Liberty Insurance to cut one job in fiveOne in five jobs is to be cut by Liberty Insurance in Cavan, Dublin and Enniskillen in what the US insurer described yesterday…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Ryanair optimism on Aer Lingus move queriedRyanair might have struck a confident tone on Wednesday about its proposed takeover of Aer Lingus getting the green light from…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Gavin O'Reilly sells Dalkey mansion to Digicel chief execGavin O’Reilly, the former head of Independent News Media, sold his eight-bedroom house in Dalkey yesterday for just over €3 …Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Ryanair claims DAA plan to raise charges 'skyway robbery'The Dublin Airport Authority is proposing to increase its core charges at Dublin airport by 0.5 per cent next summer.Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
On the case and aiming to get it coveredAs more manufacturing is lost to various lower-cost locations abroad, it is heartening to hear of a business in the west trying…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
European stocks fall to a two-month lowEuropean stocks fell to a two-month low as industrial production dropped the most in at least three years, Greece’s recession…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Ryanair believes new Aer Lingus offer will pass European scrutinyRyanair is “confident” its latest offer for rival Aer Lingus will be approved by the European Commission, it said yesterday…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Britvic agrees all-share merger with AG BarrListed UK soft drinks group Britvic, which owns the Ballygowan water and Club brands in Ireland, has agreed an all-share merger…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
CIÉ chairwoman warns of 'significant challenges' after fall in revenue last yearRevenues at State transport group CIÉ fell by 0.6 per cent last year to €707Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Uniphar to acquire Cahill May Roberts for €50mIrish-owned pharmaceutical wholesaler Uniphar is to acquire rival Cahill May Roberts for €50 million subject to regulatory clearance…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Auditors say CIÉ's status as going concern at riskThe rail section of CIÉ recorded a deficit of €22 million after receiving a subvention for current spending of €149 million…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Doyle Collection considers sale of hotel in Boston after unsolicited approachesIrish hotel group the Doyle Collection has appointed estate agent CBRE to advise it on the possible sale of its Back Bay Hotel…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Choice Hotels hoping to add propertiesChoice Hotels Ireland is hoping to add properties in the UK to its portfolio in 2013.Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Increase in turnover boosts Shelbourne operating profitThe five-star Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin made an operating profit of €3.21 million last year as its turnover rose by 2Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Daily flights to Philadelphia from ShannonUS Airways plans to operate a daily service to Philadelphia next summerMon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
FleetMatics gets off to a flyer after New York IPOJUST FOUR weeks after its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, the first broker reports for Ireland headquartered company FleetMatics…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Etihad expects to reach 85% load on Abu Dhabi routeUAE-BASED Etihad Airways expects to achieve an 85 per cent load factor on its Dublin to Abu Dhabi route this year.Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Freezing prices while making hot profitsON WEDNESDAY, C&C-owned Bulmers Ltd announced that it was leaving its prices unchanged, in spite of recent increases in fuel…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
. . . and some little thingsTHERE WERE gasps when Eircom dropped the bombshell this week that it plans to cull 2,000 from its 5,700 staff.Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Pillo talk as hotels group predicts profitsPILLO HOTELS, which is backed by Irish private equity group Ion Equity, is poised to move into the black this year.Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Golden Pages firm paid €43.6m dividendTHE IRISH company that operates the Golden Pages directories business paid a dividend of €43Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Chief executive PJ Timmins leaves Clerys six weeks after Gordon Brothers takeoverRETAILER CLERYS has parted company with its chief executive PJ Timmins.Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
BT2 more like Brown ThomasIT WAS originally set up as a fashion store for a younger age set but 14 years after it was launched, BT2 is now evolving into…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Brown Thomas sees operating profits rise by 13 per cent to €6.1mIRISH DEPARTMENT store group Brown Thomas increased its operating profit by 13 per cent last year to just under €6Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Aer Lingus 'at a loss' over union actionAER LINGUS is “at a loss to understand why it has been served with notice of industrial action” by its unions in relation to …Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Eircom to shed 2,000 jobs in effort to cut €100m per yearIRELAND’S BIGGEST telecoms company, Eircom, plans to shed 2,000 jobs over the next 18 months in an effort to save €100 million…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Sherry FitzGerald in black after sale of UK armTHE IRISH operation of estate agent Sherry FitzGerald made a profit of €13Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
. . . and some little thingsHE HAS designed a wedding dress for Christina Aguilera and in the 1990s was famed as being a favourite designer of Edina Monsoon…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Car rental market gets back some 'va va voom'THE IRISH franchisee of Europcar is accelerating plans to grow the business hereFri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
C&C makes tasty acquisitionCIDER MAKER C&C made a strong statement of intent this week with its acquisition of the Vermont Hard Cider Company in the…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Plans near take-off to split Shannon from Dublin bodyPLANS TO separate Shannon Airport from the Dublin Airport Authority are gathering momentumFri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
What's in a name for INEC?WE’VE HAD the Aviva Stadium, the O2 and the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre; now the INEC event centre in Killarney is hoping to attract…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Guinness timeDiageo marked the beginning of construction of a new €153 million brew house at its St James’s Gate brewery in Dublin yesterday…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Stout defence of brand GuinnessAs a €153 million new brewhouse opens at St James’s Gate brewery in Dublin, Diageo chief executive Paul Walsh talks about the…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
New Dublin to NY daily flightsAmerican Airlines has announced plans to fly a daily service from Dublin to JFK airport in New York from June 12thThu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
European values slide for third dayEUROPEAN STOCKS declined for a third day, with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index sliding to its lowest level in almost seven weeks as…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Shares rise as CC spends €235m on biggest alcoholic cider brand in USSHARES IN Clonmel-based drinks group CC rose marginally yesterday after it announced a $305 million (€235 million) acquisition…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Airsynergy recruits Setanta CEOColin Morgan has stepped down as chief executive of sports broadcaster Setanta Ireland to join Airsynergy, a new Irish renewable…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
CityJet on route to profitabilityLATEST ACCOUNTS for Irish airline CityJet indicate that it is on the right flight path to profitability.Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Eircom revenue fell 10% in year to end-JuneEIRCOM’S REVENUES and earnings declined in the year to the end of June 30th, 2012 as the company continued to lose ground in …Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Poundland celebrates a glamorous birthdayONE MORE THING: Former Miss World and recent German Playboy pin up Rosanna Davison will be in Stillorgan this morning to help…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
No half measures for TeelingTEN MONTHS after selling Cooley Distillery to Beam for $95 million, the Teelings are back in the whiskey business.Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Gibney hands over to deputyAFTER 17 YEARS at the helm, Ita Gibney has decided to hand over the day-to-day running of her public relations agency Gibney …Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
DAA denies making pension offerTHE DUBLIN Airport Authority yesterday denied that it had made a €55 million offer to trade unions to try to resolve a long-running…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
European stocks up for third dayEUROPEAN STOCKS rose for a third day, the longest winning streak in five weeks, as Moody’s Investors Service kept its investment…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
DAA meets over pension offerA SPECIAL subcommittee of the Dublin Airport Authority’s board held an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss the fallout from…Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
DAA's €55m pension offer puts Aer Lingus under pressureWORKERS AT the State-owned Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) could receive pension payments on retirement of 78 per cent of their…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Dublin-based aircraft lease firm in major mergerDUBLIN-BASED aircraft leasing company SMBC Aviation Capital is set to merge with two related companies located in Amsterdam in…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Law firm brings barristers in-houseLAW FIRM Maples and Calder is planning to shake up the market for legal services here by bringing courtroom advocacy functions…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Barrett steps down from postBUSINESSMAN RICHARD Barrett has stepped down as chairman of the trustee manager to Treasury China TrustSat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
