Minister does not plan to intervene in Aer Lingus and Siptu standoffTHE MINISTER for Transport Noel Dempsey has no plans to intervene in the standoff between Aer Lingus and Siptu that could lead…Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
Goffs feels pinch as profits fallKILDARE-BASED Goffs Bloodstock Sales Ltd, which arranges the auction of thoroughbred horses, entered the red in the year to the…Fri Oct 31 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
Aer Lingus pulls out of talksAER LINGUS and Siptu appear to be on course for strike action after the airline withdrew yesterday from talks at the Labour Relations…Thu Oct 30 2008 - 00:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Musgrave withdraws bid for SuperquinnCORK-BASED wholesale grocery group Musgrave has withdrawn its bid for SuperquinnFri Oct 03 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
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
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
