Digicel in negotiations to acquire French mobile firmDigicel, Denis O'Brien's Caribbean mobile phone company, is set to pay $150-$200 million (€125.75- €167Thu Mar 09 2006 - 00:00
Move to disqualify auditor of firm linked to Des TraynorThe Director of Corporate Enforcement has won High Court permission to seek to disqualify an auditor who audited the books of…Wed Mar 08 2006 - 00:00
Global Mobile Vision owes creditors €1.46 millionGlobal Mobile Vision, a technology company that went into voluntary liquidation last year amid a string of allegations from its…Wed Mar 08 2006 - 00:00
Adare keeps focus on debt reductionThe Adare Group managed to produce a profit margin of approximately 10 per cent in 2005 while reducing debt by more than £14 …Mon Mar 06 2006 - 00:00
Amazon.com move to Cork could be at Slough's expenseThe decision by internet retailer AmazonFri Mar 03 2006 - 00:00
Hibernian reports 3.4% rise in profitsHibernian Group yesterday announced a 3.4 per cent rise in operating profits in 2005, to €264 million.Fri Mar 03 2006 - 00:00
Quantity surveyor has ringside seat for viewing property boomAs a quantity surveyor of 20 years standing, Tom McNamara has been in pole position for observing the Irish property and construction…Fri Mar 03 2006 - 00:00
Ex-investment manager at Goodbody withdraws claimA former investment manager at Goodbody Stockbrokers has withdrawn his claim of unfair dismissal and the associated allegation…Tue Feb 28 2006 - 00:00
Canwest gets TV3 offersA number of offers had been received by yesterday evening for the 45 per cent stake in TV3 that is being sold by Canadian communications…Sat Feb 25 2006 - 00:00
An Post remains dominant in business marketA survey by ComReg found that the bulk of Irish businesses continue to rely solely on An Post for their postal services.Sat Feb 25 2006 - 00:00
PI Investment loses €3.28mPI Investment Management, the IFSC-based fund manager that poached some of Bank of Ireland's top asset managers in 2004, made…Thu Feb 23 2006 - 00:00
Mazars to absorb OJ Kilkenny accountancyMazars, the accounting and business advisory firm, is to absorb the business of accountancy firm OJ Kilkenny & Co.Thu Feb 23 2006 - 00:00
Martin advocates knowledge societyThe Government wants to accelerate Ireland's progress towards being a key player in the knowledge economy, the Minister for Enterprise…Tue Feb 21 2006 - 00:00
Outward direct investment reaches €12.7bnThe Republic's foreign direct investment (FDI) outweighed investment into the State in 2004, the first time that this was the…Tue Feb 21 2006 - 00:00
Site to be developed in DoncasterThe Doncaster deal, which is now expected to be looked at by the Moriarty Tribunal, involves the major redevelopment of a prime…Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
O'Reilly energy efficiency company gets €93mAustralia-based Bayard Group, founded by Cameron O'Reilly in 2002, has raised more than A$150 million (€93 million) to fund further…Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
Surveyor firm sold for €10mA company owned by a quantity surveyor from Ennis, Co Clare has been purchased for €10 million.Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
Antiguan minister criticised on Digicel agreementA government minister in Antigua has been strongly criticised in a judge's report on the potential sale of part of a publicly…Sat Feb 11 2006 - 00:00
R&D spend rises 10.7%Expenditure on research and development in 2004 was €1.78 billion, an increase of 10Wed Feb 08 2006 - 00:00
Small group of high earners share in €1.4bn urban renewal incentiveUrban renewal: The Urban Renewal Scheme will cost the exchequer up to €1Tue Feb 07 2006 - 00:00
Wealthy 'benefit most from schemes'Overview: Tax savings of approximately €3 billion have been made in recent years mostly by high net worth individuals who availed…Tue Feb 07 2006 - 00:00
Digicel subscriber base rises to 1.9mDigicel, the mobile phone group owned by Denis O'Brien, now has an estimated 1Mon Feb 06 2006 - 00:00
Crime prevention bill for small firms rises to €1.25bnCapital expenditure on crime prevention by small businesses has risen by 58 per cent to €1Mon Feb 06 2006 - 00:00
Not-for-profits sector explores business approachA number of years ago the Rehab group was considering purchasing some nursing homes in EnglandSat Feb 04 2006 - 00:00
Less than 1% have used code to switch accountsLess than one per cent of current account holders have used the Irish Bankers Federation's personal switching code to switch …Sat Feb 04 2006 - 00:00
Bid to flush out tax avoidanceA new punitive measure is being introduced aimed at flushing out hidden tax avoidance schemes being used by businesses and high…Fri Feb 03 2006 - 00:00
Labour 'most rapidly rising business cost'Business cited the cost of labour as the most rapidly rising expense last year in the Chambers Ireland SME business confidence…Wed Feb 01 2006 - 00:00
Mobile group's share price up 12.5% on strong trading newsMobile phone company Getmobile Europe saw its share price rise by 12Wed Feb 01 2006 - 00:00
Mulcahy takes 7% stake in DeltaThe former chief executive of AIB, Tom Mulcahy, has spent €500,000 on a 7 per cent stake in the Irish financial spread betting…Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
Trinity MBA programme ranked 85th in world surveyThe Masters in Business Administration (MBA) programme at Trinity College, Dublin, has been ranked 85th in the world by the annual…Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
80,000 homes to be built this yearA further 80,000 new homes will be built this year, a construction cost management firm predicted yesterday.Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
Saudi diplomat's letter says #50,000 was to buy a horseA Saudi Arabian diplomat has written to the Moriarty tribunal saying a £50,000 (€63,500) payment he made to Charles Haughey in…Sat Jan 28 2006 - 00:00
An Post to recruit new chief executive as Curtin departsAn Post is looking for a new chief executive following confirmation by Donal Curtin that he will leave his post in July.Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
Energis makes loss of €731,940 in 2005Energis Communications Ireland Ltd, the telecoms service provider to large organisations, made a loss of €731,940 in the year…Thu Jan 26 2006 - 00:00
Executive, managerial salaries rose 6% in 2005Executive and managerial salaries increased by an average of 6Wed Jan 25 2006 - 00:00
Mortgages 'cost €119m too much'Mortgage holders are paying around €119 million more than they should every year, the EBS Building Society said yesterday.Wed Jan 25 2006 - 00:00
Tysabri review could return suspended Elan drug to marketElan shares rose 3.22 per cent following the news yesterday that a US committee is to review the company's suspended multiple…Tue Jan 24 2006 - 00:00
Caribbean Digicel threatened to sue AntiguaDenis O'Brien's Caribbean phone company Digicel threatened the Antiguan government it would sue for libel if it published a report…Tue Jan 24 2006 - 00:00
Property buying tilts toward investmentMore than four out of every 10 property purchases in the past two years were by people buying holiday homes or buying to let, …Sat Jan 21 2006 - 00:00
Further fuel hikes likely after oil prices jumpFurther hikes in the price of petrol and other fuels look all but inevitable following a jump in oil prices of almost $2 a barrel…Sat Jan 21 2006 - 00:00
Beverly Smyth builds on long history of serviceA while ago Niall Doris got a call from a woman in Cleveland, in the US, who'd bought a piece of antique furniture.Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
US failure costs O'Brien's €500,000O'Brien's Irish Sandwich Bars has had to write off about €500,000 arising from its failed venture in the US.Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Riverdeep posts operating profit of $64mDublin-based technology firm Riverdeep made an operating profit of $64.4 million (€53Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Fund for Ireland to focus work on integration issuesThe International Fund for Ireland has announced a shift in emphasis towards greater promotion of integration.Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
Udaras achieves net jobs growth in GaeltachtThe number of new jobs created with the assistance of Údarás na Gaeltachta last year exceeded jobs lost in the Gaeltacht by 151…Wed Jan 18 2006 - 00:00
Probation Act applied over accountsSinn Féin's finance chief is director of a number of companies which failed to keep proper booksTue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
Exports to Republic help boost NI economyFurther evidence of a business upturn in Northern Ireland emerged in Ulster Bank's purchasing managers' index (PMI) figures for…Tue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
Moving firms Beverly Smyth, Oman mergeTwo of Ireland's main moving and storage companies have merged, creating a combined entity that will have an annual turnover …Fri Jan 13 2006 - 00:00
Exchange defends its role in insider trading rowThe chief executive of the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) has rejected suggestions that it did not act appropriately in relation …Wed Jan 11 2006 - 00:00
Irish business 'Europe's most optimistic'Irish business owners are the most optimistic in Europe, according to a survey published yesterday.Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
