Digicel likely to double money from bond driveDIGICEL, THE Caribbean telecoms group owned by billionaire Denis O’Brien, looks set to double the amount of money it is raising…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
MBNA Leitrim premises in €33.8m writedownTHE COMPANY that operates the MBNA call centre in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim, has written down the value of its premises …Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Council takes legal action over hoardingDUBLIN CITY Council has launched legal proceedings arising from a large unauthorised Abercrombie Fitch advertisement on College…Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Irish group to operate Starbucks storesENTERTAINMENT Enterprises, the entertainment and restaurant group run by brothers Colum and Ciarán Butler, has taken on the operation…Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
US manufacturing figures hit marketsMOST MARKETS across Europe closed down more than 1 per cent yesterday, although the Iseq index closed down just 0Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Bringing it all back homeDescribed as the largest tourism initiative ever undertaken by the State, The Gathering 2013’s prime objective is to entice an…Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Stocks weak ahead of Bernanke speechTHE DUBLIN market finished the day slightly down as the release of data by three listed companies failed to boost volume levels…Thu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
Sound the alarm - the war on silence has intensifiedBACK IN the 1980s, it was difficult to live in city centre Dublin and not be driven demented by burglar alarms that rang for …Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
We should be wary of facilitating companies to sidestep taxINVITED TO write a guest column due to the absence on leave of my colleague John McManus, I have decided to sound off on the …Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Company sheriff hands in starAfter 10 years in the job, Paul Appleby steps down as Director Of Corporate Enforcement next week and one of his last acts has…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
'White-collar crime does a lot more damage than conventional crime'Securing convictions in cases of white-collar crime is particularly difficult to achieveFri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
New powers urged to tackle white-collar crimeSUSPECTS IN white-collar crime should be held for up to seven days, the outgoing director of corporate enforcement, Paul Appleby…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Euro area tribulations affect boursesTHE IRISH exchange was weak yesterday, like most of its counterparts around Europe.Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Kingspan first-half profit up 19%KINGSPAN, THE Cavan-based building materials group that has reported a 19 per cent year-on-year increase in trading profits for…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Law change urged over buy-to-let propertiesTHE TROIKA is pressing the Government to change the law to make it easier for lenders to seize buy-to-let properties where owners…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Comments by Senator raise ghost of money trail at MoriartyBACKGROUND: Any new material which emerges will be of interest to parties seeking to sue the StateFri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
AIB to facilitate departure of 1,900 staff from next monthAIB IS to facilitate 1,900 staff in leaving through early retirement or voluntary severance in the period from next month to …Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien, Lowry welcome rulingREACTION: FORMER FINE Gael minister and current Independent TD Michael Lowry and businessman Denis O’Brien have welcomed yesterday…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
State to defend claims over Esat mobile phone licenceTHE STATE is to fully defend claims arising from the 1995 mobile phone licence competition, Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Glencullen will no longer fund pension planTHE GLENCULLEN Group of businessman Bill Cullen has informed the trustees of its employee defined pension scheme that it will…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Six-year ban for former MD welcomedA SIX-YEAR company law disqualification by the High Court of former managing director (MD) of Läpple Ireland Ltd John Slattery…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
€29m loss at Butler brothers companyAN INVESTMENT holding company owned by brothers Ciarán and Colum Butler incurred an operating loss of €29Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Inquiries into Quinn funds shift to Pacific tax havenSPECIALIST INVESTIGATORS operating for the State-owned Irish Bank Resolution Corporation are examining whether funds associated…Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Rights over $45m debt linked to Quinns moved onTHE RIGHTS to a $45 million debt associated with a Kiev shopping centre formerly owned by the Quinn family, and which featured…Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
Public reaction to advisers' pay indicates need for leadershipOPINION: THE STATE is banjaxedThu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Obama site lists State as tax havenIRELAND HAS been described as a tax haven in a graphic posted on the website of US president Barack Obama.Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Markets remain in positive territoryTRADERS DESCRIBED yesterday as a good and strong day for equities, with most European markets ending up around 1 per cent.Wed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Mick Wallace: high debt and low standards in public officeLike many other Irish businesspeople, Mick Wallace has watched his development company collapse around himSat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Co-operation key to influencing judge's views on what punishment for contempt should beANALYSIS: Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne made it clear the Quinns’ actions would affect her decisionsSat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
A ploy that ranks high in the league of Irish scandalsANALYSIS : The Quinn family is claiming that the debt is ‘tainted with illegality’ and that, as a result, it does not have to…Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
State gave €614,000 to expats' tech groupTHE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs gave $772,648 (€614,000) to the Irish Technology Leadership Group in the period from 2009 to…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Good take-up of AIB retirement schemesAIB HAS said it has had a “very strong” response to its early retirement and voluntary severance scheme.Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Quinn contempt decision due next TuesdayTHE BANKRUPT former billionaire Seán Quinn, his son Seán and his nephew Peter Darragh Quinn are to be told next Tuesday by Ms…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
New details emerge on Quinn campaign to prevent $500m portfolio's seizureANALYSIS : Bank executive says a legal firm is running the international campaign for the Quinn familySat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Skills shortage may force Openet to seek 50 software staff abroadIRISH SOFTWARE company Openet is having difficulty finding enough competent software engineers and other skilled workers for …Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
Building firm to discharge Foxrock debtA DUBLIN construction company involved in a project where two large houses were built on the 1Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
Wallace firm on list of tax defaultersA DONEGAL company that leases fishing boats has made a €3Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Firm in €3.39m Revenue settlementA Donegal company that leases fishing boats has made a €3Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Tax advisers say Wallace offences at more serious end of scaleANALYSIS: TAX ADVISERS working on the basis of what Independent TD Mick Wallace told The Irish Times last week have categorised…Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Chinese magnate donates $750m to foundation for senior citizensA CHINESE shipbuilder who grew his group’s turnover by more than 250 per cent in the years since 2008, to $2Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Invest in Africa, urges award winnerA KENYAN banker who was voted the world entrepreneur of the year at a ceremony in Monaco at the weekend has appealed to his fellow…Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Angry Birds firm considers migrating south to IrelandTHE FINNISH company that created the hugely successful Angry Birds mobile phone game is considering moving its headquarters to…Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Banks pay colleges €9.9m for branches on campusTHIRD-LEVEL institutions were paid €9Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
WIT's controversial spending raised in auditTHE WATERFORD Institute of Technology features on a number of occasions in the latest report from the Comptroller Auditor General…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Ageing orders have land and property worth billions of euroANALYSIS: GIVEN THE enormous role it played in Irish society until relatively recently, it is no surprise the Irish Catholic…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Ukraine politician orders inquiry into Quinn case rulingsA SENIOR political figure who is also one of Ukraine’s richest businessmen has intervened in the ongoing battle for control of…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Rising hopes lift European stocksRISING EXPECTATIONS of increased efforts to boost economic growth in Europe and China led to a bounce back on the European markets…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Flahavans' healthy rise in profit and turnoverBOTH PROFITS and turnover at the Co Waterford food business Flahavans increased in the 2011 financial year, according to accounts…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Noonan links bailout emergence to bank debtTHE MINISTER for Finance has linked a deal on Ireland’s bank debt and the State’s emergence from the bailout programme.Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
Rabbitte bid to fast-track media mergers Bill failsMINISTER FOR Communications Pat Rabbitte has failed to convince his Cabinet colleagues that a new law on media mergers should…Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00