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.

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.

Kindle ebook sales now higher than paperbacks on Amazon

Website sells 115 Kindle ebooks for every 100 paperbacks.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.

Final stage of Corrib pipeline approved

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

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.

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.

100 entrepreneurs who made millions without a college degree

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

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.

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.’

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

'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.

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

VHI to increase corporate premiums

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

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.

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.

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.

Superquinn to shut Naas store

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

15 surprising facts about McDonald’s

Did you know that McDonald’s sells more than 75 hamburgers per second? Then read on…

Bowler to retire as chair of Irish Life & Permanent

Gillian Bowler will step down from the helm of Irish Life & Permanent once her successor has been appointed.

Twitter considering Dublin as European HQ - reports

Google and Facebook already have their European bases in Ireland – and now the microblogging site could follow.

Hewlett Packard to create 105 jobs in Galway

The computer and printer manufacturer will create posts in software engineering and recruitment will begin straight away.

Amazon says site downtime not caused by ‘hacktivist’ group

The online retailer – which went down for 30 minutes last night – says its disruption was the cause of a technical fault.