Banking Lorcan Allen: Bankinter has its work cut out to bring real competition to Ireland’s mortgage marketThe Spanish lender will need time to grow its market share in Ireland as it seeks to erode the dominance of the two big pillar banks
Banking Ireland’s highest paid banker earned over €24 million in 2022The figures show the man is among the highest earning bankers across all of Europe
Companies Top Jobs: Beaumont Hospital, Bauer Media, Trinity CollegeIn a new weekly update for Business Post subscribers every Friday our business editor Lorcan Allen presents the best jobs on offer in Irish industry
Companies Profits fall sharply at Carbery Group after difficult year for dairy marketsThe West Cork co-op also reported a double-digit decline in full year sales
Insurance Insurance broker LHK Group agrees deal to acquire Dublin-based Finance OneThe deal is just the latest sign of the ongoing consolidation in the Irish insurance brokerage and wealth management sectors
Companies Profits fall at Kerrygold owner after dairy market correction in 2023Ornua, the farmer owned co-op, also completed a €40 million investment in 2023 to double the capacity of its Kerrygold Park facility in Cork
Agribusiness Supermarkets may be fined up to €10m for breaching supplier rules, new food regulator warnsNiamh Lenehan, chief executive of the An Rialálaí Agraibhia, said powerful retailers must take new rules to protect small food suppliers seriously
Companies Former Eirgrid boss Mark Foley to chair state-backed sustainable finance bodyIn a post on LinkedIn, Foley said he has been appointed the new chair of the International Sustainable Finance Centre of Excellence
Tax Business supports: Coalition plans tax rebate but rules out new Vat cutGovernment finalising package to help struggling firms offset rising costs
Stock Take Glanbia’s $300m deal for US flavours group looks expensive but should help boost profitsShares in the Kilkenny-based nutrition group fell slightly this week after it announced the largest deal in the company’s history
Companies Profit & Loss: donations to Paul McGinley’s foundation climb, while annual surplus drops at INMORevealing who is up and who is down as we go inside the world of Irish businesses
Tax Firms make push for PRSI rebate scheme to offset rising costsSimon Harris has created an expectation among business owners that a significant support package is on the way this summer
Stock Take Oil prices hold steady despite growing tensions in Middle EastThe price of Brent crude oil has fallen over the last week despite Iran launching a major attack on Israel
Companies Milk to mead: Brewers ‘will bid’ for Lakeland Dairies unwanted processing facilitiesThe chief executive of the Cavan-based dairy company said he expects microbreweries will vie for the co-op’s milk processing site in Monaghan town
Banking Profits at Bank of America’s Irish arm surgeThe US investment bank employs more than 1,000 people in Dublin, which acts as its European headquarters
Companies Lakeland Dairies reports sharp fall in profits for 2023 after dairy commodity prices plungedCavan-based dairy co-op booked a once-off €14.5 million impairment charge after announcing major restructuring plans last year
Energy Amazon ‘interested’ in operating contentious €1.2bn Clare data centreNew development is being built by Art Data Centres, an Irish firm - and has been subject to local opposition
Media Pedal power: JCDecaux in push for ‘strong brand’ to sponsor Dublin Bikes in €750,000-a-year dealJoanne Grant, head of the advertising giant’s Irish business, says the firm, the NTA and Dublin City Council have invested €15m over the last five years
Transport Fuel industry hits out at ‘ad-hoc’ plans to hit motorists with new toll and road chargesFuels for Ireland, the industry body, has said a comprehensive review of all transport charges and taxes was needed
Stock Take Ires Reit investors jockey for position as trading surges to highest level in a decadeA major shake-up of the shareholder base in the country’s largest private landlord continues to unfold