Stena's acquisition investigation extendedCompetition watchdogs on both sides of the Irish Sea will extend their investigation of Stena's planned €70 million acquisition…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Retailers seek Tesco supply policy inquirySupermarket giant Tesco faces the prospect of a Competition Authority investigation into allegations that it told suppliers it…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Rise in services activity reaches 20-month highBusiness activity in the services sector last month recorded its biggest increase since April 2002, according to a report released…Thu Dec 04 2003 - 00:00
Compass Irish operation turns over €70mCatering group Compass yesterday said its Irish operation turned over €70 million in the year to September 30th, while the division…Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
Mullins 40 cent offer looks likely to clinch Barlo buyoutBarlo Group plc chief executive, Dr Tony Mullins, last night looked set to succeed in a buyout of the company for 40 cents a …Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
Competitiveness group urges Minister to extend relief schemesAnalysis: The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) called yesterday on Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, to extend tax relief…Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
Vote in favour of strike at ExaminerThe 180 journalists working on the Examiner group's two daily titles have voted overwhelmingly in favour of striking or taking…Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
Council calls for freeze in excise and VAT ratesThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, should avoid inflation-fuelling increases in VAT and excise in tomorrow's Budget, the …Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
State ranks second in productivity listData to be released next week will show that Irish productivity ranks second only to that of the US, but that costs in many areas…Sat Nov 29 2003 - 00:00
Unidare sees profits fall 40%Weak demand hit earnings at industrial supplies group Unidare plc which yesterday reported a 40 per cent fall in full- year profits…Fri Nov 28 2003 - 00:00
Ministers got it wrong on pact ruling - SutherlandBP chairman and former European Commissioner, Mr Peter Sutherland, said yesterday that EU finance ministers' failure to enforce…Fri Nov 28 2003 - 00:00
O'Keeffe criticises shambolic IT programmeBy the end of next year, the State will have spent almost €13 million on a tech-based system for managing and planning its forests…Fri Nov 28 2003 - 00:00
FLS's Irish arm loses €4.3m in first nine monthsAircraft maintenance specialist FLS Aerospace's Irish subsidiary lost €4Fri Nov 28 2003 - 00:00
Trintech Q3 revenues fall by 9%Third-quarter revenues at Nasdaq and Frankfurt-listed Trintech fell by 9 per cent, but reduced costs cut the electronic payment…Thu Nov 27 2003 - 00:00
Thirdforce sees 14% drop in pre-tax lossesE-learning group, Thirdforce plc, yesterday reported a 14 per cent fall in full-year pre-tax losses to €1.53 million.Thu Nov 27 2003 - 00:00
United Drug profits up 12% to Eur30mUnited Drug yesterday reported a 12 per cent increase in pre-tax profits to €30 million for the 12 months to September 30th, …Wed Nov 26 2003 - 00:00
Executive pay rises 4.7% - IMI surveyExecutives in the State's largest companies got pay rises of as much as €37,000 this year, but the average salary increase received…Tue Nov 25 2003 - 00:00
Business sets out Budget wish listBusiness wants a Budget that will rein in taxes, spending and inflation, limit or abandon the €2 billion benchmarking pay deal…Tue Nov 25 2003 - 00:00
ISME says business insurance to rise 25%Business insurance costs are set to soar by as much as 25 per cent next year, the chairman of the Irish Small and Medium-sized…Sat Nov 22 2003 - 00:00
Examiner moves closer to strikeThe 180 journalists working at the Examiner group's daily titles moved a step closer to strike action yesterday after a meeting…Thu Nov 20 2003 - 00:00
Irish wing considers price cuts to combat O2Vodafone Ireland is considering further price cuts to combat those announced by its main competitor, O2 Ireland, earlier this…Wed Nov 19 2003 - 00:00
Hold onto Vodafone shares, say analystsVodafone's 450,000 Irish shareholders should hold on to their stock, according to UK analysts, who yesterday said that the group…Wed Nov 19 2003 - 00:00
O2 Ireland reduces pre-paid chargesO2 Ireland yesterday announced price cuts of up to 37 per cent in its pre-paid rates, but its main competitor, Vodafone, gave…Tue Nov 18 2003 - 00:00
Ferguson takes court action against Magnier over stallionManchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson yesterday launched a High Court action against one of his employer's biggest shareholders…Tue Nov 18 2003 - 00:00
O2 revenues grow by over 9% but pre-tax profits fall 20%The Republic's second-biggest mobile network, O2 Ireland, yesterday said revenues grew by more than 9 per cent to €371 million…Tue Nov 18 2003 - 00:00
Tanaiste's Department admits to mix-up forcing €1.4m repaymentAn Tánaiste, Ms Harney's Department has taken responsibility for a mix-up that forced the State to repay almost €1Fri Nov 14 2003 - 00:00
Revenue sets up investigation of further film tax relief abusesThe Revenue Commissioners is investigating further film investments that it suspects have been used in as-yet uncovered abuses…Thu Nov 13 2003 - 00:00
NIB and Northern Bank merger may be on the cardsNational Irish Bank's (NIB) parent is likely to merge the Republic-based institution with its Northern Irish sister company, …Wed Nov 12 2003 - 00:00
Interest savings boost Barlo first-half profitsA fall in interest charges boosted first-half earnings at Barlo Group plc, while the company yesterday released a statement saying…Tue Nov 11 2003 - 00:00
Hibernia attracts potential buyersMore than 100 potential investors have told the receiver of Hibernia Foods plc that they are interested in buying the company…Tue Nov 11 2003 - 00:00
SFA calls for review of perks taxSmall Firms Association (SFA) chairman Mr Kieran Crowley yesterday called on the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, to roll back part of the…Sat Nov 08 2003 - 00:00
Airport coach firm to add two routesThe company behind Dublin's Aircoach bus service plans to spend €5 million introducing two routes linking the capital with Portlaoise…Sat Nov 08 2003 - 00:00
Attractive location and competitive costs lure CITBelieve it or not, US businesses are looking at Europe and droolingFri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
GE Capital set to buy 50% of IFG Mortgages for ?13.3mGE Capital Woodchester is set to buy 50 per cent of IFG Mortgages, the home loans unit of IFG Group, for €13Fri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
October job losses year's third worstOctober delivered the third-highest increase this year in the monthly tally of workers facing redundancy, according to figures…Wed Nov 05 2003 - 00:00
SRH chief warns against State move on media salesThe chief executive of one of the leading investors in the Irish broadcasting market warned yesterday that a Government proposal…Tue Nov 04 2003 - 00:00
First Active chiefs to take key posts on Ulster Bank boardTwo First Active executives are to take the key positions on the board of the enlarged Ulster Bank when the €887 million merger…Tue Nov 04 2003 - 00:00
Gulliver's tourist bookings grow 7% to €18.3mThe value of tourist bed nights sold in the first nine months of the year grew by 7 per cent to €18Tue Nov 04 2003 - 00:00
Smurfit nets €21m in sale of troubled Smurfit Stone sharesDr Michael Smurfit netted €21Sat Nov 01 2003 - 00:00
Competitiveness slumps across board in RepublicCompetitiveness in the Republic took a dive over the past year, according to the results of a worldwide survey.Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
'Examiner' journalists ballot on strikeThe 180 journalists working on the Irish Examiner and Cork Evening Echo could be set to strike or take some other form of industrial…Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
McCreevy should borrow €3 billion, says economistThe Minister for Finance, Mr McGreevy, should borrow up to €3 billion next year to ease the bottlenecks in the country's roads…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Insurance price fall questionedThe chairman of the Oireachtas committee investigating high insurance costs last night questioned claims that motor premiums …Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Receiver prepares to sell off Hibernia Foods bakery and food businessesHibernia Foods is unlikely to continue as a listed company as receivers appointed to the group at the weekend seek to sell its…Wed Oct 29 2003 - 00:00
Greencore borrows €259m in private placementPublicly-quoted Greencore yesterday announced that it had borrowed $302 million (€258Wed Oct 29 2003 - 00:00
Developer joins Arnotts in bid for IN&M siteProperty developer, Mr Paddy Kelly, has emerged as retailer Arnotts' partner in the purchase of Independent Newspapers' headquarters…Sat Oct 25 2003 - 01:00
Betting war may hit profits at Paddy PowerA tax-free betting war being waged in high-street bookmakers could dent full-year 2004 profits at Dublin-listed Paddy Power by…Sat Oct 25 2003 - 01:00
Arnotts pension fund helps pay for propertiesThe pension fund of staff at Arnotts department store will cover part of the cost of the €65 million the company plans to spend…Thu Oct 23 2003 - 01:00
One in three have no income insurance against serious illnessAt least three in every 10 Irish workers would not have the income to sustain their current standard of living if they were out…Wed Oct 22 2003 - 01:00
