Shortfall of €13.7m at Fyffes was indicatedA US expert has agreed before the High Court that information available in early 2000 to DCC chief executive Mr Jim Flavin on…Thu Feb 24 2005 - 00:00
Prison officers take case against governorAn alleged excessive delay by two prison officers in returning a "recalcitrant" inmate to prison after a hospital visit has led…Wed Feb 23 2005 - 00:00
Information helped DCC avoid €26m loss - witnessDCC plc avoided losses of up to €26 million by selling its stake in Fyffes plc at a time when DCC, but not the stock market, …Wed Feb 23 2005 - 00:00
Ryanair to challenge Labour Court findingRyanair has secured leave from the High Court to challenge a finding by the Labour Court that there is a trade dispute between…Mon Feb 21 2005 - 00:00
Flavin gave 'firm lead' to broker to get buyersA stockbroker told the High Court yesterday that it became apparent before a controversial €106 million sale of the DCC stake…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
Bill on nursing home charges unlawfulThe ruling - summary: The Supreme Court has held that a Bill which sought to make lawful the unlawful practice over 30 years…Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Flavin asks broker not to talk to Fyffes - Davy tapeDCC chief executive Mr Jim Flavin asked a stockbroker not to talk to Fyffes about a possible sale of the DCC stake in Fyffes, …Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Unjust attack on property rights of poor, court rulesThe ruling - past charges: It would require "extraordinary circumstances" for the property rights of some of the poorest people…Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Planned charges do not infringe on rightsThe ruling - future charges: A proposed new law providing for the future imposition of charges on mainly elderly people for …Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Lawyers for Gilligan's wife complain to courtThe High Court will today address complaints by lawyers for Ms Geraldine Gilligan, wife of convicted drug dealer John Gilligan…Tue Feb 15 2005 - 00:00
Laser gun ruling puts speeding cases in doubtThousands of prosecutions for speeding could be in doubt after the High Court held that the laser guns used by gardaí to monitor…Tue Feb 15 2005 - 00:00
Warning key to share slide, says KPMG partnerAn investor would "panic" if they saw information circulated in January 2000 to the Fyffes directors, including DCC plc chief…Sat Feb 12 2005 - 00:00
Chairman may not have seen upbeat statementFyffes company secretary Mr Philip Halpenny told the High Court yesterday that he did not know if Fyffes' then chairman Mr Neil…Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Profit warning timing queried by shareholderA retired partner in Goodbody stockbrokers who held some €500,000 worth of shares in Fyffes plc wrote a series of angry letters…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Dispute over Fyffes documents not provided to DCCA dispute broke out at the High Court yesterday over whether lawyers for Fyffes plc should have produced certain documents which…Wed Feb 09 2005 - 00:00
Rovers to challenge council on stadiumShamrock Rovers Football Club has secured leave from the High Court to bring a challenge to South Dublin County Council's refusal…Tue Feb 08 2005 - 00:00
DCC chief 'had price-sensitive information'A former chairman of the Irish Stock Exchange, who is now the senior non-executive director of Fyffes, has told the High Court…Sat Feb 05 2005 - 00:00
Price sensitivity issue not cited at DCC saleFyffes chairman Mr Carl McCann agreed at the High Court yesterday that no-one in the fruit company had suggested that DCC chief…Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Fyffes share fall was not due to dotcom reverseA surge in the Fyffes share price in early 2000 was influenced principally by investor enthusiasm for the fruit company's involvement…Thu Feb 03 2005 - 00:00
DCC chief had 'price-sensitive' data on FyffesA US professor and expert on insider dealing told the High Court yesterday that information in the possession of DCC chief executive…Wed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
Bail terms set by judge for woman 'unlawful'A District Court judge unlawfully brought about a situation where a young woman with no previous convictions who pleaded guilty…Tue Feb 01 2005 - 00:00
Airline gets leave to appeal desk rental chargesRyanair has secured leave to challenge a decision of the Commission for Aviation Regulation to approve fees for the rental of…Tue Feb 01 2005 - 00:00
McCann tells of 'undue pressure' from DCCFyffes chairman Mr Carl McCann drafted a note for DCC chief executive Mr Jim Flavin in January 2000 saying: "I don't know if …Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
Flavin feared McCann influenceDCC chief executive Mr Jim Flavin sought to become vice-chairman of Fyffes because of a concern about the influence of the McCann…Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
High Court told Fyffes notes say Flavin initiated share disposalThe chairman of Davy Stockbrokers, Mr Kyran McLaughlin, was "quite clear" in a conversation with then-chairman of Fyffes, Mr …Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
DCC share transfer caused Fyffes concernFyffes was concerned about whether DCC was required to seek the approval of the Fyffes chairman for a scheme under which DCC …Thu Jan 27 2005 - 00:00
Health Bill may leave State open to fraud actionsThe health boards' practice of charging elderly and infirm persons for long-term care while at the same time not charging those…Thu Jan 27 2005 - 00:00
State facing care charges 'financial crisis'The State faced a "very serious financial crisis" following advice from the Attorney General last month that tens of thousands…Wed Jan 26 2005 - 00:00
State 'unjustly enriched' by charges for careThe State was "unjustly enriched" by the unlawful charging of medical card holders for their long-term care in residential homes…Tue Jan 25 2005 - 00:00
Equality of vulnerable attacked by nursing home Bill, Court hearsThe Health (Amendment) (No 2) Bill, passed by the Oireachtas last month, aimed at making legal the unlawful practice over some…Tue Jan 25 2005 - 00:00
Fyffes consulted lawyers over Flavin note, court hearsDocuments dating from March 1998 showed that senior executives of Fyffes plc intended that any disposal of the DCC plc shareholding…Sat Jan 22 2005 - 00:00
McCann wish for Flavin withdrawal indicated 'developing hostile attitude'An expressed wish of Fyffes deputy chairman Mr Carl McCann that DCC should withdraw from the fruit distributor was indicative…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Flavin very 'vexed' over decision of Fyffes boardDCC plc chief executive Mr Jim Flavin was very "vexed" about a conclusion by the Fyffes board that Mr Flavin could not be regarded…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
'Insiders' knew of Fyffes' poor trading - TolanOnly "insiders" knew in early 2000 that Fyffes plc was underperforming on the previous year by €14 million, a Fyffes executive…Thu Jan 20 2005 - 00:00
Fyffes standing by December statementAn outlook statement of December 14th, 1999 that the Fyffes board believed 2000 would be a year of "further growth", accurately…Wed Jan 19 2005 - 00:00
Student can contest court finding in IRA membership caseA Louth student has secured leave from the High Court to challenge a decision of the non-jury Special Criminal Court that he …Tue Jan 18 2005 - 00:00
McCann memo scrutinisedA memorandum written by Fyffes chairman Mr Neil McCann after a conversation with Mr Kyran McLaughlin of Davy Stockbrokers stated…Sat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Nestle denies breaching deal to buy milk from Dairygold Co-OpAn Irish subsidiary of Nestlé, the multinational chocolate manufacturing group, has denied before the High Court (Commercial …Sat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Fyffes 'not in business of true or untrue' - McCannThe chief executive of fruit distributor Fyffes has told the High Court the words "true" and "honest" are not measures used in…Fri Jan 14 2005 - 00:00
Flavin denies he had inside track on Fyffes dealsDCC chief executive Jim Flavin will say there is "no basis" for a suggestion that Davy Stockbrokers disclosed information to …Thu Jan 13 2005 - 00:00
Flavin accused of deliberately avoiding issueFyffes chief executive Mr David McCann has told the High Court that he believed DCC chief executive Mr Jim Flavin deliberately…Wed Dec 22 2004 - 00:00
Accused man secures High Court leaveA man accused of shooting Dublin publican Mr Charlie Chawke during a robbery at the Goat Grill has secured leave from the High…Tue Dec 21 2004 - 00:00
Fyffes statement was 'not accurate'A statement issued to the stock exchange by Fyffes in December 1999 was neither complete nor accurate, the company's chief executive…Sat Dec 18 2004 - 00:00
Parents of autistic boy reject State care proposalsThe parents of a 14-year-old seriously disturbed autistic boy have rejected as totally unsatisfactory proposals made by the State…Sat Dec 18 2004 - 00:00
Deal was not encouragedFyffes chief executive Mr David McCann has told the High Court that "in no way" did Fyffes encourage director Mr Jim Flavin to…Sat Dec 18 2004 - 00:00
Flavin's name was not on list Fyffes sent to LSEFyffes did not include the name of DCC chief executive Jim Flavin in a list it sent to the London Stock Exchange, of people it…Fri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
Article was 'profoundly irresponsible'A Dublin criminal, Martin Foley, has claimed before the High Court that a "sensationalist" and "profoundly irresponsible" Sunday…Fri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
CEO denies 'trying to rewrite Fyffes documents'The chief executive of Fyffes, Mr David McCann, denied he was "trying to rewrite Fyffes documents" to support its case.Fri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
Fyffes statement justified, court toldAn outlook statement by Fyffes to the market in December 1999, to the effect that 2000 would be a year of further growth, was…Thu Dec 16 2004 - 00:00
McCann admits 'mistake'Fyffes chief executive Mr David McCann told the High Court yesterday that, with the benefit of hindsight, he believed the company…Thu Dec 16 2004 - 00:00
