€200,000 retrieved from RyanairAVIATION REGULATOR Cathal Guiomard told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Economic Regulatory Affairs yesterday that his office…Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
Greencore shares slip 8.7% as profits and revenues fallSHARES IN Irish-listed food group Greencore declined by 8Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
C&C aims to boost cider sales with 10% price cut on BulmersLISTED DRINKS group C&C has decided to cut the price of a pint bottle of its Bulmers cider by 10 per cent in a bid to try…Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
Sky Sports to apologise to Irish viewers for non-registered textsBRITISH SATELLITE broadcaster Sky Sports will this morning issue an on-air apology to Irish viewers who were charged for text…Sat May 23 2009 - 01:00
Hanrahan acquires Carlton Screen Advertising from ITVIRISH MEDIA executive Dermot Hanrahan has acquired Carlton Screen Advertising, Ireland’s biggest cinema ad agency, from British…Sat May 23 2009 - 01:00
O'Leary pushes for cut in fees at Aer LingusRYANAIR HAS written to 4,000 shareholders of Aer Lingus to seek support at the former State-owned airline’s annual meeting on…Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Britvic revenues decline by almost 14% as recession takes fizz out of salesDRINKS GROUP Britvic Ireland said yesterday that its revenues fell by 13Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Ireland slipping in broadband leagueIRELAND SLIPPED one place last year in a league table of broadband penetration for 30 industrialised nations, according to the…Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Melly seeks to acquire Eircom with higher offerTELECOMS ENTREPRENEUR Sean Melly has made a bid to acquire Eircom, The Irish Times has learned.Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
Aer Lingus denies it has financial crisisAER LINGUS’S executive chairman Colm Barrington said yesterday that there was no chance of the airline going out of business …Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
24 leading business figures shortlisted for entrepreneur awardTWENTY FOUR leading business people in Ireland have been shortlisted for this year’s Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year…Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
Eircom names Donovan as new chief executiveEIRCOM has chosen former Vodafone executive Paul Donovan as its new chief executiveSat May 16 2009 - 01:00
SR Technics sells Dublin unit to sister firm in Abu DhabiSWISS GROUP SR Technics sold part of its Dublin aircraft maintenance business this week to an Abu Dhabi-based sister company, …Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Musgrave profit down 20% to €75.5mCORK-BASED wholesale grocery group Musgrave expects further erosion in its profits this year as it attempts to help its retailers…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
ICG reports 25% decline in revenuesLISTED FERRY company Irish Continental Group (ICG) yesterday reported a 25 per cent decline in its revenues for the first four…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Johnston halts sale of Irish titlesSCOTTISH MEDIA group Johnston Press yesterday pulled the plug on the sale of its 13 Irish regional newspapers after failing to…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Eircom agrees deal with unions for 1,200 job cutsEIRCOM AND its unions reached agreement yesterday on a major restructuring plan that will lead to 1,200 job cuts and voluntary…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Aer Lingus to cut five routes and one aircraft at Belfast baseAER LINGUS has decided to cut five routes and remove one of its three aircraft from its Belfast base over the winter months in…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Clare FM acquires large stake in Kildare-based KfmCLARE FM and two of its biggest investors have acquired a 55 per cent stake in fellow commercial radio station Kfm in a deal …Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
INM move puts O'Brien under fresh scrutinyTHE BROADCASTING Commission of Ireland (BCI) is set to scrutinise Denis O’Brien’s ownership of various national and local radio…Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
BCI awards contract to OneVision 'in principle'THE BROADCASTING Commission of Ireland (BCI) yesterday awarded the contract to operate the three commercial digital terrestrial…Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
Murdoch says News Corp to charge for newspaper sitesBILLIONAIRE MEDIA mogul Rupert Murdoch has indicated that he will begin charging for access to News Corporation's newspaper websites…Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00
Aviation authority's staff asked to shore up pensionTHE IRISH Aviation Authority will ask its workers to make a contribution of about 8Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00
Good result for struggling SetantaHAVING BEEN on something of a losing streak in recent months, Irish pay TV broadcaster Setanta Sports gained a positive result…Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Smart accounts not so brightAS BRENDAN Murtagh seeks to drum up interest in Smart Telecom, its latest set of published accounts give an insight into the …Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Quinlan's luxury hotels in London lose €10mDEREK QUINLAN’S luxury hotels in London slipped into the red last year, reporting an after-tax loss of £9Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Payzone would feel some heat if it loses British GasLAST WEEK I began hearing whispers that British Gas had dropped troubled Dublin-based electronic payments group Payzone as its…Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
O'Leary calls €10 exit tax 'tourist suicide'RYANAIR’S MICHAEL O’Leary was in flying form yesterday at a press briefing called, primarily, to have a cut at the Government…Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Pension funds willing to put €6bn into State projectsIRISH PENSIONS funds have indicated to the Government they would be prepared to invest up to €6 billion over the next three years…Wed May 06 2009 - 01:00
Bond would be a win-win situation for construction industry and StateANALYSIS: Any proposal that can save 70,000 jobs has to be welcomed, even if that is a lobby group’s estimateWed May 06 2009 - 01:00
Spanish energy firm Endesa to upgrade two former ESB plantsSPANISH ENERGY group Endesa yesterday announced plans to upgrade two former ESB electricity-generating power plants that it bought…Tue May 05 2009 - 01:00
Mannion took 41% pay cut prior to leavingAER LINGUS’S recently-departed chief executive Dermot Mannion took a 41 per cent cut in his total pay last year, according to…Fri May 01 2009 - 01:00
An Post plans to cut 200 jobs and seeks agreement on pay freezeAN POST is planning to cut more than 200 jobs from its workforce and is seeking agreement from its unions not to pay staff an…Fri May 01 2009 - 01:00
ICG shares dive 23% as consortium shelves bidIRISH CONTINENTAL Group’s (ICG) share price collapsed by 23.8 per cent yesterday to a 41-month low of €10Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
UPC says State should not buy EircomTHE HEAD of one of Ireland’s biggest broadband providers said yesterday that debt-laden Eircom,which is up for sale, should not…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Aer Arann salaries to drop 7%AER ARANN intends to cut salaries at the airline by an average of 7 per cent, as the latest measure aimed at achieving costs …Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Aer Lingus facing €100m loss as revenues decline 16%AER LINGUS is expected to record an operating loss of more than €100 million this year after warning that the level of bookings…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Group may not pay bonuses to sales staffEIRCOM IS considering not paying bonus commissions to sales staff for business generated in the first three months of 2009.Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
O'Brien says '50-50 chance' INM bond is refinancedDENIS O’BRIEN, Independent News Media’s second-biggest shareholder, said yesterday that there was only a “50-50 chance” of the…Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Airport authority expects passenger numbers to fall 11%THE DUBLIN Airport Authority (DAA) expects passengers numbers at Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports to decline by 11 per cent …Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Telco Smart looks for buyerCAVAN-BASED businessman Brendan Murtagh has engaged advisers to find a buyer or strategic partner for Smart Telecom, the Dublin…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
DAA predicts fall in passenger numbersThe Dublin Airport Authority expects passengers numbers at Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports to decline by 11 per cent this year…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
RTE introduces new pricing system for its TV advertisingRTÉ HAS introduced a new pricing system for its television advertising that it hopes will put a floor on this income stream, …Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
NCB to make 15 to 20 staff redundantNCB STOCKBROKERS is to make 15 to 20 staff redundant in a bid to trim its cost base.Sat Apr 18 2009 - 01:00
Consortium close to making bid for ICGADVISERS TO the Moonduster consortium and Eamonn Rothwell are expected to spend the weekend trying to finalise a bid for listed…Sat Apr 18 2009 - 01:00
Eircom tells unions of plan to cut 1,250 jobs in restructuringEIRCOM HAS told its trade unions that it wants to cut 1,250 jobs from its 7,500-strong workforce over the next 18 months as part…Sat Apr 18 2009 - 01:00
€95m takeover bid for Eircom by former Babcock executivesAN AUSTRALIAN-BASED group of former Babcock Brown executives yesterday tabled a A$175 million (€95 million) cash offer for the…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Treasury's generates new plan for Battersea stationTREASURY HOLDINGS appears to have abandoned plans for a 250-metre “eco-chimney” as part of its redevelopment of the iconic Battersea…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
RDS backs a winner as turnover increases 19%SEVERAL YEARS of investment in its prime 44-acre Ballsbridge site appears to be paying off for the Royal Dublin Society.Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
RSA beats recession gloom by acquiring BenchmarkINSURANCE GROUP RSA has acquired Benchmark Underwriting Ltd, proving that some merger and acquisition activity is getting across…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
