AIB has increased income by 17pc, a rise largely due to the massive increase in interest rates since July.
The Arrow Group, the hugely profitable Waterford-based international food company, paid a €5.5m dividend last year even after it received €2.5m in Covid wage supports from the Government, newly-filed accounts for the business reveal.
Job vacancies in Ireland declined by 9pc in the third quarter of the year compared with the same period in 2021, according to the latest figures from IrishJobs.ie.