Business

Consumer confidence drops as impact of higher prices weighs on sentiment

More people say they will delay plans to purchase big ticket items such as a holiday or new furniture

Troubled Balmoral golf club agrees to sell its course for housing

Members agree at special meeting to a takeover by Dublin property group Merrion and a relocation to Drumbo

Tobermore outlines concrete plans for £12m expansion

South Derry manufacturer set to recruit more staff and also build new 3,000sq m factory

Norbrook in major profits hike as it plans for future expansion

Newry veterinary firm's revenues fall slightly to £219m but chief executive heralds 'truly outstanding' results

Regulators give go-ahead for acquisition of Larne minerals business

Saint-Gobain completes take-over of façade mortars business Kilwaughter

Nine Squared set to brew 10 new jobs with first Belfast location

Independent coffee house opens at Printworks complex following £300,000 investment

Foreign firms spend £7.8bn buying up UK businesses

However, there was an overall reduction in the number of UK merger and acquisition (M&A) deals for the latest quarter.

London fintech firm Ctrl Alt to establish Belfast office

Investment of £1.5m will create 21 hybrid jobs in engineering, product, and operations roles

’No to Casement’ brigade may feel like they scored a massive own goal when the Euros roll around

Absence of a suitable stadium means Northern Ireland will not benefit from an automatic qualification as co-hosts

Solarfix secures £1.5m funding package from Whiterock to help power growth plans

Investment will allow company to help reduce costs and emissions for businesses and home-owners