Commutes drive staff awayWorkers are increasingly reluctant to undertake long commutes to their job and many cite travelling time to their place of work…Thu Dec 28 2006 - 00:00
House price growth for November just 0.1%The rate of increase in house prices has fallen to a virtual standstill as home-buyers feel the impact of the relentless rise…Thu Dec 28 2006 - 00:00
Heavy investment in firm run by Ciarán HaugheyCeltic Helicopters: Prominent businessmen gave significant funding to Celtic Helicopters, a company run by Ciarán Haughey when…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
Businessman rejects finding on Celtic investmentReaction: Kerry businessman Xavier McAuliffe, owner of the Spectra photographic business, rejected the tribunal's finding that…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
Lid lifted on reign of secrecy, fear and manipulationThe report: Charles Haughey received some IR£9Wed Dec 20 2006 - 00:00
Smurfit stake values Perlico at €55mPackaging magnate Dr Michael Smurfit and a group of affiliate investors have taken an 18 per cent stake in privately-held telecoms…Fri Dec 15 2006 - 00:00
Flotation tag of $720m on GenesisLimerick-based aviation leasing company Genesis Lease raised $640.8 million (€487Fri Dec 15 2006 - 00:00
Revenue receives €171m in latest tax defaultsA Co Wicklow businessman and a hardware merchant firm he co-owns have made tax settlements to the Revenue totalling €5 million…Wed Dec 13 2006 - 00:00
Digicel's subscriber base rises to 3.2mDigicel, the Caribbean mobile empire owned by Denis O'Brien, increased its subscriber base to 3Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Zara parent books Irish sales of €40mSpanish fashion titan Inditex marked its second year in Ireland with annual sales of more than €40 million at the Zara chain …Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Setanta Sports to complete raising of €300mPay-television group Setanta Sports is poised to complete the raising of at least €300 million to help finance its acquisition…Sat Dec 02 2006 - 00:00
Habitat's Irish operation recordsoperating loss of €506,887Habitat's Irish unit has slipped into the red with an operating loss of €506,887 in the year to March.Sat Dec 02 2006 - 00:00
Dublin Waterworld to hand aquatic centre back to StateDublin Waterworld's controversial stewardship of the National Aquatic Centre will come to an end at midnight tonight when the…Thu Nov 30 2006 - 00:00
ESB to reduce its generation capacity by 30%The ESB has pledged to radically reduce its electricity generation capacity in return for permission to build new power station…Thu Nov 30 2006 - 00:00
Aviation start-up plans $737m flotationA start-up aviation leasing company in Limerick, with only two staff, plans to raise some $737 million (€559 million) in an initial…Wed Nov 29 2006 - 00:00
Smurfit Kappa earns €223mPackaging group Smurfit Kappa has taken the benefit of improved trading conditions in Europe and significant cost reductions …Wed Nov 29 2006 - 00:00
Slattery takes $50m stake in US hospital firmCo Clare businessman Domhnal Slattery has taken a $50 million (€38Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
Luas operator acquires Galway bus firm for €1mLuas operator Veolia Transport has acquired Nestor Bus, the Co Galway firm that was among the first to challenge the monopoly…Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
Marsh Ireland returns to black with €85,860 profitInsurance brokerage Marsh Ireland shrugged off a €9Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
Carroll holding firm has profits of €28.2mProperty tycoon Liam Carroll, owner of a big stake in food group Greencore, has declared annual profits totalling €28Fri Nov 17 2006 - 00:00
PC World-owner DSG to launch online tech servicePC World-owner DSG International is mounting a concerted assault on the €750 million business-to-business market for IT equipment…Fri Nov 17 2006 - 00:00
SWS goes back on the market with €100m price tagBandon-based group SWS is back on the market with a price tag in the region of €100 million, about twice the sum under negotiation…Fri Nov 17 2006 - 00:00
Investment boost for broadband networkCommunications: Minister for Communications Noel Dempsey predicted that a boost to Government investment in broadband services…Fri Nov 17 2006 - 00:00
Estimates package puts total cost of running the State next year at €54bnOverview: Brian Cowen unveiled an Estimates package that will bring the pre-Budget cost of running the State next year to more…Fri Nov 17 2006 - 00:00
Eircom to seek line rental price riseEircom chairman Pierre Danon has signalled that the company will follow its commitment to increase capital expenditure by €300…Thu Nov 16 2006 - 00:00
Judgment could cost Mulcair dearlyFinancial fallout: Limerick businessman Pat Mulcair, owner of construction firm Roadbridge and the operating lease on the National…Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
Digicel may raise $2.5bn for US flotationDenis O'Brien has stepped up his efforts to court the US media with an interview in Time magazine which suggests that he may …Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
State gets close to buying West-Link toll bridgeThe Government's negotiations to buy the West-Link toll bridge in Dublin from the private company which operates it are believed…Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
Babcock settles insider dealing actionBabcock & Brown has settled an action in Australia alleging insider trading against Robert Topfer, the director who orchestrated…Tue Nov 14 2006 - 00:00
Hotel restoration bill climbs to €90mRefurbishment costs at the Shelbourne Hotel have climbed to some €90 million, exceeding the original budget for the restoration…Fri Nov 10 2006 - 00:00
B&Q's Irish unit suffers 48% drop in profitsBritish-owned home improvement and DIY chain B&Q has reported a collapse in profits at its Irish unit in spite of strong …Thu Nov 09 2006 - 00:00
Cuda calls for credit union safeguardThe Government should include credit unions in the statutory scheme that compensates depositors if banks or building societies…Thu Nov 09 2006 - 00:00
Smurfit joins board of 'well-being' groupDr Michael Smurfit has joined the advisory board of a new US-based group which aims to advance health and happiness worldwide…Thu Nov 09 2006 - 00:00
M&S to add 10 new Irish stores over three yearsMarks & Spencer is primed for a fresh attack on the Irish market, with the addition of 10 new stores in the next three years…Wed Nov 08 2006 - 00:00
Profits take a tumble at top Donegal retailerDonegal draper John McElhinney has reported a drop of more than 40 per cent to €554,371 in operating profits at his Ballybofey…Tue Nov 07 2006 - 00:00
Lagan to sell off quarry, asphalt businessThe Belfast-based Lagan Group, one of the biggest privately-held businesses in the North, has moved to sell off its quarrying…Tue Nov 07 2006 - 00:00
O'Flaherty Holdings buys digital firm C3Volkswagen franchise owner O'Flaherty Holdings, one of the biggest privately-held businesses in the State, has moved into the…Sat Nov 04 2006 - 00:00
Eagle Star may sell stake in broker serviceLife assurer Eagle Star indicated in private that it plans to cease its involvement in Assurelink, an industry-owned company …Sat Nov 04 2006 - 00:00
Equity stake for Davy staff in €316m buyoutUp to 110 of the most senior staff at Davy Stockbrokers have taken an equity stake in the business following the €316Thu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00
$526m pretax profits by Merrill Lynch Irish armA massive uplift in dealing profits helped US banking giant Merrill Lynch deliver a 31 per cent rise in annual pretax profits…Thu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00
Murray firm pays €2.46m to co-foundersPublic relations firm Murray Consultants paid out €2Wed Nov 01 2006 - 00:00
Laura Ashley's Irish earnings fallBritish retailer Laura Ashley lost sales and profits in Ireland last year as it failed to take advantage of the spending boom…Wed Nov 01 2006 - 00:00
McNamara, Docklands group behind €412m dealThe State-owned Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) last night emerged as equity partner with property developer Bernard…Wed Nov 01 2006 - 00:00
Member groups start review of AssurelinkThe major life assurance groups have initiated a strategic review of the operations of Assurelink, a company they jointly own…Mon Oct 30 2006 - 00:00
BMW set to break €200m sales threshold in IrelandGerman motor group BMW is poised to breach the €200 million sales threshold in the Irish market this year as annual sales of …Mon Oct 30 2006 - 00:00
CIÉ invests €59m in Dart fleet upgradeCIÉ has embarked on a €59 million upgrade of the original fleet of Dart carriages which have been in use since the Dublin suburban…Mon Oct 30 2006 - 00:00
German financier invests $1m in JetBirdGerman aviation financier Conrado Dornier has taken a small equity stake in JetBird, the start-up executive jet company owned…Fri Oct 27 2006 - 01:00
New limits on credit union investmentThe Financial Regulator has moved to place new restrictions on the investment activities of credit unions under which their holdings…Fri Oct 27 2006 - 01:00
Restriction order may be served on Eddie HobbsThe liquidator of finance company Taylor Asset Managers, which collapsed in 1996, has applied to the High Court to restrict five…Thu Oct 26 2006 - 01:00
IN&M in bid to buy out APN subsidiarySir Anthony O'Reilly's Independent News & Media has made a A$3.8 billion (€2Thu Oct 26 2006 - 01:00
