Trethias, whose form includes a defeat of Investec Oaks runner-up Pink Dogwood at the Curragh last year, lived-up to her trainer Jessica Harrington’s expectations when landing the listed Naas Oaks Trial in Naas last night.

The latest health check on the Irish economy has delivered a cautious thumbs up, despite sterling taking a fresh tumble amid heightening fears of a no-deal Brexit happening in October.

The Central Bank fine on Campbell O’Connor, which is closing down after almost 60 years in business, was reduced to €280,00 from €400,000 after it admitted to the breaches and co-operated with the regulator from an early stage.

Shares in clothes firm Superdry slumped almost 10% after founder Julian Dunkerton narrowly forced his way back into the company, which sparked the exit of most of its board members, including top executives.

A “large family syndicate” from the Naul in north Dublin has been confirmed as the winner of the mega €175.4m EuroMillions jackpot.

KBC Bank Ireland got a huge financial boost from rapidly increasing house prices in 2018 but the outlook suggests Irish lenders will have fewer opportunities to tap this year.

Sterling steadied as UK prime minister Theresa May tried to persuade the EU to modify her own Brexit deal to avoid a disorderly British departure from the bloc.

Investors stunned by Saudi Arabia’s unpredictable foreign policy under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are unlikely to drop their guard even if the kingdom succumbs to US pressure to resolve its conflict with neighbouring Qatar and end the war in Yemen.

Founders of outsourcing firm Voxpro, Dan and Linda Kiely, have been named joint ‘Tech Person of the Year’ at the IT@Cork Awards.

IT@Cork, the voluntary group which represents more than 200 companies working within tech in the Cork region, has launched its annual Leaders Awards.

New forecasts by the EU project a steep rise in consumer prices in the next year, but wages may yet increase at a faster pace to ensure higher spending power.

Troubled Cuisine de France owner Aryzta is still expected to sell its 49% stake in French food retailer Picard in order to pay down debt before its financial year closes at the end of July.

The new chief at Bank of Ireland has pledged the bank will do a lot better as the bank’s directors faced a barrage of criticism from shareholders over its care of customers, the alleged lack of staff at its branches, and mistakes such as cheques being cashed with the wrong amounts.

Glanbia shares slid 7.5%, stripping around €300m from its market value, as investors showed disappointment at the company’s 2018 earnings outlook, despite it unveiling 2017 figures which showed an eighth successive year of strong growth.

Irish bank shares, and in particular those of Permanent TSB face political risks of tighter regulatory controls over sales of mortgage loans in long-term arrears to vulture funds, a leading analyst has said, writes Eamon Quinn.

Markus Jooste, the ex-head of Steinhoff who quit this month amid an accounting scandal, is being sued by three South African lenders after a racehorse company he was a director of failed to meet its financial commitments.

Policymakers in England are expected to keep interest rates on hold next week after November's milestone hike amid increasing speculation it was a "one and done" move.

Five of the country’s main stockbroking firms are set to share nearly €159m from the sale of the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE).

Britain’s Brexit-bound economy remains stuck in a low gear but is probably not weak enough to dissuade the Bank of England from raising interest rates next month, economic data showed.

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Cork, and the south-west in general, is better-positioned than other regions in Ireland to deal with Brexit-related challenges, and is primed to benefit from in-bound job relocations, according to specialist bank Investec.

A clarification to comments made by ECB chief Mario Draghi has eased fears that the costs of borrowing for businesses and homeowners would rise before 2019.

The Irish economy could grow by as much as 4.3% this year despite various looming headwinds which could hamper its performance.

Property firm Hibernia Reit said it has the resources to spend on growing its office holdings and may seek to expand its buy-to-let residential holdings.

Irish consumer confidence remained shaky last month with new car sales continuing their slide with a 24% year-on-year decline.

New car sales have fallen this year as the uncertainties surrounding Brexit helped knock the still fragile confidence of Irish consumers, according to industry experts.

The cloud of uncertainty over Ireland caused by Brexit will likely take years to lift amid concerns over the looming EU-UK talks but the economy will nonetheless perform relatively strongly in the coming years, according to a major report from Investec Ireland.

An early sale of shares worth up to €3bn in Government-owned AIB could be delayed amid calls for Taoiseach Enda Kenny to step down.

Former Ireland great Gordon D’Arcy has backed Ireland’s bid for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

The Irish franchisee of car and van rental firm Europcar has been acquired by its parent group for an estimated €26m. Since its Paris flotation last year the French rental group has targeted the purchase of its better-performing franchisees with a reported war-chest of around €500m available.

Investec Ireland has described 2016 as a "year of two halves" for the Irish economy, Newstalk reports.

Stock markets have taken a breather while bond yields rose, as traders assessed the likely speed of US rate hikes under Donald Trump’s White House and awaited clues to future policies from the choices for his new cabinet team.

Sterling is likely to drop around 5% against the dollar soon after Britain starts its formal divorce proceedings from the EU, but it is not expected to weaken to parity with the euro, a Reuters poll found.

Shares in Laird dropped the most on record after the supplier to Apple pared its outlook, citing “brutal” price competition from Asian parts providers and sluggish demand from the mobile industry.

Lloyds Banking Group said it would step up its cost-cutting plans to help to offset a more testing economic environment caused by Britain’s vote to quit the EU.

Mark Carney’s third week managing Britain’s response to the economic shock of Brexit has begun.

As he spoke to reporters at Dublin Castle during the week, the Minister for Finance said something odd about Brexit.

The Government will have to do more to rein in health costs if it is to avoid a bigger debt pile, S&P Global Ratings has warned.

Sterling will slump to 90 pence against the euro in the coming months in the wake of the Brexit vote, putting pressure on Irish firms exporting to Britain, leading analysts have predicted.

AIB will cut its standard variable mortgage rate twice more this year, to below 3%, and while Permanent TSB will cut in the coming weeks, Bank of Ireland will hold firm against “political pressures”, Investec Ireland has predicted.

The growth in the output of Irish factories slowed dramatically in May, a monthly survey of Irish purchasing managers has showed.