US computer firm pledges 1,700 jobsUS company Dell Computers will today promise a further 1,700 jobs for Limerick in an announcement timed to coincide with President…Sat Sept 05 1998 - 01:00
Airline to argue alliance is vitalAer Lingus is to point to the transatlantic market as offering the main potential for growth and argue that forming a strategic…Fri Sept 04 1998 - 01:00
An end to market turmoil or calm before the storm?The financial markets appear to have settled down into an uneasy calmFri Sept 04 1998 - 01:00
Euro table part of new servicesFrom today, we are changing the financial data which we publishTue Sept 01 1998 - 01:00
ACT expected to emerge as third TV3 shareholderACT Venture Capital is expected to emerge as the third shareholder in TV3, when an announcement is made by the Independent Radio…Tue Sept 01 1998 - 01:00
TV3 close to deal on equity placingFinal agreement to place the remaining 35 per cent stake in TV3 with a new investor is understood to be closeSat Aug 29 1998 - 01:00
Central bankers throw advice around like confettiThe signs of summer drawing to an end are all around us. Children are preparing to go back to schoolFri Aug 28 1998 - 01:00
US bombings add to nervousnessThe US bombings of Sudan and Afghanistan have added to uncertainty in world financial markets, already unnerved by events in …Fri Aug 21 1998 - 01:00
Bord Failte puts forward civil servant as its new DGThe board of Bord Failte has recommended the appointment of senior civil servant Mr John Dully as its new director generalWed Aug 19 1998 - 01:00
This Week In The MarketsAre the international markets finally entering a bearish period? They fell sharply towards the end of the week, following the…Sat Jul 25 1998 - 01:00
Merchants of doom should not be dismissedA new school of economic thought has emergedFri Jul 24 1998 - 01:00
ECB caught in headlights as economies speed onThe new European Central Bank has been officially launched, helped by Riverdance, one of Ireland's latest export successesFri Jul 03 1998 - 01:00
Larger EU states will set policy on interest ratesInterest rate policy in the euro zone will be set to meet the requirements of the bigger member states such as Germany and France…Tue Jun 30 1998 - 01:00
TEAM staff win pension fund accessAER Lingus has agreed to allow employees in its TEAM aircraft maintenance subsidiary who transfer to FLS to maintain their Aer…Fri Jun 26 1998 - 01:00
Fitzwilton had to pay Revenue £6,000 for Burke donationFitzwilton has made a payment of about £6,000 to the Revenue Commissioners because it incorrectly reduced its VAT payments in…Thu Jun 25 1998 - 01:00
Convention centre project expected to get green lightThe Treasury Holdings project for Dublin's docklands is understood to have been recommended by Bord Failte as the one which should…Sat Jun 20 1998 - 01:00
O'Reilly loans discussed with Moriarity team and officialsLoans extended by Guinness & Mahon Bank to Dr Tony O'Reilly have been discussed by his representatives with the Moriarity…Mon Jun 15 1998 - 01:00
Tanaiste considers options as DPP examines NIB bonds scheme reportThe Tanaiste, Ms Harney, is considering further moves to investigate the National Irish Bank offshore bond scheme, having decided…Wed Jun 10 1998 - 01:00
Harney to send report on offshore investments to DPPThe Tanaiste, Ms Harney, is expected to forward a report on the sale of offshore investments by National Irish Bank to the Director…Mon Jun 08 1998 - 01:00
Scope of Ansbacher inquiry widensThe scope of the inquiry being conducted by an authorised officer appointed by the Tanaiste, Ms Harney, into the Ansbacher deposits…Sat Jun 06 1998 - 01:00
TEAM decisions suggest element of misjudgmentThe most extraordinary aspect of the TEAM Aer Lingus saga is that, after months of talking, the Government and Aer Lingus management…Mon Jun 01 1998 - 01:00
Management and unions still on opposite sides of the fenceEven after months of talking about a rescue package and a possible sale, TEAM Aer Lingus management and trade unions still differ…Fri May 29 1998 - 01:00
Part-time work remains highThe number of people - particularly women - entering the jobs market to take up part-time work remains very highWed May 27 1998 - 01:00
Further fall in sterling puts pound in ascendancySterling has continued its decline on the international currency markets, pushing the pound up further to 86.7pSat May 09 1998 - 01:00
NIB management shake-up imminentA shake-up in senior management in National Irish Bank is in prospectFri May 01 1998 - 01:00
Cayman bank to ask court to block inquiryThe bank which controlled the Ansbacher deposits for many years is taking legal action in the Cayman Islands today to try to …Mon Apr 27 1998 - 01:00
Government spending has climbed rapidly over the past five years andGovernment spending has climbed rapidly over the past five years and will be almost £16Mon Apr 20 1998 - 01:00
Treasury Holdings tipped for £70m projectThe Treasury Holdings consortium is now being tipped as favourite to win the competition to build the National Conference Centre…Sat Mar 21 1998 - 00:00
Yeoman's Coulson named as new chairman at ArdaghArdagh, the glass bottle manufacturer, has announced a major restructuring of its board, with Mr Paul Coulson of Yeoman International…Sat Mar 07 1998 - 00:00
IIB refuses to release depositsIRISH Intercontinental Bank has refused to release some £400,000 in funds held in the so-called Ansbacher depositsSat Mar 07 1998 - 00:00
ICI looking at selling stake in IFIThe British giant, ICI, is believed to be actively examining the sale of its 49 per cent stake in Irish Fertilizer Industries…Wed Mar 04 1998 - 00:00
McCreevy moves to close off £10m tax loopholeA tax loophole, costing the Exchequer some £10 million a year, has been closed off by the Minister for FinanceSat Feb 28 1998 - 00:00
McCreevy pays the price for secrecyWhen he was Minister for Finance, Mr Ruairi Quinn introduced a new system where the main headlines of the proposed Finance Bill…Sat Feb 21 1998 - 00:00
Accountancy firms vie for top spotA close fight is now in prospect for the top spot in the Irish accountancy profession, after KPMG and Ernst & Young abandoned…Sat Feb 14 1998 - 00:00
Strategic review of beef sector due by end of AprilMcKinsey consultants are expected to complete a detailed strategic review of the beef industry by the end of April, which Forbairt…Wed Feb 11 1998 - 00:00
Inquiry finds new evidence on depositsInvestigations of the Ansbacher deposits by the authorised officer appointed by the Tanaiste are understood to have uncovered…Sat Feb 07 1998 - 00:00
Moriarty looks into exchange control filesThe Moriarty Tribunal has undertaken a detailed examination of files held in the Central Bank on exchange control issuesTue Feb 03 1998 - 00:00
Big Wellcome in the industry for the latest merger movesThe weekend news that pharmaceutical giants Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham are in merger talks is yet another illustration…Mon Feb 02 1998 - 00:00
Tanaiste could consider prosecutions on AnsbacherProsecutions in relation to the Ansbacher accounts are now a serious legal option for the Tanaiste, Ms Harney, if information…Wed Jan 21 1998 - 00:00
Bank to challenge move on Ansbacher depositsA new move by the Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise and Employment to open up the Ansbacher deposits to closer scrutiny is…Wed Jan 14 1998 - 00:00
Harney asks Forbairt chief to stay onThe Forbairt chairwoman, Ms Eileen O'Mara Walsh, has told the Tanaiste, Ms Harney, that she wants to resign her position to allow…Tue Dec 30 1997 - 00:00
Government set to sell off ICC and ACC bank groupsThe Government is expected to move to sell off the ICC and ACC banks in the first half of next year and is likely to seek tender…Sat Dec 27 1997 - 00:00
Beef study to tackle future direction of the industryA major consultancy study is to get under way shortly on the future of the beef industryMon Dec 22 1997 - 00:00
Higher earners will gain most from Budget cutsHigher income earners will gain most from the 1998 Budget, in which the Minister for Finance unveiled a package of record tax…Thu Dec 04 1997 - 00:00
O'Reilly retires at Heinz in AprilDr Tony O'Reilly is to retire as chief executive of HJ Heinz next AprilWed Dec 03 1997 - 00:00
Sale of State bank assets to help McCreevy with Budget tax cutsThe Government is to clear the way for a generous Budget by including a substantial sum from the expected sale of State assets…Mon Dec 01 1997 - 00:00
EU cites Telecom in row over chargesThe European Commission has accused Telecom Eireann of abusing its dominant position in the telecommunications market by charging…Fri Nov 28 1997 - 00:00
East not only area at risk from Asian fluThere has been much talk in recent days about the risk of the "Asian flu" now affecting markets and economies in the far east…Tue Nov 25 1997 - 00:00
Permanent and Farrell settle caseThe case between the Irish Permanent and its former managing director, Dr Edmund Farrell, has been settled, in a complex deal…Fri Nov 21 1997 - 00:00
