Quinns now face a triumvirate of Russian oligarchs with links to President PutinANALYSIS: Seán Quinn and his family are now up against an adversary in Russia that has direct links to the Kremlin and President…Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
IBRC wants to see Quinn children in courtTHE IRISH Bank Resolution Corporation is seeking to have Seán Quinn’s five children put in the witness box so they can be cross…Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Directors at firm headed by Ahern convert loans to sharesA number of directors of a solar farm company of which former taoiseach Bertie Ahern is chairman have converted sizeable loans…Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Apology for role in stripping assetsREACTION: BUSINESSMAN SEÁN Quinn has apologised to the Irish public for his part in seeking to put assets beyond the reach of…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
IBRC will pay €155m to Russian firm to help secure Quinn assetsTHE STATE-OWNED Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC) is to get the help of one of Russia’s largest business groups to try…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
State is the real loser even if attempt to unwind Quinn asset-stripping scheme is successfulANALYSIS: The cost of recovering Quinn assets means the State faces a long roadSat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
High Court takes glimpse into murky world of tax avoidanceA GLIMPSE INTO the ways in which the wealthy avoid tax even when in receipt of massive income was on display in the High Court…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
'Contrived' tax losses amounted to €25m, court toldA DUBLIN businessman was able to generate a “contrived” tax loss of €25Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Lowry says site not worth declaringFORMER GOVERNMENT minister Michael Lowry has said he does not believe he is obliged to declare his interest in land he owns in…Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
Cabinet pensions worth €36mThe 15 members of Cabinet will have pension entitlements by the end of the Dáil term that would cost €36,301,205 if bought in…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Pension entitlements multiply Ministers' payTHE VALUE of the pension entitlements that accrue to Government Ministers means their total annual remuneration can exceed €400…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Spectre of permanently low property prices need not be scaryGIVEN THE time of year, your columnist has decided to write about the horror story that is the Irish property market, and the…Mon Oct 29 2012 - 00:00
Stocks up for first time in four daysUK STOCKS advanced for the first time in four days yesterday. The FTSE 100 Index gained 0.1 per centThu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Incredible bitterness displayed in Quinn case, says judgeA SUPREME court judge has said the Quinn family and Anglo Irish Bank have questions to answer in litigation being fought with…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Cabinet position on Esat licence actions ill-judgedANALYSIS: THE GOVERNMENT has adopted an odd and arguably feeble position in resisting damages claims arising from the 1995 mobile…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Legal advisers' travel costs 'paid by Russian companies'TRAVEL COSTS for the legal team that acted for Seán Quinn’s family in the case where the family swore it had stopped dissipating…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Call to set aside 1995 Esat mobile decisionTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has been called upon to overturn the outcome of the 1995 mobile phone licence competition.Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
The mobile licence competition that refuses to go awayANALYSIS: WEDNESDAY’S SUPREME Court judgment on why two failed participants in the 1995 mobile phone licence competition should…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Quinn to find out if bank wants him jailedANALYSIS: Seán Quinn will find out tomorrow in the High Court if the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation wants him to be sent …Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
EU 'may have to recapitalise bank sector'THE BURDEN OF recapitalising European banks may have to be taken on by the European Union, a senior German banker told a meeting…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Browne using TV3 income to pay off 'Village' debtsCOLUMNIST AND broadcaster Vincent Browne is using his income from TV3 to pay off debts accumulated some years ago by Village …Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Doubt cast over Quinn Insurance's profitabilityQUINN INSURANCE group may never have made a profit, an Oireachtas committee has been told.Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
State to pay Haughey tribunal legal bill which may hit €5mTHE MORIARTY tribunal has awarded costs to the estate of the late Charles HaugheyWed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
European sell-off as IMF spreads gloomEUROPEAN SHARES fell in thin trade yesterday as gloomy economic data and corporate reports set the backdrop for a tough start…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Quinn has €300 in cash, €11,171 in bank, statement of affairs showsFORMER BILLIONAIRE Seán Quinn has cash of €300, €11,171 in the bank and a pension bond with Irish Life worth €159,951, according…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
A family finance saga worthy of a Tarantino scriptBACKGROUND: The Quinns’ position is that their efforts to put assets beyond IBRC’s reach led to those assets falling into other…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Funds paid to Quinn firm from UkraineAN IRISH company owned by a trust set up for the grandchildren of bankrupt businessman Seán Quinn was paid $650,000 last year…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Report warns of tighter lending policyMORE COULD be done by banks to help small and medium-sized enterprises and farmers to access finance, John Trethowan of the Credit…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Senat denies orchestrating Quinn asset movesAN INTERNATIONAL law and wealth management group, Senat, has said it is not the “mastermind” behind the effort by the Quinn family…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Aughinish plant posts $4.9m profitTHE AUGHINISH Alumina plant in Co Limerick made a pretax profit of $4.9 million (€3Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Report warns of tighter lendingMore could be done by banks to help small and medium-sized enterprises and farmers to access finance, John Trethowan of the Credit…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Quinns claim double double-crossTHE POSITION of the Quinn family, the Supreme Court was told this week, was that they set out to put assets worth $430 million…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Quinns were to receive millions in severance paymentsSEÁN QUINN jnr was involved in trying to put assets beyond the reach of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC) right up…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Quinns to appeal contempt verdictTHE NEW law term, which begins on Monday, is likely to see more dramatic developments in the ongoing battle between Sean Quinn…Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Nama chief says oversupply of property now less of an issueOversupply of residential and commercial property is becoming less of an issue in the State’s major centres of economic activity…Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
IBRC secures Quinns' former Moscow income of €15.5mCONTROL OF rental income of approximately $20 million (€15Sat Sept 29 2012 - 01:00
Quinn jnr to attend court appealThe Supreme Court has granted permission for Seán Quinn jnr to attend the court on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week when an…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Lowry sets up unlimited farm companyTHE INDEPENDENT deputy for Tipperary North, Michael Lowry, has set up a new company along with two of his adult children.Thu Sept 27 2012 - 01:00
Euro zone's blue chip index advances Iseq finishes session up 0.6% as DCC agrees BP acquisitionEurostoxx 50: 2,577.08 (+0.94%) Paris CAC: 3,530.72 (+0.59%) Frankfurt DAX: 7,451.62 (+0Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Irish subsidiaries helped Microsoft reduce US tax bill by €1.87bn in 2011THE CENTRAL role played by Ireland in an “aggressive” global structure created by Microsoft to save itself billions of dollars…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Bovale in talks for additional fundingBOVALE LTD, a UK company owned by brothers Tom and Michael Bailey, had net liabilities of £37Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Credit union leader 'aghast' at prohibitions in new BillTHE LIST of prohibitions on who can act as a director of a credit union in proposed new legislation will militate against smaller…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Credit unions 'would be undermined' by changesThe list of prohibitions proposed for who can act as a director of a credit union in proposed new legislation will militate against…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Ireland's rating 'constrained by euro concerns'IRELAND’S SCOPE for being upgraded by the ratings agencies was constrained by ongoing concerns over the euro zone, the head of…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
IMF claims level of poverty has been 'relatively stable'THE PROGRESSIVE nature of successive measures aimed at closing the deficit over recent years and Ireland’s strong social supports…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Supply concerns drive oil price rise to record highCONCERNS ABOUT supply, as well as optimism that central banks would stimulate growth and secure the euro, combined to drive up…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Index records fall in construction activity in AugustCONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY fell in August at the fastest pace since September 2011, according to the latest Ulster Bank construction…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Future of Dublin pasta cafe tied in to rent talksTHE OPERATORS of Carluccio’s restaurant on the corner of Duke Street and Dawson Street in Dublin are again in negotiations with…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Unemployment and public debt predicted to remain very highPUBLIC DEBT AND unemployment are likely to remain very high, and problems in the financial sector will persist for some years…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Treasury statement to Singapore exchangeTREASURY CHINA Trust (TCT), a Singapore-listed company that is 30 per cent owned by Richard Barrett and Johnny Ronan, issued …Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00