Raid on Digicel office in JamaicaTHE CARIBBEAN mobile network owned by Irish businessman Denis O’Brien is in dispute with Jamaican tax authorities following a…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien may have to make offer for all of INMBUSINESSMAN DENIS O’Brien faces a decision on whether to bid for the country’s biggest newspaper publisher after purchasing €…Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien INM stake rises to 29.9%Businessman Denis O’Brien has moved a step closer to bidding for Independent News & Media by increasing his stake in the …Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
€240m Eirgrid project to develop power grid in westSTATE COMPANY Eirgrid will launch a €240 million development project for the west of Ireland next week.Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Mining and exploration stocks riseFEARS THAT Chinese growth may be slowing, nervousness ahead of today’s Spanish debt auction and signs that the Bank of England…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Unease at web betting taxOVERSEAS-BASED bookmakers taking online bets from Irish customers might not comply with the Government’s proposed tax on internet…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Schoolbook publisher may be put on marketCJ FALLON, the Republic’s biggest schoolbook publisher, is set to be put up for sale.Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Over 230,000 building jobs lost since height of boomMORE THAN 230,000 building workers have lost their jobs since the height of the construction and property bubble five years ago…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Venture capital and pension funds to invest in Irish wind energy firmsINSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS are poised to target the Irish wind energy industry, which will need funding of €900 million a year between…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Nama takes control of three companies led by Galway developer Chris CrehanSTATE ASSETS agency Nama has taken control of three companies led by well-known Galway developer Chris Crehan.Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
MarketSpreads fighting legacy of murky trading transactionsHaving been through ‘the wringer’, the company believes its auditors will give the 2010 accounts a clean bill of health, clearing…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Undisclosed trading by directors at spread betting firmACCOUNTS FILED by MarketSpreads state that some former directors and executives engaged in undisclosed trades with the financial…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Suspended firm gets approval to repay funds to clientsFINANCIAL SPREADBETTING firm Marketspreads began returning clients’ funds to their bank accounts yesterday after regulators gave…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Job agencies accused of driving up costs of IT staffA LEADING businessman says recruitment agencies are driving up the cost of hiring skilled IT staff and effectively forcing businesses…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Spread betting firm to get green light to return clients' fundsTHE CENTRAL Bank is set to give spread betting firm Marketspreads the green light to return cash to its clients.Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
ESB staff back plan to save €140m a yearESB WORKERS have voted in favour of a €140 million a year savings plan that includes cutting 1,000 jobs and reductions in overtime…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Firm claims it is compliant and blames legacy issuesANALYSIS: LATE ON Thursday, the Central Bank ordered financial spreadbetting firm, MarketSpreads, to suspend its operations, …Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
MarketSpreads forced to stop trading as Central Bank suspends licenceTHE CENTRAL Bank has suspended the trading licence of one of Ireland’s largest spreadbetting businesses after auditors expressed…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Siteserv wants UK watchdog to investigate deal by rival groupCONSTRUCTION SERVICES group Siteserv plans to ask the UK’s competition watchdog to investigate a deal involving rival Altrad, …Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Partner in hazardous Priory Hall scheme discharged from bankruptcyONE OF the developers behind the Priory Hall apartment complex that was last year declared a fire hazard has emerged from bankruptcy…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Siteserv approves Millington bidJust under 99 per cent of Siteserv shareholders today voted to accept the Denis O’Brien-backed €45 million bid for the construction…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Good causes to receive smaller share of lottery fundsCHARITIES, SPORTS, community and other organisations are to get a smaller share than before of National Lottery revenues under…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Winter Wonderland organiser scraps event scheduled for next four yearsMULTINATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT manager AEG is pulling out of the Winter Wonderland event it planned to run in Kilmainham, Dublin…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Firm in Siteserv bid row to attend egmA COMPANY that claims it was effectively prevented from bidding for Siteserv is likely to be represented at the construction …Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Arthur Cox acted on Siteserv dealLAW FIRM Arthur Cox gave legal advice to both sides in the controversial Siteserv deal that has left Denis O’Brien in pole position…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Providence share placement to raise €75m for debt and explorationEXPLORATION GROUP Providence will use the €75 million that it plans to raise from investors to pay off some debt and to fund …Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Firm claims it was excluded from Siteserv sale to O'BrienA FRENCH company has claimed it was denied the opportunity to make an offer for Irish company Siteserv which businessman Denis…Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
Nama seeks share of developer's future incomeSTATE AGENCY Nama is pursuing former developer John Fleming through the British courts for a share of his income.Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Titanium profit adds sheen to Kenmare's share priceSHARES IN Kenmare Resources surged by almost 8 per cent yesterday after the company reported the first profit from its titanium…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Spread betting firm settles caseFINANCIAL SPREAD-betting business MarketSpreads has settled its case against two former executives who diverted funds from the…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Retreat in energy stocks erodes valuesA SLIDE in US consumer sentiment and a retreat among energy stocks knocked markets back yesterday after reasonable early trade…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Profits up by 18% at engineering group KentzPROFITS at engineering and instrumentation group Kentz, increased 18 per cent to almost $80 million (€60 million) last year, …Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Ardagh buys US glass firm for €170mPACKAGING giant Ardagh has bought a north American glass container manufacturer in a deal believed to be worth over €170 million…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Ex-chief of betting firm big investor in new businessTHE FORMER chief executive of collapsed spread-betting firm Worldspreads is the biggest shareholder in a recently established…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Values slide on poor US housing dataMARKETS WERE flat or down slightly as weaker than expected housing data from the United States dampened optimism about the prospects…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Bruton blames UK over referendumBRITISH OPPOSITION to the EU’s original fiscal treaty proposal is partly responsible for forcing a referendum on the issue in…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Unrealistic rents may close some stores, warns GraftonTHE OWNER of the Woodies and Atlantic Homecare DIY chains warned yesterday it would have to consider closing some of its stores…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Paddy Power to wager €6m on ItalyLISTED bookmaker Paddy Power estimates its planned expansion into Italy will cost the group around €6 million this year.Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Paddy Power's punt on internet comes up trumpsMANY PUNTERS in the grandstands at next week’s Cheltenham Festival will be backing horses via smartphone apps rather than joining…Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Well-drilled in promising a lot about the fractious issue of sourcing gasINTERVIEW: The man behind a fracking proposal in teh northwest says there are immense opportunities for Ireland if the project…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Rise in numbers applying for bankruptcy in NI, says expertFIGURES INDICATE that more people from the Republic are moving to Northern Ireland to take advantage of its easier bankruptcy…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Dispute over charges for gas pipelines use casts doubt on €600m projectA DISPUTE over charges for the use of the Republic’s natural gas pipelines has left a question mark over the future of a €600…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
CRH sees value in emerging marketsCRH COULD step up acquisition spending in emerging markets in eastern Europe and Asia, according to its chief executive, Myles…Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Ormonde Mining in funding talksORMONDE Mining is set to finalise funding plans for its Spanish tungsten project after establishing the development will generate…Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
ESB targets 1,000 jobs in effort to save €140mTHE ESB is seeking to cut 1,000 jobs and reduce overtime and other payments to staff in an effort to cut €140 million from its…Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Kingspan bidding for rivals in US and EuropeKINGSPAN IS in the running to buy rivals in Europe and the United States as the Irish insulation and building technology specialist…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
Shares in Irish oil firm surge on discoveryINVESTORS PILED into Irish exploration group Providence yesterday after it announced it had discovered oil during drilling in…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
State may return to global bond markets this weekTHE REPUBLIC may return to international bond markets for the second time in as many months this week when the European Central…Mon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
Wind energy limit sees ESB put €40m project on holdRULES LIMITING the amount of wind energy on the Irish electricity system prompted State energy company ESB to put a €40 million…Mon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
State to export 'green' electricity to Britain in trade deal, says MinisterTALKS BETWEEN the Republic and Britain on a deal allowing large-scale exports of electricity from the State to its nearest neighbour…Sat Feb 25 2012 - 00:00
