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Laura Roddy

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Laura Roddy: Supreme Court Statkraft case lays bare a climate conundrum for the planning board

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‘The industry is on ice’: Why Ireland risks losing energy investors just as demand for power soars

Last year judicial reviews against energy projects trebled, as the country tried to add more assets to the grid

31.03.2025 7

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Glen Dimplex passes CEO baton back to Naughtons as firm restructures

The company is moving some manufacturing operations to Lithuania and China and focusing on R&D in Ireland

23.03.2025 6

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Analysis: Paul Coulson on the brink of losing control of Ardagh as debt pile weighs heavily

A new deal to restructure the group will see Irish billionaire Paul Coulson lose his grip on the company he turned into a global giant.

16.03.2025 7

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Analysis: Bank of Ireland bets on growth amid rate cuts and tariff worries

After reporting high profits and huge dividends, the bank plans to keep the pace over the next three years but it won’t be without its challenges

25.02.2025 10

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Analysis: Energy regulator dodges data centre gas decision, raising fresh questions for sector

The Commission for the Regulator of Utilities had passed the buck on whether ‘islanded data centres’ should tap the gas system.

21.02.2025 7

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From tariffs to incentives: All you need to know about the IDA’s critical new jobs and investment plan

The investment agency is facing geopolitical storms from Trump’s tariff plans and beyond, as well as competition from the middle east but has a plan...

21.02.2025 8

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Explainer: How the state will return AIB to private ownership this year

The bank, bailed out in 2010, will be completely free of the state by mid-June, thus ending its period of disgrace

03.02.2025 30

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Spanish lender Bankinter plans to soak up Irish savings with new deposit account

No frills or gimmicks are expected but there will need to be a premium offering to win over customers before launching more products

19.01.2025 7

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Laura Roddy