Bitbuzz looks at offering free wifi hotspots in city centre even if it fails to win Dublin tenderTHERE WAS A certain serendipity for Irish wifi specialist Bitbuzz in Dublin City Council’s decision to seek tenders for a free…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
. . . and some little thingsFRESH FROM his appearance alongside Taoiseach Enda Kenny as he rang the bell at the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate St Patrick…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Aer Rianta eyes LAX duty free dealIT STARTED in 1947 at Shannon and has since expanded to 12 countriesFri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Buckley defends his €45m purchase of SiteservBUSINESSMAN LESLIE Buckley, who describes himself as a small shareholder in Millington, the winning bidder for listed construction…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Smurfit Kappa chief executive earned €2.54m last year, down 3.8%Smurfit Kappa chief executive Gary McGann earned €2.54 million in 2011, 3.8 per cent lower than the €2Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
BSkyB may tender to provide free public wifi in DublinBSKYB, THE satellite broadcaster and telecoms provider controlled by media baron Rupert Murdoch, has expressed an interest in…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien's mobile phone firm in Haiti buys rival operatorDenis O’Brien’s Digicel mobile phone group in Haiti has acquired rival operator Communication Cellulaire d’Haiti, which operates…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Eircom gets go-ahead on interim examinerTHE HIGH Court yesterday gave the green light to the appointment of an interim examiner at Eircom and associated companies to…Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Aer Lingus chief paid €1.2m last yearAER LINGUS chief executive Christoph Mueller’s remuneration rose by 9.9 per cent to €1Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Examiner for Eircom as judge laments its rising debtTHE HIGH Court yesterday gave the green light to the appointment of an interim examiner at Eircom and associated companies to…Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Eircom unravels to its endAT 11.06AM yesterday morning in High Court number one, Eircom stood before Mr Justice Peter Kelly with its pockets turned out…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Eircom seeks to cut 1,000 staff by 2017EIRCOM WILL seek to reduce its headcount by 1,000 over a five-year period up to mid-2017 as part of a wide-ranging plan to put…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Good news for Irish suppliers as Aldi decides to shop localONE MORE THING: SOME GOOD news for Irish milk suppliers from German discounter Aldi, which now plans to source all its milk …Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Eircom expected to seek examinerEIRCOM IS expected to petition the High Court today to enter examinership to give effect to a consensual restructuring of its…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Eircom applies for examinershipEircom has applied for court protection to allow it to restructure its debt load.Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Musgrave to supply Topaz deli outlets in €30m dealIreland’s biggest fuel group Topaz has agreed a three-year supply deal with Musgrave Food Services worth €30 millionWed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Eircom chief executive to resign in DecemberEIRCOM’S CHIEF executive Paul Donovan has decided to leave the company at the end of 2012 for “personal reasons”.Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien's Saongroup planning to expandBEIJING INVESTMENT: IRISH ONLINE recruiter Saongroup, which is majority owned by Denis O’Brien, is planning to invest €25 million…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Board to make decision on examinership tomorrowA decision on placing Eircom into examinership is likely to be taken by the board of the indebted company tomorrow after senior…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Aryzta up 1% on McDonald's sweet moveDow Jones: 13,080.73 (+0.27%) SP 500: 1,397.11 (+0.31%) Nasdaq: 3,067.92 (+0.15%)Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
Treasury can challenge receiver moveTREASURY HOLDINGS has been granted leave by the High Court to bring a judicial review challenge to the decision in January of…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
IN&M revenues down 10.9% to €558mSHARES IN Independent News & Media closed down 2 per cent in Dublin yesterday as the company indicated that its profitability…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Yates to leave Newstalk to work on mounting debtsBROADCASTER, FORMER bookmaker and former minister Ivan Yates plans to leave his morning breakfast show on Newstalk early next…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Is IN&M chief facing AGM ouster?ONE MORE THING: IS GAVIN O’REILLY’S term as chief executive of Independent News & Media (IN&M) nearing an end?Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Nama reports €750m pre-impairment profit for last yearTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency will report a pre-impairment profit of “at least” €750 million for 2011, its chief executive…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Treasury granted Nama reviewTreasury Holdings has been given leave to seek a judicial review of Nama's decision to call in its loans and appoint a receiver…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
UTV's pretax trading profits rise to £23.3mA STRONG performance from its TalkSport radio station in the UK helped UTV to post record pretax trading profits of £23Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Nualight alliance could be worth $100mIRISH SPECIALIST lighting group Nualight said yesterday that its alliance with global refrigeration systems group Hussman to …Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Receiver appointed to BrooklawnKIERAN WALLACE of KPMG has been appointed as receiver to the Brooklawn Partnership by Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Eircom could soon be in examinershipEIRCOM COULD be placed into examinership as early as the end of this month if senior lenders agree to the restructuring of their…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Powerflute increases dividend by 30%LISTED PACKAGING group Powerflute, which is headed by Irishman Dermot Smurfit, has increased its dividend by 30 per cent after…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Davy appoints new head of corporate financeONE MORE THING: AFTER 21 YEARS with the stockbroker, corporate financier Ivan Murphy has come of age, so to speak, at DavyFri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Betting on winning ways at the 'Paddy Tower' HQINSIDE PADDY POWER: AND THEY’RE offFri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
A whole new world to imbibeLooking after one-quarter of Diageo’s worldwide business is a “dream job” for John O’Keeffe – and it is in far-flung corners …Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Topaz gets Dublin airport fuel station contractIRISH-OWNED fuel group Topaz has secured a 15-year contract with the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) to operate the filling station…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Aer Lingus wants US partner to buy State holdingAER LINGUS’S senior management team has held talks with US low cost carrier JetBlue Airways about it taking a stake in the Irish…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Quinn administrators set to agree sale of hotelTHE ADMINISTRATORS of Quinn Insurance Ltd are poised to agree the sale of the former Seán Quinn-owned Crowne Plaza hotel in Cambridge…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Ardmore Studios facing final curtainIT COULD soon be a case of lights, camera but no action at Ardmore Studios in Co Wicklow, which is facing closure after missing…Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Ardmore needs €500,000 or faces The EndFOR ALMOST 54 years, Ardmore Studios in Bray, Co Wicklow, has been one of the stars of the Irish film setSat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
UPC customers in line for upgradeONE MORE THING: STAND BY YOUR remote controlsFri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Hotelier McCann returns to old stomping ground in new roleINTERVIEW : Managing 26 hotels in Ireland and the UK in these tough times, Pat McCann could never be accused of being a glass…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Recruitment survey points to a surge of business optimismONE MORE THING: HAS BUSINESS IN Ireland turned a corner? A survey from Berkley Recruitment this week suggests this might be …Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Davy buys unit of rival BloxhamIRELAND’S BIGGEST stockbroker, Davy, yesterday agreed to acquire the private clients division of local rival Bloxham.Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Water contract up for grabsONE MORE THING: WHILE THE FOCUS recently has been on the State companies that the Government is planning on selling, work is…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Quinn swaps the Stadium of Light for a high-tech challengeONE MORE THING: HAVING SEVERED HIS ties with Sunderland football club in February, former Irish striker Niall Quinn is now hoping…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Rally continues on good economic dataEUROPEAN STOCKS rallied the most in a month as the deadline on Greece’s debt swap approached and Germany’s industrial output …Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
. . . and some little thingsONE MORE THING : DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL’S decision to invest €4 million in new paving for Grafton Street has found favour with …Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Mitsubishi aircraft leasing base for DublinAircraft leasing: Japanese company Mitsubishi is to establish an aircraft leasing base in Dublin, already one of the biggest…Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Accounts incentive for US firms extendedTHE GOVERNMENT yesterday approved a proposal that will allow US multinationals an additional five-year exemption from having …Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
