Ciarán Hancock

Ciarán Hancock

Business Editor

Ciarán Hancock is Business Editor of The Irish Times.

Tesco’s Irish profits rise 9% as it pays €120m dividend to British parent

Retailer’s Irish arm increased its turnover last year by 4.6% to €3.75bn

EY’s billion euro Irish business and the owners of Galway’s main streets

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

EY chief Frank O’Keeffe: ‘We are well on our way to becoming a billion-euro business’

Frank O’Keeffe talks about EY’s new strategy, its plan to hit €1.3bn in revenues and the impact of AI on the firm

Ires investors sell out, and Revolut’s outage a warning to us all

Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin’s docklands posts €5m profit

Revenues for 2025 dip compared to year before when hit musical Hamilton helped sales reach record

John Fitzpatrick: ‘The two hotels are running perfectly. Someone might make me an offer ... but I’m not in any hurry’

Irishman’s two hotels in New York City, the Manhattan and Grand Central, have bounced back from Covid to post record revenues

AI’s impact on jobs market may take 25 years to play out, says Microsoft chief Brad Smith

Industry must be regulated to ensure safety for people, according to top Microsoft executive

Revenues decline 2.5% at The Irish Times media group

The Irish Times DAC posts revenue of €113m for 2025, down from €116m a year earlier

Childcare fees and the budget, and Patrick O’Donovan’s row with RTÉ

Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Rising fuel costs arising from Middle East conflict hits Eason’s online business

Eason’s revenues rose last year helped by new store openings but profits fell, in part due to a ‘disappointing’ Christmas books market

Colin Hunt’s AIB share awards, and AI’s impact on the labour market

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Will there be a big take-up of State’s new investment scheme?

Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Budget day is here: Are there are surprises left to announce?

Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Brown Thomas considers launching Planet Beauty concept as separate brand online

Brown Thomas Arnotts department stores post after-tax profit of €23.5m on revenues of €344m

House price growth slows again, and a profile of the Fallon brothers

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

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