Average motor premium went up 9pc last year, with claims costs also on the rise

Average cost of cover now €623 a year Stock image The average motor premium increased by…

Profits fall at Gowan Group to €15.3m as revenues down 10pc to €532.29m

New consolidated accounts filed by the Maughan family- owned Convest Ltd – the ultimate owner of…

Manna refused permission to use existing Dublin base for drone delivery operations

The drone delivery firm says it will appeal the Fingal County Council refusal to An Coimisiún…

Former PTSB chief to appeal Central Bank’s €80k tracker mortgage penalty

Mr Guinane was the only individual pursued by regulators over his role in the tracker mortgage…

French lawmakers risk Donald Trump’s ire as they hike tech tax

US president Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters Benoit Berthelot and William Horobin Bloomberg Today at 06:30 French…

Billionaire John Malone to step down as chair of media and telecoms empire

News of the retirement of Mr Malone (84) was first reported by the Financial Times. He…

Old Head of Kinsale continues to benefit from visiting US golfers as profits hit €5m

New accounts show that pre-tax profits rose sharply at Ashbourne Holdings Ltd as revenues increased by…

Luxembourg regulator found ‘no valid argument’ to reject Israeli bond shift from Ireland

Move followed political and public pressure in Ireland over war links Gabriel Makhlouf, governor of the…

Rathcoole auction will test ‘hope value’ for land in south-west Dublin

23.5 acres at Crockshane, Rathcoole, Co Dublin 23.5 acres at Crockshane, Rathcoole, Co Dublin An interesting…

Director took €45,000-a-month from packaging firm before it collapsed

Jackie Brady told the High Court she had been receiving a “monthly spousal transfer” of €31,662…

Restructure values OpenAI at $500bn with options to raise cash

CEO Sam Altman will not get equity in new corporation Sam Altman of OpenAI Stephen Nellis…

C&C reports 4pc drop in revenue over the last six months

The Dublin-headquartered company said this principally reflected the transfer of Budweiser distribution in the Republic of…

Walls Construction profits increased to €36.56m

Stock image: Getty Pre-tax profits at the builder of the Central Bank HQ and the 3Arena…

Employers told to prepare for tension as new laws mean they must reveal salary ranges in job ads

Employers need to start preparing for new pay-transparency rules that could create tension in workplaces It…

Bank of Ireland reports continued rise in deposits to €105.5bn

The bank said the increase largely reflects growth in its Irish Everyday Banking division – household…

Italian companies ask Irish High Court to order Meta to restore accounts

BHBlasted Srl Societa Benefit, BHBroke Srl and BHN Ailed Srl claim Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd disabled…

Eoin McGee answers: ‘We’re finding it hard to live on our state pension and struggling to pay our health insurance. Should we take out a €50,000 lifetime loan to cover our costs?’

Lifetime loans are a type of equity release aimed at people who are at least 60…

Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts

The figure represents a small percentage of Amazon’s 1.55 million total employees, but nearly 10pc of…

Major cloud firms are expected to spend $400bn on AI this year

As America’s tech titans report earnings this week, the question looms large as to whether the…

PayPal and OpenAI announce digital wallet deal

The agreement means that starting from next year, both sides of PayPal’s customer base can plug…

One in four SMEs face closure if attacked by hackers

The research was conducted by B2B International on behalf of Vodafone, with a sample size of…

Supermarkets urged to slash food prices amid hopes grocery inflation may have peaked

After Lidl led way with cut to milk prices, its rivals followed suit – and now…