UN report finds bomb threat that grounded Ryanair flight in Belarus was ‘deliberately false’
New report details inconsistent evidence presented by Belarusian authorities, while the air traffic controller who downed Ryanair flight 4978 cannot be contacted
Productivity in construction has been ‘poor’ — new LDA boss
Cormac O’Rourke says builders ‘continue to execute a traditional site-based approach’ and the LDA will ‘encourage standardisation and modular construction’
Housing developments approaching ‘viability tipping point’
Aecom report predicts construction cost inflation of approximately 3 per cent this year and tender price inflation of 5 per cent
Susan O’Keeffe: Intelligent, joined-up, long-term planning for change would begin to honour Ashling Murphy
If we do not recognise the scale and depth of this challenge, then all those expressions of concern turn to mere platitudes
Data centre electricity consumption increased 144% since 2015
Data centres now consume almost the same amount of Ireland’s electricity as all rural dwellings in the country combined
Snapfix sees the bigger picture with €1.75 million funding round
Cork founder Paul McCarthy sees Snapfix’s photographic task management tool becoming ‘the global platform for getting things done around the world’
Can Ireland For Law sell the state as a global litigation destination?
The government’s new marketing strategy hopes to encourage international companies to look to this country for litigation and legal advice. Can it achieve its ambitious goals?
Glass half full: taking the measure of the minimum unit pricing initiative
Minimum unit pricing aims to reduce alcohol-related illness and death, as it has done in other countries – but its efficacy here is likely to be tested by everything from legal challenges to cross-border shopping
Meet Dolf Stockhausen, the entrepreneur who says he can mature whiskey in a week and wants to do it in Ireland
Stockhausen claims to have developed a process that makes top-tier whiskey in days rather than years. But will Irish whiskey accept his methods?
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Second-hand home prices in Dublin set to rise by 6% ‘at a minimum’ in 2022
‘Extremely low supply’ is linked to continued inflation, according to Lisney
Housing developments approaching ‘viability tipping point’
Aecom report predicts construction cost inflation of approximately 3 per cent this year and tender price inflation of 5 per cent
Irish Life rebukes Limerick council over ‘negative’ plans for shopping centre
Life and pensions group criticised the local authority over a proposal to rezone a retail park it owns on the outskirts of Limerick city centre
Frontline workers to get €1,000 pandemic bonus
Tax-free payment will be given to 100,000 staff who worked in ‘Covid-19 exposed healthcare environments’
Vaccine exemption on medical grounds held up by legal and logistical problems
Consideration is being given to a system to facilitate people who can’t be vaccinated for medical reasons
New ‘lottery’ system to distribute cost-rental homes
Darragh O’Brien, the Minister for Housing, has signed new regulations which require that an “independently-verifiable lottery” should be used to select households for new cost-rental homes when there is excess demand
Ryan concerned about EU plan to include gas as a ‘green’ investment
Officials set to raise issue in Brussels after they have scrutinised European Commission’s new ‘sustainable finance taxonomy’
Ministers approved €53k salary boost for new Horse Racing Ireland chief
Suzanne Eade was appointed to the role late last year on an annual wage of €190,000, despite the starting salary for the position being €137,356
Frost says he was ‘never taken seriously’ during Brexit and NI protocol talks
The former Brexit negotiator has also claimed that many top EU officials are ‘heavily invested in Brexit failing’
Half of state-backed renewable projects are behind schedule
A total of 82 projects were successful in the RESS 1 auction process held in 2020, which are supposed to add 1,275 megawatts of renewable energy to the national power grid
Glass half full: taking the measure of the minimum unit pricing initiative
Minimum unit pricing aims to reduce alcohol-related illness and death, as it has done in other countries – but its efficacy here is likely to be tested by everything from legal challenges to cross-border shopping
Can Ireland For Law sell the state as a global litigation destination?
The government’s new marketing strategy hopes to encourage international companies to look to this country for litigation and legal advice. Can it achieve its ambitious goals?
Meet Dolf Stockhausen, the entrepreneur who says he can mature whiskey in a week and wants to do it in Ireland
Stockhausen claims to have developed a process that makes top-tier whiskey in days rather than years. But will Irish whiskey accept his methods?
Public sector changes: Rolling back the ‘free’ hours, but at what cost to the state?
The troika-driven deal which obliged nurses, gardaí and civil servants to do extra work hours is set to reversed, but what will the impact be?
‘If you’re to stay in this game, you have to be lean and mean’ – The Big Interview: Paul Connell of Pure Telecom
The chief executive and co-founder of Pure Telecom is talking diversification – moving outside the traditional broadband space into new areas such as insurance, TV and energy
Dan O’Brien: Our national inferiority complex fuels the move towards angry populism
Ireland is a reasonably well-functioning country by European standards, but you wouldn’t think it to listen to the rising number of ‘failed staters’
Lucinda Creighton: Johnson’s ability to bounce back may be about to desert him, along with his party colleagues
While Boris Johnson once beguiled British voters with his bumbling antics, he has made many enemies on his way to the top – something which is now coming back to bite him
Pat Rabbitte: It’s not ‘favouring’ austerity if you have no choice
Ireland in 2011 had lost its financial sovereignty and going against the troika would have meant financial ruin. The then government’s options were to make it work, or make it worse
Ian Guider: Unvaccinated staff now in the firing line of concerned businesses
An increasing number of companies are encouraging their workers to get the Covid-19 vaccine jab, but some are being more forceful about it than others
John Walsh: Proposal to cut working hours has dealt public sector reform a fresh blow
A seemingly irreversible agreement made during the bailout to improve public sector productivity has been thrown out in a move that demonstrates the difficulties of implementing real reform
Hosted Kitchens to raise €10m for overseas expansion
Dublin-based tech firm, which offers software to support pop-up delivery food service clients, aims to increase its workforce sixfold in next two years
Facebook moderators from across Europe bring first legal actions to Irish High Court
A Barcelona-based former content moderator has sued the social media giant, whose European headquarters are in Dublin, for damages related to alleged psychological injury
Mental health start-up Fettle aims to raise €7m in funding
Fettle’s online service matches clients with therapists and while it now has 30 counsellors on its books it expects to have 50 by the end of this month.
Eddie Jordan gets breathing space to compile Playtech bid
JKO Play has until January 26 to make a play for the £3 billion gaming software giant
The Gadget Guru: JBL Tune Wireless 255 Earbuds, Whoop 4.0 and NobaOne
A well-priced set of earbuds, an updated fitness tracker and a convertible bike are reviewed this week
Kenneth Branagh interview: ‘The ground from beneath my feet had been taken away and now I was walking on sand: if ever there was a living metaphor for instability, it was that’
Kenneth Branagh’s new film, Belfast, which covers the start of the Troubles and the effect it had on the actor as a nine-year-old boy, has been given a universally positive reception and could well put him in line for an Oscar
Rosemary MacCabe: an essay
In this essay for the Business Post Magazine, Rosemary MacCabe writes about body image, pregnancy and about finally becoming more comfortable in her own skin
Breaking Point: A gripping and incisively written debut that confronts every parent’s worst nightmare
Edel Coffey’s tale about the aftermath of the death of a child moves with the pace of a thriller while confronting the societal pressures felt by parents, and mothers in particular
It’s all in the game: The rise and rise of esports
With traditional sports intermittently shutting down during the pandemic, the burgeoning genre of esports – playing video games competitively – has filled the gap for huge numbers of people, and its appeal shows no sign of diminishing
Janis Ian interview: ‘With this album, I feel for the first time in my life that I’ve lived up to my talent’
The veteran singer/songwriter’s new album, The Light at the End of the Line, will also be her last – the culmination of a singular and eventful musical career
New year deals show no winter cooling of market
Plenty of big-ticket sales items in the pipeline have prompted agents to predict that 2022 will be another good year
Editor’s Choice: A Greystones four-bed that ticks all the boxes
No 8 Glenheron Walk in Co Wicklow is now on the market with a guide price of €625,000
House of the Week: Secluded three-bed home in a sunny Dublin 14 enclave
No 10 Ardilea Downs is one of 32 luxury homes built on on Mount Anville Road in Goatstown. With a recent renovation and reconfiguration that includes a new sun room, it is on the market for €1.025 million
Ask the Designer: What can I do to prepare my house for sale?
It may be a seller’s market at the moment, but presenting a property at its best is more about being prudent than personal
Interiors: Slow and steady wins the decorating race
When upgrading your interiors, never fall into the trap of seeing it as a finite task to be completed within a specific time frame
Willie O’Reilly: RTE should enjoy its successful spin on the dance floor
The punters are crying out for a bit of sparkle and fun to carry us through the dark months, and Dancing With the Stars is a perfect fit
NYT’s Athletic move a big bet on future of digital subscriptions
The US paper’s recent acquisition of the sports website for $550m is the latest move in its strategy of transitioning towards this model
Making It Work: Getting a taste for the finer gastropub
The new owners of the Purty Kitchen in Dún Laoghaire hope to bridge the gap between high-end restaurant and cosy local pub
Motoring: iX marks the spot for BMW’s luxury electric SUV
It’s expensive, for sure, and its styling has sharply divided opinion, but if you can get past that, the new BMW iX is a highly impressive car
Allergy Standards aims to set new benchmark for good air quality
Two decades after starting a business to certify allergy-safe products, Dublin doctor John McKeon has now expanded the company’s remit to include improving the indoor air environment
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