Shopping centre boom shows little sign of abating next yearIf the Irish are in love with shopping, their passion shows no sign of losing its lustreFri Dec 30 2005 - 00:00
Eircom will not press fees issue with SwisscomEircom is very unlikely to pursue Swisscom for the professional fees it incurred in the abortive takeover approach from the Swiss…Thu Dec 29 2005 - 00:00
IFG acquisition of Jersey firm breaks monotonyMarket report: The Christmas festivities rarely excite the market and the Dublin exchange provided no exception to this rule…Thu Dec 29 2005 - 00:00
IFG acquires Jersey trust firm for #6.6mFinancial services group IFG has acquired a Jersey-based trust company from Bank of Scotland for £6.6 million (€9Thu Dec 29 2005 - 00:00
Oasis and Coast ring up profits of €6m in IrelandThe Icelandic-owned women's fashion chains Oasis and Coast made profits of almost €6 million in Ireland in the year to January…Sat Dec 24 2005 - 00:00
Questions arise over exchange's role in disputeStock exchange: Serious questions remain about the independence of the Irish Stock Exchange as the regulator of the market and…Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
Trade unionist expected to fill Fas positionThe Government is preparing to appoint a senior trade unionist to chair Fás, the State training agency, when former Ibec director…Wed Dec 21 2005 - 00:00
Job losses feared as EuroConex chief resignsThe chief executive of Co Wicklow credit card processing firm EuroConex has resigned from his post ahead of looming job losses…Wed Dec 21 2005 - 00:00
Connex's Luas profits in 2004 tip €330,000Connex, the French company that runs the Luas system in Dublin, made an operating profit of €327,949 last year after the introduction…Wed Dec 21 2005 - 00:00
Retail sales slow down in OctoberConsumers paused for breath before the Christmas rush with new research showing a slowdown in the growth of retail sales in October…Sat Dec 17 2005 - 00:00
B&Q suffers downturn in Irish profitsBritish-owned home improvement chain B&Q has reported a sharp downturn in profits at its Irish unit despite increasing sales…Sat Dec 17 2005 - 00:00
Esot members fail to attend Eircom meetingThe most senior representatives of the worker-owned trust that controls 20Fri Dec 16 2005 - 00:00
Profits at Zara's first Irish store reach €2.7mZara, the Spanish fashion chain, had sales of more than €17 million in the first full year of trading in its flagship Irish store…Thu Dec 15 2005 - 00:00
Parish priest, taxi driver among 158 tax defaultersA parish priest in Co Carlow was among 158 tax defaulters who made settlements with the Revenue totalling €27Wed Dec 14 2005 - 00:00
Amgen to invest €1.3bn in CorkThe world's biggest biopharmaceutical company, Amgen, is to invest up to €1Fri Dec 09 2005 - 00:00
Children gain as rich reined inOverview : Brian Cowen's second Budget was dominated by a new childcare package, and measures to take "tax-free millionaires…Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
Turnaround for Foster MotorsThe Foster Motor Company, one of the best-known car sellers in south Dublin, is forecasting further growth this year and next…Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
New menswear store ups ante in style warsMenswear stores at the higher end of the market in central Dublin are facing new competition from the well-known London firm …Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
Musgrave settles action with former directorFormer Musgrave's director Michael Nason has settled a High Court action against the Cork-based group over the terms of his departure…Wed Dec 07 2005 - 00:00
Japanese electronics firm creates 140 jobsJapanese electronics group Alps Electric will create 140 jobs with a €14 million investment in its auto parts plant in Millstreet…Wed Dec 07 2005 - 00:00
Grafton Group buys building supply firmsGrafton Group has bought the north Dublin plumbing and bathroom firm Davies and the Roscommon builders' merchant Garvey's, brushing…Tue Dec 06 2005 - 00:00
Laura Ashley grows Irish profitsBritish ladies fashion and home furnishing chain Laura Ashley has more than doubled it post-tax profits in the Republic to €560…Tue Dec 06 2005 - 00:00
Eircom says Swisscom failure will not distract from core strategyEircom chief executive Dr Phil Nolan has insisted that the collapse of Swisscom's efforts to acquire the Irish telco has not …Tue Dec 06 2005 - 00:00
Harris still faces High Court challengeRobert "Pino" Harris has won an interim victory in his legal confrontation with the Revenue over €9Fri Dec 02 2005 - 00:00
Binchy's agrees mergerDublin solicitors Binchy's has merged with Maples and Calder, the biggest legal firm in the Cayman IslandsThu Dec 01 2005 - 00:00
Stafford family vehicle buys Lifestyle SportsThe Lifestyle chain of sports shops has been sold to Stafford Holdings, a privately-held group that has shipping, hotel, fuel…Wed Nov 30 2005 - 00:00
Esso Ireland pays €47m to owner ExxonEsso Ireland has paid a €47 million dividend to its US parent, the oil giant Exxon Mobil.Wed Nov 30 2005 - 00:00
Profits at Unilever Ireland drop 22%The Irish division of Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever has reported a 22 per cent drop in operating profits to €27.5…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Building boom sees Ascon profits rise 24%Construction firm Ascon-Rohcon was a major beneficiary of the building boom last year, with pretax profits rising by 24 per cent…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Ion makes offer for 180 British Shell stationsDublin-based corporate finance house Ion Equity has entered the race to acquire the freehold interest in Shell's 180 filling …Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Legal firm enters first alliance with UK practiceDublin legal firm O'Donnell Sweeney has entered an "alliance" with the well-known English firm, Eversheds, in the first such …Sat Nov 26 2005 - 00:00
Minister rejects EU corporate tax plansMinister for Finance Brian Cowen has dismissed plans by the European Commission to create a common corporate tax base in the …Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
Kellogg's increases profit in Irish unit by 28% to over €12mKellogg's, the world's dominant cereal brand, increased the pretax profit in its Irish unit by 28 per cent last year to more …Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Eircom under pressure after bid failureEircom shares may come under pressure today following its loss in the race for the final 3G licence, which is going to Smart …Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Merrion directors to receive €31 million in takeoverMerrion Capital's seven Irish directors stand to receive at least €31 million for their stake in the financial services group…Wed Nov 16 2005 - 00:00
Buying into an Irish growth storyOnly a week ago, Merrion Capital was celebrating its selection with Goldman Sachs as financial adviser to Aer Lingus on its privatisation…Wed Nov 16 2005 - 00:00
Texaco fails to gain from oil price spikeThe spike in oil prices did nothing to improve business for the Irish unit of the Californian oil giant Chevron Texaco, which…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
Crowne Plaza unveils €30m plan for conference centre and hotelThe owners of the Crowne Plaza-Dublin Airport Hotel in Santry have unveiled plans for a €30 million investment in a conference…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
Quinlan's Park Rite sees profit increase by 70%A car park company chaired by financier Derek Quinlan increased its pretax profit by almost 70 per cent last year to €724,954…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
Marsh Ireland records pretax losses of €5mOne of the biggest insurance brokers in the Irish market, Marsh Ireland Ltd, has gone into the red with pretax losses last year…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Volvo struggles to raise profitsCar manufacturer Volvo struggled to increase profits at its Irish unit last year, in spite of a 26Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Swisscom opens talks with Eircom trustAdvisers to Swisscom have opened talks with the trust that holds 20Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Tesco says wholesalers to lose out from changeWholesalers were the main beneficiaries of the Groceries Order, according to Tesco, the biggest food retailer in the State.Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Superquinn to spend €63m on refurbishmentsThe new owners of Superquinn are planning to spend €63 million revamping the chain's 21 stores over the next three years.Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Eircom revises Meteor bid after authority queryEircom has revised elements of its €420 million takeover bid for mobile firm Meteor after the Competition Authority queried aspects…Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Law kept prices high, says MartinPress conference: Minister for Enterprise Micheál Martin said yesterday that provisions in the Groceries Order were "absurd …Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Repeal to aid consumers, says reportReport to Minister: Government officials pressed for the repeal of the Groceries Order in a report to Minister for Enterprise…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Aer Lingus selects advisers on proposed privatisationState-owned airline Aer Lingus has selected Merrion Capital and Goldman Sachs as advisers to the company on its proposed privatisation…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Eircom to seek price rise for Swisscom exclusivityThe Eircom board is finalising its response to Swisscom's request for exclusive access to the telco's books for a due diligence…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
DCC beats forecasts by reporting smaller fall in earningsShares in DCC gained 3.6 per cent to close at €15Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
