Laura Slattery
Irish Times
Dublin, D, Ireland
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Oscars Live: with a record 14 nominations, will 2023 be the year of the Irish?
Follow all the drama from the 95th Academy Awards as The Banshees of Inisherin and An Cailín Ciúin bring the ‘green wave’ of Irish film to Hollywood’s champagne carpet → Read More
Irish Ferries owner ICG puts pandemic behind it with €67m profit
Revenues at the group surged 75% in 2022 as its ferries division recovered from the Covid crisis → Read More
Electric cars account for 15% of new cars licensed so far this year
Total new private car licences dropped 3% year-on-year in February, CSO figures show → Read More
BBC made a bad tackle on Gary Lineker and should just admit it
In its effort not to take sides, the institution wound up taking the government one, sparking a mutiny → Read More
Former VMTV executive Bill Malone launches Cable Rock Pictures
New production company will target international co-productions in scripted and premium factual content → Read More
Ireland’s reliance on tech sector poses economic risks if downturn worsens, Central Bank warns
While job losses in Irish tech sector have been relatively ‘small’ to date, economy remains sensitive to fortunes of specific firms → Read More
Smart socks maker Danu Sports to create 10 jobs after raising €3.5m
Wearable sports analytics technology company has completed a Series A funding round led by CastleGate Investments → Read More
Spotlight on Fox News after Murdoch admits hosts ‘endorsed’ Trump’s election lies
Planet Business: Klarna chief executive’s pay rise, Esther Crawford’s Twitter sleepover and companies investing in the World’s Most Exciting Economic Zone → Read More
Parents got the popcorn out for mid-term as cinema spending surged
Bank of Ireland said outlays on big-screen releases shot up by 69% compared to the week before → Read More
‘Mortgage prisoners’ at risk amid soaring interest rates, committee hears
Borrowers whose loans were sold to so-called vulture funds are typically not offered fixed rates → Read More
Irish Independent publisher Mediahuis anticipates ‘even more radical digital shift’
Belgium-headquartered news media group reports growth in digital subscribers but profits are hit by higher printing costs → Read More
Radio group Bauer completes deal to buy Cork’s Red FM
Station now joins Today FM, Newstalk, 98FM, Spin 1038 and Spin Southwest in Bauer portfolio → Read More
Ukraine braced for anniversary offensive as Putin’s folly nears second year
Planet Business: A chocolate factory safety breach; the end of Lilt; and Twitter’s next chief executive → Read More
Government update on free-to-air sport review expected in ‘near future’
Catherine Martin’s consultation on major events that must be accessible without subscription closed in January 2021 but process was ‘paused’ → Read More
London’s FTSE 100 reaches fresh record high while French stocks come close to one
Export-oriented FTSE 100 clears 8,000 level for first time after drop in the pound → Read More
Laura Slattery: Musk becomes the meat in a Murdoch Super Bowl sandwich
Succession speculation continues to swirl around the News Corp and Fox Corporation mogul, who has much in common with Twitter’s new owner → Read More
Time for plan B as French workers say ‘non’ to Macron’s bid to raise pension age to 64
Planet Business: Google’s AI chatbot Bard, Australia’s coal mine rejection and Manchester City’s financial fair play charges → Read More
European shares rise after gains for energy and chemicals stocks
Microsoft among the climbers on Wall Street as it unveils new AI-powered version of search engine Bing → Read More
RTÉ cuts top presenter pay by 15% as Ryan Tubridy, Ray D’Arcy and Miriam O’Callaghan see earnings drop
Claire Byrne and Brendan O’Connor receive pay rises after inheriting key Radio 1 shows, list of top 10 on-air fees and salaries confirms → Read More
Boeing 747, once a glamorous symbol of the jet age, lives out final years as cargo workhorse
Planet Business: The fate of the ‘Queen of the Skies’, plus UK vs Russian GDP forecasts, TikTok’s low-profile CEO, and a DC Universe cinematic reboot → Read More