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Eir CEO Richard Moat reports 'solid' third quarter performance

Eir's third quarter earnings rise by 6%

Telecoms group Eir has said its earnings - before accounting for interest on its debt, depreciation of its assets and tax - rose by 6% to €120m for the three months to the end of September.

Business • 26 Nov 15

Just Eat provides a platform to takeaways to receive orders online

Just Eat sees revenues grow in first half of 2015

Just Eat, which handles online orders for takeaways, has reported a 57% rise in its profit after tax for the first six months of the year.

Business • 04 Aug 15

Nokia is seeking to take over its French rival Alcatel-Lucent

Nokia posts surprise rise in quarterly profit

Nokia, the world's number three telecom network equipment maker, has posted a surprise rise in quarterly profits helped by lucrative software sales and a refusal to chase after lower-margin contracts that had hurt profits previously.

Business • 30 Jul 15

iD is targeting 6% of the Irish market within five years

Dixons Carphone to call new mobile network iD

Ireland’s newest mobile network, which is being established by Dixons Carphone, is to be called iD.

Business • 02 Jul 15

Eircom's third quarter revenues dip 1%

Eircom has reported revenues of €311m for its fiscal third quarter, down 1% year on year.

Business • 18 May 15

Some Three Ireland customers and those using the Imagine Wimax service have been experiencing problems

Three and Imagine customers hit by service issues

The Three mobile phone network has said some of its customers may have been experiencing issues with their service today.

News • 07 Apr 15

Clash of Clans is free for users to download - but offers in-app purchases for quick advancement

Firm behind Clash of Clans app sees revenue soar

The maker of hit game Clash of Clans has said its revenues shot up to €1.55bn in 2014, a 130% bound over the prior year.

Business • 24 Mar 15

Europe had previously planned to abolish roaming charges by the end of this year

Abolition of EU roaming charges delayed until 2018

EU member states have delayed abolishing mobile phone roaming charges from the end of this year until at least 2018, but insisted customers would still get a fair deal.

Business • 04 Mar 15

Eircom CEO Richard Moat says company continues to stabilise its financial performance

Eircom's H1 revenues and earnings down 4%

Eircom has said that its revenue for its financial first half - the second half of last year in calendar terms - fell by 4% to €629m.

Business • 27 Feb 15

Mobile World Congress 2015

A range of new smartphones, tablets and smartwatches have been showcased at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

Special Reports • 06 Mar 15

EE's owners Deutsche Telekom and Orange will take a shareholding in BT as part of the deal

BT to buy mobile operator EE for £12.5bn

BT says it has agreed to buy British mobile operator EE for £12.5bn, and would raise £1bn through a placing of new shares to fund the deal.

Business • 05 Feb 15

BT previously operated in the mobile market as Cellnet, before a de-merger in 2001

BT enters exclusive talks to buy mobile firm EE

Britain's BT has entered into exclusive talks with Orange and Deutsche Telekom to buy EE for £12.5bn.

Business • 15 Dec 14

The use of old-fashioned text messaging has fallen by more than 43% in three years

Irish text message usage continues to plummet

The number of traditional text messages being sent in Ireland has continued to fall, according to ComReg, with volumes dropping by almost 20% in the past year.

Business • 11 Dec 14

Eircom's first quarter earnings before tax fell by 6% to €114m

Eircom's first quarter revenues dip 3%

Eircom has said its revenue fell by 3% to €313m in the first three months of its financial year.

Business • 28 Nov 14

Telefonica in talks to sell its UK mobile operator O2 to British Telecom

Telefonica in talks to sell O2 to BT

Britain's BT Group is in early stage talks with Spain's Telefonica on a deal to buy UK mobile operator O2.

Business • 24 Nov 14

Intel is getting a boost from a stabilising personal computer market

Intel gives upbeat outlook for 2015 revenue

Intel last night gave a revenue outlook for 2015 that was above Wall Street's expectations and also raised its dividend.

Business • 21 Nov 14

Angry Birds-maker Rovio announces job cuts

Rovio, the Finnish maker of the popular mobile game "Angry Birds" has announced up to 130 job cuts, blaming flagging sales growth.

Business • 02 Oct 14

Swrve offers tools for companies to promote products and services via mobile applications

Dublin firm Swrve raise $10m in funding round

Dublin marketing firm Swrve has raised $10m in funding following a Series B funding round.

Business • 18 Sep 14

Data-based messaging services have dramatically cut people's usage of traditional texts

Sharp fall in number of texts sent in Ireland

The number of traditional text messages being sent by Irish mobile users has continued to fall sharply, according to data from the communications regulator, ComReg.

Business • 11 Sep 14

Samsung's mobile division has come under pressure at both the budget and premium ends of the market

Samsung reports 19.6% fall in quarterly profit

Samsung has reported a near 20% decline in second quarter net profit, due to increased competition from cheap Chinese devices in the key smartphone sector and a surging Korean won.

Business • 31 Jul 14

Carphone Warehouse has 91 stores across Ireland, employing more than 700 people

Carphone Warehouse to launch mobile service

Carphone Warehouse is to establish a mobile service next year as part of an agreement with network operator Three Ireland.

Business • 04 Jul 14

Eircom's revenue for the three month period to the end of March was down around 5% to €315m

Eircom's third quarter earnings flat at €119m

Eircom has reported a continued stabilisation of its finances in its third financial quarter.

Business • 28 May 14

Consumers are increasingly turning to messaging apps like iMessage and WhatsApp

28% fall in number of texts sent - ComReg

The number of text messages sent in Ireland fell by almost 28% in the final three months of last year compared with the same period of 2012, according to the Communications Regulator.

Business • 14 Mar 14

Zamano said regulatory issues were behind its 16.5% drop in profits last year

Zamano sees profits increase despite revenue drop

Zamano saw its pre-tax profit increase by 10.8% last year to €1.92 million, despite a sharp drop in revenue at the mobile development firm.

Business • 06 Mar 14

WhatsApp has 450 millions users worldwide

Facebook buys WhatsApp for $19bn

Facebook is buying the fast-growing mobile messaging service WhatsApp for more than $19 billion in cash and stock, expanding the global footprint of the social networking giant.

News • 20 Feb 14