Tech Microsoft launches AI training programmes for rural IrelandThe company will be running four hour courses throughout the country
Companies Unilever to slash 7,500 jobs worldwide Consumer goods giant employed 93 staff at its Irish subsidiary in 2022
News Diageo names John Manzoni as new chair Former senior British civil servant will replace reigning board leader Javier Ferran, who is retiring in February 2025
Companies Increase tax relief on employee share schemes to €20,000 or lose FDI, business groups warnDepartment of Finance told it must increase tax efficiency of share plan structures for multinational corporations if IDA Ireland is to keep winning investment
Companies Over 150 people hold directorships at 25 companies raising governance concernsA law was introduced in 2014 to limit the number of directorships but the government lacks the data to appropriately track those that breach it
Markets Cathal Friel: ‘No appetite’ among stockbrokers to support small-cap listings to Irish exchange Donegal businessman says it is ‘really difficult’ for small cap firms to attract the interest of Dublin-based brokers
Markets Cathal Friel led green metals firm announces London IPO European Green Transition - of which the serial entrepreneur is the non-executive director - hopes to go public on London’s AIM
The Big Picture Vincent Boland: Yes the value of stock markets are soaring, yet IPOs are in steep decline The market shrinkage is mostly a western, mainly European phenomenon, while markets in Asia continue to grow
From the Editor This week: State finally admits housing targets inadequate: firms face spiking water billsWe’ve a packed edition today that also includes another rare insight into the inner workings of Ireland’s law firms
Five Degrees of Change Tomás Sercovich: Ireland has right size and right culture to drive corporate sustainabilityThe chief executive of Business in the Community Ireland explains the policy and personal changes he would make for a greener world
Companies Going overboard? Scores of executives breach law by acting as directors of more than 25 firms eachAn investigation by the Business Post has found breaches of the limits on directorships, leading to concerns about good governance at firms
News Albert Manifold of CRH was top paid chief executive last yearThe 61-year-old received a total package worth over €12 million
Companies British activist investor takes stake in Ires ReitAsset Value Investors, a London-based activist, bought shares on Thursday and now holds a 1.8 per cent stake in the Irish property company
Companies Kerry Group boss Edmond Scanlon’s bonus trebles to €1.3m The chief executive’s total pay for 2023 was €4.6 million
Markets Explainer: Why €1.5bn bet against Smurfit Kappa is sign of faith in WestRock ‘mega-merger’Funds have taken short positions against nearly 14 per cent of Smurfit stock – but it’s not what it looks like
Aviation Taking off: Irish spending on flights hits record levelsMore than €210 million was spent with airlines in January and February 2024
Companies Activist investor takes stake in Greencore – reportsA Hong Kong based group is frustrated with the sandwich maker’s lack of dividend
Companies Ires Reit’s largest shareholder sells 10m shares following chief executive appointmentCapreit dropped its stake to 14.4 per cent on Thursday
Companies Vodafone to sell its Italian business in €8 billion dealShareholders to get €4 billion through buyback after sale to Switzerland’s Swisscom
Making it Work Airtel flying even higher with latest generation of ‘mission-critical’ flight equipmentThe Dún Laoghaire-based company has been plotting a course – literally and figuratively – to advance its prominent pilot communications platform