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Úna McCaffrey

Úna McCaffrey

Food & Drinks Editor

Úna McCaffrey is Food & Drinks Editor at The Irish Times. She was previously an assistant business editor.

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Yet more mortgage-holder pain, a new agritech VC, and what’s happening with shopping centres?

Yet more mortgage-holder pain, a new agritech VC, and what’s happening with shopping centres?

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

Fri Jun 16 2023 - 06:36

Accenture cuts 400 jobs, central banks’ dilemma, and selling a house without telling the owner

Accenture cuts 400 jobs, central banks’ dilemma, and selling a house without telling the owner

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

Fri Mar 24 2023 - 06:26

Dubliners’ disposable income, Coinbase’s Irish plans, and John Burns’s new business column

Dubliners’ disposable income, Coinbase’s Irish plans, and John Burns’s new business column

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

Fri Feb 17 2023 - 06:36

Booming consumer spending, housing as an economic threat, and overheating fears

Booming consumer spending, housing as an economic threat, and overheating fears

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

Fri Feb 03 2023 - 06:32

Too few accountants, Argos to close, and lessons from a week in Davos

Too few accountants, Argos to close, and lessons from a week in Davos

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

Fri Jan 20 2023 - 06:30

One banker in Republic was paid more than €6m last year

One banker in Republic was paid more than €6m last year

EBA report finds 48 bankers in the State were paid more than €1m in 2021

Thu Jan 19 2023 - 20:23

Airport traffic soars, Amazon job cuts, and wanting the UK to do well

Airport traffic soars, Amazon job cuts, and wanting the UK to do well

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

Fri Jan 06 2023 - 06:30

Higher Vodafone profits, John FitzGerald on the state of the economy, and Bankman-Fried released

Higher Vodafone profits, John FitzGerald on the state of the economy, and Bankman-Fried released

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

Fri Dec 23 2022 - 06:30

Derailing Government housing plans; unpaid leave at Intel; and watching Sean Quinn’s tears

Derailing Government housing plans; unpaid leave at Intel; and watching Sean Quinn’s tears

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

Fri Dec 02 2022 - 06:00

Wherefore the banking review? Plus limits on property funds, and the latest rent figures

Wherefore the banking review? Plus limits on property funds, and the latest rent figures

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

Fri Nov 25 2022 - 06:30

How exposed is the Irish economy to tech cuts? Plus Eason’s latest numbers, and risks for women in hybrid work

How exposed is the Irish economy to tech cuts? Plus Eason’s latest numbers, and risks for women in hybrid work

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

Fri Nov 11 2022 - 06:22

M&S sees strong Irish clothing sales but Brexit food disruption continues

M&S sees strong Irish clothing sales but Brexit food disruption continues

British retailer warns of ‘gathering storm’ of higher costs and pressure on budgets

Wed Nov 09 2022 - 11:15

Musk fires Twitter’s top executives; how high will interest rates go? and Mark Paul on new licensing laws

Musk fires Twitter’s top executives; how high will interest rates go? and Mark Paul on new licensing laws

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

Fri Oct 28 2022 - 06:35

I have unlocked a new level in the game of Dublin parenting

I have unlocked a new level in the game of Dublin parenting

Even after 25 years living in the South, I can still be baffled by soda bread, the Primary Cert and the ‘Gaeltacht special’

Wed Oct 05 2022 - 00:00

Rebuilding costs soar; BofI tightens mortgage criteria; and fresh supports for businesses

Rebuilding costs soar; BofI tightens mortgage criteria; and fresh supports for businesses

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Fri Sept 16 2022 - 06:30

American Chamber warns on CRU plan; Medtronic’s new stent; and bailing out struggling businesses

American Chamber warns on CRU plan; Medtronic’s new stent; and bailing out struggling businesses

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Fri Sept 02 2022 - 06:32

Hats off - Una McCaffrey on an unusual military mission in Thessaloniki

Hats off - Una McCaffrey on an unusual military mission in Thessaloniki

Training pays dividends

Mon Aug 29 2022 - 19:01

Investors flock to student housing; wine sales slump; and pizza delivery wars

Investors flock to student housing; wine sales slump; and pizza delivery wars

Get the latest business news and commentary from our expert business team in your inbox every weekday morning

Fri Aug 19 2022 - 06:28

A new tax to promote cheaper housing; keeping track of your luggage; and the impact of the InfoWars judgment

A new tax to promote cheaper housing; keeping track of your luggage; and the impact of the InfoWars judgment

Get the latest business news and commentary from our expert business team in your inbox every weekday morning

Thu Aug 18 2022 - 06:30

‘I must have looked strange there, rooted in the middle of the shop, staring at these shirts’

‘I must have looked strange there, rooted in the middle of the shop, staring at these shirts’

Letting sentimental stuff go to your local charity shop can release a kind of emotion that can’t be decluttered

Sat Jul 23 2022 - 05:00

Diageo’s €200m carbon-neutral brewery, Medtronic’s new jobs and the coming economic shock

Diageo’s €200m carbon-neutral brewery, Medtronic’s new jobs and the coming economic shock

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Fri Jul 15 2022 - 06:30

Aer Lingus and lost bags; online scams and older people; and behind the scenes at Wimbledon

Aer Lingus and lost bags; online scams and older people; and behind the scenes at Wimbledon

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Thu Jul 14 2022 - 06:30

IMF verdict on Ireland; women in tech; and is a recession coming?

IMF verdict on Ireland; women in tech; and is a recession coming?

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Fri Jul 08 2022 - 06:32

Inflation to go higher; an ‘unseemly rush’ on data retention rules; and all the tech for your summer garden

Inflation to go higher; an ‘unseemly rush’ on data retention rules; and all the tech for your summer garden

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Thu Jul 07 2022 - 06:30

Steep drop in living standards, house price growth to fall and Apple leads Top 1000

Steep drop in living standards, house price growth to fall and Apple leads Top 1000

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

Thu Jun 23 2022 - 06:30

Energy poverty, staff strife at Ryanair and central banks’ big moves

Energy poverty, staff strife at Ryanair and central banks’ big moves

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

Thu Jun 16 2022 - 06:30

Mortgage hikes, pig farmers under pressure and the odds of recession

Mortgage hikes, pig farmers under pressure and the odds of recession

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

Fri Jun 10 2022 - 06:30

Glen Dimplex sells Morphy Richards, earlier State bailout repayments and Sheryl Sandberg’s legacy

Glen Dimplex sells Morphy Richards, earlier State bailout repayments and Sheryl Sandberg’s legacy

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

Thu Jun 09 2022 - 06:30

Subsidising builders, supplying baby formula to the US, and a week in a snow-free Davos

Subsidising builders, supplying baby formula to the US, and a week in a snow-free Davos

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

Fri May 27 2022 - 06:30

Lynn’s Brazilian jail time; inflation hits 7%; and the post-Covid workplace

Lynn’s Brazilian jail time; inflation hits 7%; and the post-Covid workplace

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

Fri May 13 2022 - 06:30

Tyrone’s Euro Auctions targets growth after €950m sale founders

Tyrone’s Euro Auctions targets growth after €950m sale founders

Keys brothers ‘disappointed’ at exit of buyer on regulator’s competition concerns

Mon May 09 2022 - 05:10

Exchequer in deficit, EY Entrepreneur of the Year shortlist, and innovation in wartime

Exchequer in deficit, EY Entrepreneur of the Year shortlist, and innovation in wartime

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

Thu May 05 2022 - 06:30

Roubles for gas, AIB’s €4.2bn loan deal and the US right celebrates Elon Musk

Roubles for gas, AIB’s €4.2bn loan deal and the US right celebrates Elon Musk

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

Fri Apr 29 2022 - 06:30

New jobs at Pepper and Janssen; recalling Clerys; and seeking job satisfaction

New jobs at Pepper and Janssen; recalling Clerys; and seeking job satisfaction

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

Fri Mar 25 2022 - 06:29

Irish companies in Russia; Sky enters mobile market; and more women needed in workforce

Irish companies in Russia; Sky enters mobile market; and more women needed in workforce

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

Fri Mar 04 2022 - 06:30

Hotel planning rules, inside Dublin’s legal sector, and Derry’s ‘failure’ as a hub

Hotel planning rules, inside Dublin’s legal sector, and Derry’s ‘failure’ as a hub

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

Fri Feb 18 2022 - 06:30

Plans for Howth Castle; authorising fintechs; and Facebook morphing into Meta

Plans for Howth Castle; authorising fintechs; and Facebook morphing into Meta

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

Thu Feb 03 2022 - 06:30

ESB investigated; Brexit ends the landbridge; and rewarding hospitality staff

ESB investigated; Brexit ends the landbridge; and rewarding hospitality staff

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

Fri Jan 21 2022 - 06:30

Irish pubs under threat; Ergo’s latest buy; and devolving taxing power to the North

Irish pubs under threat; Ergo’s latest buy; and devolving taxing power to the North

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

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 06:26

‘Serious questions’ for ESB; Goodman’s new board; and what next for Brown Thomas?

‘Serious questions’ for ESB; Goodman’s new board; and what next for Brown Thomas?

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

Fri Dec 10 2021 - 06:30

Penneys to invest €250m; a tax on excess profits; and what’s happening at Avoca?

Penneys to invest €250m; a tax on excess profits; and what’s happening at Avoca?

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

Fri Nov 26 2021 - 06:30

Developer takes council to court; O’Leary’s texts; and taking on tax avoidance

Developer takes council to court; O’Leary’s texts; and taking on tax avoidance

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

Fri Nov 12 2021 - 06:30

Web Summit row; investment at Virgin; and Chris Horn on the Science Gallery

Web Summit row; investment at Virgin; and Chris Horn on the Science Gallery

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

Thu Nov 04 2021 - 06:30

Eason profits, EVs for taxi drivers, and revving up for e-scooters

Eason profits, EVs for taxi drivers, and revving up for e-scooters

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

Fri Oct 22 2021 - 06:30

Keys brothers of Tyrone unlock $1bn Euro Auctions sale

Keys brothers of Tyrone unlock $1bn Euro Auctions sale

Firm runs auctions of equipment such as excavators, cranes and agricultural machinery

Fri Oct 15 2021 - 13:00

Compensation for holidaymakers, Budget 2022 analysed, and responding to a resurgent Covid

Compensation for holidaymakers, Budget 2022 analysed, and responding to a resurgent Covid

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

Fri Oct 15 2021 - 06:30

Budget 2022, new KPMG jobs and how to prevent electricity blackouts

Budget 2022, new KPMG jobs and how to prevent electricity blackouts

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

Fri Oct 01 2021 - 06:30

Creche chain sold; a deal for Omnium; and keeping the lights on

Creche chain sold; a deal for Omnium; and keeping the lights on

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

Thu Sept 23 2021 - 06:30

Tough talks at Aer Lingus; new Irish jobs at Ryanair; and rising PRSI

Tough talks at Aer Lingus; new Irish jobs at Ryanair; and rising PRSI

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

Fri Sept 17 2021 - 06:30

Tyrone and proud: Nobody wants us to win but that’s just fine

Tyrone and proud: Nobody wants us to win but that’s just fine

We know all too well that Mayo are the sweethearts and we’re everyone’s favourite baddies

Thu Sept 09 2021 - 06:15

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