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Aer Lingus dispute could be resolved within days

Cabin crew’s trade union and airline management agree to Labour Relations Commission intervention in the ongoing dispute.

967

Jan 28th 2011, 7:43 PM

# Recessionomics

Dublin businesses strike bargain to get 20 per cent off insurance premiums

Umbrella group for city centre traders does deal to cut cost of insurance for its 2,500 members after slow shopping year.

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Jan 28th 2011, 3:09 PM

# Amazon

Kindle ebook sales now higher than paperbacks on Amazon

Website sells 115 Kindle ebooks for every 100 paperbacks.

822

Jan 28th 2011, 11:51 AM

# Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus meeting may see breakthrough in dispute

Tomorrow’s meeting mediated by IBEC and ICTU could help resolve the ongoing dispute between management and cabin crew.

562

Jan 27th 2011, 7:13 PM

# Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus cancels 14 flights over cabin crew dispute

Passengers hoping to travel with Aer Lingus today have been warned of disruptions after the airline cancels 14 flights.

697

Jan 26th 2011, 11:18 AM

# GChat

Google Talk? Former chief executive Schmidt considers TV

Eric Schmidt – who only stepped down as Google’s CEO five days ago – is eyeing up a CNN talk show, say reports.

255

Jan 25th 2011, 2:32 PM

# Aer Lingus

Meeting between Aer Lingus staff and management cancelled

A disciplinary process was due to start today for airline staff refusing to work to new rosters but the first meeting has been cancelled – meanwhile Aer Lingus warns of possible disruptions to flights.

709

Jan 25th 2011, 11:55 AM

15 facts about McDonald's that will blow your mind

The fast food restaurant has more visitors per day than the population of Britain and Ireland combined and it hires one million people a year in the US…

1.3k

Jan 24th 2011, 2:01 PM

# Google

Google news: Eric Schmidt out, Larry Page in

Schmidt is stepping down as CEO of Google, and company has announced Larry Page will take over the position.

609

Jan 20th 2011, 9:29 PM

# eBay

PayPal Christmas boost sends eBay income up 24%

The online auction site reports better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter, on the bank of surging PayPal use.

384

Jan 20th 2011, 12:05 PM

# Corrib Pipeline

Final stage of Corrib pipeline approved

An Bord Pleanála has approved an application for the final section of the Corrib pipeline.

756

Jan 20th 2011, 11:36 AM

# Jobswatch

Cork-based software firm to create 150 new jobs

Quest Software will make new jobs over the next three years in finance, software development and sales.

630

Jan 20th 2011, 9:34 AM

# Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus dispute continues, 34 flights cancelled

As many as 2,700 passengers hoping to travel between Dublin, the UK and continental Europe will face disruptions today.

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Jan 20th 2011, 9:19 AM

# College can wait

100 entrepreneurs who made millions without a college degree

The top US business folk who carved their own path to the American Dream…

968

Jan 19th 2011, 4:00 PM

# Aer Lingus

Dispute leads to cancellation of 10 Aer Lingus flights

Several scheduled flights have been cancelled because of a dispute between Aer Lingus and trade union staff.

464

Jan 19th 2011, 10:16 AM

# Fraud

Santander CEO banned from banking by Spanish court

Alfredo Sáenz is sentenced to eight months in jail, and banned from banking for life. His response? ‘I’m going nowhere.’

857

Jan 18th 2011, 4:41 PM

# Superquinn

Naas staff vote to accept Superquinn redundancy deal

52 of the 103 staff at Superquinn in Naas will be offered jobs elsewhere, with the rest facing compulsory redundancy.

798

Jan 18th 2011, 2:57 PM

# Ryanair

Ryanair appeals Spanish court ruling on boarding card fees

The airline says the ruling of a Spanish court – which said the €40 fee for reissuing boarding cards was illegal – was “bizarre”.

793

Jan 18th 2011, 12:58 PM

# Apple

Jobs to take medical leave of absence from Apple

The Apple CEO – who formerly had pancreatic cancer – says his board has given him some time off for medical reasons.

818

Jan 17th 2011, 2:13 PM

# Jobs

60 Dublin jobs at risk over DFDS route closure

As many as 200 jobs could be lost a DFDS, with 60 of those at risk based in Dublin.

666

Jan 15th 2011, 1:42 PM

# Fossil Fuels

BP sign deal with Russia to drill in the Arctic

BP has teamed up with Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft to explore for natural gas and oil off the Siberian coast.

483

Jan 15th 2011, 11:59 AM

# Jobswatch

40 jobs to be created by AA Ireland

The insurer and motoring organisation will take on 40 new staff at its Dublin HQ, in its insurance and rescue divisions.

926

Jan 11th 2011, 8:04 PM

# Facebook

'Social Network' settlement set for return to court

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and Divya Narendra say their $65m Facebook setlement was based on the wrong share value.

632

Jan 11th 2011, 3:57 PM

# Bank of Ireland

Bank of Ireland confirms €57m sale of Asset Management division

303

Jan 10th 2011, 2:46 PM

# VHI

VHI to increase corporate premiums

The changes to corporate premiums are expected to take place in March.

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Jan 9th 2011, 3:40 PM

# App Store

Apple opens doors to new App Store for Mac

The new store – the equivalent of the iTunes store, but for Mac software – may help Apple make further dents in the PC market.

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Jan 6th 2011, 2:47 PM

# Rebranding

So much for branding: Starbucks drops name from logo

The coffee company marks its move into supermarkets by dropping its name – and the word ‘coffee’ – from its branding.

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Jan 6th 2011, 7:21 AM

# Jobswatch

Jobs to go at Britvic and HMV

The drinks group and record chain will seek job cuts in Ireland: the former reviewing its trade, the latter hit by downloads.

664

Jan 5th 2011, 8:22 PM

# Superquinn

Superquinn to shut Naas store

Trade union to hold ‘intensive talks’ with supermarket over fate of its 100 employees

663

Jan 5th 2011, 4:29 PM

# Facebook

Bono and the Edge 'could make €400m' from Facebook flotation

The U2 leaders and fellow speculators invested €157m in Facebook two years ago – and their stake could now triple in value.

793

Jan 5th 2011, 3:53 PM

# Investment

Multi-nationals created 11,000 jobs: IDA

Last year, multi-national companies created almost 11,000 jobs in Ireland – more than double the figure in 2009.

390

Jan 4th 2011, 7:01 PM

# Facebook

Facebook value now at $50bn after Goldman Sachs investment

Goldman Sachs invests $450m in Facebook for a 0.9% stake – putting Mark Zuckerberg’s company at a total value of $50bn.

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Jan 3rd 2011, 3:12 PM

# Wikileaks

Shell hope for “20 or more Corribs” in Irish waters – WikiLeaks

A senior Shell official told the US Embassy second-in-command that there could be hundreds of billions worth of gas off Irish shores.

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Dec 29th 2010, 12:26 PM

# Electric Ireland

ESB buys Northern energy company in €1.4bn deal

The £1.2bn takeover deal is completed, despite the opposition of Unionist politicians resenting an all-Ireland energy company.

306

Dec 21st 2010, 8:38 PM

# pilots

Pilots' hours to be limited in new EU law

European safety agency puts forward plans to cap pilot’s duty hours – that’s both flying and waiting time – to a maximum of 14 hours a day, or 12 at night. Pilots’ unions say that is still an exhausting schedule.

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Dec 20th 2010, 9:15 PM