SRT may shed 200 jobs over loss of key contractsUp to 200 jobs could be lost at Dublin-based aircraft maintenance company SR Technics (SRT) after it was revealed that the company…Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Payzone to get €8m in new fundingA number of shareholders at troubled Dublin-based electronic payments group Payzone have agreed to provide the company with €…Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
Heineken hopeful of Beamish takeoverHeineken Ireland managing director Geert Van Loo is hopeful that the drinks group will be allowed to acquire Beamish & Crawford…Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
Topaz plans to spend €50m on expansionIrish-owned fuel group Topaz Energy yesterday announced plans to spend €50 million refurbishing its forecourts and launching …Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Highland Radio files 21% profitDenis O'Brien's Highland Radio in Donegal recorded pre-tax profits of €584,951 on turnover of just under €2Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
O'Brien ups Sterling Energy stakeDenis O'Brien has increased his stake in British oil and gas exploration company Sterling Energy to 9.08 per cent.Sat Feb 16 2008 - 00:00
Every little helps as BA gives boost to ShannonOne More Thing: It looks as if British Airways boss Willie Walsh will put some business Shannon airport's way after all.Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Java Republic brews up €3m UK distribution dealDublin-based premium coffee roaster Java Republic has signed a distribution deal in the UK with a company called First Choice…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
O'Brien may face World Cup dilemmaOne More Thing: Denis O'Brien's detractors would argue that that it would be better for Ireland if the billionaire businessman…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Damac seeks Irish buyersOne More Thing: Buyers in the Irish property market might be thin on the ground at the moment but that hasn't stopped UAE-based…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Telecoms man takes big bite of catering sectorOne More Thing: Entrepreneur Emmet Memery is best known in telecoms circles, but the Dubliner is planning to take a big bite…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Chemists warn of HSE plan to cut paymentsOne More Thing: There was barely a dry eye in Leinster House on Tuesday as leading pharmacists told a joint Oireachtas committee…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Setanta may play long gameOne More Thing: The owners of Setanta Sports might not be actively seeking a buyer, but a £1 billion-plus (€1Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Saongroup.com buys dating serviceLove was in the air at Denis O'Brien's SaongroupThu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
IBF mortgage figures highlight downturn in property marketThe number of residential mortgages issued last year fell by 22Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Irish link to three bidders for Virgin RadioThree Irish-backed media groups have lodged bids for Virgin Radio, a national station in the UK that has been put up for sale…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Cassells to advise on DAA-Cork airport debt splitFormer trade union leader Peter Cassells has been appointed by Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey to advise him on the level…Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Setanta Sports not for sale, founders tell staffStaff at Dublin-based pay television broadcaster Setanta Sports were told yesterday by management that the company is not for…Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
Irish Life sees Dolmen as a road to richesOne More Thing: Irish Life & Permanent's interest in Dolmen Stockbrokers follows a trend in the financial services market…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Merrion earn-out seems like sound betOne More Thing: Cash is king when selling a business and vendors will try to squeeze as much cash as possible out of buyers …Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Heat is on at top restaurantsOne More Thing: The RTÉ documentary The Pressure Cooker this week gave us a glimpse of the stress involved in running a top …Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Liquidator must pay out twiceOne More Thing: Dublin accountant Simon Coyle will today seek his legal costs from the liquidator of Tralee Beef & Lamb …Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Sutherland's dose of realityOne More Thing: The World Economic Forum in Davos last month gave Peter Sutherland, chairman of oil giant BP and Goldman Sachs…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Walsh's remarks refuel Shannon debateOne More Thing: There was much head-scratching at Shannon airport this week following BA chief executive Willie Walsh's comments…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
Still hungry for moreThe Friday Interview: Brody Sweeney is probably too candid to be a politicianFri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
Country Mix out of tuneOne More Thing: While FM104 and Today FM continued to rake in the profits last year, Dublin's Country Mix FM added to its losses…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
Giving Magners back its sparkleOne More Thing: Drinks firm C&C must be hoping John Holberry, the man who was this week given the unenviable task of turning…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
O'Brien's tasty share planOne More Thing: Having paid €4 million to acquire Bank of Scotland (Ireland's) (BoS) 20 per cent share in O'Brien's Irish sandwich…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
Hibernian in talks on taking stake in VivasInsurance group Hibernian is believed to be in talks with Dermot Desmond's International Investment and Underwriting (IIU) about…Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
Air France may end cargo flight to ShannonAir France looks set to end its weekly cargo flight to Shannon Airport and switch the service to DublinWed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
Payzone board meeting goes ahead in DublinPayzone's directors went ahead with their planned board meeting in Dublin last night in spite of the High Court hearing adjourning…Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
FM104 records pretax profit of €2.95m on turnover of €9.49mDublin radio station FM104 made a pretax profit of €2.95 million on turnover of €9Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
BA's Irish net revenue is €85mBritish Airways generates €85 million in net revenue from Ireland each year, making Ireland the fifth-biggest contributor in …Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Today FM makes pre-tax profitof €7.4 millionNational radio station Today FM made a pre-tax profit of €7.4 million on turnover of €19Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Taylor sings praises of Athlone but fears for its soulsOne More Thing: The people of Athlone will be bathing in a warm glow this weekend after soothing comments made by UUP eminence…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Check out Ryanair's stratospheric risesOne More Thing: On Wednesday, Ryanair increased the cost of putting a piece of luggage in the hold by an inflation-busting 50…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Payzone chairman burns midnight oilOne More Thing: Payzone chairman Bob Thian appears to have been burning the midnight oil, literally, in his battle of wits with…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Blue Ocean makes waves in Far EastOne More Thing: Dómhnal Slattery's Blue Ocean Wireless mobile phone group is causing something of a splash in the Far East.Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
City of Derby makes room for latest Jurys InnOne More Thing: We can't imagine that Irish financier Derek Quinlan has spent much time in Derby in the English midlands but…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Alltracel receives approach from US firmDublin-based Alltracel, the listed wound care and oral healthcare group, is believed to have received an approach from HemCon…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Nagle to meet Royal Bank of ScotlandPayzone chairman Bob Thian has cancelled the company's board meeting, which was scheduled to be held at its Sandyford-based head…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Serica in $30m Irish drilling planUK-based Serica Energy is hoping to begin a $30 million exploration drilling programme at its gas prospects in the Slyne Basin…Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
Nagle to meet with Payzone directors this weekPayzone's board of directors will meet at the company's head office in Sandyford, Dublin, tomorrow but will not discuss the legal…Mon Jan 21 2008 - 00:00
Mining firm Galmoy increases profits five-fold to €42.7mA company involved in the sale of lead and zinc at the Galmoy mine in Co Kilkenny achieved a five-fold increase in pre-tax profits…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Insomnia coffee shop chain taken overThe Irish-owned Insomnia chain of coffee shops has been taken over by the Icelandic conglomerate Penninn in a deal that values…Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Payzone chiefs get order to halt dismissalsPayzone chief executive John Nagle and chief financial officer John Williamson secured injunctions in the High Court in Dublin…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Thian a heavy-hitting troubleshooterPayzone chairman Bob Thian arrived in Dublin at lunchtime yesterday from Britain and made his way to Sandyford to meet management…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Digicel set to double annual profits to $440mDenis O'Brien's Caribbean-based mobile phone operation Digicel is set to double its profit before tax and finance costs to $440…Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
Zinc demand drives up earnings at Lisheen groupA company involved in the sale of lead and zinc from the Lisheen mine in Co Tipperary recorded a pretax profit of $108Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
