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
Minmet to sell mine for €8mDublin and London-listed explorer Minmet is to sell its Swedish gold mine for $8 million (€6Wed Aug 10 2005 - 01:00
Turnover at Liffey Meats rises by 12%Profits at the Mallon family-owned beef processor, Liffey Meats, almost trebled to €1Wed Aug 10 2005 - 01:00
VHI set to appeal court decision on 'notice party' inclusionVHI intends appealing a High Court ruling that it should not be represented at a Bupa legal challenge to a scheme under which…Tue Aug 09 2005 - 01:00
Seven Ryanair pilots in training stand-offLow cost airline Ryanair's dispute with its pilots remained deadlocked last night after seven of them failed to accept terms …Sat Aug 06 2005 - 01:00
National Crafts' loans rise by €1mNational Crafts, the pottery manufacturer partly owned by businessman Stephen Pearce, increased its long-term bank borrowings…Fri Aug 05 2005 - 01:00
Dublin businessman faces a record €9.9m tax billA businessman who used accounts in Britain and Spain to hide income from the Revenue Commissioners has been forced to make a …Thu Jul 28 2005 - 01:00
Bupa succeeds in preventing VHI representation at caseHealth insurer Bupa yesterday has succeeded in preventing the VHI from being represented at its legal challenge to the law that…Thu Jul 28 2005 - 01:00
VHI chief warns of 'worse to come'VHI chief executive, Vincent Sheridan, painted a stark picture of the company's finances yesterday.Wed Jul 27 2005 - 01:00
VHI warns of €40m losses and insolvency in two yearsThe VHI warned yesterday that it could be insolvent in two years and said that it was set to lose up to €40 million this year…Wed Jul 27 2005 - 01:00
Motorbike couriers to lose jobs as insurer stops coverA bikers' group says 1,500 couriers are facing the loss of their jobs as a result of an insurance company's decision to stop …Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
Vodafone reaches 2 million usersMobile operator Vodafone Ireland had recruited almost two million customers by the end of last month, the company said yesterday…Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
Share pledge must be met - Bord na MónaBord na Móna managing director John Hourican yesterday demanded that the Government honour a pledge to give 5 per cent of the…Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
Eircom to buy mobile operator for €420mEircom will announce details of its plans to buy mobile operator Meteor at its annual general meeting (agm) in Dublin today.Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
Turnover at nursing home operator hits €8.5mTurnover at nursing home operator, Mowlam Healthcare, doubled to €8Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
Smart Telecom signs €2.5m dealResidential and business fixed-line telecommunications company, Smart Telecom, has signed a €2Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
Increased competition drives grocery costs downIncreased competition in retailing is driving down the cost of food on Irish supermarket shelves, according to a leading analyst…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
VHI viability now in doubt, chairman warns HarneyThe VHI has warned Tánaiste Mary Harney that it is at risk of going under as a result of her decision not to force its biggest…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
NTMA branch to manage public-private projectsA branch of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) looks set to take charge of developments like the replacement prison…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
Waterford redundancy quota filledMore than 485 Waterford Wedgwood workers have applied for the company's voluntary redundancy programme.Sat Jul 23 2005 - 01:00
CRH to pay up to €150m for Austrian firmBuilding materials giant CRH is to spend a reported €100 million to €150 million on an Austrian DIY distributor.Sat Jul 23 2005 - 01:00
O'Brien's mobile network in Caribbean raises €250mEntrepreneur Denis O'Brien's Caribbean mobile network, Digicel, has raised €250 million from international financial institutions…Sat Jul 23 2005 - 01:00
Consumer group made mistakes in below-cost report - committeeAn Oireachtas committee claims the Government's Consumer Strategy Group (CSG) made a series of mistakes in a report calling for…Fri Jul 22 2005 - 01:00
