Eircom extends wireless serviceEircom plans to extend its wireless broadband service to 24 cities and towns as part of an overall €150 million investment in…Tue Oct 04 2005 - 01:00
European horse breeders back Irish tax breakBusiness Opinion: Despite what you may have read last week about boycotts at Goffs, there has actually been an outbreak of harmony…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
Insider dealers face 7 years in prisonFrom this week on, individuals connected with listed companies in the Republic who breach new laws on insider dealing and market…Mon Oct 03 2005 - 01:00
Ramco expected to sell Seven Heads fieldTroubled exploration company Ramco expects to sell its Seven Heads gas field off Ireland's south coast by the end of the year…Sat Oct 01 2005 - 01:00
Smart Telecom set to issue €55m in sharesFixed-line and broadband player Smart Telecom is set to issue almost 190 million new shares worth €55 million to pay for its …Sat Oct 01 2005 - 01:00
Providence profits from oil hikeRising oil prices boosted first half turnover and profits at listed Irish explorer Providence Resources, the company said yesterday…Fri Sept 30 2005 - 01:00
Losses at CNG almost treble to €18.3mFirst half losses at CNG Travel Group almost trebled to $22 million (€18.3 million), the company said yesterday.Fri Sept 30 2005 - 01:00
Slow construction starts dent McInerney profitsSlow construction starts in the first half of the year dented interim profits at quoted house builder McInerney Holdings, the…Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
Up to 85,000 builders lose out on pension coverAround 85,000 building workers who should be entitled to benefit from the industry's pension and life assurance scheme are not…Thu Sept 29 2005 - 01:00
US partner not to repay State €40m over failed digital planMediaLab Europe: The US partner in a failed research project that cost the taxpayer €40 million is unlikely to have to repay…Wed Sept 28 2005 - 01:00
3 first to win appeal against ComReg rulingThe Republic's newest mobile operator has won the first appeal against a ruling by the communications regulator, ComReg, that…Wed Sept 28 2005 - 01:00
Alltracel losses fall by 19%Losses at medical technology company Alltracel Pharmaceuticals fell by 19 per cent to €1Tue Sept 27 2005 - 01:00
Upbeat IAWS sees earnings increase 13%Earnings at food and agri business group IAWS plc grew by 13 per cent in the year to the end of July, the company said yesterday…Tue Sept 27 2005 - 01:00
Vivas to raise premiums by average of 7.5%Health insurer Vivas Healthcare plans to increase its premium charges by an average of 7.5 per cent from next month.Sat Sept 24 2005 - 01:00
North to get 300 marketing positionsDirect marketing agency LBM is to create 300 new jobs in its Northern Irish call centre next year.Thu Sept 22 2005 - 01:00
Ely leads €60m creche ventureListed property management group Ely is to lead a €60 million tax break-based investment in developing a network of creches around…Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
Mace expects to grow turnover by 10%Supermarket franchise Mace expects to grow turnover and scale by 10 per cent this year.Tue Sept 20 2005 - 01:00
Cable & Wireless to shed 28 jobsMultinational telecoms company Cable & Wireless is to lay off 28 workers in Ireland as part of a shake-up of its European…Tue Sept 20 2005 - 01:00
Corvil halves workforce as 35 staff laid offTechnology company Corvil has halved its workforce following the lay off of 35 workers, The Irish Times learned yesterday.Sat Sept 17 2005 - 01:00
ComReg withdraws Eircom rulingCommunications regulator, ComReg, has withdrawn an instruction to Eircom that led to the two parties clashing in the High Court…Fri Sept 16 2005 - 01:00
IAWS float in doubt as it pulls out of €64m SWS dealThe €64 million deal that was a central part of IAWS Co-op's plans to float on the Dublin market has run aground.Fri Sept 16 2005 - 01:00
SFA urges appointment of development plan chiefSmall business leaders want responsibility for the next national development plan to be given to one dedicated, independent office…Thu Sept 15 2005 - 01:00
Eircom sales team bosses defect to key rivalThe management of Eircom's residential sales team is set to defect to one of its bigger competitors, Smart Telecom.Thu Sept 15 2005 - 01:00
Older customers costs VHI €33.2m, agency saysThe high number of older customers insured by the VHI cost the State body €33Wed Sept 14 2005 - 01:00
Companies' office plans prosecutionsThe State's companies' registrar yesterday warned that he plans to prosecute a number of businesses that have been consistently…Wed Sept 14 2005 - 01:00
Irish banks offer good value, despite bad imageBanks are never amongst the most popular of institutions in any country, but in the Republic they've outdone themselves when …Fri Sept 09 2005 - 01:00
Glanbia to close Kilmeaden plantAgribusiness and food ingredients group Glanbia intends to close a cheese manufacturing facility with the loss of 45 mainly seasonal…Fri Sept 09 2005 - 01:00
Petrel Resources' share price rises 134% on Iraqi contractListed Irish explorer Petrel Resources saw its price increase by 134 per cent in London yesterday after it announced that it …Thu Sept 08 2005 - 01:00
Tax break impact known next yearThe Revenue Commissioners will not be in a position to begin processing information on tax breaks like the stud fee exemption…Thu Sept 08 2005 - 01:00
Brussels places limits on regional airportsBrussels has put limits on the incentives that publicly-owned regional airports can offer to attract new business, a move that…Wed Sept 07 2005 - 01:00
Goffs warns against EU moves on taxEU moves to end the tax break for stallion stud fees in Ireland could damage the European racehorse breeding industry as a whole…Tue Sept 06 2005 - 01:00
Services sector growth dips slightly in AugustNew business helped drive growth and employment in the Irish services sector last month but expansion slowed on July, a survey…Tue Sept 06 2005 - 01:00
Jurys dominates again during busy Iseq sessionDublin Report: Jurys Doyle again dominated the Dublin market on a busy day, which saw the Iseq Index of Irish shares rise 49…Sat Sept 03 2005 - 01:00
Co-ops to share in IAWS windfallGlanbia, Kerry, Dairygold and a number of co-ops could be set to share in a €128 million windfall from the sale of 11 million…Sat Sept 03 2005 - 01:00
Manufacturing grows at slowest rate since 2004 but jobs increaseIrish manufacturing grew at its slowest rate since November 2004 in August, but employment in the sector grew after a period …Fri Sept 02 2005 - 01:00
Glanbia's first-half earnings sufferTougher than expected trading conditions depressed first-half profits at dairy and food ingredients business Glanbia, the company…Thu Sept 01 2005 - 01:00
Paddy Power's profits stay flat but online operation winsA run of good betting results for punters kept first-half profits flat at quoted bookmaker Paddy Power, but its online division…Thu Sept 01 2005 - 01:00
Transaction charges can be cut further - IBFAnalysis: Bank charges have become a vexed question for the Republic's financial institutions over the last decade, not least…Wed Aug 31 2005 - 01:00
Republic's bank fees rank among world's cheapestIrish banks do not compete with each other on retail charges, but their fees are amongst the cheapest in the world, according…Wed Aug 31 2005 - 01:00
Banks can handle bad debts - reportIrish banks would sustain little damage if the number of bad debts on their books doubled, according to an analysis of the sector…Tue Aug 30 2005 - 01:00
Desmond buys stake in Latvian bankBusinessman Dermot Desmond has bought one third of a Latvian bank, Reitumu Bank, with assets of €1 billion.Tue Aug 30 2005 - 01:00
increase to impact on employers' PRSIThe price increases planned by the Republic's biggest health insurer for next month will increase PRSI bills for employers who…Thu Aug 25 2005 - 01:00
Loss of 82 jobs at building firm with €4m debtThe High Court yesterday placed a building firm with debts of €4 million into liquidation, resulting in the loss of 82 jobs…Thu Aug 25 2005 - 01:00
United Beverages takeover approvedThe Competition Authority yesterday approved drinks company M&J Gleeson's takeover of distributor United Beverages, but imposed…Wed Aug 24 2005 - 01:00
Aircraft leasing group to create 30 jobs in DublinUS finance specialist, CIT, is moving a €2.4 billion aircraft leasing business that will employ 30 people to the Republic.Wed Aug 24 2005 - 01:00
Pretax profits at Goff's fall by €1mPretax profits at bloodstock auctioneer Robert J Goff fell by €1 million in the year to end of last March, the company's annual…Sat Aug 13 2005 - 01:00
Donegal to switch stock listing to IEXDonegal Creameries plans to switch its stock exchange listing to the alternative Irish Enterprise Exchange (IEX) in a bid to …Sat Aug 13 2005 - 01:00
Bausch & Lomb set to expand Irish baseMultinational eyecare products manufacturer Bausch & Lomb is planning an expansion that could lead to an increase in its …Thu Aug 11 2005 - 01:00
Dublin office of German bank to cut 70 jobsThe Irish division of a German bank is set to cut 70 jobs as part of restructuring programme, it emerged yesterday.Thu Aug 11 2005 - 01:00
