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Wednesday 21 November 2018

Downfall: Carlos Ghosn, chairman of Nissan and chairman and chief executive of Renault

Nissan shares slump as global alliance rocked by Ghosn's arrest

Nissan shares fell nearly 6pc on Tuesday as chairman Carlos Ghosn's arrest a day earlier sent shockwaves through the business world and threw into doubt the future of Japan's No.2 automaker and its global alliance.

Shock arrest signals downfall of Nissan boss

Lidl

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Lidl lashes out at grocery rivals over 'vexatious delaying tactics'

Lidl has lashed out at rivals, accusing them of making vexatious planning complaints against new Lidl stores

Fiona Edwards-Murphy, founder and CEO of Cork-based Apisprotect Photo: Provision

Small Business

Cork ag-tech company raises €1.5m in funding

ApisProtect, a Cork-based agricultural technology company, has raised €1.5m in funding.

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Irish

Irish firms seeing productivity shrink – Competitiveness Council warns

Most Irish firms are seeing their productivity shrink, the National Competitiveness Council has warned.

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Personal Finance

High Court approves payments of more than €20m to meet Setanta Insurance shortfall

The High Court has approved payments of more than €20m out of the Insurance Compensation Fund (ICF) to...

Aviation: Howard Millar is a former Ryanair CFO

Irish

Market turmoil delays planned UK IPO of Millar's jet leasing vehicle

A planned stock market flotation of an aircraft-leasing fund vehicle co-founded by former Ryanair chief financial officer Howard Millar has been delayed until early next month.

Dell EMC’s Aisling Keegan Photo: Steve Humphreys

Small Business

Irish startup GirlCrew teams up with Dell EMC to host female entrepreneur event

GirlCrew is partnering with Dell EMC for the tech firm's third Supper Club in support of ambitious female...

Marks & Spencer

World

M&S criticised for 'vomit-inducing' Christmas window display of women's 'fancy little knickers' next to men's suits

Marks & Spencer has been criticised for a "grotesque" and "vomit-inducing" Christmas window display advertising women's "fancy little knickers" next to men's suits.

Greg O’Gorman and his mother Marian

Irish

€512k costs of reorganisation hit Kilkenny Group profits

Reorganisation costs totalling more than €510,000 at the family-owned Kilkenny Group, convulsed by a bitter family row last year, contributed to pre-tax profits declining by 25pc.

Plush: Inside Krystle nightclub at the Russell Court Hotel

Irish

Celebrity haunt suffers €2m fall into red

A night out for Conor McGregor at celebrity hang-out Krystle nightclub in Dublin was not enough to prevent the company behind the business plunging into the red last year.

Albert Manifold, chief executive of global giant CRH, which does most of its business outside Ireland Photo: Gary O'Neill

Irish

Earnings at CRH up 8pc to €2.5bn over nine months

Building materials group CRH has reported earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of €2.5bn for the nine months to 30 September.

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Marks & Spencer

M&S criticised for 'vomit-inducing' Christmas window display of women's 'fancy little... World

Lidl

Lidl lashes out at grocery rivals over 'vexatious delaying tactics' Irish

Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe Photo: Gareth Chaney, Collins

'Tax grab' will hit ordinary families as 80,000 set to have allowances stripped Latest News

Plush: Inside Krystle nightclub at the Russell Court Hotel

Celebrity hang-out Krystle nightclub suffers €2m fall into red Irish

Fiona Edwards-Murphy, founder and CEO of Cork-based Apisprotect Photo: Provision

Cork ag-tech company raises €1.5m in funding Small Business

Plush: Inside Krystle nightclub at the Russell Court Hotel

Celebrity hang-out Krystle nightclub suffers €2m fall into red Irish

Little Nellie

Could sainthood beckon for Cork's Little Nellie? Irish News

Marks & Spencer

M&S criticised for 'vomit-inducing' Christmas window display of women's 'fancy little... World

WATCH: Freddy is officially the biggest dog in the world Have You Seen

WATCH: Dunnes Stores goes big with story-telling Christmas ad Entertainment Video

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Editor's Choice

Kerrygold Park, Mitchelstown Co. Cork

Richard Curran: 'Glanbia-Ornua cheese spat may be first skirmish in longer battle'

The grass-fed brown stuff has truly hit the fan in a row...

The Sunday Independent’s 30 Under 30 photographed on the rooftop terrace of the Devlin Hotel in Ranelagh. (L-R) STANDING: Pamela Laird, Conor Lyden, Finlay Dargan, Arthur Pierse, Jack Kirwan, Emmet Nolan, Simon Hillary, Chris Kelly, Theo Kirwan, Louise Egan, Hugh Doyle, Alan Farrelly, Adam Dalton, Charlie Byrne, Martin O’Reilly, Malindi Demery, Pierce Dargan, Elena Demery. COUCH: Matthew McCann, Jess Kavanagh, Emma Walker, Eoin O’Brien, Anika Riley. SEATED: Daniel Loftus, Shane Ennis, Conall Laverty, Fionn Barron, Robbie Skuse, Evan Darcy. (Picture by David Conachy)

30 under 30: From robotics to medtech to clothes-sharing - meet Ireland's young guns striving to break new ground

30 under thirty.

Seven independent microbreweries have gone out of business in the past two years

Samantha McCaughren: 'Is the rise and rise of the craft beer craze starting to go flat?'

No trend has unsettled the giant beer companies more...

VIDEO: Theresa May insists she will deliver Brexit after day of resignations

Prime Minister Theresa May's statement...

Ray MacSharry, Minister for Finance, holds aloft the Budget Bag.

In Pictures: It's Budget 2019 - but here is 'Budget Day' down through the years

Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson set to be surprise attendee at DUP annual conference

Former UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson is set to be a...

Irish

Central Bank research shows Irish banks outperform those elsewhere in the eurozone

Irish

Banks have become more profitable since the crash

BANKS in this country have become more profitable since the financial crash.

No need for an emergency budget even if the UK crashes out, insists Donohoe

Break for the Border - grocery shoppers heading North again

Remaining Bord na Móna staff set for pay rise as exit deal opens

Smurfit Jnr’s Gan reports strong momentum with trading at 'record levels'

CEO and founder of Dublin-listed oil and gas explorer PetroNeft retires

Earnings at CRH up 8pc to €2.5bn over nine months

Brexit

The statistics show that alcohol is the main lure for shoppers. Stock image Photo: Bloomberg

Break for the Border - grocery shoppers heading North again

World

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

World

European stocks hit by US peers

European equities fell yesterday, tracking a drop in US stocks led by tech shares and after data showed wavering confidence among US home-...

Nissan shares slump as global alliance rocked by Ghosn arrest

Profits jump at EasyJet on the back of record passenger numbers

EU rules to block some Chinese investments

Live Nissan to fire chairman over financial misconduct allegations

Climate change clean-up is now a future-proof business

Markle puts sparkle back as Hugo Boss plays catch-up

World

EasyJet (stock image)

Profits jump at EasyJet on the back of record passenger numbers

Technology

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Technology

Results of broadband review to be presented to Cabinet

A review of the bidding process for the National Broadband Plan is expected to be presented to the Cabinet today.

Bitcoin's rollercoaster ride finally comes off the tracks

Our technology editor tackles your trickiest tech problem

Facebook defends Russia response, updates plan to curb misbehaviour

Japan's cybersecurity minister has never used a computer and 'has no idea what a USB port is'

Tech review: Apple Watch Series 4

'The Irish studio started with just myself...now we have 36 employees.' Blockchain firms look to Dublin

Technology

A Saorview and Freesat combi box will give dozens of channels from both sides of the Irish Sea

Our technology editor tackles your trickiest tech problem

Jobs

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Jobs

Global Payments plots Irish jobs boost

US giant Global Payments has said it sees scope to boost its Irish headcount by 100 as it works on new software.

Wages 'set to rise' on the back of economic growth

[TICON-A VIDEO] Free flights offer to Irish in Australia if they move back for jobs

What is a marketing executive and how do I become one?

Supermac’s to create 60 jobs with first Donegal outlet

Bord na Móna to cut 150 jobs as part of green business plan

€10,000 incentive to take on over-50s lures 200 employers in year

Jobs

Paschal Donohoe. Photo: Collins Dublin, Gareth Chaney

Grant Thornton to hire 400 new employees

Personal Finance

Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe Photo: Gareth Chaney, Collins

Latest News

'Tax grab' will hit ordinary families as 80,000 set to have allowances stripped

Tens of thousands more workers are in...

High Court approves payments of more than €20m to meet Setanta Insurance shortfall

Charlie Weston: 'Mean and petty move will leave PAYE workers feeling resentful'

Q&A: Workers can claim up to €2,476 relief under 'flat-rate' scheme

Banks have become more profitable since the crash

Review of expenses scheme angers accountants

Save hundreds by switching to best electricity and gas deals

Property & Mortgages

Pressure: Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy. Photo: Colin O'Riordan

250,000 couples fight for 'handful' of starter homes across capital

Small Business

New horizons: Altocloud founder Barry O’Sullivan sits on the board of Genesys and advises venture firm Permira as well as investing in medtech startups

News

Just do it: Swapping Cisco for tech startup pays off for O’Sullivan

What do you do when you sell your Irish startup to a big US tech...

Cork ag-tech company raises €1.5m in funding

Startup diary: There are three rules that every startup needs to follow for sales success

One in three Irish SMEs targeted by fraud

Mum-run firms organise pop-up event to encourage shoppers to buy local this Black Friday

Dublin-based agri-tech company MagGrow raises €3m in funding

SMEs stall investment plans over Brexit fears

Advice Centre

Problem Solver: Send your small business questions to himself@feargalquinn.ie. (Stock picture)

What do I do if my bank says projections for firm are not based in reality?

Commercial Property

Five Star: The sale is of the Conrad Dublin in early 2019 is expected to attract a wide range of international investors

Commercial Property

Exclusive Five-star Conrad Hotel lined up for €125m New Year sale

The five-star Conrad Hotel on Dublin's Earlsfort Terrace is to be brought to the market in early 2019 for a figure of...

Wetherspoon’s to 'continue to look for sites' as it begins latest development in Dublin

Slowdown on cards for new homes in Dublin as focus moves to Leinster

Apollo House site sells for over €40m

Waterford City portfolio at €2.3m offers buyer yields of up to 12.2pc

Paul McNeive: 'Pursuit of excellence is not as simple as it sounds'

Johnny Ronan's Facebook deal biggest single office letting in State's history

Commercial Property

466 housing projects went on-site in the first nine months

Slowdown on cards for new homes in Dublin as focus moves to Leinster

Media & Marketing

Iconic Newspapers has agreed to acquire the River Media group for an undisclosed sum. Stock picture

Media & Marketing

Iconic agrees deal to acquire River Media

Iconic Newspapers, the publisher behind titles such as the Leinster Leader and Dundalk Democrat, has agreed to acquire the River Media group for an...

Steve Dempsey: 'An Atlantic divide appears as Europe tackles the tech sector'

SuperValu Considers All Things

Newspaper giant Johnston Press goes into administration

Virgin Media and EE fined over £13m in the UK over 'excessive' exit fees

Four INM journalists up for awards

Michael Cullen: 'Ireland should have a big say in race to win seat on UN council'

Media & Marketing

For many reasons and, for many years, the so-called over-50s market has been a virtual no-go area for most brands. Stock Image

John McGee: 'Millennial-focused brands ignoring the cash-rich grey market at their peril'

Switching Saturday

Switching Saturday

Take charge: Cut banking fees by moving current account

In the first half of 2016, just 3,600 of us, or 0.06pc, switched our current account to another bank.

With car insurance premiums still rising, is it worth switching?

TV and broadband: Best value is a combined broadband offer

Don't get left out in the cold with price hikes

Healthy savings

Don’t fall into the trap of over-insuring

Homing in on savings: Financial rewards for changing mortgage are worth it

Switching Saturday

Research shows that just one in seven of us bothered to ditch our mobile-phone provider for another one. Stock image

Save €300 a year by changing mobile phone provider

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The invisible gas in your home that’s a bigger killer than carbon monoxide

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Kreativ Dental Clinic was awarded ‘International Dental Clinic of the Year 2018’ by medical travel publication the International Medical Travel Journal

Taking the leap

Clodagh Dooley speaks to Tadgh White, from Co Cork, about his experience at Kreativ Dental Clinic in...

You could win €747m in lottery prizes this week, without leaving Ireland

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Kreativ Dental owner Attila Knott with the ITMJ Award

International Dental Clinic of the Year 2018 winner announced

A Hungarian dental clinic that has become a...

Helping you to find your fit

An expert reveals what to consider when thinking about your next career step.

Live life and treat yourself, guilt-free

How often do you treat yourself? Perhaps it’s something you seldom do, or...

Daniel Goulding lifts the Sam Maguire for Cork in 2010. Photo: Dire Brennan

Win a training session for your GAA team with All-Ireland winning Cork footballer,...

How would your GAA club like an All-Ireland...

Calm After the Wild

This summer, fall under the spell of the west coast wilderness of North Mayo while enjoying the calm and...

Ireland’s rivers, lakes and beaches: natural treasures for us all to enjoy

You might like to walk along a beach or...