Complaints against insurers increase 27%Insurance companies saw a 27 per cent increase in complaints last year, with 1,631 cases being brought to the insurance ombudsman…Wed Apr 09 2003 - 01:00
Profit growth to suffer in sterling dropProfit growth at Irish companies will suffer this year due to sterling's fall against the euro but the effect will not be too…Tue Apr 08 2003 - 01:00
Lobby group labels software piracy rate a 'national disgrace'Software piracy in Ireland is costing jobs according to technology business lobby group ICT IrelandMon Apr 07 2003 - 01:00
Unemployment rises again in MarchThe number of people out of work rose again last month, bringing the seasonally adjusted total to 169,500.Sat Apr 05 2003 - 01:00
Pension funds suffer more lossesPension funds notched up further losses in the first three months of the year.Irish-managed funds have surrendered 4Fri Apr 04 2003 - 01:00
Iona profit warning shocks the marketIona Technologies shocked markets yesterday with a dramatic profit warning just a fortnight ahead of the publication of first…Fri Apr 04 2003 - 01:00
Qualceram fails to match targetQualceram failed to match dramatically reduced expectations following a difficult year that saw a fall in sales and the decision…Thu Apr 03 2003 - 01:00
Q&A Dominic CoyleThe Irish Times guide to the world of Personal Finance, this week, falling share prices and small investingFri Mar 21 2003 - 00:00
Pensions Board to review Aer Lingus schemesThe Pensions Board has started a public review of the status of Aer Lingus employees's pension schemesThu Mar 13 2003 - 00:00
State ahead of EU in housing price risesHousing price rises in Ireland have outstripped the rest of the European Union over the past 20 years.Thu Mar 13 2003 - 00:00
Grafton sales hit record high of €1.15bn for 2002Grafton Group has notched up its eleventh successive year of growth on the back of a strong performance by its expanding British…Tue Mar 11 2003 - 00:00
Dublin out of step and ends the day in the blackMARKET REPORT: Dublin misread the script yesterday to end the day in the blackTue Mar 11 2003 - 00:00
OPEC meets amid doubts over price controlOil prices will remain high even after the resolution of the Iraq conflict, according to a report by KBC Asset Management.Mon Mar 10 2003 - 00:00
Sector outlines five-year plan for horse racingHorse Racing Ireland has unveiled a five-year plan to develop the industryFri Mar 07 2003 - 00:00
Riverdeep MBO bid advancesRiverdeep chief executive Mr Barry O'Callaghan moved a step closer to success in his bid to take the company private when shareholders…Wed Mar 05 2003 - 00:00
Waterford shares slump following profit warningSettlement Day: March 6th: Waterford Wedgewood took centre stage in Dublin yesterday but for all the wrong reasonsTue Mar 04 2003 - 00:00
Worker directors refuse to sign Aer Lingus booksWorker directors at Aer Lingus have refused to sign the accounts of the company for 2002Fri Feb 28 2003 - 00:00
Market ReportStocks fell further on another grim day for equity markets worldwideThu Feb 27 2003 - 00:00
Riverdeep battle nears climaxRiverdeep chief executive Mr Barry O'Callaghan is close to winning his battle to take private the educational software group.Wed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
Paddy Power doubles profits in 2002Bookmaker Paddy Power doubled profits in 2002 on the back of a solid performance by its betting offices and a sharp fall in losses…Wed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
Construction slowdown hits Readymix profitsReadymix, the Dublin-based building materials group, saw profits fall in 2002 as a slowdown in construction and restructuring…Wed Feb 26 2003 - 00:00
MBO still only offer for RiverdeepRiverdeep has attracted no offers apart from the management buyout (MBO) proposal from chief executive Mr Barry O'Callaghan's…Sat Feb 22 2003 - 00:00
Private-sector workers warned on pensionsThousands of private-sector workers will find themselves living on paltry pensions unless they increase their contributions dramatically…Sat Feb 22 2003 - 00:00
Public sector increase masks jobs fall-offIBEC said the poor employment performance was attributable to weak trading conditions and a sharp increase in business costs.Fri Feb 21 2003 - 00:00
Riverdeep chief looks set to win fight for controlRiverdeep chief executive Mr Barry O'Callaghan looks to have won his battle for control of the educational software group on …Fri Feb 21 2003 - 00:00
Alphyra posts strong results as MBO team's bid receives boostElectronic payments group Alphyra has reported strong results for 2002Thu Feb 20 2003 - 00:00
AIB trades strongly as results day approachesMARKET REPORT: Settlement Date: February 21stWed Feb 19 2003 - 00:00
Takeover Panel gives Alphyra MBO team go-aheadTakeover target Alphyra reports results today clear of the shadow of the Irish Takeover Panel, which had been considering whether…Wed Feb 19 2003 - 00:00
Stamp duty 'drives investors to UK'Estate agents have accused the Government of undermining the property market by increasing the rate of stamp duty on commercial…Tue Feb 18 2003 - 00:00
Davy loses eight staff to Morgan StanleyDavy Stockbrokers yesterday lost eight senior staff in its private clients' divisionTue Feb 18 2003 - 00:00
Canada Life agrees bid of Eur27.26 per shareCanada Life yesterday agreed a 7.3 billion Canadian dollar bid for the company from rival Great-West LifeCoTue Feb 18 2003 - 00:00
Market ReportAIB piggybacked on the progress of its rival, gaining further impetus from renewed talk of a share buyback at AIB that could …Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
Takeover Panel to discuss AlphyraIreland's Takeover Panel is due to meet later this week to discuss the circumstances surrounding the takeover bid for Alphyra…Wed Feb 12 2003 - 00:00
Rhode workers won't be 'bullied' on dealWorkers at the ESB's Rhode power station have warned the company they will not be "bullied", following their rejection of a €…Tue Feb 11 2003 - 00:00
Ardagh director to guard investorsGlassmaker Ardagh has appointed a new director to safeguard the rights of small shareholders in the company, which is being taken…Tue Feb 11 2003 - 00:00
'Broadband charges to drop'Consumers can expect more competitive telecom tariffs in the future as fixed line operators fight for business with mobile, satellite…Mon Feb 10 2003 - 00:00
Brown denies reports he has decided against euroBritish parliamentarians visit Dublin this week to examine Ireland's experience of the euro.Mon Feb 10 2003 - 00:00
Further talks over Rhode deal unlikelyThe ESB is unlikely to re-open negotiations with workers at the disused Rhode power station in Offaly following the rejection…Mon Feb 10 2003 - 00:00
Alphyra shareholders slow to take up offerManagement at Alphyra persuaded less than 30 per cent of shareholders to accept its offer to buy out the company by its first…Fri Feb 07 2003 - 00:00
Gloomy day for global marketsUS data showing a reverse in worker productivity compounded further gloom on the corporate front on both sides of the Atlantic…Fri Feb 07 2003 - 00:00
Confidence in markets hit by war worriesWorries about war with Iraq and negative corporate news on both sides of the Atlantic brought European markets back towards six…Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Riverdeep MBO team sends formal offerRiverdeep shareholders will receive the formal offer for their shares from a consortium led by chairman and chief executive Mr…Tue Feb 04 2003 - 00:00
Airlines keep airport levies on missed flightsRyanair and Aer Lingus boost profits by refusing to refund airport chargeslevied on customers who have missed their flightsThu Jan 23 2003 - 00:00
Fund managers face stark choice on Riverdeep offerDisgruntled Irish fund managers may find themselves with little option but to accept the $1Thu Jan 23 2003 - 00:00
Funds reject Riverdeep MBO bidHibernian Investment Managers yesterday rejected the management buyout offer for RiverdeepWed Jan 22 2003 - 00:00
Riverdeep cash offer of $1.51Riverdeep's founder Mr Pat McDonagh and chief executive Mr Barry O'Callaghan have offered to take the company private at less…Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00
Company's view of share value likely to upset investorsMore than two months after it was first mooted, Riverdeep shareholders finally know the company's view of the value of the shares…Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00
Sales increase by 12% for Friends FirstStrong sales of Government-sponsored Special Savings Incentive Accounts underpinned growth at Friends First last yearFri Jan 17 2003 - 00:00
Better a bit of something than a lot of nothingThe attentions of the Sean Quinn Group may have elevated the spin-off by Ardagh plc of its remaining glass-making businesses …Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Ardagh e.g.m. votes to spin off glass-making armShareholders in glass-maker Ardagh voted overwhelmingly yesterday to take private the company's international glass-making operations…Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
