On the day Francois Hollande said France was committed to destroying Islamic State (IS), the people of Paris were writing messages of love and liberty on Place de la Republic.

With a $120bn merger with Liberty Global off the table, Vodafone boss Vittorio Colao needs his strategy of higher network investments and acquisitions of European cable companies to start paying off, quickly.

There is great concern at present from both consumers and industry professionals about the insurance industry in Ireland.

US insurance giant Liberty Mutual has said that its Irish business is driving the group’s operations in Europe.