Ministers set to fix conversion rate for euro at around 79pThe value of one euro will be fixed at around 79p when the EU finance ministers meet tomorrow to set the exchange rates for the…Wed Dec 30 1998 - 00:00
Euro game means high risk stakesSo will it all work? Amid all the hype of the coming weekend, few will mention the risk of failure of the great euro projectWed Dec 30 1998 - 00:00
Baltimore close to key deal with Zergo in BritainBaltimore Technologies, the Irish e-commerce security company, is believed to be in advanced stages of negotiations for a reverse…Wed Dec 09 1998 - 00:00
Baltimore believed to be in US link-up talksBaltimore Technologies is believed to be in discussions which will lead to a major strategic development at the company early…Tue Dec 08 1998 - 00:00
McCreevy steals the Rainbow's pot of goldIt was a Budget of which the "Rainbow" government would have been proud. Well, almostThu Dec 03 1998 - 00:00
ECB can be more open and keep its independenceJust a short taxi ride from the imposing headquarters of the German Bundesbank in Frankfurt sits the headquarters of the new …Fri Nov 27 1998 - 00:00
Savings in debt servicing to aid McCreevyFurther savings on the cost of servicing the national debt may allow the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, to pay for a social…Sat Nov 14 1998 - 00:00
Budget set to widen tax bandsThe Budget tax-cutting package now looks certain to concentrate significant resources on increasing personal income tax allowances…Fri Nov 13 1998 - 00:00
Markets rise as G7 unveils plan to restore orderTHE main industrial nations have unveiled a new strategy designed to head off further shocks to the world economy and restore…Sat Oct 31 1998 - 00:00
Moriarty presses financial institutions over AnsbacherA number of financial institutions have received orders from the Moriarty tribunal, seeking information on transactions associated…Sat Oct 31 1998 - 00:00
Budget priority should be welfare not tax - ESRIThe budget should devote more funds to increasing social welfare payments and less to cutting taxes, according to a new study…Tue Oct 27 1998 - 00:00
Financial groups' merger plan to boost share pricesThe share prices of Irish Life and Irish Permanent are expected to rise sharply this week as investors react to the news that…Mon Oct 26 1998 - 00:00
Likely bidder for MMI emergesThe firm believed to be in negotiation to buy MMI Stockbrokers is a London company associated with the Dutch financial group …Sat Oct 17 1998 - 01:00
AIB officials gave £100m figureThe disputed estimate that AIB Group owed £100 million in tax on bogus non-resident accounts resulted from internal estimates…Fri Oct 16 1998 - 01:00
AIB rejected Spollen claim on bogus accountsA top-level committee of AIB directors was established in 1991 to examine allegations made by the former head of the bank's internal…Mon Oct 12 1998 - 01:00
Easing Shannon knot key to Aer Lingus hopesIf anyone offers you decent odds, it would be worth placing a few pounds on American Airlines as the strategic alliance partner…Mon Sept 28 1998 - 01:00
Smurfit sells CondatThe Jefferson Smurfit Group has sold French paper subsidiary Condat for £215 million to Italian company, GardaSat Sept 19 1998 - 01:00
Tietmeyer adds to pressure for cuts in ratesPressure for an early reduction in Irish interest rates is continuing to build, with the Bundesbank president, Dr Hans Tietmeyer…Sat Sept 19 1998 - 01:00
Global EconomyThe Problem : The Asian and Russian economic crisis is threatening to create an international recessionSat Sept 19 1998 - 01:00
Aer Lingus hopes any partner will take equity stake in airlineAer Lingus is now to enter discussions with a number of international airlines, following a Government decision that it should…Wed Sept 09 1998 - 01:00
Alliance necessary for developmentAer Lingus has hardly been out of the headlines in recent months, mainly due to the events at TEAMWed Sept 09 1998 - 01:00
US computer firm pledges 1,700 jobsUS company Dell Computers will today promise a further 1,700 jobs for Limerick in an announcement timed to coincide with President…Sat Sept 05 1998 - 01:00
An end to market turmoil or calm before the storm?The financial markets appear to have settled down into an uneasy calmFri Sept 04 1998 - 01:00
Airline to argue alliance is vitalAer Lingus is to point to the transatlantic market as offering the main potential for growth and argue that forming a strategic…Fri Sept 04 1998 - 01:00
ACT expected to emerge as third TV3 shareholderACT Venture Capital is expected to emerge as the third shareholder in TV3, when an announcement is made by the Independent Radio…Tue Sept 01 1998 - 01:00
Euro table part of new servicesFrom today, we are changing the financial data which we publishTue Sept 01 1998 - 01:00
TV3 close to deal on equity placingFinal agreement to place the remaining 35 per cent stake in TV3 with a new investor is understood to be closeSat Aug 29 1998 - 01:00
Central bankers throw advice around like confettiThe signs of summer drawing to an end are all around us. Children are preparing to go back to schoolFri Aug 28 1998 - 01:00
US bombings add to nervousnessThe US bombings of Sudan and Afghanistan have added to uncertainty in world financial markets, already unnerved by events in …Fri Aug 21 1998 - 01:00
Bord Failte puts forward civil servant as its new DGThe board of Bord Failte has recommended the appointment of senior civil servant Mr John Dully as its new director generalWed Aug 19 1998 - 01:00
This Week In The MarketsAre the international markets finally entering a bearish period? They fell sharply towards the end of the week, following the…Sat Jul 25 1998 - 01:00
Merchants of doom should not be dismissedA new school of economic thought has emergedFri Jul 24 1998 - 01:00
ECB caught in headlights as economies speed onThe new European Central Bank has been officially launched, helped by Riverdance, one of Ireland's latest export successesFri Jul 03 1998 - 01:00
Larger EU states will set policy on interest ratesInterest rate policy in the euro zone will be set to meet the requirements of the bigger member states such as Germany and France…Tue Jun 30 1998 - 01:00
TEAM staff win pension fund accessAER Lingus has agreed to allow employees in its TEAM aircraft maintenance subsidiary who transfer to FLS to maintain their Aer…Fri Jun 26 1998 - 01:00
Fitzwilton had to pay Revenue £6,000 for Burke donationFitzwilton has made a payment of about £6,000 to the Revenue Commissioners because it incorrectly reduced its VAT payments in…Thu Jun 25 1998 - 01:00
Convention centre project expected to get green lightThe Treasury Holdings project for Dublin's docklands is understood to have been recommended by Bord Failte as the one which should…Sat Jun 20 1998 - 01:00
O'Reilly loans discussed with Moriarity team and officialsLoans extended by Guinness & Mahon Bank to Dr Tony O'Reilly have been discussed by his representatives with the Moriarity…Mon Jun 15 1998 - 01:00
Tanaiste considers options as DPP examines NIB bonds scheme reportThe Tanaiste, Ms Harney, is considering further moves to investigate the National Irish Bank offshore bond scheme, having decided…Wed Jun 10 1998 - 01:00
Harney to send report on offshore investments to DPPThe Tanaiste, Ms Harney, is expected to forward a report on the sale of offshore investments by National Irish Bank to the Director…Mon Jun 08 1998 - 01:00
Scope of Ansbacher inquiry widensThe scope of the inquiry being conducted by an authorised officer appointed by the Tanaiste, Ms Harney, into the Ansbacher deposits…Sat Jun 06 1998 - 01:00
TEAM decisions suggest element of misjudgmentThe most extraordinary aspect of the TEAM Aer Lingus saga is that, after months of talking, the Government and Aer Lingus management…Mon Jun 01 1998 - 01:00
Management and unions still on opposite sides of the fenceEven after months of talking about a rescue package and a possible sale, TEAM Aer Lingus management and trade unions still differ…Fri May 29 1998 - 01:00
Part-time work remains highThe number of people - particularly women - entering the jobs market to take up part-time work remains very highWed May 27 1998 - 01:00
Further fall in sterling puts pound in ascendancySterling has continued its decline on the international currency markets, pushing the pound up further to 86.7pSat May 09 1998 - 01:00
NIB management shake-up imminentA shake-up in senior management in National Irish Bank is in prospectFri May 01 1998 - 01:00
Cayman bank to ask court to block inquiryThe bank which controlled the Ansbacher deposits for many years is taking legal action in the Cayman Islands today to try to …Mon Apr 27 1998 - 01:00
Government spending has climbed rapidly over the past five years andGovernment spending has climbed rapidly over the past five years and will be almost £16Mon Apr 20 1998 - 01:00
Treasury Holdings tipped for £70m projectThe Treasury Holdings consortium is now being tipped as favourite to win the competition to build the National Conference Centre…Sat Mar 21 1998 - 00:00
