11/05/2017 06:00 PM
The hidden costs of Donohoe's stamp duty hike start to bite for business
Despite the smiling and softly-spoken demeanour, if there was ever any doubt of the steelier side to Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe it was dispelled by his inaugural budget in October.

11/05/2017 06:00 PM
Whiskey exports boom but industry criticises new law
The value of global exports of Irish whiskey shot up 19.9pc to €314m in the first seven months of the year, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

11/05/2017 06:00 PM
Tanaiste taking control in taxing times
When she meets with Margrethe Vestager in Brussels this week, Tanaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Frances Fitzgerald will need all the charm and steely resolve at her disposal.

11/05/2017 06:00 PM
A balanced approach to the legalities surrounding 'gag' clauses is needed
The use of confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses, sometimes called 'gag' clauses, in employment settlement agreements has been the source of criticism in light of recent revelations regarding the covering up of alleged wrongdoings by public figures.

11/05/2017 06:00 PM
Karl Deeter: Plainly, we must speak to banks in language they understand and make them pay price
We need to speak to banks in the language they understand, not the language they 'tell us' they understand, but the actual language they speak. That language is the language of money.

11/05/2017 06:00 PM
Irish manufacturer hitting the heights with 2.5 million tiles at Bloomberg HQ
Two and-a-half million ceiling tiles in Bloomberg's new London headquarters are helping the Irish-founded manufacturer and designer SAS International win new work around the world.

11/05/2017 06:00 PM
Coulson among high-profile names sitting on $10m investment losses
An investment partnership that included Ardagh chairman Paul Coulson and some of the most high-profile names in Irish business is sitting on over $10m of retained losses.

11/05/2017 06:00 PM
Malin meets investors as it eyes fundraising
Life sciences investment company Malin has been meeting investors at home and abroad with a view to a future fundraising, it is understood.

11/05/2017 06:00 PM
Marian O'Gorman and son set for court as mediation fails
Hopes for a successful mediation of the bitter dispute between a son and his mother, concerning ownership of the well-known Kilkenny group of luxury design stores, have receded following the breakdown of talks.

11/05/2017 06:00 PM
Boylesports buys six stores from Bambury
Boylesports has bought six betting shops from Bambury Bookmakers in Munster, the Sunday Independent understands.

11/05/2017 06:00 PM
Failed meat firm leaves debts of €1.5m
Ashbourne Beef And Lamb Limited has appointed KPMG as liquidator following a failure to have the company placed into examinership.

11/05/2017 06:00 PM
Samantha McCaughren: McNamee free to sell bread to Walmart's customers
Ronan McNamee - of Cuisine de France fame - is back in the food business with BFree, a range of gluten-free and wheat-free products including wraps, bagels and pizza bases. Set up in 2011, the business had racked up accumulated losses of nearly €1.8m to the end of 2015. But it said sales increased during 2016 and that it expected this to be reflected in the full-year results.

11/05/2017 06:00 PM
Boyne Valley food export hub set to create 2,500 jobs
The establishment of a major food industry hub in the Boyne Valley region is set to create 2,500 jobs by 2025, the Sunday Independent has learned.

11/05/2017 06:00 PM
Bitcoin sector is angry at EI over funding stance
Enterprise Ireland's refusal to support bitcoin-style funding drives by Irish fintech firms has drawn criticism from the sector.

11/05/2017 06:00 PM
Richard Curran: Incredible that corporate watchdog 'pilot' is needed 16 years on
It seems that 16 years and many corporate controversies later, one central question in tackling white collar crime has yet to be answered. What should the role of the Garda Siochana be when it comes to investigating cases of corporate crime?

11/05/2017 06:00 PM
Ryanair's stance in talks 'aggressive', claims Ukraine
A war of words between Ryanair and Ukraine continues to rage after a deal to launch new air routes to one of Europe's biggest countries collapsed.

11/04/2017 02:30 AM
Eir says shareholders haven't left talks with investor
Eir has insisted its shareholders are still in talks with a potential investor - believed to be French billionaire Xavier Niel - who is interested in buying a significant stake in the company.

11/04/2017 02:30 AM
Officials pore through 142 Irish issues in the great British break-off
Officials from Ireland, the European Commission and UK have been trawling through 142 areas of north/south co-operation during weeks of side talks to the formal Brexit negotiations.

11/04/2017 02:30 AM
Irish firms could face Trump tax on payments made from US
Irish-owned companies with operations in the US could be hit with an "excise" tax on payments they make overseas from their American operations under the country's proposed new tax plan.

11/04/2017 02:30 AM
Game of two halves for FIFA 18 Irish firm
Pre-tax losses at the Irish arm of the game giant behind the mega-selling FIFA 18 rose sharply to €301,000 last year - but new accounts show that revenues rose 4pc to €24.45m at Electronic Arts Ireland.

11/04/2017 02:30 AM
Done Deal back in the black with €12m trade
The company behind the counrty's largest online classified website, Done Deal, last year returned to profit as revenues jumped to €12m.

11/04/2017 02:30 AM
Services sector growth eases to 11-month low
Growth in Ireland's services sector eased to its lowest in almost a year last month.

11/03/2017 07:16 PM
Taoiseach confirms Apple boss refused to give 'a definite commitment' to build €850m data centre
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that Apple boss Tim Cook refused to give "a definite commitment" to build the Athenry data centre during their meeting.

11/03/2017 02:00 PM
Irish firm HUB Controls named in prestigious global list for outstanding innovation in cleantech
Tallaght-based HUB Controls has been placed in a prestigious global list of the top three companies who have achieved outstanding innovation in the cleantech sector.

11/03/2017 01:11 PM
Apple's €850m data centre in major doubt after meeting between Cook and Varadkar
MAJOR doubts now hang over the €850m data centre planned for Athenry in Co Galway, Independent.ie can reveal.

11/03/2017 01:07 PM
Live Register at lowest level since September 2008
The number of persons on the Live Register decreased by 1pc in October to 246,900 on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest information from the Central Statistics Office.

11/03/2017 10:00 AM
'We'll keep on adding stores here as long as we are growing our sales' - Aldi Ireland MD Giles Hurley
Giles Hurley breezes out of the conference room at the Heritage Killenard Hotel just outside Portarlington. The managing director of Aldi Ireland has just been rallying the troops - suppliers in this case - and fielding what he says were some tough questions.

11/03/2017 08:58 AM
Services sector growth eases to 11 month low
Growth in the Irish services sector has eased to an 11 month low, according to the latest Investec Services PMI report.

11/03/2017 08:32 AM
Total Produce acquires 50pc of California company
Global fruit and vegetable distributor Total Produce has purchased a 50pc stake in California based fresh produce company The Fresh Connection increasing its presence in the US market.

11/03/2017 07:59 AM
Earnings up despite fall in revenue at eir
Revenue at communications company eir has fallen by €7m or 2pc year-on-year to €322m in the three months to 30 September.

11/03/2017 06:56 AM
What it says in the papers – business pages
Here's a look at what it says in the business pages of today's newspapers:

11/03/2017 02:30 AM
Merlyn bought by Norcros in €68m deal
Shower enclosures company Merlyn Industries, has been sold to UK-based Norcros for £60m (€68m).

11/03/2017 02:30 AM
Ryanair feels jet lag as passenger growth slows to a three-year low
Ryanair's passenger numbers grew at the slowest pace in three years last month after the carrier cancelled thousands of flights because of a failure to roster enough pilots.

11/03/2017 02:30 AM
Bombardier stock takes off on first CSeries order in 18 months
Under-pressure airplane maker Bombardier scaled back CSeries jet deliveries by around a third because of engine delays, but has received its first order for the narrow bodies in 18 months, helping send shares up 4pc.

11/03/2017 02:30 AM
Beautiful day for Bono with hotel's €500k profit
The four-star boutique hotel in Dublin co-owned by Bono and The Edge recorded profits of €500,000 last year.

11/03/2017 02:30 AM
Danske says 'good' dividend on the way after Irish loan sale
Danske Bank has had a "super strong" development in its capital position in the third quarter of the year which ought to provide room for "good" payouts to shareholders next year, its chief financial officer told Reuters.

11/03/2017 02:30 AM
Hume Brophy seals Hong Kong deal
Irish communications firm Hume Brophy has acquired Madaket+Co, a communications consultancy firm with operations in New York and Hong Kong.

11/03/2017 02:30 AM
Profits continue their rise at Canadian-owned Irish Life
Canadian-owned insurer Irish Life has posted another 17pc increase in quarterly profits, contributing €42m to parent Great West Lifeco's earnings.

11/03/2017 02:30 AM
Fallons net share of €1m daft.ie dividend
The millionaire Fallon brothers have shared a further €1.17 dividend windfall with other shareholders at their daft.ie firm.

11/03/2017 02:30 AM
Former Eddie Hobbs promoted company goes into liquidation
A liquidator has been appointed to Brendan Investments Property Management, a company that was set up to manage Brendan Investments Pan European Property plc (BIPEP), the high profile investment company whose original promoters included financial adviser and TV personality Eddie Hobbs.

11/02/2017 08:22 PM
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg promises 'several hundred' new jobs for Ireland
Facebook is to create “several hundred” new jobs in Ireland next year.

11/02/2017 11:39 AM
Hume Brophy acquires US and Hong Kong based Madaket+Co
Irish communications firm Hume Brophy has announced the acquisition of Madaket+Co, a communications consultancy firm with operations in New York and Hong Kong.

11/02/2017 09:06 AM
Providence Resources confirms licence change
Irish oil and gas exploration company Providence Resources has confirmed that the Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment has consented to transfer 10pc of the equity in the Dunmore and Helvick to Marginal Field development company, and a 10pc share in the Helvick Field to Lansdowne.

11/02/2017 08:05 AM
Flight cancellations fails to dent Ryanair passenger numbers
The mass flight cancellations made by Ryanair in September appear to have had little impact on consumers appetite for the low fares airline, with passenger traffic growing 8pc in October to 11.8 million customers.

11/02/2017 06:53 AM
Half of Irish adults would be prepared to relocate for a better broadband connection
Having a fast, strong broadband connection is so important for us that we would consider moving home for a better service.

11/02/2017 06:49 AM
What it says in the papers – business pages
Here's a look at what it says in the business pages of today's newspapers:

11/02/2017 02:30 AM
Aldi continues growth in Ireland and UK as profits rise to €244m
Discount supermarket giant Aldi last year enjoyed exponential revenue growth in Ireland and the UK as its pre-tax profits increased marginally to £214m (€244m).

11/02/2017 02:30 AM
Race to buy up €3.7bn of problem loans at AIB
US private equity giant Bain Capital is expected to compete for AIB's multi-billion euro of non-performing loans when the bank fires the starting gun on the much-anticipated Project Redwood deal later this month.

11/02/2017 02:30 AM
Health and fitness brands lift Glanbia as dairy giant 'ambitious' on takeovers
Glanbia is "ambitious" to acquire businesses, finance chief Mark Garvey said yesterday,

11/02/2017 02:30 AM
Profits rise by 11pc at Talbot group as hotel growth outpaces retail
Pre-tax profits at the business behind the four-star Talbot hotel group and the long established Wexford-based Pettitt's supermarkets jumped by 11pc to €3.46m last year.

11/02/2017 02:30 AM
Milano grabs a bigger slice of the market
Pre-tax profits at the company behind the expanding Milano chain of restaurants here more than doubled to €6.8m last year.

11/02/2017 02:30 AM
BoI set to close €200m client fund
Bank of Ireland is on course to complete a €100m fund raise for a new flagship investment fund set up in partnership with KKR, the global buyout firm.

11/02/2017 02:30 AM
We may be sorry we didn't squirrel away €4bn savings
Whatever happened to that four billion euro? This was the amount of money - actually a bit more - which Irish citizens saved in the last three years as interest rates on the national debt and tumbled, compared with what they thought they would pay.

11/02/2017 02:30 AM
Period gems to let at heart of D6 & D2
Colliers International are quoting a rent of €100,000 per annum for No 12 Northbrook Road, an imposing mid-terrace Victorian building in Ranelagh, Dublin 6.

11/02/2017 02:30 AM
Smurfit Kappa shares gain despite 9pc profits drop in latest quarter
Shares in Smurfit Kappa were up 3.39pc yesterday after well received financial results for the first nine months of the year.

11/02/2017 02:30 AM
Barrett gets green light for €104m Bonham Quay
Developer Gerry Barrett's ambitious plans for the development of over 26,000 sq m of Grade A office space overlooking Galway Docks in Galway city centre have been given the green light by the city's planners.

11/02/2017 02:30 AM
Cameras for border 'can avoid boots on ground'
A post-Brexit hard Border will have to be policed either with cameras or "boots on the ground", a top Swiss official has suggested.

11/02/2017 02:30 AM
'Huge opportunity' for Ireland to take a leading role in cyber-crime fight, Tánaiste tells high-level conference
There is a "huge opportunity" for Ireland to be at the leading edge of the emerging cyber-security industry, Tánaiste and Enterprise Minister Frances Fitzgerald told delegates at a leading industry conference in Dublin yesterday.

11/02/2017 02:30 AM
Sterling gains on the euro ahead of rate hike
Sterling has jumped to a four- and-a-half month high against the euro amid stronger manufacturing data out of the UK.

11/02/2017 02:30 AM
Limerick student apartments at €2.4m
Cushman & Wakefield are guiding a price of €2.4m for 40 purpose-built, modern student apartments at Brookfield Hall Student Village in Castletroy, Co Limerick.

11/02/2017 02:30 AM
Prepare for the worst with Brexit, former WTO chief warns businesses
Businesses must be prepared for the extra costs that Brexit will bring, former World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy has said.

11/02/2017 02:30 AM
Almac buys BioClin in cross-border expansion
Northern Ireland pharmaceutical giant Almac Group has snapped up a contract laboratory here as part of continued expansion.

11/01/2017 06:49 PM
'A dream come true' - Dublin's most iconic café Bewley's Grafton Street reopens its doors
Former patrons of Bewley’s Grafton Street celebrated its long awaited return today as the iconic café opened its doors to customers again.

11/01/2017 08:13 AM
Online US sales of sports protein powders drives growth at Glanbia
Glanbia has reported a ‘good performance in the first nine months of 2017’with its onlines sales in the US, the key driver of growth.

11/01/2017 08:10 AM
Smurfit Kappa confirms acquisitions in Russia and Greece as profits dip
Profit before tax at Irish packaging giant Smurfit Kappa fell by 9pc year-on-year to €170m in the three months to 30 September, despite a growth in revenue of 4pc to €2.1bn during the period.

11/01/2017 07:42 AM
Overall revenue up at Paddy Power Betfair, but online revenue declines
Revenue at Paddy Power Betfair was up 9pc to £440m (€502m) year-on-year in the three months to 30 September.

11/01/2017 02:30 AM
Revenues rise to €25m at country's largest hotel
Pre-tax profits at the company that operates the country's largest hotel, Citywest hotel, last year declined sharply by 79pc to €316,634.

11/01/2017 02:30 AM
Ireland improves one place in Cost of Business report
Ireland has moved up one place in a global ranking examining the country's ease in doing business.

11/01/2017 02:30 AM
€38m revenue hit for Corrib partners after gas problems
Corrib Gas Partners lost out on estimated natural gas revenues of around €38m in the third quarter of this year as a result of odourless gas getting into the network and a scheduled downtime.

11/01/2017 02:30 AM
Ryanair stock in €1bn boost as cancellations fail to dent growth
Ryanair shares soared yesterday, closing up almost 7pc as the market lapped up half year results that show profits and growth largely undented by mass flight cancellations announced in September.

11/01/2017 02:30 AM
Oil and gas sector to get €500m of investment
Lack of commercial discoveries and the negative impact of the developments at Corrib have been cited as the main hurdles to the development of the oil and gas industry in Ireland, according to the PwC Oil and Gas survey 2017.

11/01/2017 02:30 AM
Dunport ramps up €300m fundraising as BlueBay exits
Dunport Capital looks set to become the latest alternative lender to enter the SME sector as the retreat of the banks continues to offer opportunities there for niche players.

11/01/2017 02:30 AM
Receiver is appointed over Irish shares linked to Russian fugitive
The High Court has appointed a receiver over shares in three Irish-registered aviation firms linked to a fugitive Russian businessman.

10/31/2017 09:55 PM
Entrepreneur Rowan Devereux appointed Chair of HBAN’s Bloom Equity angel syndicate
Rowan Devereux has been appointed to the Chair of the Bloom Equity angel syndicate at Halo Business Angel Network (HBAN).

10/31/2017 09:36 PM
Tech firm Novi launches new 'AirGap' data-recovery service following €120,000 investment
Tech firm Novi has launched a new off-site data recovery service which is expected to help Irish companies protect their data in the event of attack.

10/31/2017 05:32 PM
Receiver appointed over three Irish registered firms linked to fugitive Russian businessman
The High Court has appointed a receiver over shares in three Irish registered aviation firms linked to a fugitive Russian businessman.

10/31/2017 05:31 PM
Trial of former senior Anglo Irish Bank official Tiarnan O'Mahoney has collapsed
The trial of a former senior Anglo Irish Bank official charged with conspiring to destroy or falsify records of accounts allegedly connected to the bank's former chief executive Sean FitzPatrick has collapsed.

10/31/2017 07:06 AM
Profit and customer numbers increase at Ryanair despite roster woes
Profit after tax at Ryanair has increased 11pc year-on-year to €1.29bn in the six months to 30 September.

10/31/2017 02:30 AM
CWSI appoints Menton as chairman amid €1m funding talks
A Mobile phone security business has made a number of senior board and management appointments amid a drive to raise fresh funds.

10/31/2017 02:30 AM
Irish asset managing value 'to hit €7trn'
PwC projects that assets under management in Ireland have the potential to grow to €7trn by 2025, from €4trn last year.

10/31/2017 02:30 AM
Customers face six-week wait for in-demand iPhone X
There is a six-week waiting list for Apple's new flagship iPhone, which goes on sale in Ireland this week.

10/31/2017 02:30 AM
Limerick leads way as jobs growth spreads out of Dublin
Job openings are rising at a faster rate in Limerick than in other cities, according to data from jobs website IrishJobs.ie.

10/31/2017 02:30 AM
CEO McDonagh's mission to change corporate culture at Bank of Ireland
Bank of Ireland's new chief executive, Francesca McDonagh, has drafted in global consultancy firm AT Kearney to help overhaul the lender's culture.

10/31/2017 02:30 AM
ISEQ unmoved as US awaits Fed boss
The ISEQ index of Irish shares was little changed in bank holiday trading yesterday, closing up 0.16pc around 80 points shy of the 7,000 level.

10/31/2017 02:30 AM
Eurozone economic sentiment at highest since 2001
Eurozone economic sentiment rose in October for the fifth consecutive month to reach its highest level since the start of 2001, showing almost no impact from the Catalan crisis, according to European Commission data.

10/31/2017 02:30 AM
Nearly half of SMEs believe Brexit will have no impact on business
Almost half (45pc) of Irish small and medium-sized firms believe Brexit will have no impact on their business, according to a new study by Accenture.

10/30/2017 08:14 AM
'Absurd and Unfair' - Law Society head hits out at Donohoe over stamp duty
The president of the Law Society has written to Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to complain about "absurd and unfair" transitional arrangements for stamp duty on non-residential property.

10/30/2017 02:30 AM
Law Society head hits out at Donohoe over stamp duty
The president of the Law Society has written to Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to complain about "absurd and unfair" transitional arrangements for stamp duty on non-residential property.

10/30/2017 02:30 AM
Irish M&A deals grow but values fall sharply
The number of announced mergers and acquisitions (M&A) with Irish involvement has increased by 8.5pc this year, though the sum of money involved in the deals has declined substantially.

10/30/2017 02:30 AM
How to hedge against currency volatility
The value of any currency can, and does, fluctuate over time due to the many economic, fiscal or political vagaries that face any economy, and in turn their domestic currency.

10/30/2017 02:30 AM
Paddy Power Betfair to post Q3 results
Paddy Power Betfair will announce third quarter results on Wednesday, the first covering the period since the announcement of Breon Corcoran's planned departure as chief executive.

10/30/2017 02:30 AM
Businessman says Jedward deal has cost him €600,000
A businessman who accuses singing duo Jedward of costing him €600,000 on foot of an alleged breach of contract will have his case heard next week.

10/29/2017 06:00 PM
Irish Stock Exchange enlists US advisers in bid to seek a buyer
The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) has enlisted US investment bank Moelis & Co to help it find a buyer, and has distributed documentation to interested parties in recent weeks.

10/29/2017 06:00 PM
LK Shields to expand into new Galway office
Corporate and commercial law firm LK Shields is to expand into a new Galway office in what it described as a "business opportunity to support the growing west of Ireland economy."

10/29/2017 06:00 PM
Tourism boon funds conservation at historic Kylemore Abbey
An increase in tourists visiting Kylemore Abbey will fund critical conservation and restoration work at the iconic visitor attraction.

10/29/2017 06:00 PM
Bitter apples for C&C as challenging market sours outlook
The author PG Wodehouse famously wrote that it was never difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance and a ray of sunshine.

10/29/2017 06:00 PM
Richard Curran: Banking culture report is a waste of time - it must be changed now
The public's trust in banks has been "deeply shattered" by the tracker mortgage scandal, according to Tanaiste Frances Fitzgerald. So what now? Well, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said it will be some time before people can trust banks again. So what will people do in the meantime?

10/29/2017 06:00 PM
EI invests in marine protein firm BII
Enterprise Ireland has invested €750,000 in Bio-marine Ingredients Ireland (BII), the marine ingredients manufacturer owned by a consortium of Killybegs fishermen.

10/29/2017 06:00 PM
Dan O'Brien: Public debt still remains huge despite much talk of balancing the books
We are out of the woods. Crash and crisis are distant memories. The good times are rolling. It is back to politics as usual. Broadcast journalists have returned to asking politicians why they are not spending more on every problem that arises.

10/29/2017 08:16 AM
WATCH: This Dublin-based software firm wants to change the world of energy - and is currently looking for new staff
'Ireland is the perfect post-Brexit solution for companies,' was the well worn phrase used by An Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald TD as yet another tech firm officially announced the opening of its EMEA headquarters in Dublin's 'Silicon Docks'.