Irish banks boosted after period of underperformance

Business Week: Raft of corporate news included Ryanair on the ropes

Markets report: London’s FTSE 100 closes sharply lower, its sixth session in the red

Authorities found 50 paper, packaging groups engaged in anti-competitive practices

Market report: Facebook, Amazon and Google parent Alphabet set to report results

Businessman leaves legacy of ‘modernising and internationalising Irish business’

December's property report marks a close to a complex year of growth and trepidation

Move strengthens company’s footprint in Baja region

Gary McGann on being chairman of Aryzta: ‘I like a challenge, but I’m not a masochist’

Box-making giant turned down takeover approach by International Paper in June

For the 50 Node residents in Dublin, the price tag makes financial sense in a city of rising rents

Two employees of the Dublin-based group detained by authorities

Move comes two days after government took control of Smurfit’s local unit in Valencia

Government alleges packaging manufacturer is abusing market dominance

Company to undertake ‘extensive review’ of its portfolio and development strategy

Deal is part of strategy to increase capacity in Europe

Group pledges to redouble efforts to clarify its strategy and boost market value

Profiles of the individuals who are alleged to have been caught up in the INM data breach

No sign of promised turnaround at Swiss-Irish food group branded a ‘shambles’

Ryanair, Jones Lang LaSalle, Tullow Oil and Manchester United report results

Dalata, Kingspan return to stock picks list for 2018

This Week: Airline’s first-half results will reflect investor jitters. Also: AIB’s egm

Global shares fluctuate ahead of release of minutes for federal reserve’s policy meeting

Apple results; Irish unemployment indicator; and UCD seminar on algorithmic consumers

This week’s major business events: BP results; Irish unemployment rate

C&C and Ryanair among main gainers as Iseq ends half-day trading up by 0.4%

Operating loss falls to €2.4m from €3m and turnover rises to over €13.2m

Cardboard boxmaker seen joining FTSE 250 next month, reiterates earnings growth

However ISI found no material disconnect between pay and performance

Former Dublin-based bottle maker to buy 22 beverage can-making plants globally

Combined business will employ more than 1,700 people

Powerflute bid could be lucrative for brothers Dermot and Michael

Analysts will be watching to see whether Smurfit will set new direction for packaging giant

Bad day on Iseq for companies with Chinese focus as FTSE drops 1.2%

McGann said he had ‘mixed feelings’ about stepping down

Most continental markets closed for May Day holiday

Outgoing chief executive singles out group’s turnaround as his best achievement

Mario Draghi’s plans to continue quantitative easing boosts markets

Smurfit Kappa has said it will focus on improving ‘operating efficiency’ in the country

Acquisition of CYBSA for $100m will enhance manufacturing group’s presence in the region