Dublin tech firm lays off a third of staffA Dublin information technology firm backed by senior business figures and Enterprise Ireland has laid off 25 of its 75 workers…Thu Nov 01 2001 - 00:00
Inquiry told Esat deal worth £100m to CIECI╔'s link with Esat is suspected of contributing to a £36 million overrun on a signalling projectTue Oct 02 2001 - 01:00
ESB keen to appoint chief executive soonThe ESB board has established a subcommittee to appoint a successor to Mr Ken O'Hara, who is retiring as chief executive next…Mon Oct 01 2001 - 01:00
O'Rourke meets Belgian minister on airline crisisThe Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, will today discuss the crisis at Aer Lingus with her Belgian counterpart, Ms…Mon Oct 01 2001 - 01:00
Irish banks told to reveal any bin Laden linksCentral Bank has warned banks and stockbrokers that they should inform the Garda of any accounts held by 100 figures believed…Mon Oct 01 2001 - 01:00
Airline moves to appoint new CEAer Lingus has interviewed its chief operations officer, Mr Willie Walsh, for the position of chief executive.Sat Sept 29 2001 - 01:00
CIE and Esat at odds over letter cited in flotationCI╔ yesterday claimed it had no knowledge of a "letter of intent" to Esat which was cited three times in the telecom firm's flotation…Fri Sept 28 2001 - 01:00
Aer Rianta going to High Court over ruling on chargesAer Rianta is to go to the High Court to oppose a ruling on airport charges that cut £726 million (€922 million) from its capital…Thu Sept 27 2001 - 01:00
Government and workers should aid Aer Lingus - brokerThe Government should invest in Aer Lingus but workers should also make concessions to keep it in business, NCB stockbrokers …Sat Sept 22 2001 - 01:00
Drainage scheme cost up 4,530%A 380 per cent rise to £50 million from £14 million was enough to prompt an Oireachtas inquiry, but it seems minor when compared…Sat Sept 22 2001 - 01:00
Virgin cancels contract with FLSVirgin Atlantic yesterday cancelled a large maintenance contract with FLS Aerospace, the former TEAM Aer Lingus, at Dublin Airport…Wed Sept 19 2001 - 01:00
Troubled Aer Lingus to revise its rescue planAer Lingus is revising the rescue plan designed to reverse its already substantial losses amid fears that the attacks on the …Sat Sept 15 2001 - 01:00
Severe impact on Aer LingusAer Lingus and Aer Rianta will suffer a severe loss of business following the carnage in the US when hijacked planes smashed …Thu Sept 13 2001 - 01:00
CIE likely to settle £11m signalling claim todayCIE is believed likely to settle a £11 million (€14 million) claim by a rail signalling contractor for £1Thu Sept 13 2001 - 01:00
ESB to begin extensive trawl for successor to chief executiveThe ESB board is expected to discuss today the appointment of a successor to its chief executive, Mr Ken O'HaraThu Sept 13 2001 - 01:00
ESB's O'Hara to retire next JulyThe ESB's chief executive, Mr Ken O'Hara, will retire next July, aged 63Wed Sept 12 2001 - 01:00
Contracted firms would not have been hired by CIE engineersFirms contracted to build a rail signalling system that went £36 million over budget would never have got the job if CIE's engineers…Wed Sept 12 2001 - 01:00
Esat's link with CIE costs spiral faces questionsLinks between Esat and a £36 million overrun on a CIE rail signalling project are a smokescreen, a key witness will tell an inquiry…Mon Sept 10 2001 - 01:00
O'Rourke, Lowry to appear at CIE inquiryThe Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, and the former minister, Mr Michael Lowry TD, will be called to an Oireachtas…Sat Sept 08 2001 - 01:00
Witness questions CIE signals inquiryA key witness has questioned the validity of an Oireachtas inquiry into a £36 million overrun on a CIE rail signalling project…Fri Sept 07 2001 - 01:00
Revenue grows at National Toll Roads but interim profits weakenNational Toll Roads' profits fell to €4.6 million (£3.62 million) in January-June, from €6Thu Sept 06 2001 - 01:00
Hewlett-Packard takeover of Compaq fails to stir marketHewlett-Packard's $25 billion takeover of Compaq and positive purchasing figures in the US failed to stir investors on the Dublin…Wed Sept 05 2001 - 01:00
Nigerian air carrier pays half debt to Aer LingusNigerian Airways is understood to have settled a $16 million (€17Wed Sept 05 2001 - 01:00
Ex-AIB head is named Aer Lingus chairmanThe former chief executive of AIB Group, Mr Tom Mulcahy, has been appointed chairman of Aer Lingus by the GovernmentThu Aug 30 2001 - 01:00
Appeal against Mayo gas plantObjectors have appealed to An Bord Pleanβla against planning permission granted to a Co Mayo gas terminal.Thu Aug 30 2001 - 01:00
Aer Rianta to appeal ruling on airport feesAer Rianta will appeal a ruling on airport fees by the aviation regulator, its chairman said yesterday.Wed Aug 29 2001 - 01:00
Regulator rejects Aer Rianta's plansPlans by Aer Rianta to invest almost £1 billion at its airports in Dublin, Cork and Shannon were rejected yesterday by the regulator…Tue Aug 28 2001 - 01:00
Transatlantic routes should escape Aer Lingus cutbacksAer Lingus is unlikely to abandon any transatlantic routes in a radical overhaul designed to reverse losses.Sat Aug 25 2001 - 01:00
Bord Gais may acquire stake in Viridian power stationBord Gβis may take a stake in the Huntstown power plant being built outside Dublin by Viridian, the Northern Irish utilities …Sat Aug 25 2001 - 01:00
IDA calls for plan to combat power constraintsIDA Ireland was quick to call for a fast-track planning process yesterday when the national electricity grid operator, EirGrid…Fri Aug 24 2001 - 01:00
FLS close to deal on sale of aerospace subsidiary to US firmThe owner of the former TEAM Aer Lingus business at Dublin airport is believed to be in advanced discussions to sell the company…Fri Aug 24 2001 - 01:00
Industry at risk of power supply crisisThe operator of the national electricity grid has warned that constraints on the system mean there is "little or no" capacity…Fri Aug 24 2001 - 01:00
MNL in liquidation with deficit of £9.27 millionThe telecoms firm at the centre of an Oireachtas inquiry into an Iarnr≤d ╔ireann signalling project has closed with a deficit…Wed Aug 22 2001 - 01:00
Telecoms firm linked with CIE to seek appointment of liquidatorA telecoms firm at the centre of an Oireachtas inquiry into cost over-runs on an Iarnr≤d ╔ireann signalling project will seek…Tue Aug 21 2001 - 01:00
Cahill succession likely to be fastThe Government is expected to move quickly to appoint a successor to the Aer Lingus chairman, Mr Bernie Cahill, who died suddenly…Mon Aug 20 2001 - 01:00
Job sweeteners offer for helicopter contractsUS group United Technologies is thought to be near agreement to place a large, shared-service contract with the Irish operation…Sat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
Chairman's business skills praisedMr Cahill devoted most of his working life to the dairy industry but it was as chairman of Aer Lingus that he recorded his most…Sat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
An Post objects to £2.35m levy proposalAn Post has objected to a £2.35 million (€3 million) levy proposed by the telecoms regulator to monitor its businessSat Aug 18 2001 - 01:00
Enterprise in €474m deal with Bord GaisEnterprise Oil has agreed to sell gas believed to be worth about £300 million sterling (€474 million) to Bord GβisFri Aug 17 2001 - 01:00
Bord Gais fails in bid to secure €158m pipeline business in UKBord Gβis has failed to secure a £100 million sterling (€158 million) gas pipeline business it wanted to acquire in Britain…Wed Aug 15 2001 - 01:00
Three gardai appointed to Competition AuthorityThe Cabinet has approved the appointment of three garda∅ to work full-time for the Competition Authority.Tue Aug 14 2001 - 01:00
Downturn in the tech sector may leave thousands counting the costThe Irish economy has been a major beneficiary of the global tech boom, but the sector's downturn exposes thousands of workers…Fri Aug 10 2001 - 01:00
Galen may expand further in USNorthern Ireland pharmaceuticals group Galen will seek further US acquisitions after reporting a 134 per cent rise in third-quarter…Thu Aug 09 2001 - 01:00
O'Rourke rejects ESB divestitureThe Minister for Public Enterprise has rejected a claim that the ESB should divest its stake in a new electricity plant in Dublin…Thu Aug 09 2001 - 01:00
High-tech sector is crucial to our economic boomThe high-tech sector, which employs some 50,000, is crucial to the economic boom.Thu Aug 09 2001 - 01:00
Competition Authority questions ESB interest in power stationThe Competition Authority has asked the Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, whether the ESB should divest its stake …Wed Aug 08 2001 - 01:00
An Post wants 30% rise in international ratesAn Post is believed to have sought a rise of about 30 per cent in international postal rates.Tue Aug 07 2001 - 01:00
Market sluggish as investors take a breakOnly small numbers of shares changed hands in the Dublin market yesterday as investors took advantage of the bank holiday.Tue Aug 07 2001 - 01:00
Reeves welcomes plan to increase rates paid by ESB to independent generatorsA plan to increase the rates paid by the ESB for electricity produced by independent generators should be "strongly encouraged…Tue Aug 07 2001 - 01:00
Kerryman may get £27m from sale of firmA businessman from Co Kerry stands to gain more than £27 million sterling (€43Sat Aug 04 2001 - 01:00
