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Canary Wharf Group is mulling a sale of its stake in one of the City of London’s most recognisable buildings, according to reports.

An ebullient Paul Coulson has insisted that the Ardagh packaging giant he helped to create is only halfway through what he described as a “phenomenal adventure” following its New York Stock Exchange flotation yesterday that valued the group at about $5.2bn (€4.88bn) after its shares surged 18pc.

Trade unions have called for major reform of how the pay of executives is set in quoted companies and semi-states.

DUBLIN is ahead of London, but lagging well behind other developed cities as an attractive posting for expats.

Ireland fears some rival countries are using lower regulatory standards to lure financial jobs moving as a result of Brexit.

A new report from Savills on Ireland’s property investment market has revealed that 1.1 million sq m (11.84 million sq ft) of modern office space has changed hands in Dublin since the beginning of 2013 – equivalent to one-third of Dublin’s entire office stock.

NEW mortgage lending has exceeded the amount of money being paid off existing home loans for the first time in seven years. Lending for house purchases rose by a net €27m in the last three months of last year. It was the first net increase in mortgage lending since the end of 2009.

Ireland looks set to remain the best-performing economy in the eurozone for a fourth year in a row, despite escalating fears over Brexit.

Iceland’s finance ministry said yesterday that in the coming week it would lift the remaining capital controls that have been in place since the financial crisis in 2008, easing restrictions on households and businesses.

The great banking collapse of 2008, which still echoes resoundingly up and down the corridors of Irish business, had one small incidental spin-off. It helped Ireland introduce itself to the prudent conservatism of Canadian banking and financial services.