Ciarán Hancock

Ciarán Hancock

Business Editor

Ciarán Hancock is Business Editor of The Irish Times.

CarTrawler pays €9m dividend to parent as booking volumes continue to rise

Irish travel tech company marginally increased its revenue last year but exceptional costs hit profit


Are farmers boosting their margins to blame for rising grocery prices?

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


Dawn Meats to pay €128m for controlling stake in New Zealand lamb producer

Irish food group will take 65% stake in Alliance Group subject to shareholder support and regulatory approvals


Tariffs on EU imports could result in 25,000 job losses in US, Trump is told

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


Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin to spend €50m upgrading its bedrooms

Five-star hotel on St Stephen’s Green was acquired by Archer Hotel Capital for a reported €260m in 2024


Aer Lingus eyes flights to Pittsburgh and William Fry hires senior staff from rival

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


East Coast Bakehouse files overdue accounts showing soaring revenues and €7m losses

Irish biscuit maker says it is now at breakeven and has raised €5m in additional equity to fund growth


Former Sherry FitzGerald chief sets up consultancy for Irish SMEs

Steven McKenna to advise on digital strategies, M&A and succession planning


Davy seeks measure to support house building in budget

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


Staff at loss-making Amazon subsidiary in Dublin earned average €124,000 last year

Accounts for Dublin-based Amazon R&D subsidiary show it spent €191m on wages and salaries for 1,540 staff


Irish house prices continue to rise and pharma’s tariff options

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


David McRedmond: ‘An Post has been brilliant. I’ve never been remunerated less and enjoyed a job more’

McRedmond’s credo is: ‘All businesses are dying; you have to find the new thing’. He has lived that philosophy at State-owned postal service, whose core business has shifted from letters to parcels and, increasingly, financial services


Revamped GPO could host museum to attract Irish diaspora, says An Post chief

State-owned postal company moved headquarters from GPO in mid-2023 to modern office block in Dublin’s north docks


National Broadband Ireland CEO steps down amid reshuffle of leadership team

Peter Hendrick will remain with the company as a non-executive director and a shareholder


Dublin Airport passenger cap causing ‘quite a bit of anger’ among US airlines – Willie Walsh

IATA chief tells Inside Business podcast that the planning restriction being applied at Dublin Airport has ‘tarnished’ our image within the airline industry


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