Irish food giant among worst global brands for addressing human rights issues

Executive joined carrier in 2014, serving in senior operational capacity for four years

Potential total exposure for Irish racing interests estimated at close to €750k

Woman was offered ‘less favourable’ position when she returned to work after having baby

Dalata and Ryanair both lost ground, while Irish banking stocks were in favour

Cairn plunges as founders raise €22.78m by selling a series of shares in the company

Market report: Datalex and Aryzta shine on Iseq

Half of the nation’s retailers predict they will stop accepting bills before 2025

Car bomb and shootings come hours after Afghanistan’s president outlines peace plans

One fifth of Swedes do not use ATMs any more

US midterm results eased fears that Trump’s deregulation measures would be reversed

Inspectors found inmates appeared to be in control of prison in Birmingham

Market report: Traders await clues from a meeting of central bankers later this week

Iseq underperforms European peers with Ryanair and Glanbia among losers

A €4,000 drug debt was ‘taxed’ and increased to €6,000 when not paid quickly, court heard before handing down suspended sentence

Oil prices rose, boosting energy stocks, while Wall Street also opened higher

Jason Keogh held up G4S guard with silver revolver and took cash box in north London

Paddy Power Betfair falls by almost 0.7 per cent on chief executive Peter Jackson’s first day in the job

Stocks lose steam as earnings from G4S and Primark-owner ABF disappoint

Ireland’s benchmark index ticked up by 1.08%, Cairn Homes and ICG perform well

Firm confident full-year revenue growth will be in line with medium-term aim of 4-6%

Dublin closes lower, with Permanent TSB and Smurfit among the weakest stocks

Bank of Ireland suffers on back of poor results from Goldman Sachs and Bank of America

Banks rally as strong US jobs data raises expectations of Fed Reserve interest rate hike

G4S Secure Solutions (Ire) Limited recorded pretax profits of €1.77m in 2015

Ryanair loses ground after rival Air Berlin sees losses rise

Core earnings of £199 million in line with expectations as revenue rises 5.1 per cent

What’s happening in the business world this week

Company identifies robberies and shift towards electronic payment as biggest threats

Unease about looming referendum on EU membership continues to dominate markets

Profile: Shooter’s past shadowed by FBI checks, domestic violence and intolerance

Non-binding opinion finds ban is legal as long as other symbols of religion are also barred

Security company G4S is said to be in talks with Irish banks to create “bank in a box” or shared bank branches

AIB, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB all down but C&C, Easyjet and Dalata rise

Palestinian activists trying to sue groups for allegedly ‘profiteering’ from building Jewish settlements in the West Bank

Kingspan most notable gainer in Dublin while Permanent TSB slips 7 per cent

A round-up of business events happening this week

CRH and Origin among top risers in Dublin as Iseq ends flat after sluggish trading

Each year 1,200 people are ordered to wear the devices

Well-located facility is fully let for next eight years and has redevelopment potential