PADDY POWER paid out nearly €1 million in bonuses to executive directors last year, despite the company suffering a 15% fall in pre-tax profit and an 8% reversal in operating profits.

DCC is in a good position to further expand its energy and environmental divisions through acquisition, according to one analyst.

THREE out of four Irish construction companies are not building houses, three out of 10 do not expect to complete a single house this year and half do not expect to restart on sites until next year, a survey has found.