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
Banks pay colleges €9.9m for branches on campusTHIRD-LEVEL institutions were paid €9Wed 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
Noonan warns of 'dangerous leap' with No voteMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has warned that a No vote in the fiscal treaty referendum would be a “dangerous leap that…Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
Indebtedness fell 1.1% in Q4 of last yearHousehold indebtedness fell by 1.1 per cent during the fourth quarter of last year to €184Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Positive data counters Greece concernsECONOMIC DATA from Germany and the US provided a counterweight to ongoing concerns about Greece and the euroWed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Profit of €1.5m for Irish 'Mail' media companyASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS (Ireland) Ltd, the Irish subsidiary of the owner of the Mail on Sunday and the Daily Mail, has reported…Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Ireland helps Facebook save billionsIRELAND IS the only “material” jurisdiction outside the US scrutinising the tax affairs of Facebook, according to the social …Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Son-in-law of Quinn chased over €6m debtA SON-IN-LAW of bankrupt businessman Seán Quinn is being pursued for debts of more than €6 million arising from investments in…Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Deep pockets serve referendum player wellANALYSIS: The Coalition is likely to be more than a little concerned about Declan Ganley’s fundraising flairMon May 14 2012 - 01:00
JP Morgan's $2bn loss stuns investorsTHERE WERE low volumes traded across yesterday although positive US statistics rallied European markets in the afternoon.Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Quinn reports loss of €339m for 2010THE QUINN Group has reported a loss of €339 million for 2010 in accounts just filed for Quinn Group (ROI) LtdFri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Lowry 'nursing substantial loss' as loan ends up on Nama's booksA PROPERTY development loan taken out by the former government minister Michael Lowry in 2006 is now with the National Asset …Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Welcome to LowrylandThe Independent TD Michael Lowry has been discredited by two tribunals and defied a Dáil motion calling on him to esignSat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Lowry does not have to declare property, says Oireachtas bodyAN OIREACHTAS committee has indicated to Independent TD for Tipperary North Michael Lowry that he does not have to declare property…Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Noonan addresses credit unionsMinister for Finance Michael Noonan has said he is to establish a Restructuring Board in the coming weeks to implement the recommendations…Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Return to market will be 'challenging'A “MODEST amount” of additional fiscal adjustment to what the Government plans is warranted given the fragile position of the…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Modest increase in cuts 'warranted'A modest amount of additional fiscal adjustment over what is planned by the Government is warranted given the fragile position…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Stocks rebound from Monday's retreatSTOCKS ROSE in the US and Europe, rebounding from Monday’s worldwide retreat, amid better-than-estimated earnings and data indicating…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Lowry and Fingleton had many dealingsANALYSIS: Former government minister Michael Lowry has had numerous dealings over the years with Irish Nationwide and its controversial…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Lowry firm with Tipperary land not on TDs' register of interestsA COMPANY owned by the controversial Independent TD Michael Lowry and which does not appear on the register of members’ interests…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Evicted pair own 13 flats in LondonTHE COUPLE who were evicted from their home in Killiney, Co Dublin, last week own a substantial number of apartments in London…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Accounting firms played key role in foreign executives' tax break schemeDRAFT LEGISLATION was submitted to the Department of Finance by accountancy firms KPMG and Deloitte as part of the lobbying for…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Multinationals benefit as their financial advisers pile pressure on governmentsANALYSIS: THE LOBBYING behind the inclusion in the most recent Finance Bill of a special income tax scheme for foreign executives…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Home-grown media baron casts a long shadow over Irish societyANALYSIS: Content is at the core of concerns about Denis O’Brien’s place in Irish media landscapeSat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Former Fine Gael strategist refuses to identify clients in current PR roleTHE FORMER chief strategist for Fine Gael has begun working for a public relations and lobbying firm but will not disclose what…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Evicted pair own large property portfolioTHE COUPLE who have been evicted from their home in Killiney, Co Dublin, are the owners of an extensive portfolio of property…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
'Significant' funds needed to restructure credit unionsTHE RESTRUCTURING of the credit union movement will require significant funding, including State funding, but the amount required…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Report maps out restructure of credit unionsA FOUR-year process part-funded by the State that would see the substantial restructuring of the Credit Union sector has been…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Bankruptcy trustee agrees $1.3m deal with Drumm's wifeLorraine Drumm, the wife of the former chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank David Drumm, has reached a settlement in the US that…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Call for restructuring of credit unionsThe credit union movement should be subjected to a four year restructuring process, the Commission on Credit Unions recommended…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
If O'Reilly goes, how independent can INM really be?THE COMING months may see the departure of Gavin O’Reilly from his position as chief executive of one of Ireland’s largest media…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Failed Siteserv bidder open to buying 'any part' of groupONE OF the parties who bid unsuccessfully for Siteserv has written to the new owners raising the possibility of buying part of…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
NI court rules pair should repay Dundalk companyA COURT in Belfast has ruled that two Limavady businessmen should make a payment of £200,000 (€242,400) on foot of a promissory…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Landlord of iconic New York bar defends lease wind-upTHE DUBLIN landlord of a well-known bar in Manhattan has defended the decision not to renew his tenant’s lease.Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Ballymore company reports pretax loss of £99m in 2011BALLYMORE LTD, a UK holding company that forms part of Seán Mulryan’s Ballymore Group, has reported a pretax loss of £99 million…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Estonian leader says Ireland faces constant cyber attacksIRELAND SHOULD consider becoming involved with a Nato-sponsored centre for cyber defence based in Tallinn, the president of Estonia…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Ukrainian man who was assigned debt of Quinns was 'evasive' with Belize courtJudge found Yaroslav Gurnyak displayed a “hopeless lack of knowledge” about firm debt was transferred toMon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
Family's asset moves were 'reactive' to bank's stepsACCORDING TO Peter Darragh Quinn, the efforts by the Quinn family to put assets beyond the reach of the former Anglo Irish Bank…Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
The Quinn plan to put property beyond the bankTHIRTY-FOUR YEAR old Peter Darragh Quinn has been feeling the pressure in the witness box of court six in the Four Courts this…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Anglo not informed of Quinn movesThe Quinn family wanted to give Anglo Irish Bank as little information as possible last year about what was happening in relation…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Quinn family moves 'mostly reactive'No one was in overall control of the Quinn family’s efforts last year to secure valuable assets from attempt by Anglo Irish Bank…Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Quinn accepts plan 'unethical'A plan to prevent Anglo Irish Bank seizing valuable assets in Europe owned by the Quinn family was “unethical and wrong”, Peter…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Timing of complex arrangement regarding assets crucial to case Public Affairs CorrespondentBACKGROUND: ON THE same day Anglo Irish Bank seized the Quinn Group’s shares – April 14th, 2011 – it also demanded repayment…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
