Esot votes to accept Eircom takeoverA majority of the 14,400 members of the Eircom employee share ownership trust (Esot) have voted to accept the takeover of the…Sat Jul 08 2006 - 01:00
LoJack sets up Dublin office to reduce taxThe rapidly-expanding US company LoJack, which makes electronic devices to find stolen cars, has set up a unit in Ireland to …Fri Jul 07 2006 - 01:00
Judgment reserved on bid to restrict owner of 'B&F'The commercial division of the High Court has reserved judgment on an application to restrict the owner of Business & Finance…Thu Jul 06 2006 - 01:00
Shares in O'Mahony firm double in valueShareholders in International Securities Trading Corporation, the finance company backed by former Anglo Irish Bank director …Wed Jul 05 2006 - 01:00
Fee income at PFPC's Irish unit up by 27% to $56.59mThe IFSC unit of the US-owned fund administration group PFPC increased its fee income by 27 per cent to $56Wed Jul 05 2006 - 01:00
Regulator contacts 26 credit unions to spur examination of bad debtsThe Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority has asked the boards of directors of 26 credit unions to examine whether they…Fri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Treasury plans China 'eco-city'Treasury Holdings, the Dublin-based property group, has received outline planning permission from the Chinese authorities for…Fri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Pretax profits at Dublin Providers group rise by 20%The family-owned builders' merchants Dublin Providers Ltd has reported a rise of almost 20 per cent in pretax profits to €6.14…Sat Jun 24 2006 - 01:00
H&M's sales jump 17% at its five Irish storesSwedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has reported a 17 per cent rise to €9Fri Jun 23 2006 - 01:00
Regulator urged to have director of wholesaleThe industry panel that advises the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority on its scrutiny of the finance sector has called…Fri Jun 23 2006 - 01:00
Exchange's directors to discuss plans to restructureThe directors of the Irish Stock Exchange will discuss proposals to demutualise the organisation at their bi-monthly meeting …Fri Jun 23 2006 - 01:00
Babcock plans float or sale of stake in EircomEircom's new owners, led by Australian fund Babcock & Brown, plan to sell off a stake in the company or float its shares …Thu Jun 22 2006 - 01:00
Sutherland warns of Doha talks threat to WTOThe possible failure of the Doha round of trade talks has the potential to undermine the credibility of the World Trade Organisation…Tue Jun 20 2006 - 01:00
US associate helps Danone take a 37% stake in Glenisk yogurt firmFrench food group Danone and a US associate called Stonyfield Farm have taken a 37 per cent stake in Glenisk, the Tullamore-based…Tue Jun 20 2006 - 01:00
Tech and construction sectors loom large in emerging business nomineesCompanies in the tech and construction sectors loom large among the emerging business nominees for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur…Mon Jun 19 2006 - 01:00
Experts find no provenance records for most Hunt itemsAn expert group that examined claims that some of the Hunt Museum collection may have been looted by Nazis found that there were…Sat Jun 17 2006 - 01:00
Babcock opens way for new investors in EircomBabcock & Brown, the Australian fund leading the €1Thu Jun 15 2006 - 01:00
Goffs set to enter British marketCo Kildare-based bloodstock auctioneer Goffs is to enter the British market with an annual "breeze-up" sale at Kempton Park racecourse…Wed Jun 14 2006 - 01:00
Top Eircom executives receive 8.6% pay riseThe take-home pay of Eircom's senior executive team and board of directors rose by 8.6 per cent to €4Wed Jun 14 2006 - 01:00
Regulator increases scrutiny of credit unionsThe financial regulator has moved in recent months to deepen its scrutiny of credit union lending patterns by requiring credit…Sat Jun 10 2006 - 01:00
Eircom scheme of arrangement is lodgedThe buyout of Eircom by the Australian investment fund Babcock & Brown and the Eircom employee share ownership (Esot) trust…Fri Jun 09 2006 - 01:00
Aer Lingus willing to set aside €100m for pensionsAer Lingus management has indicated a willingness to set aside more than €100 million of the proceeds from the airline's proposed…Fri Jun 09 2006 - 01:00
Aer Arann appoints former Aer Lingus chief executiveAer Arann, the regional airline, has appointed former Aer Lingus chief executive Garry Cullen as its chief executive.Thu Jun 08 2006 - 01:00
Greencore plans to redevelop Irish, UK landbankFood group Greencore plans a major redevelopment of its 900-acre landbank in Ireland and Britain, once its sugar production activities…Thu Jun 08 2006 - 01:00
Goodbody poaches HOK management teamHamilton Osborne King's investment subsidiary is losing its top management to Goodbody Stockbrokers.Wed Jun 07 2006 - 01:00
Subsidies help CIÉ increase surplus by over 32%The State transport group, CIÉ, increased its surplus by 32.3 per cent to €25.8 million last year after a 5Mon Jun 05 2006 - 01:00
Buoyant property sector dominates but list not confined to bricks and mortarThe booming property sector and spin-off industries are dominant among the nominees for the industry award in this year's Ernst…Mon Jun 05 2006 - 01:00
NCB runs the rule over Clerys groupNCB Stockbrokers has run the rule over Clerys in advance of a possible approach for the Dublin-based department store group.Sat Jun 03 2006 - 01:00
New sales strategies help push Clerys into blackClerys has declared that its trading losses are behind it after the Dublin department store group returned to the black with …Fri Jun 02 2006 - 01:00
B of I raises forecast after reporting a 16% pretax profit gainBank of Ireland has increased its profit forecast for the current financial year after reporting a 16 per cent rise in annual…Thu Jun 01 2006 - 01:00
Vodafone increases dividend despite huge lossVodafone yesterday revealed one of the biggest annual losses by a European company but sweetened the news for shareholders with…Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
Smurfit Kappa loses €62m in first quarterPaper giant Smurfit Kappa turned a pretax loss of €61.76 million on sales of €1Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
WestLB's Irish operation pays €32m dividendThe IFSC unit of WestLB AG, the German bank, paid a dividend of €14Tue May 30 2006 - 01:00
Cosmetic surgery clinic has €2m lossesFinancial accounts: The company behind the Dublin cosmetic surgery clinic which lost a High Court claim for damages arising …Tue May 30 2006 - 01:00
French group attracted by Irish transport landscapeWith a multibillion euro business to manage, it's safe to say that Antoine Frérot doesn't have a lot of time for hobbiesFri May 26 2006 - 01:00
IDA enlists Bono for €4m branding campaignIDA Ireland has enlisted the support of Bono, the U2 singer, and the artist Louis le Brocquy in a €4 million drive to market …Fri May 26 2006 - 01:00
Credit unions 'ignoring' failed repaymentsA large number of credit unions are ignoring the fact that their clients are not repaying their loans or are unaware of the problem…Fri May 26 2006 - 01:00
M&S expansion drives Irish sales above €500mThe opening of several new Marks & Spencer (M&S) outlets helped bring the British retailer's Irish sales above €500 million…Wed May 24 2006 - 01:00
Eircom takeover to be formalised todayEircom's employee share ownership trust (Esot) will increase its stake in the former State telecoms company to some 35 per cent…Tue May 23 2006 - 01:00
Pretax earnings at Power City increase 5% to €8.62mElectrical retailer Power City, famous for its brash adverts, has increased its pretax profit by 5.19 per cent to €8Sat May 20 2006 - 01:00
Revenues up 26% to €470m at BT's Irish businessBT's Irish business has reported a 26 per cent rise in revenues to €470 million in the year to March, with sales rising by more…Fri May 19 2006 - 01:00
Profit rises 25% at DID ElectricThe rise in consumer spending and the booming housing market has delivered a strong return for DID Electric, which has reported…Fri May 19 2006 - 01:00
Eircom profits climb to €112 millionEircom has laid the ground for a formal bid by Babcock & Brown and its employee share ownership trust (Esot) with pretax …Tue May 16 2006 - 01:00
Eircom results to clear way for full bidEircom has cleared the decks for a full bid from Australian investment fund Babcock & Brown and its employee share ownership…Sat May 13 2006 - 01:00
IN&M paid O'Reilly Snr €1.47m in 2005Sir Anthony O'Reilly's pay as chief executive of Independent News & Media rose to €1.47 million last year from €1Thu May 11 2006 - 01:00
Sales at Dixons, Currys up 30%Irish sales at Dixons and Currys rose by 30 per cent in the year to April, according to their parent DSG InternationalThu May 11 2006 - 01:00
Howard to meet Sir Anthony during Irish tripAustralian prime minister John Howard comes to Ireland the week after next but his visit will not be confined to meetings with…Thu May 11 2006 - 01:00
United drug buys UK firm for £7.4mPharmaceutical company United Drug has acquired a British medical distribution business, Endoscopy, in a deal worth up to £7.…Tue May 09 2006 - 01:00
Esot looks at raising stake in Eircom to 30%The Eircom employee share ownership trust (Esot) is exploring the possibility of increasing its 21Tue May 09 2006 - 01:00
Commerzbank's Irish profits riseCommerzbank, the third-largest German bank by capital, took a €21 million dividend from its biggest IFSC company last year, new…Mon May 08 2006 - 01:00
