Is now the time to buy a holiday home?There’s nothing like a blast of sunshine to make us dream about buying a seaside retreat or bolt-hole in the countryside. And though sales – and prices – are on the up again, making the dream a reality might just be an affordable propositionThu Jul 31 2014 - 01:00
Ireland lags behind on CFD legislationEuropean neighbours have already introduced contracts-for-difference rulesWed Jul 30 2014 - 01:00
SMEs call for a focus on competitiveness in Budget 2015Budget must get the balance right between generating savings and productivity gainsTue Jul 29 2014 - 14:33
London’s Gherkin for sale at £650mIconic London building put into receivership in April of this yearTue Jul 29 2014 - 09:03
Greencore on track to deliver full year expectationsFood group revenues rose to £326.4 million (€412.6 million) in the 13 weeks to June 27thTue Jul 29 2014 - 07:44
As bond yields and deposit rates fell, one product did pay dividendsInvestors have turned to dividends which have been rising globally but the risk does need to be spreadTue Jul 29 2014 - 01:10
A thousand hours of study needed to join elite group of CFA graduatesIt’s being billed as the new MBA - but is the chartered financial analyst qualification worth the effort?Mon Jul 28 2014 - 01:10
Warning issued on Thüngen Financial (Luxembourg)Firm is not authorised as an investment firm in Ireland Central Bank saysTue Jul 22 2014 - 11:13
Game Account Network broadens US reachDeveloper of gaming software links up with Pennsylvania casinoTue Jul 22 2014 - 08:07
Hibernia Reit’s investments yielding 4.1 per centProperty investment company is seeking to raise additional debtTue Jul 22 2014 - 08:06
Is it time to wave goodbye to your car?A bicycle, public transport and the occasional renting of a car could save you cashTue Jul 15 2014 - 01:30
Providence shares down 9% after drilling delayed until 2015Price fell the most in almost four years in London trading this morningWed Jul 09 2014 - 15:32
Membership of banking inquiry advisory group announcedGroup of public and private sector banking specialists will assist Oireachtas committeWed Jul 09 2014 - 13:29
Irish M&A reaches record level in first half of the yearValue of deals soar on back of pharma transactions meaning Ireland accounted for almost 20% of all European activityWed Jul 09 2014 - 12:10
Salix to gain Irish HQ through mergerUS pharmaceuticals group will merge with Dublin-based Cosmo Technologies to reduce its tax billWed Jul 09 2014 - 11:49
Insurance companies continue to decrease holding of Irish bondsNo change in total outstanding government bonds but insurance companies reduce their holdingsWed Jul 09 2014 - 11:42
Six new companies at Digital Hub to create 28 jobsThree of the six companies are from outside Ireland and all have strong growth plansWed Jul 09 2014 - 11:08
UDG buys Galliard and Nyxeon for £6.5mAquisition of PR firms to be ‘immediately earnings-enhancing’Tue Jul 08 2014 - 22:27
Receiver appointed to hotels in Kilmessan and Donabate“Business as usual” at the Station House Hotel and Waterside House Hotel as PwC is appointed at request of KBC BankTue Jul 08 2014 - 14:51
Government launches crackdown on TV licence fee evasionAn Post is to be given access to cable and satellite TV subscription data in order to pursue licence evadersTue Jul 08 2014 - 13:54
First wave energy project awarded €23mESB WestWave awarded €23m in funding by the European CommissionTue Jul 08 2014 - 12:53
UDG acquires health PR business for £13mPurchase of two London based scientific PR firms will be “immediately earnings enhancing”Tue Jul 08 2014 - 08:27
Petroceltic completes sale of Algerian interestSale of 18.375 per cent interest in Algerian field has been completed by the exploration companyTue Jul 08 2014 - 08:06
How to borrow money the easiest wayLots of financial institutions offering good rates. Just make sure you know what you are getting into.Tue Jul 08 2014 - 01:05
Ryanair steps up recruitment of tech rolesAirline looking to fill a range of roles in the areas of software development, data, design and mediaMon Jul 07 2014 - 14:45
Ardagh Glass primed for 2015 IPO with sale of plantsProceeds generated by sale of six Anchor Glass plants in the US “enhances” manufacturer’s ability to floatMon Jul 07 2014 - 13:10
‘Buoyant’ six months for IDA as FDI jumps 42%100 investments from companies like HedgeServ, AdRoll and Zendesk leads to creation of 8,000 jobsMon Jul 07 2014 - 12:18
Bag yourself an upgrade from €300 this summerAer Lingus introduces upgrade auction allowing passengers to bid for a business class seatMon Jul 07 2014 - 11:55
More than 4,000 new cars registered with ‘142’ platesSome 4,264 new cars were registered yesterday, the first day of the new ‘142’ registration plateThu Jul 03 2014 - 04:39
Dublin based label manufacturer acquired by US multinationalCincinatti based Multi-Color Corporation has acquired Multiprint LabelsWed Jul 02 2014 - 15:03
Framework for banking inquiry drawn upOireachtas Committee draws up scoping document whcih sets out broad purposes, scope and timeframe of inquiryWed Jul 02 2014 - 13:00
Live Register at lowest level since April 2009Unemployment rate slips back to 11.6% as number signing on declines by 4,400 in JuneWed Jul 02 2014 - 12:05
‘Hundreds’ of jobs for Limerick in new operations centreTicket exchange operator is looking for German, French, Italian and Spanish speakers; 150 new jobs for DublinWed Jul 02 2014 - 11:23
RTÉ reports surplus for first time since 2007Director general calls for additional public funding to invest in programming and technologyTue Jul 01 2014 - 17:54
Cost of moblie data,calls and texts to fall by up to 55 per centNew lower European roaming charges introduced todayTue Jul 01 2014 - 12:35
Aer Rianta completes Cypriot duty-free dealDeal demonstrates duty-free operator’s commitment to Middle East regionTue Jul 01 2014 - 11:54
Hardware stores benefit from fine weatherConsumers flock to buy garden furniture, decking, flowers and ‘go-buckets’Tue Jul 01 2014 - 10:40
Manufacturing sector continues return to formSector recorded its 13th consecutive month of growth in JuneTue Jul 01 2014 - 09:30
Exchange-traded funds: a timebomb likely to blow up?ETFs have the potential for accelerated earnings but there are risksTue Jul 01 2014 - 01:15
Tullow Oil discovers ‘high quality’ oil in KenyaExploration group now has five rigs drilling in Kenya and EthiopiaTue Jun 24 2014 - 23:50
Data roaming costs set to halve this summerMaximum cost of making a call in Europe to drop by 21% to 19 cent per minuteTue Jun 24 2014 - 15:17
Dublin-based Endo to acquire DAVA in €423m dealAcquisition follows Endo’s takeover of Paladin last year and is latest in line of tax inversion dealsTue Jun 24 2014 - 15:02
Contracts exchanged on Burlington site in DublinJohnny Ronan and Paddy McKillen-backed deal will see construction of five-storey office buildingTue Jun 24 2014 - 11:14
Microsoft unveils new €99 Nokia X2 smartphonePhone offers enhanced features including 4.3 inch ClearBlack display and 5MP cameraTue Jun 24 2014 - 11:13
Appetite for expansion allowed Merrion survive collapse of the company car marketAchieving turnover of €45m in the car industry has taken a lot of driveTue Jun 24 2014 - 01:00
Power cut: How to reduce your energy costsDoing some work on your home now will significantly lower those ever-spiralling utility billsTue Jun 17 2014 - 01:15
Ted spreads ideas in talks from teddy bears to introvertsTed Talks have become a global phenomenon worth €31.7m a year and there’s an offshoot in TallaghtMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
In your best interest: how to get the greatest return on your savingsWith interest rates so low it’s not the best time to be a saver but spreading your cash could optimise returnsTue Jun 10 2014 - 01:15
Deal or no deal: return of the gazumpCurrently there is nothing legally wrong with the practice but calls are being made for some financial penalty for anyone who breaks a ‘sale agreed’ commitmentThu Jun 05 2014 - 00:10
Industrial production increases 12 per cent in yearFigures show further evidence of recovering Irish economyWed Jun 04 2014 - 12:03
