Ireland have their first medal of the Tokyo Olympics after the quartet of Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh and Emily Hegarty produced a stirring finish to take the bronze medal in the women’s four final. Australia, who dominated the race from the very start, held on in the face of a late surge from […]
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Owner of Brown Thomas and Arnotts up for sale
Selfridges, the owner of the Brown Thomas and Arnotts department stores in Ireland, has been put up for sale. Selfridges’ billionaire owners, the Weston family, have launched a formal auction to sell the historic department store business. It is understood that advisers at Credit Suisse will start looking for a buyer, with the company valued […]
Floating wind turbines key to long term energy targets – WEI report
A new report from Wind Energy Ireland has concluded that floating wind energy turbines are key to delivering Ireland’s longer term clean energy targets. Most offshore wind farms are built using ‘fixed-bottom’ turbines, where the base of the turbine is fixed to the seabed. However, turbines can also be mounted on a floating platform which […]
Bausch + Lomb to bring 130 jobs to Waterford
Eye care company Bausch + Lomb is to create 130 jobs as part of a €90 million investment at its manufacturing facility in Waterford city. The plant currently employs more than 1,500 people and the new investment will increase capacity for the manufacture of the company’s Biotrue ONEday range of contact lenses. Production is due […]
Tips for coping with the high temperatures
Tips for coping with high temperatures The HSE is advising people to stay safe in the heat. Keep cool Minimise unnecessary heating – turn off central heating, electrical equipment and lights that are not needed. Keep out of the sun between 11am to 3pm If you have to go outdoors, protect your skin by using […]
Harrington and Irvine to carry Irish flag in Tokyo
Boxers Kellie Harrington and Brendan Irvine have been chosen as the Team Ireland flag bearers for Friday’s Olympic Games opening ceremony in Tokyo. For the first time each country is being asked to have two flag bearers in the parade of nations, one male and one female. Dubliner Kellie Harrington is competing at the Olympics […]
Rise in new companies registered in first half of year
Almost 14,000 new companies were registered in Ireland in the first half of the year, up 42% on the same period in 2020 – according to CRIF Vision Net. Within this period, March was the strongest month for start-ups recording a total of 2,715 new registrations. According to the data, the legal, accounting and business […]
Likely to get even warmer in coming days – Met Éireann
A meteorologist with Met Éireann has said the high temperatures experienced over the weekend are likely to be exceeded over the next few days. Aoife Kealy told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that the current conditions should remain until Thursday, but that there will be a slight change towards less warm conditions next weekend. Ms Kealy said […]
China’s post-pandemic economic rebound loses steam
The Chinese economy’s sharp rebound from the coronavirus pandemic has now slowed, official figures show. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 7.9% in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same time last year. That was less than half the rate seen in the previous quarter and missed economists’ forecasts of 8.1% growth. GDP […]
€6m investment in capital equipment for industry research
Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar has announced the successful applicants of the Capital Equipment Fund administered by Enterprise Ireland through the Technology Gateway and Technology Centre Programmes. A total of 29 successful projects from across the third level sector have secured over €6m in funding to assist them in buying […]
Glanbia reports strong first half performance, raises growth expectations
Global nutrition group Glanbia has reported strong performance in the first six months of the year and raised its guidance for growth in full year earnings per share. Having previously guided growth of 6 to 12%, it now expects it to come in at between 17 to 22% on a constant currency basis. In a […]
Ryanair confirms launch of Dublin to Kerry route
Ryanair has confirmed that it will begin operating the Dublin-Kerry air route, previously run by the now defunct Stobart Air. However, the new service will not begin until July 28. On Friday, the Government announced that Ryanair was to begin flying the route on a commercial basis from July 19. It was previously run as […]
Irish Life to buy Ark Life Assurance for €230m
Financial services group Irish Life has today agreed to buy Ark Life Assurance from ReAssure Limited, part of Phoenix Group Holdings, for a total of €230m. Irish Life said that when complete the deal will see about 150,000 policies and €2.1 billion worth of assets move to Irish Life. Today’s deal follows the signing of […]
The UK wants to build one of the world’s most ambitious bridges
In a bid to improve domestic transport links, the UK government is now conducting a feasibility study to see whether Northern Ireland can be linked by a bridge or tunnel to Scotland, its neighbor over the water. The findings are due later this summer. The idea is not a new one, but it’s been gaining […]
Ryanair to recruit 2,000 new pilots over next 3 years
Ryanair has announced a recruitment drive for 2,000 new pilots to crew its new planes over the next three years as the airline recovers and rebuilds from the Covid-19 pandemic. Ryanair said it has now taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-8200 aircraft, which will help it to lower costs, cut fuel consumption and lower […]
England suffer a crushing defeat in Euro 2020 final
Italians spilled into the streets from Milan to Palermo to celebrate their national side’s Euro 2020 triumph over England, pushing aside thoughts of the pandemic that has gripped the nation. In the heart of the capital Rome, a concert of car horns and foghorns rang out amid a cloud of smoke from firecrackers after Italy […]
‘It absolutely took off’ How rural hubs are helping Kerry businesses flourish
Small businesses and start-ups in the Kingdom are thirving with the help of collaborations in the three rural town hubs. Kerry businessmen Ken Tobin and Tom O’Leary are co-owners of HQ Kerry. They established two hubs in Tralee town centre and one in Listowel. Back in 2016 they were both thinking of starting a co-working […]
Is it coming home?
England’s footballers are preparing to face Italy in the final of Euro 2020 on Sunday, knowing victory will earn them a first major tournament triumph for 55 years. On a night of nerve-shredding tension, and then unconfined joy, Gareth Southgate’s side beat Denmark 2-1 in front of more than 50,000 ecstatic England fans at Wembley on Wednesday, […]
Online payments firm Stripe takes first step toward listing
Stripe, the online payments firm founded by Irish brothers Patrick and John Collison, has taken its first major step toward a stock market debut by hiring a law firm to help with preparations, according to people familiar with the matter. The 11-year-old company was valued by investors at $95 billion in a fundraising round in […]
Are you ready for the four-day working week?
This might be a good time to re-examine long-standing assumptions about how and when we work. In 1964, The Beatles sang “Eight Days a Week”, a title supposedly derived from a chauffer’s complaint about how hard he had to work. There is now growing momentum to cut this particular working week in half, with numerous calls to […]
Syrian refugee opens pharmacy in Co Carlow village, saying ‘it’s time to give back’
One of the first Syrian refugees to have been resettled to Ireland has opened a pharmacy in rural Carlow. Fadi Almasri, 34, opened the doors on his new business in the village of Ballon on Monday. He said: “It’s time to give something back to Ireland – the country which has given us lots of […]