Dublin airport passenger traffic to fall, says authorityTHE DUBLIN Airport Authority expects passenger traffic at Dublin airport to decline by 3-4 per cent this year as consumers feel…Thu Jan 29 2009 - 00:00
Aer Lingus staff warned of another bid from RyanairAER LINGUS’S senior executives warned staff yesterday that they expected Ryanair to make another bid for the airline sometime…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Eircom chief announces intention to step down from postEIRCOM CHIEF executive Rex Comb will step down from his post in June and return to his native Australia with his family to pursue…Wed Jan 28 2009 - 00:00
Ryanair concedes bid for rival overRYANAIR HAS accepted defeat in its latest bid for Aer Lingus after the Government rejected its €748 million offer for the airline…Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
Heavey's bravery deserving of creditTULLOW OIL chief Aidan Heavey clearly has nerves of steelFri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
Aer Lingus in deal with UnitedAER LINGUS yesterday announced a transatlantic partnership with United Airlines that will see the pair operate a daily service…Fri Jan 23 2009 - 00:00
Superquinn to shed 400 jobs as sales slumpSUPERQUINN PLANS to proceed with three store openings in Dublin this year in spite of announcing 400 redundancies yesterday and…Thu Jan 22 2009 - 00:00
Unions angered by Bus Éireann cutbacksTRADE UNIONS reacted angrily yesterday to Bus Éireann’s confirmation that it intends to make 322 of its 2,700 staff redundant…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Ryanair wants DAA chairman to resign over AngloRYANAIR CALLED yesterday for Gary McGann to resign as chairman of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) in the wake of his decision…Wed Jan 21 2009 - 00:00
Bus Éireann seeks 320 job cuts to break evenBUS ÉIREANN is planning to make about 320 staff redundant and take about 150 buses off the road as part of a major restructuring…Tue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
Diageo puts €650m investment on holdDIAGEO’S PLAN to invest €650 million in new brewery operations in Ireland has been put on ice due to the sharp deterioration …Tue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
Ryanair rejects bid for privacy on takeover hearingRYANAIR HAS rejected a request from the Irish Takeover Panel that their legal dispute should be held in private when the case…Mon Jan 19 2009 - 00:00
United Drug chief to earn €480,000UNITED DRUG chief executive Liam Fitzgerald is set to earn €480,000 on October 1st this year under the terms of a long-term incentive…Sat Jan 17 2009 - 00:00
Aer Lingus and Ryanair forced to clarify statementsAER LINGUS and Ryanair have both been forced by the Irish Takeover Panel to clarify statements they made in relation to the increasingly…Sat Jan 17 2009 - 00:00
Payzone announces loss of €206m for 12 monthsDUBLIN-BASED electronic payments group Payzone yesterday announced total losses of €206 million for the 12 months to the end …Sat Jan 17 2009 - 00:00
RTÉ head-to-head airline debate cancelled on legal groundsA PLAN by RTÉ’s current affairs programme, Prime Time, to air a head-to-head debate last night between Aer Lingus chief executive…Wed Jan 14 2009 - 00:00
Dublin Bus to cut jobs and services in radical planDUBLIN BUS plans to reduce its fleet by more than 100 buses and cut at least 250 jobs as part of a radical restructuring plan…Wed Jan 14 2009 - 00:00
O'Brien's Digicel to cut workforce in Caribbean by 10%DENIS O’BRIEN plans to trim his 4,500-strong Digicel workforce in the Caribbean by 10 per cent by the end of February as part…Wed Jan 14 2009 - 00:00
Directors at Waterford were paid 31% moreDIRECTORS AT Waterford Crystal were paid 31 per cent more by the company in its last full financial year before it collapsed …Tue Jan 13 2009 - 00:00
EU sets deadline for review of Ryanair takeover planTHE EUROPEAN Commission has set a deadline of February 12th for the conclusion of its phase one investigation into Ryanair’s …Sat Jan 10 2009 - 00:00
Is tide about to turn for Chadwick's marina?ONE MORE THING: The tide seems to have come in for Michael Chadwick's investment in Dún Laoghaire MarinaFri Jan 09 2009 - 00:00
Minister supports Aer Lingus egm over MannionMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey is prepared to support the calling of an extraordinary general meeting (egm) of Aer Lingus…Fri Jan 09 2009 - 00:00
Nearly €8m loss for Black Shore HoldingsONE MORE THING: Tricky times for Galway-based businessman John Sweeney, whose Black Shore Holdings group recorded a bottom-line…Fri Jan 09 2009 - 00:00
Ryanair flying high over appealONE MORE THING: WHAT IS rare is beautiful, so, having lost a number of jousts with aviation regulator Cathal Guiomard, Ryanair…Fri Jan 09 2009 - 00:00
Ryanair lodges complaint over Aer Lingus claimsRYANAIR HAS lodged a complaint with the Irish Takeover Panel over claims made by Aer Lingus in a stock exchange announcement …Thu Jan 08 2009 - 00:00
CityJet loses €16.2m despite 12.4% rise in turnoverCITYJET REPORTED a loss of €16.2 million in the year to the end of March 2008 in spite of a 12.4 per cent rise in turnover.Wed Jan 07 2009 - 00:00
Ryanair demands Aer Lingus egm over executive contractsRYANAIR YESTERDAY demanded that an extraordinary general meeting (egm) of Aer Lingus shareholders be held to debate recent changes…Wed Jan 07 2009 - 00:00
Claret Capital to lay off several staffDUBLIN-BASED private equity group Claret Capital is expected to make a number of its 37 staff redundant in the new year due to…Mon Dec 29 2008 - 00:00
Quinlan hires Lazard to raise funds for hotel group expansion plansIRISH FINANCIER Derek Quinlan has hired investment bank Lazard to identify opportunities on how he might expand his London-based…Mon Dec 29 2008 - 00:00
New head of Ely may sell on property sites after €39m takeoverIRISH BUSINESSMAN Philip Marley said he will look at selling on some of the property sites owned by student accommodation provider…Mon Dec 29 2008 - 00:00
Sale of 'Tuam Herald' to MNG earns two cousins up to €7mTWO GALWAY-BASED cousins, Iain and David Burke, are set to net €6-7 million from the sale of the Tuam Herald regional newspaper…Wed Dec 24 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus issues formal rejection of Ryanair bidAER LINGUS yesterday formally rebuffed Ryanair's recent €748 million cash offer for the company.Tue Dec 23 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus document shows directors interests in RyanairAer Lingus's defence document, published yesterday, shows recently appointed chairman Colm Barrington and chief financial officer…Tue Dec 23 2008 - 00:00
Minister defers plan for airportsMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey has deferred plans to separate Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports but signalled that they …Tue Dec 23 2008 - 00:00
Drumm follows chairman in leaving AngloCHIEF EXECUTIVE: ANGLO IRISH Bank chief executive David Drumm resigned his position at lunchtime yesterday following the departure…Sat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00
Bradshaw quits as joint loan with FitzPatrick revealedSEÁN FITZPATRICK’S resignation from Anglo Irish Bank on Thursday grabbed all the headlines, but he wasn’t the only director to…Sat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00
State plans €3bn capital injection into Anglo Irish BankTHE STATE is set to become the majority shareholder in Anglo Irish Bank as intensive negotiations continue this weekend on an…Sat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus confirms it will open base at Gatwick in £100m investmentAER LINGUS yesterday confirmed that it will open a base at London’s Gatwick airport next April, as was revealed by The Irish …Sat Dec 20 2008 - 00:00
Keeping family spirit aliveTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW/Alexandre Ricard, chief executive of Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard: LIKE MANY of his compatriots, Frenchman…Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus plans to open base at Gatwick for short-haul tripsAER LINGUS is planning to open a base at Gatwick Airport in London next spring, offering short-haul flights to continental Europe…Fri Dec 19 2008 - 00:00
Plan to cut airport jobs and shelve Dublin's second runwayDUBLIN AIRPORT Authority has told trade unions that it will seek voluntary redundancies early next year at Dublin, Cork and Shannon…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Argos after-tax profits fall sharply despite sales growthBRITISH CATALOGUE retailer Argos saw its after-tax profits in Ireland decline sharply last year in spite of a 14 per cent growth…Thu Dec 18 2008 - 00:00
Clare businessmen defy the gloom and sell firm for €25mIN DEFIANCE of the gloom overshadowing the business world, three Clare businessmen have agreed to sell their Ennis-based customer…Mon Dec 15 2008 - 00:00
Takeover Panel censures Ryanair for rule breachRYANAIR has been censured by the Irish Takeover Panel for breaching rule 16 of its code by giving guarantees last week to Minister…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
TechRec to close processing plantIRISH ELECTRONIC waste recycler TechRec, a subsidiary of Philip Lynch's One51 investment group, is closing its state-of-the-art…Sat Dec 13 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus chief to seek investor who will prevent Ryanair bidAER LINGUS chairman Colm Barrington has vowed to find a friendly investor who will take a majority stake in the airline to prevent…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Financial separation of airports to be put offMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey is expected to announce next week his decision to defer the financial separation of Dublin…Fri Dec 12 2008 - 00:00
Airline bosses to brief Minister on Ryanair bidSENIOR MEMBERS of Aer Lingus’s board of directors will meet today with Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey to outline their opposition…Thu Dec 11 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus shares down 1% in spite of agreementAER LINGUS'S share price closed down by just under 1 per cent in Dublin yesterday in spite of the company securing agreement …Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
Irish hotel prices fall by 8% to €102 a roomHOTEL PRICES in Ireland fell by an average of 8 per cent year on year to €102 a room in the third quarter of 2008, according …Wed Dec 10 2008 - 00:00
