Cementing the argument for querying ETS loopholeOn Monday I got a call from someone connected with the cement sector who was none too pleased with our report detailing the views…Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
Honohan positive on job creationGrowth in private sector employment could reach a rate this year which would see overall employment growing again on a sustainable…Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
Call for 80% tax on windfall cement profitsThe cement industry is getting tens of millions of euro annually in windfall profits, at the exchequer’s expense, because of …Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
An Irishman's DiaryAt home one evening some time ago I was listening to John Martyn’s breezy, soulful song, Go Easy, when a dark thought crossed…Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
Blogger's 'substantial donation' over tweet about Ganley was €50The “substantial donation” made recently to the Poor Clares after businessman Declan Ganley threatened legal action over a controversial…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Moody's claims State finances still vulnerableIreland’s economic prospects remain weak and its government finances vulnerable, according to Moody’s Investors Service.Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
State sells €1bn investment in Bank of Ireland with €10m profitThe State sold a €1 billion investment in Bank of Ireland yesterday, having initially aimed to sell a minimum of half that.Thu Jan 10 2013 - 00:00
Ultimate cost of domestic bin collection is unclearBOTTOM LINE: For Christmas this year someone gave me a copy of Joseph Stiglitz’s latest book, The Price of InequalityWed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
Markets close down after new year rallyAfter a successful first week of the new year, markets yesterday paused for air and profits, with Dublin falling in with the …Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Any profit by agency will be fraction of massive cost to StateAnalysis: Nama is playing a part in trying to kick-start the property marketFri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
Nama chairman sees growing signs of stability in property marketThere are growing indicators that the commercial and residential property markets are stabilising, chairman of the National Asset…Fri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
O'Brien's Digicel may invest $40m in El SalvadorBusinessman Denis O’Brien has said his Digicel telecoms group may invest more than $40 million in El Salvador over the next 18…Fri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
Nama sees property prices stabilisingThere are growing indicators that the Irish commercial and residential property markets are stabilising, the chairman of the …Thu Jan 03 2013 - 00:00
Facebook sets up Irish subsidiaryFacebook is moving all its non-US revenues from its credits business – understood to comprise mainly games credits – to a new…Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
Property market stabilising in DublinFurther evidence of the stabilisation of the Dublin property market is contained in new data released today.Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
Celestial Green projects in Amazon prove ill-starredThe involvement of the Dublin-based company Celestial Green Ventures plc with carbon credit projects in the Amazon was at one…Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
O'Brien seeks removal of licence case plaintiffs other than GanleyBusinessman Denis O’Brien is to seek to have all plaintiffs bar Declan Ganley removed from a case being taken in relation to …Thu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
Irish firm sued over carbon credit dealA Dublin company has announced it is suspending agreements it has with indigenous tribes in the Amazon forest following legal…Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
Irish firm suspends deal on carbon credits with Amazonian IndiansA Dublin company has announced it is suspending agreements it has with indigenous tribes in the Amazon forest following legal…Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
Bank directors to face Dáil bodyThe public interest directors in the banks are to be called before the Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and…Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
Pretax profit of €1.86m for Rohan property firmKen Rohan’s property group made a pretax profit of €1.86 million last year and paid a dividend of €3.1 millionMon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
Fitzers Holdings makes a profitThe Fitzers restaurant business in Dublin has reported a pretax profit of €150,972 for 2011Mon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
Bitter pill that comes with having large drugs sectorANALYSIS: The pharmaceutical industry’s lobbying of the Government demonstrates how multinationals play governments off each…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Fed announces new stimulus planUS stocks climbed to session highs yesterday after the Federal Reserve announced a new stimulus plan at the end of its two-day…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
Eircom to take €35m hit on cut in phone subsidyEircom has taken a €35 million hit as a result of the budget measure to reduce the value of the phone allowance for elderly people…Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
State bid to have O'Brien, Lowry joined to caseThe State is seeking to have billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien and former minister Michael Lowry made liable for damages …Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
IBRC effort to seize mall must clear murky world of politics in UkraineThe Irish Bank Resolution Corporation’s (IBRC) effort to seize the Ukraina shopping mall in Kiev has involved some of the most…Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
Bank's attempt to regain Kiev asset worth €60m foiledIt is more than a year since the State-owned Irish Bank Resolution Corporation should have asserted control over the Ukraina …Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
Getting their Quinn's worthA light snow falls on Moscow as Judge Tatiana Alekseevna Alandarenko takes her seat in courtroom 11021Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Quinn mall linked to Ukrainian rulerA shopping centre formerly owned by Seán Quinn’s family in Kiev, Ukraine, has been linked to parties close to Ukrainian president…Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Internet helping to expose corruptionThe level of information available over the internet and through social media is contributing to people being increasingly intolerant…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
State could pursue Lowry for case costsThe State could seek to make former Minister Michael Lowry responsible for any costs that arise from the cases being taken by…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
IBRC's Russian debt collector has a history of disputes with partnersThe Alfa Group may be a match for the Quinn family asset-stripping scheme but will any wealth recovered be divvied up as agreed…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Swiss group sought to buy Quinn assetsThe Irish Bank Resolution Corporation was approached in August about selling the foreign properties formerly owned by the Quinn…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Court cuts fees of liquidator who raised them after he was promotedThe High Court has reduced the fees charged by a liquidator who was promoted during the liquidation process and increased his…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Household debt falls as government debt risesHousehold debt continued to decline during the second quarter of this year, but government debt continued to increase, according…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Pre-budget study says low-income families could pay up to 24% more taxesHouseholds will see the amount of tax they pay increasing by up to 24 per cent as a result of the forthcoming budget, with those…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Pension entitlements more valuable than salaries for Ministers of StateThe pension entitlements accumulated each year by Ministers of State while in office can be more valuable than the salaries they…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Ministers of State's pensions would cost almost €20m at market pricesThe 15 Ministers of State will have pension entitlements at the end of this Dáil’s term that would cost €19,789,274 if bought…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
IBRC Russian partner faced legal accusationsAlfa Group, the Russian conglomerate selected by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation to seize valuable assets formerly owned…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Ireland taking more than it gives to AfricaOPINION: State's role in world of multinational taxation works against aid aimsTue Nov 06 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
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
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
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
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
