Yahoo's Irish unit posts 500% rise in profitsInternet search engine giant Yahoo has reported a 500 per cent rise in operating profits to €34Fri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00
KPMG shows interest in Burlington siteAccounting firm KPMG has made tentative expressions of interest in acquiring a large amount of office space in any new development…Fri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00
Profits at Independent rise 10.4%Shares in Independent News & Media gained five cent to close at €3Thu Mar 22 2007 - 00:00
O'Reilly to get €16.6m dividend from IN&MIndependent News & Media chief executive Sir Anthony O'Reilly will receive a final dividend of €16Thu Mar 22 2007 - 00:00
Moody's downgrades Eircom firmCredit rating agency Moody's has downgraded its rating on BCM Ireland Finance, the Australian-owned holding company that controls…Wed Mar 21 2007 - 00:00
Heinz Irish sales drop by €27.5mFood group Heinz, maker of the eponymous tomato ketchup, has said a decline in its non-branded frozen food business contributed…Tue Mar 20 2007 - 00:00
Smurfit Kappa flotation to net €1.5bnSmurfit Kappa has realised an additional €195 million from its initial public offering (IPO) through the exercise of over-allotment…Sat Mar 17 2007 - 00:00
Chairman bids farewell after 54 years at helm of packaging empireThe outgoing Smurfit-Kappa chairman, Dr Michael Smurfit, invoked the modus vivendi of the late Frank Sinatra in his farewell …Sat Mar 17 2007 - 00:00
Drug firm moving assets of €25bn from IrelandMultinational drug group Bristol-Myers Squibb is moving assets worth as much as €25 billion away from Ireland to take advantage…Fri Mar 16 2007 - 00:00
Smurfit Kappa's share price up 89 cent before flotationSmurfit Kappa has defied a renewed sell-off of stock on global markets to deliver an 89 cent rise in its share price after the…Thu Mar 15 2007 - 00:00
Peter Barry's children to share €41m from family firmThe six children of former minister for foreign affairs Peter Barry are set to realise up to €41 million from a distribution …Wed Mar 14 2007 - 00:00
Ardagh upgrade likely as S&P reviews ratingCredit rating agency Standard & Poors (S&P) has signalled a likely upgrade of Ardagh Glass following its €660 million…Wed Mar 14 2007 - 00:00
Smurfit Kappa returns to stock marketPackaging group Smurfit Kappa will return to the stock market this morning with a likely share price of €16Wed Mar 14 2007 - 00:00
Ardagh in €600m buyout of Rexam glass unitPaul Coulson's Ardagh Glass will have annual sales of some €1Tue Mar 13 2007 - 00:00
Eircom pays €44.4m to ComReg to secure 3G licenceEircom has paid €44.4 million to the telecoms regulator ComReg in the first instalment of a €114Tue Mar 13 2007 - 00:00
Four Irish tycoons worth €8bn in the ranks of the super richIreland's four wealthiest men now have a combined wealth of $10Fri Mar 09 2007 - 00:00
Bupa's risk-equalisation claim rejectedSeán Quinn's attack on the VHI prompted sharp exchanges yesterday after the State health insurer went on the offensive to accuse…Fri Mar 09 2007 - 00:00
Quinn holds forth on the path to successSeán Quinn was among friends when he spoke yesterday morning at a business conference in his own hotel, the Slieve Russell in…Thu Mar 08 2007 - 00:00
Tycoon seeks new opportunities for investment in IndiaBillionaire tycoon Seán Quinn has embarked on efforts to develop a portfolio of investments in IndiaThu Mar 08 2007 - 00:00
Eircom move to aid broadband switchersEircom has moved to facilitate broadband customers who want to switch providers using its "local loop"Wed Mar 07 2007 - 00:00
Procter and Gamble to detail staff cuts at NenaghMultinational consumer products group Procter and Gamble is preparing to make a significant number of its 500 staff redundant…Wed Mar 07 2007 - 00:00
When jobs can be moved at willThe looming threat to 500 jobs at the Procter & Gamble plant in Nenagh comes only six months after the US consumer products…Wed Mar 07 2007 - 00:00
Faulty network stops Eircom line rental riseEircom has postponed making an application for a line rental increase for up to six months because of the number of faults on…Thu Mar 01 2007 - 00:00
Smurfit Kappa to identify flotation priceSmurfit Kappa is likely to identify the price range for its flotation before the weekend, brushing aside weakness on the international…Thu Mar 01 2007 - 00:00
O'Brien earns €603m in Digicel refinancingTelecoms tycoon Denis O'Brien has realised a profit of up to $800 million (€603Wed Feb 28 2007 - 00:00
TV3 earnings of €23.3m expected in 2007The owner of TV3 expects the station to book €23Wed Feb 28 2007 - 00:00
Azur drug firm buys US group Pharmelle for €20mDublin-based drug firm Azur Pharma, led by former Elan executive Séamus Mulligan, has spent more than €20 million on the buy-…Mon Feb 26 2007 - 00:00
Aer Lingus may cancel flights if action goes aheadAer Lingus has said it cannot guarantee that it will be able to operate all of its flights from Wednesday, when strike notice…Mon Feb 26 2007 - 00:00
Digicel sells $1.4bn of high-yield bondsDenis O'Brien's newly-formed Bermuda vehicle Digicel Group has sold $1.4 billion (€1Sat Feb 24 2007 - 00:00
AIB in buyout of Arval car fleet firmAIB has taken total control of car fleet management firm Allied Arval in a deal to buy out the 51 per cent interest of French…Fri Feb 23 2007 - 00:00
US technology firm routed $1bn revenues into Irish unitA Californian technology firm with only a handful of workers in Dublin funnelled revenues of almost $1 billion (€762 million) …Fri Feb 23 2007 - 00:00
Sanmina moving Antrim factoryUS-owned electronics group Sanmina is making 300 workers redundant in Lisburn, Co Antrim, following a decision to relocate its…Thu Feb 22 2007 - 00:00
Minister unveils plans for buy out of West LinkThe Government plans new legislation to strengthen its power to levy stiff fines on any toll-evading motorists when barrier-free…Wed Feb 21 2007 - 00:00
Head of credit union association may step downThe head of the Credit Union Development Association (CUDA) is in talks to leave the organisation after a number of member credit…Wed Feb 21 2007 - 00:00
EU scheme contributes to chambers' lossThe body that represents 60 chambers of commerce groups across the State slipped into the red in 2005 with a pretax loss of €…Wed Feb 21 2007 - 00:00
Three directors disqualified by High CourtThree company directors who were involved in separate companies which collapsed with liabilities totalling some €3 million have…Tue Feb 20 2007 - 00:00
Head of HM Riverdeep considers prospects for new dealHM Riverdeep chief Barry O'Callaghan is mulling over whether to return to his investors and also approach new backers to raise…Sat Feb 17 2007 - 00:00
Ernst & Young resigns as auditor to RiverdeepErnst & Young has resigned as auditor to Riverdeep over "incorrect representations" about its lucrative contract with the…Thu Feb 15 2007 - 00:00
Smurfit to retire as firm returns to marketAfter decades in the control of Dr Michael Smurfit, it will fall to Seán FitzPatrick of Anglo Irish Bank to chair the Smurfit…Thu Feb 15 2007 - 00:00
Smurfit Kappa plans €1.3bn market flotationPackaging giant Smurfit Kappa plans a €1.3 billion stock market flotation in the middle of MarchThu Feb 15 2007 - 00:00
Airport services help deliver €445,554 profit for AircoachBus group Aircoach has returned to the black with annual pretax profits of €445,554 on the back of strong revenue and margin …Thu Feb 08 2007 - 00:00
Anglo Irish opens Jersey branchAnglo Irish Bank has opened a full branch in Jersey in an effort to source cash from non-bank intermediary clients there in a…Thu Feb 08 2007 - 00:00
Walsh Western acquires US firm for $400mDublin-based transport and logistics group Walsh Western International has acquired US player TDS Logistics for $400 million (€…Tue Feb 06 2007 - 00:00
Eircom seeks funding to develop 3G mobile systemEircom has made approaches to its banks, asking whether they will provide new credit lines to fund the development of a third…Mon Feb 05 2007 - 00:00
Eircom seeks industry subsidyComReg, the telecoms regulator, has initiated a public consultation process on a formal request by Eircom for the creation of…Sat Feb 03 2007 - 00:00
€8.43m paid in dividends after Coman's disputeDrink distribution firm Coman's Wholesale paid out dividends of €8Sat Feb 03 2007 - 00:00
Sharman likely to stay on at Aer LingusAer Lingus chairman John Sharman is likely to be given a new mandate when his term of office expires in five weeks' time, according…Fri Feb 02 2007 - 00:00
APN investors question bid by IN&MBig investors in Australian media group APN have questioned the latest takeover attempt by Sir Anthony O'Reilly's Independent…Fri Feb 02 2007 - 00:00
Business figure receives three year banDublin businessman Sam Field-Corbett has been disqualified by the High Court from acting as a company director or manager for…Wed Jan 31 2007 - 00:00
Developer acquires 45% stake in ConradMillionaire property developer Bernard McNamara has acquired a significant interest in the Conrad Hotel in DublinWed Jan 31 2007 - 00:00
