Killian Woods

Business Correspondent

Killian Woods is a Business Correspondent in the Irish Times

Apple’s Irish operation accounted for two-fifths of $43bn global tax payments last year

The company, which has 5,575 staff in Ireland, booked profits of $34 billion in the State in 2025

Ronan Murphy’s cybersecurity group booked €14m gain from Getvisibility sale

The firm Murphy founded with Mark Brosnan was acquired last year by Texas-based company Forcepoint for an undisclosed fee

Global stocks retreat as oil tops $90 and US yields climb

Iseq bucks global decline as Irish bank shares advance

T-Pro founders’ investment firms report profits of more than €20m each

Health tech company Jonathan Larbey and Mark Gilmartin set up in 2012 has expanded to Britain, the US, Australia and New Zealand

Billionaire football-club owner Tony Bloom quietly bankrolls an Irish property fund’s four-year buying spree

Premier League club owner backed Meath-based Star Stone Property Group’s recent €600k deal to buy Drogheda shopping centre

Losses mounted at some of Paddy McKillen jnr’s Press Up venues ahead of takeover deal

Firms linked to Stella Cinema and restaurants in Blanchardstown recorded six-figure losses in 2024

Profits rise to €2.5m at family-run group behind Birr’s County Arms Hotel

The company owned by Eoin Garry acquired Dooly’s Hotel in Offaly in 2025

Dublin’s empty offices: White elephants and grey spaces in the ‘shadow market’

Multinationals are subletting vast amounts of unwanted space, but property firms forecast a shortage

Workday seeks to sublet a fifth of the space in its new Dublin 2 office block

The US tech firm struck a deal to lease College Square in April 2025, the largest deal of its kind in Europe since the beginning of the pandemic

Home builder Evara doubles turnover as output at Dublin residential projects rises

The company, which delivered close to 1,000 homes last year, has forecast it will complete 1,400 in 2026

Glen Dimplex revenue falls €82m amid weak heat-pump market

The company has forecast it will rebound in 2026 following a large boost to its order book

Dublin-headquartered fruit and vegetable giant Dole faces 14% hit to profits

Dublin-headquartered company says fuel and shipping costs remain elevated but ‘sharp cost increases’ appear to have moderated

Aryzta’s sales fall more than 2% to €1.06bn, new results show

The company plans to ask shareholders next year to vote on resumption of capital distributions following a decade-long hiatus

VitHit acquired by Vimto maker Nichols in €75m deal

The company was founded in 2001 by former rugby player Gary Lavin

Vertiv plans Donegal expansion creating up to 300 jobs

The company has added hundreds of new staff to its Irish operation in 2026

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