National Grid plans may lack safeguardsPlans to separate elements of the National Grid from the ESB contain critical omissions and major weaknesses, the electricity…Thu Nov 30 2000 - 00:00
Turf wars between armed taxi drivers commonViolent turf wars are common between feuding cab drivers in Cape Town where taximen are sometimes armed and airport blockades…Mon Nov 27 2000 - 00:00
Immigrant workers are needed to enable the economy to `stand still'Immigrant workers are needed to enable the Republic's booming economy to "stand still", the Tanaiste has said.Mon Nov 27 2000 - 00:00
An Post faces tough task in negotiating its post-deregulation future in EuropeIrish residents were not allowed to buy shares in Deutsche Post when about 29 per cent of the company was floated last Monday…Fri Nov 24 2000 - 00:00
Rivals wait in wings for liberalisationMajor groups competing with An Post in the parcels trade make no secret that they want to expand their postal business when the…Fri Nov 24 2000 - 00:00
Industrial output shows strong riseFirms in the chemical and electrical manufacturing sectors recorded strong productivity gains last year, figures released yesterday…Thu Nov 23 2000 - 00:00
Viridian buys out its CRH partner from power stationViridian has bought out its partner CRH from a power station project in north Co DublinThu Nov 23 2000 - 00:00
Leading Irish banks face price-fixing allegations within EUOfficials of leading Irish banks have appeared before the European Commission to answer allegations of price-fixing made by the…Tue Nov 21 2000 - 00:00
£2m bill presented to An Post by telecoms regulatorAn Post has been told it must pay an estimated £2 million for parts of its business to be regulated by the telecoms regulator…Tue Nov 21 2000 - 00:00
Cartel `conspiracy' makes prosecution hard - US expertInitiatives mooted yesterday to strengthen the Competition Authority have long been a feature of the "war" against cartels in…Sat Nov 18 2000 - 00:00
Immunity proposed to expose price fixingA leniency programme to protect cartel members who expose price-fixing to the Competition Authority should be introduced, the…Sat Nov 18 2000 - 00:00
Business leaders should join `national philosophy' debateBusiness leaders should join a debate on the Republic's "national philosophy", a leading literary critic said yesterday.Fri Nov 17 2000 - 00:00
Competition chairman criticises businessesBusiness lobbies who demand restraints on competition increase costs for all sectors, the chairman of the Competition Authority…Fri Nov 17 2000 - 00:00
Crunch time for high-tech groups as spate of shocks hit share pricesNever one to waste an idea, Microsoft's founder Bill Gates created something of a stir two weeks ago when he questioned the computer…Fri Nov 17 2000 - 00:00
Pay and pensions bill to rise by 11.3%The public sector pay and pensions bill will rise by 11.3 per cent next year to £7.62 billion from £6Fri Nov 17 2000 - 00:00
Viridian announces profits fall to €68mViridian's half-owned subsidiary Nevada TeleThu Nov 16 2000 - 00:00
Bord Gais pipeline gets the go-aheadThe Government has sanctioned Bord Gais to construct a gas pipeline linking Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Cork, the Minister for…Mon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
Chorus, NIL line up to buy RTE networkCHORUS, part-owned by Independent News & Media, and NTL, which owns the former Cablelink, have emerged as potential buyers…Sat Nov 11 2000 - 00:00
ePower may challenge regulator's gas allocationE-Power has not yet decided whether to challenge the electricity regulator legally over his allocation of gas to power companies…Sat Nov 11 2000 - 00:00
ESB aims to spend €1bn in Spain and PolandThe ESB's international division wants to invest more than €1 billion (£787 million) in Spain and Poland.Sat Nov 11 2000 - 00:00
O'Reilly strengthens his role in Wedgwood with son's positionWaterford Wedgwood's chairman, Dr Tony O'Reilly, has strengthened his position at the groupThu Nov 09 2000 - 00:00
Power shortage worries main reason behind ESB gas awardFear of an electricity shortage in 2002 was the principal reason the ESB secured gas for a power plant ahead of private-sector…Thu Nov 09 2000 - 00:00
O'Brien fails to secure gas for planned stationA group backed by businessman Mr Denis O'Brien has failed to secure gas for a power station it plans to build in west Dublin.Wed Nov 08 2000 - 00:00
Ryanair logs 45% rise in pre-tax profitsProfits at low-cost airline Ryanair rose 45 per cent before tax to €78.86 million (£62Wed Nov 08 2000 - 00:00
Elan may be admitted to leading share indexElan may be admitted to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) index of leading European shares, which is to be redrawn…Mon Nov 06 2000 - 00:00
Bank of Scotland/Abbey National boost banksAbbey National's merger talks with Bank of Scotland, which has a mortgage-lending service in the Republic, helped pushed Irish…Sat Nov 04 2000 - 00:00
Traditional pay increases need rethink, says economistEmployers should use once-off measures to compensate workers for rising prices, a senior economist said yesterday.Sat Nov 04 2000 - 00:00
Wireless licences up for grabs in beauty pageantThe telecoms regulator will issue three wireless licences next March after a "beauty contest".Fri Nov 03 2000 - 00:00
Irish Life & Permanent and Iona share spotlightIrish Life & Permanent (IL&P) and Iona Technologies were stars on a day when shares eased slightly, with the ISEQ index…Fri Nov 03 2000 - 00:00
British Gas sets sights on power customers in RepublicBritish Gas (BG) wants to sell electricity it generates in Northern Ireland to industrial customers in the Republic.Thu Nov 02 2000 - 00:00
Flotation of Aer Rianta unlikely in short termAer Rianta has abandoned hope that its partial flotation to raise funds to expand its airports can proceed before the next general…Thu Nov 02 2000 - 00:00
Welteke hints at possible intervention to buoy euroThe European Central Bank might intervene again to prop up the euro, the head of Germany's Bundesbank said yesterday.Wed Nov 01 2000 - 00:00
Index enters negative territory as Elan fallsDemand for financial and industrial stocks failed to nudge the ISEQ index into positive territory as it receded from the brink…Wed Nov 01 2000 - 00:00
Pampering staff may affect market valueRight-on bosses who pamper workers with silver-service treats and homely encouragement should think again, according to new research…Wed Nov 01 2000 - 00:00
Moody's not so concerned about inflation rateInflation in the Republic does not cause "any particular concern" to Moody's credit rating agency, one of its most senior analysts…Sat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
Demand pushes index close to all-time highStrong demand for Eircom, Elan, Ryanair and the financials pushed the ISEQ index near its all-time high yesterdaySat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
Will customers see any benefits from £2.2bn investment in CIE?The Government will award a contract to run the first two lines in the LUAS light rail system next autumnFri Oct 27 2000 - 01:00
Untangling State transport holdings poses nasty labour relations problemAmid the difficulties facing CIE Group, the Minister for Public Enterprise Ms O'Rourke is considering the dissolution of E the…Fri Oct 27 2000 - 01:00
Takeover talks for job agency continuesMarlborough Recruitment is still in discussions with another company about a possible takeover, it said yesterday.Thu Oct 26 2000 - 01:00
Offer marks most audacious move yet by O'BrienDenis O'Brien's bid to purchase Eircom's fixed line phone network is his most audacious move yet.Thu Oct 26 2000 - 01:00
An Post pays more than £11m for two parcel delivery firms in DublinAn Post is believed to have paid more than £11 million (€14 million) for two transport firms it acquired yesterday.Tue Oct 24 2000 - 01:00
Two more airlines seize planes from Dublin TransAerAircraft leased by TransAer, the Dublin airline now in liquidation, have been seized by Libyan Arab Airlines and Egyptair.Tue Oct 24 2000 - 01:00
Parthus proposing secondary stock offer worth $200mParthus Technologies is expected to proceed with a secondary offering of shares worth $200 million (€239 million) on November…Tue Oct 24 2000 - 01:00
Aer Rianta seizes aircraft leased by failed TransAerAer Rianta last night seized an aircraft worth $30-$40 million (€35.8E47Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
Nearly 300 Irish jobs lost as charter firm TransAer goes into liquidationThe Dublin-based charter airline, TransAer, has gone into liquidation, in a move which will cost 545 jobs in Ireland, Britain…Sat Oct 21 2000 - 01:00
Parthus aims to raise €476m in placementParthus Technologies, which makes mobile phone chips, plans to raise about $400 million (€476 million) in a share placement in…Fri Oct 20 2000 - 01:00
Decision on ESB future is deferredESB directors have deferred a decision on changing the ownership of the State company until JanuaryWed Oct 18 2000 - 01:00
Brussels talks to Reeves over gas allocation to independentsThe European Commission is discussing with the electricity regulator his allocation of gas network to independent power producers…Wed Oct 18 2000 - 01:00
Treasure to confirm a renewed bid for GreenTreasury Holdings is expected to confirm his morning that it will make a renewed bid to purchase Green Property.Tue Oct 17 2000 - 01:00
