If Aer Lingus is sold to IAG, Ireland could end up owning a version of it again in future, if New Zealand’s experience is any guide, writes Kyran FitzGerald.

DIAGEO, owners of the Guinness Group, said net underlying sales rose 5% in the July–September quarter, despite weaker sales in Europe.

Telecoms giant BT and Guinness group Diageo led falls on the London market today after disappointing updates from the firms.

WITH up to 20,000 visitors expected to throng Dungarvan this coming May Bank Holiday weekend for what is now one of the country’s foremost traditional music festivals, the local economy is set to benefit to the tune of more than €2 million.

DIAGEO shareholders were told at the group’s annual general meeting in London yesterday that the outlook for sales in the US, the company’s most important market, were steadily improving.