End of ban cues talk of takeover at First ActiveThe five-year ban on any shareholder owning more than 15 per cent of mortgage bank First Active comes to an end tomorrow and …Sat Sept 06 2003 - 01:00
Miza founder back at helm of UK plantThe former owner of the Miza plant in Roscrea, Co Tipperary, which closed last year due to lack of investment with the loss of…Sat Sept 06 2003 - 01:00
Cork pharmacy group sells outlets for over EUR15mThe Cork-based pharmacy group, Phelans, has sold 10 of its outlets to Uniphar in a deal believed to have netted its owners an…Wed Sept 03 2003 - 01:00
Seaside Resort Scheme used to create top rate tax sheltersThe controversial 1990s Seaside Resort Scheme was used by groups of top-rate taxpayers to create tax shelters, an inquiry into…Tue Sept 02 2003 - 01:00
Irwin quits top ADM Londis postMr Michael Irwin, the accountant who was heavily criticised in the Blayney report in July, has resigned from his position as …Tue Sept 02 2003 - 01:00
Loophole's closure may have benefited developersAn attempt to close off a loophole in the act set up for the Seasides Resort Scheme may have failed because it was too generous…Tue Sept 02 2003 - 01:00
Fugitive Czech bought Irish passportA Czech native, Mr Viktor Kozeny, who was given an Irish passport in 1995, has been charged with fraud by the Czech authorities…Thu Jul 31 2003 - 01:00
Institute censures two accountancy firms over auditsTwo of the State's leading accountancy firms have been "censured" by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI…Tue Jul 29 2003 - 01:00
Law reform body opposes court for Revenue offencesThe Law Reform Commission has come out against the establishment of a special court for trying Revenue cases.Fri Jul 25 2003 - 01:00
O'Brien contributions to Fine Gael funds listedMr Denis O'Brien contributed £22,400 to Fine Gael between January 1995 and June 1996 by way of attending or supporting a number…Wed Jul 23 2003 - 01:00
Dunne tells of approach to Lowry over rentThe former supermarket tycoon, Mr Ben Dunne, told the tribunal it was not the case that he asked Mr Michael Lowry to help him…Wed Jul 23 2003 - 01:00
Naughton asked to chair airport boardMr Martin Naughton has been asked to chair the board of the Dublin airport authority to be created as part of the break-up of…Mon Jul 21 2003 - 01:00
Hogan says he has no recollection of O'Brien meetingMoriarty Tribunal The Fine Gael TD, Mr Phil Hogan, has said he has no recollection of any meeting such as one described by the…Sat Jul 19 2003 - 01:00
FitzGerald told colleague in 1995 of Lowry's approachA former executive with estate agents Sherry FitzGerald, Mr Killian O'Higgins, was told in 1995 by Mr Mark FitzGerald that he…Sat Jul 19 2003 - 01:00
Witness says being at tribunal 'very unpleasant'Appearing before the tribunal was "very unpleasant task" and he had not volunteered to become involved, Mr Mark FitzGerald told…Fri Jul 18 2003 - 01:00
FitzGerald stands by statement on LowryThe estate agent and former Fine Gael trustee, Mr Mark FitzGerald, said he stood over everything in his statement to the tribunal…Fri Jul 18 2003 - 01:00
FitzGerald insists meetings took placeThe estate agent Mr Mark FitzGerald rejected the contention that his evidence concerning Mr Denis O'Brien was "untrue, made up…Thu Jul 17 2003 - 01:00
Inquiry told Lowry sought favour for DunneThe estate agent and former Fine Gael trustee Mr Mark FitzGerald said Mr Michael Lowry sought to influence a rent review of an…Thu Jul 17 2003 - 01:00
Witness took legal advice on disclosure rulesMr Mark FitzGerald said he took legal advice as to the requirement to make a disclosure to the 1997 McCracken (Dunnes Payments…Thu Jul 17 2003 - 01:00
Loughrey stands over his decision on Esat DigifoneThe former secretary general of the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications said he stood over his decision about …Wed Jul 16 2003 - 01:00
FitzGerald due to appear at tribunal todayMr Mark FitzGerald, son of former Taoiseach Dr Garret FitzGerald and one-time a Fine Gael trustee, is due to appear before the…Wed Jul 16 2003 - 01:00
EC man has no memory of 1995 letterAn official with the European Commission said he has no memory of giving a copy of the first page of a letter concerning the …Sat Jul 12 2003 - 01:00
Query over O'Brien's money-raising to be revisitedThe Moriarty tribunal : The former secretary-general of the Department of Transport,Energy and Communications, Mr John Loughrey…Fri Jul 11 2003 - 01:00
Letter 'fully exonerates' LowryA barrister acting for the former Fine Gael minister, Mr Michael Lowry, said a letter that has recently come to light "completely…Thu Jul 10 2003 - 01:00
Regulator backdates Act for firms in liquidationThe number of company directors who may end up being restricted by the High Court from acting as directors is to increase, after…Wed Jul 09 2003 - 01:00
IAWS buys stake in Swiss companyIAWS has acquired a 22 per cent stake in the Switzerland-based Hiestand group, a gourmet bakery that manufactures and distributes…Wed Jul 09 2003 - 01:00
Cost to Exchequer of many tax relief schemes is unknownThe cost to the Exchequer of more than 20 different tax relief schemes is not known, according to Labour Party spokeswoman on…Tue Jul 08 2003 - 01:00
Fined company makes EUR392,262 profitOran Pre-Cast Ltd, the Galway construction company fined €500,000 on Thursday for breaches of the health and safety laws, made…Sat Jul 05 2003 - 01:00
Builder's profit tops €900,000Coffey Construction Ltd, a public works company with registered offices in Limerick, made a profit before tax of €908,980 in …Thu Jul 03 2003 - 01:00
Forestry report says funding cut is 'regrettable'A report on the forestry sector by economist Mr Peter Bacon has said it is "highly regrettable" that the Government has cut funding…Wed Jul 02 2003 - 01:00
Mercury posts a pre-tax profit of €19.2mMercury Holdings, the successful engineering and investment group which includes Mercury Engineering Ltd, made a pre-tax profit…Mon Jun 30 2003 - 01:00
Relationship rested on Lowry 'integrity'The civil servant who chaired the committee that selected the winner of the competition for the State's second mobile-phone licence…Sat Jun 28 2003 - 01:00
Document on timescale may be importantA document that may have "serious significance" for lines of inquiry already pursued in public evidence was produced by the tribunal…Fri Jun 27 2003 - 01:00
Note could point to confidential informationA solicitor's note may indicate that confidential information was available to a member of the Esat Digifone consortium during…Fri Jun 27 2003 - 01:00
Witness unaware data was alteredThe chairman of the team which selected the winner of the State's second mobile phone licence competition told the tribunal that…Thu Jun 26 2003 - 01:00
Receiver to finish Dunloe bidder's developmentA major apartment and retail development in Poole, Dorset, England, run by companies that are in turn owned by the Jersey-based…Wed Jun 25 2003 - 01:00
Mulhern's Clayton Love turnover reaches €23.23mClayton Love Distribution Ltd, the frozen food distribution company owned by Mr John Mulhern, made a profit before taxation in…Mon Jun 23 2003 - 01:00
Desmond worth 'at least #40m' before licence granted - reportMoriarty tribunal An accountant on secondment to the Department of Communications conducted an inquiry into the wealth of Mr…Fri Jun 20 2003 - 01:00
State handling of cartels and mergers needs reform - anti-competition reviewThe anti-competition regime in the Republic has been given "3+ out of 5" by an international reviewWed Jun 18 2003 - 01:00
Auditing proposals 'too radical'Some of the measures in the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill currently on its way through the Oireachtas go beyond those…Mon Jun 16 2003 - 01:00
Protecting dairy farmers at odds with aid policyBusiness Opinion: Irish dairy companies have been hugely successful in recent timesMon Jun 16 2003 - 01:00
Tax defaulters pay €28.63m in settlementsThe longest list of tax defaulters with the largest total tax settlement to date was published yesterday in Iris Oifigiúil.Sat Jun 14 2003 - 01:00
Irish group backs €37.6m South Africa developmentA group of Irish investors are behind a €37.6 million development in central Cape Town, South Africa.Thu Jun 12 2003 - 01:00
Jurys Doyle to sell Tara Hotel and open Southampton InnThe Jurys Doyle hotel group is selling the Jurys Tara Hotel in Booterstown, Dublin, for €14.2 million in cashSat Jun 07 2003 - 01:00
Trinity set to buy BiotrinTrinity Biotech is seeking to purchase a Dublin health products firm and is prepared to pay 20 per cent more than is currently…Fri Jun 06 2003 - 01:00
1,050 more jobs to go at BombardierBombardier Aerospace in Belfast has announced a further 1,050 jobs are to go following the rejection by workers of a four-year…Fri Jun 06 2003 - 01:00
Directors of 140 firms facing restriction left debts of €160mDebts of approximately €160 million were left by 140 insolvent companies whose directors now face restriction proceedings in …Thu Jun 05 2003 - 01:00
Security measures 'hampered assessment'Moriarty Tribunal: The level of security under which the 1995 mobile-phone licence competition operated acted as an impediment…Fri May 30 2003 - 01:00
Key player in bid assessments will not be attending inquiryThe Danish consultant who played a key role in the assessment of the bids for the 1995 mobile phone licence competition has said…Fri May 30 2003 - 01:00
Credit union loan referred to IFSRAA member of a Cork credit union with €127 on deposit and no savings history, got a €127,000 loan approved within 48 hours…Wed May 28 2003 - 01:00
