Qualceram shares suspended as bank talks stallBathroom suite maker Qualceram Shires has requested the suspension of its shares today following the apparent failure of talks…Tue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
Wages in small firms down 13%, report findsWages in Irish small and medium enterprises have fallen by an average of 13 per cent over the last six months, according to a…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Ireland signs tax deal with Jersey and GuernseyIRELAND HAS signed tax co-operation agreements with Jersey and Guernsey that will allow the Revenue Commissioners request banking…Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Trade surplus rose 14% to €29.2bn last yearTHE STATES trade surplus rose 14 per cent in 2008 to a four-year high of €29Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
State expects to spend 12% of tax revenue on interestTHE GOVERNMENT expects to spend up to 12 per cent of tax revenues paying interest on borrowings this year, according to a briefing…Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Ryanair and CRH buck European negativityMARKET REPORT: THE DUBLIN market joined most other European bourses in turning negative yesterday towards the end of trading…Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Budget must be 'credible' on reducing deficit by 2013, says CowenTHE APRIL budget will outline how the Government plans to deal with the exchequer deficit through tax increases and spending …Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
IFG pre-tax profits plunge 20% to €12mDUBLIN-BASED financial services group IFG has reported a 20 per cent drop in pre-tax profits to €12 million for 2008 due to financial…Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Profit-taking hits financials while US data boosts CRHDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,158.67 (+19.84) Settlement date: March 30thThu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Computer training firms settle copyright caseAN ALLEGATION of copyright breach by Jefferson Computer Ltd over computer training material produced by Bua Training has been…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
€300m EIB bank fund to be available to smaller firmsA €300 MILLION fund from the European Investment Bank (EIB) is to be made available in loans to small and medium-sized Irish …Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Complaints force toll firm to actTHE COMPANY operating the M50 barrier-free toll, BetEire Flow, is reviewing its operations after admitting to “failings” in its…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Compulsory redundancies at TV3TV3 HAS made 12 people compulsorily redundant, cut salaries and reduced its domestically produced programming in a move to trim…Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
Babcock & Brown ends stewardship of Eircom in dealTHE MAJORITY shareholder in Eircom, Babcockv& Brown Capital (BCM), has ended its management agreement with Australian investment…Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
Corporate tax rate attractive to firms, survey findsIreland’s low corporate tax rate of 12Mon Mar 23 2009 - 00:00
TV3 to make 12 redundant, cuts wagesTV3 has made 12 people compulsorily redundant today, introduced pay cuts and reduced its domestically produced programming to…Mon Mar 23 2009 - 00:00
Slowdown in retail sales accelerates sharply - CSOTHE SLOWDOWN in retail sales has accelerated sharply, driven by a collapse in the market for new cars, according to figures published…Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Household survey to include questions on cross-Border shoppingA SERIES of questions aimed at providing a more detailed picture of the extent of cross-Border shopping are to be added to the…Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Cross-Border shoppers spent €550m last yearRESEARCH INTO the extent of cross-Border shopping has found that up to €550 million was spent by shoppers from the Republic in…Fri Mar 20 2009 - 00:00
Retail sales fall by record 20% in year to JanuaryRetail sales declined at the fastest pace on record in the year to January due to a sharp deterioration in the number of new …Fri Mar 20 2009 - 00:00
CREO reports £91m pretax loss, rental income up 23%China Real Estate Opportunities (CREO), the publicly quoted property company backed by Treasury Holdings, has reported a pretax…Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Privatised driving tests to end next monthDRIVING TESTS will no longer be provided by SGS Ireland from next month.Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
Merrion reports reduced pretax loss of €5mLISTED IRISH drug-maker Merrion Pharmaceuticals has reported a pretax loss of €5 million for 2008, down from a loss of €12 million…Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
Merrion pretax losses fall as revenues surgeListed Irish drug-maker Merrion Pharmaceuticals has reported a pre-tax loss of €5 million for 2008, down from a loss of €12 million…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
S&P downgrades country risk assessment of Irish banksCredit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has downgraded its country risk assessment on the Irish banking industry…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
Cowen announces export agreements worth €100mExport agreements between Irish companies and their US counterparts worth €100 million have been announced by Taoiseach Brian…Mon Mar 16 2009 - 00:00
TCD unveils 15 new bioscience technologiesA REVISED form of the drug aspirin which may allow it to be used as a long-term preventative treatment was one of 15 new bioscience…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Total Produce reports 10% fall in profitTOTAL PRODUCE, the fruit and vegetable distributor, has reported a 10 per cent fall in pretax profit to €29Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
AIB, Bank of Ireland shares rebound in early tradeShares in the State’s two largest banks have rebounded strongly today with Bank of Ireland rising over 50 per cent and AIB gaining…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Ireland may lose AAA credit rating - FitchRatings agency Fitch said today Ireland may lose its ‘AAA’ debt rating – the highest available – because of the rapid deterioration…Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Banks take differing approaches to rate cutThere have been differing responses by Irish mortgage lenders to today’s interest rate cut of 50bps to a record low of 1Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
ACC reports €244m loss as bad loan provisions riseACC Bank, which is owned by Dutch financial group Rabobank, has reported a loss after-tax of €244 million for last yearThu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Trintech reports 20% rise in full-year revenuesIRISH TECHNOLOGY company Trintech has reported a 20 per cent rise in full-year revenues of $39.7 million (€31.5 million).Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Total Produce profits fall, cautious about 2009Total Produce, the fruit and vegetable distributor, has reported a 10 per cent fall in pretax profit to €29Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Hibernian Aviva operating profits halve to €181mOperating profits for Hibernian Aviva halved last year to €181 million due to the impact of the economic downturn.Thu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Services sector activity hit record low last monthIRELAND’S SERVICES sector contracted at record pace in February as pessimistic businesses cut jobs to reduce costsThu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Blackrock International reports pretax loss of €78.8mProperty investment vehicle Blackrock International Land has reported a full-year pretax loss of €78Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Trintech reports 20% rise in full-year revenuesIrish technology company Trintech has reported a 20 per cent rise in full-year revenues of $39.7 million (€31.5 million).Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
IL&P chairwoman apologises for €7bn Anglo transactionIrish Life & Permanent (ILP) chairwoman Gillian Bowler has apologised “unreservedly” for the movement of over €7 billion …Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Unemployment reaches 10-year highThe number of people signing on for jobseekers' payments hit a new record high of 354,400 in February, bringing unemployment …Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Discrepancy in driving theory handbooksHOW LONG does it take to bring a car or motorcycle travelling at 100km/h on a dry road to come to a complete stop?Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Firms spent estimated €1.68bn on R&D last yearBusinesses operating in the State spent an estimated €1Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
C&C expects revenues to fall 13% this yearCider maker C&C said it expects revenues this year to decline by 13 per cent and is forecasting an adjusted operating profit…Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
CRH reports 14% fall in pretax profits to €1.6bnBuildings material giant CRH has reported a 14 per cent fall in pre-tax profits to €1Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Lending restrictions imposed on handful of credit unionsA handful of credit unions, including Mitchelstown Credit Union in Co Cork, have been instructed to cease lending to businesses…Tue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Irish manufacturing contracts at record rateIrish manufacturing firms cut jobs and output at a record rate last month as the sector suffered a marked deterioration, according…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
New InnovatorsThis month we bring you a non-toxic superbug remedy, direct marketing for mobile users and improvements in solar panel manufacturing…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
Come togetherTELECOMS INFRASTRUCTURE: THE CREATION of a test mobile phone network at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) has been described…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00