British pound surges as Johnson heads for election win Dec 13

Sterling hits highest levels against the euro since shortly after 2016 Brexit referendum... More »

Draghi says Europe must pull together as Trump targets WTO Dec 12

EU will toughen own laws to counteract loss of WTO’s appellate board, says Phil Hogan... More »

Permission granted for new €20m retail centre in Tullamore Dec 12

Riverside Centre will have 15 retail units, a cinema, cafes and restaurants... More »

Ryanair changed incentive scheme because it ‘would not’ hit targets, court hears Dec 12

Peter Bellew argues share options based on 2018 profit target were ‘completely obsolete’... More »

Ryanair altered incentive scheme as it ‘would not’ hit targets, court told Dec 12

Exiting executive Peter Bellew argues share options based on 2018 profit target ‘obsolete’... More »

Group behind Dublin’s Marco Pierre White restaurants to return to profit Dec 12

Directors expect a profit in the next year after a loss of over €260,000 in 2018... More »

Equities rise as Lagarde soothes investors with ECB debut Dec 12

Irish banks help Iseq to 0.6 per cent rise... More »

Profit plunges at Norbrook Holdings during ‘difficult’ year Dec 12

Manufacturing and supply-chain issues disrupted product supply during financial year... More »

Communicorp lifts ban on Currency journalists Dec 12

Editor Ian Kehoe says Currency team will stay off air while Irish Times ban remains... More »

Europe is poised to lead global growth in electric-car sales Dec 12

State incentives key driver of surge as sector gears up for major change... More »

Michael O’Leary ‘screamed and shouted’ at some staff, court told Dec 12

Meetings over pilot absenteeism had ‘bad outcomes’, Peter Bellew says... More »

Former Ryanair executive clashed with O’Leary over pilot discipline Dec 12

Court told that meetings to tackle pilot absenteeism sometimes had ‘bad outcomes’... More »

Peter Bellew claims he averted safety finding against Ryanair Dec 12

Former airline executive recounts ‘screaming and shouting’ meeting with regulator... More »

Saudi Aramco touches $2tn valuation on second day of trading Dec 12

Shares climb by the maximum daily limit... More »

ECB keeps policy unchanged with door still open to more stimulus Dec 12

Bank will continue buying bonds until rates are hiked... More »

ECB holds rates at record low at Lagarde’s first meeting Dec 12

Monetary policy unchanged and ECB will continue with bond-buying programme... More »

Co Clare company adding 100 staff to service Med Tech multinationals Dec 12

Modular Automation supplies customers like Johnson and Johnson and Boston Scientific... More »

Modular Automation to create 100 jobs in Co Clare Dec 12

Shannon-based company supplies medical technology products to multinationals... More »

Sean O’Sullivan’s SOSV raises $277m in oversubscribed fourth round Dec 12

Fund will invest in 150 new start-ups a year and to back other companies as they scale... More »

Sean O’Sullivan’s SOSV raises $277m in oversubscribed fourth fund Dec 12

Fund will invest in 150 new start-ups a year and back other companies as they scale... More »

N26 bank says it has hit 100,000 users in Republic Dec 12

Challenger launched in 2017 and plans to ‘significantly’ increase investment... More »

Record revenues at Web Summit as it agrees $2m investment in Amarathine Dec 12

Group reports sharp decline in pre-tax profits as employee numbers continue to rise... More »

Record revenues at Web Summit as $2m investment agreed in Amaranthine Dec 12

Group reports sharp decline in pretax profits as employee numbers continue to rise... More »

Property prices rise at lowest level since economic recovery Dec 12

Dublin house prices fell 1.5% in year to October, with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown down 7.1%... More »

Property prices rising at lowest level since December 2007 – CSO Dec 12

Dublin prices fell 1.5% in year to October with Dun Laoghaire Rathdown down 7.1%... More »

Consumer prices rise on higher rents and mortgage repayments Dec 12

Costs of education and in food and drink consumed outside the home also increase... More »

Phil Hogan seeks upgrade to EU law enforcing trade rules Dec 12

Move comes after WTO appeals body ceased to be able to handle new cases... More »