Banks tougher than vulture funds on debt forgivenessBanks risk prompting compliant borrowers stopping payments if seen as easy on debtSat May 28 2016 - 01:00
Viridian repays costly debt after injection from new ownerI Squared Capital provided equity to discharge junior loan facilityThu May 26 2016 - 01:00
Bank governor warns insurers against chasing riskier assetsFirms must grapple with protracted period of low rates, says Philip LaneWed May 25 2016 - 21:16
Ulster Bank to sell €875m of troubled mortgagesLoans part of €2.5bn portfolio sale planned by UK-controlled bankWed May 25 2016 - 14:00
AIB’s riskiest bonds jump as bank denies whistleblower claimsBanks most junior bonds now trading at 90.5 cent on the euroWed May 25 2016 - 13:39
Eir plans new €150m revolving credit facilityState’s largest telco says plan subject to approval from senior lendersWed May 25 2016 - 10:17
Legal issue may see gardaí evicted from Harcourt SquareProperty investment company is in a dispute with Office of Public WorksWed May 25 2016 - 01:00
AIB posts rosy results but bad-debt challenge remainsFigures suggest slowdown in bank’s progress on impaired loansWed May 25 2016 - 01:00
AIB says it doesn’t cut mortgage rates at Government’s ‘whim’Strong profitability paves way to repay further €1.6bn of taxpayer aidWed May 25 2016 - 01:00
AIB may dispose of non-performing mortgage loansBank says all options are under review in tackling problematic loansTue May 24 2016 - 09:16
AA confirms it is in talks to sell Irish businessIrish executives expected to get stake under takeover; Carlyle Cardinal is the expected buyerTue May 24 2016 - 08:53
AIB seeks to draw line under whistleblower allegationChairman Richard Pym denies allegation as bank eyes €1.6bn State repayment after profitable start to yearTue May 24 2016 - 07:25
Permanent TSB profitabilty about a third of targetBank warned this month it may miss 10% 2018 return on equity aimMon May 23 2016 - 11:05
AIB seen cutting mortgage rates further by NoonanCentral Bank governor warns mortgage controls carry competition risksFri May 20 2016 - 06:59
Central Bank sells €500m of bonds linked to Anglo bailoutBonds being sold down at a much faster rate than expected under 2013 agreementFri May 20 2016 - 01:00
Ballygowan and MiWadi drive Britvic Ireland sales growthDrinks company revenues rise to €81.9 millon in first halfThu May 19 2016 - 09:37
UDG builds €600m acquisitions war chest as profits soarChief executive Brendan McAtamney says he prefers deals above €100 millionThu May 19 2016 - 09:03
Spar-owner BWG’s profits soar 41% amid Londis boostEuro’s rise against South African rand bolsters resultsThu May 19 2016 - 01:00
DAA eyes easing of Dublin flight restrictions under new runwayDublin and Cork airport operator’s profit rises 47% in 2015Wed May 18 2016 - 22:47
Banks rally as Wall Street reboundsEuropean bourses recover after weak start over corporate earningsWed May 18 2016 - 22:12
Irish debt agency sees financial silver lining from BrexitNTMA says overall impact from UK leaving EU is negativeWed May 18 2016 - 15:50
Aengus Kelly-led AerCap lines up $1bn bond saleIrish chief executive holds more than $100m stake in aircraft leasing companyWed May 18 2016 - 02:00
Goodbody Stockbrokers preparing to cut up to 20 postsJob losses focused on wealth management division which is set to undergo restructureWed May 18 2016 - 01:00
Greencore aims to develop $1bn business in USIrish convenience food group’s first-half operating profit rose by 8.5%Tue May 17 2016 - 22:52
DCC’s energy business fuels 35.5% operating profit growthFurther year of profit growth forecast for 2017Tue May 17 2016 - 10:38
NTMA tops up bond auction with further €101m debt saleState debt management agency sells six-year bonds following €750m auctionTue May 17 2016 - 01:00
Zenith Insurance pulls back on exposure to Irish marketGibraltar-based insurer said to cite difficult Irish market and court awards spikeSat May 14 2016 - 01:00
Department of Finance loses senior banking expertFormer UBS and Wells Fargo executive Neil Ryan to leave department in JulySat May 14 2016 - 01:00
Shares climb along with US retail salesEarlier losses erased after data shows consumer sentiment better than expectedSat May 14 2016 - 01:00
Enda Kenny pledges to lobby only Irish people in UK over BrexitTaoiseach says it is Irish Government’s duty to inform but not to lecture votersFri May 13 2016 - 11:43
Blackstone’s Dublin arm pays €30m dividend to parent firmCredit unit of loans management firm reports 13% increase in pretax profits to €25mFri May 13 2016 - 01:00
Bank and mining company shares fallAlphabet again takes over from Apple as world’s most valuable public companyFri May 13 2016 - 01:00
Interim examiner appointed to Debenhams Ireland after years of lossesCourt told only alternative to examinership was liquidation with €264m deficitThu May 12 2016 - 15:42
Moody’s seen holding off Irish upgrade amid Brexit fearsEight out of 11 analysts see Moody’s keeping Ireland at Baa1 on FridayThu May 12 2016 - 12:42
State achieves more than 90% of minimum bond sale target for yearNTMA sells €750m of six-year bonds at 0.157% yieldThu May 12 2016 - 10:25
Government bonds total falls by €8.8bn from record highBond sale today will bring total NTMA issuance so far this year to €5.5bnThu May 12 2016 - 01:00
Fitch warns of risks to Irish banks from new governmentPolitical uncertainty not eliminated following Taoiseach’s return to power, agency saysWed May 11 2016 - 11:34
Allianz’s Irish general insurance unit falls into quarterly lossGross premiums rise 18.6% to €164 million on year-earlier periodWed May 11 2016 - 09:19
C&C sees earnings rebound after 10% full-year profit dropFurther share buybacks planned as dividend increasedWed May 11 2016 - 08:44
C&C sees earnings rebound after 10.3% full-year profit dropFurther share buybacks planned as dividend increasedWed May 11 2016 - 07:25
Nama relaunches Project Tolka sale of €1.5bn in loansAgency withdrew sale of portfolio linked to Paddy Kelly, John Flynn and McCormack familyTue May 10 2016 - 15:58
Grafton eyes further Dutch acquisitions after €91.5 million dealBrexit, Brussels attacks dent overall strong start to 2016Tue May 10 2016 - 13:00
Brazilian businesses outperforming market, says Tony SmurfitSmurfit Kappa chief says cardboard company’s foray into Brazil is already paying offSat May 07 2016 - 01:00
Bank shares weak as government plan unsettles investorsPermanent TSB lost as much as 3.3%, while BoI down 1.7% in early tradingFri May 06 2016 - 12:13
Smurfit sees 2016 earnings growth after quarterly riseCardboard boxmaker seen joining FTSE 250 next month, reiterates earnings growthFri May 06 2016 - 11:11
RSA’s capital commitment to Irish insurance unit tops €500mIrish division delivers rebound in premiums in first quarterFri May 06 2016 - 03:00
Kingspan chief sees sales topping €3bn even as ‘Brexit’ weighsAlmost 32% of shareholders vote against remuneration report at agmThu May 05 2016 - 17:06
BT Ireland full-year revenue rises 7% to €860 millionSales boost follows investment in network reach and data centresThu May 05 2016 - 10:51
RSA Irish premiums rebound as insurance pricing riseIrish motor insurance costs rose almost 4 per cent on the month in MarchThu May 05 2016 - 09:27
Kennedy Wilson Europe spends €76.9 million on Dublin officesChase office block in Sandyford acquired from Chase Arkle for €62.5 millionThu May 05 2016 - 07:38
