Receivership costs top €9m at Johnny Ronan firm that owns Bewley’s site

New accounts filed by RGRE Grafton Ltd show that €9.45m of last year’s €33.17m post-tax loss…

Smurfit Westrock unit warned it risks $473m Venezuela case being thrown out

A Dutch unit of the packaging company headed by chief executive Tony Smurfit filed a petition…

M&S shops hit by supply issues due to cyber attack

M&S has been grappling with the issue for more than a week. Photo: Jonathan Brady/PA Some…

Universal Music sales beat estimates in first quarter

Lady Gaga was one of Universal Music’s top-selling artists of the first quarter. Photo: PA Universal…

Dublin-based Gudog pet service sold

Alternative-asset giant Blackstone paid $2.3bn in cash to take Rover private in February 2024, enabling the…

Buyer of school-meals provider sold for €54m sues, claiming it was misled about financial affairs

In 2023, Compass Catering Ireland Ltd, part of a global food services group, acquired CNB Investments…

Dear Vicki: A senior member of our team came in to work recently smothering with a cold. Inevitably it spread. How can I get her to stay away when she insists its ‘nothing’?

She dismissed the suggestion that perhaps she should work from home. Photo: Getty Q: A senior…

‘Its business model is profiteering’ – concerns raised over choice of KKR for Thames Water deal

Concerns over the selection by Thames Water of US private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis ­Roberts (KKR)…

Adrian Weckler: The carving-up of the profits of AI will create a greater threat than mere job losses

There are dangers, but the doomerism of it all is overdone (L-R) Tesla Motors CEO and…

‘I’ve learned how to use a drill and hand-sander and saved so much money’ – why more women are picking up power tools

Between being ghosted by tradesmen and charged exorbitant rates, women are taking matters into their own…

Average mortgage for new home hits record high of €328,000

Drawdowns have doubled in size over the last 10 years while switching activity has also increased…

AIB’s former Polish subsidiary valued at €14bn in new deal

Erste and Spain’s Santander Bank announced the talks in separate statements on Monday, confirming an earlier…

Irish start-ups recognised globally for work in sustainability and medtech

EcoVerify, a company that verifies and trains small businesses on sustainability and their carbon footprint, has…

Bank profits ‘could take a hit from potential US pharma tariffs’, analysts say

The research by analysts at Barclays Investment Bank said Ireland’s banks were “more exposed” to a…

US judge blocks Musk’s X from using Ireland as venue in ‘libel tourism’ action

Media watchdog claimed X had placed ads for brands like Apple, Bravo and IBM next to…

Enterprise Ireland targets $500bn post-war reconstruction of Ukraine

Rebuilding the country will be one of the biggest construction projects Europe has ever seen The…

The week ahead in business – bank results, AGMs, unemployment rates and tariff talk

Kerry Group will hold its AGM in Tralee on Thursday. Photo: Domnick Walsh Central Bank governor…

Mixed messages from Donald Trump’s officials over president’s claim of trade talks with China

Cranes and containers at a port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Photo: Reuters Doina Chiacu and Ted…

Intel shares fall as new CEO’s plans for cost-cutting measures fail to shine through gloomy forecasts

Lip-Bu Tan wants to ’streamline the organisation’ with cuts to the workforce beginning in this quarter…

Richard Curran: Glanbia’s activist shareholder gives much food for thought in Kilkenny

Glanbia shares have fallen 42pc in the past year. Photo: Getty Activist shareholder in Glanbia, Clearway…

From typewriters and telexes to Apple Vision Pro headsets – why an obsession with improvement is vital for business success

THE COMMUNICATOR Regina Mangan of Liberty Blue estate agents pictured in Dungarvan, Co Waterford. Photo: Dylan…

‘Hey Bertie’ – Philip Reynolds’ latest venture is an AI co-pilot that helps founders flourish ‘or fail fast and move on’

Entrepreneur Reynolds and his co-investors are prepared to invest up to €200k in ideas they like,…