Relatively little innovation in Irish manufacturing sector, report showsINNOVATION ACTIVITY by manufacturers in the Republic of Ireland has remained almost static over the 15 years to 2005, despite…Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
Pharmaceutical society to sell Dublin 4 buildingsTHE PHARMACEUTICAL Society of Ireland is to sell off two buildings in Dublin 4, including a large property on Shrewsbury Road…Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
Paper firm in €125m sale of UK, Irish unitsSWEDISH PAPER, packaging and personal care group SCA has agreed to sell its Irish and UK corrugated packaging businesses to a…Thu Jun 19 2008 - 01:00
No agreement made to return £34,000 spent on furnishingsHOME IMPROVEMENTS: MR AHERN spent almost £34,000 on furnishing a house he was about to rent and without having any agreement…Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Ahern 'fitted out' house for £34,000Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern spent almost £34,000 on furnishing and renovating a house he was about to rent and without having…Tue Jun 17 2008 - 01:00
Collins not expecting to have Ahern dig-out cash returnedMAHON TRIBUNAL: THE LAST of the people named as having contributed to two “dig-outs” for former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has given…Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
Mahon hears Ahern cheque not cashedThe last of the persons named as having contributed to two “dig-outs” for the former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has given evidence…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
Libertas denies breach of electoral donations lawLIBERTAS HAS distributed 35,000 copies of a consolidated version of the Lisbon Treaty since it began campaigning in December …Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
Libertas sources of funding will not be disclosedCAMPAIGN SPENDING: A SPOKESMAN for the Libertas campaign against the Lisbon Treaty has rejected an estimate by Fianna Fáil that…Tue Jun 10 2008 - 01:00
Ahern says no documentation on source of B/T moneyFormer taoiseach Bertie Ahern has told the Mahon tribunal there is no documentary evidence to prove the source of the approximately…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
Ahern 'discussed' Larkin repaymentFormer taoiseach Bertie Ahern told the Mahon tribunal in February that he had learned of Celia Larkin’s repayment of money to…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
Ahern tells Mahon he had no foreign accountsFormer taoiseach Bertie Ahern has told the Mahon tribunal he has never had a bank account or a building society account outside…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Ahern sought advice on sterling - MahonA Dublin tax adviser has told the Mahon tribunal he was told by the former taoiseach Bertie Ahern in around 2000 that Mr Ahern…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Focus on cash trail behind house purchaseANALYSIS: THE TRIBUNAL is inquiring into the details behind Bertie Ahern's renting and then purchase of his current home on …Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Ahern lent Larkin €45,510 to repay FFBertie Ahern gave his former partner Celia Larkin €45,510 earlier this year so she could repay money she was given fourteen years…Tue Jun 03 2008 - 01:00
Former AG will appear at Mahon tribunal todayTHE FORMER European commissioner and attorney general, David Byrne SC, is to appear before the Mahon tribunal today as part of…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Council officials back retention of site with no planning permitOFFICIALS of Wicklow County Council are to propose a material contravention of the county development plan to accommodate a development…Tue May 27 2008 - 01:00
Court challenge to €500m gas facilityA €500 MILLION liquified natural gas facility, which was the first project to be "fast tracked" under the 2006 Strategic Infrastructure…Tue May 27 2008 - 01:00
Libertas executive director is Rivada employeeLIBERTAS: THE EXECUTIVE director of the Libertas group, which is campaigning for a No vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum, …Sat May 24 2008 - 01:00
Most Libertas founders work for firm with military linksCOMPANY CONNECTION: THE MAJORITY of the founders of Libertas, the entity campaigning for a No vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum…Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00
RTE union pension demand may go to Labour CourtTHE NATIONAL Implementation Body met representatives of management and the trade unions at RTÉ yesterday to discuss union demands…Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Treasurer does not know source of St Luke's £56,000Former attorney general David Byrne wrote a report on the ownership of St Luke's in 1997, writes Colm Keena Public Affairs Correspondent…Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
NCB denies Fanning claim on MBONCB HAS said certain claims made by Oisín Fanning, the former chief executive of Smart Telecom, in a pending court case are "…Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Smurfit slips but CC gives quiet market a pick-me-upMARKET REPORT: Iseq: 6,488.72 (+57.34)Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Index records sharp drop in building activityTHE SHARPEST drop in activity in the construction sector in recent times was recorded for April by a monthly index operated by…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Dublin closes up on quiet tradingThe Dublin market closed up 40 points after a day of very weak trading.Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Fitzgerald pub group records pretax profit of €9.2mTHE PUB, investment and property development group run by Louis Fitzgerald made a pretax profit of €9Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Flahavan's gains as porridge becomes 'trendy'THE FLAHAVAN'S cereal producing company, one of the oldest food companies in Ireland, made a pretax profit of €649,560 in the…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Small enterprises account for over 50% of jobsSLIGHTLY MORE than half of all people in employment in the second quarter of 2007 worked for small enterprises, according to …Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Key part of licence competition appeared 'strange', says BaconMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: THE ECONOMIST Dr Peter Bacon told the Moriarty tribunal he thought a key part of the 1995 mobile phone licence…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Process may not have been corrupted but seems unsoundANALYSIS: Economist Peter Bacon has criticised the 1995 mobile phone licence competitionSat May 03 2008 - 01:00
Methods used to determine licence contest 'inaccurate'MORIARTY TRIBUNAL: THE ECONOMIST, Dr Peter Bacon, has said the methodology used in deciding the 1995 mobile phone licence competition…Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
O'Brien critical of inquiry as he denies Lowry paymentsBUSINESSMAN DENIS O'Brien made serious criticisms of the Moriarty tribunal yesterday and again said he had not paid any money…Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
O'Brien may attend today at unexpected sitting on role of BaconTHE MORIARTY (payments to politicians) tribunal is to sit again today in relation to the role played by economist Dr Peter Bacon…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Financials lift Iseq up by over 2%The Dublin Stock Exchange outperformed most of its European counterparts today, gaining more than 2 per cent while most others…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Credit union staff debarred from pension schemeSTAFF AT a small number of credit unions have been told they can no longer contribute to the defined benefit pension scheme run…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Mahon tribunal to resume hearings on Ahern's finances on May 13thTHE MAHON tribunal's public hearings into the finances of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, are set to resume on May 13th.Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Disciplinary tribunal urges Lynn to be fined €2m and struck offTHE SOLICITORS' Disciplinary Tribunal has recommended unprecedented fines totalling €2 million against solicitor Michael Lynn…Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
Forged letters found in Lynn's filesDOCUMENTS IN the files of the practice of the solicitor Michael Lynn included forged letters, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal…Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
Central Bank governor says Irish banks remain robustIRISH FINANCIAL institutions remain robust and capable of absorbing shocks, the governor of the Central Bank said yesterday.Sat Apr 19 2008 - 01:00
Ryanair praises France to the skiesRYANAIR'S EXPERIENCE of doing business in France has been "superb", the airline's deputy chief executive Michael Cawley told …Fri Apr 18 2008 - 01:00
Bank of Scotland Ireland tightens mortgage rulesBANK OF Scotland Ireland has informed mortgage brokers it is no longer offering mortgages for more than 90 per cent of the value…Thu Apr 17 2008 - 01:00
DCC to pay €41m in Fyffes case settlementTHE DIRECTOR of corporate enforcement has said he will now consider whether to take his own proceedings against DCC executive…Tue Apr 15 2008 - 01:00
Timeline of events in Fyffes/DCC caseThe following is a timeline of events in the Fyffes/DCC case.Mon Apr 14 2008 - 01:00
Flynn to be questioned at tribunalFORMER EU Commissioner Pádraig Flynn is to give evidence to the Mahon tribunal today as part of its ongoing inquiries into the…Tue Apr 08 2008 - 01:00
Ahern's High Court tribunal case opens tomorrowTAOISEACH BERTIE Ahern's High Court challenge against the Mahon tribunal is scheduled to open tomorrow and is expected to last…Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
O'Brien likely to challenge tribunal at High CourtENTREPRENEUR DENIS O'Brien is expected to challenge in the High Court a decision of the Moriarty Tribunal in relation to the …Mon Mar 31 2008 - 01:00
PROFILE: Carruth has worked for Ahern since 1987GRÁINNE CARRUTH started working for Bertie Ahern in 1987, straight from schoolFri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Exporters warn of exchange rate crisisTHE STRENGTH of the euro against sterling and the dollar is putting severe pressure on exporters, representative bodies warned…Wed Mar 19 2008 - 00:00
US Fed expected to cut rates as Bear Stearns bailout defendedTHE US Federal Reserve is expected to cut US interest rates again this week in a bid to avert what many now fear may be a severe…Mon Mar 17 2008 - 00:00
