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Ian Curran

Reporter · IE

Indexed articles, last 90 days
93
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Ian Curran

    Hospitality sector insolvencies down 23% as VAT cut supports ‘stabilisation’ (opens the original)

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    The number of hospitality companies going out of business fell by 23 per cent in the first nine months of the year, as the Government’s VAT cut for the sector further boosted the sector. PwC Ireland’s latest insolvency barometer reveals that some 25 hospitality businesses collapsed into insolvency in the three months to the end of June. It meant that 86 companies in the sector went out of business in the nine months to the end of September, well below the sector’s average of 35 insolvencie

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Ian Curran

    Shares tumble as government bond rout deepens on rising oil prices (opens the original)

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    Equities tumbled across the globe on Thursday with investors turning risk-averse amid soaring government borrowing costs. A rally in oil prices sparked a fresh sell-off in sovereign bonds, catapulting US bond yields to their highest levels since 2002. The Iseq underperformed its European peers, falling by almost 3 per cent as index heavyweights were caught up in the wave of selling that spread through markets. Across the board, financials were weaker, with Bank of Ireland, which traded ex-divide

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Ian Curran

    Ireland Funds marks golden anniversary by ringing opening bell on Wall Street (opens the original)

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    The Ireland Funds, the global philanthropic network established by Tony O’Reilly and former US ambassador to Ireland Dan Rooney, has unveiled its largest-ever fundraising campaign, targeting $200 million (€177 million) over the next five years. To mark its 50th anniversary, the organisation, which was founded in 1976, also rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday afternoon. In a statement, the Ireland Funds said its latest campaign will “build on the generosity of t

  4. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Ian Curran

    SAP consolidates Irish businesses and pays €157m dividend (opens the original)

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    One of Europe’s most valuable companies, German software giant SAP, consolidated its Irish entities earlier this year, while its main Dublin-based subsidiary paid another €157 million dividend to its European parent in 2025, newly filed accounts reveal. SAP Ireland, formerly known as Business Objects Software until it registered a change of name with the Companies Registration Office earlier last year, is based in Citywest in Dublin. The company, which develops and distributes business softw

  5. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Ian Curran

    Irish factory output surges to almost five-year high in September as export orders expand (opens the original)

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    Irish manufacturing output rose in September at its fastest pace in almost five years, AIB said on Thursday, amid expanding order books and rising demand for Irish exports. However, factory managers also reported the “steepest increase” in average costs since June, as fuel and transport prices continued to rise sharply. Based on a survey of more than 250 manufacturing businesses, the bank’s latest purchasing managers’ index for the sector rose marginally in September to 55.5 from 55.4 in

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