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Firms face big energy bills from landlords excluded from government support scheme: Ibec

The employers group said that there were issues with the scheme’s scope, design and eligibility criteria

Michael McGrath hails ‘strong momentum’ in economy as €7.5bn tax collected in January

New tax receipts show a 12 per cent increase in the amount collected driven by strong growth in income tax and Vat

Children’s hospital cost to rise again with extra €54m needed to cover inflation

Figures show the cost of the controversial project is still spiralling, with fears the eventual bill could reach €2 billion

Irish homeowners face mortgage hikes as banks raise rates again following fresh ECB increase

AIB and Bank of Ireland have both confirmed they will increase mortgage interest rates after the ECB raised rates by half a percentage point to 3%

Letter From America

Marion McKeone: A police officer I spoke with summed it up, ‘if you make them run, they make you pay’

In her new weekly column, Marion McKeone writes that the death of Tyre Nichols has brought the issue of racial justice in America to the fore once again

Government needs to recognise rise in risk of car park fires: expert

A consultant has said that the current regulations for car parks are “out-dated and ill-founded”

New hedge fund takes short bet against Smurfit Kappa

Almost €180 million of the paper company’s shares are now held by two funds taking a short bet

Croke Park more expensive than Wembley, but Katie Taylor fight scuppered by security costs

Officials have said the main issue was around who would pay to manage crowds around the Dublin stadium

Johnny Sexton invests in seltzer firm Dash as part of major €10m fundraise

The company sells its fruit-infused drinks in stores such as Donnybrook Fair

Film & Television

Film review: The Whale flounders in its muddled journey from stage to the screen

Darren Aronofsky’s maudlin reworking of Samuel Hunter’s play fails to live up to Brendan Fraser’s Oscar-nominated performance in this intensely claustrophobic space

Anton Savage: Only in Ireland do topical tropes come and go with the weather

Favoured cliché of the moment is that certain subjects are never talked about, despite celebrities and other ‘experts’ banging on about their lived experience ad infinitum – until we simply stop listening

Slow-paced thriller fails to deliver in this soap-like crime mystery

The third instalment in bestselling author Jane Harper’s Aaron Falk series keeps the reader waiting too long for both thrills and answers

Salesforce: Tech giant to cut 200 Irish staff as part of global layoffs

The figure represents around 10 per cent of the 2,100 workers the company employs at its Dublin office

Children’s hospital cost to rise again with extra €54m needed to cover inflation

Figures show the cost of the controversial project is still spiralling, with fears the eventual bill could reach €2 billion

Northern Ireland

UK government launches inquiry to discover if the Omagh bombing could have been stopped

A High Court judgement found plausible arguments that the 1998 attack, which left 29 people dead, may have been averted

European Parliament president thanks Ireland for response to Ukrainian refugee crisis

Roberta Metsola said Irish people have a long history of showing empathy, of caring, of standing up

Northern Ireland

UK government launches inquiry to discover if the Omagh bombing could have been stopped

A High Court judgement found plausible arguments that the 1998 attack, which left 29 people dead, may have been averted

European Parliament president thanks Ireland for response to Ukrainian refugee crisis

Roberta Metsola said Irish people have a long history of showing empathy, of caring, of standing up

New EU law would stop banks and insurers from penalising cancer survivors

The proposed new directive would require companies to disregard the medical history of cancer survivors after a period of time when issuing insurance plans or loans

Predicted UK recession ‘makes the case’ for a united Ireland

The SDLP has said Northern Ireland should return to the EU by joining with the Republic

Will joining the big banks pay off for Revolut?

The fintech start-up stands to gain from the exit of KBC and Ulster Bank, but has a long way to go to become a trusted global financial services player

The Blockbuster buster: Netflix’s Reed Hastings is moving on from movies

Reed Hastings had a vision of streamed video overtaking the movie rental market years ago and, having changed the face of entertainment, he is now stepping down from his chief executive role

Marion McKeone: Republicans seeking revenge for Trump have Hunter Biden firmly in their sights

Apart from its obsession with the US president’s son, the real objective of the ‘Biden Family Investigation’ appears to be to flood Joe Biden’s administration with a deluge of harmful allegations, distract the president and sink any bid for a second term

Letter From America

Marion McKeone: A police officer I spoke with summed it up, ‘if you make them run, they make you pay’

In her new weekly column, Marion McKeone writes that the death of Tyre Nichols has brought the issue of racial justice in America to the fore once again

John Walsh: Increasing property tax could do a lot more for the state’s coffers than a wealth levy

People can move assets to other jurisdictions to avoid a wealth tax, a problem that would not be there with a revised property tax

Frances Fitzgerald: The EU’s relationship with the US must not be based on fear

The European Union’s reaction to President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act could lead to further trade barriers across the Atlantic

Concern for Irish jobs as Workday and Hubspot become latest tech firms to cut staff

The two companies employ almost 3,000 people in Ireland

Dublin-based Assure Hedge raises over €15m for its FX hedging platform

Company extends funding round to €25 million due to heavy interest from investors

European Commission to seek regular updates from data watchdogs on Big Tech investigations

Irish Data Protection Commission has already been providing bimonthly updates to the European Commission since 2021

Corporate Enforcement Authority opens investigation into tech firm Altada

The Business Post has learned that a search warrant was executed on a premises last week on behalf of the state’s corporate watchdog

YA fiction is, like, booming

Almost half a million Young Adult fiction books were sold in Ireland last year, with murderous thrillers and witchy stories captivating teen readers

Film & Television

Film review: The Whale flounders in its muddled journey from stage to the screen

Darren Aronofsky’s maudlin reworking of Samuel Hunter’s play fails to live up to Brendan Fraser’s Oscar-nominated performance in this intensely claustrophobic space

Citroën expands its electric repertoire with the new e-C4 X

The often-innovative French brand is keen to distance itself from the mainstream market, and its new e-C4 X might signal the slow demise of the SUV

The Deluge: Complex chronicle of climate breakdown peppered with black humour and humanity

At close to 900 pages,

Anton Savage: Only in Ireland do topical tropes come and go with the weather

Favoured cliché of the moment is that certain subjects are never talked about, despite celebrities and other ‘experts’ banging on about their lived experience ad infinitum – until we simply stop listening

Detached five-bed offers traditional style with modern comfort in Knocklyon

This impressive €1.5 million family home in Dublin 16 is energy efficient, has an abundance of light and space and even comes with a dedicated cinema room

Commercial Property

Hospitality remains stable with suburban pubs outdoing their city centre counterparts

With the pandemic largely behind it, the hospitality sector is doing well in established city areas, while large suburban premises, such as the Black Wolf in Blanchardstown and the Three Tun Tavern in Blackrock, sold well

Commercial Property

Oakmount rolling back the years with meticulous restoration

The conservation-oriented developer transformed Rathmine’s Stella Cinema to its wondrous former glory, while this year it will unveil Clerys on O’Connell Street, the firm’s most ambitious project yet

Detached dormer bungalow in quiet scheme guiding €825,000

Four-bedroom home extending to 160 square metres is close to Castleknock village and the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre