How much is too much?
Today the Court of Appeal overturned a €900,000 damages award against the Sunday World. The award had been made by a High Court jury against the paper for claiming that Martin McDonagh was a “Traveller...
View ArticleOprah Winfrey buys stake in Weight Watchers
Oprah Winfrey has bought a 10 per cent stake in Weight Watchers International. The actress and talk show host has bought nearly 6.4 million shares at Friday’s closing price of $6.79 per share for $43.2...
View ArticleBilly Walsh announces he is bowing out of the Irish ring
Irish boxing has lost Billy Walsh, the key man in the success of the Irish boxing team over the past ten years. The story of Irish boxing is something akin to David and Goliath. It’s such a brilliant...
View ArticleFirst Derivatives says first-half performance ahead of last year
Newry-based financial software company First Derivatives said that trading in the first half of its financial year was strong with both earnings and revenue significantly ahead of the previous year....
View ArticleHealth: A future without reform?
In a letter sent to the Department of Health in August, HSE director general Tony O’Brien said the country’s frontline public health services required “significant additional investment to begin to...
View ArticleRegeneron to create 200 new jobs in Limerick over the next two years
US pharmaceutical firm Regeneron plans to invest a further $350 million (€308 million) in its production facility in Limerick and to expand its workforce by a further 200 people over the next two...
View ArticleWhat will ITV deal mean for UTV Ireland?
Will UTV Ireland’s home-grown programming survive a takeover by ITV? Bill Kinlay, chief executive of media buying agency Mindshare, thinks not. UTV announced earlier today that it has agreed to sell...
View ArticleWeb’s governing body holds town hall meeting today in Dublin
ICANN, the internet’s governing technical body, is holding a public gathering at Dublin’s Convention Centre today which 2,500 delegates are expected to attend. ICANN gatherings are known for forthright...
View ArticleSiteserv unit wins £150 million contract with Babcock in the UK
Denis O’Brien-owned business support services firm Siteserv said its industrial services division, Deborah Services Limited (DSL) has won a £150 million (€204 million) contract with UK engineering...
View ArticleFunding constraints inhibit office development in Dublin
A limited number of real estate trusts, pension funds and private equity players dominate the Dublin office development market, according to new research published by Davy Stockbrokers. Project capital...
View Article
