Knowledge gap reason for waste of public moneyThe mismanagement of taxpayers' money revealed by the Auditor and Comptroller General's annual reports could result from senior…Thu Oct 02 2003 - 01:00
Authority investigates 30 mergersThe Competition Authority has investigated a number of mergers this year that it believed were potentially anti-competitive, …Thu Oct 02 2003 - 01:00
Bid to stop Irish Press chairman's re-election failsAngry Irish Press plc shareholders tried to block the re-election of chairman, Mr Vincent Jennings, to the company's board at…Wed Oct 01 2003 - 01:00
Dragon Oil grows on back of sales and price risesIncreased sales and rising oil prices led to an 11-fold growth in interim pre-tax profits at Dragon Oil plc, the company said…Tue Sept 30 2003 - 01:00
Mean Fiddler cuts #1m off its losses in the first halfMean Fiddler Music Group, the London-listed company chaired by Irish promoter, Mr Vince Power, shaved almost £1 million sterling…Tue Sept 30 2003 - 01:00
Company emerges happy with brokered settlementAnalysis: It's unlikely that Eircom's chief executive, Mr Phil Nolan, and his colleagues were cheering the outcome of yesterday…Sat Sept 27 2003 - 01:00
Winner's success based on providing top-class serviceThe managing director of an Irish engineering company with projects in locations as diverse as Venezuela and Malaysia was last…Fri Sept 26 2003 - 01:00
E-procurement could save State Eur 1bnThe Government's delay in modernising the State's system for buying goods and services could be costing it €1 billion a year, …Thu Sept 25 2003 - 01:00
'Examiner' and 'Echo' staff take pay claim to conciliation bodyAlmost 460 workers at the Irish Examiner and Evening Echo newspapers are set to take a pay claim to the Labour Relations Commission…Wed Sept 24 2003 - 01:00
Baltimore to sell core internet businessBaltimore, the Irish technology company that was once valued at £7.5 billion sterling (€10Tue Sept 23 2003 - 01:00
Court to rule on creditor status of ex-Ispat workersThe High Court is set to rule this autumn on whether or not 150 former Irish Ispat workers, who are suing the defunct company…Mon Sept 22 2003 - 01:00
Jobless rate of 5% not bad - AhernThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has said he would be "happy" with an unemployment rate of 5 per cent by the year's end.Sat Sept 20 2003 - 01:00
Teeling dislodges Power from Cooley boardCooley Distillery chairman Mr John Teeling yesterday led a move which ousted his long-standing colleague, Mr Paul Power, from…Fri Sept 19 2003 - 01:00
Glencar places €1.1m new sharesGlencar Mining revealed yesterday that its recent placing of €1.085 million worth of new shares was fully subscribed.Thu Sept 18 2003 - 01:00
US firms seek Irish links to bid for EU health dealsUS companies are seeking partnerships with Irish businesses to exploit what they say are growing opportunities in the European…Thu Sept 18 2003 - 01:00
Take a tax break in historic area of Dublin city centreSmithfield: Another phase of apartments at the Smithfield Market development in Dublin 7 goes for sale off the plans today through…Thu Sept 18 2003 - 01:00
Almost fifth of employers say they will lay off staffAlmost one in five employers who took part in a recent survey predicted that they would be laying off workers during the last…Wed Sept 17 2003 - 01:00
Eircom's rivals cry foul as broadband fees cutEircom's rivals yesterday accused the company of using predatory pricing to keep them out of the broadband market, as the telecom…Tue Sept 16 2003 - 01:00
Purchases lift profits for CPLAcquisitions boosted sales at recruitment specialist CPL in the year to end June, but profit growth failed to keep pace, according…Tue Sept 16 2003 - 01:00
Expansion tilts Celtic into blackAn expansion of its gold mining interests drove Celtic Resources Holdings plc into the black in the six months to June 30th.Tue Sept 16 2003 - 01:00
Consumers to benefit as Eircom cuts cost of broadbandEircom plans to slash wholesale broadband connection fees by €130 in a promotion aimed at dramatically increasing the numbers…Mon Sept 15 2003 - 01:00
Microsoft taking 'real steps' to boost software securityMicrosoft's UK security chief yesterday said the recent virus attack on its software could have cost businesses around the world…Sat Sept 13 2003 - 01:00
Increase in operating costs hit NTR's profitsIncreased operating costs cut pre-tax profits at utility NTR by just over 16 per cent in the six months to June 30th, the company…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
British operations lift McInerney's profitsMcInerney Holdings' British operations more than trebled their contribution to the bottom line and accounted for almost 25 per…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
Norish turnover down to Eur 9mRe-organisation costs and a non-cash adjustment drove food storage and distribution specialist Norish into the red during the…Thu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
Republic falling behind rivals in attracting R&D investment - IDAThe Republic lagged its nearest competitors in attracting research and development (R&D) investment in the years between …Thu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
Software producers demand share of State contractsSoftware producers plan to seek an increased share of the state's yearly €275 million technology spend with a campaign demanding…Thu Sept 11 2003 - 01:00
ComReg survey adds to misery at An PostCommunications regulator ComReg yesterday published a survey showing that businesses have become increasingly critical of An …Wed Sept 10 2003 - 01:00
ITouch losses fall as income doublesFirst-half losses at mobile phone text and voice services provider iTouch plc fell by 67 per cent, the company said yesterday…Wed Sept 10 2003 - 01:00
Sterling/dollar policies set to take toll on euro exportersExporters could face further competitive pressure in UK and US markets at the end of the year, as both the dollar and sterling…Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland IT workers to move to HPBank of Ireland's information technology (IT) division workers are set to transfer to Hewlett Packard (HP) after voting for a…Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
Minmet sees losses fall to €817,400A dramatic fall in the cost of abandoned exploration projects cut pre-tax losses at Minmet to €817,400 in the six months to June…Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
Former Datalex boss sells sharesFormer Datalex chief executive Mr Neil Wilson said yesterday that his Cyprus-based family trust sold €855,000 of shares in the…Sat Sept 06 2003 - 01:00
Vodafone charity to give Eur 500,000Mobile giant Vodafone plans to give at least €500,000 to Irish charities through a corporate foundation launched yesterday by…Sat Sept 06 2003 - 01:00
Qualceram profit drop offset by one-off gainA decline in sales and a delay in restructuring reduced operating profits at Qualceram Shires by over 50 per cent in the six …Fri Sept 05 2003 - 01:00
Valentia logs 36% rise in pre-tax profitPre-tax profits at Eircom owner Valentia Telecommunications grew by 36 per cent year-on-year to €34 million in the three months…Thu Sept 04 2003 - 01:00
Horizon makes it back into the blackTechnology distributor Horizon made it back into the black in the first half of the yearThu Sept 04 2003 - 01:00
Sky Digital's customer claim gets short shrift from advertising bodyThe Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) yesterday said a claim by Sky Digital that it was attracting 1,000 new …Wed Sept 03 2003 - 01:00
Paddy Power founders cash in €22m of sharesTwo Paddy Power plc founding directors, Mr Stewart Kenny and Mr John Corcoran, cashed in more than €22 million of shares yesterday…Wed Sept 03 2003 - 01:00
Eircom made €40m from retail clientsFigures released yesterday show Eircom made €40 million in operating profits from its retail customers in the year to March 31st…Tue Sept 02 2003 - 01:00
Bread prices set to rise following hot summerThe hot summer is set to burn a hole in consumers' pockets as it will lead to a rise of 10-15 cents in the price of bread next…Thu Aug 21 2003 - 01:00
Lack of banking competition costs small business Eur200m annuallyA lack of competition in the Republic's banking industry is costing small business an estimated €200 million a year, it has been…Thu Aug 21 2003 - 01:00
Insurer plans more price cutsInsurer Quinn-direct yesterday said it cut premiums by 14 per cent in the six months to end-June and planned further reductions…Wed Aug 20 2003 - 01:00
Dublin Port records 3% rise in operating profitOperating profits at Dublin Port grew by 3 per cent to €13.8 million in 2002, according to Dublin Port Company.Wed Aug 20 2003 - 01:00
SEC hinders use of Revenue serviceSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations governing auditors' independence are preventing accountants from using the…Wed Aug 20 2003 - 01:00
ACCBank appoints Eagle Star as its PRSA providerACCBank announced yesterday that it has appointed Eagle Star as its exclusive Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA) provider…Tue Aug 19 2003 - 01:00
FreshAer faces closure if investors not foundFreshAer faces the possibility of closure next week if City of London investors do not throw it a last-minute lifeline.Sat Aug 16 2003 - 01:00
Rise in house prices to drop by year-endThe rate at which house prices have been increasing could drop by two-thirds to 5 per cent by the end of the year, while the …Sat Aug 16 2003 - 01:00
Irish Sea business bucks trend for P&OTraffic on P&O's Irish Sea routes bucked the overall trend in its ferries business and increased during the second quarter…Fri Aug 15 2003 - 01:00
Payments to FreshAer refundedThe bank that was holding the €250,000 paid by 1,500 Irish customers to FreshAer said yesterday that it had refunded the money…Thu Aug 14 2003 - 01:00
