Harney to decide next step on offshore investment reportThe decision of the Tanaiste, Ms Harney, to forward a report on the sale of offshore investments by National Irish Bank (NIB) …Tue Jun 09 1998 - 01:00
Tax free phone bets threaten bookiesA significant proportion of betting turnover will leave the State if the Government does not reduce or abolish the 10 per cent…Mon Jun 08 1998 - 01:00
New legislation will give planning tribunal scope `to follow money trail'The Flood tribunal is likely to be asked "to follow the money trail" when its new terms of reference are decided, a Government…Sat Jun 06 1998 - 01:00
Amex acts as clients get rogue statementsAmerican Express customers who received statements this week telling them their accounts were cancelled and they should return…Sat Jun 06 1998 - 01:00
NAB chief defends bank's actions and imageNational Australia Bank Group, the parent of National Irish Bank (NIB), was "disappointed" at the way it had been portrayed in…Sat Jun 06 1998 - 01:00
No political meddling in Rennicks grant applications HarneyInquiries made in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the industrial development agencies have found no evidence…Fri Jun 05 1998 - 01:00
Businessman furious FF got only £10,000One of the Fitzwilton representatives who handed over the £30,000 cheque to Mr Ray Burke has said he was angered when he discovered…Thu Jun 04 1998 - 01:00
Vote for peace will see 25% of companies increase investmentOne in four companies in Ireland will increase investment in their businesses as a result of the positive vote in the referendum…Wed Jun 03 1998 - 01:00
Ansbacher bank parent makes $158m profitFirst National Bank of South Africa (FNB), owners of the Cayman islands bank which is refusing to co-operate with the inquiry…Mon Jun 01 1998 - 01:00
NIB talks of `problems' with bond documentationNational Irish Bank's investigation into its sale of CMI investment bonds has found that in a "significant minority" of cases…Sat May 30 1998 - 01:00
O'Reilly's `iron glove on Earth'Mr Joe Hayes (51), the former managing director of Independent Newspapers (Ireland), held that position from 1981 to 1993 and…Sat May 30 1998 - 01:00
First-half profits improve 23% to £3.7m at UnidareMr Jack Hayes: priority remains to improve return on assets.Wed May 27 1998 - 01:00
Harney urges Ansbacher to reconsider stanceThe Tanaiste, Ms Harney, has urged Ansbacher (Cayman) and its parent banks to reconsider their decision not to co-operate with…Wed May 27 1998 - 01:00
McCreevy sets out priority for first class road networkPriority will be given to the development of a first class road network in a proposed programme of private sector involvement…Tue May 26 1998 - 01:00
Bula may press for return of shares transferred to MirThe return of 74 million shares transferred to Mir Oil Development Ltd will be sought if it emerges there were links between …Tue May 26 1998 - 01:00
Shareholders to vote today on Bula placementBula is considering legal action against KMNGGMon May 25 1998 - 01:00
Cahill deal yet to be negotiatedThe remuneration package to be paid to Mr Bernie Cahill, who was appointed executive chairman of Aer Lingus this week following…Sat May 23 1998 - 01:00
NIB staff get early retirement proposalsNational Irish Bank is offering generous terms to employees who wish to take early retirementFri May 22 1998 - 01:00
Fraud bureau still searches for TaylorThe whereabouts of Mr Tony Taylor and his wife, Shirley, who are at the centre of a Garda fraud inquiry, has yet to be established…Fri May 22 1998 - 01:00
Action wants couple liable for firm's debtThe proceedings being taken against Mr Tony Taylor and his wife Shirley by Mr Patrick McSwiney, liquidator to Taylor and Associated…Tue May 19 1998 - 01:00
Ansbacher opposes Cayman probeAnsbacher (Cayman) has said it will not voluntarily co-operate with the authorised officer inquiring into the operation of the…Sat May 16 1998 - 01:00
US judge reserves ruling in Finbarr Ross hearingA judge in Muskogee, Oklahoma, yesterday reserved his decision in a habeas corpus application brought by lawyers for the Cork…Fri May 15 1998 - 01:00
NIB to delay publishing inquiry dataNational Irish Bank has said it will not be publishing the findings of its internal inquiries into the controversies at the bank…Fri May 15 1998 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland falls foul of ruling on chargesThe Ombudsman for the Credit Institutions, Mr Gerry Murphy, has found in favour of a shop-owner in a decision likely to have …Fri May 08 1998 - 01:00
NIB inspectors place ads in newspapersThe inspectors appointed by the High Court to National Irish Bank have placed advertisements in newspapers requesting people …Fri May 08 1998 - 01:00
SFO investigating irregularities at Powerscreen subsidiary MatbroThe British Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is investigating the irregularities discovered at the Powerscreen subsidiary Matbro, the…Thu May 07 1998 - 01:00
McCreevy lists missing files sought by Moriarty tribunalThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, has published a list of the missing or incomplete files on exchange controls which are…Thu May 07 1998 - 01:00
BoI branch in Galway faces investigationThe Bank of Ireland has initiated an inquiry into interest charging in a branch in GalwayWed May 06 1998 - 01:00
Powerscreen's link to bank led to withdrawal of PWPrice Waterhouse has agreed to withdraw from a review of the accounting irregularities discovered at the Powerscreen subsidiary…Wed May 06 1998 - 01:00
Copyright fines of up to £100.000 announced by MinisterMaximum fines of £100,000 and prison sentences of up to five years are provided for in new copyright legislation announced yesterday…Mon May 04 1998 - 01:00
PW to pull out of Powerscreen inquiryA Conflict of interest discovered by the accountancy firm inquiring into the scandal at Powerscreen means they are now going …Mon May 04 1998 - 01:00
Compromise on central bank to face market testEurope's single currency pro ject faces a test of credibility on the markets this week after the weekend compromise over the …Mon May 04 1998 - 01:00
Decision to merge State bodies welcomedIBEC, the employers organisation, in its first detailed statement on the Government's decision to establish a single agency to…Mon May 04 1998 - 01:00
Court allows Ansbacher probeAn attempt to block the authorised officer inquiring into the Ansbacher deposits was struck out in a court in the Cayman Islands…Fri May 01 1998 - 01:00
700 new telephone service jobs in DublinThe teleservices sector is "well ahead of target" to create more than 10,000 jobs within the next two years, the Tanaiste, Ms…Thu Apr 30 1998 - 01:00
Cayman bank still blocks Ansbacher deposits inquiryThe application by a Cayman Islands bank aimed at blocking an inquiry by an authorised officer investigating the Ansbacher deposits…Wed Apr 29 1998 - 01:00
Ansbacher seeks ruling on secrecyThe application made yesterday by Ansbacher Cayman Ltd to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands sought a direction from the court…Tue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
Cayman Islands bank continues to oppose disclosure in courtAn attempt by the Cayman Islands bank which controlled the Ansbacher deposits to evade having to disclose information to an investigation…Tue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
Harney still has an `open mind' on regulationDirect regulation by the Government could be introduced for the members of some accountancy bodies while other bodies are left…Tue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
Ross is refused bail by US courtA US court has refused bail to the Cork-born financier Mr Finbarr RossSat Apr 25 1998 - 01:00
Bula claims Russian firm `hugely' overchargedBula Resources is claiming it was "hugely" overcharged by a Russian drilling company it used in its Salymskoye oil project in…Fri Apr 24 1998 - 01:00
Celtic Tiger takes leap in competitive stakesThe Celtic Tiger has been awarded another stripe, ranking 11th in a new league table of the world's most competitive economies…Wed Apr 22 1998 - 01:00
Young drivers could be gradedA 12-week course leading to a certificate of competency is being considered as a way of reducing insurance premiums for young…Sat Apr 18 1998 - 01:00
Bula allows £12m to cover huge Siberian lossesBula Resources is to make a provision for £12Sat Apr 18 1998 - 01:00
NIB refuses to comment on its internal inquiryNational Irish Bank, which promised last month it would publish details of its internal inquiry into the controversial sale by…Sat Apr 18 1998 - 01:00
Liquidator denies Ross `deal' claimA deal which would have promised Mr Finbarr Ross protection from civil actions in return for his signing over assets was drafted…Fri Apr 17 1998 - 01:00
Investors in failed Ross firm have learned art of patienceThe story of the foundation, operation and collapse of the Gibraltar based bank, International Investments Ltd (IIL), is outlined…Fri Apr 17 1998 - 01:00
Ross lawyers lodge bail applicationLawyers for the Cork-born financier Mr Finbarr Ross have lodged a bail application and are to initiate an appeals process which…Thu Apr 16 1998 - 01:00
Peace to boost North-South tradeThe creation of a peaceful and stable environment in Northern Ireland could see North-South trade boosted by up to 50 per cent…Sat Apr 11 1998 - 01:00
Fugitive financier Ross to fight extradition from USThe Irish financier, Mr Finbarr Ross (52), is to contest his extradition when the case comes before a court in the US on Monday…Sat Apr 04 1998 - 01:00
