Jacob Fruitfield owners in line for €30m windfallDUBLIN-BASED Valeo Foods has agreed to acquire biscuit and jam maker Jacob Fruitfield in a deal that will net the Tallaght company…Tue Aug 09 2011 - 01:00
Strong growth for UPC broadband and telephoneCABLE TV and telecoms provider UPC has continued its strong growth in broadband and telephony subscribers in the second quarter…Thu Aug 04 2011 - 01:00
Just Mobile to be wound down with €2m in lossesJUST MOBILE has decided to wind down its operation just 10 months after the company was launchedThu Aug 04 2011 - 01:00
Ryanair reaches 8m passenger milestoneRYANAIR LAST month became the first airline in Europe to carry eight million passengers in a single month.Thu Aug 04 2011 - 01:00
NTR posts record-breaking losses of €381mINVESTMENT GROUP NTR, which originally made its name running the West-Link Toll Bridge on Dublin’s M50, yesterday revealed one…Wed Aug 03 2011 - 01:00
British value retailer to open six Irish storesBRITISH VALUE retailer Poundland is set to enter the Irish market using the brand name Dealz.Tue Aug 02 2011 - 01:00
Foynes port company posts record profit of €2.5m as tonnage increasesSHANNON FOYNES Port Company posted a record operating profit of €2Mon Aug 01 2011 - 01:00
Irish web recruiter expands to NicaraguaIRISH ONLINE recruiter Saongroup, which is owned by Denis O’Brien and Leslie Buckley, has expanded its operation into Nicaragua…Mon Aug 01 2011 - 01:00
Earnings at Eircom could fall by 20%, warns firmEIRCOM’S MANAGEMENT has predicted that the company’s earnings could fall by up to 20 per cent over the next two years due to …Sat Jul 30 2011 - 01:00
Fitzpatrick hotels make profit of $2.1m despite slowdown in New YorkTHE TWO Fitzpatrick hotels in New York made a pretax profit in 2010 of just under $2.1 million (€1Sat Jul 30 2011 - 01:00
About 90,000 Aviva clients face 9.5% price rise from SeptemberHEALTH INSURER Aviva is planning to increase some of its prices for the second time this year, in a move that will affect about…Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Keeping the peace at PayzoneTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW/Mike Maloney, chief executive, Payzone: PAYZONE CHIEF executive Mike Maloney doesn’t do stressFri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Eircom to take on rivals with €100m spend on broadband and TV servicesEIRCOM YESTERDAY turned up the heat in the telecoms sector by announcing a €100 million-plus investment in a fibre-based network…Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Nama moves on more Kelly propertiesTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency yesterday took control of another 16 properties that have debts involving developer Paddy…Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
Shamrock Rovers posts profit for 2010WINNING THE league title and hosting Italian football giants Juventus in a glamour European fixture appears to have helped Tallaght…Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
Receivers appointed to clinic operatorANGLO IRISH Bank has appointed KPMG as share receivers to the entity that operates the Whitfield Clinic private hospital in Waterford…Wed Jul 27 2011 - 01:00
Firm barred from bidding on rivalIRISH AIRCRAFT leasing company Avolon, founded last year by Dómhnal Slattery, has been barred from the bidding process for Royal…Wed Jul 27 2011 - 01:00
O'Leary paid €1.1m in 2010 as Ryanair profits grow by 26%RYANAIR PAID its chief executive Michael O’Leary €1Wed Jul 27 2011 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland seeks €1.91bn in pivotal rights issueBANK OF Ireland will seek to raise €1Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
Eircom in talks on debt restructuringEIRCOM YESTERDAY began talks with a committee representing 28 per cent of its first lien lenders on a debt restructuring.Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Driver of hard bargainsTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW: Tony Keohane, chief executive Tesco Ireland: IT’S TUESDAY lunchtime and there’s a nice buzz in the newly…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
One more thingEircom to face its debt demons; a glimpse into Aldi’s business methods; the allure of unmanned petrol stations; insuring your…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
State to introduce statutory code of practice for retailers and suppliersTHE GOVERNMENT has signalled that it will introduce a statutory code of practice to govern the trading relationship between grocery…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Lufthansa overtime dispute set for LRCTHE LABOUR Relations Commission is expected to convene talks with Lufthansa Tecknik Airmotive Ireland and union representatives…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
Diageo may invest €100m to consolidate James's Gate siteDRINKS GIANT Diageo is preparing to draw up a masterplan for its world-famous St James’s Gate Guinness brewery in Dublin that…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Philip Lynch dismissed by investment group One51BUSINESSMAN PHILIP Lynch was yesterday dramatically removed from his position as chief executive of Dublin-based investment group…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
ComReg gives staff bonus paymentsSTAFF AT communications regulator ComReg were paid average bonuses of 7 per cent for the financial year ended June 30th, 2011…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Major players in property and construction launch lobby groupSOME OF Ireland’s leading players in the property and construction sector yesterday formally launched a new umbrella body called…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Top jobs for bank's asset managers in new groupONE MORE THING: STAFF AT the former Bank of Ireland Asset Management (Biam, now trading as SSgA) have clearly made a positive…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Receiver appointed to D2 Property ManagementBANK OF Scotland (Ireland) has appointed a receiver to D2 Property Management Ltd, an investment vehicle owned by developer David…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Setanta Sports gives Irish films a try-outONE MORE THING: THE DECISION by Setanta Sports to add music and Irish films to its schedule for the quiet summer months marks…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Faraway fields are greener for developer Simon KellyONE MORE THING: WITH NOTHING much stirring in Ireland, developer and financier Simon Kelly appears to have switched his attention…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
New CityJet chief looks at 'challenge' to break evenONE MORE THING: CITYJET’S NEW chief executive Christine Ourmieres has had a busy 10 months in the cockpit.Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Calor Gas focuses energy on expansionONE MORE THING : CALOR GAS has set aside an €11 million investment pot for the business this year as it seeks to expand its …Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Little ThingsONE MORE THING: EXACTLY ONE year on from its purchase of Tullamore Dew from CC, Scottish drinks group William Grant has made…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Dealer to buy Maxwell MotorsLONG-ESTABLISHED Irish car dealer Frank Keane Holdings is set to buy Blackrock-based Maxwell Motors out of receivership, in a…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
UPC agrees Microsoft deal on broadband and voice productsCABLE TV and telecoms provider UPC has agreed a major deal with Microsoft that will allow it to bundle the computer giant’s Office…Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Property sector sets up new lobby groupSOME OF the leading players in the Irish property market have come together to set up a new umbrella body to represent the interests…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Varadkar in dispute with DAA over bonusA ROW is brewing between Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar and the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) over a decision by the board…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Return to bonds trading for Goodbody brokersGOODBODY STOCKBROKERS is planning to open a bonds desk, marking its return to fixed-income trading since 1997.Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Challenging times force top broker to take stockTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW: Roy Barrett, MD, Goodbody Stockbrokers: WHEN GOODBODY Stockbrokers’ managing director Roy Barrett last…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Eircom lenders form groupA GROUP of subordinated lenders to Eircom has formed an ad hoc bondholder committee to engage with the Irish telecoms group on…Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
Revenues at top law firm rose by 8.9% last yearREVENUES AT top six law firm Mason Hayes+Curran rose by 8.9 per cent in 2010 to €39Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
Breakdown in talks on sale of 30% stake in Shaws retail chainA POTENTIALLY damaging split within the family owned Shaws retail chain is once again on the cards following a breakdown in talks…Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Expenses of €150m for latest B of I capital raisingBANK OF Ireland will incur expenses of €150 million from its latest capital raising exercise, which aims to generate funding …Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Ryanair set for China design dealIRISH LOW-COST airline Ryanair and China’s state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd (Comac) are expected to sign…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Irish stock exchange profits down by 16%THE IRISH Stock Exchange’s profit fell by 16 per cent to €4Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
RBS hotel decision blindsides AvestusROYAL BANK of Scotland’s decision on Tuesday to appoint a receiver to a portfolio of Marriott Hotels in the UK appears to have…Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Little ThingsSOME GOOD news yesterday from Dublin-based animation group Jam Media, which has announced 22 new high-value jobs.Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Mobile joy for TescoTESCO IRELAND’S grocery and household sales might have dropped by 3Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
