The Big Interview ‘People are planning their own funerals now’ – Massey Bros on Ireland’s changing attitude to deathSusan Guinan and Mary Cunniffe say there has been a major shift in the industry, with an increase in cremation over burial and a rise in pre-planning services
Companies Losses narrow at Dublin-based Hostelworld as bookings soarRevenue jumped to almost €70m as the firm benefited from the return of travel abroad
Health Tony O’Brien: Playing the Covid blame game won’t help us to deal with the next health crisisLet’s not waste time pretending there was a ‘perfect’ way our leaders could have handled the pandemic – we need real learning, not recriminations
Health €8m ‘unrecoverable’ after HSE bought ventilators with no business caseAn in-depth report found the health organisation placed orders for 10 times the number of ventilators it needed
Aviation Shannon in talks to open new air routes as sector recoversWith an 88 per cent rebound last year on 2019 passenger numbers, Shannon Airport Group head Mary Considine has sights set on growth
Aviation Aer Lingus returns to profit for the first time since the start of Covid-19The airline group reported a full year operating profit of €45 million for 2022 thanks to a strong recovery in leisure travel last year
Companies Waterford Crystal owner records pandemic loss of €516,000 in 2020Turnover at the company fell to €8.3 million in 2020, down from €16.6 million in 2019, due to Covid-19
Business Post's View Editorial: Crises can’t be used by government to abandon checks and balances around spendingWhile the government has had to spend billions of euro on emergency supports, it is concerning that Dáil oversight rules were ignored as large sums of money were transferred between government departments
The Big Interview Lisa Ainsworth predicts sales of €5m this year for her venture Nuwave SensorsBusinesswoman and electronic engineer Lisa Ainsworth together with her husband founded Nuwave Sensors, a company that designs and manufactures smart sensors that monitor air quality in controlled environments
Travel Ryanair’s passenger traffic soars by 69% in JanuaryThe airline recorded strong profits in the final three months of 2022 with strong demand for travel as lockdowns were lifted
Aviation ‘Bright prospects’ as Shannon Airport passenger numbers up 300 per cent A further boost is expected from May this year when a new daily non-stop seasonal service to Chicago commences
Companies Tourist demand for European city breaks strong, says easyHotel bossAffordable hotel chain chief executive says business revenues are up 37 per cent compared to pre-pandemic levels, and there are no signs of a slowdown
Feature ‘Location and cost are key’: Finding the right remote working hub, from Portlaoise to Buttevant The post-pandemic demand for remote working spaces has been slower than expected, but later lie-ins, shorter commute times and cheaper rents are beginning to win over employers and employees alike
The Last Post Matt Cooper: Refugees and immigrants need more than our good intentionsWe need to talk about how we’re welcoming refugees and immigrants – and whether we need to put temporary limits on that welcome
Covid-19 Second booster vaccines extended to people aged 18 to 49Covid-19 cases have increased to 3,809, compared to 3,118 the previous week, with 737 people in hospital with Covid-19
Health One year later, thousands of frontline staff left waiting for Covid bonus paymentThe €1,000 bonus, announced in January 2022, has been approved for just over a third of non-HSE bodies
Analysis Comment: ‘Covid provided a whole new excuse to long-finger the effort required to tackle climate change’Covid provided a whole new excuse to long-finger the effort required to tackle climate change with real purpose or determination, writes Susan O’Keeffe
Closures Expert signals end to ‘corporate wonderland’ for failing firmsGraham Kenny, a partner at Eversheds-Sutherland, warns of a wave of insolvencies as state supports and creditor forbearance evaporate
The Big Interview 'We're pulling all the levers to get drivers, but every bus operator is recruiting too' - Dervla McKay, AircoachThe managing director of Aircoach says business is now bouncing back but that it’s very difficult to recruit enough drivers, as with the unsociable hours involved, the pandemic has made people reassess their priorities
Tech Twitter stops policing Covid-19 misinformation under MuskMore than 11,000 accounts had been suspended and over 97,000 pieces of misleading content removed from the time Twitter introduced its policy in January 2020
