More than skin deepTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW: NICKY KINNAIRD is in the business of beautyFri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
'Crude' levy applies to all workersTAXING PAY: TAXPAYERS WILL face a new 1 per cent income tax levy from January, after Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan announced…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Middle classes hit by wave of wealth taxesTHE LEVY on incomes announced yesterday is just one of a number of Budget day measures that will have a disproportionate impact…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
'R' word colours rather than dominates the debatesKENMARE DIARY: GALLOWS HUMOUR abounded at the opening session of the Kenmare conference on Friday night, as economists competed…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Call for abolition of 'unfair' property taxSTAMP DUTY INITIATIVE: "UNFAIR" STAMP duty on property should be abolished and replaced by capital gains tax on the family home…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Ryan criticises business income disparityEXECUTIVE PAY: MINISTER FOR Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan attacked excessive levels of executive pay…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
Opening target of 7% of GDP lower than some forecastsEXCHEQUER DEFICIT: THE GOVERNMENT'S opening target of an exchequer deficit next year of 7 per cent of gross domestic product…Sat Oct 11 2008 - 01:00
What's in Lenihan's budget briefcase?Some options available to Brian Lenihan to try to plug the budget deficit.Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
Mortgage repayments to fall by €50 to €150 a monthHOUSEHOLD IMPACT: MORTGAGE BORROWERS will see their loan repayments drop by between €50 and €150 a month following yesterday…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Global cuts in interest rates fail to ease market turmoilMORTGAGE BORROWERS will see their monthly loan repayments fall by about €50-€150 after a globally co-ordinated move by central…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Two firms announce 220 new Irish jobsEMPLOYMENT: A TOTAL of 220 new jobs in Co Wicklow and Co Donegal were announced yesterday.Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Jobless will jump to 8% next year, says ESRIRECESSION DEEPENS: UNEMPLOYMENT WILL jump to a rate of 8 per cent next year, with about 180,000 people predicted to be out of…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
1980s-style budget required - ESRIBUDGET 2009: HIGHER TAXES may be "unavoidable" if public services are to be maintained, the Economic and Social Research Institute…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
ESRI says unemployment will reach 8% next yearUnemployment will jump to a rate of 8 per cent next year, with around 180,000 people predicted to be out of work in 2009 as the…Tue Oct 07 2008 - 01:00
Central Bank predicts economy to remain in recession for two yearsTHE ECONOMY will remain in recession for at least two years, shrinking by 1Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
PLANET BUSINESSA sideways look at this week in the world of business compiled by Laura Slattery.Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Jobless rate increases to 6.3% in SeptemberUNEMPLOYMENT ROSE to an estimated rate of 6.3 per cent last month, up from 6Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Numbers on Live Register highest in 10 yearsUNEMPLOYMENT HAS increased to its highest rate since November 1998, with the number of people claiming unemployment benefits …Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Decline of almost 3.5% wipes out recent gainsIseq: 4,399.18 Settlement date: September 15th FINANCIAL TROUBLE at US investment bank Lehman Brothers weighed heavily yesterday…Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Eco-driving courses to be available at 30 localesECO-DRIVING courses that claim to help truck fleet managers reduce fuel costs by 10 per cent will be made available at 30 new…Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Record fall in building jobsCONSTRUCTION JOBS were axed at a record pace in August and were behind last month's surge in unemployment benefit claimants, …Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Irish Nationwide may sue ReutersIRISH NATIONWIDE Building Society is considering taking legal action against the Reuters news agency after it published an inaccurate…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
EirGrid energy scheme saves firms €6.3mLARGE COMPANIES that took part in an energy efficiency scheme run by the electricity grid operator EirGrid saved a total of €…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Revenue crackdown yields 100 calls a dayTHE REVENUE Commissioners has started receiving inquiries at a rate of 100 per day in relation to its latest crackdown on hot…Mon Sept 08 2008 - 01:00
Unemployment increases to 6.1%UNEMPLOYMENT HAS increased to an estimated rate of 6Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00
Tax take for first eight months 10% below expectationTAX REVENUE collected by the Government in the first eight months of the year has slipped 10 per cent behind the projections …Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
Redundancies level 36% up on last yearREDUNDANCIES IN 2008 are running 36 per cent ahead of last year, with 23,545 official redundancies in the first eight months, …Tue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00
Tax revenues €2.8bn below Government targetTax revenue collected by the Government in the first eight months of the year has slipped 10 per cent behind the projections …Tue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00
Fall in July house prices slows to 0.2%HOUSE PRICES continued their descent in July, but at a slower pace, falling by an average of 0Tue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00
Employment levels continue to drop in manufacturing sectorSTAFFING LEVELS in the Irish manufacturing sector contracted sharply in August as firms adjusted employee numbers to falling …Tue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00
C&C concerned by falling sales of ciderCIDER SELLER C&C Group warned yesterday that the deteriorating economic environment and its poor sales in pubs would dramatically…Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Mortgage lending growth lowest in 21 yearsGROWTH IN home mortgage lending has dropped to its lowest rate since 1987, according to new data from the Central Bank.Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Fyffes shares fall 30% after failure to raise pricesFRUIT IMPORTER Fyffes plunged 30 per cent in trading yesterday after it failed to secure the price increases it was counting …Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Guinness gains market share in Ireland as sales grow by 2.3%IRISH GUINNESS drinkers are once again proving good for the drink's parent group, Diageo, after sales of the iconic stout grew…Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
PLANET BUSINESSLaura Slattery takse a sideways glance at some the week's business news.Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
HFC to close its Republic branchesHFC BANK has confirmed the closure of its operations based in the Republic, with the loss of 41 jobs.Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
Heineken says 2008 a challenging year for beer sectorLOWER ALCOHOL consumption levels mean 2008 will prove to be “another challenging year” for the beer industry, Heineken Ireland…Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Strong demand for cheese in US helps GlanbiaCHEDDAR CHEESE sales helped food group Glanbia achieve a profit before tax of €50Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Babcock plunges 36% as overhaul of board fails to convince marketSHARES IN Babcock Brown, the troubled Australian investment bank that ultimately controls Eircom, plunged yesterday morning after…Fri Aug 22 2008 - 01:00
Unemployment soars to 5.1% as 500 more jobs are lostECONOMIC GLOOM intensified yesterday as new figures showed that unemployment has soared to its highest rate since 1999, and a…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
Number with jobs falls by largest degree since 1991CSO UNEMPLOYMENT DATA: THE NUMBER of people employed fell in the second quarter of 2008 by the steepest amount since 1991, new…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
Birth rate rises to highest point since 1980 as migration falls steeplyMIGRATION FIGURES: NET MIGRATION fell steeply in the year to the end of April, but the number of births in the State increased…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
WeightWatchers deal fails to lift Greencore sharesFOOD GROUP Greencore has signed a 10-year licence agreement with WeightWatchers, which will see it produce a range of low-calorie…Wed Aug 20 2008 - 01:00
Hygiene hang-upsWHEN AUSTRALIAN Olympic official John Coates accused the British of being soap-dodgers last week, he was invoking a murky tradition…Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
TUI Travel net losses widen to €651mTUI TRAVEL, Europe’s largest tourism company and the owner of Falcon, JWT and First Choice Holidays, saw its net losses widen…Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
Bank shares lead bounce back after two days of gloomIseq: 4,499.96 (+98.95) Settlement date: August 19th THERE WAS a reversal of fortunes on the Iseq index yesterday, as Irish …Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
New business at Zurich down 12% in first half of yearNEW BUSINESS at Zurich life insurance, the company formerly known as Eagle Star Life, fell 12 per cent to €92 million in the …Thu Aug 14 2008 - 01:00
