Business

• 5 hours, 41 minutes ago

  

  European markets lose ground

  The FTSE-100 index at the close was down 25.39 at 6348.82.

• 7 hours, 8 minutes ago

  

  Water restrictions 'an absolute catastrophe' say Dublin restaurateurs

  Restaurant owners in Dublin are appealing to Dublin City Council to lift water restrictions that will be imposed on businesses tomorrow and Friday.

• 9 hours, 59 minutes ago

  

  New law will jail reckless bankers, says Cameron

  The British government will legislate to ensure reckless bank bosses can be jailed and bonuses can be clawed back, David Cameron has said.

• 10 hours, 37 minutes ago » latest

  

  Jobs boost for Larne and Dublin

  A Japanese global healthcare company is creating 416 jobs in Northern Ireland.

• 11 hours, 16 minutes ago » latest

  

  Ryanair spends £10bn on new planes

  Irish airline Ryanair confirmed today it would be buying around £10bn-worth of new planes in a move that will create more than 3,000 jobs.

• 14 hours, 35 minutes ago

  

  RBS split plans raised by commission

  Radical plans to split Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) into a “good” bank and a “bad” bank must be looked at immediately as part of an urgent rethink of Government plans for privatisation, according to an influential Parliamentary commission.

• 15 hours, 24 minutes ago

  

  Court set to approve Sunday Business Post survival plan

  The High Court will be asked to approve a survival plan for the Sunday Business Post newspaper today.

• 1 day, 13 hours, 24 minutes ago

  

  RBS boss 'decided to go,' says Osborne

  George Osborne insisted Stephen Hester made the decision to quit as head of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) following claims that he effectively forced him out.

• 1 day, 14 hours, 18 minutes ago

  

  EasyJet plans to upgrade Airbus fleet

  Budget airline easyJet is to upgrade and expand its aircraft fleet under a deal to buy 135 Airbus planes over the next nine years.

• 1 day, 15 hours, 5 minutes ago

  Netflix seals Dreamworks TV deal

  Netflix is to air original television programming from Dreamworks Animation in a deal described as a major coup for both companies.

• 1 day, 15 hours, 22 minutes ago

  

  Enterprise Ireland: Nanotechnology a major part of Irish exports

  Nanoscience is being credited with 10% of Ireland's annual exports by Enterprise Ireland.

• 2 days, 5 hours, 33 minutes ago » latest

  

  Obama has 'excellent meeting' with Taoiseach

  President Barack Obama has paid tribute to Taoiseach Enda Kenny today ahead of the start of the G8 summit saying they had an "excellent meeting".

• 2 days, 5 hours, 36 minutes ago

  

  Positive day for European markets

  The FTSE-100 index at the close was up 22.23 at 6330.49.

• 2 days, 8 hours ago

  

  Ryanair confirmed as world's busiest airline

  Ryanair carried 79.6 million passengers last year, making it the busiest airline in the world.

• 2 days, 10 hours, 28 minutes ago

  

  FTSE on the front foot

  The FTSE 100 Index was buoyed by a much-needed session on the front foot today as attention turned to a key meeting of US policymakers later this week,

• 2 days, 14 hours, 36 minutes ago

  

  IBEC confident of economic growth

  There has been a significant jump in confidence in the domestic business sector.

• 2 days, 14 hours, 46 minutes ago

  IBS set to recruit 90 new personnel in Dublin and Cork

  A company owned by Xerox is to create 90 new jobs in the next 18 months in Dublin and Cork.

• 2 days, 15 hours, 5 minutes ago

  Co-op strike a deal with regulators

  The Co-operative Group today unveiled a deal with regulators that will see the mutual plug a £1.5 billion shortfall in the balance sheet of its banking arm.

• 3 days, 6 hours, 24 minutes ago

  

  RBS repayment 'could take a decade'

  Ousted boss Stephen Hester today warned it could take up to a decade for the British taxpayers to be repaid its £45bn (€52bn) stake in bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland.

• 3 days, 10 hours, 3 minutes ago

  

  Italy agrees plan to boost economy

  The Italian government has adopted a series of measures aimed at boosting the economy, including releasing €3bn for infrastructure projects projected to create 30,000 new jobs.