FGS aims to double revenue in five yearsThe new head of accounting firm Farrell Grant Sparks (FGS) has declared plans to bring its annual revenues to more than €40 million…Thu Jan 25 2007 - 00:00
IN&M makes fresh approach for Australian unitSir Anthony O'Reilly has enlisted the support of private equity giant Carlyle Group for a renewed attempt by Independent News…Thu Jan 25 2007 - 00:00
Golden Discs finds trade 'challenging' as sales fallMusic retailer Golden Discs, the biggest Irish-owned chain, has reported "challenging" trade in the Christmas season, months …Wed Jan 24 2007 - 00:00
Government urged to restate low tax policyThe lobby group for US multinationals in the Republic has urged the Government to restate its commitment to the "lowest possible…Tue Jan 23 2007 - 00:00
Quinn takes 5% stake in AngloFermanagh businessman Seán Quinn, his family and his insurance group Quinn Direct have taken a significant stake in Anglo Irish…Mon Jan 22 2007 - 00:00
Strong year for mergers predictedCorporate finance house Ion Equity has predicted a strong year for merger and acquisition activity in Ireland after a 22 per …Mon Jan 22 2007 - 00:00
Lagan assets valued at €350mLagan Group's asphalt and quarrying operations on both sides of the Border have been valued at up to €350 million in advance …Mon Jan 22 2007 - 00:00
Corporate responsibility theme of 10th Ernst & Young competitionNominations have opened for the 2007 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year competition, the 10th annual programme to encourage…Mon Jan 22 2007 - 00:00
Daiwa to create 300 finance jobs in DundalkDundalk will receive a jobs boost on Monday when Japanese financial services giant Daiwa Securities introduces plans to employ…Sat Jan 20 2007 - 00:00
McAlister proposes £90m tower for BelfastAntrim developer Mervyn McAlister has submitted proposals to the Northern Ireland Planning Service to build a £90 million (€137…Sat Jan 20 2007 - 00:00
Joe Burke's term as port chairman lapses in AprilTaoiseach Bertie Ahern will have to decide within weeks whether his friend Joe Burke, whose building business is in liquidation…Fri Jan 19 2007 - 00:00
Electrical chain continues growthThe rapid advance in Ireland of electrical retail giant DSG International gathered significant pace before the Christmas shopping…Thu Jan 18 2007 - 00:00
Braun's €176m writedown adds to lossesDental and personal care products group Braun Oral B wrote off €176Wed Jan 17 2007 - 00:00
Debenhams down 7% after profit warningDepartment store chain Debenhams saw its shares slide almost 7 per cent after the London-based group said the newly-acquired …Wed Jan 17 2007 - 00:00
€80m sell-off funds half of petrol station takeoverThe group that bought out the Irish fuel business of the multinational Shell for €160 million less than two years ago has already…Fri Jan 12 2007 - 00:00
Hanley finds British firm made to measureHanley Controls, a leading provider of measurement services to industrial firms, has expanded its reach with the acquisition …Fri Jan 12 2007 - 00:00
Anglo Irish Bank burdened by Little Chef chainAnglo Irish Bank has been saddled with a heavy exposure to the troubled Little Chef roadside restaurant chain in Britain, which…Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
BT chief appointed to senior post in CanadaBrown Thomas chief executive Dalton Phillips is leaving the position after less than two years to become chief operating officer…Sat Jan 06 2007 - 00:00
Quinlan takes largest stake in Marriott buyoutQuinlan Private, the investment vehicle of Dublin financier Derek Quinlan, has emerged as the biggest individual shareholder …Wed Jan 03 2007 - 00:00
Festive mood persists in thin tradingMarket report: The Iseq index reached yet another high in thin holiday trading yesterday as the Dublin market matched festive…Thu Dec 28 2006 - 00:00
China's diet revolution threatens the environmentHangzhou Letter: The neon sheen of fast food restaurants in this thriving city south of Shanghai told its own tale about new…Thu Dec 28 2006 - 00:00
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
