Contentious tax breaks for small and start-up firms cost State nearly €240mControversial tax breaks for small and start-up businesses cost the State almost €240 million between 1997 and 2005, the latest…Tue Feb 20 2007 - 00:00
State broadband network to generate €6m turnoverThe State's €200 million broadband network is set to generate about €6 million in revenues by the end of its current financial…Tue Feb 13 2007 - 00:00
Independent moves closer to buying APNIndependent News and Media (IN&M) moved a step closer to buying Australian group, APN, yesterday when the latter's board …Tue Feb 13 2007 - 00:00
Gormley in €780m housing ventureProperty developer Frank Gormley and a US partner are planning to raise a total of €780 million to fund affordable housing projects…Mon Feb 12 2007 - 00:00
Construction sector now changing focusThe building industry grew again in January, but the latest figures indicate that the sector is undergoing a shift in focusMon Feb 12 2007 - 00:00
New Ireland fund targets alternativesInvestments in areas such as renewable fuels and water have grown by more than 20 per cent annually over the last three years…Mon Feb 12 2007 - 00:00
Bedminster invests €40m in British waste plantWaste-treatement venture Bedminster is joining forces with a British company to invest €40 million in a facility in Britain…Mon Feb 12 2007 - 00:00
Bennett paid more than €8m last year to directorsBuilding company Bennett Construction paid more than €8 million in salaries and pension contributions to its nine directors last…Sat Feb 10 2007 - 00:00
Total Produce may acquire at least one distribution deal with DunnesFyffes spin-off Total Produce is understood to be a candidate to pick up at least one distribution deal with the State's biggest…Sat Feb 10 2007 - 00:00
Bennett paid more than €8m last year to directorsBuilding company Bennett Construction paid more than €8 million in salaries and pension contributions to its nine directors last…Sat Feb 10 2007 - 00:00
Total Produce may acquire at least one distribution deal with DunnesFyffes spin-off Total Produce is understood to be a candidate to pick up at least one distribution deal with the State's biggest…Sat Feb 10 2007 - 00:00
EU rules Alumina may face huge tax billOne of the Republic's biggest manufacturing plants faces a multimillion euro tax bill as a result of two European Commission …Fri Feb 09 2007 - 00:00
ESB gets green light for power stationThe energy regulator yesterday lifted the last hurdle to the ESB's plans to build a €300 million power plant.Wed Feb 07 2007 - 00:00
Exchequer returns for January show State had surplus of €1.7bnState coffers ended January €1.7 billion in the black, according to figures released yesterday.Sat Feb 03 2007 - 00:00
Telecom firms face massive fines in new BillTelecoms companies face fines of up to €4 million or more for failing to comply with rules designed to protect consumers and …Sat Feb 03 2007 - 00:00
Mainport to make €10m from oil project in BrazilShipping company Mainport is set to make at least €10 million from a contract to service oil exploration projects off the Brazilian…Thu Feb 01 2007 - 00:00
Irish group buys Kensington property for €15mA group of Irish investors is set to pay €15 million for a property in a high-profile London borough.Wed Jan 31 2007 - 00:00
Magnier may be behind €370m bid for Scottish firmSpeculation is growing that bloodstock supremo John Magnier is involved in a €370 million bid to buy a Scottish food company…Wed Jan 31 2007 - 00:00
Stallion owners to pay 12.5% tax on stud profits after Finance BillStallion owners will have to pay 12.5 per cent tax on their profits under a measure included in the forthcoming Finance Bill.Tue Jan 30 2007 - 00:00
Eleven casinos open ahead of new lawAt least 11 new casinos have opened around the Republic in anticipation of Government moves to legalise and regulate these businesses…Tue Jan 30 2007 - 00:00
Getty family goes to court over Punchestown loanThe billionaire Getty family will open a High Court action against Punchestown racecourse next Tuesday for the repayment of a…Sat Jan 20 2007 - 00:00
Abbott to sell diagnostic sectionThe future of 900 jobs at one of the Republic's biggest employers was unclear yesterday following an $8 billion (€6Sat Jan 20 2007 - 00:00
Bowen to sell units in buyout dealBuilding group Bowen is to sell two subsidiaries with revenues of €6 million to their managementSat Jan 20 2007 - 00:00
Virgin, NTR join for €260m US biofuel ventureIrish utility group NTR and Richard Branson's Virgin Group are set to join forces on a €260 million alternative fuels venture…Wed Jan 17 2007 - 00:00
Firm of Taoiseach's friend in liquidationA company owned by Dublin port chairman Joe Burke, one of the men who loaned €49,500 to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, is being liquidated…Tue Jan 16 2007 - 00:00
Kevin Heffernan to chair greyhound doping bodyAn independent body is set to oversee the policing of greyhound racing for doping offencesThu Jan 11 2007 - 00:00
Smart's new chief to take stake in parent firmFormer UPC boss John Riordan is taking a 20 per cent stake in the company set to take control of Smart TelecomThu Jan 11 2007 - 00:00
EU to investigate tax break scheme at request of IctuThe EU is planning to investigate a State scheme for supporting small business following complaints from trade unionists.Thu Jan 11 2007 - 00:00
EU approval not yet sought for BES planThe Government has yet to formally ask the EU to approve its proposed extension to the Business Expansion Scheme (BES), which…Wed Jan 10 2007 - 00:00
System Solutions buys Medicom in deal worth up to €10 millionPharmacy software specialist, System Solutions, has bought rival Medicom in a cash and shares deal valuing the business at up…Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
Survey finds BES benefited businessesA Government survey of companies that raised cash through the Business Expansion Scheme (BES) challenges the case made by trade…Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
Pension fund fails to invest in start-upsThe €19 billion national pension fund has yet to follow through on a plan to invest in Irish companies through local venture …Mon Jan 08 2007 - 00:00
90,000 new homes built last year, says CIF reportThe construction industry estimates that 90,000 new homes were built in the Republic during 2006.Mon Jan 08 2007 - 00:00
Company spent record €2.1bn on 31 acquisitions last yearThe Republic's biggest plc got even bigger during 2006. Dublin-listed CRH spent a record €2Thu Jan 04 2007 - 00:00
CRH pre-tax profit increases by 23%Building materials giant CRH estimates that its 2006 pre-tax profits grew 23 per cent to approach €1.6 billion.Thu Jan 04 2007 - 00:00
Increased demand spurs solid growth in manufacturing - NCBIncreased demand drove solid growth in Irish manufacturing last month, the latest data show.Wed Jan 03 2007 - 00:00
New management team plans expansion at TopazThe Denis O'Brien-backed consortium that bought the Statoil and Shell service station chains is seeking to expand.Wed Jan 03 2007 - 00:00
Signature Capital files accountsShareholders' funds in property investment business Signature Capital stood at €2Wed Dec 27 2006 - 00:00
Ion pays €110m for SWS groupVenture capitalist, Ion Equity, has bought alternative energy and business services co-op SWS for €110 million.Sat Dec 23 2006 - 00:00
Bookies say gaming machines still an optionBookies say they are still considering trialling casino-style gaming machines in their shops, despite Government opposition.Sat Dec 23 2006 - 00:00
Blackrock expects 6% asset value riseFyffes spin-off Blackrock International Land expects the value of its assets to increase by at least 6 per cent by the end of…Sat Dec 23 2006 - 00:00
Siteserv set to spend up to €23m on scaffolding firmRecently floated building services company Siteserv is set to spend up to €23 million on a new acquisitionFri Dec 22 2006 - 00:00
CRH to expand cement plant in MeathBuilding materials giant CRH has announced plans to invest €200 million in expanding one of its Irish cement plants.Fri Dec 22 2006 - 00:00
Ahern against proposed betting terminalsTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has joined forces with Government Ministers to oppose a campaign by bookmakers to introduce casino-type…Fri Dec 22 2006 - 00:00
Smurfit rejects finding on £60,000 donationBusiness response: Businessman Michael Smurfit has rejected a tribunal finding that he should have known that Charles Haughey…Wed Dec 20 2006 - 00:00
Businessman rejects depiction of him as 'liar'Reaction: Ben Dunne: Former head of Dunnes Stores supermarket group Ben Dunne yesterday accused the Moriarty tribunal of branding…Wed Dec 20 2006 - 00:00
Freeflow teams up with internet giantAn award-winning Irish company which specialises in selling excess stock is joining forces with internet auction giant Ebay, …Tue Dec 19 2006 - 00:00
Kingspan predicts 33% rise in operating profitsBuilding products group Kingspan is predicting that profits from its operations will grow by 33 per cent this year.Tue Dec 19 2006 - 00:00
Punchestown owners end land dispute with StateMembers of the club that owns Punchestown racecourse have backed a deal that will end an ongoing dispute with the State over …Mon Dec 18 2006 - 00:00
Energy firm to enter exclusive bid talks with IonAlternative energy and services group SWS has entered exclusive talks with venture capitalist Ion Equity on the terms of a proposed…Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00
