Reports spur investors as leading stocks make groundDUBLIN REPORT: THE IRISH market outperformed its peers yesterday as leading stocks made plenty of ground on a day when investors…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
United Drug says time needed to assess HSE cutsPHARMACY AND medical care distributor United Drug yesterday said it was too early to say how Health Service Executive plans to…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Single electricity market 'vital' for futureIreland's single electricity market needs to be seen to work if the country is to attract vital new investment into its energy…Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Emera takes €10.2m stake in OpenhydroCanadian power company Emera has taken a stake in marine energy developer Openhydro, in a deal valuing the Irish company at €…Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Exxon to sell part of stake in Irish gas fieldOil giant Exxon Mobil is offering to sell part of its holding in the Porcupine Basin gas field off the west coast.Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Tourism to get €100m boostTourism development agency Fáilte Ireland is seeking to boost investment in new and existing visitor attractions with almost €…Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
Marathon signals it could sell Irish gas operationsNatural gas supplier Marathon signalled yesterday that it could sell its Irish operationsThu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
Readymix profits down 65%Cement manufacturer Readymix expects 2007 operating profits to be 65 per cent below the €19Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
Beamish & Crawford sales up 8% to €128.69m last yearSales at brewer Beamish & Crawford grew 8 per cent to almost €130 million in 2007, the company said yesterday.Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Financials the focus as stocks see-sawMarket report: Leading stocks see-sawed during a busy day on the Dublin market yesterday, mirroring patterns on international…Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Irish private equity firm pays €20m for British building groupAn Irish private equity firm has bought a British building company for an estimated €20 million in a move to capitalise on the…Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
ESB staff call for share trade planRepresentatives of ESB workers who own shares in the company urged the Minister for Energy, Communications and Natural Resources…Sat Feb 16 2008 - 00:00
Lagan family buys Welsh Slate from McAlpine for almost €42mThe Lagan family has bought a Welsh building materials business for almost €42 millionFri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Financial stocks drift after UBS setbackMarket Report: Most of the leading stocks drifted in Dublin yesterday, led by the financials, which largely suffered on the …Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Forfás urges prices inquiryThe EU should investigate why Irish shoppers pay more for many branded goods than their continental counterparts, according to…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
O'Connor to re-enter renewable energy marketEddie O'Connor, the Airtricity founder who netted €50 million from the group's sale, is lining up for another tilt at the alternative…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
European court ruling disappoints VHI rivalsOliver Tattan, chief executive of VHI competitor Vivas, described the failure of Bupa's European court challenge to the risk …Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Cashcade wants to raise £100mCashcade, the online gambling operator in which Independent News has a 20 per cent stake, is considering a £100 million (€135…Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Ryanair shares gain some altitudeMarket Report: The numbers of shares traded in Dublin was relatively low yesterday, but the Irish market recovered some of the…Sat Feb 09 2008 - 00:00
CRH remains unpopular as stocks driftMarket Report: Stocks drifted across the board on a slow day that saw the Irish market slip by 1Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Irish firm wins UK snowplough dealAn Irish company is set to share in a €60 million contract to supply snowploughs to the British Highways Agency and local authorities…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Prices of houses need to fall to 2005 level - AIBHouse prices need to retreat to their 2005 levels to restore momentum to the market, according to Ireland's biggest bank.Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
NTR arm in UK set to earn €27mThe UK waste management arm of utility group NTR is set to earn almost €27 million in sales from an agreement to supply recycled…Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
Banks 'treated savagely' by marketInvestors have treated Irish financial institutions savagely over the last year, but they will ultimately recognise that they…Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
US stimulus plan is rebuffedJapan and the leading economies of Europe yesterday rebuffed US calls for a global economic stimulus package even as new figures…Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
Readymix expects fall in profits for 2007Building materials supplier Readymix expects operating profits for last year to fall below the €19Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
IPO nets engineering firm's managers £48mDirectors and managers of Irish-Malaysian engineering group Kentz netted almost £48 million (€64Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
Buyers take flight as Ryanair profits dipDublin report : Investors took off in all directions when they saw airline Ryanair report a 27 per cent fall in profits to €…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
Howard eyes second British airportProperty investor Howard Holdings is seeking to buy Southend regional airport in England.Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
Siteserv enters British building market in €57m acquisitionBuilding services group Siteserv is set to buy a UK player in a deal worth a potential €64 million.Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
CREO portfolio valued at £635mThe value of the properties owned by the Treasury Holdings-backed China Real Estate Opportunities (CREO) has grown by more than…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
FactfileThis month last year, China Real Estate Opportunities (CREO) suspended its shares on the London market and delisted to facilitate…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
Irish-Canadian group plans ¬200m wind farmIrish-Canadian energy group Finavera intends using new streamlined planning procedures to get permission to build a €200 million…Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
Irish Nationwide chief set to step down from boardIrish Nationwide boss Michael Fingleton will have to step down from the board after this weekend as he is turning 70, but he …Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
US Fed cut prompts European rallyIrish and European stock markets rallied yesterday as the US central bank announced that it was cutting its key interest rate…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Strong trading as market bounces backThe Dublin market yesterday recovered much of the ground it lost in Monday's sell off and, with the Iseq Index of Irish shares…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Fed rate cut greeted as appropriate responseThe US Federal Reserve's decision to cut its borrowing rates was the "appropriate response" to investor fears that the fallout…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Creo pays €19m for sites at Olympics locationTreasury Holdings-backed China Real Estate Opportunities (Creo) is buying two sites with a Chinese company at the location of…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Investors flee as carnage spreads hereDublin was not spared the carnage that spread from Asian markets through to Europe yesterday, but it outperformed bigger peers…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
€240bn wiped off European stock marketsInvestors in Europe's leading companies lost more than €240 billion yesterday as global stock markets crashed amid fears that…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Wolseley's profits tumble by 25%The housing slowdown and fears of a recession in the United States hit 2007 profits at the owner of the Irish DIY and builders…Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
IN&M pays too much for asset - O'BrienIndependent News & Media (IN&M) is paying €60 million too much for its latest acquisition and has run out of cash, major…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Fund yet to pay €130m for Independent loan notesA New Zealand investment fund has not completed the purchase of €130 million in loan notes that it was due to buy from Independent…Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Strike threat over ESB plant closuresThe ESB could push ahead with the closure of some of its older power plants by the end of this year.Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Capvest buys leading Dutch coffee processorCapvest, the private equity firm which last year raised €50 million from Irish backers, has bought one of Europe's leading coffee…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Bremore Port group takes on Hutchison as partnerThe developer of the Republic's newest deepwater port has hired Asian giant, Hutchison, as a partner on the €300 million project…Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
Hot deal or hot air?ENERGY: The Airtricity deal may suggest rich pickings in alternative energy deals, but it's not a quick path to easy gainsMon Jan 14 2008 - 00:00
Public to foot €650m bill for ESB upgradeHouseholders and businesses are likely to foot the bill for a €650 million upgrade to the Republic's electricity network that…Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
9.9m McInerney shares change hands in DublinClose to 10 million shares in McInerney Holdings changed hands in Dublin yesterday, prompting speculation that a single investor…Thu Jan 10 2008 - 00:00
Ecofin to double the €132m it invested in AirtricityBritish fund manager Ecofin will double the €132 million it invested in wind power group Airtricity as a result of last week'…Thu Jan 10 2008 - 00:00
