Goodbody Stockbrokers, a subsidiary of AIB, returned to the black last year with a pretax profit of €7.7 million last year, marking its first positive result in three years, as fee and commission income jumped. Joe Brennan has the details.

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Passenger charges at Dublin Airport always generate lots of debate. The DAA recently called for higher charges while Aer Lingus and Ryanair are opposed to increased costs. As our columnist John McManus notes, passengers might actually be subsidising the airlines by paying higher charges in the DAA’s shops and car parks than might otherwise be necessary.