Company directors in Ireland by a large margin approved the Government’s handling of the Brexit negotiations, but were less impressed by its overall performance, according to the latest survey by the Institute of Directors in Ireland.

57% of business leaders say they do not want another government using a confidence and supply deal to stay in power.

A new survey has found that business leaders' confidence in the economy has dropped by 31% in the last year.

UK-exposed Irish shares rose for a second day on lingering hopes of an avoidance of a crash-out, no-deal Brexit.

Irish exporters are not investing enough money to better protect their businesses in the run-up to Brexit, Enterprise Ireland has warned.

Ireland women’s captain Ciara Griffin and Sevens star Louise Galvin have welcomed their appointments to the board of Rugby Players Ireland following the representative body’s expansion of its executive committee to reflect its growing remit in the Irish professional rugby.

British workers’ pay grew at its joint fastest pace in over a decade as employers extended their hiring spree, adding to signs that uncertainty about Brexit is prompting firms to take on workers rather than commit to longer-term investments.

Mental Health charity Suicide or Survive (SOS) is urging people to make wellness a priority in the workplace this Friday.

More than 3,200 breaches of data have been reported to the Data Protection Commission in the seven months since the most comprehensive ever overhaul of EU privacy laws was introduced.

The economy may already be overheating as fears about Brexit, skills shortages and political insecurity loom large, Ireland’s business directors believe.

The Government has been urged to introduce regulation for crowdfunding to provide protection for potential investors and help facilitate the development of a new financing model for businesses.

The current political instability in Britain is likely to impact the country’s economic growth this year, said Standard & Poor’s chief economist for the European, Middle East and Africa.

The late Taoiseach Albert Reynolds once pointed out that you can cross the big hurdles successfully, but you get tripped up when you get to the small ones.

Conflicts of interest are rampant on Irish company boards, a survey of directors who sit on the boards has found.

The UK Prime Minister has been attacked for "watering down" a pledge to allow workers to have a representative on company boards.

Four in 10 companies have no formal cyber security strategy despite the overwhelming majority of directors identifying it as an important issue for their business.

Cutting corporation tax will help create tens of thousands of new jobs and prosperity for all in the North, business leaders said.

Appetite, among female executives, for quotas to be introduced as a means of increasing gender equality on the boards of Irish firms is declining, according to a new survey.

Almost one in three women who are company directors say there is still a glass ceiling in Irish business.

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley today pocketed more than £110m after a shares sale reduced his stake in retail chain Sports Direct.

Budget 2015 ignored the needs of the self-employed and provided no support for entrepreneurship, the majority of business leaders believe.

New powers for Scotland must be used to boost its competitiveness after businesses breathed a “collective sigh of relief” at the No vote today.

An overwhelming majority of Irish directors believe the way firms are run has improved in recent years.

A Co Down-born police commander has seen off competition from senior officers in London and Dublin to be named the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s new Chief Constable.

Barclays bosses will face more shareholder anger over pay tomorrow when the banking giant holds its annual general meeting in London.

Nama is hoping to have nearly half of its senior debt of up to €15bn paid off by the end of this year, adding that it should comfortably pay off its entire €32bn debt ahead of its 2020 deadline, while also achieving a surplus for the taxpayer.

“Poor to average” is how the vast majority of charity chiefs rate governance of the sector, while two thirds believe organisations in receipt of state funding are neither adequately monitored nor held to account for how money is spent.

There was only one moment, really, when Alex Ferguson appeared any way ruffled by questions about the contents of the book which itself caused such a stir yesterday.

Another week, another media “sensation” that everyone is talking about.

THE news that two major films may begin production here in the near future has again focused an international gaze on Ireland’s film industry and the possibility of big-budget blockbusters returning to these shores once more.

The vast majority of employers are opposed to any further increases in employment costs, while Eddie Hobbs is seeking to have contracts surrounding Irish oil and gas exploration reformed, according to the latest pre-budget submissions.

The financial regulator is hanging up his boots come October. Kyran Fitzgerald casts a cold eye over his performance and achievements in the role, which he has occupied since Jan 2010, and the list of likely successors

Homeowners experiencing mortgage difficulties and who do not engage with their banks, now face legal proceedings.

British businesses gave qualified backing to the Prime Minister's pledge for an in/out referendum, but raised fears the vote will create greater uncertainty for under-pressure UK companies.

The Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD) has issued a report which reveals that 45% of directors believe the selection and appointment process to boards in Ireland were based on 'who you know'.

Directors of Irish companies have said they are confident that the eurozone will not collapse.

Euphoria surrounding a €100bn deal to rescue Spain’s banks gave way to cynicism today as the gravity of the eurozone’s woes weighed on the minds of investors.

Some 74% of directors do not believe that the process of appointing people to State boards is fair and transparent.

Members of the Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD) have indicated their overwhelming support for a 'Yes' vote in the upcoming EU Fiscal Treaty referendum.

Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne is to cut the rate of corporation tax to encourage businesses to locate in Britain and spur growth.

Executive pay and the lack of women on company boards need to be tackled next year to put right some of the UK's "key failings", a business leader has said.

The Institute of Directors in Ireland (IoD) has welcomed the Government’s "commitment to job creation" in the first part of Budget 2012 announced by Minister Brendan Howlin today.

TÁNAISTE Eamon Gilmore has denied that Labour “hijacked” the outgoing Irish member of the European Court of Auditors, Eoin O’Shea.

Eight out of 10 company directors in Ireland believe their board has an appropriate mix of skills.