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Accenture: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Sep. 26, 2024 07:05 AM EDT

DUBLIN (AP) — DUBLIN (AP) — Accenture PLC (ACN) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $1.68 billion. The Dublin-based company said it had profit of $2.66 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $2.79 per share. The results...

Shein faces scrutiny in Italy over possible greenwashing

Sep. 25, 2024 14:42 PM EDT

Italy’s antitrust watchdog is investigating the online fast fashion giant Shein for potentially making misleading claims about its sustainability practices. The country’s independent competition authority said in a statement that the greenwashing probe would focus on Infinite...

UK and Irish leaders meet in Dublin as they try to reset relations after Brexit tensions

Sep. 07, 2024 11:29 AM EDT

DUBLIN (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with his Irish counterpart, Saturday in what was billed as an attempt to reset relations between the two countries after years of tensions following the U.K.'s departure from the European Union. Starmer's visit to meet Irish...

Irish teacher jailed for third time after defying order to stay away from the school that fired him

Sep. 03, 2024 10:29 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A teacher in Ireland who says he was fired for his views on gender has been jailed for a third time for refusing to stay away from the school where he used to work. Enoch Burke was found in contempt by a High Court judge on Monday for violating a court injunction...

Error messages and lengthy online queues frustrate fans scrambling to secure Oasis reunion tickets

Aug. 31, 2024 15:50 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Some Oasis fans celebrated like a champagne supernova, while others looked back in anger on Saturday as online ticket sites strained under demand for the band’s first shows for 15 years. The Britpop-era behemoth led by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher is scheduled...

Man arrested over 1982 IRA bombing that killed 3 police officers in Northern Ireland

Aug. 22, 2024 13:04 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A 61-year-old man appeared in a Dublin court Thursday after being arrested in connection with an Irish Republican Army bombing that killed three Northern Ireland policemen in 1982. Martin John McCauley was arrested Wednesday on an extradition warrant and will be...

Medtronic: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 20, 2024 06:58 AM EDT

DUBLIN (AP) — DUBLIN (AP) — Medtronic PLC (MDT) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $1.04 billion. The Dublin-based company said it had net income of 80 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and non-recurring costs, came to $1.23 per share....

Dole: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 14, 2024 06:06 AM EDT

DUBLIN (AP) — DUBLIN (AP) — Dole PLC (DOLE) on Wednesday reported net income of $80.1 million in its second quarter. The Dublin-based company said it had profit of 84 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 49 cents per share. The...

James Hardie: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 12, 2024 18:11 PM EDT

DUBLIN (AP) — DUBLIN (AP) — James Hardie Industries PLC (JHX) on Monday reported profit of $155.3 million in its fiscal first quarter. The Dublin-based company said it had profit of 36 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 41 cents per share. ...

Prothena: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 08, 2024 17:48 PM EDT

DUBLIN (AP) — DUBLIN (AP) — Prothena Corp. (PRTA) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $66.9 million. The Dublin-based company said it had profit of $1.22 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts...