Profits at Irish arm of Coca-Cola rise to €2.1bn despite drop in turnover
Increase in value of Monster Beverage Corporation helps to lift profits
Dublin City Council’s five-year social housing goal falls 600 short of Department’s target
Under the Government’s Housing for All plan, an average of 9,500 new social homes are to be provided annually state-wide
Severe cut in fertiliser supply could see food prices spike this winter
Farmers are on the hook after gas hike forces cut in global production by a third, tripling costs and threatening feed supplies for livestock
First-time buyers needed average deposit of €52,000 in first half of 2021
Rising house prices are driving deposit amounts, according to the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland
Single-parent dating app raises €600k for US rollout
Entrepreneur Zöe Desmond kickstarted her successful Frolo website with €1 million of her own cash, but now backers include Flickr founder Caterina Fake
Jeweller claims he put €800k into account to avoid bank charges
Hynes cousins are standing trial for alleged fraud on their companies, with the liquidator seeking their personal liability for €4.8 million and €1.5 million of debt
Five Degrees: ‘There is no better group of individuals to make climate action an election issue than younger voters’
Senator Lynn Boylan’s proposals for protecting the environment include reducing the voting age to 16, making ecocide a criminal offence, turning her city back garden into a wildlife-friendly space and leaving the Energy Charter Treaty
Ian Guider: Serial objectors don’t help in trying to solve the housing crisis
There’s a whiff of Nimbyism in the air, with numerous building projects being legally challenged on various – and often questionable – grounds. Has it become too easy to do so?
Tome comforts: the very best books of 2021
Which of the year’s crop of books should you buy for yourself and your loved ones this Christmas? Allow us to be your guide: with gems from the genres of politics, memoir, culture and fiction, there’s something here for everyone
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Paddy Power to remove ‘risk-free’ betting from ads
The move follows a complaint in Britain after an ad campaign in the Sun newspaper and anticipates tighter rules on sector in Ireland
Single-parent dating app raises €600k for US rollout
Entrepreneur Zöe Desmond kickstarted her successful Frolo website with €1 million of her own cash, but now backers include Flickr founder Caterina Fake
Switch of Kerry Co-op chair may inject new life into €700m deal
Frontrunner for the role has signalled he would heal rift with Kerry Group after negotiations collapsed in April
Brokers back probe into Dolphin’s Irish arm
GPG redress group told investors it would fund the liquidator’s work, including legal action
Company Watch: Greencore takes stock after surprise departure of chief executive
Patrick Coveney’s generally successful tenure at Greencore, during which time it grew into Britain’s leading convenience food business, will be marred by the failed attempt to conquer the US
MEP calls for EU state aid rules to adapt to housing crisis
Kim van Sparrentak acted as rapporteur for an affordable housing report produced by the European Parliament in 2020, which said that European fiscal policies were restricting member states from investing sufficiently in housing provision
Supermarkets warned of new rules to prevent unfair trading practice
Agriculture minister said new regulation of relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain would come into force next April, overseen by new office of food ombudsman
Taxi drivers demand promised fare hike to offset record fuel costs
The National Transport Authority granted the increase over two years ago, but it was delayed due to the pandemic
Doherty threatens to proceed with controversial peat harvesting bill
Private horticultural bill to allow practice to resume is co-signed by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil senators, but has angered the Green Party
Seasonal employment permits plan should be scrapped, says Oireachtas committee
Commitee advises that firms should use regular permit process to avoid possible exploitation of foreign workers
‘Covid brought us to our knees, but the cyberattack was just a sucker-punch to the chest’
Medics describe the chaos in the wake of the HSE cyberattack in May of 2021 – and ask whether anything has been done to prevent a potential next one
Five Degrees: ‘There is no better group of individuals to make climate action an election issue than younger voters’
Senator Lynn Boylan’s proposals for protecting the environment include reducing the voting age to 16, making ecocide a criminal offence, turning her city back garden into a wildlife-friendly space and leaving the Energy Charter Treaty
Bank of Ireland’s €24.5m fine lays down a marker to all lenders
The bank has been fined an unprecedented sum by the Central Bank for failings in its IT resiliency that endangered both consumers and the financial system itself
‘Our plan is to basically humanise the gig economy’ – The big interview: John Ryan, founder of Gigable
John Ryan learned a lot about leadership as an army officer. Back in civilian life he pursued an MBA from UCD, which led to him founding Gigable, an app that connects businesses with freelance workers
Profile: Ralf Rangnick, interim manager at Manchester United
He may have no stuffed trophy case, but Ralf Rangnick, who takes the helm at Manchester United as interim manager, has plenty of experience creating a football superpower
Nphet’s mission creep has become a dystopian challenge to elected government
Nphet, the advisory body on the pandemic which has a history of making bad recommendations on mask wearing, antigen tests, air filtration in schools and the booster rollout, has begun promulgating its views in the media before presenting its advice to the government
Elaine Byrne: The only difference between a drugs victim and a ‘junkie’ is their address
For as long as we empathise only with middle-class addicts, we will fail to tackle crises like the ‘tsunami’ of crack cocaine in the less leafy green suburbs
John Walsh: Sinn Féin may find political prose harder than opposition poetry
Assuming it is the main player in the next government, the party is likely to soon find out that keeping its promises will come at a high price
Ian Guider: Serial objectors don’t help in trying to solve the housing crisis
There’s a whiff of Nimbyism in the air, with numerous building projects being legally challenged on various – and often questionable – grounds. Has it become too easy to do so?
‘Solidarity levy’ could be one of many new costs of a united Ireland
We need more information on the opportunities and challenges that a 32-county regime would bring for businesses as well as individuals
Content Llama aims to raise €15 million in next funding round
Donegal-based software business has 42 staff across Ireland, the Netherlands, Ukraine and South Africa, with 20 new roles to follow
Irish software firm Skillko to top €850k in revenue
Westport-based tech start-up is adjusting targets up to take account of yearly growth of 150 per cent
Irish firms treble Google product listings
Online B2B service Pointy has added another 600 retailers this year, listing over five million items on the global marketplace
Making It Work: Fintech looks to chat app commerce as the new ‘mega-trend’
The founders of Dublin fintech Cloda believe the Chinese practice of ‘conversational commerce’ will soon replace e-commerce as the most-used method of buying online
TritonLake aims to raise €221m with partnerships in new markets
The Dublin-based investment fund hopes to build out markets in London, Luxembourg, Toronto and Singapore
Tome comforts: the very best books of 2021
Which of the year’s crop of books should you buy for yourself and your loved ones this Christmas? Allow us to be your guide: with gems from the genres of politics, memoir, culture and fiction, there’s something here for everyone
The Great Resignation: Why are so many people quitting their jobs?
As the pandemic grinds on, more and more workers are re-evaluating their employment situations, and in many cases walking away. What does this huge shift in dynamics mean for the future of work?
Interview: Maria Dickenson, managing director, Dubray Books
The past 20 months or so have not been easy for local bookstores and the need to move to online sales has required an innovative and creative approach, as Maria Dickenson, Dubray’s managing director, explains to Róisín Burke
Holly Shortall: The lasting effect of media misogyny
We have come a long way from the blatant misogyny that hounded female celebrities in the noughties, but it hasn’t gone away
Wine: Big cheeses of the wine-pairing world
Choosing the best cheese to go with wine doesn’t need to be a dilemma with the high quality of Irish products on offer
Rich history meets modern cool in a Phibsborough period villa
Elegantly refurbished and renovated, Fernmount in Dublin 7 is on the market with a guide price of €895,000
House of the Week: Country residence with all mod cons and close to Maynooth
Woodbrook in Maynooth, Co Kildare, a spacious four-bed home in immaculate condition and built on a one-acre site, is on the market with a guide price of €750,000
Hi-tech family home with landscaped garden for sale in Blackrock’s Marino Park
The three-bed terraced home in an exclusive development off Mount Merrion Avenue has come to market with a guide price of €895,000
Fine Arts: O’Hara’s pride and joy up for grabs at Hegarty’s
The Hollywood superstar’s pearl necklace measures 18 inches long and will be the star lot at the December 7 auction
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
It’s December, so we’re finally allowed to get festive. Whatever your personal taste in decorations, there’s something out there to brighten your midwinter
Willie O’Reilly: Iniesta’s schoolboy error could cost him dearly
The former Barcelona playmaker is in hot water after he endorsed a cryptocurrency platform on Twitter without disclosing that he had been paid to do so
Oscar-winning director conjures up Christmas magic for Boots
The Bags of Joy campaign, centring on a three-minute short by Tom Hooper, hopes to create a similar buzz to that of the seasonal ads for John Lewis
Making it Work: Medical start-up develops new early test for prostate cancer
UCD spin-out EpiCapture has developed a groundbreaking method to avoid unnecessary invasive biopsies and treatments
Making It Work: First Shortcross whiskey raises the bar
Fiona and David Boyd-Armstrong of Rademon Estate Distillery are delighted with the success of their double-distilled Shortcross single malt, which won new whiskey of the year
Motoring: New Q4 e-tron offers entry point to an all-electric Audi
The new five-seat SUV compares well against other electric Audis which come with a higher price tag
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