Jacobs Engineering wins €350m public contract to help overhaul Dublin’s bus network

The Isle of Man-based company behind the Dublin retail complex is suing two more store occupants, New Look and Schuh, whose revenues have been hit by Covid-19 restrictions. The cases add to the long list of rent disputes in the retail sector.

Eoghan McCabe has just moved back to Dublin from San Francisco. Having transitioned from CEO to chairman of Intercom, the entrepreneur talks about winning customers like Amazon, Trump’s America, wealth, investing and the future.

Just one year ago, meat factories now at the centre of Covid-19 outbreaks were facing another storm, with pickets at their gates. Complaints gave rise to an examination of competition in the sector, but a trawl of the 316 files in the case shows that while the CCPC found time to threaten protesting farmers with legal action, the watchdog stopped short of contacting beef barons.

In recent weeks, there has been a growing number of rental clashes between landlords and retailers. Now, along with the Irish jewellery chain Fields, Philip Green’s TopShop is being sued by a company linked to the Jervis Street Shopping Centre.

John Brady decided to make a career change after 18 years working for British American Tobacco. With Bowsy, he wants to connect students looking for both money and part time work with companies looking to deepen their talent pool.

The Programme for Government has promised €9.5 billion to help households and farmers become greener, funded by a four-fold increase in carbon tax over the coming decade. Data compiled by tax officials shows this is unlikely to happen.

The south coast of Dublin has been radically reimagined as a haven for cyclists. The Currency's Tom Lyons takes to his bike and meets the man driving the project.

Avello, which runs some of Waterford’s best-known bars and nightclubs, has sought court protection from its creditors. An examiner has now been mandated to restructure the company’s debts and source new investment.

This week, AIB and Bank of Ireland announced enormous write-downs on the value of their loan books. There are two possible explanations – one is good, the other is worrying. Just what is going on?

For the first time in five years, new renewable electricity generation sites have been selected to receive government support, unlocking a new wave of pent-up investment, construction and corporate deals in the sector.