O'Leary set to swoop on Aer LingusTWO YEARS on and the mood music from the Government on a Ryanair takeover of Aer Lingus has completely changed.Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
Irish at helm Down UnderAT A breakfast briefing hosted by The Irish Times in late October, Willie Walsh spoke in private of his high regard for Alan …Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
Soccer helps Setanta to score an increase in turnoverACCOUNTS FOR two UK-based companies in the Setanta Sports team shed some light on the financial performance of the Irish broadcaster…Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
Minister hears O'Leary's case for mergerRYANAIR CHIEF executive Michael O'Leary last night outlined his case for a merger with Aer Lingus to be allowed proceed at a …Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
Jurys group is rebrandedTHE IRISH Jurys Doyle hotel group, which is owned by members of the Doyle and Beatty families, is to be renamed the Doyle Collection…Wed Dec 03 2008 - 00:00
Rothwell in talks with Moonduster over bid for ICGIRISH CONTINENTAL Group (ICG) chief executive Eamonn Rothwell and the Philip Lynch-led Moonduster consortium look set to launch…Wed Dec 03 2008 - 00:00
Cabinet briefed on Ryanair offer for Aer LingusMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey briefed the Cabinet yesterday on Ryanair's latest offer for Aer Lingus.Wed Dec 03 2008 - 00:00
Ryanair says merger would help Aer LingusRYANAIR CHIEF executive Michael O'Leary has said he would seek to establish Aer Lingus bases in the UK and Europe in a move to…Tue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus rejects new takeover offer from RyanairTHE BOARD of Aer Lingus yesterday rejected a new offer from Ryanair to buy the airline, following an emergency meeting of its…Tue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
Softer approach from O'LearyANALYSIS : Michael O'Leary insists Ryanair's bid for Aer Lingus makes 'industry logic'. Others disagree.Tue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
C&C share plan explainedC&C's three new senior executives will be entitled to walk away from the company with combined compensation of €800,000 if…Tue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
Union anger at €928m Thermo King dividendTHE US-BASED parent of Galway refrigeration unit manufacturer Thermo King, which this week said it was laying off 110 workers…Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
TK Maxx bucks retailing trend as new shops help store to bumper salesBRANDED DISCOUNT retailer TK Maxx enjoyed bumper sales in Ireland last year, helped by two new store openings.Sat Nov 29 2008 - 00:00
Low-key launch of new Arnotts store amid gloomEARLY YESTERDAY morning, without any publicity or fuss, the shutters went up on the new Arnotts store in the Jervis Street shopping…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Suite successTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW/Billy Hastings, doyen of the North's hotel industry: AT 80 years of age, Dr Billy Hastings, doyen of Northern…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Britvic's Irish sales losing their fizzREVENUES AT the Irish arm of UK-based soft drinks group Britvic lost much of their fizz in the 12 months to the end of September…Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Sales rise by 15% but pretax profit falls at Brennan bakeriesDUBLIN-BASED Joseph Brennan Bakeries made lots of bread last year although not as much as in 2006, according to accounts just…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Speculation on troubled B&B continuesSPECULATION IS mounting in Australia that troubled investment group Babcock & Brown (B&B), which is an indirect shareholder…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Coyle sold €15m Largo stake to German snack firmENTREPRENEUR RAY Coyle sold a 15 per cent stake in his Largo Foods crisp-making business last year to Cologne-based food group…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Wholesale grocery group BWG posts annual sales of €1.3bn, a rise of 5%Shelf life: Spar and Mace operator files accounts for its first full year under Triode ownershipThu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
O'Brien buys more Sterling sharesIRISH ENTREPRENEUR Denis O'Brien announced yesterday that he has acquired more shares in Sterling Energy, the AIM-quoted oil …Tue Nov 18 2008 - 00:00
ICG profits slip due to fuel costs and drop in passengersIRISH CONTINENTAL Group’s (ICG) operating profit in the first nine months of this year declined by more than 15 per cent to €…Tue Nov 18 2008 - 00:00
Lynch-led group in funding talks for ICG bidTHE PHILIP Lynch-led Moonduster consortium is believed to be in talks with a number of banks here in a bid to secure some funding…Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
BQ Ireland's DIY puts it into the redDIY retailer BQ Ireland slipped into the red last year as the company spent heavily on new stores and refurbishing existing outlets…Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
McDonald's can dine out on 32% rise in Irish pre-tax profitFAST-FOOD giant McDonald's increased its pre-tax profit in Ireland by 32 per cent to €15Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
Indaver sees profits halve to €861,194PROFITS AT hazardous waste disposal group Indaver Ireland halved in 2007 to €861,194 due to the loss of one large customer.Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
Findlay cuts back €52m offer for five radio stations by 36%IN A clear signal of the impact of the economic recession here, Scottish businessman Richard Findlay has trimmed 36 per cent …Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
TVC downgrades value of assets portfolio by €28mDUBLIN-BASED INVESTMENT group TVC Holdings has reduced the value of its investment portfolio by €28 million to reflect a recent…Thu Nov 13 2008 - 00:00
UTV writes off €26.5m in radio stations' valueBELFAST-BASED broadcaster UTV has written off €26Sat Nov 01 2008 - 00:00
BA to suspend Dublin-Gatwick service because of Budget's €10 exit taxBRITISH AIRWAYS (BA) is to suspend its service from Dublin to London's Gatwick Airport from March 30th as a direct result of …Sat Nov 01 2008 - 00:00
Takeover panel clears consortium to make another offer for ICGTHE IRISH Takeover Panel is believed to have informed the Philip Lynch-led Moonduster consortium that the moratorium on it making…Sat Nov 01 2008 - 00:00
Goffs feels pinch as profits fallKILDARE-BASED Goffs Bloodstock Sales Ltd, which arranges the auction of thoroughbred horses, entered the red in the year to the…Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Minister does not plan to intervene in Aer Lingus and Siptu standoffTHE MINISTER for Transport Noel Dempsey has no plans to intervene in the standoff between Aer Lingus and Siptu that could lead…Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus pulls out of talksAER LINGUS and Siptu appear to be on course for strike action after the airline withdrew yesterday from talks at the Labour Relations…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Geoghegan quits as Jurys chief executiveNIALL GEOGHEGAN has stepped down as chief executive of the three-star Jurys Inns hotel chain, which is controlled by Irish investment…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Ryanair axes plans for self-service kiosksRYANAIR HAS axed plans to install 44 self-service, check-in kiosks at Dublin airport, which would have allowed passengers to …Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Sales at UK unit of grocery group BWG down 5.6%SALES AT the UK subsidiary of Irish wholesale grocery group BWG declined by 5Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus to cut fuel surcharges by up to 30% as oil prices now lowerAER LINGUS has decided to cut its fuel surcharges on flights to the United States by up to 30 per cent in reaction to a sharp…Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
C&D Foods doubles its operating profitLONGFORD-BASED pet food manufacturer C&D Foods doubled its operating profit last year as sales moved back towards levels …Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
CityJet's VLM merger is clearedDUBLIN-BASED airline CityJet, which is a subsidiary of Air France, was yesterday cleared by Britain's competition body to merge…Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Lynch consortium indicates interest in ICG takeoverTHE PHILIP Lynch-led Moonduster consortium has indicated to the board of Irish Continental Group (ICG) that it intends to "engage…Fri Oct 24 2008 - 01:00
Ardagh Glass gave Kilty €1.6m ex gratia paymentIRISH-OWNED manufacturing group Ardagh Glass gave its former chief executive Eddie Kilty an "ex gratia" payment of €1Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Shanahan's post loss of over $400,000SHANAHAN'S ON The Green, the upmarket American steakhouse restaurant in Dublin, made an after-tax loss last year of $404,254 …Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Moonduster co-operating with ICG shares inquiryTHE PHILIP Lynch-led Moonduster consortium said yesterday it was co-operating with inquiries by the Irish Takeover Panel in relation…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Payzone settles with two sacked directorsDUBLIN-BASED ELECTRONIC payments group Payzone has reached an out-of-court settlement with its former chief executive John Nagle…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Music firm's CD sales lose volumeA STEEP decline in compact disc sales last year resulted in Universal Music's Irish subsidiary taking a 39Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Levy 'not a threat to terminal'AIRPORTS: MINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey said yesterday he was confident that Dublin airport's new Terminal 2 facility …Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Air passengers face €10 exit taxPASSENGERS FLYING from all airports in the country will be hit by an exit tax from March 30th next.Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Airlines criticise decision to introduce €10 departure levyAIR TAX REACTION: THERE WAS widespread criticism from airlines and tourism groups yesterday of the Government's decision to …Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Healy buys majority interest in CalyxIRISH BUSINESSMAN Maurice Healy has bought out Alchemy Patners' majority interest in formerly-listed IT services company Calyx…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
