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Theresa May announces her resignation as Conservative Party leader. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

May’s exit creates headache for Ireland’s economic planning

Economy
May 25, 2019, 05:47

Paschal Donohoe now has to do his Budget 2020 planning in a Brexit vacuum

US president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

Trump ups the ante in his trade war with China

Economy
May 25, 2019, 02:18

US president overplays his hand, blacklisting tech firm Huawei

Tony Smurfit, CEO Smurfit Kappa Group Plc. Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg via Getty

Is Smurfit Kappa a sitting duck for an activist investor as others box up and move?

Manufacturing
Joe Brennan
May 24, 2019, 16:46

Sentiment towards global paper packaging sector has soured in the past year

UK prime minister Theresa May reacts as she delivers a speech announcing her resignation. Photograph: Chris J. Ratcliffe / Bloomberg

No heroic failure for May in last stand – just failure

Business
Colin Gleeson
May 24, 2019, 16:03

Business Week: also in the news were tax warnings; property prices; and media woes

An employee sells Huawei P30 handsets in a shopping centre in Bangkok, Thailand. Photograph: Soe Zeya/Reuters

Huawei’s future on hold as Trump ban puts pressure on Chinese telecoms powerhouse

Technology
Peter Goff
May 24, 2019, 12:15

World’s largest supplier of telecoms equipment finds itself at centre of escalating trade war between two largest economies

British prime minister Theresa May leaves after delivering a statement in London on Friday. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Theresa May’s exit creates headache for Ireland’s economic planning

Economy
Cliff Taylor
May 24, 2019, 10:43

Cliff Taylor: Extended Brexit logjam looks inevitable as Conservative leadership drama plays out

Bord Gáis Energy managing director Catherine O’Kelly: “We want to be as competitive as we can be, because it is a truly competitive market out there in Ireland on price.” Photograph: Tom Honan

Bord Gáis chief breaks down the bill for low-carbon future

Energy & Resources
Barry O'Halloran
May 24, 2019, 08:04

Catherine O’Kelly calls for transparency around costs of Government’s green ambitions and ensuring energy security in Ireland

It’s Oliver now: A sign on the window of a London outlet informs passersby that Jamie’s Italian has gone into administration. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

Bish, bash, bosh: Jamie Oliver’s restaurant empire comes crumbling down

Economy
Laura Slattery
May 24, 2019, 05:59

Planet Biz: Paternity leave; philanthropic billionaire Robert F Smith; facial recognition

Kevin Cullinane (centre), head of communications at Cork Airport, with airport Fire & Police colleagues Alan O’Leary and Anthony Healy

Walk in My Shoes: Bosses learn the realities for frontline workers

Work
Olive Keogh
May 24, 2019, 05:40

Doing hands-on shifts is giving managers at Cork Airport a taste of life on the shop floor

Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson: “It is unfair . . . to try and retain the authority you once possessed. You have to let go and let the new man and the new regime do what they think is best.” Photograph: Oli Scarf/AFP/Getty

Shut up and get lost: advice for outgoing chief executives

Work
Andrew Hill
May 24, 2019, 05:38

The last thing a successor needs is CEO’s ghost hanging around to act as lightning rod for disaffected opponents of change

Simon Jackson and John Murray of Modern Botany: “We try and keep it real and keep our feet firmly on the ground.” Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

‘Sourcing quality ingredients is really important to us’

Agribusiness & Food
Eimear McGovern
May 24, 2019, 05:24

Inside Track: John Murray, Modern Botany

It is right and proper that sacking a staff member for alleged misconduct requires employers to conduct thorough, inscrutably fair, bulletproof investigations with proper procedures and opportunities to appeal. Photograph: iStock

An employer sacking a worker risks a horror show for both sides

Retail & Services
Mark Paul
May 24, 2019, 05:20

Caveat: A lawyered-up worker is what small business owners fear most

While housing output is beginning to pick up, it could be another four or five years before supply and demand come into balance. Photograph: Getty Images

Irish economy continues to buck global trends

Economy
John FitzGerald
May 24, 2019, 05:13

John FitzGerald: New survey shows employment figures set to grow despite threats

John Keohane says he expects more Irish companies to be exploring new markets

Brexit Proof Q&A: ‘The British government have made a complete dog’s dinner of the situation’

Energy & Resources
James Aughney
May 23, 2019, 16:30

John Keohane, CEO, Verde LED

Moyee Coffee is building a platform which incorporates blockchain technology delivering instant information to the consumer.

Blockchain pioneers want consumers to wake up and smell the coffee

Innovation
Fiona Alston
May 23, 2019, 15:31

Moyee Coffee Ireland’s founders want to deliver transparency of its ethical supply chain

The total number of people at work rose by a record 35,200 compared to the final quarter of 2018 and by 81,200 since the same time last year.

The economy and full employment: are we there yet?

Economy
Cliff Taylor
May 23, 2019, 14:17

Smart Money : Employers are now shouting loudly about skills shortages, pressure on wages and the impact the housing crisis is having

Cambridge researchers have spent 10 years digitising the volumes and making 500 of their favourite cases available online

Delve into the enigmatic world of 17th-century medicine and magic

Technology
Marie Boran
May 23, 2019, 06:45

Simon Forman was seen as a quack but it didn’t stop him from gathering over 80,000 cases and ‘diagnoses’

Create your own Mars colony

Technology
Marie Boran
May 23, 2019, 06:03

Your mission will be keep your people alive and make the planet hospitable for humanity

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