Rise in house prices to drop by year-endThe rate at which house prices have been increasing could drop by two-thirds to 5 per cent by the end of the year, while the …Sat Aug 16 2003 - 01:00
Irish Sea business bucks trend for P&OTraffic on P&O's Irish Sea routes bucked the overall trend in its ferries business and increased during the second quarter…Fri Aug 15 2003 - 01:00
Payments to FreshAer refundedThe bank that was holding the €250,000 paid by 1,500 Irish customers to FreshAer said yesterday that it had refunded the money…Thu Aug 14 2003 - 01:00
Future of FreshAer in balance as talks run onTalks on the future of FreshAer, the company planning to launch a budget airline here in October, continued last night amid unconfirmed…Wed Aug 13 2003 - 01:00
Abbey to create 149 jobs in BelfastUK bank Abbey National is set to spend £5.5 million sterling (€7Wed Aug 13 2003 - 01:00
First Active to defend major damages claimFirst Active, and insolvency expert Mr Ray Jackson of KPMG, said yesterday that they would fully defend themselves against a …Tue Aug 12 2003 - 01:00
FreshAer share offer found illegal in BritainThe UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has stated that FreshAer, the company planning to set up a budget airline in the…Tue Aug 12 2003 - 01:00
FreshAer chief executive barred as director in UKThe chief executive of FreshAer, the British company planning to launch budget flights from the Republic next October, has a …Sat Aug 09 2003 - 01:00
UK finance regulator fines Northern Bank #1.25mBritain's financial service regulator yesterday fined a Northern Irish bank £1.25 million sterling (€1Fri Aug 08 2003 - 01:00
Fayrewood bucks tech trend with record resultsLondon-listed IT distributor Fayrewood, in which Irish businessman Mr Pierce Casey has a stake, continued to buck the trend in…Fri Aug 08 2003 - 01:00
Goffs sees profits treble to €5.3mA net gain of €3 million from the sale of land to the State led to a near trebling of profits at bloodstock auctioneer Goffs …Thu Aug 07 2003 - 01:00
Readymix profits stay flatA squeeze on margins and the euro's strength against sterling kept first-half pre-tax profits flat at building materials group…Thu Aug 07 2003 - 01:00
FreshAer applies for Irish licencesFreshAer, the UK-based airline that regulators warned was illegally selling flight tickets in the Republic, yesterday took the…Wed Aug 06 2003 - 01:00
Services sector activity grows for second month in rowBusiness activity in the services sector grew for the second month running in July, and recorded its biggest rate of increase…Wed Aug 06 2003 - 01:00
Dun Laoghaire Harbour posts EUR2.5m profitProfits before tax at Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company doubled last year to almost €2Tue Aug 05 2003 - 01:00
Examiner to bid for Trinity papersThomas Crosbie Holdings, the parent of the Irish Examiner, signalled yesterday that it was likely to bid for Trinity Mirror's…Fri Aug 01 2003 - 01:00
Hibernian to honour pledge on penalty point discountHibernian Group yesterday confirmed that it would stick to its pledge to offer penalty point-free drivers a 10 per cent cut in…Fri Aug 01 2003 - 01:00
Average cost of house in Republic rises 15% to €220,000Gap between Dublin and rest of State remains pronounced with the cost of a home in the capital averaging €292,000Wed Jul 30 2003 - 01:00
Taking a punt on Chinese marketBookmaker Paddy Power is taking a punt on the State's growing Chinese populationWed Jul 30 2003 - 01:00
Brennan appoints chiefs to airport boardsThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, yesterday appointed the chairmen of the three regional airport boards that will replace…Tue Jul 29 2003 - 01:00
London firm pays EUR2m for Navan Carpets assetsA London-listed company has paid €2 million for Navan Carpets' brands and remaining stocksThu Jul 24 2003 - 01:00
Insurance market 'close to a monopoly'The Irish insurance market is "dangerously close to a monopoly", with just two companies prepared to take on new business in …Thu Jul 24 2003 - 01:00
Insurance ombudsman notes 8% complaints riseThe insurance ombudsman expects the number of formal complaints against the industry this year to reach the 2,000 mark.Thu Jul 24 2003 - 01:00
State's health boards fuel 'compo culture'The State's own agencies are contributing to the country's "compo culture", according to the chairwoman of two bodies established…Wed Jul 23 2003 - 01:00
Ivernia nets €111m on sale of stake in Lisheen zinc mineExploration group Ivernia West has sold its 50 per cent interest in Lisheen zinc mine to South African conglomerate Anglo American…Tue Jul 22 2003 - 01:00
Dublin Daily to pursue Archant for €496,390Dublin Daily faces large deficit as its biggest shareholder disputes its liability to the companyTue Jul 22 2003 - 01:00
Baltimore division to fetch $1.75mInternet security specialist Baltimore Technologies yesterday announced plans to sell its US-based managed services business …Tue Jul 22 2003 - 01:00
Losses on top shows dent profit at RTE subsidiaryLosses of more than €2 million on investments in programmes such as Popstars and On Home Ground dented profits at RTÉ Commercial…Sat Jul 19 2003 - 01:00
Dublin World Economic Forum summit cancelledA high profile World Economic Forum (WEF) summit planned for Dublin and involving major European leaders has been postponed and…Sat Jul 19 2003 - 01:00
Gresham staff await Labour Court ruling on bonus payWorkers at three Gresham hotels being sold said yesterday the company had agreed at a Labour Court hearing to pay them a goodwill…Sat Jul 19 2003 - 01:00
Northern Rock's Irish deposits riseMore than 22,000 Irish savers had €820 million on deposit with British bank Northern Rock at the end of last month, the institution…Fri Jul 18 2003 - 01:00
Abbey posts €12m increase in profitsConstruction and plant hire group Abbey plc yesterday reported a €12 million boost in pre-tax profits to €48Fri Jul 18 2003 - 01:00
Lay-offs double for Shannon regionA total of 734 jobs were lost in Shannon Development-backed companies last year, almost double the losses for 2001, according…Thu Jul 17 2003 - 01:00
State's inflation still highest in euro zone at 3.8% despite recent fallsThe Republic continued to top the euro-zone's inflation league last month, according to figures released yesterday by the European…Thu Jul 17 2003 - 01:00
Fears for manufacturing areaUp to 35,000 jobs could be lost in domestic manufacturing companies this year, according to a report published yesterday.Thu Jul 17 2003 - 01:00
Growth forecasts to be cut on CSO statisticsEconomists are likely to begin revising down their forecasts for growth in the domestic economy this year in light of Central…Wed Jul 16 2003 - 01:00
ISE dealings rise 14% to €38bnThe Irish Stock Exchange expects equity turnover to hit €80 billion this year after posting a strong first-half performance that…Wed Jul 16 2003 - 01:00
Republic ends first quarter with €1bn shortfallThe Republic ended the first three months of the year with a €1 billion shortfall in the balance of payments current account, …Wed Jul 16 2003 - 01:00
Job losses rise as 90 to go at software firmThe number of job losses announced in the first half of July exceeded 1,500 yesterday when a software services company revealed…Tue Jul 15 2003 - 01:00
Allfirst acquisition boosts M&T's earnings by 17%The acquisition of AIB's former American subsidiary Allfirst contributed to an increase in second- quarter earnings at its new…Tue Jul 15 2003 - 01:00
Mullins makes first move to take Barlo privateBarlo looked set to be the next Irish listed company to be taken private last night after its chief executive, Dr Tony Mullins…Sat Jul 12 2003 - 01:00
Green energy contracts to ESB understatedThe Government understated the number of controversial green energy contracts awarded to ESB subsidiaries when it published the…Sat Jul 12 2003 - 01:00
Glanbia joins US firms in $170m ventureFood group Glanbia will embark on a $170 million (€150 million) joint venture with two of America's biggest milk suppliers that…Thu Jul 10 2003 - 01:00
ESB subsidiaries win €58m 'green' contractsSubsidiaries of the ESB and their partners have won €58 million worth of green energy contracts to supply electricity to the …Thu Jul 10 2003 - 01:00
Insurance leap costs small firms over 3,000 jobs, says ISMEInsurance costs, which have nearly trebled in three years, have cost the small business sector at least 3,000 jobs, an Oireachtas…Thu Jul 10 2003 - 01:00
Insurance yields €65m to ExchequerThe Government raised €65 million from the insurance policies taken out in the State last year, the Oireachtas committee investigating…Wed Jul 09 2003 - 01:00
State's free economy score slips furtherIncreased public spending, taxes and regulation have combined to damage the Republic's standing as a free economy, according …Wed Jul 09 2003 - 01:00
Glanbia sells fresh pork UK business to Flagship Foods for estimated €11mFood group Glanbia yesterday sold part of its UK operations in a deal understood to be worth around €11 million.Tue Jul 08 2003 - 01:00
Report calls for public sector pay rises to be abandonedThe Government was warned to abandon its €1Tue Jul 08 2003 - 01:00
