Public, private pay gap leapt between 2003 and 2006THE GAP between pay levels in the public and private sectors “increased dramatically” in the 2003-2006 period, according to a…Tue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
ESRI report criticises 'regressive' carbon taxA CARBON tax will be “markedly regressive” in that it will hit poorer households disproportionately, according to a paper published…Tue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
Outline framework of Nama taking shapeANALYSIS : While debate rages about Nama, behind the scenes plans are proceeding apace...Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00
Lenihan summons bank chiefs before Nama decisionMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan summoned bank chiefs to his office before a final Cabinet decision this morning to decide …Wed Sept 16 2009 - 01:00
THE BOARDSTHE DEMAND from the Green Party that there should be a clean out of bank boardrooms as part of the Nama process, has brought …Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Fás has no marketing plan, says watchdogTRAINING AGENCY Fás has no marketing and communications strategy despite having the highest advertising spend “by far” of the…Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Tánaiste would accept Fás board's resignation if offeredTHE TÁNAISTE and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Mary Coughlan has said she would accept the resignation of Fás…Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Former Fás director faces criticism over Croke Park dealA REPORT due to be published today is expected to say the former director general of Fás, Rody Molloy, should have sought board…Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Fás failings on advert spending to be laid bareTHE ORGANISATIONAL structures in Fás are not conducive to the control of advertising expenditure or the achievement of value …Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Alterations to residency rules recommendedTAX EXILES: CHANGES TO the tax residency rules that would add new qualification criteria, including whether the person had a…Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Digicel sued by competitor in Caribbean over price charged for fixed-to-mobile callsLIME/CABLE Wireless, a competitor of Denis O’Brien’s Digicel in the Caribbean, has filed a $43.77 million (€30Mon Sept 07 2009 - 01:00
O'Brien letter claims 'legacy' directors failed stakeholdersBUSINESSMAN DENIS O’Brien said he was “at this time” against the appointment of an examiner to Independent New Media plc in a…Mon Sept 07 2009 - 01:00
€322.8m US ruling against drug giant on Irish earningsA COURT in the US has found against the healthcare and pharmaceutical multinational Schering-Plough in a case involving a $473…Mon Sept 07 2009 - 01:00
Call to abolish tax shelters for wealthyCommission on Taxation report: THE REPORT of the Commission on Taxation, due to be published on Monday, will recommend the “…Sat Sept 05 2009 - 01:00
ECB concerned method of valuing loans may benefit banksEUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK VIEW: THE EUROPEAN Central Bank (ECB) has expressed concern that the model for putting values on the bank…Tue Sept 01 2009 - 01:00
Nothing heavenly in Newton's earthly dutiesBIOGRAPHY: Newton and the Counterfeiter By Thomas Levenson Faber, 320pp. £15.99Sat Aug 15 2009 - 01:00
Barrister insists he is telling truthMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: BARRISTER RICHARD Nesbitt appeared as a witness before the Moriarty tribunal yesterday and said he had given…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Tribunal counsel urged to retract 'credibility' remarkTRIBUNAL CHAIRMAN Mr Justice Michael Moriarty rejected a suggestion that he dissociate it from an aspect of the questioning of…Thu Jul 23 2009 - 01:00
Loan papers were not faked, says Austin widowTHE WIDOW of businessman David Austin has rejected a suggestion that her late husband might have been involved in manufacturing…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
Tribunal given letter 'wholly at variance' with evidenceMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: THE MORIARTY tribunal was told a letter has been disclosed to it containing a lengthy narrative of certain…Tue Jul 21 2009 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryThere is an attractive café called Kawiarnia Noworolski in the middle of the large market square in old KrakowMon Jul 20 2009 - 01:00
Letter 'at variance' with evidenceThe content of a letter concerning dealings in the UK in the late 1990s involving businessman Denis O’Brien and former government…Mon Jul 20 2009 - 01:00
Trinity honours graduate who has become leading authority on DarwinProf Janet Browne’s interest in Charles Darwin was sparked as a TCD botany student in the early 1970sSat Jul 11 2009 - 01:00
BB's Coffee and Muffins records pretax loss of £1.46m for 2008BB’S COFFEE and Muffins Ltd, the UK company that is the main trading arm of the Limerick-based cafe franchising group, recorded…Sat Jul 11 2009 - 01:00
Revenue inquiry identifies 200 trustsTHE REVENUE Commissioners’ special inquiry into trusts has already identified 200 trusts and offshore structures that it intends…Mon Jul 06 2009 - 01:00
AIB to seek judgment against Paddy Kelly and sonAIB IS the latest bank to seek a judgment against property developer Paddy Kelly and his son Simon.Mon Jul 06 2009 - 01:00
Slump drives increase in court casesTHERE WERE 192 new cases admitted to the Commercial Court in the first five months of the year, compared to 243 in the whole …Sat Jul 04 2009 - 01:00
Client with multiple loans from Anglo claims he had no incomeIN THE COURTS: SECURING A judgment in the courts against someone who obviously owes you money can sometimes be the easy bit.Fri Jul 03 2009 - 01:00
Deals unravel in property market collapseIN THE COURTS: AMONGST THE myriad of matters arising from the collapse of the property market is the consequence for people …Thu Jul 02 2009 - 01:00
An insight into difficulties and misery caused by bursting of property bubbleIN THE COURTS: IN THE Master’s Court on the second floor of the Four Courts you get a good glimpse of how the bursting of the…Wed Jul 01 2009 - 01:00
Property cases dominate the day in the commercial courtIN THE COURTS: PROPERTY DEVELOPERS held centre stage in the proceedings in the Commercial Court yesterday.Tue Jun 30 2009 - 01:00
Innovation taskforce appointed to advise GovernmentTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has announced the appointment of an innovation taskforce to advise the Government on its strategy for positioning…Mon Jun 29 2009 - 01:00
Pia Bang firm had €775,756 deficitBANCASTLE LTD, the company behind the Pia Bang home furnishings shop on Dublin’s South Anne Street, had a deficit of €775,756…Mon Jun 29 2009 - 01:00
Lowry criticises tribunal examination of witnessFORMER GOVERNMENT minister Michael Lowry has launched a strong attack on the Moriarty tribunal’s examination of a witness this…Sat Jun 27 2009 - 01:00
Lawyer says he signed rewritten lettersMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: AN ENGLISH solicitor has accepted he signed rewritten letters that had mentioned former minister Michael …Fri Jun 26 2009 - 01:00
Solicitor says prior tribunal evidence was 'clearly wrong'MORIARTY TRIBUNAL: AN ENGLISH solicitor has said evidence he gave the Moriarty tribunal in April concerning the former government…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
Lowry evidence contradictedAn English solicitor has contradicted evidence given to the Moriarty Tribunal by former Government Minister Michael Lowry concerning…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
Moriarty unhappy with evidence of solicitor over Lowry dealingsTHE CHAIRMAN of the Moriarty tribunal has expressed concern about the evidence being given by an English solicitor to the inquiry…Wed Jun 24 2009 - 01:00
Documents may alter Moriarty findings on Lowry property venturesANALYSIS: The tribunal is examining letters that appear to conflict with earlier evidenceWed Jun 24 2009 - 01:00
Tax to GDP ratio below EU average in 2007THE REPUBLIC had a tax-to-GDP ratio that was significantly below the EU average in 2007, according to statistics released yesterday…Tue Jun 23 2009 - 01:00
Tribunal receives Lowry lettersThe Moriarty Tribunal has been given letters that appear to show a more "emphatic" involvement by Michael Lowry with English …Tue Jun 23 2009 - 01:00
Only patience of banks lies between developer and disasterANALYSIS: The Carroll case holds potential dangers for the Government’s rescue plan and Nama, writes COLM KEENA.Tue Jun 23 2009 - 01:00
Beacon medical group reports €8.8m lossTHE BEACON group, the Irish private hospital business currently awaiting finalisation of a €68 million US investment, made a …Fri Jun 19 2009 - 01:00
DCC chief gets income of €1.5mTHE CHIEF executive of DCC Plc, Tommy Breen, received a total remuneration package of €1Fri Jun 19 2009 - 01:00
Retired civil servant was 'not in thrall' to LowryMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: A RETIRED civil servant has told the Moriarty tribunal that the tribunal itself was the only context in which…Sat Jun 13 2009 - 01:00
Desmond's stake a 'slight' change in shareholding of Esat DigifoneMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: DERMOT DESMOND’S taking of a 20 per cent shareholding in Esat Digifone in 1996 was described as a “slight…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
Desmond firm's role was concern for departmentMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: THE EMERGENCE of Dermot Desmond’s IIU Nominees Ltd as a shareholder in the Esat Digifone consortium remained…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Mobile award not part of 'plot'The award of the State’s second mobile phone licence to Esat Digifone despite the appearance of Dermot Desmond’s IIU Nominees…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
Moriarty tribunal makes adverse finding against StateTHE MORIARTY tribunal has made adverse provisional findings against the State in its long-running mobile phone licence inquiry…Wed Jun 10 2009 - 01:00
Moriarty makes finding against StateThe Moriarty Tribunal has made adverse preliminary findings against the State in its long-running inquiry into the granting of…Tue Jun 09 2009 - 01:00
