Marketing appointment: Beam to push Irish whiskey brand to foreILLINOIS-BASED spirits group Beam Inc, which acquired Cooley Distillery earlier this year for $95 million (€72 million), has …Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Aer Arann to cease flights in its own nameAER ARANN is to cease operating flights under its own nameFri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Separation from DAA would aid Shannon, says reportSHANNON AIRPORT’S viability could be enhanced by being separated from the Dublin Airport Authority and placed in a new entity…Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
CEO rules out Aer Lingus pension fund top-upAER LINGUS chief executive Christoph Mueller yesterday described the €700 million deficit in the pension scheme it operates jointly…Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Aer Lingus shares fall 7.5% over profit warningAER LINGUS’S share price slipped by 7Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Most stocks decline after G20 rebuffMOST MARKETS in Europe declined yesterday as the Group of 20 nations rejected calls from euro zone leaders to boost the resources…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
Profits down at Topaz despite 19% rise in turnoverPROFITS AT Ireland’s biggest petrol retailer Topaz declined last year, in spite of a rise in turnover of 19 per cent to €2.8 …Sat Feb 25 2012 - 00:00
Liberty's Irish chief given the freedom to rebuild battered insurerINTERVIEW : A rebranding and a change of focus and corporate culture could pay handsomely at the former Quinn InsuranceFri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
UTV in chaos after chairman and two directors resignBELFAST-BASED media comp- any UTV was thrown into turmoil yesterday as its chairman John B McGuckian and two non-executive directors…Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
UPC Ireland grows revenues by 11%CABLE TV and broadband company UPC Ireland posted strong double-digit growth in its customer numbers for its internet and telephone…Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
One more thingMinister not sold on flogging naming rights: MINISTER FOR Transport Leo Varadkar appears to be leaving no stone unturned in …Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
Robust reply to Treasury review case from NamaBACKGROUND: AT SOME stage today in the High Court, senior counsel Cian Ferriter will begin laying out the National Asset Management…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Ministers to wait for right price and right timeAER LINGUS: THE GOVERNMENT has decided to sell its 25 per cent stake in Aer Lingus as part of its disposal programme of State…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Treasury transferred €20.5m shares before Nama took loansTHE BOARD of Treasury Holdings approved the transfer of €20Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Treasury case against Nama is hot propertySKETCH : The court was so packed yesterday that the judge said she would not mind if people sat on the floorWed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
Eircom says its earnings fell sharply in second half of 2011TELECOMS : EIRCOM HAS told its lenders that its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) declined…Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Shift of focus works for Select HotelsONE MORE THING : THESE ARE tough times for Irish hoteliers as they battle the recession and cut-price competition from properties…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Air of confidence at flagship storeNew management, a €5m facelift and a €10m injection from its bank owners are aimed at reviving the fortunes of ArnottsFri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Dividends to return as firms divvy up the spare cashONE MORE THING: THERE WAS good news for Smurfit Kappa shareholders on Wednesday with the packaging company reinstating a dividend…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Cooley's potential has Beam smilingONE MORE THING: THERE WERE positive noises from senior executives at US spirits group Beam last week about Irish whiskey maker…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Arnotts buys into online expansionONE MORE THING: IT IS BEST known for its 27,871sq m (300,000sq ft) of bricks and mortar on Henry Street but the executive team…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Arnotts sales rise 3% while losses narrowDUBLIN DEPARTMENT store group Arnotts increased its sales by 3 per cent and narrowed trading losses in the year to the end January…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
IBRC enters talks with Key Capital to offload assetsIRISH BANK Resolution Corporation (IBRC) has entered into exclusive talks with Dublin-based investment group Key Capital to offload…Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Eason plans 150 job cuts to achieve €5m savingIRISH-OWNED book and stationery retailer Eason has reached agreement with staff on a cost reduction programme that will involve…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
O'Brien's Digicel to raise $250m in funding roundDENIS O’BRIEN’S Caribbean-based mobile phone group Digicel Ltd yesterday announced its intention to raise $250 million through…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Ryanair threatens legal bid to block Aer Lingus from plugging shortfallRYANAIR IS threatening to take legal action against Aer Lingus to prevent it from shoring up a large funding shortfall in the…Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Sky in talks on 'triple play'SATELLITE broadcaster Sky is in talks with local telecoms operators about providing telephone and broadband services to its 675…Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Angel investor for food sectorONE MORE THING: BORD BIA chairman and Valeo Foods shareholder Michael Carey has been busy in recent times preparing the groundwork…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
DAA makes €1.5m rebate to airlinesTHE DUBLIN Airport Authority (DAA) has rebated €1Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Sports broadcaster has something to cheer aboutONE MORE THING : HAVING NEARLY gone bust in 2009, Setanta Sports now has something to cheer about in IrelandFri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
NESC recommends ways to stimulate domestic demandA NEW report from the National Economic Social Council, a strategic advisory group to the Government, has recommended a number…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Connemara shares rise on gold ventureSHARES IN Dublin-based Connemara Mining rose by 22Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Tail wind pushes CityJet towards break-even pointONE MORE THING: WHILE RYANAIR this week upgraded its profit forecast for the current financial year by almost 10 per cent to…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
No end to Eircom debt sagaONE MORE THING: NEW YEAR, new sales process at EircomFri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
BSkyB to create 800 jobs in DublinTHERE WAS some good news for the Government on the employment front yesterday with UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB announcing …Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
Eircom parent seeking buyerTHE PARENT company of debt-laden Eircom has confirmed it has hired Morgan Stanley & Co International to seek a buyer for …Wed Feb 01 2012 - 00:00
House of former Anglo chief Drumm is for sale at €1.65mDAVID DRUMM’S salubrious family home in Malahide, Co Dublin, has been put up for sale at a knockdown €1.65 million.Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Ryanair may cut further capacity here as profits riseRYANAIR IS considering cutting its capacity at Irish airports further this year as its standoff with the Government continues…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
Trading in REO shares temporarily suspendedTRADING OF shares in UK-listed property group Real Estate Opportunities (REO), which is majority owned by Irish developer Treasury…Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
European stocks edge lowerMANY MARKETS across Europe declined yesterday as latest data showed the US economy grew at a slower pace in the fourth quarter…Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Agency role in aviation pensions proposedA PROPOSAL has been put to the National Treasury Management Agency that could involve it helping to plug the deficit in a pension…Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Varadkar to overhaul airport authority boardMINISTER FOR Transport Leo Varadkar is preparing to appoint two non-executive directors to the board of the Dublin Airport Authority…Sat Jan 28 2012 - 00:00
Asia signals prospect of investmentONE MORE THING: WHEN IT COMES to foreign direct investment, our focus is often westwards towards the United States, which has…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Credit where it's dueONE MORE THING: WHILE CONCERNS persist about the solvency of our credit unions following the crash of the Irish economy, latest…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Storm ahead for Aer Lingus as US crews seek parityONE MORE THING: TROUBLE APPEARS to be brewing in the US for Aer Lingus as flight attendants working on its joint venture with…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Kellogg's snaps up sponsorship deal with GAAONE MORE THING: IT WILL BE a case of snap, crackle and pop your point for the children participating in this summer’s GAA Cúl…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Treasury duo running out of timeANALYSIS : ON JANUARY 9th, the National Asset Management Agency told property developer Treasury Holdings that it would be enforcing…Fri Jan 27 2012 - 00:00
Treasury Holdings seeks injunction against NamaIRISH DEVELOPER Treasury Holdings will today seek to block the National Asset Management Agency from appointing joint receivers…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
Treasury Holdings in Nama moveIrish developer Treasury Holdings will today seek to block the National Asset Management Agency from appointing joint receivers…Thu Jan 26 2012 - 00:00
