Irish Rail €2m catering contract may go to tenderIrish Rail is considering putting a contract worth €2 million a year in sales out to tender as part of a shake-up of the catering…Sat Jan 03 2004 - 00:00
Dollar under fresh pressureEuropean markets started the new year on a high and the dollar came under fresh pressure on the opening trading day of 2004.Sat Jan 03 2004 - 00:00
Barry's Tea and Bank of Scotland buy BatchelorsBarry's Tea and Bank of Scotland have joined forces to buy Northern Foods-owned Batchelors in a €95 million dealWed Dec 24 2003 - 00:00
Regulator investigates Galen deal with US firmThe US competition watchdog is investigating a licensing deal between Dublin and London-listed Galen Holdings and US company …Wed Dec 24 2003 - 00:00
Regulator wants An Post to ensure better next-day deliveryCommunications regulator, Comreg, yesterday declared that it wants An Post to ensure next-day delivery for more than nine out…Wed Dec 24 2003 - 00:00
EU law shares bank detailsThe Revenue Commissioners will get details of bank accounts held by Irish residents in other EU states under a new law that will…Wed Dec 24 2003 - 00:00
Tayto sale rumours rejected by C&CCantrell & Cochrane Group (C&C) last night rejected reports that it was about to sell its Tayto Foods potato crisp manufacturer…Tue Dec 23 2003 - 00:00
Rentsch will close with 77 job lossesAlmost 80 workers at the former Smurfit Tobacco Products packaging plant will lose their jobs in the new year, The Irish Times…Tue Dec 23 2003 - 00:00
Journalists at Examiner titles agree pay dealThe threat of a strike at the Examiner group's flagship titles was lifted last night after both sides agreed to Labour Relations…Sat Dec 20 2003 - 00:00
Ferguson got #98,000 for presence at charity eventSir Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United manager, has confirmed he received £97,973 from the John Durkan Leukaemia Trust after…Sat Dec 20 2003 - 00:00
Weston may reclaim Entenmann's from HiberniaCanadian giant George Weston Ltd may reclaim full ownership of key brand, Entenmann's confectionaryThu Dec 18 2003 - 00:00
Brown Thomas to open two new stores in €15m planBrown Thomas owner Mr Galen Weston revealed yesterday that the retail group plans to spend €15 million over the next year on …Thu Dec 18 2003 - 00:00
Property developer makes €500,000 settlementA property developer made a €500,000 settlement with the Revenue Commissioners following an inquiry that showed his firm had …Wed Dec 17 2003 - 00:00
Examiner journalists plan further industrial actionJournalists working at the Examiner group's flagship titles are planning further industrial action later this week after firing…Tue Dec 16 2003 - 00:00
Aer Rianta warns levy cuts will see service declineThe aviation watchdog's proposals to cut airport charges by 10 per cent will leave Aer Rianta with little or no cash to develop…Sat Dec 13 2003 - 00:00
Norbrook chief seeks partnerBusinessman Dr Edward Haughey is seeking a partner for an £80 million sterling (€114 million) investment plan for his UK-based…Sat Dec 13 2003 - 00:00
Gardai investigate fraud at Gorey Credit UnionGardaí are investigating a suspected fraud at a credit union that has cost it almost €160,000 in the past year, it was confirmed…Sat Dec 13 2003 - 00:00
Ahern to announce EUR140m State broadband initiativeCommunications minister Mr Ahern will today announce details of a €140 million plan to make high-speed telecommunications technology…Fri Dec 12 2003 - 00:00
ESB staff set to ballot on industrial actionThe State faces the risk of electricity blackouts in the new year if a meeting of the ESB's unions on Thursday decides to ballot…Fri Dec 12 2003 - 00:00
Ministers set to reform rules of stability pactEU finance ministers are likely to discuss reforming the strict budget rules that underpin the euro this weekend, the Minister…Fri Dec 12 2003 - 00:00
Economists fear worst as jobless queue lengthensUnemployment is likely to continue rising into next year, leading economists predicted last night following news that the number…Thu Dec 11 2003 - 00:00
ARB's entry set to boost insurance competitionCompetition in the insurance industry is likely to be boosted by the entry of a new company to the Irish market that intends …Thu Dec 11 2003 - 00:00
Trinity Biotech sues US distributorTrinity Biotech last night announced that it was suing one of its US distributors, Inverness Medical Innovations, for breach …Wed Dec 10 2003 - 00:00
Foreign investors pump EUR26bn into StateFigures detailing foreign direct investment in the Republic show that overseas interests pumped €26 billion into the State last…Wed Dec 10 2003 - 00:00
Conroy finds gold depositsLondon-listed Conroy Diamonds and Gold yesterday said it had found further evidence of economic gold deposits during exploratory…Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
Mean Fiddler chairman sells stake to rivalMean Fiddler chairman, Mr Vince Power, yesterday relinquished majority control of the concert and music group in a €6Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
'Examiner' staff serve strike noticeJournalists on the Irish Examiner and Evening Echo newspapers are set to begin industrial action on Monday week after formally…Sat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
Halfords set to open first Irish store next yearUK giant Halfords is planning to open its first Irish store next autumnSat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
