KPN exit signals change of strategyThe decision of KPN, the Dutch telecoms operator, to dispose of its stake in Eircom was seen as a surprise change of strategy…Tue Nov 30 1999 - 00:00
Bread and jams (Part 1)Many of them made the same mistake. When he showed promise, they asked if he wanted to be as good a jazzman as his fatherSat Nov 27 1999 - 00:00
Ulster to review 4.2% deposit rateUlster Bank will review the deposit interest rate of 4Sat Nov 27 1999 - 00:00
New CSO figures bolster image of boom economyNew figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reflect the continuing boom in the economy, with gross domestic …Fri Nov 26 1999 - 00:00
Harney calls for transport `re-regulation'The Tanaiste, Ms Harney, has called for "re-regulation" of the urban public transport sector, stating that there is a "huge unmet…Mon Nov 15 1999 - 00:00
Competition Authority refers three price-fixing investigations to DPPThe Competition Authority has sent files on three investigations into alleged price-fixing to the Director of Public Prosecutions…Sat Nov 13 1999 - 00:00
Massey defends statement on low-price milk salesThe Competition Authority's director of enforcement, Mr Pat Massey, has said the law on competition would have been brought into…Sat Nov 13 1999 - 00:00
Hitting the note`The word can be tossed around until people don't know what it meansSat Nov 13 1999 - 00:00
Rate of increase in public salaries bill cannot be sustained, McCreevy warnsThe rate of increase in the public sector pay bill, which has risen by 50 per cent since 1995, cannot be sustained in the future…Fri Nov 12 1999 - 00:00
AG warns of a new regime over abuses of company lawDefaulting company directors are to be prosecuted by the Companies Registration Office under new legislation on the enforcement…Thu Nov 11 1999 - 00:00
Musgrave secures Irish Times/PA management prizeMusgrave SuperValu-Centra, the grocery group, has been awarded The Irish Times/PA Consulting management award for 1999, the 23rd…Wed Nov 10 1999 - 00:00
Local focus key to successRetailing isn't rocket science, says Musgrave SuperValu-Centra chief executive Eoin McGettigan, but you have to be good at it…Wed Nov 10 1999 - 00:00
Revenue drain to South due to lower petrol prices a cause of concernDifferences in road fuel prices between the Republic and the North are such that there is a "substantial incentive" for Northern…Tue Nov 09 1999 - 00:00
Marlborough says take-over approach has been rejectedMarlborough, the quoted recruitment firm, has rejected a take-over approach it received last Monday, saying the offer was not…Sat Nov 06 1999 - 00:00
O'Rourke says State should keep control of Aer RiantaThe Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, has said she is coming to the view that the State should retain its ownership…Thu Nov 04 1999 - 00:00
North set for job losses as Marks & Spencer plans cutbacksFurther jobs losses are likely in the North following radical plans by retailer Marks & Spencer to cut its annual supply-…Wed Nov 03 1999 - 00:00
Expansion of services sectors seen as crucialThe manufacturing and internationally traded services sectors must continue to expand if living standards in the State are to…Tue Nov 02 1999 - 00:00
Index shows growth in manufacturing activityManufacturing activity expanded in October, according to the NCB Purchasing Managers' Index, a composite indicator designed to…Tue Nov 02 1999 - 00:00
Cutting-edge regulation of e-commerce recommendedThe international financial services and e-commerce sectors will require cutting-edge regulatory systems if the State is to maintain…Tue Nov 02 1999 - 00:00
Turin airport attracts interestAer Rianta has confirmed its interest in acquiring a 41Sat Oct 30 1999 - 01:00
ISEQ makes modest gains in heavy tradingIRISH shares made modest gains during heavy trading yesterday, rising by 1.13 per cent to finish at 4,521.83, up 50Sat Oct 30 1999 - 01:00
Eircom buys 30% of Net security groupEircom has acquired 30 per cent of Viasec, a Donegal-based e-mail security specialist, for a sum believed to be worth about £…Fri Oct 29 1999 - 01:00
Ryanair revises strategy for Dublin airport terminalLow-fare airline Ryanair has revised its plan to build a "low-cost" terminal at Dublin Airport, stating that it now wanted to…Thu Oct 28 1999 - 01:00
Software firm plans partial flotation to fund expansionManaged Solutions Corporation (MSC), a Dublin software company, is planning a partial flotation in early 2001 to secure international…Wed Oct 27 1999 - 01:00
Hotels Federation favours Ryanair terminal proposalsThe Irish Hotels Federation has said the Government should retain its ownership of Aer Rianta, stating that there is no evidence…Wed Oct 27 1999 - 01:00
Aldi to open low-cost outlets in IrelandALDI, the privately owned German supermarket chain, is opening two low-price outlets in Dublin and Co Cork next month, in the…Tue Oct 26 1999 - 01:00
Church & General adopts new nameInsurer Church and General will trade under the Allianz brand owned by one of its parent companies in the corporate insurance…Sat Oct 16 1999 - 01:00
Interim profits surge 39% at Sun Micro-systemsSoftware group Sun Micro-systems has reported a pre-tax profit of $406.6 million (€373Sat Oct 16 1999 - 01:00
O'Rourke expected to seek part-flotation of Aer RiantaThe Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, is expected to ask the Cabinet to float 25-30 per cent of Aer Rianta on the …Fri Oct 15 1999 - 01:00
Dublin, Baldonnel projects wait for Government clearanceIn addition to considering the future of Aer Rianta, the Government will also finalise its decision on two proposals to develop…Fri Oct 15 1999 - 01:00
More cost-cutting on Ryanair faresLow-cost airline Ryanair has introduced a £5 one-way fare to Liverpool, Bristol and Leeds/ Bradford which will apply on Tuesdays…Thu Oct 14 1999 - 01:00
Executive salaries up an average 6%Managerial salaries increased by an average of 6 per cent in the 12 months to April 1st last, according to a new Irish Management…Thu Oct 14 1999 - 01:00
Aer Rianta in low-cost row with TanaisteAer Rianta has rejected a suggestion by the Tanaiste, Ms Harney, that no low-cost airline operates in the west of the State.Wed Oct 13 1999 - 01:00
Consultants apply slide rule to wealth, happinessHappy are those who are wealthy, but they are only a little happier than people who are notSat Oct 09 1999 - 01:00
US firms to create 500 Dublin jobsMore than 500 jobs are to be created in Dublin and in Co Kildare with the expansion of two US firms.Fri Oct 08 1999 - 01:00
Dell to entice staff by lotteryDell, the US direct-sale computer-maker, is investing $50,000 (about €47,000) in a workers' lottery and in other initiatives …Thu Oct 07 1999 - 01:00
Manpower acquires SkillsGroupThe joint owners of recruitment agency SkillsGroup, Ms Paula Lager and Mr Ian Bewick, will initially receive €4 million (£3.15…Tue Oct 05 1999 - 01:00
Spollen likely to be recalled to DIRT inquiryAIB's former head of internal audit, Mr Tony Spollen, is likely to be recalled before the DIRT inquiry at the Oireachtas Public…Mon Oct 04 1999 - 01:00
CRH keeps its counsel after board meetingAmid almost complete secrecy, the board of CRH met in the US yesterday and discussed for the first time its reaction to the Ansbacher…Fri Oct 01 1999 - 01:00
Culliton is first casualty of AnsbacherMr Jim Culliton yesterday resigned from the boards of three companies two days after it was claimed that his name was on the …Thu Sept 30 1999 - 01:00
Coveney says late father was not depositor at AnsbacherMr Simon Coveney, Fine Gael TD for Cork South-Central, has said his late father, Mr Hugh Coveney TD, was the beneficiary of loans…Thu Sept 30 1999 - 01:00
Ansbacher connection vigorously denied by leading businessmenIndependent News & Media chairman Dr Tony O'Reilly has issued libel proceedings against The Irish Times after yesterday's…Wed Sept 29 1999 - 01:00
Ryan investigates offshore trust companyThe civil servant whose confidential report on Ansbacher (Cayman) Ltd led to the appointment of three High Court inspectors to…Mon Sept 27 1999 - 01:00
CRH is among the State's richest companiesCement Roadstone Holdings is one of Ireland's most successful companies. It is worth about £6 billionSat Sept 25 1999 - 01:00
Chairman of CRH denies wrongdoing over AnsbacherThe chairman of CRH, Mr Tony Barry, has said he transferred funds into a trust account managed by Ansbacher or a connected company…Sat Sept 25 1999 - 01:00
Serving 1987 CRH directors stay silentNone of the four serving CRH directors who were also board members in 1987 have commented when asked, through a company spokesman…Fri Sept 24 1999 - 01:00
High Court told half CRH board kept Ansbacher secret accountsMore than half of the directors in 1987 of CRH, one of the State's largest companies, held money in the Ansbacher accounts, the…Thu Sept 23 1999 - 01:00
Interest rate rise in EU not expectedA leading economist has added to the growing consensus that euro zone interest rates are unlikely to rise before spring next …Wed Sept 22 1999 - 01:00
Eircom recovery inching aheadEircom shares continued their modest recovery yesterday, rising 5 1/2 cents on the day to finish at €3.80 1/2 (£3).Wed Sept 22 1999 - 01:00
Financials and Eircom continue to rallyThe Irish exchange was in good shape yesterday, contrasting with international markets, as the financials and Eircom continued…Wed Sept 22 1999 - 01:00
