity

Iran-Israel conflict puts focus back on oil and gas, but unlikely to delay ECB rate cuts

Sun, 04/14/2024 - 18:14
The broadening of conflict in the Middle East could rattle global markets by pushing up energy costs, but won’t likely delay interest rate cuts from the European Central Bank

John Whelan: Irish exporters can expect further challenges over trade with China  

Sun, 04/14/2024 - 18:09
Global ratings firm Fitch affirmed China’s high level debt rating, but signalled that the outlook was less than rosy amid concerns about Beijing’s economic and trade model

Jim Power: The Irish economy may seem to be doing well, but not so for small firms

Sun, 04/14/2024 - 14:15
Understanding what is really going on in the Irish economy is always a challenge, and not just because of the distortions contained within the GDP ...

McKechnie Cleaning and Cameron Bakery top Cork Business of the Year awards

Sun, 04/14/2024 - 01:00
Calls for further incentives to encourage small landlords to stay in the rental market

A different kind of property crash is playing out in Dublin

Sat, 04/13/2024 - 04:00
Big Tech’s expansion has halted in the capital amid a focus on costs after a hiring binge during the pandemic

Businesses still face costly insurance in spite of reform

Sat, 04/13/2024 - 00:51
Wage costs may be in focus now, but high premiums still remain

Shares in AIB and BoI hold gains chalked up this year despite interest rate cuts getting closer

Fri, 04/12/2024 - 17:21
The prospect of the ECB cutting interest rates this year ought to have dented the prospect of a significant increase in income for the Irish banks but their shares have risen

Waterford bottling firm seeks court protection as it seeks to save 115 jobs

Fri, 04/12/2024 - 17:01
Russian invasion of Ukraine had caused significant increases in the price of glass, labels, cardboard as well as spare parts and consumables

Citigroup marks $483m charge for reorganisation 

Fri, 04/12/2024 - 16:05
Net income at the US bank, which has a significant presence in Ireland, fell to $3.4bn in the three months to the end of March

UK watchdog warns over car loans investigation into finance firms

Fri, 04/12/2024 - 15:30
Analysts have said the review could land banks with a multibillion-pound bill as the watchdog probes so-called discretionary commission arrangements

Robusta coffee prices surge this week to new highs

Fri, 04/12/2024 - 14:59
Concerns are also mounting over next season’s output, with Vietnam expected to remain dry for the next five days

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