Slimmed-down Eddie Rockets chain pockets €1.5m pretax profitEDDIE ROCKETS, the Irish chain of fast food restaurants, made a pretax profit of €1Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
C&C cider net revenue drops 5.3%DRINKS COMPANY C&C has reported a growth in sales volumes of its flagship Magners cider in Britain for the first time since…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Empire of brick undone by €16m debtBACKGROUND: AT THE peak of the property market in 2007, Pierse Contracting, which went into interim examinership yesterday, …Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Advertising revenue set to drop by 5% this yearADVERTISING REVENUES are on track to fall by more than 5 per cent this year, but will stabilise next year and return to growth…Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
State should not shift cost to users - reportPRESCRIPTION CHARGE: THE PRESCRIPTION charge imposed on medical card holders is “a crude instrument” for controlling public …Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
Fitch predicts further price drop in property marketCREDIT RATINGS agency Fitch expects further drops in residential and commercial property prices in Ireland, it said yesterday…Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
AIB rating downgraded on lacklustre day of tradingDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,713.71 (-6Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
Fitch predicts further property fallsCredit ratings agency Fitch expects further drops in residential and commercial property prices in Ireland, it said today.Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Iseq falls on lacklustre dayThe Iseq index had a lacklustre day, slipping 6 points as investors remained nervous about the strength of the Irish banks and…Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Fitch downgrades credit rating over banks' recapitalisationIRELAND’S CREDIT rating has been downgraded to “A+” status by the ratings agency Fitch in response to the greater than expected…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Iseq shrugs off downgrade of sovereign debt by FitchDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2739.72 (+29.05) Settlement date: October 11thThu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Falling costs boost polyester producerPOLYESTER FIBRE manufacturer Wellman International narrowed its losses to €2Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Dublin follows Europe-wide trend as stocks edge upwardsDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2.710.67 (+41Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Rating agency warns Ireland facing further downgradeIRELAND FACES a further downgrade on its debt as Moodys warned yesterday that it is considering cutting Ireland’s rating, citing…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Bank closes defined-benefit pension schemeNATIONAL IRISH Bank (NIB) has closed its defined-benefit pension scheme and transferred the members to a new “hybrid” scheme. …Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Household lending increased in August, says Central BankHOUSEHOLD LENDING increased in August for the first time this year, with the positive flow of borrowing driven by a net €309 …Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Dundrum centre seeks rent increaseTENANTS AT Dundrum Town Centre in Dublin face rent increases of up to 100 per cent, putting the future of more than 20 Irish …Thu Sept 30 2010 - 01:00
AIB and BoI on firmer ground while CRH falls 1.7%DUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,657.08 (–4.08) Settlement date: October 4thThu Sept 30 2010 - 01:00
Emerging economies emphasised in strategyTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has announced a trade and investment plan that he said would generate 150,000 jobs and boost exports from…Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Analysts buy food firm's business planARYZTA’S CONVENIENCE store perennials – the Cuisine de France buns, the Tim Horton chocolate doughnuts, La Brea artisan breads…Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
The business: women honoured for achievementsIT’S DOUBTFUL whether the entrepreneur Julie Meyer, founder of the dotcom-era business networking company First Tuesday, has …Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Ardagh Glass to pay €1.7bn for can-makerDUBLIN-BASED manufacturing group Ardagh Glass, which is controlled by businessman Paul Coulson, has agreed to buy the metal packaging…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Ibec calls for relaxing of pension funding ruleTHE GOVERNMENT was urged yesterday by employers’ group Ibec to relax the minimum funding standards that apply to defined benefit…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Estimate for Anglo bailout expected this weekTHE GOVERNMENT expects to release a final estimate on the cost of bailing out Anglo Irish Bank later this week.Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Lenihan warns of 'attack' on eurozone countriesTHE RECENT surge in borrowing costs suggests there is a “concerted attack” on eurozone countries, according to Minister for Finance…Sat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
Gates tops list in year that's been kind to richHE HAS pledged to give at least half his fortune to philanthropic causes, but for the moment Bill Gates remains the richest man…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
O'Leary says he can bring in extra six million visitorsMICHAEL O’LEARY began with what passes for a pleasantry from the Ryanair chief executive – by apologising to RTÉ for not letting…Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
EBS reports pretax loss of €250m for first halfEBS BUILDING Society said it was “on the path to viability” yesterday, as it reported a pretax loss of almost €250 million for…Wed Sept 22 2010 - 01:00
BoI posts top performance of session with 5% increaseDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,734.21 (+27.56) Settlement date: September 23rdTue Sept 21 2010 - 01:00
Iseq breaks losing streakThe Iseq index of Irish shares closed up slightly today as European markets broke a four-day losing streak.Mon Sept 20 2010 - 01:00
Polish authorities step up campaign to buy AIB stakePOLISH AUTHORITIES are expected to step up their campaign to win back domestic ownership of Bank Zachodni WBK next week after…Sat Aug 21 2010 - 01:00
Bids submitted for AIB's Polish unitPolish authorities are expected to step up their campaign to win back domestic ownership of Bank Zachodni WBK next week, after…Fri Aug 20 2010 - 01:00
Losses at Fairtrade clothing firm Edun up 90% to $8.7mEDUN APPAREL, the Fairtrade clothing brand founded by Ali Hewson, made a loss of $8.7 million (€6Fri Aug 20 2010 - 01:00
Sales lower for all Irish Sunday and daily newspapersNEWSPAPER SALES fell in the first half of the year, with all Irish-published daily titles and Sunday newspapers listed in the…Fri Aug 20 2010 - 01:00
Iseq closes lower on investor concernsEquity markets rounded off the week with across the board losses today, as investors rushed into safe-haven assets in response…Fri Aug 20 2010 - 01:00
Decline in newspaper salesNewspaper sales fell in the first half of the year, with all Irish-published daily titles and Sunday newspapers listed in the…Thu Aug 19 2010 - 01:00
Working group suggests commercial rent databaseA DATABASE of commercial letting agreements should be made publicly available in order to assist businesses in their rent negotiations…Wed Aug 18 2010 - 01:00
Government urged to accept greater EU scrutinyTHE GOVERNMENT must change the way it handles the public finances and accept greater EU surveillance of its policies in order…Wed Aug 18 2010 - 01:00
Ready for the fallAs the autumn collection arrives, department stores are bracing themselves for another season of depressed sales but, managed…Sat Aug 14 2010 - 01:00
359,000 readers of 'Irish Times'THE IRISH TIMES had an average daily readership of 359,000 in the 12 months to the end of June 2010, according to the latest…Fri Aug 13 2010 - 01:00
Aryzta climbs on subdued IseqEquity markets remained under pressure today, as early morning gains on the Iseq index of Irish shares were eroded throughout…Thu Aug 12 2010 - 01:00
Irish businesses in Africa get trade pushIRISH BUSINESSES in Africa will be supported by a new Government push to boost trade on the continent, Minister for Foreign Affairs…Mon Aug 09 2010 - 01:00
Construction firms report first rise for new business in over three yearsTHE BELEAGUERED construction sector moved closer to levelling off in July, as firms reported the first rise in new business in…Mon Aug 09 2010 - 01:00
Pretax profit at eBay subsidiary down 18%THE DUBLIN-BASED subsidiary of online auction company eBay made a pretax profit of €586,000 last year, down 18 per cent on the…Mon Aug 09 2010 - 01:00
Building firms report rise in ordersThe beleaguered construction sector moved closer to levelling off in July, as firms reported the first rise in new business in…Mon Aug 09 2010 - 01:00
Ulster Bank makes provision for €500m loan lossesIMPAIRMENTS ON loans originating from Ulster Bank reached £1.75 billion (€2Sat Aug 07 2010 - 01:00
Broker's claim about rates rejectedTHE IRISH Banking Federation (IBF) has rejected claims by brokerage firm the Irish Mortgage Corporation that Irish homeowners…Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
No commercial digital TV before 2013, says authorityTHE BROADCASTING Authority of Ireland (BAI) has ruled out introducing commercial digital terrestrial television (DTT) until after…Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
Fitch warns on funding after lapse of guaranteeIRISH BANKS will find it a “challenge” to secure funding once the blanket Government guarantee lapses at the end of September…Tue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
