McCreevy offers new options on credit union dividend taxThe Government has abandoned attempts to force credit unions to collect tax on dividends paid to their 1.8 million members.Tue Oct 24 2000 - 01:00
Purcell blames NIB for trading lossesMr Gerry Purcell ran Purcell Brothers Ltd, the Waterford-based cattletrading business established by his father Seamus, from …Fri Oct 20 2000 - 01:00
Competition watchdog seeking to extend its winning streakOctober has been a good month for competition in IrelandFri Oct 20 2000 - 01:00
Court told meat firm lost £3m in `unauthorised' currency dealsMr Gerry Purcell, former managing director of Purcell Brothers Limited, lost £3 million (€3Fri Oct 20 2000 - 01:00
Market takes a pasting, `hit by a tidal wave'An afternoon rally on Wall Street came too late for Dublin, which took a pasting after US stocks fell on fears for the US economy…Thu Oct 19 2000 - 01:00
Elan's gains push ISEQ into positive territoryDublin closed marginally up yesterday on the back of gains by Elan, which reports its third-quarter results tomorrowWed Oct 18 2000 - 01:00
ECB again warns Government not to cut taxesTHE European Central Bank has repeated its warning to the Government over plans to cut taxes in the coming BudgetMon Oct 16 2000 - 01:00
Massey warning on cartel threat to StateIreland will end up with a "paper tiger" Competition Authority to police the Celtic Tiger economy unless it gives the organisation…Sat Oct 14 2000 - 01:00
Data to confirm US is State's main marketThe United States has overtaken Britain as the Republic's most important trading partner, thanks in part to the impotency drug…Fri Oct 13 2000 - 01:00
Short-term outlook prompts Eircom's U-turn on EircellWhat has happened to Alfie Kane? Five weeks ago, in an interview with this paper, the Eircom chief executive said his strategy…Fri Oct 13 2000 - 01:00
Sale of Eircell requires approval of shareholdersEircom shareholders will have to give their approval before any proposed sale of Eircell to Vodafone AirTouch can proceedWed Oct 11 2000 - 01:00
Nevada project leads push south of BorderA data centre or "server farm" located in the former Amdahl electronics plant in Swords, Co Dublin will be the flagship project…Wed Oct 11 2000 - 01:00
Eircell news brings Eircom takeover into viewEircom may become the subject of a takeover battle following the announcement that Vodafone AirTouch is in talks to buy its mobile…Tue Oct 10 2000 - 01:00
Vodafone will dictate pace of change in future of the telecoms industryVodafone AirTouch is the largest mobile telecommunications company in the world and claims to be one of the top 10 businesses…Tue Oct 10 2000 - 01:00
Spring yet to fulfil share vowMe Dick Spring, the former Labour leader and an Eircom director, has yet to fulfil the pledge he gave at the company's annual…Fri Oct 06 2000 - 01:00
Dunloe to revisit Orb bid as Smyth makes peaceMr Noel Smyth, chairman of Dunloe Ewart, has made a peace overture to Mr Liam Carroll, saying the property developer is entitled…Thu Oct 05 2000 - 01:00
Customers save as Eircom cuts minimum chargeEircom has cut its minimum call charge for phone calls from 11Wed Oct 04 2000 - 01:00
Eircom to cut cost of residential calls in bid to counter competitorsEircom will today announce cuts in the cost of residential calls which company sources say will reduce average phone bills by…Tue Oct 03 2000 - 01:00
Jersey group backs Orb bid for DunloeAn Irish financier based in the Channel Islands has emerged as the backer of the rival bid from Orb Estates to Mr Noel Smyth'…Mon Oct 02 2000 - 01:00
Support for euro seems set to be testedThe resolve of the authorities on both sides of the Atlantic to support the euro will be tested this weekMon Oct 02 2000 - 01:00
International EU fish quota `denied' to £50m Irish trawlerMr Kevin McHugh has suffered a setback in his plan to avail of European Union fishing rights to operate Atlantic Dawn, his new…Tue Sept 26 2000 - 01:00
Treasury Holdings to be backer of bid for the Millennium DomeTreasury Holdings, the property company run by Mr Johnny Ronan and Mr Richard Barrett, has emerged as one of the backers of a…Sat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
Four directors of Esat resign after founder's decision to quitMr Leslie Buckley and three other directors of Esat Telecom have resigned from the board of the telecommunications company, which…Fri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
Arcon kept in red but profits improveHigher interest rates and a strong dollar kept Arcon in the red for the first half of the year despite an improvement in operating…Fri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
Report backs Treasury on docklands site contract with CIEA report commissioned by the Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, supports Treasury Holding's assertion that it has a…Fri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
Eircom unable to break bad news cycleAny plans that Eircom chief executive Mr Alfie Kane might have to put the group's problems behind him after last week's outpouring…Wed Sept 20 2000 - 01:00
Fallen quits Eircom to spend more time with family in UKMr Malcolm Fallen, the chief financial officer of Eircom, is leaving his €500,000 a year job at the embattled company after 18…Wed Sept 20 2000 - 01:00
Good news at Ulster TV as operating profits rise by 24%Ulster Television has reported a 24 per cent increase in group operating profit to £6Tue Sept 19 2000 - 01:00
IIU to enter hedge fund marketInternational Investment and Underwriting (IIU), based in the IFSC and chaired by Mr Dermot Desmond, plans to enter the hedge…Tue Sept 19 2000 - 01:00
Documents show cigarette, beer price rises contemplatedPotential Budget increases in the prices of cigarettes and beer are factored into the Government's economic forecasts, according…Mon Sept 18 2000 - 01:00
Goodman pursues action against StateMr Larry Goodman has kept his £75 million (€95 million) damages claim against the State alive despite attempts by the Department…Sat Sept 16 2000 - 01:00
Cool Kane must deal with a.g.m. debris before moving Eircom onAlfie Kane says he is unshaken by the five hours of, at times, personal abuse he endured at Eircom's marathon annual general …Fri Sept 15 2000 - 01:00
Institution to protest at Eircom bonus planStandard Life, one of the largest institutional investors in Eircom, will not vote in favour of a key motion at today's annual…Wed Sept 13 2000 - 01:00
RTE faces up to replacing lost `soaps'RTE executives will this morning start the job of finding something to plug the hole in the station's schedule that will be created…Tue Sept 12 2000 - 01:00
RTE to seek licence rise as it loses Coronation StreetRTE WILL use the loss of Coronation Street, its flagship entertainment programme, to press the Government for a large increase…Tue Sept 12 2000 - 01:00
Granada's £38m investment in TV3 sends shockwaves through MontroseIt was a case of third time lucky for Mr James Morris when his 10-year courtship of Granada came to fruition yesterdayTue Sept 12 2000 - 01:00
Media empire being built by GranadaThe purchase of 45 per cent of TV3 for £38.05 million (€48Tue Sept 12 2000 - 01:00
US oil firm fined millions for breaches in safety lawTosco Corporation, the US oil company which is buying the Irish National Petroleum Company from the State, has been fined millions…Tue Aug 29 2000 - 01:00
O'Rourke may oppose controversial Eircom share option schemeThe Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, may vote her remaining 8Wed Aug 23 2000 - 01:00
Financiers of Four Seasons Hotel deny offshore linkSources close to the banking syndicate behind the troubled Four Seasons Hotel venture in Dublin said yesterday they were not …Tue Aug 22 2000 - 01:00
Role of Eircom executives queriedMr Dick Roche, a Fianna Fail member of the Committee on Public Enterprise is seeking an examination of the role played by senior…Tue Aug 22 2000 - 01:00
Superquinn's `support cash' firm wound upRetail Logistics, the company at the centre of the Superquinn support money controversy, has been wound up.Fri Aug 18 2000 - 01:00
Bonuses for Eircom chiefs were linked to flotation priceBonuses of €1.2 million (£957,564) paid last year to Eircom chief executive Mr Alfie Kane and Mr Malcolm Fallen, the finance …Fri Aug 18 2000 - 01:00
Warning on slump in Irish economyMargaret Thatcher's chief economic adviser has warned that Ireland is heading for a slump on a par with the recession that followed…Fri Aug 18 2000 - 01:00
Annual inflation target may be exceeded as prices roar aheadThe Government inflation target for 2000 - revised only last month from 3 per cent to 5Wed Aug 16 2000 - 01:00
Architect of Morrison Hotel in dispute with RochaThe architect who designed the prize-winning Morrison Hotel in Dublin has accused the fashion designer Mr John Rocha of exaggerating…Tue Aug 15 2000 - 01:00
MBO unlikley for Guinness plant in DundalkA management buyout (MBO) of the doomed Guinness packaging operation in Dundalk is unlikely say Enterprise Ireland as the drinks…Tue Aug 15 2000 - 01:00
Crosbies a good bit richer after land status decisionCork Corporation may have added to the already considerable wealth of the Crosbie family by millions last week when it conferred…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
