Aramark revenue up but profit downCATERING AND facilities management giant Aramark secured a 5 per cent increase in revenues to €196 million in its Irish operations…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Ireland holding its own in tougher FDI game“STRONG CLUSTERS” and improved competitiveness mean Ireland is holding its own in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), …Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
Lack of office space may thwart multinationals, warns IDAIDA IRELAND has warned of a possible shortage of suitable office space in Dublin to accommodate multinational companies that …Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
Budget squeeze to add to jungle fever for new man in RTÉOverwork (and over-ambition) is usually a factor in editorial mistakes, and after Tweetgate and ‘A Mission to Prey’, RTÉ can …Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
BBC veteran appointed to top news job at RTÉRTÉ HAS appointed Kevin Bakhurst, the controller of the BBC News Channel, as managing director of news and current affairs and…Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Bond markets pressure lowers sharesEUROPEAN STOCKS faltered for a fourth day as sustained pressure on the bond markets fed through to lower equity volumes and investors…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Quality journalism to go down a black hole in AustraliaMEDIA & MARKETING: This is a mantra for all the newspaper companies now – we will maintain quality journalism while we cut…Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Cabinet to discuss Ryanair's new Aer Lingus bidMINISTER FOR Transport Leo Varadkar last night said he would discuss Ryanair’s latest offer for Aer Lingus with his Government…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Will it be third time lucky for O'Leary?ANALYSIS: EVEN IF Ryanair wins the approval of Aer Lingus shareholders, the low-cost carrier will have to enter a lengthy negotiation…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Ryanair makes cash offer for Aer LingusRYANAIR HAS made its third takeover bid for Aer Lingus, saying the long-term future of its rival “can best be secured within …Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Euro 2012 TV viewers lose the faithViewing figures for the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2012 matches on RTÉ fell 25 per cent between the team’s hopeful first encounter…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Investors confident on Greek voteSTOCKS SWUNG between gains and losses on European markets yesterday but finished little changed as investors took a favourable…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Investors uneasy despite Greek pollINVESTORS REMAINED braced last night for a volatile session on stock markets today if the European Central Bank does not act …Mon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
Credit squeeze tightening, says IsmeTHE RATE of credit refusal at Irish banks has risen again this quarter, reversing improvements in approvals in the previous two…Mon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
Industrial action at Aer Lingus likely, unions sayUNIONS REPRESENTING Aer Lingus workers have warned that industrial disruption this summer is “likely” as a result of management…Mon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
WPP investors reject chief executive's pay riseTHE “SHAREHOLDER spring” sweeping FTSE 100 companies arrived in Dublin yesterday, as investors in advertising giant WPP Plc voted…Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
The show goes on as RTÉ looks to drama for future earningsMEDIA & MARKETING: THERE HAS BEEN no shortage of drama at RTÉ over the past 12 months – tragically, much of it has taken…Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
Sales growth at Tesco Ireland for first time since 2010Tesco Ireland has achieved its first quarter of like-for-like sales growth since 2010, the retailer’s UK parent company has said…Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
'Four, no, three' board vacancies, says Osborne before he is voted off himselfANALYSIS: THE FIRST order of business at the second consecutive year of drama at the Independent News Media agm was, prosaically…Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Protocol to promote private R&D fundingTHE GOVERNMENT has announced a new protocol for intellectual property to make it easier to commercialise the results of publicly…Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Come on you ploys in green, come on you ploys in greenMEDIA & MARKETING: ‘NOW THAT Desperate Housewives is over it’s time to surrender to Euro 2012,” said RTÉ Two’s continuity…Thu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
Banking and mining shares rallyBANKING AND mining stocks led a low-volume rally on European stock markets yesterday, as hopes of central bank action to shore…Thu Jun 07 2012 - 01:00
Shot of profits for StarbucksSTARBUCKS HAS turned around the fortunes of its Irish business, making a profit of €490,000 in the year to October 2011, compared…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Amazon to employ another 100 at Kilmainham centreONLINE RETAILER and cloud computing giant Amazon is to add 100 software and engineering jobs to its development centre in Dublin…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
MSD invests €7m in CarlowPHARMACEUTICAL multinational MSD is to make a €7 million investment in its facility in Carlow, creating 20 contract positions…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Spain's Bankia to seek €19bn in state fundsNATIONALISED SPANISH lender Bankia will seek €19 billion in state funds to cover writedowns on residential mortgages and lending…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Bestseller narrows losses but turnover fallsBESTSELLER RETAIL, the Danish company behind fashion chains Vero Moda and Jack Jones, narrowed its losses in Ireland to about…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Lagarde says Greek elite must pay fair share of taxCHRISTINE LAGARDE, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has used her Facebook page to insist she is “very sympathetic…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Just who in the media world 'gets' digital?MEDIA & MARKETING: SOME DAY there will be a McCarthyite tribunal into whether or not media people “get” digitalThu May 24 2012 - 01:00
RTÉ digital plan aims to raise pay-per-view revenueRTÉ outlines its plan to increase the pace of digital innovation, pursue new avenues of commercial revenue and open online archives…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
European stocks rebound after retreatEUROPEAN equities rebounded yesterday, as investors saw value after a steep retreat to a five-month lows and G8 leaders vowed…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
European equities down for third dayTHE THREAT of an excruciatingly slow collapse of the euro zone continued to weigh on equity markets across Europe yesterday, …Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
No contrition from RTÉ over 'Frontline', says GallagherFORMER PRESIDENTIAL candidate Seán Gallagher has said he was “gobsmacked” by the “arrogance” and “hostility” of RTÉ’s response…Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Journalists discuss the newsroom of the future“CUTE CATS”, robots and “numbers people” will play key roles in newsrooms in the years ahead, the Media Future conference in …Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Gallagher 'gobsmacked' by RTÉ response to complaintFormer presidential candidate Seán Gallagher has said he was "gobsmacked" by the "arrogance" and "hostility" of RTE's response…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Increase in BT Ireland's revenuesREVENUES AT BT Ireland rose 1 per cent in the year to the end of March as earnings before tax and write-offs rose 9 per centFri May 11 2012 - 01:00
European stocks down for second daySTOCK MARKETS remained quietly nervous yesterday, while the euro weakened amid concern that Greece’s bailout may unravel as the…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
Oireachtas TV gets a leg-up in UPC digital channel hierarchyMEDIA AND MARKETING: In its presentation to the Oireachtas last week, UPC also suggested the channel should include educational…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
Oireachtas TV polls well with viewersOIREACHTAS TV is to be promoted to a higher channel position on UPC’s digital television service after the company said the channel…Thu May 10 2012 - 01:00
RTÉ urged to change advertising systemADVERTISERS HAVE urged RTÉ to make changes to the new television ad trading system it is set to introduce in July, saying the…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Google tops corporate reputation listGOOGLE HAS been named the most reputable organisation in Ireland for the third consecutive year in the annual RepTrak study published…Thu May 03 2012 - 01:00
Authority to retain 25% market share cap for radioTHE BROADCASTING Authority of Ireland is to retain the ceiling on the percentage of radio services one entity can own or control…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Nursing homes and security sector among Revenue targetsCOURIERS, THE security sector, nursing homes and solid fuel merchants will be targeted for audits by the Revenue Commissioners…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Markets unmoved by corporate dataTHERE WAS a flurry of corporate data capable of moving markets yesterday, but stocks were little changed at the end of the session…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
TG4 facing into a period of transitionTELEPRINTER: TG4 HAS A new chairwoman, Siún Ní Raghallaigh, and six other new board members, but the final spot on the board…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Ban on French election exit polls ignored as digital media knows no frontiersTELEPRINTER : NICOLAS SARKOZY accurately predicted ahead of Sunday’s first-round voting in the French presidential election …Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Festival sponsorship allows Bulmers to 'connect' with a younger audienceTELEPRINTER : BULMERS IS back on the bill as sponsor of Dublin’s Forbidden Fruit Festival, which returns for its sophomore year…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
