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In a crisis, community-minded companies represent a kinder face of capitalism. Photograph: Getty Images/Cultura RF

Family businesses are welcome winners in the pandemic

Work
Pilita Clark
January 25, 2021, 05:47

Pilita Clark: They embody the best of corporate behaviour by thinking long term

Ray Cuddihy: ‘Because I’m trying to get my own place, now is probably the first time in my life that I’ve thought seriously about money.’

‘I’m normally quite lazy; I don’t really like shopping’

Personal Finance
Tony Clayton-Lea
January 25, 2021, 05:30

Me & My Money: Ray Cuddihy, aka Múinteoir Ray, from RTÉ’s Home School Hub

Aim high: Pressure from policymakers, investors, customers and employees is growing for greater and more meaningful corporate sustainability action. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

Leo Varadkar and Sanda Ojiambo: Covid-19 proves businesses must act on sustainability

Business
January 25, 2021, 05:16

Firms demonstrating bold leadership on such goals will be securing their own future

Buying mother’s house at less than market value could cause tax headaches

Personal Finance
Dominic Coyle
January 24, 2021, 14:00

Q&A: Dominic Coyle

The zero-Covid debate: a vanishingly small number of countries have, more or less, succeeded with such a strategy.

Chris Johns: If this is to be the last lockdown it must work

Economy
Chris Johns
January 24, 2021, 11:14

Zero-Covid debate highlights tough decisions awaiting every country

Coming to a retail site near you... Lady Gaga wears an eye-catching dove brooch as she sings at Joe Biden’s inauguration in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP

Fashion is in a slump, but there are saviours at hand

Retail & Services
January 23, 2021, 05:41

Amid rise of hibernation ‘hatewear’, retailers need to tap into every new trend possible

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary: If there are strict border controls in the EU, then there will be little or no outbound tourism in Europe until they are lifted. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

EU shift on travel restrictions would be game changer for airlines such as Ryanair

Transport & Tourism
January 23, 2021, 05:36

Cantillon: Budget airline faces bumpy ride

Cairn Homes wants to build more than 600 homes on a site it bought from RTÉ for €107.5m in 2017. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

Question mark hangs over fast-track housing legislation

Construction
January 23, 2021, 05:30

Cantillon: dispute involving Cairn Homes’ proposals for a plot beside RTÉ’s Montrose complex will attract a lot of attention

Police in London speak to a shellfish export truck driver as he is stopped for an ‘unnecessary journey’ on Monday. Photograph: Alastair Grant/AP

Shellfish protests, Doc boots and expensive places to live

Economy
Laura Slattery
January 23, 2021, 05:21

Planet Business: The week in ‘Brexit carnage!’ and fashion updates

Cian Ó Maidín enjoys the work-life balance that Tramore, Co Waterford has to offer.

Small town firm plays pivotal global role

Technology
Ciara O'Brien
January 22, 2021, 15:37

Interview: Nearform’s success during Covid times continues with its vaccine app

Eddie O’Connor, founder of Mainstream Renewable Power: The Aker deal values his 55 per cent stake at up to €550 million – a return of about 17 times. Photograph: Frank Miller

Has Eddie O’Connor underestimated the value of his €1bn baby?

Energy & Resources
Joe Brennan
January 22, 2021, 13:16

‘Share price jump implies that market believes that Aker Horizons has paid well below what it thinks Mainstream is worth’

A deserted Grafton Street in Dublin during lockdown. The surge in Covid cases means that the serious lockdown will persist for some time to come

Governments must plan how we will return to normal as more people are vaccinated

Economy
John FitzGerald
January 22, 2021, 06:00

The issue of how rules are adjusted to take account of increasing numbers of people who are vaccinated will raise difficult choices

US president Joe Biden speaking after being sworn in as the 46th president of the US during his inauguration in Washington, DC, on January 20th. Photograph: EPA/Jonathan Ernst

Biden has promised to ‘restore the soul of America’ but what might that mean for Ireland?

Economy
Mark Paul
January 22, 2021, 05:30

Agenda: From tax to regulation of big tech Irish economy will be affected by White House decisions

‘Drop extraneous activities not specifically related to the end goal and remove the clutter of unnecessary check-ins, meetings or zoom calls’. Photograph: Getty Images.

Getting through lockdown number three at work is all about staying focused

Work
Olive Keogh
January 22, 2021, 05:30

‘It’s really important for leaders to be there for their people at the moment,’ says executive coach

Paul McNamara performing in Wagner’s Tannhäuser at Würzburg opera house in 2009. File photograph

‘I’m really a bit of a home bird,’ despite 30 years of touring

Work
Barbara McCarthy
January 22, 2021, 05:25

Wild Geese: Tenor Paul McNamara lives in Berlin and has performed all over Europe

A woman walks past the tent of a homeless person on Grafton Street in Dublin during lockdown. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

5:53 Covid-19 is now a global problem in search of an Irish solution

Business
Mark Paul
January 22, 2021, 05:06

Opinion: Businesses must prepare for lengthy period of restrictions and tightened border rules

The evidence is that while the impact of this lockdown may not be quite as severe in terms of numbers out of work in the key sectors as the first one, it may not be far off. Photograph: iStock

The lockdown may squash the virus but what will it mean for Ireland's economy?

Economy
Cliff Taylor
January 21, 2021, 11:45

Smart Money: This lockdown is likely to go on for months and be unwound slowly

The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. Photograph: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for Samsung.

Galaxy S21: Ultra is star of the show with quad camera

Technology
Ciara O'Brien
January 21, 2021, 06:18

Phone combines wide angle lens, ultrawide angle and dual tele-lens to step up photo quality

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