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Cannes property conference Mipim 2025: How Ireland should play its cards to assuage investor concern

A significant Irish delegation is travelling to Cannes this year for the event

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Colm Lauder

John Cronin on AIB, Bank of Ireland and PTSB results: a tale of three banks posting record returns

Competition will emerge but it will be a gradual process until then the three banks have a strong hold on the Irish market

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John Cronin

Markets Update: Indices open the week in the green

Indices open in the green following a seismic week for markets, as investors grappled with historic fiscal news from Germany, European rearmament...

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Emma Hanrahan

Business Post View: What Dalata’s likely exit means for embattled Euronext exchange

If Dalata follows through, it will further underscore the challenges facing Dublin’s exchange

09.03.2025 4

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Business Post Team

Business Post’s View: Europe’s best defence against tariffs is a strong economy

Let us hope that the German chancellor-elect, Friedrich Merz, gets his stimulus package passed quickly

09.03.2025 4

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Business Post Team

Vincent Boland: Epochal shift in Germany’s role marks turning point for Europe

The incoming chancellor’s economic plan is good news for the Ireland and the eurozone, and the goal of independence from the US is likely to be...

09.03.2025 1

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Vincent Boland

Ian Guider: Night flights curb and passenger cap at airport holding tourism to ransom

Dublin Airport is a national asset and key to Ireland’s economic future, yet it is being stymied by effectively local gripes

09.03.2025 2

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Ian Guider

Lucinda Creighton: The guarantee of peace in Europe is gone and Ireland must be prepared

We are more vulnerable than even some of those in Central and Eastern Europe in the likely scenario of hybrid warfare against European countries

09.03.2025 6

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Lucinda Creighton

Shane Coleman: Ten things Micheál Martin needs to do when meeting Donald Trump

From praising Doonbeg to offering a Ryder Cup ticket, the Taoiseach needs to turn on the charm when meeting the US president on Wednesday

09.03.2025 2

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Shane Coleman

Dan Mulhall: Ireland ought to strengthen its EU and UK ties as Trump flexes muscles

We ought to proactively strengthen our position within the EU, invigorate trade links with Britain

09.03.2025 4

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Dan Mulhall

John Deasy: Mulvaney’s warning to Taoiseach must not be ignored or Oval Office could be a mauling

Having been in the Oval Office on a couple of occasions with Donald Trump, I wouldn’t be surprised if Gaza didn’t get a mention

09.03.2025 2

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John Deasy

Mandy Johnston: Visit to Oval Office will be high stakes, high octane and high risk all at once

I was one of just five Irish officials granted access to the most powerful office in the world when I travelled with Bertie Ahern

09.03.2025 3

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Mandy Johnston

Matt Cooper: Martin must prepare for worst and hope for best in Oval Office showdown with Donald Trump

Taoiseach, as the son of a boxer, knows about the need to duck and dive to avoid taking a hit

08.03.2025 2

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Matt Cooper

James McDermott: Taxpayers footing the bill for big sports events should enjoy them on TV for free

While Irish people love sport, it does not appear to be a priority for our government who could begin to make amends by updating the list of major...

08.03.2025 4

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James Mcdermott

Post Script: Web Summit PR deletes his Zelenskyy advice; Greg Kavanagh’s four-letter directions to a TD

Business Post deputy editor Aaron Rogan takes a look at the scenes behind the stories

08.03.2025 2

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Aaron Rogan

Andrew Webb: In an unpredictable global economy, businesses that thrive don’t wait - they prepare

Irish companies should be modelling different tariff scenarios and developing mitigation strategies amid the threats of US President Donald Trump

08.03.2025 2

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Andrew Webb

Ian Guider: Irish Continental Group splashes shareholders with dividends and buybacks

The Irish Ferries owner has been paying out an astonishing return of €570 million between dividends and buybacks – despite a market cap of just...

07.03.2025 2

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Ian Guider

Analysis: Ireland-UK summit focuses on ‘new energy’ opportunities in the Irish Sea

Offshore energy could be the big winner, as Irish politicians and diplomats depart Liverpool

07.03.2025 1

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Dominic Mcgrath

The Irish stock market has soared as Trump’s polices hammer US markets – here’s why

US markets have floundered compared to their European counterparts since Trump won the US election. The Iseq has for the first time topped 11,000

07.03.2025 2

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Fionn Thompson

The Irish stock market has soared as Trump’s policies hammer US markets – here’s why

US markets have floundered compared to their European counterparts since Trump won the US election. The Iseq has for the first time topped 11,000

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Fionn Thompson