Peter Nyberg: senior economistPETER NYBERG, author of the latest report on the Irish banking sector, is a senior official in the Finnish civil service.Wed Apr 20 2011 - 01:00
Permanent TSB confirms bonus for extra payments on tracker mortgagesPERMANENT TSB has confirmed that customers who make additional lump-sum payments on their tracker mortgages will receive bonus…Tue Apr 19 2011 - 01:00
Debt forgiveness: who wins, who loses?Struggling mortgage holders who have their debt 'forgiven' by banks could end up being subsidised by their tax-paying neighbours…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Avoca buys Liontrust hedge fundsAVOCA CAPITAL, the Dublin-based manager of collateralised loan obligations, has acquired two high-yield bond hedge funds from…Thu Apr 14 2011 - 01:00
Strong performance by Ryanair and CRHIseq: 2,939.00 (+29.52) Settlement date: April 15thThu Apr 14 2011 - 01:00
Iseq up on Ryanair, CRHEquities gained across Europe today in tandem with a bounce in commodity prices, which had fallen steeply earlier in the week…Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Lower oil costs boost Ryanair and limit Iseq's losses to 1%Iseq: 2,909.48 (-21.25) Settlement date: April 15th: A SHARP decline in oil prices yesterday boosted the fortunes of the Iseq…Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Book chain founder recalls its demise“THIS IS a bit like going to Confession for me,” Derek Hughes has told a Retail Excellence Ireland eventWed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Passenger increases give Ryanair a tailwindDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,930.73 (–34.39) Settlement: April 14thTue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
Ryanair, Aer Lingus rise on IseqA decline in oil prices boosted the fortunes of the Iseq's second largest stock, Ryanair, and helped the Dublin market contain…Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
Airlines lose more ground as Iseq finishes flatIseq: 2,965.12 (+0.27) Settlement date: April 13th: THE ISEQ ended the week with a flat performance, closing down a couple of…Sat Apr 09 2011 - 01:00
Planet BusinessPay Day : Transocean, the company that operated the Gulf of Mexico oil rig which exploded and killed 11 people last year, has…Fri Apr 08 2011 - 01:00
Budgets tighten as annual rate of inflation hits 3%HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS face a tighter squeeze following another sharp increase in consumer prices in March, new figures from the Central…Fri Apr 08 2011 - 01:00
Cold winds of recession fail to dampen profits at MonsoonMONSOON ACCESSORIZE widened its pretax profits from its Irish stores to €5Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Average house price €210,000, says reportAN “ONGOING mismatch” between supply and demand in the housing market pushed asking prices down 3Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Tax revenue behind targetWeak revenues from income tax and VAT - the two biggest categories of tax - are "a concern", Minister for Finance Michael Noonan…Mon Apr 04 2011 - 01:00
Fashion chain records yearly loss of €3.1mBESTSELLER RETAIL, the company behind the fashion chains Vero Moda and Jack Jones, made a loss of €3Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
BofI attracts support to finish session up over 40%Iseq: 2,942.04 (+67.33) Settlement Date: April 6th THE STORY of the Iseq was a tale of banks yesterday, as Bank of Ireland’s…Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
Give me a crash course in . . . bank stress testsWhy are the Central Bank’s stress tests so stressful? A medical stress test involves hooking cardiac patients up to ECGs and…Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
State's creditworthiness nears 'junk' statusCREDIT RATINGS: RATINGS AGENCIES gave their verdict on the Central Bank stress tests by pushing Ireland’s credit rating closer…Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
EBSEBS BUILDING Society will be folded into AIB as part of a “second pillar” in the Irish banking system.Fri Apr 01 2011 - 01:00
Customers are given reassurancesREACTION: PERMANENT TSB chief executive David Guinane has stressed that the suspension of shares in Irish Life & Permanent…Thu Mar 31 2011 - 01:00
IL&P shares suspended ahead of stress test resultIseq: 2,886.64 (+9.98) Settlement date: April 4thThu Mar 31 2011 - 01:00
EBS to be merged with AIBEBS Building Society will be folded into AIB to create the “second pillar” in the Irish banking system.Thu Mar 31 2011 - 01:00
Iseq 'jittery' over stress testsThe Iseq was the site of rare drama today, as the shares of Irish Life & Permanent were temporarily suspended ahead of the…Wed Mar 30 2011 - 01:00
CRH advances despite drop in US new home salesIseq: 2,813.28 (+5.42) Settlement date: March 28thThu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
Kylemore bakery records €1.4m in lossesTHE KYLEMORE bakery group recorded pre-tax losses of almost €1Thu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
Call for better rights for tenantsFULLY PAID-UP tenants who are sent eviction notices when their landlords’ properties are repossessed should be given better legal…Thu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
What the reports says: Part II, Volume 2In the cynical and venal abuse of office, the brazen refusal to acknowledge the impropriety of his financial arrangements with…Wed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
Central Bank to discuss stress tests with chief executivesTHE CENTRAL Bank is to meet the chief executives of AIB, Bank of Ireland, EBS and Irish Life & Permanent later this week …Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
Board to discuss hearing of petitionTHE BOARD of Dublin’s Light House cinema will meet today to discuss its future ahead of a High Court hearing of a petition to…Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
Europe's bank stress tests to be tougher but pass mark yet to be setEUROPEAN REGULATORS will apply stricter capital rules in its next round of bank stress tests, but the European Banking Authority…Sat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Liquidator appointed to Total Fitness gym chain as 100 made redundantTHE TOTAL Fitness gym chain has closed down and a liquidator is to be appointed.Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Total Fitness gym chain shutsThe Total Fitness gym chain has closed down, and a liquidator is to be appointed.Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Central Bank to base stress test on foreign repossession levelsTHE CENTRAL Bank will base its stress tests of Irish lenders on the level of repossessions in the British and US housing markets…Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Tullow secures deal in UgandaTULLOW OIL has reached an settlement with the government of Uganda to develop its interests in the African state, the Irish exploration…Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Irish Ferries parent firm records 61% rise in profitFERRY OPERATOR Irish Continental Group (ICG) has warned of an “uncertain” 2011 due to higher fuel costs and the effects of austerity…Tue Mar 15 2011 - 00:00
Overcapacity in freight and oil price volatility are ICG's most pressing issuesANALYSIS: Fuel costs will continue to be a concern, but ICG hopes growth will help deal with excess capacityTue Mar 15 2011 - 00:00
Arcadia sees big fall in profits from Irish storesARCADIA GROUP, the fashion company owned by British retail tycoon Philip Green, saw pretax profits from its Irish stores drop…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Subdued day as Iseq follows Europe to close down 1%Iseq: 2,844.89 (-29.61) Settlement date: March 16th: STOCK MARKETS across Europe ended the week on a subdued note, after investor…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Iseq down on subdued sessionStock markets across Europe ended the week on a subdued note, after investors' confidence in the global economy was knocked by…Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Kilkenny festival aimed at over-50s to target lucrative 'grey market'GREYSTOCK, A festival of culture, sport and debate aimed at people over the age of 50, will take place in Kilkenny in September…Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
Construction product supplier makes €7.65m settlementGLEESON CONCRETE, a Tipperary-based supplier of construction products, has made a settlement of €7Wed Mar 09 2011 - 00:00
Iseq slumps on dull dayEuropean equities took a knock today amid concerns about slowing economic growth, with the Iseq index of Irish shares coming …Wed Mar 09 2011 - 00:00
Tipperary firm pays €7.65m tax billThe Revenue Commissioners yielded more than €116 million from its audit and investigation programmes in the final three months…Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
Record high yield on 10-year Irish bondsTHE YIELD on Irish sovereign debt swelled to a record high yesterday as a downgrade of Greece’s credit rating by Moody’s reverberated…Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
