Blow out to steady the rocky Arnotts shipTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW: Nigel Blow, Chief Executive of ArnottsFri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Writedowns see Arnotts take record €295m lossDUBLIN-BASED department store Arnotts made a record loss of €295 million last year as it booked a massive writedown of property…Thu Jan 06 2011 - 00:00
Warning signs were there in '07, says YatesA “PECULIAR weakening in revenue for no particular reason” first became evident at Celtic Bookmakers in August 2007, Ivan Yates…Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
Ivan Yates faces ruin as receiver appointed to Celtic BookmakersBOOKMAKER, BROADCASTER and former minister Ivan Yates has conceded he may face financial ruin after Celtic Bookmakers, the betting…Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
Residential mortgage default levels still on riseTHE NUMBER of defaults in Irish residential mortgages continued to rise in October, according to the latest statistics released…Thu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00
Government's €17.5bn bank injection gets Commission approvalTHE EUROPEAN Commission yesterday gave the Government the green light to inject emergency funds of up to €17Wed Dec 22 2010 - 00:00
Eircom's chief financial officer departsEIRCOM’S CHIEF financial officer Peter Cross has become the latest senior executive to leave the company.Wed Dec 22 2010 - 00:00
Aer Lingus pays off employee trust's debtCHRISTMAS CAME early for current and former employees of Aer Lingus yesterday after the airline’s decision to pay its employee…Wed Dec 22 2010 - 00:00
ECB fears on Irish bank BillThe European Central Bank has told the Government that it has “serious concerns” about the Credit Institutions (Stabilisation…Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
DAA in 'detailed' talks on T2 with Air IndiaDUBLIN AIRPORT Authority (DAA) chief executive Declan Collier has said its “detailed negotiations” with Air India on using its…Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
O'Flynn gets permission for £250m schemeCORK-BASED property developer Michael O’Flynn has secured full planning permission for a £250 million (€320 million) mixed-use…Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
ECB fears over bank Bill giving Minister new powersTHE EUROPEAN Central Bank has told the Government that it has “serious concerns” about the Credit Institutions (Stabilisation…Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
Auditor issues 'disclaimer' to reports on Shaws retail chainAUDITORS TO the two main companies that comprise the family-owned Shaws retail chain issued “disclaimer” opinions to their reports…Sat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
BofI sheds almost 14% despite bond issueBANK OF Ireland’s share price fell by 13Sat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
Japanese firm plans over 100 Galway jobsJAPANESE-OWNED manufacturer Goodman Medical Ireland will today announce plans to create more than 100 high-end jobs for its base…Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
Bill to provide Minister for Finance with far-reaching powers over banksTHE MINISTER for Finance will be granted sweeping powers under a new Bill that will provide the basis for a complete overhaul…Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Irish food tech firm Odenberg sold for up to €57.5mTHE OWNERS of Dublin-based food technology company Odenberg have agreed to sell the business for up to €57Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Two senior directors step down at EircomEIRCOM HAS suffered two high-profile defections from its senior management team in the past week.Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Brown Thomas not acquiring ArnottsDEPUTY CHAIRMAN of Brown Thomas , Paul Kelly, has ruled out acquiring Arnotts, the Dublin department store taken over earlier…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
€125m loss for Carroll-controlled firmZELDERBRIDGE, a Liam Carroll-controlled property company that has transferred assets to the National Asset Management Agency (…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Rude health at Azur Pharma despite doubling of lossesONE MORE THING: Big revenues at Dublin-based pharma; retail king wowed by soccer star; Iceland turns table on cruel joke; Timing…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
The man behind the counterTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW: PAUL KELLY Managing director, Selfridges Group LtdFri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Lenihan plans revamp of business funding schemeMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan will seek European Commission approval later this month for a significant revamp of the Business…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Budget boost for tourism expected with reduction in €10 air travel taxTOURISM IS set to receive a double boost in today’s budget through measures aimed at incentivising air travel in 2011.Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Moody's lowers Eircom debt ratingRATINGS AGENCY Moody’s has downgraded Eircom’s debt for the third time this year and suggested that it could breach its financial…Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
ICG sells charter ship for €37.7mFERRY OPERATOR Irish Continental Group (ICG) has agreed to sell its Bilbao charter ship for €37.7 million.Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
O'Brien's Digicel plans to raise $300mDENIS O’BRIEN’S Caribbean-based Digicel mobile phone group is planning to raise $300 million through a private placement of loan…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Brown Thomas posts a profit of €2.7mUPMARKET IRISH department store group Brown Thomas recorded an 82 per cent fall in its operating profit last year as the company…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
One more thingResidence back on the green; waves at a Cork ferry; sports consultancy pitches for business; big freeze hits McDonald’s profits…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Britvic writes down Irish businessBRITISH SOFT drinks group Britvic has taken an impairment charge of £104Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Developers in denial about crisis, says NamaTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) has accused developers of being in “denial” about the crisis in construction and …Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
Broad welcome for labour and competition changesREFORM: THERE WAS a broad welcome yesterday for the labour market adjustments and the competition reforms outlined in the announcement…Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
No change envisaged to 12.5% rate over 10 years of dealCORPORATION TAX: IRELAND’S MUCH-PRIZED 12Mon Nov 29 2010 - 00:00
Welfare changes go beyond planFOUR-YEAR PLAN: A MAJOR tightening of the rules around unemployment benefit and a pay freeze for State pensioners until 2015…Mon Nov 29 2010 - 00:00
Eircom reports flat earnings to SeptemberA STRONG focus on cost containment enabled Eircom to report flat earnings for the three months to the end of September in spite…Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Saongroup posts €2.6m profit in 2009 after big cut in cost baseSAONGROUP, THE global online recruiter owned by Denis O’Brien and Leslie Buckley, returned to the black in 2009 in spite of a…Sat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Go Harvey Go - if it wasn't for the leasesGERRY HARVEY, the billionaire owner of Australian retailing giant Harvey Norman, must regret the day he set up his first Irish…Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
O'Leary flies below ITN's radar at T2MICHAEL O’LEARY was loitering with intent at the launch party for the new Terminal 2 in Dublin airport last Friday, wearing a…Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Web licence to print money?OPTIMISM WAS on the menu in the Burlington Hotel in Dublin on Tuesday morning as Raglan Capital hosted a business breakfast.Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Largo Foods doubles operating profit as restructuring bears fruitCRISP MAKER Largo Foods more than doubled its operating profit in 2009 in spite of a 6Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Income tax, pension reform and end of reliefs to yield €2.02bn in budgetREFORMS: IRISH WORKERS will have to pay an additional €2Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
IN&M makes key appointmentINDEPENDENT NEWS & Media (IN&M) has appointed public affairs executive Karl Brophy to the new role of director of corporate…Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
3's market share reduced to 5.8%COMREG HAS restated its second-quarter 2010 mobile phone market share statistics after it emerged earlier this year that 3 had…Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Top Aer Lingus officials increase shares in airlineAER LINGUS chief executive Christoph Mueller and chairman Colm Barrington have increased their shareholdings in the airline.Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
O'Brien's Aergo concludes sale of SafairDENIS O’BRIEN’S aviation leasing company Aergo Capital has concluded the sale of its interest in Johannesburg-based subsidiary…Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
One more thingRyanair man speaks out; Denis O’Brien assists you in getting your tax returned; danger of PR; charter flights; and a popular …Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
ICG shares dip in spite of profit riseSHARES IN Irish Continental Group (ICG) dipped slightly yesterday in spite of the ferry company informing the market that its…Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Food alliance has plenty of sweetenersANALYSIS: FORGET THE IMF and talk of bailouts from BrusselsThu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Ryanair to cut extra flights from Dublin airport in JanuaryRYANAIR IS to cut an additional 48 flights at Dublin airport from January as it continues its campaign against the Government…Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Aer Lingus transatlantic flights from T2 delayed until new yearAER LINGUS has postponed the transfer of transatlantic flights to Terminal 2 at Dublin airport until the new year as US customs…Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
