HK Global posts 80% pretax riseIRISH-OWNED kitchen equipment manufacturer HK Global Systems increased its pretax profit last year by 80 per cent to $21Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
Buy4Now backers net $15m windfallIRISH RETAIL web portal Buy4Now has sold its subsidiary in the United States in a move that has allowed its backers to net a …Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
DAA awards final three T2 contractsTHE DUBLIN Airport Authority (DAA) has awarded the final three contracts for the construction of Terminal Two.Mon Sept 15 2008 - 01:00
Japanese mobile phone firm splashes out $10m for stake in Blue OceanDUBLIN-BASED maritime mobile phone operator Blue Ocean Wireless has sold an 11Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
E-learning companyto create 450 jobsIRISH E-LEARNING company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) will invest €350 million over the next five years developing a research…Thu Sept 11 2008 - 01:00
Tara Mines pays €97m dividend to Swedish parent groupTHE TARA lead and zinc mine near Navan, Co Meath paid a €97 million dividend to its Swedish parent group Boliden in 2007 following…Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
Aviation group Pembroke flying with profits of $19mDUBLIN-BASED aviation leasing business Pembroke Capital reduced its accumulated losses last year to $25 million after returning…Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
Britvic Ireland provides little sparkleBRITISH SOFT drinks group Britvic said yesterday that its operating profit in Ireland in the current financial year would be …Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
Fitzpatrick looking out for third hotel property to buy in New York cityIRISH HOTELIER John Fitzpatrick is considering buying a third property in New York following a strong profit performance by his…Wed Sept 10 2008 - 01:00
Futura Gael made profits of €2.7 million last yearFUTURA GAEL, the Swords, Co Dublin-based charter airline that ceased flying yesterday, was given a clean bill of health in April…Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Radio Nova awarded Dublin rock licenceDÚN LAOGHAIRE-based Radio Nova, which is backed by millionaire executives Barry O'Callaghan, Pat McDonagh and Ulick McEvaddy, …Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Irish Press reports loss of over €800,000DUBLIN-BASED Irish Press plc made a loss after tax of €822,000 in 2007 following the write-off of investments in specialist lender…Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Riverdance duo sell shares in hotel companyRIVERDANCE CREATORS John McColgan and Moya Doherty have sold their shares in the company that owns the five-star Claridge's, …Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
Broadband provider Magnet gets €55m from its US parentLOSS-MAKING Irish broadband and digital television provider Magnet Networks received an equity injection of €55 million earlier…Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
Gadafy fund invests £19m in Circle OilDUBLIN-BASED oil and gas exploration group Circle Oil has secured an investment of £19 million (€23Fri Sept 05 2008 - 01:00
Aer Arann awarded Knock-Dublin routeAER ARANN has been awarded the contract to operate scheduled flights on the Knock-Dublin public service obligation (PSO) route…Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
Superquinn checks out options as six potential bidders emergeSIX POTENTIAL bidders have expressed interest in Superquinn and the owners of the supermarket chain have instructed their advisers…Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
€400,000 bill as travel firms go bustTHE COMMISSION for Aviation Regulation (CAR) has spent about €400,000 so far this year repatriating consumers affected by the…Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
Bumper season helps Celtic score record-breaking pretax profit of £15mSCOTTISH FOOTBALL club Celtic accounted for almost 43 per cent of the combined turnover of the 12 Scottish Premier League (SPL…Tue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00
Saongroup buys recruitment website in central AmericaIRISH ONLINE recruiter Saongroup.com has expanded its operations to central America with the acquisition of Tecoloco.comMon Sept 01 2008 - 01:00
DAA rejects Ryanair flights to MarrakechTHE DUBLIN Airport Authority (DAA) has rejected an application from Ryanair to begin flights to Marrakech under its new route…Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Ryanair calls for Aer Lingus review after €20m lossRYANAIR "EXPRESSED its concern" yesterday about Aer Lingus's half-year results and called for it to review its strategy.Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Club Travel flying high with profits of €6.5mDUBLIN-BASED tour operator Club Travel quadrupled profits to just under €6Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Ryanair claim over increased charges contradictedTHE CLAIM by Ryanair deputy chief executive Michael Cawley that the airline did not agree to increased charges at Cork Airport…Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus on course to record losses of €100m in 2009AER LINGUS chief executive Dermot Mannion warned yesterday that the airline could make a loss of about €100 million in 2009 if…Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
One51 makes approach to acquire UK waste group AugeanDUBLIN-BASED investment group One51, which is headed by Philip Lynch, has made an approach to acquire the publicly quoted UK …Wed Aug 27 2008 - 01:00
UTV's pretax profit rises by over 9% to £9.8mBELFAST-BASED broadcaster UTV increased its pretax profit by more than 9 per cent in the first six months of this year, in spite…Wed Aug 27 2008 - 01:00
Copeland firm listed for strike-offA COMPANY owned by well-known retailers Louis and Adrian Copeland has been listed for strike off by the Companies Office.Tue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00
Superquinn investors poised to put supermarkets up for saleTHE OWNERS of Irish retailer Superquinn are believed to be considering selling the company.Sat Aug 23 2008 - 01:00
Babcock in 'informal' talks about Eircom saleTROUBLED AUSTRALIAN investment group Babcock Brown, which this week overhauled its senior management team, is believed to have…Sat Aug 23 2008 - 01:00
Londis acquires properties for expansionKILDARE-BASED wholesale grocery group ADM Londis spent €3 million earlier this month acquiring a convenience store in Ferbane…Sat Aug 23 2008 - 01:00
Mayo fashion retailer for saleMAYO-BASED fashion and accessories retailer Carraig Donn has been put up for sale by its owners, brothers Pat and Vincent Hughes…Sat Aug 23 2008 - 01:00
Tesco Ireland seeks to raise €70m in property sell-offTESCO IRELAND is planning to offload a number of its properties here in a move to generate up to €70 million for future expansion…Fri Aug 22 2008 - 01:00
Circulation of 'Irish Times' increasesTHE IRISH TIMES was the only daily newspaper to achieve a rise in circulation in the first half of this year compared to the…Fri Aug 22 2008 - 01:00
Barrington appointed Aer Lingus chairmanAER LINGUS has appointed experienced Irish aviation executive Colm Barrington as its new chairman, ending weeks of speculation…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
Airlines welcome decision to force BAA to sell basesRYANAIR AND Aer Lingus have welcomed a preliminary decision by Britain's Competition Commission to force BAA to sell two of its…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
Downturn compels Dunnes to shelve three new storesDUNNES STORES is believed to have scaled back expansion plans in Ireland as a response to tougher trading conditions resulting…Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Buckley withdraws from low-cost airline AironeBUSINESSMAN LESLIE Buckley has withdrawn as an investor in the fledgling Caribbean low-cost airline Airone Ventures, which is…Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
Oil price fall may give Ryanair a profitRYANAIR CHIEF executive Michael O’Leary yesterday indicated that the airline could post a profit in the current financial year…Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
FAI makes €2.46m profit on sale of HQTHE FOOTBALL Association of Ireland made a €2Thu Aug 14 2008 - 01:00
Payzone may be set to sell European divisionsDUBLIN-BASED electronic payments group Payzone is believed to be preparing to sell its divisions in Spain, France, Italy, Poland…Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
Passengers up at Aer Lingus while long-haul traffic fallsAER LINGUS carried just more than one million passengers in July, an 8Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
UPC earnings up despite drop in TV subscribersREVENUES AT UPC Ireland, owner of the NTL and Chorus cable television platforms, rose by 7Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
Minco shares sold at premium for £364,000CREDIT SUISSE Securities is believed to have sold its shares in Irish mineral exploration group Minco to Newry-based private …Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
19% rise in passengers for RyanairRYANAIR CARRIED 5.66 million passengers in July, a 19 per cent increase on the same month of 2007.Wed Aug 06 2008 - 01:00
Aer Lingus resolves dispute with former chiefAER LINGUS is believed to have paid former chief executive Michael Foley more than €500,000 to settle a long-running legal dispute…Wed Aug 06 2008 - 01:00
Irish-based subsidiary pays Tyco €6.77mAN IRISH subsidiary of Bermuda-based fire and safety group Tyco International paid a €6Mon Aug 04 2008 - 01:00
UK airports manager in court action against RyanairUK AIRPORT manager BAA has begun legal action against Ryanair to force it to pay it a recent 15 per cent increase in airport …Mon Aug 04 2008 - 01:00
Ryanair CEO regrets decline of airline's share priceRYANAIR CHIEF executive Michael O'Leary has expressed regret to the airline's shareholders for the steep decline in the company…Sat Aug 02 2008 - 01:00
