Ian Curran

Ian Curran

Ian Curran is a Business reporter with The Irish Times

Tourist volumes up 16% in March as sector continues recovery

Visitor numbers and expenditure increased in each of the first three months of the year, says CSO

Ireland relies on imports for 80% of energy needs, the fourth-highest rate in EU

Construction is the Republic’s most environmentally extractive industry, says CSO

Cairn Homes says Irish build-cost inflation is now running at 2.5%

Dublin-listed home builder affirms guidance amid ‘strong pipeline’ of apartments and new orders

Weak US dollar drives dip in revenues at Kerry Group

But food ingredients giant hails ‘good’ start to 2026 amid stronger sales volumes

Oracle to shed 150 jobs in Ireland as it grapples with AI cash crunch

Software giant is axing jobs globally as it seeks to reassure investors about data centre bet

Value of fuel sales jumps 7.7% in March as energy price inflation hits

Retail sales volumes up 1.6% over 12 months, says CSO

Glanbia lifts earnings guidance amid ‘strong momentum’ across business units

Dublin-listed group reports double-digit revenue growth in key performance nutrition division

Carbery adds €3m to rainy-day fund for suppliers amid milk price volatility

Co-op-owned group behind Dubliner cheese expects challenging year ahead

Irish wholesale electricity prices climb 19% in March, new CSO figures show

Energy price levels remain slightly lower than 2025 but Iran war expected to accelerate inflation

Higher fertiliser and fuel costs could halve Irish dairy farm margins this year

Agricultural land prices poised for modest growth in 2026, due to low levels of supply

Irish financial firms see cyber attacks as biggest operational threat

Survey finds large majority of compliance experts believe their company is well prepared to deal with incidents

Tyndall National Institute targets 10 new spin-outs by 2030

Tech research centre unveils five-year strategy to boost commercial and social impact

ISIF invests in Waterland’s new €4bn fund

Dutch private equity group has completed 40 acquisitions in the Republic since 2020

Mergers ‘inevitable’ if Irish dairy co-ops are to survive rising costs and falling milk prices

Shelved Aurivo-Dale Farm deal would have been unique in recent history of the co-op movement

Connacht Gold maker expects choppy dairy trading conditions to continue in 2026

Aurivo reports 10% jump in operating profits despite tumbling milk prices in late 2025

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