Companies Industrial relations troubleshooter appointed chair of An Post A former FBD finance chief and an-ex Symantec exec were also appointed to An Post’s board
Telecoms Revenues slide at Virgin Media IrelandNumber of premises that can avail of Virgin’s services rises on back of deal with National Broadband Ireland
News Meet the luxury Irish travel agent helping tourists take cool-cationsThe Condé Nast travel specialist said high spending tourists are avoiding heatwaves in Europe to come to Ireland
Making it Work Irish AI firm Brightbeam aims for US entry by end of this yearThe company helps businesses make better use of AI, finding ways to adapt it for use in their processes
Companies Bonuses linked to diversity & inclusion are being challenged. Where do Irish companies stand?Companies have faced criticism that targets linked to diversity and inclusion are inflating bonuses
Companies Ardagh Metal Packaging posts $10 million loss in first half of 2024 Oliver Graham, the CEO of AMP, said that strong input cost recovery and lower plant operating costs had driven its adjusted Ebitda growth
Companies Irish marketing agency Ebow to double headcountEbow has sold a majority stake to Prosper², the UK-based business membership club
News Bord Gáis’ half-year profits top €51 millionResults place the company back in the black after a troubled few years of tumultuous energy prices
Companies Nestlé downgrades sales forecast as price hikes ease World’s biggest food firm has struggled to win back market share after inflation pushed shoppers to cheaper brands
Companies Grant Thornton crossroads: Three paths lay ahead of Irish partners. Here’s how they might play out Grant Thornton’s Irish partners face a big call on the future of a company that has grown ‘gangbusters’ in recent years
Companies ‘Six or seven million quid for my shares? That’s bloody good’: Cathal Friel on selling Hvivo stakeOn top of growing the value of a company, Friel said his ‘core skill’ was in picking the right executives to lead public companies beyond his involvement
Companies Cathal Friel sells off remaining stake in Hvivo Company chairman raised roughly €7.3 million from the transaction
Retail Lidl appoints Robert Ryan as new chief executive in IrelandJP Scally will take over as chief executive of Lidl France in August, after nine years at the helm of its Irish arm
Companies Greencore lifts full-year outlook on ‘strong profit conversion’The Dublin-headquartered convenience food firm reported a slight revenue dip as it exited low-margin contracts
Companies Tesla profits below expectations again as Musk demands investor patienceThe electric car maker’s expected lower-cost vehicle reportedly won’t enter production until at least next year
Companies Google parent Alphabet reports sales of $71 billion in second quarter, exceeding expectationsGoogle has rushed to weave artificial intelligence into all of its widely-used products
Companies Coca-Cola upgrades full-year outlook as revenues beat expectations Revenue at the drinks giant was $12.3 billion in the second quarter, above the average analyst estimate
Companies Sisk’s profits surge more than 550% on ‘very strong’ Irish construction activityThe building and contracting giant has seen its margins more than quadruple as profits reached €34 million
Aviation Ryanair shares fall as first quarter profit drops 46 per cent Q2 fares are expected to be “materially lower” than last summer
Tech National lobbying campaign needed to keep Ireland at front of AI race, warn tech giantsIndustry wants state to ‘systematically engage and influence’ development of AI rules as Europe races to keep pace with exploding sector