Deloitte to recruit 500 additional technology staff as new Belfast headquarters opens irishnews.com/news/business/…

Belfast building consultancy to double headcount to 18 after office move irishnews.com/news/business/…

GP contract rejected by doctors to be implemented by Mike Nesbitt irishnews.com/news/northern-…

Brendan Mulgrew: Clothes-shopping, street protests, coffee shops and misty-eyed nostalgia - all on a Belfast Saturday irishnews.com/news/business/…

Business Diary: healthy working and funding for growth irishnews.com/news/business/…

Belfast City Council has granted planning approval to the Hastings Group to connect the Europa Hotel with the new street food market in the old Europa bus station. Effectively extends the hotel's alcohol licence into MRP's hospitality venture 'Halt'. irishnews.com/news/business/…

Business consultancy EY set to open its new northwest regional office at EbringtonPlaza in Derry, which will accommodate up to 120 people including new hires in roles such as cybersecurity, AI and core tax/audit/consulting. Great breakfast too and all media welcome

⁦EY⁩ says its new Derry office, which is its seventh on the island of Ireland, will enable it to support growing client demand across NI and “tap into the exceptional talent base in the northwest”

The first and deputy first ministers arrive for the ⁦EY⁩ Derry office opening

Derry mayor Lilian Senior-Barr opens formal proceedings as ⁦EY⁩ launches its new office in Ebrington Plaza

FM & dFM talk of “business optimism” as they address guests at the formal opening of EY’s new Derry office at Ebrington Plaza

Almac sales smash through £1 billion barrier for first time irishnews.com/news/business/…

Another empty unit on Donegall Place coming back to life. Next is opening its first standalone Victoria's Secret store in the old Eason unit. HSBC is also due to open in the vacant ex-River Island unit. Follows opening of Primark Home, The Ivy and Lunn's ongoing investment in DP.

Thompson Aero Seating confirms £1 billion order book as 2024 sales soar by 47% irishnews.com/news/business/…

Another no-go (& no announcement) bus to Newry, which seems to a regular occurrence. Last night the 5.15pm didn’t run, so passengers had to wait to 5.45. Today, the 4.15pm isn’t going, so presumably we’ll just have to wait till 4.35pm. Has Translink over-extended itself?

Bodega Campoameno, Rioja Bodegas Campoameno Lidl Ireland

John Mulgrew Thankfully the temperature has dropped to around 25 degrees from 39 earlier!

Heaven on earth - just up our street John Mulgrew

A quick snap with John Mulgrew after our visit earlier to Bodega Garcia Carrion, the 4th biggest winery in the world by volume and the jewel in the crown of Spain’s Rioja region, where we’re on a tasting tour courtesy of Lidl NorthernIreland and Lidl Ireland

Scorching temperatures in Spain (it hit 39 degrees today in Ribera del Ebro de La Rioja, but the wines and food are amazing. We’re here with Lidl NorthernIreland & Lidl Ireland. Still haven’t learned how to work the spittoon though!