Health HSE braces for legal claims over cyber attackExecutive is preparing to notify thousands of people whose data was stolen in last May’s breach
business ‘Unprecedented opportunities’ for Irish firms to thrive in Nigeria, ambassador saysAfrican nation keen to address ‘lopsided’ trading relationship, where Irish exports to Nigeria in 2020 were worth $342m while imports totalled just $12m
Companies Sales hit €433m at Boots Ireland as retailer enjoys post-Covid bounceRevenues rose 14% at the company’s 90 Irish stores in 2021 as profits moved upwards
Legal Affairs Barrister profession seen as ‘out of touch’ with general public, report saysLarge solicitor firms ‘encroaching’ on areas of traditional expertise, according to a strategic review conducted by EY for the Bar Council
Out of office Iberdrola builds first battery storage project in Meath; EU to pass corporate tax lawYour essential round-up of the latest business news
WORK LIFE Younger people more productive working in office setting, survey suggestsThose aged 18 to 24 also reported greater difficulties with switching off compared to those over 35, research from iReach shows
Out of office Out of Office: Novartis slash 8,000 roles; Donohoe rules out emergency budgetYour essential round-up of the latest business news
Media Staff at Sunday Times and Times Ireland offered voluntary redundancy in overhaulCompany has told three quarters of its 20-person staff they will have to re-apply for their jobs
Companies Eddie Hobbs counts ‘economic war against Russia’ among main risks to his companyProfits at the company run by the outspoken financial adviser and former TV presenter nearly tripled in 2021
Energy State moves to close EU case over controversial Galway wind farmFines relating to Derrybrien development total €13 million since 2019
Companies ‘Significant progress’ made in rollout of National Broadband Plan, politicians to hearNational Broadband Ireland says there is now ‘real momentum’ behind the project which has been beset with missed targets so far
Legal Perpetrators of domestic violence should have to leave their homes, minister says Helen McEntee says she wants to find ways of getting around the current ‘legal barriers’ that protect those who commit domestic violence
Media Journalists at Sunday Times and Times Ireland edition face redundancy threat Some 15 out of 20 editorial staff at the Dublin-based operation have to reapply for their jobs as part of a cost cutting plan
Out of office DAA ‘confident’ over queue management as Defence Forces on standby; masks back on the agendaYour essential round-up of the latest business news
Permanent TSB Permanent TSB to raise fees for business customersThe changes will result in some fees being more than doubled for business current account holders
‘Low risk’ of major roads projects being abandoned due to inflation‘No projects presently under construction’ will be abandoned, Transport Infrastructure Ireland tells Public Accounts Committee
Transport Private firms making thousands a month in unclaimed toll change from motoristsCompanies who operate toll plazas under an arrangement with Transport Infrastructure Ireland made an average of €17.8m in 2021
Companies Cork-based Workvivo raises $22m in new fundingCompany’s valuation triples following series B funding led by Tiger Global
Climate & Environment ‘Limit’ to how much agricultural emissions can be reduced without cutting national herd‘Significant challenges’ around reduction of methane within Ireland’s pasture-based livestock production system, TDs to hear
Housing Construction inflation risks scuppering social housing projects, expert group warnsIrish Council for Social Housing tells Oireachtas committee that approved housing bodies are finding it harder to secure sufficient levels of professional indemnity when obtaining loans