Siobhán Brett

Siobhán Brett

Courtroom dramas

Courtroom dramas

Some of Ireland’s most high-profile names, including those at the epicentre of the boom and bust, will be in court around the world this year. So, what can we expect?

Coppers and brass

Coppers and brass

Dublin’s Harcourt Street is infamous for its astonishingly profitable nightclubs, but the bosses who run the street’s hospitality businesses see an even brighter future in the hours of daylight, writes Siobhan Brett.

Pearson and Sheridan seeking €7m from Section 481 investors for new film project

Pearson and Sheridan seeking €7m from Section 481 investors for new film project

Two of the most high-profile figures in Irish film are tapping up tax break investors for €7 mi...

Jackie Lavin: Bill and I should be eligible for legal aid because businesses deserve it

Jackie Lavin: Bill and I should be eligible for legal aid because businesses deserve it

Jackie Lavin, businesswoman and partner of embattled car dealer Bill Cullen, has said that she an...

Profits down at ad agency DDFH&B. Ad agency recorded turnover of €26.2m

Profits down at ad agency DDFH&B. Ad agency recorded turnover of €26.2m

Ad agency DDFH&B made a pre-tax profit of €3.3 million last year, down from €3.5 million ...

What Katie did next Knock-out bank deal

What Katie did next Knock-out bank deal

Bank of Ireland has signed a three-year sponsorship contract with Katie Taylor. The reigning Iri...

The logic of the Irrational

The logic of the Irrational

R emoving “points of friction” online, improving websites’ conversion rates, and reducing c...

Irish retailers losing out in online sales

Irish retailers losing out in online sales

Can Irish firms really compete online against Amazon? Siobhán Brett reports

The ten-point guide to what Osborne has in store for Britain

The ten-point guide to what Osborne has in store for Britain

1. Tax changes Chancellor George Osborne announced plans to raise £3.5 billion (€2.8 billion)...

High-profile new releases boost books and film in 2014 Home-grown talent beats off the competition

High-profile new releases boost books and film in 2014 Home-grown talent beats off the competition

Both the book and film markets in Ireland were buoyed by a set of high-profile new releases this...

Artist Le Brocquy leaves estate valued at €6.48m: Unsold works by Dublin painter are worth millions

Artist Le Brocquy leaves estate valued at €6.48m: Unsold works by Dublin painter are worth millions

Irish artist Louis Le Brocquy, who died in 2012, left an estate valued at almost €6.5 million ...

Developer McKillen sues Channel Island newspaper Title is part-controlled by billionaire Barclay twins

Developer McKillen sues Channel Island newspaper Title is part-controlled by billionaire Barclay twins

A small, autonomous island 25 miles off the coast of Normandy in France, three miles long and a ...

Newstalk’s ratings on the rise thanks to the ‘Pat effect’

Newstalk’s ratings on the rise thanks to the ‘Pat effect’

Newstalk was the star of the third quarter Joint National Listenership Research (JNLR) report, bu...

An Post ‘abused dominant position’

An Post ‘abused dominant position’

An Post’s publications services product has attracted the scrutiny of the Competition Authority...

Irish photography magazine nominated for major award

Irish photography magazine nominated for major award

The publishers of an Irish photography magazine attended the annual Lucie Awards at Carnegie Hall...