Category Business

A trial that could force social media giant Meta to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp starts in the US on Monday. The tech conglomerate, which also owns Facebook, is facing an antitrust lawsuit from the US government that alleges the…

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an investigation into the Grok artificial intelligence model running on social media platform X. This investigation will assess the processing of personal data contained in public messages on X from EU users for…

The Prada group announced the acquisition of its smaller rival Versace. Prada acquired the Italian fashion house from Capri Holdings (which also owns Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors) for €1.25 billion (the deal is pending approval) after talks began in…

A Limerick fast food owner has been ordered to pay more than €57,000 to a migrant worker who worked 18-hour days at several of his employer’s businesses without receiving the minimum wage. The Workplace Relations Commission has found that the…

Five-time Oscar-nominated animation studio Cartoon Saloon’s pre-tax profit increased by 45 percent in 2023 to €1.33 million. New consolidated accounts show Kilkenny-based Cartoon Saloon Ltd’s revenue increased despite a 22 per cent drop in revenue from €15.1m to €11.72m. Last…

The entertainment business, co-owned by Joanne McNally, creator of the popular My Therapist Ghosted Me podcast, recorded a profit after tax of €674,823. The first report filed by Ms McNally’s Prosecco Pig Ltd shows the comedian’s live podcast business has…

A financial adviser who lost approximately €2 million in private property investments through unauthorised stock market transactions has been sentenced to six years in prison. William Keeley, 52, stood trial in Dublin earlier this year but changed his plea to…

Wall Street reopened for another tough day of trading after China retaliated against U.S. tariffs, fueling fears of an escalating trade war. U.S. stocks fell again on Friday after the S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes suffered their worst days…

Business leaders expressed support for government calls for a “calm and measured” response to US tariffs and urged consideration of diversification into other markets. The announcement followed a meeting between the Prime Minister and the Labour and Employers Economic Forum…

Reality TV star and entrepreneur Molly-Mae Hague has been named among 30 inspiring young people in The Sunday Times Young Power List 2025. The influencer and former creative director of fashion retailer PrettyLittleThing rose to fame after appearing on dating…