A map of the world invites customers to stick red pins in the country they’ve travelled from. Ten red pins leave Ireland with some room to spare

This month our head chef Domini Kemp shares bright recipes to enjoy during this month. Photography by Dean Carroll.

Neil Morris, head of Amazon’s European cloud infrastructure operations, warned over the weekend the government must facilitate new data centre growth or face losing billions in investment

Saba has launched a new range of at-home products with Dunnes Stores Simply Better and these easy recipes showcase their delicious flavour. Partner content with Dunnes Stores Simply Better.

With Willy Wonka-style golden tickets, Airbnb is offering an overnight in the Ferrari Museum or a Fortnite battle royale with TikTok Star Khaby Lame

From avoiding online travel agencies to booking for the right season, here’s how to boost your chances of an upgrade

The chief commercial officer with the Port of Cork said it can only raise half of its required funding for offshore wind port upgrades

EU bank passporting offers efficiency, but the scale of the market and political realities will give European banks pause before jumping into Irish market

Sinn Féin in government would mean a bigger state and a shake-up to income tax for high earners

Correspondence seen by the Business Post shows

The MEP has called for a standalone Department of Energy

These three joint efforts have arrived just in time for summer

To celebrate their new at-home product launch with Dunnes Stores Simply Better, the team at Saba have shared these delicious recipes for you to try. Partner content with Dunnes Stores Simply Better.

Written by a fan favourite from season 13 of The Great British Bake Off, Janusz Domagala’s cookbook Baking with Pride is a delicious celebration of Pride and the LGBTQIA+ community. Publishing on May 9, 2024, these three recipes offer a gorgeous sneak peek at what he has in store

Salon software provider has raised €750,000 from backers that include Brian Caulfield and Dan and Linda Kiely

A takeover bid for the country’s one-time mining giant is a sign of how the optimism of three decades ago has disintegrated

Johnny Ronan is among the potential buyers of a slew of high-profile assets in receivership but he’s likely

Implosion of the Scottish National Party after nearly two decades in power suggests an exhausted party, out of ideas and struggling to connect, especially with younger voters

‘Urgent upgrades’ to water and electricity infrastructure are needed for housing and public transport projects to proceed

First quarter valuation declines were sharpest in the oversupplied office sector, where rents have now declined consistently since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic

Irish business and our regulators are watching the row over whether Britain’s financial watchdog can maintain its independence

Retail bank will fear cooling mortgage market and increased competition but cheer US Fed’s decision to hold interest rates high

Several third-level institutions are wrestling with financial difficulties

With Europe now heavily dependent on imports of US liquefied natural gas, a weaker euro could lead to fresh energy price inflation

Company has raised €1m of a planned funding round as it expects to hit profitability within the next few months

With the arrival of the Mbappé low-tax law, Real has become a paradise playground for the rich

National football association body has asked for bigger funding deal than what was given under previous €20m arrangement

New leader is going to be the shortest-serving taoiseach in the history of the state, far shorter than he has stated as his immediate ambition

The recommendation is contained in a review commissioned by Catherine Martin, the media minister

Regulators are having to grapple with a blurring of the lines between politics and traditional media – but an even bigger challenge exists online

The former Bank of Ireland chief executive said competition in the SME lending market should be much stronger

The company’s outgoing chairman was questioned by Michael Chadwick, one of his predecessors, at the AGM

Suspicion is Simon Harris already regrets his decision to reappoint Helen McEntee to Justice, but having made the decision, he has to stick with her

This week’s edition is packed with original stories and insightful analysis on business and politics

The Cork-based engineering services firm works with a host of blue-chip clients in the pharma and semiconductor sectors

Irish lenders’ price along with low levels of competition and a strong economy makes them attractive M&A targets

Attempt by Mediahuis to buy online news outlet TheJournal makes commercial sense, but such a concentration in ownership would have raised eyebrows

If Ryanair profits hit €2.2 billion or if the company’s share price remains above €21 for 28 consecutive trading days, then the chief executive’s bonus cashes out for him

Fresh warnings that Dublin’s water and energy infrastructure are at breaking point, are not surprising, but they are depressing as little or no progress has been made

Revealing who is up and who is down as we go inside the world of Irish businesses

Union has taken legal action over €214k fine it received for ‘disruptive’ protests on campus this year, amid escalating row with Linda Doyle

Commandeering vacant state-owned buildings is an obvious and long-overdue solution but tough decisions must be taken to avoid catastrophe

Limerick-based start-up has raised €1.3m to date and has other possible contracts in the pipeline

The European Investment Bank president details her busy week which brought her to Dublin for a series of events

Daryl Byrne said a range of incentives were needed to boost the Dublin bourse amid a flurry of criticism from industry experts

Neil Morris said Ireland was at risk of losing out to other countries as a result of its policy around data centres

Speaking exclusively to the Business Post, Neil Morris, Ireland lead for Amazon, spells out danger of moratorium to the economy

The Business Post takes a look at the scenes behind the stories

Dublin City Centre Traders Alliance is looking for contributions to fund a legal battle against the council’s traffic plan

Health remains the problem child as departments are warned to stay on target

Duncan Clark, head of Orsted’s operations in Britain and Ireland, said governments needed to respond to the inflation crisis hitting the sector

Director’s pick: Tale of Genji is the choice of Fionnuala Croke, director of the Chester Beatty Library

Cellissimo has become a major festival that reaches out in all directions ‘From Galway to the World’ to display the talents of so many great musicians

Do you have a great Irish-made food or drink product? Then the team at Maxol want to hear from you. Partner content with Homegrown at Maxol.

Speculation is rife among shareholders that this weekend’s AGM may be the last before Warren Buffett hands control over to his successor

The Saturday Kitchen host loves his vintage Vespa, but has no use for a wine-stopper

Ireland is way behind in its water, energy, transport, health and housing infrastructure and such deficits are badly damaging the economy, conference is told

Spat between Simon Harris and Rishi Sunak has opened fresh fault lines following years of strain because of Brexit

International Trade Institute guides business leaders through complexities of expansion abroad, focusing on trade policy, market selection and compliance

Sustainability is key to growth strategy of Laois-based engineering whose clients include Diageo and Pfizer

The Business Post keeps you up to date with bite-size servings of the latest in business, tech and current affairs

Irish Aviation Authority looks set to limit airlines at Dublin Airport to carrying 14.4 million passengers this winter

There are particular reasons why women should ensure that they have a safe and accessible emergency fund

Frances Fitzgerald spoke to the Business Post on her last working day as an MEP

Fiona Neary has written a compelling memoir about the dozens of foster children who came and went from her home in 1980s Mayo

As the Swedish city of Malmö prepares to host the 2024 contest, its organisers are looking to secure its financial future

Ahead of his appearance at this month’s Ballymaloe Festival of Food, chef Nico Reynolds shares four barbecue-focused recipes for you to try. All recipes serve 4-5.

Inside a busy and varied week of the chief executive of DAA which operates Dublin and Cork airports

Joined-up thinking, improving the speed of delivery, and bravery are some of the key qualities needed for Ireland to meet its current and future needs

The Business Post recaps the US markets’ most notable moments

EU adoption of directives like CS3D is paving the way for companies to make sustainability second nature

Overruns in the departments of health and integration mean there may be less to play with on Budget Day

Legal dispute between three generations of the Wright family has been settled

No 33 Northumberland Road boasts Victorian era details with modern, high-tech additions to create a stunning Dublin 4 residence

Four-bedroom house spans a generous 151 square metres with large rear garden

The visual artist’s priorities range from post-punk London to reflecting the urgent issues facing farming, food production and the environment

From artwork and silver, to a celebration of Irish woodturners

If you are on the search for a grand tourer this summer, look no further than lot 249, a 1963 Bentley S3 Continental drophead Coupe by Mulliner Park Ward which is estimated at €250,000 – €300,000

With many firms ‘just limping along’ until the October budget, SMEs are hoping new measures will provide targeted support in numerous areas

Director of menswear, footwear and accessories at Barbour, Ian Bergin, reveals his top picks for the season, the new arrivals worth shopping from the British heritage label and the one iconic style that will trump any trend

Houses in picturesque parts of the country that are ideal for weekend getaways

Growing investor confidence in the commercial sector is giving a boost to other sectors including retail and the office market, particularly in Ireland’s second city

Energy giant’s revenues are expected to be way down compared with last year, in a trend seen across big oil

The property comprises a modern, purpose-built, fully let retail park, comprising 13,470 square metres

Guide prices for the property are at €1.7 million for Unit 1C and €1.5 million for Unit 1D

Commercial agent Bannon has been instructed to handle the sale on behalf of the Catholic religious order

The proposed development includes a mix of six duplex apartments and six two-storey houses

Tallaght-based club swung from €1.5 million take-home profits in 2022 to a seismic loss last year

Investors and developers in search of a large landbank on the Dublin/Wicklow border are in luck.

Architect Dermot Bannon is an advocate for Compact Growth – a democratised approach to building homes in established and well-serviced areas as a means to alleviate the housing crisis

The presence of Israel in the annual song contest continues to generate controversy with less than a week to go before the first semi-final

Higher education experts have warned for years about the risks of state underinvestment. Now a series of controversies have brought university funding back into the spotlight

PwC’s 2024 Digital Trust Insights survey found that the proportion of businesses around the world that have experienced a data breach of more than €1M has increased by a third in 2023 compared to 2022 - from 27% to 36%.

Headquartered in Dublin, the company is forecasting full-year revenues of between $8.4bn to $8.7bn

Swedish company led by Bronwyn Brophy is to pay an initial €9.6 million for the firm with a potential earnout of €8.4m

Renewed calls from media industry for progress on long-awaited laws to reform how media operate

Your guide to major events in the world of business coming up this week

The financial services company promised continuity of services for customers

Connected at the Business Post is your source for the news that matters in technology and innovation, all told from an Irish perspective

Finance provider went live with a peer-to-peer lending platform in early 2017. However, in recent years it has shifted away from crowdfunding and towards institutional investors

The light-filled unit has a generous open-plan living space with high ceilings, attractive timber floors and a large window drawing in oodles of westerly sunshine

Work, rest or play, summer flats are the most versatile style to invest in this season

The fintech, which is based in TU Dublin, aims to become the de facto tipping software across Europe

Tech giant declared a combined $56 billion dividend to its parent, newly filed accounts reveal

Several universities could go to the wall in the next few years, with the Tories in little mood to bail them out.

The latest move means the government now holds a 32.6 per cent share of the bank

Yannis Stournaras made the comments in an interview

In a new weekly update for Business Post subscribers every Friday our technology and innovation editor Charlie Taylor presents the best jobs on offer

In a new weekly update for Business Post subscribers every Friday our business editor Lorcan Allen presents the best jobs on offer in Irish industry

With its great range of spa treatments, woodland walks and tasty food, this hotel scores highly when it comes to relaxation

Drawdowns slumped in the first quarter of the year, with a drop in both volume and values across all mortgage categories

Nadia Calviño, president of the EIB, was speaking at an IIEA event in Dublin following meetings with the Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance

As he launches a new range with Dunnes Stores, the Mayo-born entrepreneur is optimistic about the prospects for 2024

With protest groups continuing to face off over Gaza, there seems little prospect of an end to strife in a number of American universities

Company records 4.3% decline in quarterly sales but Wall Street had expected worse

New report into UL’s housing overspend suggests university doesn’t appear to have followed ‘any negotiation strategy’

In a private briefing at a London hotel, the Sinn Féin finance spokesman met with investors to discuss the party’s fiscal policies

The Business Post gets you up to date with the big stories of the day

Uisce Éireann, the semi-state water utility, has warned that the Dublin-Shannon water pipeline is needed to meet the state’s housing targets

Over lunch in Pearl Brasserie, the Simmons + Simmons partner discusses the prospect of a Sinn Féin government, the illusion of Irish wealth and why Ireland’s tax critics are wrong

A youthful set of winemakers is driving innovation right across the country’s winemaking regions

Frances Ruane, chair of the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council Ireland, warned the country was ‘nowhere near’ delivering its infrastructure ambitions on time

The Killarney Hotels company is ultimately owned by the Leibherr Group, a German-Swiss multinational that manufactures heavy industrial equipment

The new innovation is the result of a years-long initiative by Patagonia to eliminate much of the waste that accumulates when a surfer buys a new wetsuit

Event hears fledging entrepreneurs from outside Ireland can face extra hurdles in establishing businesses locally, but success is still obtainable

The company, which owns Woodies and Chadwick’s in Ireland, said the weaker economic outlook also hampered sales in the first three months of 2024

Group’s president Nadia Calvino said the money had been spent on climate infrastructure, schools and healthcare

An Bord Pleanála told the High Court this week it was conceding challenge taken by a developer

A new high-end beauty store, pizza through the post, and a vibrant pop-up all caught our eye this week

The Northern Ireland-born designer has just opened her first bricks-and-mortar store in Dublin

Speaking at the Glenveagh AGM Stephen Garvey, the property developer’s chief executive, questioned whether the caps were the having the desired effect

Alliance aims to bolster the improvement of working conditions of all pilots within IAG

Well-known songs by artists such as Drake, Rihanna and Bob Dylan will be back on the platform shortly

The chief executive said there were significant reductions in valuations in 2022 and 2023

Mannok Holdings, the Fermanagh-based manufacturer of cement and insulation products, saw its profit margins recover to above 14 per cent

The number of foreign investments won by Ireland plummeted almost 50 per cent last year as multinationals grappled with soaring inflation

Dean Siney, the NutriQuick managing director, said the company would expand its Blessington base and to bolster its workforce

Journalist Gwynne Dyer’s follow-up to 2008’s Climate War runs the rule over some possible solutions to global warming

The period property was designed to take full advantage of its original features but with 21st century style

With precious little real evidence to go on, the author manages to paint a vivid picture of a complex, heroic character

EML, the Australian owner of the business, was forced to book a €154m impairment charge as a result of the business failure

Outgoing chair Michael Cawley will tell AGM the company expects to repay €7.5 million to AIB two years ahead of schedule, as trading remains consistent with March results

With Keeper’s Heart, Nation has blended Irish and American whiskeys and come up with something totally new

The produce is handled with care at this city centre spot, resulting in well-curated dishes

The deal resolves a long-running dispute between the world’s biggest record label and the social media platform

Government has since proposed an amendment to exempt charities from a ban on betting advertising after significant lobbying from the sector

Lack of affordable housing is proving a major stumbling block for firms in the capital

Europe’s Stoxx 600 fell by 0.3 per cent, while the yen continued its slide against the dollar

Analysts highlight that capital is “materially in excess” of management’s target