Irish companies target investment opportunities in vibrant PolandMORE THAN 100,000 Poles are estimated to be working in Ireland but it hasn't all been one-way traffic since Poland's EU accession…Fri Apr 25 2008 - 01:00
IAA paid €16m to shore up pension fundTHE IRISH Aviation Authority (IAA) paid €16 million last year to shore up its defined benefit staff pension scheme but still …Fri Apr 25 2008 - 01:00
Regulator's report on BAA's ownership of airports welcomedRYANAIR AND a number of UK airlines yesterday welcomed a finding from the Competition Commission (CC) that BAA's ownership of…Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
BWG secures AIB funds to buy MangansFOOD AND drinks wholesaler BWG has secured funding from AIB to execute its proposed €40 million-plus acquisition of Ennis-based…Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
Billionaire introduces new vodkaBILLIONAIRE ENTREPRENEUR Roustam Tariko has promised to offer stiff competition to Diageo's Smirnoff brand with the launch of…Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
Davy's flying visits to Irish airlinesONE MORE THING: DAVY AND some institutional investors paid a flying visit to a number of Irish airlines on Wednesday with some…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Hungry for another media ventureONE MORE THING: WE DON'T know good his Hungarian is but David Harvey is set to launch his latest media venture in Budapest in…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Latest find fuels hope for resource companyONE MORE THING: LITTLE-KNOWN London-quoted, Irish resource group Belmore Resources announced a significant find in the past …Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus shareholders approve Airbus dealAER LINGUS got clearance from shareholders yesterday to purchase 12 long-haul aircraft from Airbus, in spite of Ryanair voting…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
What's Inn a name?ONE MORE THING: THERE WAS, no doubt, a lot of head-scratching at the Bernie Gallagher-led Jurys Doyle hotel chain over the past…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Setanta Sports rules out plans to raise additional fundingIRISH PAY television broadcaster Setanta Sports said yesterday that it had no plans to raise new funds.Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00
Ryanair to appeal check-in desk price increaseRYANAIR IS to take a High Court appeal against the aviation regulator's decision to allow the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) …Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00
Sutherland warns against talking State into recessionSENIOR IRISH businessman Peter Sutherland warned economists against talking the State into a recession.Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00
Nisa ponders move to RepublicONE MORE THING: UK FOOD and drink wholesaler Nisa-Today's is considering expanding its activities into the Republic in a move…Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Power retakes the rock stage as 'Green' FiddlerONE MORE THING: CONCERT PROMOTER Vince Power is back in the live music business in Britain three years after selling out of …Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Crowley not resting on his mattressesONE MORE THING: PETER CROWLEY'S private equity group FL Partners has had a busy weekFri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
New 'eco store' part of Tesco green strategySUPERMARKET GIANT Tesco plans to open its first "eco store" in Tramore, Co Waterford, in October at a cost of €12Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Cost of Cork Airport's new terminal may soarONE MORE THING: PETER CASSELLS'S report this week on how Cork Airport's debt should be divvied up with the Dublin Airport Authority…Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
ESB chief urges State to use more electricity in transportIrish Management Institute national conference: ESB CHIEF executive Padraig McManus yesterday urged the Government to examine…Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Cassells urges Cork airport to shoulder debt of €113mFORMER TRADE union leader Peter Cassells has recommended to the Government that Cork airport should assume responsibility from…Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
Clare FM's sale to Radio Kerry abandonedCLARE FM'S €7.2 million proposed sale to Radio Kerry has been abandoned.Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
Irish group in £375m deal for GCap MediaBRITAIN'S LARGEST commercial radio group, GCap Media, looks set to pass into the hands of a consortium backed by a number of …Tue Apr 01 2008 - 01:00
Alltracel chief could get HemCon shares if sale agreedALLTRACEL CHIEF executive Tony Richardson could receive up to 130,000 shares in Oregon-based HemCon Medical Technologies if shareholders…Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Ryanair to close telesales with loss of 40 jobsRYANAIR IS to close its telesales operation in Dublin at the end of May with the loss of up to 40 jobsSat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
Applications sought for radio licenceTHE BROADCASTING Commission of Ireland (BCI) is seeking applications from interested parties for a classic rock radio licence…Sat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
Bewleys a clean deal for MoranOne More Thing: HAVING SPENT the guts of €700 million buying Bert Allen's six Bewleys hotels, Limerick businessman Tom Moran…Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Closure of electrical firm gives economy another joltOne More Thing: ELECTRICAL CABLE manufacturer Nexans Ireland cited the weakening of the dollar and, more importantly, the sterling…Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Payzone post no sweet jobOne More Thing: IT IS 18 days since electronic payments group Payzone publicly dumped its chief executive John Nagle and still…Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
O'Leary tails rival in pay freezeOne More Thing: IT IS rare that Ryanair follows Aer Lingus's lead, especially when it comes to cost efficiencies, so Dermot …Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Mangans to net €45m in sale of food wholesalerTHE MANGAN brothers - Gabriel, Terence and Leo - are set to share in a near €45 million windfall after agreeing yesterday to …Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00
Comreg wants Eircom to cut pricesTHE TELECOMS regulator Comreg has proposed that the rental price charged by Eircom for shared access to the unbundled local loop…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Airone's $4m delayed take-offLESLIE BUCKLEY and his fellow Airone Ventures investors are believed to have spent $4 million of their $30 million budget before…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Clare paper eyes bottom lineREGIONAL newspaper publishing is a tricky business as Niall Mellon and his fellow investors in the Voice newspaper group have…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Qualceram shares rise 2% on takeover approachSHARES IN Arklow-based bathroom products maker Qualceram Shires closed up more than 2 per cent yesterday at €1 after the company…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Plenty of interest in how the wind blows on Dublin PortTO MOVE or not to move, that is the debate surrounding Dublin Port and one in which the three large shareholder groups in Irish…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
It's business as usual at QuintillionFLEDGLING DUBLIN-based hedge fund administrator Quintillion says it is business as usual at the company in spite of the near …Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Tara may have a bit of a hill to climbACCOUNTS JUST filed for the Tara lead and zinc mine in Co Meath show that its Swedish parent company Boliden struck paydirt in…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Ryanair can keep Aer Lingus voting rightsAER LINGUS has failed in its bid to have voting rights removed from Ryanair's 29.44 per cent shareholding in the airline.Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
Powerflute dips despite robust full-year resultsSHARES IN UK listed company Powerflute, which is headed by Irishman Dermot Smurfit, fell by 4Tue Mar 18 2008 - 00:00
Profits at CityJet increase by 8.3%PROFITS AT Dublin-based airline CityJet, which is wholly owned by Air France-KLM, soared by 8.3 per cent to €23Tue Mar 18 2008 - 00:00
€3.5bn wiped off Iseq as financials hit hardABOUT €3.5 billion was wiped off the value of Irish shares in Dublin yesterday as the market felt the chill wind blow in across…Tue Mar 18 2008 - 00:00
Uncertain future for 150 staff at bank's Irish unitsBEAR STEARNS'S 150 staff in Ireland face an uncertain future following the collapse of their US parent and its cut-price takeover…Tue Mar 18 2008 - 00:00
Fifa blows full-time whistle on Irish subsidiaryFOOTBALL'S WORLD governing body Fifa has decided to give its Irish subsidiary the boot.Sat Mar 15 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus faces $185m increase in its fuel billTHE FUEL bill for Aer Lingus is likely to rise by $185 million in 2008 as a result of the recent surge in the price of oilThu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
Cost savings and cash in the bank provide some comfortANALYSIS: GIVEN THE turbulence being experienced by the airline industry globally, Aer Lingus's full year results yesterday …Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
Premier now first in line for ImprintTHE BOARD of British recruitment company Imprint yesterday recommended a 115 pence-a-share bid from Cork-based Premier Group.Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
Balderton may sue over Nagle's remarksBALDERTON CAPITAL is considering taking legal action against Payzone's former chief executive John Nagle for remarks he made …Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Nagle 'threatened to quit'FORMER PAYZONE chief executive John Nagle told shareholders yesterday that he had threatened to resign last year if Balderton…Tue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
Shareholders of Payzone vote to remove officersSHAREHOLDERS OF Irish electronic payments group Payzone yesterday supported motions to remove chief executive John Nagle and …Tue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
