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Conn O Midheach

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Assistant Business Editor, Digital at Irish Times

I am Assistant Business Editor - Digital at The Irish Times. All views my own.

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  • Insurers and businesses call for injury guidelines reform

    1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Conn O Midheach

    Insurers, business lobby groups and the Injuries Resolution Board (IRB) have called for an overhaul of how personal injury awards guidelines are set, amid concern that a planned 16.7 per cent hike to payouts will widen the gap with other European jurisdictions when it comes to whiplashes and other minor injuries.

  • Business Today: Plan for underused airports,employers get it wrong on WFH and inside Interpol

    2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Conn O Midheach

    Underused Irish regional airports would make ideal pilot training schools for global airlines, industry chiefs argue in a new report published on Thursday. Chief executives Michael O’Leary of Ryanair and Lynne Embleton of Aer Lingus among other key air travel figures say Ireland needs an all-island aviation strategy that combines the North’s and Republic’s industry strengths.

  • Business Today: Personal loans boom, whiskey woes and Stripe's John Collison talks AI, DEI and crypto

    3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Conn O Midheach

    The volume and value of personal loan drawdowns hit another record in 2024 as consumers borrowed to fund car purchases, home improvements and holidays against a backdrop of falling interest rates. On Friday, Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI), the main lobbying body for the banking sector in the Republic, said non-mortgage, personal loan activity surged to the highest levels since 2020, when its data series began. Ian Curran has the details.

  • Business Today: Ulster Bank on track, wind energy opportunities and the consequences of cyber security fatigue

    1 month ago | irishtimes.com | Conn O Midheach

    Ulster Bank is on track to return its banking licence in the Republic in the coming months after 165 years in the market, following the transfer of unclaimed customer deposits to a trust, according to sources. The bank, a unit of NatWest Group, may hand back the licence to the Central Bank of Ireland as early as next month, though the timing could drift into the third quarter, the sources said. Joe Brennan has the details.

  • Business Today: Green technology support, cutting inheritance tax and uncertain shoppers

    1 month ago | irishtimes.com | Conn O Midheach

    The State-owned Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) is pledging more than €160 million to green technology businesses as it plans to double its support for climate action enterprises to €2 billion. The fund, which operates under the umbrella of the National Treasury Management Agency, aims to back the State’s climate goals by investing in projects that cut greenhouse gas emissions, boost renewable energy and capture carbon from the atmosphere. Barry O’Halloran has the details.

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Conn O Midheach
Conn O Midheach @comidheach
1 Feb 22

Save Shanganah Park. Stop the meadow madness. https://t.co/8gkQc8lFwV

Conn O Midheach
Conn O Midheach @comidheach
29 Jan 22

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council: #SaveShanganaghPark - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/m20OjTYMJs via @Change #SaveShanganaghPark

Conn O Midheach
Conn O Midheach @comidheach
7 Oct 21

I've signed the petition to save the Cobblestone pub from being engulfed by a hotel. Any demolition of The Cobblestone pub will add to the city's cultural demise just to add another soulless hotel to the Smithfield area. #SaveTheCobblestone https://t.co/UkWPjpTOnk via @UpliftIRL