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1 month ago | 
independent.ie | Fiona McHugh |Donal O'Donovan
In Europe the big moves were in Germany, where government bond yields, shares and the euro all rose on reports Germany’s incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz had reached an agreement with the Greens to ease the country’s debt rules and massively increase state borrowing.
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1 month ago | 
independent.ie | Fiona McHugh |Azmia Riaz
In 2020, the bank became the first here to issue a green bond – tapping relatively cheaper funding to lend in turn for projects with environmental benefits like renewable energy, green buildings and clean transportation. Green finances must comply with the International Capital Markets Association’s (ICMA) guidelines and reporting requirements.
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1 month ago | 
independent.ie | Fiona McHugh |John Mulligan
It’s the latest in a string of Irish brokers to reap a windfall as insurance firms across the country are hoovered up by bigger players. The Currency reported that the deal by AssuredPartners to buy City Financial Marketing (CFM) could be worth as much as €100m. CFM is equally owned by Mr Hehir and Joyce Kelly. AssuredPartners is one of the largest insurance brokers in the world, with more than 400 offices across the US, the UK and Ireland. It employs more than 10,000 people.
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1 month ago | 
independent.ie | Fiona McHugh |John Mulligan
It would create a group with combined turnover of about £4bn (€4.75bn). The proposed deal has so far been rejected by Bakkavor’s board, but Greencore said it will continue to evaluate a potential offer for the firm. If Greencore pulls it off, it will be the largest acquisition ever for the company, whose roots can be traced back to Irish Sugar. Greencore, whose shares are listed in London, has a market capitalisation of £849m (€1bn).
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1 month ago | 
independent.ie | Fiona McHugh |John Mulligan
It would create a group with combined turnover of about £4bn (€4.75bn). The proposed deal has so far been rejected by Bakkavor’s board, but Greencore said it will continue to evaluate a potential offer for the firm. If Greencore pulls it off, it will be the largest acquisition ever for the company, whose roots can be traced back to Irish Sugar. Greencore, whose shares are listed in London, has a market capitalisation of £849m (€1bn).
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1 month ago | 
independent.ie | Fiona McHugh |Sarah Burke
The incident happened just before 5pm yesterday near the Craobh Chiaran GAA grounds, causing traffic restrictions and a brief road closure while emergency services attended the scene. Reacting to the incident, My Lovely Horse Rescue said: “Dublin City Council Animal Welfare Unit arrived at the scene and the poor horse did not make it. “This is Dublin, this is all around the country. Horses are in places they shouldn’t be.
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1 month ago | 
independent.ie | Fiona McHugh |Amy Donohoe
Over 4,000 people will take part, including marching bands from all across the globe, colourful performers, dance troupes and a spectacular display of extravagant floats. The theme of this year’s St Patrick’s Festival is Eachtraí, the Irish word for adventures, which represents the legendary spirit seen as a defining symbol of Irishness. The parade will feature seven large scale pageants, six showpieces and 12 marching bands from across Ireland, North America and Austria.
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1 month ago | 
independent.ie | Fiona McHugh |Sinead Kelleher
Una and Kenneth Ennis from Tallaght learned that their young son Archie had a genetic disorder called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) just before Christmas. The diagnosis was in itself devastating but then they learned they would have to raise more than €3m to get him treatment in the US.
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1 month ago | 
independent.ie | Fiona McHugh |Sarah Burke
Dublin-born sculptor Rowan Gillespie talks about growing up in a conflict zone and why his father refused to look at his iconic Famine memorialThe sculptor who created the well-known famine memorial on Dublin’s quays, has revealed his late father “refused to look at” the work as he felt their family hadn’t suffered during that time. Renowned sculptor Rowan Gillespie, whose work includes commissions in Australia, the US, Holland and Canada, created the series of haunting figures in the late 1990s.
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1 month ago | 
independent.ie | Fiona McHugh |Azmia Riaz
According to data compiled by AIB’s Spend Trend – a report based on 67 million card transactions by their customers – people spent 32pc more in pubs last month. While overall spending only increased by 5pc, it was a good month for hospitality with spending at restaurants up 16pc. Adrian Moynihan, head of consumer at AIB, said the increased spending was likely driven by the St Brigid’s Day long weekend, the Six Nations rugby matches and the end of Dry January.
