Guyana awards mobile licence to O'Brien firmThe government in the south American state of Guyana has decided to award a mobile licence to Digicel, the rapidly-expanding …Wed Aug 16 2006 - 01:00
Scor took €90m dividend from small IFSC firmThe French reinsurance group Scor took a €90 million dividend last year from an IFSC company that employed an average of only…Tue Aug 15 2006 - 01:00
Managers seek equity partners to buy BWGMembers of the management team at the Spar franchise owner, BWG Holdings, want to strike a partnership deal with a private equity…Tue Aug 15 2006 - 01:00
IMF urges more control of insurance sectorThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for "improvements" in official supervision of the insurance and reinsurance …Mon Aug 14 2006 - 01:00
H&M says it expects profit here by end of this yearH&M, the Swedish fashion giant, has declared that its stores here will be profitable by the end of this yearSat Aug 12 2006 - 01:00
Gap to enter Irish fray in ArnottsGap, the US mass market fashion chain, is planning a foray into the Irish market with a big concession outlet in Arnotts, the…Sat Aug 12 2006 - 01:00
Fiji setback to O'Brien's mobile firmEfforts by the businessman Denis O'Brien to establish a mobile operation in Fiji have run into trouble on a grand scale after…Thu Aug 10 2006 - 01:00
Property group Kenny set for sale at €475mAn international property portfolio controlled by the Galway-based Kenny development group is coming on the market with a pricetag…Thu Aug 10 2006 - 01:00
Roches sale to net family €18m in yearly rentMembers of the Roche retailing dynasty will receive annual rents of almost €18 million from Debenhams after the British chain…Wed Aug 09 2006 - 01:00
Buoyant Irish market continues to lure UK retailersAnalysis: The exit of the Roche family from the retail trade marks the determination of major British retailers to increase …Wed Aug 09 2006 - 01:00
Roches Stores to get €18m a year in rents after sell-offThe family behind Roches Stores, one of the oldest Irish retail brands, will receive rents of almost €18 million per year after…Wed Aug 09 2006 - 01:00
'Clare People' challenges rival with new freesheetThe owners of the Clare People newspaper in Co Clare have unveiled plans to a distribute a new weekly freesheet to 25,000 homes…Mon Aug 07 2006 - 01:00
Roches staff seek assurances ahead of Debenhams dealUp to 2,000 staff at Roches Stores, the privately held department store chain, are demanding the retention of their current terms…Fri Aug 04 2006 - 01:00
Moody's downgrades Eircom's debtMoody's, the international credit rating agency, has downgraded Eircom's debt following its €2Fri Aug 04 2006 - 01:00
Management buyout at Irish aircraft leasing firmA management team backed by Anglo Irish Bank has bought out the Dublin-based aviation services group Pembroke from the jet-engine…Thu Aug 03 2006 - 01:00
Thornton's gets strike-off warningThe "ultimate parent company" of the restaurant run by celebrity chef Kevin Thornton has been listed to be struck off the companies…Thu Aug 03 2006 - 01:00
Smurfit syndicate invests €20m in Finnish paper millA syndicate led by the former Jefferson Smurfit deputy chairman Dr Dermot Smurfit has spent €20 million on the purchase of a …Wed Aug 02 2006 - 01:00
Debenhams set to close Roches dealThe sale of nine Roches Stores outlets to the Debenhams department store chain is almost complete, clearing the way for a big…Tue Aug 01 2006 - 01:00
Statoil to net up to €76m from Topaz dealStatoil has indicated that it will realise a net gain in the region of only €76 million from the sale of its Irish business to…Tue Aug 01 2006 - 01:00
Arthur Cox loses half its partners in Belfast officeLaw firm Arthur Cox has had to replace half the partners in its Belfast office after a spate of defections in April and June.Tue Aug 01 2006 - 01:00
Ifsra bars Broadstone chiefs from sector for 18 monthsThe Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority has moved to disqualify two directors of Broadstone Fund Management from any…Sat Jul 08 2006 - 01:00
Carroll set to build stake in Greencore to 29.9%Liam Carroll, the property developer, is likely to re-enter the market for Greencore shares to build up his 21Sat Jul 08 2006 - 01:00
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
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
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
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
