Mobile operators' revenues decline by 6% as competition intensifiesINCREASED COMPETITION in the Irish mobile phone market resulted in operators' revenues declining by 6 per cent in the first three…Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Regulator urges airlines to avoid legal challengesTHE AVIATION regulator has said his office received a €190,000 cheque from Ryanair last week as payment for legal costs accumulated…Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Passenger numbers increase by 3% at Aer ArannREGIONAL AIRLINE Aer Arann said yesterday that its passenger numbers grew by 3 per cent year on year in the first five months…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
UK food group in deal with Joyces of GalwayUK FOOD wholesale and retail group Nisa-Today's has agreed a supply deal with Galway-based retailer Joyces 365, marking its first…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Ryanair profits soar 20% to €480.9mSHARES IN Ryanair rose by 5.4 per cent to just under €2Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
TV3 wins Champions League rightsTV3 HAS won exclusive rights to show UEFA Champions League matches on Tuesday nights for three years from September 2009 onwards…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Loss of €2.9m at DAA FinanceA COMPANY involved in managing the Dublin Airport Authority's debt made a pretax loss of €2Mon Jun 02 2008 - 01:00
Rising fuel costs may wipe out airline profitsOPERATING PROFITS at Aer Lingus and Ryanair will be almost wiped out in the current year due to the soaring price of fuel, according…Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
Oil rise a 'speculative bubble'FOOD PRICE inflation should ease in the near future as supply patterns change to meet current demand, Tesco chief executive Sir…Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
Loyaltybuild put on the marketONE MORE THING CLARE-BASED MARKETING company Loyaltybuild has been put up for sale by its backers with a price tag of about €…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Food inflation to ease, predicts Tesco CEOTesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy has said food price inflation should ease in the near future as supply patterns change …Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Premier plans to double its recruitment trade by 2012CORK-BASED recruitment company Premier Group is planning to more than double the size of its business by 2012.Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Smurfit jnr an investor in AironeONE MORE THING MICHAEL SMURFIT jnr has emerged as an investor in Airone Ventures, the Leslie Buckley-backed Caribbean low-cost…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
O'Brien's Sterling puntONE MORE THING DENIS O'BRIEN continues to build his stake in Sterling Energy, the UK-based oil and gas exploration and production…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Clerys increases profit by 12.3% on strong salesRETAILER CLERYS increased its profits by 12.3 per cent last year to €1.55 million while its sales rose by 5Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Reel success for cinema ownersONE MORE THING THIS YEAR promises to be a bumper one for Irish cinema owners, helped by the release of the Sex and the City …Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Analyst's note sobering for MagnersONE MORE THING MERRION STOCKBROKERS' note on CC Group yesterday will not have done anything to ease the hangover being felt …Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Eircom rules out Meteor sale to cut firm's €3.8bn debtEIRCOM HAS no intention of selling its mobile arm Meteor, and plans to split the telecoms company in two have been shelved for…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Vodafone to spend €15m on securing fixed line businessVODAFONE IS to spend some €15 million on its entry into the Irish fixed-line voice and broadband market.Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Cameron O'Reilly's energy firm lands $360m contract in USA SWITZERLAND-BASED company headed by Irish businessman Cameron O'Reilly has landed a lucrative four-year contract to supply …Tue May 27 2008 - 01:00
Riverdeep pair back Radio NovaRIVERDEEP FOUNDERS Barry O'Callaghan and Pat McDonagh are backing a bid for a proposed classic rock radio licence in Dublin.Sat May 24 2008 - 01:00
Topaz joins Macquarie in bid for road service stationsIRELAND'S BIGGEST fuel retailer, Topaz, has teamed up with Australian investment group Macquarie in its bid to operate the first…Fri May 23 2008 - 01:00
Digital TV bidder says it would post profits by 2012THE ONEVISION consortium bidding for the three digital terrestrial television (DTT) multiplexes expects to post its first profit…Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
BA's yearly revenues from Ireland hit EUR88mBRITISH AIRWAYS generated revenues of €88 million from Ireland in the 12 months to the end of March, an increase of 5 per cent…Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
Debenhams loses €15.1m in IrelandUK DEPARTMENT store group Debenhams made a loss of €15Sat May 17 2008 - 01:00
TV3 in exclusive talks to buy Channel 6 for estimated EUR10mTV3 IS IN exclusive talks to acquire Channel 6, the loss-making Irish television station whose backers include Senator Feargal…Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
O'Brien-backed group puts case for DTT licenceTHE DENIS O'Brien-backed Boxer DTT Ltd consortium yesterday urged the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland to award it the three…Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Davy offers to cover losses on bonds it sold to credit unionsSTOCKBROKING FIRM Davy has offered to cover losses incurred by credit unions on investment bonds bought from it before the collapse…Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Revenues at UPC Ireland rise by 4.8% to €58.9mREVENUES AT cable television and broadband provider UPC Ireland came to €58Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
Guinness plant at St James's Gate faces major scaledownGLOBAL DRINKS giant Diageo is expected to announce a major scaledown in its brewing activities at the iconic St James's Gate …Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
