The proposed $25.5 billion share capital reduction is to facilitate share buybacks and dividend payments to shareholders in the wake of Smurfit Kappa tying the knot with US rival Westrock last week.
For 39 years, the Screen Scene Group has been a pioneer in visual effects and post-production with credits from Game of Thrones to Shogun. Now its management team has closed a buyout returning the business to Irish ownership.
The payments company had set up shop in Dublin and sought an e-money licence from the Central Bank but has pulled the plug on that strategy.
Medical start-ups like Hertility are developing a proactive approach to women’s health and fertility. Co-founder Deirdre O’Neill describes its offering as reproductive autonomy and "a first of its kind".
The UK seems to be over the chaos of nationalist rule at the time France faces into its own version of it. Despite the temptation to see this cycle as a one-off, there are reasons to fear the longer-term impact of populist politics, write Thomas Hubert in Paris and Michael Cogley in London.
After her son was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, Lily Collison witnessed how far Ireland was behind in its treatment. So, when Rachel Byrne asked her to get involved in the Cerebral Palsy Foundation, she immediately asked: "Can we go to Ireland?’”
Ireland must decide whether to stay with their proven methods or to evolve their approach, potentially integrating aspects of Leinster's new style into the national team's tactics. This choice could have far-reaching implications for Irish rugby.
UCC has been looking for a buyer for the IMI after splitting the business educational organisation from its Dublin campus property.
Candidates in the EU’s second-largest economy have traded barbs on deficits and profligate promises. The Eurogroup president is warning against breaking fiscal rules and adding debt in a high interest rate environment.
Logistics firm Masterlink intends to acquire its rival Securispeed but the deal must first pass regulatory scrutiny. Combined, the companies have over €115 million in yearly revenue.
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