Italian luxury fashion house Prada is stepping up its sustainability drive by trying to lower its carbon footprint, using more recycled nylon and looking for alternatives to leather.
Manufacturing output in Ireland fell for the first time in 16 months as companies in the sector grappled with a decline in the number of new orders, as well as surging input costs.
Energy explorer Providence Resources – whose biggest shareholder is beef baron Larry Goodman – is proposing to change its name to Barryroe Offshore Energy to reflect the company’s focus on appraising the Barryroe oil and gas field off the Irish coast.