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Cónal Thomas

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Planning

Two more senior members of An Bord Pleanála leave planning body

Departure of Michelle Fagan and resignation of Maria Fitzgerald comes amid a backlog of cases at the state agency
  • Cónal Thomasand
  • Killian Woods
  • 05:00
Companies

Financial advisory firm Metis Ireland buys Davy out of stake in company

Firm now wholly owned by board members and senior management, including Carl Widger and former Dublin GAA footballer Paddy Andrews
  • Cónal Thomas
  • March 16, 2023
Tech Slowdown

Meta staff in Ireland to be informed on Wednesday after new job cuts announced

Mark Zuckerberg today announced 10,000 more roles are to be cut at the Facebook-parent company
  • Cónal Thomas
  • March 14, 2023
Gender Equality

Referendum on removing reference to woman’s ‘life within the home’ to be held in November

The campaign for the referendum is expected to begin at the end of September
  • Cónal Thomas
  • March 8, 2023
Tech

Google pulls funding for upgrade of public streets around European HQ in Dublin

Dublin City Council says Google ‘remains committed to the project, but is unable to commit additional resources at this stage’
  • Cónal Thomas
  • March 8, 2023
Pharma

Pharma giant Gilead Sciences announces €45m expansion of Cork base

Construction for the new facility is to start in April 2023 and is expected to take 19 months
  • Cónal Thomas
  • March 2, 2023
Tech

PayPal to close Dundalk office as 62 redundancies announced

Job cuts represent about 3 per cent of the comapny’s workforce in Ireland of around 2,100
  • Cónal Thomas
  • March 1, 2023
Economy

Ibec upgrades forecast as inflation predicted to fall below 4%

Business lobby group says prolonged recession in Europe is unlikely this year due to reduced exposure to energy price inflation
  • Cónal Thomas
  • February 27, 2023
Brexit

Von der Leyen to travel to London to meet Sunak after ‘very significant progress’ made on NI Protocol

Tánaiste Micheál Martin said today he hoped a deal would satisfy the Democratic Unionist Party to the point where they would re-establish power-sharing in Northern Ireland
  • Cónal Thomas
  • February 26, 2023
Politics

Holly Cairns to become next Social Democrats leader

The Cork South West TD, who runs unopposed, confirmed on Sunday that she would be putting herself forward for the leadership role
  • Cónal Thomas
  • February 26, 2023
Politics

Roisín Shortall and Catherine Murphy to step down as co-leaders of Social Democrats

Both leaders said ‘we feel that now is the time to hand over the leadership reins to the next generation’
  • Cónal Thomasand
  • Michael Brennan
  • February 22, 2023
Transport

Demand for used electric vehicles jumps 270% in January

Survey from Done Deal finds majority of EV drivers in Ireland have no plans to change back to petrol or diesel
  • Cónal Thomas
  • February 21, 2023
Companies

Ikea opens new plan-and-order store in Drogheda

New location allows customers to book planning consultations with Ikea to design their kitchen and bedroom
  • Cónal Thomas
  • February 20, 2023
Banking

Permanent TSB closes deal for Ulster Bank’s SME loan book after transfer of 3,200 accounts

Purchase of Business Direct is part of a wider transaction which includes the transfer of €5.2 billion performing non-tracker residential mortgages
  • Cónal Thomas
  • February 13, 2023
Tech

Microsoft cuts 120 jobs in Ireland

The tech giant informed staff of the level of job losses on Thursday
  • Aaron Roganand
  • Cónal Thomas
  • February 9, 2023
Energy

Wind farms in Ireland produced record 41% of electricity in January

Industry warns over delays in planning system slowing delivery of new wind projects in Ireland
  • Cónal Thomas
  • February 8, 2023
Drinks

Whiskey distillers target full recovery in visitor numbers but figures still down on pre-Covid levels

Survey from Irish Whiskey Association finds 677,000 people visited Irish distilleries last year
  • Cónal Thomas
  • January 24, 2023
Politics

Donohoe to make second Dáil statement as postering controversy rumbles on

Fine Gael ministers are hopeful that the intervention will finally put an end to the controversy – but opposition TDs will be keen to apply maximum pressure
  • Cónal Thomasand
  • Donal MacNamee
  • January 24, 2023
Transport

Low uptake for EV chargers in apartment blocks as grant scheme runs into difficulties

Government grant part of a range of measures aimed at increasing use of electric vehicles in Ireland
  • Cónal Thomas
  • January 23, 2023
Jobs

Supermarket chain Aldi announces 360 new jobs in Ireland

Retailer signals ambition to fast-track its €73 million Dublin expansion plan, which will see 11 new stores open across the next five years
  • Cónal Thomas
  • January 23, 2023

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