5 Ministers travelled to Florida on Fás missions over 3 yearsFIVE MINISTERS travelled to Florida in the United States for a Fás science project in a period of less than three years, it emerged…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Chief executives cannot 'just ride away into the sunset' when use of taxpayers' money at issueFORMER DIRECTOR general of Fás Rody Molloy was criticised yesterday for not appearing before the Dáil Committee on Public Accounts…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
Molloy's failure to appear before PAC 'regrettable'The chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (Pac) Bernard Allen said it was “regrettable” that the former director general …Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
High-fliers at Fás are brought down to earthANALYSIS: Public reaction to the State body's excesses has been one of dismay followed by outrageWed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
Major differences divided Fas chief and audit groupSERIOUS DIFFERENCES developed between the audit committee of the board of Fás and the assistant director general in charge of…Wed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
Midnight rule for visits is revokedNON-RESIDENT CITIZENS: IRISH CITIZENS who are non-resident for tax purposes but who make frequent visits to Ireland will be …Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Babcock Brown puts half its asset base up for saleAUSTRALIAN INVESTMENT firm Babcock Brown, which has a stake in the fund that owns Eircom, put about half its asset base up for…Thu Nov 20 2008 - 00:00
McGowan retires from board of Irish Life PermanentTHE CHAIRMAN of CRH and former chief executive of IDA Ireland, Kieran McGowan, has retired from the board of Irish Life Permanent…Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
Fas chief refuses to tell PAC why head of audit was movedTHE MANAGING director of Fás, Rody Molloy, told the Dáil Committee on Public Accounts (PAC) last week that legal reasons prevented…Fri Nov 14 2008 - 00:00
Another bad day for banks as investors fear recessionMARKET REPORT: IT WAS another bleak day on the Irish Stock exchange, with low volumes in sales and those share deals that did…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Market responds positively despite CRH profit warningBUILDING MATERIALS group CRH yesterday announced it expected its full-year profits to fall by the low to mid-teens in percentage…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Bleak day on ISE with low-volume tradingIt was another bleak day on the Irish Stock exchange, with low volumes in sales and those share deals that did occur leaving …Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
Fás adviser had poster sites interest, audit foundAN ADVERTISING executive, Martin Ryan, who was a consultant to Fás on its advertising spend, had an interest in poster sites …Tue Nov 11 2008 - 00:00
Blackrock makes €15m profitTHE BLACKROCK Hospital group, which runs the Blackrock private hospital in Dublin, made a pretax profit of €15Sat Nov 08 2008 - 00:00
Goodman venture into healthcare makes profit of €3mTHE COMPANY operating the Galway Clinic, the private medical clinic owned by businessman Larry Goodman and the orthopedic surgeon…Thu Nov 06 2008 - 00:00
Libertas uses same wording as EU laws governing political fundingTHE LIBERTAS Party Ltd, the entity established last week by the anti-Lisbon Treaty campaigner Declan Ganley, has amended the …Thu Nov 06 2008 - 00:00
Charge taken on shares as Quinn bought into AngloANGLO IRISH Bank took out a charge on a significant percentage of the Quinn Group's shares at around the time that Seán Quinn…Sat Nov 01 2008 - 00:00
Ganley registers Libertas as a European political partyTHE ANTI-LISBON Treaty campaigner Declan Ganley has set up a "European political party" and an associated structure to raise …Sat Nov 01 2008 - 00:00
Mahon tribunal ends 11 years of hearingsTHE CHAIRMAN of the Mahon tribunal, Judge Alan Mahon, thanked witnesses, their legal representatives, tribunal staff, members…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Mahon thanks witnesses, lawyers, media on final dayThe chairman of the Planning Tribunal, Judge Alan Mahon, has thanked witnesses, their legal representatives and tribunal staff…Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
Ganley's US contracts could be worth €240mDECLAN GANLEY'S US business, Rivada Networks, is involved in contracts with the US military and other public bodies that could…Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
Quinn Group writes off €829m in loans to familyTHE QUINN Group has written off €829 million it advanced to the Quinn family in 2007, which was used in stock market investments…Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Derrylin man started locally but had international successSEÁN QUINN is the most successful Irish-based businessman of recent decadesSat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Online games firm to create 400 jobsTHE DECISION of an online interactive gaming company to set up in Dublin and employ more than 400 people was announced yesterday…Fri Oct 24 2008 - 01:00
Dimplex chief Naughten in White's Hotel tax schemeTHE CHAIRMAN of the Dimplex group, Martin Naughten, is among a number of business figures who invested in White's Hotel in Wexford…Fri Oct 24 2008 - 01:00
Few buyers as shares trade down on low volumesMARKET REPORT: THE "BUYERS' strike" continued yesterday and the volatility of share prices was based on small volumes of trades…Fri Oct 24 2008 - 01:00
Accounts detail Ganley's stake in US firmTHE IRISH subsidiary of Declan Ganley's Rivada Networks has filed a new set of accounts for 2007 correcting an earlier set that…Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
EMPG in $125m joint venture with Dubai governmentBARRY O'CALLAGHAN'S Education Media and Publishing Group (EMPG) is entering into a $125 million (€94 million) venture with the…Tue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
Building firm to pursue €3m legal order over Whites hotelA COMPANY associated with Whites Hotel in Wexford faces legal action to enforce a judgment for €3Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Successful Synopsys appeal likely to boost Irish tax incentive schemeMULTINATIONALS: A US multinational software group has successfully appealed a bill for more than $477 million (€356 million) …Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Output to drop from €36bn to €20bn, conference toldTHE GOVERNMENT should take advantage of the reduced price of land and greater competition in the construction sector and continue…Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
US tax authorities investigating drug firmTHE US tax authorities are investigating transfer pricing arrangements between Forest Laboratories and its Irish subsidiaries…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Irish subsidiary of Ganley firm accumulated losses of €¼mRIVADA NETWORKS, the Irish subsidiary of the US communications company founded by anti-Lisbon Treaty campaigner Declan Ganley…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Holding of corporation tax 'hugely important'CORPORATION TAX: THE GOVERNMENT'S commitment not to increase the corporation tax rate was "hugely important", Tánaiste and Minister…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Economic problems 'homegrown'CREDIT CRUNCH SEMINAR: THE PROBLEMS being experienced by the economy here are "homegrown", Prof John FitzGerald of the Economic…Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
Fás board's audit body at odds with MolloyCRITICISMS OF the Fás internal audit team by the authoritys director general, Rody Molloy, were rejected by a committee of the…Mon Oct 06 2008 - 01:00
Gaelectric in €30m US joint ventureRENEWABLE AND energy storage company Gaelectric has said it has set up a joint venture in the United States with a value of up…Mon Oct 06 2008 - 01:00
Many more questions but few answersANALYSIS: A failed website that cost Fás €1.7m was central to the meeting with Rody MolloyFri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Fás head says he did not interfere with auditTHE DIRECTOR general of Fás, Rody Molloy, said yesterday he did not seek to interfere with the internal audit process at the €…Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Molloy rejects claim he interfered with Fás auditThe director general of Fás Rody Molloy has rejected the charge that he sought to interfere with the authority’s internal auditors…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Decision taken as bank shares plunged to 25-year lowMEETINGS: CRISIS MEETINGS between senior officials throughout Monday, against a backdrop of plunging share prices in Irish banks…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Fitch keeps triple-A rating on State debtRATINGS AGENCY RESPONSE: GLOBAL RATINGS agency Fitch has reaffirmed its triple-A rating for State debt in the wake of the Government…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Fás two-day meeting at hotel defendedTHE CHAIRMAN of Fás, the national training authority, has responded to media reports on its board’s decision to hold a two-day…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Company settled with Revenue for €22m after auditA COMPANY audit during 2007 led to a €22Tue Sept 23 2008 - 01:00
Tánaiste asks auditor general to hold special Fás inquiryA SPECIAL inquiry is to be held into the effectiveness of the management and control systems in Fás, the training and employment…Tue Sept 23 2008 - 01:00
NTMA seeks end to savings stampsAN POST SAVING SCHEME: AN POST is paid €1 million per annum by the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) for managing a…Tue Sept 23 2008 - 01:00
Government raises limit on deposit guarantee scheme to ¬100,000THE GOVERNMENT has decided to increase the statutory limit for the deposit guarantee scheme for banks and building societies …Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
Death of journalist and economist Paul TanseyTHE DEATH has taken place of the well-known economist and journalist Paul Tansey.Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00