Guinness is Ireland’s most valuable brand, according to a study by marketing consultancy Brand Finance, while Bailey’s is the country’s most recognisable export.
The ESB’s retail arm in the UK accounted for the bulk of a €109m loss posted by the group’s customer solutions division last year, the semi-state company has confirmed.
It looks like phase one of an international banking crisis is coming to an end. Is it the end of the beginning or something that will settle down now for the medium term? Probably somewhere in between.