Coalition weighs options on Ryanair bid for Aer LingusTHE GOVERNMENT has decided to adopt a wait and see approach to Ryanair’s latest offer for Aer Lingus, in which the State has …Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
UK 'Independent' off Irish shelves in JulyThe London-based Independent newspaper group is to stop printing and distributing its daily and Sunday titles in Ireland from…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Stocks fall as euro zone stress persistsSTOCKS ACROSS Europe fell for a third day on concerns that a summit of the region’s political leaders later this week will not…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
O'Leary in Brussels for talks on Aer Lingus offerAER LINGUS’S share price rose by 1Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
'Offaly Express' to close with loss of eight jobs in TullamoreScottish-listed media group Johnston Press is closing the Offaly Express newspaper in Tullamore and plans to introduce other …Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Plenty of poker faces over fate of Aer LingusONE MORE THING: IT SHOULDN’T come as a surprise that the board of Aer Lingus and the Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar are…Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Air France orders strategic review of CityJetCITYJET CHIEF executive Christine Ourmières has confirmed to The Irish Times that its parent company, Air France KLM, has appointed…Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Aer Lingus board rejects Ryanair's new bid for airlineTHE BOARD of Aer Lingus yesterday rejected Ryanair’s €1Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
INM out of step with own rules as Reid Scott resignsINDEPENDENT NEWS & Media lost its seventh director in eight weeks yesterday when Englishman David Reid Scott resigned as …Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Stock exchange revenue up but profits fallTHE IRISH Stock Exchange recorded a 4 per cent rise in revenue last year but its profits fell after it took a €2 million exceptional…Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
BofI voiced concerns over INM debt levelsBANK OF Ireland considers Independent News & Media to be one of its “most challenged corporate relationships”, according …Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Revenue at top law firm up 8% last yearIRISH LAW firm Mason Hayes Curran increased its revenue by 8 per cent in 2011 to €42Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Chairman of INM ousted in shareholder ballotINDEPENDENT NEWS & Media was left without a chairman last night after votes cast at its annual meeting in Dublin by businessmen…Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Decision-time a long way off on future of ShannonWE WERE promised less red tape and fewer quangos when the Government came to power about 15 months ago.Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Ad campaign to build on super startDUBLIN STATION Radio Nova will this weekend kick off a €400,000 advertising campaign aimed at supporting the strong start it …Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
D-Day looms in O'Brien versus INM showdownTHIS COULD be D-Day for Independent News Media. D for Denis O’Brien, that is.Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Some little things . . .BLOXHAM Stockbrokers’ popular economist Alan McQuaid has secured another role following the firm’s recent collapseFri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
How the O'Reillys lost battle for INMEvents in the Four Courts this week lifted the lid on the bitter divisions within the boardroom of Independent News Media, publisher…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Osborne may be voted off INM board todayINDEPENDENT News & Media’s chairman, James Osborne, and other directors face the prospect of being voted off the board at…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
INM chairman voted off boardChairman James Osborne and chief financial officer Donal Buggy have been voted off the board of Independent News & Media.Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Question of whether package included pay for role as director could be keyAT 2.50PM YESTERDAY, businessman Paul Connolly took the stand in court 16 for cross examination in his claim against Independent…Thu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
Dermot Desmond increases his stake in INMWEALTHY FINANCIER Dermot Desmond yesterday increased his stake in Independent News Media to 6.36 per cent from 5Thu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien sees Digicel group's revenues increase 14%DENIS O’BRIEN’S Digicel mobile phone group increased its revenues by 14 per cent to $2.54 billion (€2Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Etihad takes 3.96% stake in Virgin AustraliaETIHAD AIRWAYS, which owns just under 3 per cent of Aer Lingus, has taken a 3Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Not all plain sailing for ICG's top tableONE MORE THING : IRISH CONTINENTAL Group’s AGM was a swift affair on Wednesday, punctuated by one amusing observation by sharp…Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Groups to advise on airport separation and developmentTHE GOVERNMENT has established a steering group and two task forces to advise it on the separation of Shannon airport from the…Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Whiskey galore for TullamoreFRIDAY INTERVIEW: STELLA DAVID LOVES nothing more than curling up on the couch, preferably with a Hendrick’s Gin and cucumber…Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Green light for sale of AIB asset management unitAIB HAS received regulatory clearance to complete the sale of its asset management business to South African financial group …Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Coors sees the light in pub investmentONE MORE THING: WITH THE FINE weather hopefully upon us and the Euro 2012 just around the corner, beer company Molson Coors …Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Golden Discs looks to the web for a silver liningONE MORE THING : WITH SALES in its traditional high street stores under pressure, Irish retailer Golden Discs is taking the …Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Some little things . . .ONE MORE THING : THE FLOW OF senior executives from Anglo Irish Bank/IBRC continues with Michael O’Sullivan, its lending director…Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Eircom share trust members to get €125m tax-free windfallMORE THAN 14,000 current and former staff of Eircom are set to share a tax-free windfall of about €125 million following a decision…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
ICG in €52.7m capital reserve dealSHAREHOLDERS IN ferry operator Irish Continental Group yesterday gave their approval to a restructuring of its capital reserves…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Global gains on good US housing dataSTOCKS IN most of the large markets advanced yesterday as data showing the US housing market is stabilising outweighed a report…Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Davy rivals secure about 10% of Bloxham fundsRIVALS OF stockbroking firm Davy are believed to have secured about 10 per cent of the €540 million in private client funds administered…Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
IDG paid €74.6m dividend to Pernod RicardWHISKEY MAKER Irish Distillers Group (IDG), whose brands include Jameson, Paddy and Powers, paid a dividend of €74Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Airport authority to appoint chief executive from shortlist in few weeksDUBLIN AIRPORT Authority chairman Pádraig Ó Ríordáin hopes to appoint a new chief executive in the “next few weeks”.Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
Retailers will keep lottery ticket sales margin - HowlinMinister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin has indicated that he will protect the 6 per cent margin earned by retailers from…Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
DAA posts 9% drop in profits for last yearPROFITS AT the Dublin Airport Authority declined by 9 per cent last year to €30 million as passenger traffic at Cork and Shannon…Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
Profits down 9% at DAAThe Dublin Airport Authority's profits declined by 9 per cent to €30 million last year, but passenger figures rose slightly, …Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Britvic loses its fizz in recessionONE MORE THING : THE RECESSION continues to take the fizz out of the performance of soft drinks group Britvic in Ireland.Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
PTSB should scrap the AGMONE MORE THING : AS CHAIRMAN Alan Cook and bank division chief executive Jeremy Masding ponder cost-cutting measures for mortgage…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
United store still in the redONE MORE THING : MANCHESTER UNITED’S short-lived foray into the Irish retail sector continues to cost it money a decade after…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Treasury 'hopeful' about securing some of Nama's €4bn of fundingONE MORE THING: WITH THE National Asset Management Agency preparing to make €4 billion available out to 2016 in construction…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Some little things . . .THERE WAS clever ambush marketing by Denis O’Brien last weekend following boxer Katie Taylor’s return to Dublin Airport after…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Golden Discs records losses of €73,000LOSSES AT Golden Discs narrowed significantly last year to €73,000, according to results published yesterdayThu May 24 2012 - 01:00
UK court of appeal dismisses Ryanair actionTHE UK’S court of appeal has dismissed an action by Ryanair that the UK office of fair trading (OFT) was “not in time” with its…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
IL&P had considered closing bank divisionTHE BOARD of Irish Life & Permanent Group Holdings considered closing its banking subsidiary during talks on the restructuring…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Eircom creditors back debt reductionEIRCOM MOVED a step closer to exiting examinership successfully yesterday after its creditors gave the necessary support to a…Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
Revenue falls 3.5% at INM since start of yearINDEPENDENT NEWS Media’s revenues in the 19 weeks to May 11th fell by 3Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
