State tax loss from business failures has trebled since 2007THE AMOUNT of tax lost to the State as a result of businesses going to the wall has more than trebled since 2007, according to…Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Profits up over 30% at firm with contract to build Luas extensionPROFITS AT the building company which earlier this year won the €150 million Luas extension contract increased by more than 30…Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Galway port plans €200m expansionGALWAY HARBOUR Company will seek planning permission for a €200 million modernisation of the city’s port early next year.Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
€150m in unpaid taxes written offThe growing number of business failures has forced the Revenue Commissioners to write off over €150 million in taxes so far this…Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
Bord Gáis to create 250 jobs in expanded home services businessSTATE COMPANY Bord Gáis will create 250 jobs by the end of next year in an expansion of its home services business.Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
CIF calls for construction forumOVER 300,000 builders will have lost their jobs in the three years to the end of 2010, the industry’s main representative body…Wed Oct 21 2009 - 01:00
Bord Gáis to create 250 jobsBord Gáis is to create up to 250 new jobs by the end of next year as part of a major energy efficiency initiative.Tue Oct 20 2009 - 01:00
O'Briens lease dispute in UK may be subject of court actionA NUMBER of O’Briens sandwich bar operators in Britain are considering legal action over a deal involving the transfer of leases…Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Shareholders to invest in troubled car rental groupSHAREHOLDERS IN car rental group Murray’s are set to invest a substantial sum in the business as part of a rescue plan for the…Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Rohan firm cuts value of properties by €19mDEVELOPER KEN Rohan’s Airspace investments wrote down the value of its properties by €19 million in 2008, leaving it €13.4 million…Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
U2's main Irish trading company has €870,000 lossU2’S MAIN Irish-registered trading company lost €870,000 last year, according to its latest accounts.Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
O'Brien's company goes into liquidationO'BRIEN'S IRISH Sandwich Bars has been placed in liquidation after a deal to rescue the business from examinership failed.Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Group of creditors backs INM proposalA NUMBER of Independent News & Media (INM) creditors have formally backed the group’s restructuring proposal that will see…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
'Buy & Sell' set to be saved from receivershipTHE FAMILY behind the old Adare printing and packaging group is set to rescue Buy & Sell magazine from receivership.Tue Oct 06 2009 - 01:00
Fás staff will have to declare conflicts of interestDIRECTORS AND staff of State employment agency Fás will be obliged to declare conflicts of interest if a Bill to be published…Mon Oct 05 2009 - 01:00
Irish events firm to build venue for Bahrain air showAN IRISH-OWNED outdoor events business has won a €20 million construction contract to supply a major air show in the Middle East…Mon Oct 05 2009 - 01:00
Court to decide on Zoe appealDEVELOPER LIAM Carroll’s Zoe group could face liquidation next week, if one of its creditors succeeds in halting its appeal against…Sat Oct 03 2009 - 01:00
McFadden and Carroll to ask court to wind up RQBBUSINESSMEN Niall McFadden and Declan Carroll are set to ask the courts to wind up a property company, in which they both hold…Sat Oct 03 2009 - 01:00
Veris investors to share €14.8m if €51m takeover by US firm approvedSHAREHOLDERS IN property services group Veris will share €14Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Court reserves Zoe judgmentDeveloper Liam Carroll's Zoe group will find out next week if it can go ahead with its appeal against a High Court ruling to …Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Dunne lodges application for €300m Ballsbridge schemeDEVELOPER SEÁN Dunne has lodged a new planning application for the high-profile Ballsbridge, Dublin, site which he bought four…Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Chevron chief O'Reilly to retire at end of yearDUBLINER DAVID O’Reilly is set to retire from the helm of Chevron, the world’s second biggest oil company, at the end of the …Thu Oct 01 2009 - 01:00
Providence loses €6.6m in half yearEXPLORATION COMPANY Providence Resources lost €6Thu Oct 01 2009 - 01:00
Eirgrid says demand for electricity set to fall furtherDEMAND FOR electricity is set to continue falling in the short term while the economy remains in recession, according to the …Thu Oct 01 2009 - 01:00
Anglo Irish wins €868,000 judgment against developerANGLO IRISH Bank has secured an €800,000-plus judgment against businessman Conor Clarkson in relation to a property investment…Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
90 new jobs planned at two venturesFORMER QUALCERAM Shires executives John O’Loughlin and John Byrne are planning a new business which they hope will create 50 …Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
Builder in talks with banks on funding termsHOUSE BUILDER McInerney Holdings is renegotiating funding arrangements with its banks in Ireland and Britain, the company told…Tue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
Wolseley's Irish business lost €32.5m in past yearTHE OWNER of building supplies and DIY chains Brooks and Heat Merchants has axed 3,000 jobs and shut 280 stores in Ireland and…Tue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
Banks centre of activity on slow trading dayDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 3,310.01 (–4Sat Sept 26 2009 - 01:00
Jobless rate to hit 15% - BloxhamUNEMPLOYMENT COULD hit a high of 15 per cent next year, according to economist Alan McQuaid of stockbroking firm Bloxhams.Sat Sept 26 2009 - 01:00
GM figures show sharp drop in Opel Irish salesPROFITS AT the Republic’s Opel cars distributor were flat last year but its figures show that sales fell sharplySat Sept 26 2009 - 01:00
Iseq flat after quiet day's tradingThe Iseq index of Irish shares ended flat after a largely quiet day’s trading in Dublin during which the banks were the focus…Fri Sept 25 2009 - 01:00
McCarthy sees cuts to health and educationTHE GOVERNMENT will not be able to cut spending without tackling areas such as health, education and welfare, economist Colm …Fri Sept 25 2009 - 01:00
Worker-shareholders criticise ESB over €300m subsidyESB worker-shareholders yesterday criticised the State power company’s decision last year to pay a €300 million subsidy to ease…Fri Sept 25 2009 - 01:00
Property highflyer feels squeezeJUST TWO years ago, Niall McFadden’s Boundary Capital took a 28 per cent stake in department store Arnotts for €40 million, cementing…Thu Sept 24 2009 - 01:00
Net assets of Chuck Feeney charity decline by $1.2bnTHE VALUE of the assets held by Irish-American Chuck Feeney’s charity fell by $1Thu Sept 24 2009 - 01:00
Sisk faces UK fine for 'cover priced' tenderONE OF the Republic’s biggest building companies is facing a £6.2 million (€6Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Iseq moves up marginally in day of mixed tradingDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 3,385.67 (+15Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Security software firm to create 120 jobsSECURITY SOFTWARE specialist McAfee is set to create 120 new jobs in the Republic in an expansion that will be announced today…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Brody Sweeney rejects claimO'BRIEN'S IRISH Sandwich Bars founder Brody Sweeney has rejected claims that the company is attempting to transfer leases to …Tue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
Iseq up on mixed day of tradingThe Irish market crept up by less than half a per cent in what dealers said earlier was a mixed day’s trade.Tue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
Fleming firms get court protectionThe High Court today extended protection to two companies in the Fleming construction group.Mon Sept 21 2009 - 01:00
O'Brien's franchisees object to key part of rescue planA GROUP of O’Brien’s Sandwich Bar franchisees are objecting to a key part of the proposed rescue plan for the chain.Mon Sept 21 2009 - 01:00
Almost 150,000 jobs in construction lost since 2007, says studyCLOSE TO 150,000 builders have lost their jobs since the construction industry went into recession in 2007, according to Government…Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00
Fee income at property fund manager down one-thirdFEE INCOME at property fund manager Warren Private Clients fell by over one-third to €3Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00
Profits at Galway-based CF Tooling rise by 21%PROFITS AT manufacturing group CF Tooling increased by 21 per cent last year to almost €5 million, according to the latest figures…Thu Sept 17 2009 - 01:00
Eirgrid gets permit for linkNATIONAL ELECTRICITY network operator Eirgrid yesterday got the green light for its planned €600 million power link between Wales…Wed Sept 16 2009 - 01:00
O'Brien wants vote to block new IN&M share issueINDEPENDENT NEWS & Media (IN&M) investor Denis O’Brien wants shareholders to vote to block its board from issuing new…Wed Sept 16 2009 - 01:00
O'Brien wants shareholders to vote on INM refinancing planREBEL INDEPENDENT News Media (INM) stakeholder Denis O’Brien warned yesterday that shareholders must be given the opportunity…Tue Sept 15 2009 - 01:00
High domestic business costs drag down gains made in productivityWHEN IT comes to comparing pay rates in different countries, economists say that the key thing is relativityTue Sept 15 2009 - 01:00
