Losses reduced sharply last year at the company charged with rolling out the National Broadband Plan, dropping to €16.9m from an almost €70m loss in 2020.
Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary came out with a comment this week that seemed so counter-intuitive that it was hard to believe. Yet, a closer look at his track record, and the challenges that an international inflation-driven downturn provide for other sectors, suggests he could be right.
Irish banks are set to make a €1bn killing on deposit and lending spreads as the European Central Bank cranks up interest rate increases far beyond early expectations.
