Betting giant Flutter Entertainment, IAG and Ocado strong performers and book gains

‘Pause’ comes as France is placed under severe lockdown due to coronavirus

Dublin also falls back as does London

Markets report: Recurring fears of hard Brexit hit share prices in London

Iseq tracks performance of many of its European peers and slips by almost 0.5%

Queen hosted banquet for US president on Monday but opposition leaders steered clear

Construction company becomes the latest UK builder under pressure

Investors book profits before Easter weekend

Datalex regains some ground in Dublin while in London Centrica hits a near 16-year low

European shares dragged down by auto stocks on concerns over longevity of truce

Both admitted charges relating to massive data breach of customers’ details

Lufthansa, Reckitt Benckiser and Beiersdorf weigh on markets following choppy trading

London Briefing: Glitches foil live feed grilling as Brexit chaos clouds aviation sector

Deal for 14 freighters worth €4.01 bn

Theresa May to meet senior business figures amid concerns about progress in Brexit talks

Banker and lawyer will succeed Pádraig Ó Riordáin at the State airport company

Market report: INM down 2%, while European steelmakers see a slump

University seeks independent advisers as it restructures €190 million endowment fund

Kingspan flags possible slowdown in orders from UK

Irish house-builders feel impact of Budget 2018, but Paris, Frankfurt and Milan close flat

Irish Stock Exchange outperforms peers, while UK and US share indices rise

Ryanair shares down almost 2% in Dublin, with flight cancellations set to cost it €25m

The latest in tech workplace fashion and an, ahem, interesting list of Bell Pottinger clients

Best hope of avoiding disaster is to revoke article 50 triggering open-ended transition

Financials, miners and technology stocks recover some of the ground lost recently

Move comes after France follows Britain and launches investigation into sale of jetliners

We get so caught up with the zeitgeist it is easy to forget the allure of the individual

NetReveal system uses data analytics to uncover hidden links and potential fraud

APT10 group targeted businesses that manage IT services for large numbers of clients

US missile strike on Syria the dominant factor in the markets

Iseq heavyweights Kerry, Kingspan and Ryanair close day down

Global financial network that banks use to transfer billions every day issues warning

PM warns that new deal curbing welfare benefits will not stand if UK votes to leave

A round-up of business events happening this week

Tullow Oil loses 9.9% in Dublin after further falls in oil price, but Ryanair gains 2.2%

Tax authorities in Australia have published records of hundreds of companies

CRH and Paddy Power both rise, with slight falls for Ryanair and Smurfit Kappa

Britain’s defence spending to reach €254bn with new aircraft and Trident upgrade

Paddy Power and Bank of Ireland have good days, while Ryanair are Smurfit are quieter

Air France down 6% but too soon to judge knock-on effect of attacks