Manager defrauded Bombardier of €774,000 to buy Harley-Davidsons and US holidays

A train manufacturing boss in the UK has been jailed for six years after using almost £700,000 (€785,000) of company money to fund his lavish lifestyle of luxury ...

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Research shows more Irish companies offering perks to keep employees

Office dogs, lunchtime yoga and free beers have become more common in the Irish workplace as bosses look to boost morale and compete for staff.

Henkel Ireland announces 40 'highly skilled' jobs at its new 3D printing operation in Dublin

A chemical and consumer goods firm is expanding in Dublin.

Dr Martens walking on water in Asia as profits rise

Dr Martens has notched up rising full year sales and profits after the iconic footwear brand was boosted by its popularity in Asia.

20 minutes more daily commuting 'equals 19% pay cut in measuring job satisfaction'

An additional 20 minutes commuting per day is equivalent to a 19% pay cut when it comes to measuring job satisfaction, a study in England has found.

Irish banks 'charging customers highest interest rates in Europe'

Irish customers are charged the highest interest rates by banks in the eurozone, according to new data.

UK's Brexit Secretary to travel to Paris to jump-start EU withdrawal discussions

David Davis will travel to Paris on Monday for Brexit talks days after French President Emmanuel Macron suggested Britain would need to up its divorce payment offer ...

Donohoe: Banks must do more on tracker scandal; up to gardaí whether to get involved

The Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has said the banks need to do more to tackle the tracker mortgage scandal.

Pound rises against euro after EU greenlights further Brexit talk preparations

The pound surged against the euro today amid jitters over Catalonia's independence and news that EU member states will start preparing for the second phase of Brexit ...

Report reveals slowdown in online sales growth in Ireland

A report has revealed a slowdown of growth in online sales in Ireland in August.

Finance Bill signals new workload for firms on PAYE

Employers face a considerable more work under measures in the Finance Bill detailing the new monthly information they will be obliged to provide to Revenue for access ...

Dow Jones closes higher for fifth straight day

A last-minute surge nudged US stock indexes mostly higher last night, barely extending the market's winning streak and milestone-setting run.

Unilever sales under target

Unilever has reported disappointing third-quarter sales having lost market share to smaller rivals, dampening hopes that a failed takeover bid by Kraft Heinz would ...

Storm clouds over Budget 2018 are yet to blow over

From the perspective of the minister for finance, in particular, and the Government in general, the arrival of Storm Ophelia on Monday very quickly took Budget 2018 ...

Sterling slips on Moody warning

British consumers are vulnerable to a hike in interest rates, ratings agency Moody’s has said, two weeks before the Bank of England is widely expected to hike ...

Pernod Ricard pins growth targets on Jameson boost

French drinks company Pernod Ricard has said it expects further good sales growth in its current financial year, largely driven by the performance of Jameson whiskey ...

Revenue wins appeal on second home tax deduction ruling

The Revenue Commissioners has won its appeal against a finding that an annual charge levied on second homes and holiday homes is tax deductible against rental income ...

Apple shares fall on weak iPhone 8 sales report

Shares of Apple and some of its suppliers fell yesterday on signs that demand for the new iPhone 8 models isn’t as strong as anticipated while buyers await ...

Ryanair settles with Google and website it said had conned passengers

Ryanair has reached a legal settlement with Google and a travel website it accused of conning its passengers.

Case brought by Lloyds shareholders 'fundamentally flawed', British High Court hears

A multimillion-pound case brought by Lloyds shareholders over the acquisition of HBOS is "fundamentally flawed at every level", the High Court in England has heard. ...

BP hunts for successor as chairman looks to retire

The chairman of BP has announced plans to step down from the oil major, sparking a hunt for his successor.

Goldman Sachs boss hails Frankfurt amid Brexit shift

The chief executive of Goldman Sachs has cast further doubt over the banking giant's future in London after Brexit in a provocative tweet that is likely to pile ...

Probe into claims UK banks may be unwittingly linked to South Africa corruption scandal

UK ministers have confirmed in the House of Lords that an investigation is under way into claims that UK banks could be unwittingly linked to a corruption scandal ...

Charities losing out as shoppers carry less cash, UK research suggests

Charities in the UK are losing around £14 per donor every year as contactless cards mean people are carrying less loose change, it is being claimed.

€120,000 cost for two-day tech event

The Department of An Taoiseach paid out over €120,000 to two firms to help run a two-day technology event in June. Leo Varadkar opened the Data Summit at the ...

Flybe warns over profits

Low fares regional airline Flybe has warned that first-half profits will be lower than expected, sending shares tumbling as higher maintenance costs compounded a ...

IBM projects first growth in sales in five years

After more than five years of declining sales, IBM says it will finally show investors it can grow again. Wall Street cheered, sending the shares up the most in ...

New diamond lender as banks abandon industry

As major banks abandon the diamond-trading world, one new lender is preparing to jump in.

US Treasury secretary warns on tax cut

US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin said the stock market will probably see its gains wiped out if politicians fail to deliver planned tax cuts that will benefit ...

Revenues at Kerry hotels group rises 13% to €19m

The directors of a Kerry luxury hotel group sounded warnings over the effects of Brexit, the US election “and the troubling state of the EU”. The warnings ...

Longer working lives could boost economy by €15bn

Ireland’s economy could be boosted by around €15bn over the next 20 years or so if more people over the age of 55 were working, according to a new study ...

US stocks continue to soar with new landmarks reached

A day of modest gains on Wall Street resulted in more milestones for US stocks today as the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 23,000 points for the first ...

Spain cuts growth outlook

Spain cut its economic forecast for 2018 as the costs of the Catalan crisis begin to mount.

Glen Hansard firm posts accumulated profits of €1.5m

The media firm of Oscar winner Glen Hansard has posted accumulated profits of €1.54m

Gin industry booming as vodka sales decline

More people are drinking gin in Ireland than ever before, new research has shown.

Eating habits give food for thought

A revolution is taking place in the way food is sold and consumed across the world. The traditional system whereby consumers visited large supermarkets, trucked ...

BMW plots further growth in China

BMW is looking to form a joint venture with Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motor.

UK facing food hikes post-Brexit

Britain’s poorest families will face the biggest food price hikes if Brexit happens without the UK reaching a withdrawal deal with the EU, a new report warns.

Carney backs Brexit in stages

Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said a transition agreement for EU withdrawal is in everyone’s interest and said it may be appropriate to raise interest ...

BIM launches fund to boost seafood R&D

A new research and development fund to support innovation and new technologies in seafood companies has been launched by BIM.

Flybe hits turbulence as it issues profit warning

Regional airline Flybe has warned over profits after incurring higher-than-expected aircraft maintenance costs.

Amazon and Ebay 'profiting from fraud by sellers who dodge VAT' in the UK

Online marketplaces like Amazon and eBay are profiting from fraud by sellers who dodge the VAT they should charge on sales in the UK, a parliamentary report has ...

Oireachtas 'would be prepared to give Central Bank more powers' to fix tracker scandal: McGrath

The Central Bank has been told to set a firm deadline for rectifying the tracker mortgage scandal.

Channel 4 relocation outside London 'could have transformative impact'

Relocating UK broadcaster Channel 4 outside of London could have a "much greater transformative impact" a Tory MP has suggested.

Snapchat to introduce scripted TV-like programmes

Snapchat's parent company has announced it is planning to create TV programmes for the mobile app.

Airbus-Bombardier deal 'will help secure future of the Belfast workforce'

The announcement that Airbus is taking a majority stake in Bombardier's C-Series jet project has been welcomed by politicians in the North.

More than 12m new vehicles registered in Europe

Over the first nine months of 2017, demand for passenger cars remained positive in the EU and EFTA

Aer Lingus to hire 100 pilots in largest ever recruitment drive

Aer Lingus has announced its hiring 100 pilots in its largest ever recruitment drive.

UK 'big four' supermarkets lose market share

Each of the "big four" grocers lost customer share in the last quarter despite increasing sales as Aldi and Lidl collectively accounted for half of the entire market's ...