Acquisition boosts O'Brien's global stakeBUSINESSMAN DENIS O'Brien's online recruiter, SaongroupTue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00
Petroceltic in €40m project to drill for gas in AlgeriaIRISH EXPLORATION company Petroceltic is set to begin a $60 million (€40Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
NTR firm to build one of biggest US recycling facilitiesA US SUBSIDIARY of Irish utility NTR is planning to build one of the country’s biggest recycling facilities in Texas.Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
Providence brings in new partner Chrysaor for exploration workOIL AND gas company Providence Resources has brought in a new partner to begin exploration work on a key area off the Irish coast…Wed Aug 13 2008 - 01:00
Ladbrokes winnings less than reported last weekBOOKMAKER LADBROKES said yesterday that it has won less from Irish punters this year than it reported last week.Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Downturn forces Malakoff liquidationTHE OPERATING company of a property and construction firm with high-profile backers such as Dermot Desmond and Bill McCabe, went…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Proposal to alter Weston airport and add hangarsDEVELOPER AND hotelier Jim Mansfield is planning to redevelop the runway and build new hangars at the executive jet airport his…Mon Aug 11 2008 - 01:00
Rising costs cut profits at environmental firmRISING COSTS hit earnings at Advanced Environmental Solutions (AES) last year, the latest figures showSat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
Profits at green bin operator Oxigen jump 50% to almost €8mPROFITS AT the company that operates Dublin's green bin service, Oxigen, jumped 50 per cent to almost €8 million last year, the…Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
Bord na Móna in €4.5m waste firm dealSTATE ENERGY company Bord na Móna is on the verge of closing a €4Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
South African rand does Mountbrook no favoursA FOREIGN currency hit from its South African operations left developer Seán Dunne's Mountbrook Homes in the red in 2006, the…Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
Quintas raises €40m for energy ventureIRISH-OWNED Quintas Energy plans further investments in solar power after successfully raising €40 million for its first venture…Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
Tullow reports mixed results from Uganda drillsEXPLORATION GROUP Tullow Oil reported mixed results yesterday from drilling programmes in Uganda.Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
BUSINESS OPINIONPoliticians must be straight with voters on necessity of power line pylons, writes Barry O'Halloran.Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Bookies gear up for price war at Galway racesBOOKMAKERS ARE gearing up for a price war ahead of one of the year's biggest weeks for betting.Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Households face €165 hike in annual gas bill by autumnMORE THAN 500,000 households face an average natural gas price increase of €165 a year, or €13Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
Family of the late Tony Ryan in bid to sell jet charter companyTHE FAMILY of the late Dr Tony Ryan is selling an executive-jet charter company which it operates from Dublin airport, writes…Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
CRH to close Scottish brick subsidiaryTHE CONSTRUCTION slowdown has forced Irish building materials giant CRH to close one of its manufacturing plants with the loss…Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
Mansfield's convention facility to go ahead after long battleAN BORD Pleanála's decision to give the go-ahead to developer Jim Mansfield's convention centre at Citywest in Dublin signals…Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Mansfield's Dublin convention centre gets the go-aheadAN BORD Pleanála ended a four-year planning battle yesterday by giving permission to developer Jim Mansfield to go ahead with…Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Expert warns of risk to electricity supplyPUTTING KEY parts of the electricity network underground will increase the risk of power cuts, according to experts who recently…Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Bord na Móna plan to invest €1.4bn over five yearsSTATE-OWNED energy company Bord na Móna plans to invest €1Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:00
€1bn Airtricity projects may lose out in licensing roundCLOSE TO €1 billion worth of green energy projects proposed by Scottish and Southern Energy-backed (SSE) Airtricity could lose…Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
Profits at Brooks and Tubs & Tiles parent fall 28%PROFITS AT the multinational owner of DIY and builders' merchants businesses Brooks and Tubs Tiles are expected to fall 28 per…Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
Tote Ireland pools its lot with British bookie LadbrokesTHE STATE-OWNED betting pool operator, Tote Ireland, is set to join forces with British bookie Ladbrokes from today.Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
US online gaming ban is multibillion 'opportunity'THE REPUBLIC should cash in on the US ban on online gaming by creating the framework for the development of the €22 billion a…Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
Siteserv operating profit up 150% to €18.7mOPERATING PROFIT at support services group Siteserv grew by more than 150 per cent in its last financial year to almost €19 million…Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
Consumers face big ESB price risesSTATE POWER supplier, the ESB, will make a €300 million contribution to help offset electricity price rises that could hit 30…Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
Report calls for regulator to oversee gamblingA GOVERNMENT-appointed committee has recommended the licensing of casinos and gaming, and the establishment of an independent…Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
Builders' merchant Grafton records 12.5% drop in half-year salesSALES AT builders' merchant and DIY specialist Grafton were 12.5 per cent down at €1Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
Green projects to lose out in permit roundLarge numbers of green energy projects will lose out in the latest electricity supply licensing round, which regulators will …Thu Jul 10 2008 - 01:00
Airtricity to compete with ESB in selling power and gas to householdsWIND POWER group Airtricity and its owner, Scottish Southern Energy (SSE), are set to take on two State companies by entering…Thu Jul 10 2008 - 01:00
Non-commercial bodies under threatSTATE AGENCIES: SOME OF the State's 230 non-commercial agencies could face the axe under the Government's plans to cut spending…Wed Jul 09 2008 - 01:00
Domain registry agency makes more than €500,000 profitTHE AGENCY responsible for managing the Irish IE internet domain registry, made more than €500,000 in profits last year.Wed Jul 09 2008 - 01:00
Domain registry agency makes more than €500,000 profitTHE AGENCY responsible for managing the Irish IE internet domain registry, made more than €500,000 in profits last year.Wed Jul 09 2008 - 01:00
ESB wins €6.6m deal in RomaniaESB INTERNATIONAL (ESBI) has won a €6.6 million contract with one of eastern Europe's biggest oil companies.Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Taggart says housebuilding parties need to work togetherONE OF Ireland's biggest housebuilders has said that the industry, stakeholders and Government need to work together to manage…Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Builders P Elliott saw 36% rise in profits, latest figures showPROFITS AT builder, P Elliott and Company grew 36 per cent to €11Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00
Readymix estimates first-half loss of €10mBUILDING MATERIALS group Readymix estimated yesterday that it lost €10 million in the first six months of the year, prompting…Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00
Ballymore cuts jobs and appoints new chiefPROPERTY DEVELOPER Ballymore is cutting 50 jobs in a reorganisation that will also see it appoint a new chief executive.Fri Jul 04 2008 - 01:00
Monopolies watchdog aims to end deals tying petrol stations to suppliersTHE STATE'S monopolies watchdog has signalled it will boost competition in the motor fuel market by making it easier for service…Tue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00
APN expects results for first half of 2008 to be in line with last yearAPN, INDEPENDENT News Media’s Australian associate, expects results for the first six months of 2008 to be in line with the same…Tue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00
Leading real estate agency to lay off 13 workersTHE PROPERTY slowdown forced another leading real estate agency to cut jobs yesterday.Sat Jun 28 2008 - 01:00
CRH faces management shake-up as chief executive of US operation resigns his postCRH’S MOST senior US executive is set to leave the building materials group at the end of next month, prompting a management …Fri Jun 27 2008 - 01:00
House prices down almost 10% over the last yearINCREASING MORTGAGE costs and fears about the economy wiped close to 10 per cent off house prices over the last year, the latest…Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
US economy drags Iseq downMore warnings about financial stocks and the US economy sent Irish shares tumbling again today.Thu Jun 26 2008 - 01:00
Union warns Hibernian over plan to cut jobsTHE TRADE union representing Hibernian workers warned yesterday that it could take the insurance group to the Labour Court over…Wed Jun 25 2008 - 01:00
