At IL&P, Bowler is first woman to chair Irish plcMs Gillian Bowler will become the first woman to chair an Irish public limited company (plc) when she takes over the helm of …Sat May 22 2004 - 01:00
IIB targets major slice of home loan pieFrom a standing start a decade ago, Belgian-owned IIB Bank now holds 12 per cent of the Irish mortgage market.Fri May 21 2004 - 01:00
Bill giving regulator stronger sanctions is delayedA new law that will allow the regulator to fine financial institutions up to €5 million for mistakes like the AIB foreign exchange…Thu May 20 2004 - 01:00
Baltimore directors face fresh battleThe directors of Baltimore Technologies could be forced to defend a second bid to sack them in six weeks as a result of the latest…Wed May 19 2004 - 01:00
NIB undercharged on transactionsNational Irish Bank (NIB) was forced to recover cash from almost 5,000 credit card customers after an embarrassing mix-up that…Sat May 15 2004 - 01:00
AIB, IFSRA get almost 2,500 callsAIB and the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (IFSRA) have received almost 2,500 phone calls from customers who believe…Sat May 15 2004 - 01:00
Jetgreen sold only €50,000 in ticketsFailed airline Jetgreen sold little more than €50,000 worth of tickets to consumers, The Irish Times learned last night.Sat May 15 2004 - 01:00
Viridian in group bid for CER projectA consortium, whose members include Viridian, Airtricity and Treasury Holdings, has taken the first step in bidding to build …Fri May 14 2004 - 01:00
JetGreen fails as investors pull out over poor seat salesFledgling air tour operator JetGreen was grounded yesterday after shareholders decided not to continue funding its operations…Thu May 13 2004 - 01:00
CNG raises over €33m in lively London flotationOnline hotel booking company CNG Travel closed 1.5p down on its flotation price of £1Sat May 08 2004 - 01:00
Sky's the limit for Parc chief when it comes to filling jobsDuring the first Gulf War in 1991, Parc suddenly came to the attention of many Irish people because the agency had recruited …Fri May 07 2004 - 01:00
Ryanair in reverse thrust on pay rise for staffRyanair has backtracked on plans to impose a pay freeze and announced yesterday that it intends to give staff a 3 per cent salary…Fri May 07 2004 - 01:00
Aer Rianta union advisers to get reportThe Department of Transport will today give advisers working for Aer Rianta's trade unions a report detailing the financial future…Fri Apr 30 2004 - 01:00
AIB predicts double-digit growthAIB's operations are set to record double-digit earnings growth this year, the bank's chairman told its shareholders yesterday…Fri Apr 30 2004 - 01:00
ICS investors complain about returnsICS investor shareholders told the company's board that they were concerned at the poor returns on their capital resulting from…Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
Musgrave set to buy Londis UK for €90mMusgrave looked poised to buy Londis UK for more than €90 million last night after the mutually-owned retail chain's board recommended…Wed Apr 28 2004 - 01:00
Acquisitor to look for tax breaksThe directors and shareholders of Acquisitor Holdings, the company that is trying to take control of Baltimore Technologies, …Wed Apr 28 2004 - 01:00
CRH unlikely to increase stake in MashavIrish building materials giant CRH is not likely to increase its stake in Israeli cement producer Mashav, following a breakdown…Tue Apr 27 2004 - 01:00
Baltimore reports shareholder to UK regulatorBaltimore Technologies has reported its biggest shareholder to the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) as the battle for control…Tue Apr 27 2004 - 01:00
Musgrave among last three in race for Londis UK groupMusgrave is one of three potential buyers left in the running for the Londis UK convenience store group, which is likely to sell…Tue Apr 27 2004 - 01:00
Quinn's Barlo bid accepted by shareholdersBarlo effectively became part of Mr Seán Quinn's empire last night after shareholders with almost 90 per cent of the radiator…Sat Apr 24 2004 - 01:00
Marathon Oil generates $68m from KinsaleMarathon Oil generated $68 million (€57Thu Apr 22 2004 - 01:00
AES raises €6m from investorsWaste management and recycling specialist Accelerated Environmental Solutions (AES) has raised €6 million from shareholders to…Thu Apr 22 2004 - 01:00
Online booking agent plans $40m floatAn Irish-based internet hotel booking agent with high-profile backers plans to raise $40 million (€33Thu Apr 22 2004 - 01:00
Tesco Ireland touches €2bn sales markSales at Tesco Ireland almost reached the €2 billion mark in the year to February 28th last, the company said yesterday.Wed Apr 21 2004 - 01:00
Quinn Group is poised to take control at BarloMr Sean Quinn's family-owned group looked poised to take over Barlo last night, after it emerged that it had control of more …Wed Apr 21 2004 - 01:00
UK group to buy Raidtec in €5m dealA British company plans to buy Cork-based data storage specialist, Raidtec, in an all-share deal valued at more than €5 million…Tue Apr 20 2004 - 01:00
African Gold set to buy in GhanaAfrican Gold is on the verge of buying a block in Ghana's Ashanti gold belt for $4 million (€3Tue Apr 20 2004 - 01:00
Taxi drivers may picket Dublin Airport over new chargesTaxi drivers are threatening to picket the State's busiest airport in protest at plans by Aer Rianta to introduce a new charging…Mon Apr 19 2004 - 01:00
Eircom ESOT manager to leaveThe main architect of the Eircom employee share option trust (ESOT) is to leave the position at the end of next month, it was…Sat Apr 17 2004 - 01:00
Brokers' group responds to competition criticismTwo months ago, it looked like it was the brokers' turn to be the latest whipping boys in the row over high insurance charges…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
IBA says brokers secure lowest ratesInsurance brokers place close to nine out of ten of their clients with the companies offering the lowest available quote, according…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
Scanlon set to resign as CWU general secretaryEircom deputy chairman, Mr Con Scanlon, is to resign as general secretary of the Communications Workers' Union (CWU), it emerged…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
IAWS set to sell Bolands plantThe food group IAWS has agreed to sell the last of the former Bolands Mills plants to ingredients producer All in All in a deal…Thu Apr 15 2004 - 01:00
Philips to hold onto 20 staff in Dublin unitElectronics multinational Philips said yesterday that it planned to keep on 20 of the 150 staff at the Irish back-office operation…Wed Apr 14 2004 - 01:00
Sales rise but profits slip at Bryan S RyanPre-tax profits at office equipment supplier, Bryan S Ryan slipped slightly last year, despite improved sales at the Dublin-based…Tue Apr 13 2004 - 01:00
Bray printer and publisher logs €2.35m deficit in 2003Lithographic Universal Ltd, the printer and publisher in which Anglo Irish Bank chief executive, Mr Sean Fitzpatrick, has a small…Tue Apr 13 2004 - 01:00
Musgrave to sell 172 UK Budgen stores to franchiseesMusgrave is planning to franchise out 172 outlets in the Budgen's convenience store chain it owns in the UK, the company said…Fri Apr 09 2004 - 01:00
Lakeland's acquisitions drive strong turnoverAcquisitions drove strong turnover growth at Lakeland Dairies last year, but exceptional costs dented profits at the co-op, it…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
Charter deal boost for Cork, ShannonTwo US tour operators plan to provide chartered transatlantic flights into Cork and Shannon airports this summer, adding 12,500…Wed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
REO makes €48m profit in 2003The listed investment fund that is 35 per cent owned by property dealers Mr John Ronan and Mr Richard Barrett yesterday announced…Wed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
Savoy to be sold to Quinlan group for €1.13bnA group of Irish investors, led by financier and deal-maker Mr Derek Quinlan, is to buy the prestigious Savoy hotel group in …Tue Apr 06 2004 - 01:00
A VERY BRITISH INSTITUTIONThe very British institution that is the Savoy Group is made up of four London properties: the Savoy, Claridge's, Berkeley and…Tue Apr 06 2004 - 01:00
Buckeye to close Cork paper plantThe manufacturing sector suffered another blow yesterday with the announcement that 90 jobs are to go at a paper plant.Fri Apr 02 2004 - 01:00
Airtricity to sell slice of project to Spanish firmAirtricity has agreed to sell part of its interest in the Arklow Bank wind energy project to a Spanish group in a deal which …Fri Apr 02 2004 - 01:00
Baltimore to enter the energy marketBermuda-based investment house Acquisitor Holdings increased its stake in Baltimore Technologies yesterday as the one-time internet…Thu Apr 01 2004 - 01:00
1,648 made complaints against insurance companiesThe insurance ombudsman received 1,648 complaints against the industry last year - slightly more than the number received in …Thu Apr 01 2004 - 01:00
Tax expert calls for corporate tax riseThe Republic should consider increasing its 12Thu Apr 01 2004 - 01:00
Financial regulator urges legislators to 'sit back'The chief executive of the financial services regulator warned yesterday that continuing to tighten the laws surrounding auditing…Wed Mar 31 2004 - 01:00
