One more thingWhiterwater complex in the black; Denis O'Brien welcomes Carlos Slim; Dermot Mannion's good mood may not las; FBD investors scratching…Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus chief's pay rises 13% to €1.1mAER LINGUS chief executive Dermot Mannion was paid €1.115 million by the airline last year. This represented a 13Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
O'Brien bid may invest ¬145m in digital TVTHE DENIS O'Brien-backed consortium bidding for the 12-year commercial digital terrestrial television (DTT) licences plans to…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Enhanced pay deal for Iona's chief executive as takeover loomsTROUBLED DUBLIN-based software company Iona Technologies, which is the subject of several takeover approaches, has agreed a new…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Ex-RTÉ Authority head to chair rival bidderFORMER RTÉ Authority chairman Fintan Drury is pitting himself against the State broadcaster in the race to win a licence to operate…Tue May 06 2008 - 01:00
Three groups to bid for digital terrestrial licencesTHREE GROUPS will battle it out for the licence to operate the three commercial digital terrestrial television (DTT) multiplexes…Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
O'Brien sells Highland RadioDENIS O'BRIEN has sold Highland Radio in Co Donegal to Galway-based businessman Gerry Rabbitte for about €10 million.Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
Quinlan's luxury hotel group reports profit of £8mDEREK QUINLAN'S luxury hotels in London moved into the black last year, reporting an after-tax profit of just under £8 million…Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
ONE MORE THINGAn Post sends love to its workers; new business districts springs to life; graduates forgive and foret; O'Brien and O'ReillyFri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Carroll and Lynch-led consortium scuppers ICG's plansPROPERTY DEVELOPER Liam Carroll and the Philip Lynch-led Moonduster consortium yesterday torpedoed four motions at Irish Continental…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
An Post doubles operating profit to €29m as industrial relations improveLAST YEAR'S general election boosted An Post's mail volumes by 3 per cent and helped boost its turnover to €876 million from €…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Elan chiefs head €75m healthcare ventureA NUMBER of former Elan executives have raised €75 million in venture capital to invest in life sciences projects over the next…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Profits up as Londis announces €15m expansion planFOOD WHOLESALER ADM Londis expects to spend up to €15 million before the end of 2008 acquiring new convenience stores for its…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Postbank joint venture lost €25m last yearPOSTBANK, THE joint venture between An Post and Belgian financial services group Fortis, lost €25 million last year, according…Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Dell makes profit of €27.1m on sale of Bray factoryCOMPUTER GIANT Dell made a €27Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
UK media group sets up tax base in IrelandLONDON-BASED United Business Media (UBM) is to become the latest UK company to establish a base in Ireland for tax reasons.Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Donegal Creameries 'unlikely' to purchase HighlandDONEGAL CREAMERIES is unlikely to acquire Highland Radio from Denis O'Brien, the company told The Irish Times yesterday.Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Former chancellor dismissive of Brown's Northern Rock strategyBRITISH PRIME minister Gordon Brown should have closed Northern Rock, which has about 25,000 customers in Ireland, to new business…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
IAA paid €16m to shore up pension fundTHE IRISH Aviation Authority (IAA) paid €16 million last year to shore up its defined benefit staff pension scheme but still …Fri Apr 25 2008 - 01:00
Irish companies target investment opportunities in vibrant PolandMORE THAN 100,000 Poles are estimated to be working in Ireland but it hasn't all been one-way traffic since Poland's EU accession…Fri Apr 25 2008 - 01:00
Regulator's report on BAA's ownership of airports welcomedRYANAIR AND a number of UK airlines yesterday welcomed a finding from the Competition Commission (CC) that BAA's ownership of…Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
BWG secures AIB funds to buy MangansFOOD AND drinks wholesaler BWG has secured funding from AIB to execute its proposed €40 million-plus acquisition of Ennis-based…Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
Billionaire introduces new vodkaBILLIONAIRE ENTREPRENEUR Roustam Tariko has promised to offer stiff competition to Diageo's Smirnoff brand with the launch of…Tue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
Latest find fuels hope for resource companyONE MORE THING: LITTLE-KNOWN London-quoted, Irish resource group Belmore Resources announced a significant find in the past …Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus shareholders approve Airbus dealAER LINGUS got clearance from shareholders yesterday to purchase 12 long-haul aircraft from Airbus, in spite of Ryanair voting…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
What's Inn a name?ONE MORE THING: THERE WAS, no doubt, a lot of head-scratching at the Bernie Gallagher-led Jurys Doyle hotel chain over the past…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Davy's flying visits to Irish airlinesONE MORE THING: DAVY AND some institutional investors paid a flying visit to a number of Irish airlines on Wednesday with some…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Hungry for another media ventureONE MORE THING: WE DON'T know good his Hungarian is but David Harvey is set to launch his latest media venture in Budapest in…Fri Apr 11 2008 - 01:00
Setanta Sports rules out plans to raise additional fundingIRISH PAY television broadcaster Setanta Sports said yesterday that it had no plans to raise new funds.Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00
Ryanair to appeal check-in desk price increaseRYANAIR IS to take a High Court appeal against the aviation regulator's decision to allow the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) …Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00
Sutherland warns against talking State into recessionSENIOR IRISH businessman Peter Sutherland warned economists against talking the State into a recession.Sat Apr 05 2008 - 01:00
Cost of Cork Airport's new terminal may soarONE MORE THING: PETER CASSELLS'S report this week on how Cork Airport's debt should be divvied up with the Dublin Airport Authority…Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
ESB chief urges State to use more electricity in transportIrish Management Institute national conference: ESB CHIEF executive Padraig McManus yesterday urged the Government to examine…Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Nisa ponders move to RepublicONE MORE THING: UK FOOD and drink wholesaler Nisa-Today's is considering expanding its activities into the Republic in a move…Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Power retakes the rock stage as 'Green' FiddlerONE MORE THING: CONCERT PROMOTER Vince Power is back in the live music business in Britain three years after selling out of …Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Crowley not resting on his mattressesONE MORE THING: PETER CROWLEY'S private equity group FL Partners has had a busy weekFri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
New 'eco store' part of Tesco green strategySUPERMARKET GIANT Tesco plans to open its first "eco store" in Tramore, Co Waterford, in October at a cost of €12Fri Apr 04 2008 - 01:00
Cassells urges Cork airport to shoulder debt of €113mFORMER TRADE union leader Peter Cassells has recommended to the Government that Cork airport should assume responsibility from…Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
Clare FM's sale to Radio Kerry abandonedCLARE FM'S €7.2 million proposed sale to Radio Kerry has been abandoned.Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
Irish group in £375m deal for GCap MediaBRITAIN'S LARGEST commercial radio group, GCap Media, looks set to pass into the hands of a consortium backed by a number of …Tue Apr 01 2008 - 01:00
Alltracel chief could get HemCon shares if sale agreedALLTRACEL CHIEF executive Tony Richardson could receive up to 130,000 shares in Oregon-based HemCon Medical Technologies if shareholders…Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
Applications sought for radio licenceTHE BROADCASTING Commission of Ireland (BCI) is seeking applications from interested parties for a classic rock radio licence…Sat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
Ryanair to close telesales with loss of 40 jobsRYANAIR IS to close its telesales operation in Dublin at the end of May with the loss of up to 40 jobsSat Mar 29 2008 - 00:00
Payzone post no sweet jobOne More Thing: IT IS 18 days since electronic payments group Payzone publicly dumped its chief executive John Nagle and still…Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
O'Leary tails rival in pay freezeOne More Thing: IT IS rare that Ryanair follows Aer Lingus's lead, especially when it comes to cost efficiencies, so Dermot …Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Bewleys a clean deal for MoranOne More Thing: HAVING SPENT the guts of €700 million buying Bert Allen's six Bewleys hotels, Limerick businessman Tom Moran…Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Closure of electrical firm gives economy another joltOne More Thing: ELECTRICAL CABLE manufacturer Nexans Ireland cited the weakening of the dollar and, more importantly, the sterling…Fri Mar 28 2008 - 00:00
Mangans to net €45m in sale of food wholesalerTHE MANGAN brothers - Gabriel, Terence and Leo - are set to share in a near €45 million windfall after agreeing yesterday to …Thu Mar 27 2008 - 00:00
Clare paper eyes bottom lineREGIONAL newspaper publishing is a tricky business as Niall Mellon and his fellow investors in the Voice newspaper group have…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
