Nama prepares to take control of Treasury Holdings propertiesTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency is preparing to take control of a number of properties in Ireland owned by developer Treasury…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Nama loses patience with one of biggest borrowers on its booksTREASURY HOLDINGS is one of the top 10 borrowers on the books of the National Asset Management Agency, although the State body…Thu Jan 12 2012 - 00:00
Rising bond yields send Italian bank shares lowerITALIAN BANKING stocks were hit yesterday after the country’s bond yields rose on concerns over Rome’s plans to auction up to…Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
Banks to force sale of Belfry golf resort bought by QuinnsTHE PRESTIGIOUS Belfry hotel and golf course near Birmingham, where Dublin golfer Paul McGinley sank the winning putt for Europe…Wed Dec 28 2011 - 00:00
Bitbuzz boosts Wi-Fi hotspots by 30%IRISH WIRELESS internet company Bitbuzz increased the number of hotspots that could receive its service by 30 per cent in 2011…Tue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
Schäuble adamant about EU tax on financial transactionsGERMANY’S FINANCE minister Wolfgang Schäuble has said he intends to press for the introduction of a controversial financial transaction…Tue Dec 27 2011 - 00:00
Singapore backer withdraws Eircom debt proposalsEIRCOM’S SINGAPORE-based shareholder ST Telemedia has withdrawn its debt-restructuring proposal and resigned its representatives…Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
Republic's six regional airports to receive over €5m in State subsidiesTHE STATE’S six regional airports have been allocated more than €5,392,334 by the Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar to cover…Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
STT withdraws Eircom proposalEircom’s Singapore-based shareholder ST Telemedia has withdrawn its debt restructuring proposal and resigned its representatives…Fri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Moran hopeful for hotel chain's prospectsINTERVIEW: Despite posting losses, Moran Bewleys Hotel group owners are looking at the positivesFri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Risk-taker distilling spirit of enterpriseFRIDAY INTERVIEW: John Teeling, chairman of Cooley DistilleryFri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
State advised to keep duty-free firmCONSULTING FIRM Booz has recommended to the Government that duty-free operator Aer Rianta International (ARI) should remain in…Fri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Heathrow to Ireland routes to stay if BMI is boughtWILLIE WALSH, chief executive of the International Airlines Group (IAG), has indicated that he will retain BMI’s services from…Fri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Positive signs boost hopes of investorsEurostoxx 50: 2,259.41 (+2.56%) Frankfurt DAX: 5,847.03 (+3.11%) Paris CAC: 3,055.39 (+2.73%)Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
Arthur Cox lawyer to become DAA chairmanCORPORATE LAWYER Pádraig Ó Ríordáin of Arthur Cox, who was a lead adviser to the government during the banking crisis, has agreed…Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
Warm glow of satisfaction as whiskey firm is sold for $95mABOUT 290 shareholders of independent Irish whiskey maker Cooley Distillery were yesterday toasting the $95 million sale of the…Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Teeling distils neat $95m as US giant buys Cooley whiskeyBACKGROUND: A Clontarf man nurtured his drink for a quarter of a century. Now he can raise his glassSat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Eircom lenders reject debt proposalEIRCOM’S SENIOR lenders have rejected a debt restructuring proposal put forward earlier this week by majority shareholder Singapore…Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Commercial lawyer Shields to retire from firmVETERAN COMMERCIAL lawyer Laurence K Shields has decided to retire from the Dublin-based practice that bears his name.Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Troubled Eircom gets its wires crossedANALYSIS: Time is running out for Eircom in its high stakes poker game with lenders over €3.7bn debtsFri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Study to explore work of intellectual property centreCONSULTING GROUP Deloitte has been engaged by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton to carry out a study…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Start-up Fantom takes collectors' cards onlineONE MORE THING: GIVEN IT will be operating in a virtual world, Fantom is probably an appropriate name for the Dublin-based tech…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Greyhound board in broadcast deal with SISONE MORE THING : IT LOOKS like a case of winner all right for the Irish Greyhound Board this week after it inked a two-year …Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
What future for Cork and Shannon?ONE MORE THING: THE BOOZ report on future options for both Shannon and Cork airports leaves some questions unanswered.Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Little ThingsAccounts just filed for the Fitzwilliam Square Association Ltd, which maintains the “ornamental gardens” of the Georgian park…Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Senior Eircom staff could receive 10% of equity if STT's proposal is acceptedEIRCOM’S SENIOR executives and other staff stand to receive up to 10 per cent of the company’s equity if Singapore-based STT’…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Call to split Shannon airport from DAACONSULTING GROUP Booz has recommended to the Government that Shannon airport be separated from the Dublin Airport Authority and…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Broker fined €50,000 over trading activityIRISH STOCKBROKER JE Davy has been fined €50,000 by the Central Bank for failing to report certain trading activities between…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Eircom lenders to meet on debtEIRCOM’S SYNDICATE of first-lien lenders will meet on Monday to discuss their co-ordinating committee’s proposal to take over…Sat Dec 10 2011 - 00:00
Swede in high spirits over rise of JamesonFRIDAY INTERVIEW : Anna Malmhake, chair and CEO of Irish DistillersFri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Is ICG the safest dividend in town?ONE MORE THING: Irish Continental Group’s cash-generating ability was highlighted this week in a report by Merrion Stockbrokers…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
INM seeks pay cuts from senior executivesINDEPENDENT NEWS Media (INM) is seeking pay cuts of up to 5 per cent from its senior executives and managers, including chief…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
The EU Cap still fits for Ireland's farmersONE MORE THING : MUCH IS being made of the ability of our agriculture sector to help drive a recovery in the economy.Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Shannon options get groundedONE MORE THING: WHILE WE await Booz’s findings into its reviews of options for Cork and Shannon Airports, I have managed to …Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Little ThingsONE MORE THING: LATEST ACCOUNTS were filed this week for Merrion Capital, which is led by John Conroy (right), and they provide…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Leaving Jersey's shore for IrelandONE MORE THING: IN THE week that Minister for Finance Michael Noonan said he would be announcing measures in the Finance Bill…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
€1.93bn price tag derailed Dart-Metro projectsTHEY HAD the potential to get Dublin moving, but the combined €1Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Stocks slip on EU summit doubtsCONTINUING UNCERTAINTY about the possibility of a comprehensive deal being agreed this week to resolve the euro zone financial…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Budget focuses on jobs, propertyA series of measures to stimulate the commercial property market and support exporters and multinational employers were announced…Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Range of rises in capital and indirect taxesTAX-RAISING measures aimed at generating about €1 billion for the exchequer were announced by Minister for Finance Michael Noonan…Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Noonan acts to boost jobs and lift property marketA SERIES of measures to stimulate the commercial property market and support exporters and multinational employers were announced…Wed Dec 07 2011 - 00:00
Still no clarity on what will become of telecoms firm down the lineANALYSIS: Come what may from the debt restructuring process, the business will surviveSat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Eircom in talks to restructure €3.7bn debtEIRCOM’S INDEPENDENT directors will meet on Monday to discuss the implications of yesterday’s decision by Singapore-based majority…Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
Digicel reports six-month rise in revenue of 16% to $1.24bnDIGICEL, the mobile phone group controlled by Denis O’Brien, has recorded strong double-digit increases in both revenues and …Sat Dec 03 2011 - 00:00
One more thingO’Brien’s Haiti hotel booking; Desmond hangs up his boots; lawyer’s fresh start; Eircom numbers shake-upFri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Eircom lenders table debt proposalEIRCOM’S SENIOR lenders are believed to have formulated a proposal to deal with the company’s debt restructuring programme, and…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
IL&P to sell car loans and leasing divisionIRISH LIFE Permanent (IL&P), which is effectively State owned, has decided to sell Permanent TSB Finance, which predominantly…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Owner of Quinn Insurance expects business boost under Liberty bannerTHE NEW owner of Quinn Insurance has said its association with bankrupt businessman Seán Quinn could be holding the company back…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Cabinet to extend accountancy rule exemption for US multinationalsUS MULTINATIONALS are set to be granted an additional five-year exemption by the Government from having to prepare a second set…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Britvic results reflect decline in Irish consumer spendingBRITVIC’S IRISH division continues to weigh on the UK-based company’s overall performance.Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
