Geoghegan quits as Jurys chief executiveNIALL GEOGHEGAN has stepped down as chief executive of the three-star Jurys Inns hotel chain, which is controlled by Irish investment…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Ryanair axes plans for self-service kiosksRYANAIR HAS axed plans to install 44 self-service, check-in kiosks at Dublin airport, which would have allowed passengers to …Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
Sales at UK unit of grocery group BWG down 5.6%SALES AT the UK subsidiary of Irish wholesale grocery group BWG declined by 5Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus to cut fuel surcharges by up to 30% as oil prices now lowerAER LINGUS has decided to cut its fuel surcharges on flights to the United States by up to 30 per cent in reaction to a sharp…Wed Oct 29 2008 - 00:00
C&D Foods doubles its operating profitLONGFORD-BASED pet food manufacturer C&D Foods doubled its operating profit last year as sales moved back towards levels …Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
CityJet's VLM merger is clearedDUBLIN-BASED airline CityJet, which is a subsidiary of Air France, was yesterday cleared by Britain's competition body to merge…Sat Oct 25 2008 - 01:00
Lynch consortium indicates interest in ICG takeoverTHE PHILIP Lynch-led Moonduster consortium has indicated to the board of Irish Continental Group (ICG) that it intends to "engage…Fri Oct 24 2008 - 01:00
Ardagh Glass gave Kilty €1.6m ex gratia paymentIRISH-OWNED manufacturing group Ardagh Glass gave its former chief executive Eddie Kilty an "ex gratia" payment of €1Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Shanahan's post loss of over $400,000SHANAHAN'S ON The Green, the upmarket American steakhouse restaurant in Dublin, made an after-tax loss last year of $404,254 …Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Payzone settles with two sacked directorsDUBLIN-BASED ELECTRONIC payments group Payzone has reached an out-of-court settlement with its former chief executive John Nagle…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Moonduster co-operating with ICG shares inquiryTHE PHILIP Lynch-led Moonduster consortium said yesterday it was co-operating with inquiries by the Irish Takeover Panel in relation…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Music firm's CD sales lose volumeA STEEP decline in compact disc sales last year resulted in Universal Music's Irish subsidiary taking a 39Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Air passengers face €10 exit taxPASSENGERS FLYING from all airports in the country will be hit by an exit tax from March 30th next.Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Levy 'not a threat to terminal'AIRPORTS: MINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey said yesterday he was confident that Dublin airport's new Terminal 2 facility …Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Airlines criticise decision to introduce €10 departure levyAIR TAX REACTION: THERE WAS widespread criticism from airlines and tourism groups yesterday of the Government's decision to …Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Management buy back Merrion Capital at €60m discountMANAGEMENT AT Ballsbridge-based stockbroker Merrion Capital have bought back the company from troubled Icelandic financial group…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Healy buys majority interest in CalyxIRISH BUSINESSMAN Maurice Healy has bought out Alchemy Patners' majority interest in formerly-listed IT services company Calyx…Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Setanta marketing chief steps asideSETANTA SPORTS' commercial and marketing director Mark Mohan has quit his full-time role with the firm for personal reasons.Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Waterford misses target by €22mTHE CRYSTAL and ceramics group Waterford Wedgwood said yesterday that it had raised €79Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Poland to set out measures to cope with financial crisisPOLAND: POLAND'S FINANCE ministry, the central bank and the country's financial watchdog are set to meet the chief executives…Mon Oct 13 2008 - 01:00
London fund seeks €11.8m for losses on ICG sharesTHE PHILIP Lynch-led Moonduster consortium is believed to have received a demand for €11Sat Oct 11 2008 - 01:00
Management preparing bid for Merrion LandsbankiTHE MANAGEMENT team at Ballsbridge-based stockbroker Merrion Landsbanki is believed to be preparing a bid to take back full ownership…Sat Oct 11 2008 - 01:00
Office space is new final frontierFIRST IT was developers Ray Grehan and Bernard McNamara offering interest-free loans to tempt buyers to their residential schemes…Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
CC shares climb 9% despite profit warningSHARES IN Irish drinks group C&C rose by almost 9 per cent yesterday in Dublin in spite of the company issuing a profit warning…Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
O'Leary's transatlantic ambitionsRYANAIR BOSS Michael O'Leary this week suggested that a sister operation could be launched within three years offering a no-frills…Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
Outgoing CC chief says firm has sparkling future in storeDEPARTING C&C chief executive Maurice Pratt doesn't do regrets but if he could turn back the clock on his seven-year stewardship…Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
Dublin firm has high hopes for BotswanaDUBLIN-BASED consultants International Development Ireland (IDI) has begun talks with the government in Botswana about a three…Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
WPP media buys TNS research firmTHE MARTIN Sorrell-led quoted media giant WPP Group has succeeded in its long-running bid to to acquire market research firm …Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Shares in Payzone fall to record lowSHARES IN troubled Dublin-based electronic payments group Payzone fell to an all-time low yesterday after the company announced…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Waterford statement on funds 'placing'WATERFORD WEDGWOOD yesterday informed the stock market that it could be the middle of December before it concludes a "placing…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Carraig gets deadline for firm Andor offerTAKEOVER PANEL RULING: THE UK takeover panel has ruled that Carraig Capital, an investment group controlled by Cavan-based Kingspan…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Takeover panel contacted on ICG dealsTHE IRISH Takeover Panel confirmed yesterday that it had received a letter from a third party alleging that certain share dealings…Wed Oct 08 2008 - 01:00
Paris-based Veolia gets four bids for its Irish waste management businessPARIS-BASED environmental services group Veolia has received four bids for its Irish waste management business, which it has …Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus board gives go-ahead for cost-cuttingTHE BOARD of Aer Lingus has given the green light to plans by management to introduce sweeping cost-cutting measures at the loss…Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Claim ICG share dealings could breach rulesTHE IRISH Takeover Panel has received a letter from an adviser to leading property developer Liam Carroll alleging that certain…Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Sweet returns for Jacob Fruitfield after restructuring boosts profitsFOOD GROUP Jacob Fruitfield increased operating profit, before exceptionals, last year by 16 per cent to €5Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Davy makes pre-tax profit of €30m in first six monthsDUBLIN-BASED stockbroker Davy made a pre-tax profit of more than €30 million in the first six months of this year.Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Musgrave withdraws bid for SuperquinnCORK-BASED wholesale grocery group Musgrave has withdrawn its bid for SuperquinnFri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
TV3 to seek 15 redundancies as advertising slowsTV3 IS TO seek up to 15 voluntary redundancies from its 250-strong workforce as part of a move to trim €2 million annually from…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Market views Irish lenders as less of a riskCREDIT SWAPS: THERE WERE signs yesterday that the Government's decision to guarantee the Irish banking system was having a positive…Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Merrion to change hands againIRISH STOCKBROKER Merrion Capital is set to change hands for the second time in three years.Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Cook Medical to create 200 jobsINDIANA-BASED medical devices company Cook Medical is to invest €25 million in a manufacturing and services facility in Limerick…Wed Oct 01 2008 - 01:00
Kerry to appeal Competition Authority ruling on Breeo saleTRALEE-BASED food group Kerry has decided to appeal the Competition Authority's decision to block its proposed €165 million acquisition…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Desmond's private gambling club reports €1.7m lossDERMOT DESMOND'S Dublin-based private members club, the Sporting Emporium, made a loss of about €1.7 million in 2007.Sat Sept 27 2008 - 01:00
$25m funding for Blue OceanDUBLIN-BASED maritime communications group Blue Ocean Wireless has secured access to debt funding of $25 million (€17 million…Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Losses at Setanta UK subsidiary rise sharply to £3.1m Parent company claims it is 'pleased' with group growthLOSSES AT a UK subsidiary of Irish pay television broadcaster Setanta Sports rose sharply to £3.1 million (€3Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Credit crunch scuppered lucrative saleIRISH NATIONWIDE: WHEN IRISH Nationwide members gathered in the RDS in April for its 133rd annual general meeting, they could…Fri Sept 19 2008 - 01:00
Ryanair says it will break even this year if oil stays near $100 a barrelRYANAIR SHAREHOLDERS were told yesterday that the airline would break even in the year to the end of March, if oil remains at…Fri Sept 19 2008 - 01:00
HK Global posts 80% pretax riseIRISH-OWNED kitchen equipment manufacturer HK Global Systems increased its pretax profit last year by 80 per cent to $21Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
Buy4Now backers net $15m windfallIRISH RETAIL web portal Buy4Now has sold its subsidiary in the United States in a move that has allowed its backers to net a …Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
