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Irish Times
20-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Britain sees ‘new chapter' after EU deal
Britain's declared a ' new chapter ' in its relationship with the European Union, which in turn hailed the UK's new 'positive energy' towards the bloc, after the two sides struck a landmark deal over issues including trade, defence, travel and food exports. Mark Paul and Jack Power report. Mark meanwhile breaks down what is involved, and why the deal came about in the first place. Eoin Burke-Kennedy meanwhile looks at the ramifications for Ireland. Last week we saw the latest round of JNLRs measuring radio ratings. The report showed young people are listening to more than three hours of radio per day. In his column, Hugh Linehan looks at whether the survey adds up. Ciara Kelleher went on trial twice in relation to the collapse of Custom House Capital . After her last trial ended without a verdict in February, she speaks to Conor Lally about her experience. READ MORE The High Court has formally signed off on the appointment of an examiner to the company behind the Workman's Club. Fiachra Gallagher reports. As the yield on US 10 year debt hits 5 per cent, Cantillon looks at how the bond markets may box in US president Donald Trump's agenda while also looking ahead to this week's Bank of Ireland AGM and an expected pensioner protest. In Your Money, Fiona Reddan looks at who is applying for social housing . It's not always who you may expect. Dominic Coyle meanwhile resolves a reader question on and if social welfare fraud dies with the death of a person. Ryanair profits fell 16 per cent last year amid lower air fares. Barry O'Halloran and Colin Gleeson report the numbers. Barry also analyses why those lower airfares are unlikely to stay that way. 'Increasingly urgent' concern around the potential subversion of Ireland's electoral system is to be investigated by the incoming Oireachtas committee on Artificial Intelligence(AI), which is likely to feed into a forthcoming renewal of Government strategy on cyber security. Mark Hilliard reports. Revolut, the global fintech with more than 55 million customers, said on Monday it is planning to file for a banking licence in France as it aims to make Paris its western European headquarters. Joe Brennan has the story. If you'd like to read more about the issues that affect your finances try signing up to On the Money , the weekly newsletter from our personal finance team, which will be issued every Friday to Irish Times subscribers.
Irish Times
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Times
Will Keir Starmer's migration crackdown finally let Britain ‘take back control'?
On Monday, British prime minister Keir Starmer stood in front a room full of journalists in Downing Street and announced his Government's new crackdown on legal immigration. Standing before a row of nodding Cabinet members, the Labour leader solemnly declared that Britain's 'experiment is over' with mass immigration before repeatedly cited the old Brexit slogan about 'taking back control' of Britain's borders. The British government says its new white paper on immigration is about restoring control and creating a system which 'promotes growth but is controlled and managed'. But how did a man, who previously opposed Brexit, called for the return of free movement between Britain and the EU, and who said 'we welcome migrants, we don't scapegoat them', change his views so radically? READ MORE How does Starmer justify this U-turn on migration? What has changed for legal migrants planning to work or study in the UK? And can the Labour leader get away with taking a position at odds with many of his own MPs and Labour supporters? Today on The Irish Times In The News podcast, London correspondent Mark Paul discusses the implications of the British prime minister's new hardline approach to immigration. Presented by Sorcha Pollak. Produced by Declan Conlon.
Irish Times
09-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Tariffs, DAA duty free reviews and cross-border love
In another burst of international tariff related stories, the US has struck a partial deal with the UK, while the EU outlined further measures it is willing to put in place should its hand be forced by the ongoing trade hostilities. In the US, Keith Duggan looks at the intricacies of the US deal and how it all came about – after Liberation Day, it becomes the first deal. Meanwhile, in London, Mark Paul does likewise . Many will spend much of Friday trying to interpret the fallout, the implications, and the next moves. In Brussels, Jack Power examines the list of goods that Europe is willing to tax should it arrive from the US, that is of course if things can't be worked out beforehand. The US administration has not been biting at the carrots, he notes, so on the same day the UK agreed its deal, the European Commission turned to the stick. In other news, Dublin airport operator DAA is reviewing its international duty-free and consulting operations . However, as Arthur Beesley reports, its chief executive Kenny Jacobs has said the move does not mean either Aer Rianta International (ARI) or management consultancy arm DAA International (DAAI) are for sale. READ MORE Is love a numbers game? In his column, John FitzGerald looks at the odds of loving your neighbour and finds some interesting truths when it come to cross-Border relationships since partition. Finding love overseas has long been a feature of the Irish emigrant experience and yet there is much more romance across the Irish Sea than across the Border. But why? CRH says its annual general meetings being held in Ireland remains 'appropriate' as investors cleared the way for oversees versions in the future. Investors were told the resolution would give CRH, which moved its main listing to New York in late 2023, but remains based in Dublin, the 'flexibility for potentially unforeseen circumstances'. Joe Brennan was at the meeting . Speaking in the aftermath of its own agm, Cairn Homes chief executive Michael Stanley said 50,000 homes a year could not be provided by the State without it consisting of 25,000 apartments. A lack of zoned land in cities, however, is getting in the way. Eoin Burke-Kennedy heard the detail. Co Tipperary businessman Declan Kelly has teamed up with Manchester United Football Club legends David Beckham and Gary Neville to purchase Salford City Football Club (SCFC). The soccer stars had previously owned the club in partnership with several other members of the famed 'Class of 92″ team including Phil Neville, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt. The new consortium, reports Gordon Deegan, has is eyes fixed on further on-field success. Bad news coming into the summer with Central Statistics Office (CSO) data showing a rise in the price of package holidays of about 10 per cent since last year. It is part of headline inflation data for April , rising 2.2 per cent over the 12 month period, and further reflecting the grim realities for contemporary consumers. Ian Curran looks at the latest report. It has been a long time since the crash and now the Government looks set to rid itself of the last of its AIB shares. As Joe Brennan reports , the bank proceeded with a buyback of €1.2 billion of taxpayers' stock. The sale had looked doubtful in recent weeks. Dubliner Patrick Tiernan (50) has been unveiled as Lloyd's of London's incoming chief executive, having joined the steadfast insurer in 2021. He is now the firm's youngest ever leader. In recent times, Tiernan, from Clonskeagh in south Dublin, had been chief financial officer at Aviva's insurance unit. Stay up to date with all our business news: sign up to our Business Today daily email news digest. If you'd like to read more about the issues that affect your finances try signing up to On the Money , the weekly newsletter from our personal finance team, which will be issued every Friday to Irish Times subscribers.
Irish Times
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Times
What does the surge of Farage's Reform mean for UK politics?
On today's Inside Politics podcast Irish Times London Correspondent Mark Paul joins Hugh Linehan to discuss what Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is already calling 'the beginning of the end of the Conservative Party' as Tories lost council seats all over England. And to add icing to Farage's cake, Reform Party candidate Sarah Pochin dramatically won the Runcorn and Helsby byelection by just six votes, the narrowest margin of victory in a byelection since 1944. Labour didn't fare well in Thursday's local elections either - will they now view Reform as a legitimate challenger? And is the clock already ticking for Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch?
Irish Times
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Irish Times
What is a woman? The UK Supreme Court ruling
On April 16th, the Supreme Court in London ruled unanimously that 'the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex'. The ruling came in response to a legal dispute between the activist group For Women Scotland and the Scottish government over whether trans people with gender recognition certificates (GRC) identifying their gender as female were considered as having the sex of a woman. For Women Scotland had argued that the sex-based protections in the Act should only apply to people born female and that sex is 'immutable biological state'. The judgment, which ran to more than 80 pages, found that 'the concept of sex is binary' – there is a female and a male. READ MORE It went on to say that the legislation gives transgender people 'protection, not only against discrimination through the protected characteristic of gender reassignment, but also against direct discrimination, indirect discrimination and harassment in substance in their acquired gender'. The judgment has come as a blow to the transgender community, particularly to transwomen who fear it will marginalise them further. Irish Times London correspondent Mark Paul explains the ruling and its implications. Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Aideen Finnegan and John Casey.
