Growth prediction revised to 10.6%Further predictions by economists that this year could see double digit growth were made yesterday with one report predicting…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
Growth predictions to rise following boom in exportsEconomic growth which is significantly ahead of expectations is being predicted following the publication of figures yesterday…Fri Aug 11 2000 - 01:00
Settlement well in excess of earlier bank estimatesThe chairman of the Ulster Bank group, Sir George Quigley, told the Dail Public Accounts Committee hearings last year that the…Wed Aug 09 2000 - 01:00
Minister should give up any role in bank mergers, says reportA review group established by the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, has recommended that he should no longer have any role in…Sat Aug 05 2000 - 01:00
Pilot scheme to aid investment in film firmsAn initiative aimed at promoting the strategic development of Irish film companies by way of investment packages of up to £500…Sat Aug 05 2000 - 01:00
Ireland's banks are the most profitable in EUThe Republic's banking sector is the most profitable in Europe and must not exclude some regions and social groups in the wave…Sat Aug 05 2000 - 01:00
Unemployment tumbles to record lowThe number of people on the live register fell by 40,645 in the 12 months to the end of July, the largest annual fall since records…Sat Aug 05 2000 - 01:00
CRO warning for 1,800 firmsThe public relations company, Fleishman-Hillard Saunders, and Kilkenny City FC Ltd, the company which runs the football team, …Fri Aug 04 2000 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland to close five Dublin branches in DecemberThe Bank of Ireland has informed staff in five Dublin branches that they are to close in December in the opening move of a cost…Thu Aug 03 2000 - 01:00
Fingleton warns of `severe penalties'The chairman of the Competition Authority, Dr John Fingleton, has said "severe penalties" will be sought for companies or individuals…Thu Aug 03 2000 - 01:00
Aer Lingus owns 85% of charter-only Futura AirFutura Air, which has its headquarters in Palma, is 85 per cent owned by Aer Lingus, and carried two million holidaymakers last…Tue Aug 01 2000 - 01:00
Panorama is one of leading tour operators in the StateThe Panorama Holiday Group is one of the leading tour operators in the Republic and is estimated to have between 15 and 20 per…Tue Aug 01 2000 - 01:00
Novell headquarters building for docklandsNovell, the network software multinational, is constructing a headquarters building in the Dublin docklands which could accommodate…Thu Jul 27 2000 - 01:00
Haughey to give further evidence at tribunal todayThe former Taoiseach, Mr Charles Haughey, resumes his evidence at the Moriarty tribunal in Dublin Castle today.Mon Jul 24 2000 - 01:00
Haughey says Traynor responsible for most of his financesFormer Taoiseach Mr Charles Haughey told the Moriarty tribunal yesterday his finances were managed by the late Des Traynor since…Sat Jul 22 2000 - 01:00
Tribunal to question Haughey on £1.1m bank loanFormer Taoiseach Mr Charles Haughey will be asked by the Moriarty tribunal this morning how he raised £750,000 to pay off a £…Fri Jul 21 2000 - 01:00
Minister seeks CIE dockland portfolio reportA full report on CIE's legal commitments in the event of the Spencer Dock development not going ahead is to be prepared for the…Thu Jul 20 2000 - 01:00
Tax inspectors vote four to one in favour of industrial actionIndustrial action which would hit the repayment of VAT and the collection of taxes owed by firms subjected to audits will be …Thu Jul 20 2000 - 01:00
No legal costs for witnesses called in Ansbacher probeWitnesses called for interview by the inspectors investigating the Ansbacher deposits are not being allowed legal costs.Sat Jul 08 2000 - 01:00
House prices likely to rise 21% this year studyHouse prices are growing faster than they did last year and an end of 2000 increase of 21 per cent is likely given current trends…Fri Jul 07 2000 - 01:00
Revenue denies low morale among staffThe Revenue Commissioners has rejected a claim that the decision of a number of experienced staff to move to the private sector…Tue Jul 04 2000 - 01:00
Bill to set up new agency with powers to tackle white-collar crimeExtensive powers are to be given to a specialist agency which will combat white-collar crime and other breaches of company law…Mon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
Jail terms proposed in company BillUnder tough new powers in the Company Law Enforcement Bill, published today, persons who supply false information in purported…Mon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
Magnier to give evidence to tribunalMr John Magnier is expected to give evidence to the Moriarty tribunal in the near future concerning a £20,000 (€25,000) contribution…Sat Jul 01 2000 - 01:00
Farmer and boutique owner heads list of tax settlementsA farmer and boutique owner from Co Limerick made the largest of the settlements listed in the latest edition of Iris Oifigiuil…Sat Jul 01 2000 - 01:00
Not an inquiry about donation in 1996, more a `query', says AhernThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, was questioned for more than an hour yesterday about why he had not informed the tribunal about a 1996…Fri Jun 30 2000 - 01:00
Valuation system to be updated in new bill - CullenNew legisation to improve and streamline the operation of the valuation system was published yesterday by the Minister of State…Tue Jun 27 2000 - 01:00
Missing Revenue files hinder Ansbacher inquiryTax officials investigating companies and individuals linked to the Ansbacher deposits are encountering significant difficulties…Mon Jun 26 2000 - 01:00
Accountancy firm paid fees of £1.4m for NIB inquiryThe accountancy firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), has been paid more than £1Mon Jun 26 2000 - 01:00
Custom House Docks businessmen had links to HaugheyFive business figures linked to payments to the then Taoiseach, Mr Charles Haughey, were at the heart of one of the most lucrative…Sat Jun 24 2000 - 01:00
Inquiry on `missing' £75,000 FF donationThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, only learned this week that £75,000 of £100,000 given by a property developer to Mr Charles Haughey …Fri Jun 23 2000 - 01:00
Fears over corporate sector tax supervisionDeficiencies in the Office of the Revenue Commissioners mean there is inadequate ongoing supervision of tax compliance by the…Fri Jun 23 2000 - 01:00
Cost of inquiry into Ansbacher deposits could exceed £1.4mThe High Court inspectors' inquiry into the Ansbacher deposits has already cost £500,000 (€635,000) and is likely to cost more…Wed Jun 21 2000 - 01:00
PAC inquiry resumes to hear progress reportsA prohibition on accountancy firms providing a range of services to companies they already audit is unlikely to be recommended…Tue Jun 20 2000 - 01:00
Carlisle Trust records small drop in profitsCarlisle Trust, the main company in Mr John Byrne's group of property companies, recorded a small drop in accumulated profits…Tue Jun 13 2000 - 01:00
Fund-raiser cleared off debt of £3.5mMr Des Richardson, the 49-year-old recruitment agency executive at the centre of the most recent controversy over contacts between…Sat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00
Haughey let John Byrne's hotel operating firm have tax free statusPrince's Investments Ltd, the hotel operating company part-owned by the property developer Mr John Byrne, paid no tax on its …Wed Jun 07 2000 - 01:00
ICAI to seek Bovale tribunal evidenceThe Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI) will seek transcripts of evidence given to the Flood tribunal this week…Sat Jun 03 2000 - 01:00
Haughey set to challenge tribunal's £8.6m estimateMr Charles Haughey is expected to contest the estimate by the Moriarty tribunal that he received £8Sat May 27 2000 - 01:00
Money held by HaugheyThe Moriarty tribunal yesterday displayed a tabulated list containing information about money received by Mr Charles Haughey …Thu May 25 2000 - 01:00
Tribunal to quiz Haughey on £8.6m he got in 17 yearsFormer Taoiseach, Mr Charles Haughey, is to be called to the Moriarty tribunal soon, to be questioned about more than £8Thu May 25 2000 - 01:00
Dunlop's company had £536,000 in the bankFrank Dunlop & Associates, the company run by the lobbyist Mr Frank Dunlop who has been giving evidence to the Flood tribunal…Wed May 17 2000 - 01:00
Harney outlines legal reasons for not putting inspector into IILThe Tanaiste, Ms Harney, has told a representative for investors in International Investments Ltd (IIL), the Gibraltar-registered…Tue May 16 2000 - 01:00
Fall in balance of payments current account surplusThe balance of payments current account surplus dropped significantly in 1999 to £233 million (€295 million) from £1Sat May 13 2000 - 01:00
Citywest was supported by huge majority of councillorsThe vote to establish the Citywest Business Park in Co Dublin was supported by a huge majority of Dublin county councillors in…Sat May 13 2000 - 01:00
Dunlop has stake in thriving CitywestThe lobbyist Mr Frank Dunlop has a beneficial interest in the 300-acre Citywest Business Park in south Co Dublin, the State's…Fri May 12 2000 - 01:00
Number out of work falls by 17% in a yearThe number of people out of work fell again last month, according to live register figures released by the Central Statistics…Wed May 10 2000 - 01:00
Political inertia delaying financial regulatorA lack of interest and political will is behind the delay in establishing an independent single regulator for the financial sector…Tue May 09 2000 - 01:00
State job creation `masks record losses'The creation last year by enterprise agencies of more than 34,000 jobs "masks record job losses" of almost 21,000 in agency-supported…Mon May 08 2000 - 01:00
Tribunal seeks Isle of Man documentsThe Moriarty tribunal is seeking documentation concerning an Isle of Man company which was at the heart of the controversial …Sat May 06 2000 - 01:00
