Family firms failing in succession plansA survey of family businesses has found that only 51 per cent have a formal succession plan in place.Wed Mar 10 2004 - 00:00
Bula's wind-up deferred as firm hopes to relist on exchangesThe winding up of Bula Resources has been deferred to next week amid claims that efforts are being made to have the company re…Tue Mar 09 2004 - 00:00
Barclays' two Irish subsidiaries account for 5% of group's profitProfits at two Dublin-based insurance subsidiaries of the Barclays group accounted for more than 5 per cent of the group's total…Tue Mar 09 2004 - 00:00
Desmond makes most of Esat licence winOpinion: The point is sometimes made about Denis O'Brien that he was given the State's second mobile phone licence, sold it …Mon Mar 08 2004 - 00:00
SC withdraws 'disgrace' remark over proceedingsMoriarty Tribunal: Counsel for Mr Denis O'Brien described aspects of the tribunal's proceedings as a "disgrace" but later withdrew…Sat Mar 06 2004 - 00:00
O'Brien hung up during tense talks with Telenor about shareholdingsMoriarty Tribunal: Mr Denis O'Brien hung up during a telephone conversation with a senior Telenor colleague during tense negotiations…Fri Mar 05 2004 - 00:00
Chairman in stout defence of tribunal lawyerThe chairman of the tribunal, Mr Justice Moriarty, said that he had no hesitancy about accepting the "utter bona fides" and integrity…Thu Mar 04 2004 - 00:00
Witness says no massive conspiracy over Esat dealA person would have to believe a "massive conspiracy" took place within a number of levels of the public service to believe Esat…Thu Mar 04 2004 - 00:00
Financier says he took 'considerable risk'The tribunal heard that Mr Dermot Desmond's involvement in the Esat Digifone consortium went back to a favour done by Mr Denis…Tue Mar 02 2004 - 00:00
Tribunal has lost plot and needs to get back on track - DesmondMoriarty Tribunal: The tribunal has "lost the plot and needs to be brought back on track", the financier Mr Dermot Desmond said…Tue Mar 02 2004 - 00:00
Failed bidder was 'eaten up with envy'Mr Desmond told the tribunal he had never said to anyone that he knew who Mr O'Brien would use to "get at" Mr Michael Lowry.Tue Mar 02 2004 - 00:00
Revenue gets 4,000 web hits on offshore dealThe Revenue website has received 4,000 hits in recent weeks from people interested in its voluntary disclosure deal on money …Mon Mar 01 2004 - 00:00
Celtic Helicopters accounts show a loss of €170,000Celtic Helicopters, the helicopter hire business part-owned by Mr Ciaran Haughey, lost approximately €170,000 in the year to …Mon Mar 01 2004 - 00:00
Parmalat case up in High CourtA significant move in the recovery plan for the crisis-hit Italian food group, Parmalat, takes place in the High Court in Dublin…Mon Mar 01 2004 - 00:00
Agency to target one cartel a yearThe Competition Authority expects to complete one cartel investigation leading to criminal proceedings each year, the chairman…Fri Feb 27 2004 - 00:00
Desmond had low exposure in bidMoriarty Tribunal: Mr Dermot Desmond's real exposure to losing money from becoming involved in Esat Digifone was limited to …Thu Feb 26 2004 - 00:00
Witness tells of glee at IIU 'putting one over' on stockbrokersMoriarty Tribunal: An associate of Mr Dermot Desmond has said he took pleasure in Mr Desmond's company, IIU Ltd, replacing Davy…Wed Feb 25 2004 - 00:00
Heffernan son given €30m stake in DunnesThe son of Dunnes Stores executive Ms Margaret Heffernan has been given a stake worth approximately €30 million in the retail…Mon Feb 23 2004 - 00:00
Fitzpatrick group logs losses of $3.5mFitzpatrick Enterprises, the firm behind the Fitzpatrick hotels group in the US, recorded a loss of $3.5 million (€2Mon Feb 23 2004 - 00:00
Tribunal not to inquire into O'Brien's fixed-line businessMoriarty Tribunal: The Moriarty tribunal is not inquiring in any detail into Mr Denis O'Brien's dealings with the Department…Sat Feb 21 2004 - 00:00
Bula link man made Iraqi oil profitsThe former Taoiseach, Mr Albert Reynolds, has said he knew nothing about any oil earnings from Iraq received by a man who helped…Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
Solicitor advised firm of 'breach of good faith'MORIARTY TRIBUNAL: Esat Digifone's dealings with Mr Dermot Desmond's IIU Ltd involved a "clear breach of good faith" with the…Sat Feb 14 2004 - 00:00
Telenor feared O'Brien majority in DigifoneMoriarty Tribunal: Mr Denis O'Brien's Norwegian partner in Esat Digifone feared that the Irish businessman would gain a majority…Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
Desmond set #2.75m price for his Esat Digifone sharesMoriarty Tribunal: Mr Dermot Desmond set a "non-negotiable" price of £2Wed Feb 11 2004 - 00:00
Revenue not taxing itself over prosecutionsResponsibility for prosecuting tax offenders should no longer rest with Revenue, given its lamentable performance, writes Colm…Mon Feb 09 2004 - 00:00
Vodafone, O2 will have to allow accessMobile phone network operators Vodafone and O2 are to be compelled to allow competitor companies access to their systems under…Mon Feb 09 2004 - 00:00
Telenor was told of Desmond company's 'political contacts'Moriarty Tribunal: Norwegian company Telenor was told during the 1995 mobile phone licence competition that Mr Dermot Desmond…Sat Feb 07 2004 - 00:00
Lowry suggested Desmond role in Esat consortium, inquiry toldMoriarty Tribunal: Mr Michael Lowry suggested in September 1995 that Mr Dermot Desmond become part of the Esat Digifone consortium…Fri Feb 06 2004 - 00:00
Man questioned on Lowry, O'Brien meeting in pubMoriarty Tribunal: A Norwegian businessman said he had no memory of being told about a controversial meeting between Mr Michael…Thu Feb 05 2004 - 00:00
Chorus owes EUR385m to banks and investorsChorus, the cable TV operation placed in examinership yesterday, is understood to owe approximately €220 million to 20 different…Fri Jan 30 2004 - 00:00
Examiner appointed to Chorus cable TV companyChorus, the cable TV company that supplies a service to about 200,000 homes around the State, has said there will be no interruption…Fri Jan 30 2004 - 00:00
Desmond, Smyth head for courtA dispute over fees between solicitor Mr Noel Smyth and businessman Mr Dermot Desmond is heading towards the High Court.Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
Esat surprised when Department announced winnerMoriarty Tribunal: Public relations adviser Ms Eileen Gleeson told the tribunal that the Esat Digifone team was surprised when…Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
Ex-Esat employee warned over leakMoriarty tribunal: A Fine Gael activist and former employee of Esat Telecom told the tribunal that bidders for the 1995 mobile…Thu Jan 22 2004 - 00:00
Mara paid 'big' fee after phone licence successMoriarty tribunal: The Fianna Fáil strategist and former government press secretary Mr P. JThu Jan 22 2004 - 00:00
Recovery signalled as USIT shifts back into profitUSIT Ireland Ltd has been turned around, producing a small profit for the first full financial year since it came out of examinership…Tue Jan 20 2004 - 00:00
Revenue investigates company linked with AnsbacherThe Revenue is conducting an inquiry into C Clifford & Sons, a Tralee, Co Kerry, wholesale business associated with a businessman…Sat Jan 17 2004 - 00:00
Secrets stolen from NI firmA US court has ruled that an American pharmaceutical company stole trade secrets from the Northern Ireland pharmaceutical group…Tue Jan 06 2004 - 00:00
Norbrook and Hanford in battle for lucrative marketIt was a battle between a Northern Ireland and a New York State company over the injectable veterinary penicillin market in the…Tue Jan 06 2004 - 00:00
Ansbacher owners settle with Revenue for €7.5mThe owners of Ansbacher Cayman have made a €7Tue Jan 06 2004 - 00:00
Outsourcing may see services sector 'decline'Outsourcing to low-cost locations such as India could lead to a "marked decline" in areas of the Irish services sector, according…Tue Dec 30 2003 - 00:00
O'Flynn Construction sees profit of €19.7mO'Flynn Construction, the Cork-based building group, made a profit of €19Tue Dec 30 2003 - 00:00
Upbeat CityJet makes profit of €6.5mCityJet, the Irish-based Air France subsidiary, made an operating profit of €6Tue Dec 30 2003 - 00:00
Sizeable penalties for pub ownersThe two owners of the Submarine Bar in Crumlin, Dublin, made tax settlements of more than €5 million arising out of the Revenue…Sat Dec 20 2003 - 00:00
Punchestown centre needs €2.5m State aid to continueThe group of companies that run the Punchestown equestrian complex will not be able to continue trading without a promised €2…Fri Dec 19 2003 - 00:00
Decentralisation a big challenge, says PurcellManaging the operational risks involved in decentralisation will pose "an enormous challenge" for Government Departments over…Wed Dec 17 2003 - 00:00
'Offshoring' to boost financial services - reportThe financial services industry is about to be transformed by "offshoring", creating challenges and opportunities for the sector…Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
Glencullen Holdings pays Cullen €2.2m dividendBest-selling author and Renault distributor Mr Bill Cullen was paid a €2Sat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
Crane Hire makes €682,240The crane hire company owned by former CIÉ chairman and Aer Rianta director, Mr Dermot O'Leary, made a pre-tax profit of €682…Sat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
