W&R Barnett is one of the largest privately held agribusinesses in the UK and Ireland – and the first to avail of an exemption from new EU financial transparency obligations.
The livestock nutrition business has sold assets, outsourced non-core functions, and refocused on its feed ingredients business. With less debt, it is again capable of modest investment.
Harry Kane is among several professional footballers that invested in tech company StatSports, which has now sold a majority stake to Sony.
The introduction of the so-called "Brit card", a digital ID to prove right to work in the UK, has united political forces in the North in opposition to the scheme as employers in the region fear its practical implications.
Sinn Féin’s Northern Ireland Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald discusses growth, jobs, tariffs, and tax from a cross-border perspective.
It is hard to fathom the breadth and complexity of questions raised by the prospect of Irish unity. A narrow focus on broadcasting illustrates the trip wires and land mines laid across identity, institutions and public finances.
The Irish Question, a new documentary from John Walsh and Alan Gilsenan, outlines the need to start talking about a united Ireland seriously. It acts as a warning against those who believe reunification is merely an inevitability, says Walsh.
The US-UK trade deal, finalised at the G7 in Canada this week, now includes the removal of tariffs on aerospace exports to the US. It is a big win for the North's booming industry.
The Windsor Framework has granted Northern Ireland unique access to the UK and EU goods markets. But with businesses yet to feel the benefit, Chartered Accountants Ireland call for lower corporation tax to complement dual-market access.
As the cross-border co-op returns to profit, Colin Kelly says it is near completing a major restructuring and looks forward to industry consolidation.
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