The Irish Times

Store closures and decline in roaming see Three Ireland’s revenue drop

Mobile operator reduced its pretax losses last year to €11m, from €23m in 2019

Mon Nov 29 2021 - 04:18

Europe’s telecoms giants eye deals – but is it too late to beat private equity?

Deal hesistancy followed regulators’ blocking of bid for Telefonica’s UK business

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 08:12

Queues outside Penneys at 6am: ‘It’s great to get a bit of normality back’

Shops reopened today after a six-week lockdown and some people just couldn’t wait

Tue Dec 01 2020 - 09:01

Enet appoints John Gilvarry as new chief operating officer

In addition, Cormac Ryan has taken up the role of commercial director at the telco

Mon Nov 09 2020 - 14:19

Three UK arm cutting about 280 jobs

Company seeking ‘greater allignment’ between business in Republic and UK

Wed Sept 16 2020 - 11:03

Irish company Taoglas offers new platform to help with ‘social distancing’

Analytics will help indoor and outdoor venues manage crowds

Mon Mar 23 2020 - 14:18

Three Ireland boss Finnegan to also lead operator’s UK business

Robert Finnegan to take over UK CEO role as Dave Dyson steps down after nine years

Thu Mar 05 2020 - 17:41

Business in Hong Kong needs to stay strong

John Gapper: Beijing wants to make companies impose obedience to China on protesting employees

Wed Aug 21 2019 - 12:00

Developer Joe O’Reilly and Henderson Park Capital acquire HSQ for €222m

Heuston South Quarter campus includes apartments, offices and development land

Wed May 01 2019 - 06:00

Vodafone in €9.4bn Australian merger to take on rivals

Deal combines third and fourth largest telecoms players in Australian market

Thu Aug 30 2018 - 13:10

Three Ireland plans to begin offering 5G services next year

Contract customer numbers and cost control push ebitda to €94m in half-year to end June

Fri Aug 03 2018 - 04:15

Three’s earnings rise despite sales dip, as it tightens the noose on costs

Jump in contract customer numbers helps mobile operator increase earnings 22%

Thu Aug 02 2018 - 09:42

Eir to move HQ to Citywest in move to save €10m a year

Move is latest cost-cutting initiative since Eir was taken over by two firms controlled by French billionaire Xavier Niel

Fri Jul 13 2018 - 04:51

Seen & heard: Three owner buys Eir HQ and Central Bank’s Brexit warnings

Fulfil row nears settlement and M&S braces for disappointing results this week

Sun May 20 2018 - 13:42

Scott Hutchison of indie band Frightened Rabbit reported missing

Family, friends and police appeal for information about disappearance

Wed May 09 2018 - 22:21

Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing to retire

Owner of Ireland’s mobile operator Three is to step down as his eldest son takes over the reins of the business

Fri Mar 16 2018 - 09:14

Arkansas plan to execute seven men over 11 days sparks opposition

America Letter: Make-up of supreme court will be critical in future of capital punishment

Sat Apr 15 2017 - 01:00

Three’s revenues rise in first full reporting year since O2 buyout

Second-largest mobile operator Three’s pretax losses narrow to €43m from €392m

Tue Nov 15 2016 - 19:20

Telefonica may hold IPO of British unit this year

Move could be part of plans to raise funds to pay off debt

Mon Sept 05 2016 - 11:27

Hong Kong billionaire says Brexit fallout will last for years

Britain is biggest profit generator for Li Ka-shing’s business empire

Fri Aug 12 2016 - 15:57

Dublin-born former O2 boss Ronan Dunne moves to Verizon

Irishman will take on the role of group president of Verizon Wireless

Tue Aug 02 2016 - 18:06

Dublin-born O2 chief executive Ronan Dunne to step down

UK’s telecoms industry’s longest-serving CEO set to leave after a 15-year tenure

Fri Jul 15 2016 - 10:22

Denis O’Brien hatches Italian bid outside Digicel Group

Group’s full-year sales and earnings dip in year to March amid currency weakness

Fri Jul 01 2016 - 06:30

Vodafone’s in-house Carabinieri Vittorio Colao plans a digital spine for Europe

Vittorio Colao oversees the phone giant’s operation in 26 markets. ‘Ireland is almost a perfect country’, he notes

Fri Jun 24 2016 - 07:00

Vodafone’s Vittorio Colao sees further EU phone tie-ups

Links between BT and Deutsche Telekom will grow in importance over time, says chief

Fri Jun 24 2016 - 06:00

O’Brien’s Digicel reportedly bidding for Italian assets

Bid would mark departure from Digicel’s focus on emerging markets

Wed Jun 08 2016 - 09:45

O2’s chief executive reportedly considering management buyout

Dublin-born Ronan Dunne refuses to dismiss report he has been sounded out about possible management buyout

Tue May 17 2016 - 01:05

EU rejects Hutchison’s bid to buy Telefonica’s O2 UK

Decision also casts doubt on approval for proposed merger of 3 Italia, Wind in Italy

Wed May 11 2016 - 13:38

Marathon talks end with mobile merger

VimpelCom’s Wind and Hutchison’s Three will be combined into a joint venture

Thu Aug 06 2015 - 21:21

Li Ka-shing’s 02 power play must clear hurdle of regulatory approval

Consumers fear that fewer phone operators in UK will result in higher bills

Wed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00

Three’s owner Hutchison to buy O2 UK for £10.2bn

Hong Kong group acquired Telefonica’s Irish business last year

Fri Jan 23 2015 - 08:16

Davy hires Alibaba’s IPO adviser

Irish man John Lydon to play leading role

Fri Dec 19 2014 - 01:00

UK mobile firms to spend £5bn tackling mobile “not spots”

Operators move to improve service coverage in areas affected by patchy coverage

Thu Dec 18 2014 - 07:40

Vodafone brings action against Comreg over competition concerns

Firm wins leave to bring judicial review proceedings against regulator

Mon Oct 13 2014 - 17:29