Power supply satisfactory, says EirgridThe Republic used enough electricity to power more than five million households during a record peak in demand last year.Fri Jul 20 2007 - 01:00
ESB says domestic electricity bills may fall by up to 10%Electricity prices are set to fall later this year and the ESB believes that it should be possible to cut household bills by …Thu Jul 19 2007 - 01:00
ESB plans to build €400m power station and shut four old facilitiesESB chief executive Padraig McManus said yesterday that he was confident that the group can deliver a new power station and close…Thu Jul 19 2007 - 01:00
Cadbury court fallout could hit Irish companiesIrish companies could be hit by the fallout from a €1Wed Jul 18 2007 - 01:00
Airtricity valued at more than €1.2bnWind energy player Airtricity is worth more than €1Tue Jul 17 2007 - 01:00
AIB reimburses pensionersAIB has returned an average of €93 each to 43,000 pensioners whose free banking accounts it wrongfully overcharged.Tue Jul 17 2007 - 01:00
Riverdeep in €2.9bn buyout of US publisherIrish businessman Barry O'Callaghan's Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep group is buying Reed Elsevier's US educational publishing arm…Tue Jul 17 2007 - 01:00
Abbey profits before tax slip by 3% to €45.4mProfits at house-builder Abbey plc dropped 3 per cent to €45Fri Jul 13 2007 - 01:00
Grafton turnover rises to €1.6bn for first six monthsDIY and builders merchants group Grafton said yesterday that sales were up 12.5 per cent at €1Fri Jul 13 2007 - 01:00
Challenging timesTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW/Eamon Ryan Minister for Energy: Eamon Ryan had to display a bit of political adroitness at a press conference…Fri Jul 13 2007 - 01:00
Banks move towards positive territoryMarket report: The Irish market under performed the rest of Europe again yesterday, falling by one quarter of 1 per cent on …Fri Jul 13 2007 - 01:00
Jittery investors force banks to retreatDublin report: Investors continued to shy away from Irish stocks on a day when the financials led an overall decline in the …Thu Jul 12 2007 - 01:00
Quintas launches 'solar farm' planAn Irish company is raising €40 million from investors for a solar energy project in Spain.Thu Jul 12 2007 - 01:00
Eircom management to table new proposal to avert strikeEircom management will table new proposals to unions today in a bid to avert a strike which could paralyse the Republic's fixed…Wed Jul 11 2007 - 01:00
Irish developer boosts US interestsIrish developer Gerard O'Hare has boosted his US interests with two investments in the New York commuter belt valued at over $…Wed Jul 11 2007 - 01:00
Airtricity subsidiary to develop €75m wind farm in USIrish energy group Airtricity is taking the first steps towards investing in a €75 million wind farm in Pennsylvania in the US…Tue Jul 10 2007 - 01:00
Tegral to invest €75m in two Athy plantsBuilding materials group, Tegral, is planning to invest €75 million in two Irish production plantsTue Jul 10 2007 - 01:00
Treasury-backed firm raises €383mShares in the Treasury Holdings-backed China Real Estate Opportunities (CREO) will begin trading in London tomorrow.Tue Jul 10 2007 - 01:00
Sisk Group posts €82m in pretax profitsThe Republic's biggest building and civil engineering company made almost €82 million in profits last year, according to the …Thu Jul 05 2007 - 01:00
VHI to seek go-ahead to increase chargesVHI Healthcare, the State-controlled health insurer, is set to seek the Government's permission to increase its charges later…Thu Jul 05 2007 - 01:00
Council rejects Airtricity planLocal councillors have shot down Airtricity's plans for a wind farm in the Borders region of Scotland.Thu Jul 05 2007 - 01:00
Inaccurate labels found in Dawn Meats inspectionDepartment of Agriculture inspectors forced the suspension of some operations at a Dawn Meats plant last year after they discovered…Thu Jul 05 2007 - 01:00
Irish firm wins Sydney contractsAn Irish energy company plans to invest €50 million to supply two major building projects in Australia.Wed Jul 04 2007 - 01:00
Petrol tax move the 'right incentive'The International Energy Agency (IEA) says that Irish motorists should be taxed on the basis of the fuel they use rather than…Wed Jul 04 2007 - 01:00
Waterford raises €100mSir Anthony O'Reilly and his brother in law, Peter Goulandris, own 83Tue Jul 03 2007 - 01:00
Survey contradicts State figures on housing landA new survey claims that Government figures on the availability of housing land are wrong.Tue Jul 03 2007 - 01:00
Some gains in slow trading day on IseqTrade was slow on the Dublin market yesterday as activity in the US wound down ahead of that country's July 4th national holiday…Tue Jul 03 2007 - 01:00
CRH spent almost €1bn on acquisitions in last six monthsBuilding materials giant CRH has spent close to €1 billion on acquisitions over the past six months.Tue Jul 03 2007 - 01:00
300,000 work in State-backed firmsThe number of jobs in companies supported by State agencies stood at over 300,000 last year, the latest figures show.Fri Jun 29 2007 - 01:00
Ander bid to boost liquidity with IEX listingSpecialist digital camera manufacturer, Andor Technology, hopes its launch on the IEX division of the Irish Stock Exchange today…Fri Jun 29 2007 - 01:00
Kedco to invest in waste converterThe Kedco Group plans to invest between €10 million and €12 million over the next 18 months on a new system that converts waste…Thu Jun 28 2007 - 01:00
CRH bond issue to raise €1bn in debtBuilding materials giant CRH is set to raise about €1 billion in debt from the issue of a bond.Tue Jun 26 2007 - 01:00
Irish-owned firm to spend over €600m on Chinese propertiesThe Johnny Ronan and Richard Barrett-backed China Real Estate Opportunities (CREO) is set to spend over €600 million on properties…Tue Jun 26 2007 - 01:00
Revenue collects €160m from tax defaultersThe Revenue Commissioners collected almost €160 million in the first three months of the year from property developers, professionals…Sat Jun 23 2007 - 01:00
CRH Polish subsidiary challenges €530,000 fineAn appeal by a Polish subsidiary of CRH against a €530,000 fine for trying to interfere with a price-fixing investigation could…Sat Jun 23 2007 - 01:00
Smart finalises €65m refinancingThe resurrected telecoms group Smart has completed a €65 million refinancing and plans to bid for a Government broadband contract…Sat Jun 23 2007 - 01:00
Arnotts to acquire lease on Debenhams' Dublin storeDepartment store Arnotts is to take over rival Debenhams' lease on one of the biggest outlets in Dublin's Jervis Street shopping…Fri Jun 22 2007 - 01:00
Rumours growof CRH break-upSpeculation grew yesterday that the biggest company on the Irish Stock Exchange could be broken up and part of it floated off…Thu Jun 21 2007 - 01:00
New State contracts may 'drive up prices'The controversial new contracts for State building projects could drive up the price of developments such as roads and other …Tue Jun 19 2007 - 01:00
Major dockland plan for Cork likely to cost €2.5bnThe joint Howard Holdings/ Tedcastles development planned for Cork's docklands is set to cost €2.5 billion.Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
IAWS raises $450m to refinance debtBakery and convenience food group IAWS boosted its available borrowing facilities yesterday by raising $450 million (€338 million…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Pharmacy chain to make healthy profitPharmacy chain Sam McCauley Chemists expects to make €80 million in revenues this year, and about €5 million in operating profit…Thu Jun 14 2007 - 01:00
Investors put €600m into Irish-based water fundInvestors have pumped €600 million over 38 working days into an Irish-based fund that specialises in backing water treatment …Thu Jun 14 2007 - 01:00
Profits at Taggart top €36mProfits at Northern Ireland building group Taggart Holdings topped €36 million last year, according to figures released by the…Thu Jun 14 2007 - 01:00
Creo to raise €385m for properties in ChinaThe Johnny Ronan and Richard Barrett-backed China Real Estate Opportunities (Creo) is raising €385 million to fund a pipeline…Wed Jun 13 2007 - 01:00
Waterford suffers trademark reversalWaterford Wedgwood has failed in a bid to stop a South African wine maker from using the "Waterford" name as a trademark in Europe…Wed Jun 13 2007 - 01:00
Kerry airport to tighten costsProfits at Kerry airport topped €500,000 last year, the company said yesterday.Tue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
Murtagh sells one third of Kingspan holdingBrendan Murtagh, co-founder and director of building materials group Kingspan, has sold one third of his holding in the group…Tue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
Government and developers own Ballsbridge propertiesThe Government, developers and private investors all own properties on sites in Ballsbridge that city management favour rezoning…Tue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
Iseq down €7bn for week as markets falterA further fall in the Irish Stock Exchange yesterday left investors with losses of more than €7 billion for the week.Sat Jun 09 2007 - 01:00
