Movers and shakers Movers and shakers: AIB, Lidl, Pepper Advantage, CollenYour weekly definitive guide from the Business Post team of the biggest moves in corporate Ireland
Media ‘A reward for inefficiency and bad practice’ - Virgin Media Television hits out at RTÉ funding planThe commercial station’s boss said she was ‘extremely disappointed’ by the government’s decision not to recognise its years of delivering public service content
Movers and shakers Movers and Shakers: Mason, Hayes & Curran; Finn Partners; Speed Fibre Group; Eversheds SutherlandYour weekly definitive guide from the Business Post team of the biggest moves in corporate Ireland
Movers and shakers Movers and Shakers: Davy, SMBC Aviation, NDRC, ScurriYour weekly definitive guide from the Business Post team of the biggest moves in corporate Ireland
Banking AIB cuts lending rates in light of European Central Bank cutThe bank said it had taken a ‘very measured approach’ to rate increases over recent years
Aviation Aer Lingus and Ialpa accept Labour Court invite in fresh bid to resolve deepening pay rowA work-to-rule is set to begin on Wednesday with an eight hour strike to follow on Saturday
Interest Rates ECB moves ahead of US and UK policymakers as it cuts interest rates for first time in five yearsThe governing council said the inflation outlook had improved significantly as it moved in advance of the Fed and Bank of England to cut rates
Aviation Dublin Airport operator seeks concessions to bypass council in planning applicationsDAA told the Department of Housing that it should be allowed to make a direct application to An Bord Pleanála
Politics Paschal Donohoe pledges to review PRSI in bid to help firms fight rising costsThe public expenditure minister would not be drawn on whether he’d support the introduction of a lower 9 per cent rate for food-led hospitality businesses
Financial Services More than €25m stolen through investment fraud last yearGardaí said that the problem of investment fraud was particularly acute during periods of high cost of living
Sport RTÉ to show 19 weeks of games in bid to avoid GAAGo debacleThe GAA and RTÉ will be keen to avoid a repeat of last year’s controversy over the number of free-to-air games available for viewers
Out Of Office Out of Office: Musk vs OpenAI, trouble for Irish wind farms and help for joint account holdersThe Business Post gets you up to date with the big stories of the day
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Companies Consumer protection watchdog launches raids on home alarm firmsThe CCPC is the statutory body responsible for the enforcement of competition law, which forbids anti-competitive agreements between two or more independent firms, such as agreements to fix prices, share markets, or restrict output
Funding Irish firm Mainstay Medical raises €115 million to fund growthThe financing was co-led by new investors Gilde Healthcare and Viking Global Investors
Pharma Bristol Myers Squibb to invest $400 million in Dublin campusThe investment will lead to the creation of 350 jobs by 2026, Bristol Myers Squibb said
RTE in Crisis Catherine Martin meeting Bakhurst for transparency over RTÉ exit packagesCatherine Martin, the media minister, invited Kevin Bakhurst, the station’s director-general, and Siún Ní Raghallaigh, the chair of the board, to meet her on Monday
Economy ‘A recession in name only’ - Bank of Ireland forecasts solid economic and jobs growth this yearWhile Ireland technically fell into recession last year, as measured by GDP, the true picture of the Irish economy was much more positive, according to Bank of Ireland
Economics AIB PMI: Irish services sector hits January slump as expansion falls to 35-month lowThe findings of AIB’s survey showed “a loss of momentum in Irish service sector activity” which resulted in only “fractional growth” for the month
Aviation Catherine Martin urges greater ‘regional balance’ on aviation as DAA seeks to raise passenger capDAA, the operator of Dublin Airport, is looking to raise the annual passenger cap from 32 million to 40 million