Flavin with Fyffes over 20 yearsBackground: The core issue in the Fyffes/DCC insider dealing case was, of course, whether insider dealing had occurred, and …Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
Justice finishes marathon in laconic fashionCourtroom scene: At 11 o'clock on the dot the judge's tipstaff came from her chambers and looked around the small courtroom …Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
Fyffes loses €106m insider dealing caseFyffes has lost its massive €106 million insider dealing case against its former director, DCC managing director Jim Flavin. …Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
DCC chief feels vindicatedDCC reaction: The managing director of DCC, Jim Flavin, said he was "obviously pleased" by the High Court ruling in the insider…Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
Haughey citizenship instruction was illegal - CollinsThe direction from the then taoiseach, Charles Haughey, that a Lebanese girl, Faten Moubarak, be given Irish citizenship in 1989…Wed Dec 21 2005 - 00:00
Laffoy delivers Fyffes-DCC judgmentJudgment in the mammoth Fyffes-DCC insider dealing case is to be delivered today by Ms Justice Mary LaffoyWed Dec 21 2005 - 00:00
Dail group urges review of tax schemesAll future tax incentive schemes should be evaluated as to their likely costs and benefits, a Dáil committee said yesterday.Fri Dec 16 2005 - 00:00
'Impressive progress' made on researchScience Foundation Ireland (SFI) has made impressive progress towards developing a strong research capability in Ireland in biotechnology…Fri Dec 16 2005 - 00:00
Exchange marks 10th anniversaryTurnover in the Irish equity market has increased tenfold in the 10 years since the Dublin exchange separated from London.Mon Dec 12 2005 - 00:00
Google to announce 700 new jobsGoogle is to increase the size of its Dublin operation creating just under 700 new jobs.Mon Dec 12 2005 - 00:00
Cowen reveals plans on budget informationBudgetary process : The Minister for Finance Brian Cowen has announced reforms to the budgetary process which will give the …Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
House prices rise by 7.2%House prices rose 7.2 per cent in the 12 months to the end of October and the rate of increase is accelerating, reversing a trend…Thu Dec 01 2005 - 00:00
Waterford site sells for €45mA 32-acre plot in Waterford, regarded as the best commercial development site to come on the market in the southeast, has been…Wed Nov 30 2005 - 00:00
Immigration to sustain housing demand - NCBImmigration and income growth will sustain demand for new housing and support property prices, according to a report published…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Four Irishmen disqualified as UK directorsFour businessmen based in the Republic have been disqualified from acting as directors for eight years by the High Court in Belfast…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Most staff on Stena Lines are Irish or BritishFinancial situation: Stena Lines, Irish Ferries' main competitor on the Irish Sea, does not, apart from one exception, use outsourced…Sat Nov 26 2005 - 00:00
Avoca invests €15m in Rathcoole outletAvoca is to invest €15 million in a new shop and cafe complex to open in Rathcoole, Co Dublin.Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
Microsoft earns $802m tax-free in Irish subsidiaryAn Irish subsidiary of Microsoft made a profit of $802.4 million (€682.4 million) in 2004 but paid no tax.Sat Nov 19 2005 - 00:00
APN enjoys 'excellent' Q3 growthThe Australian and New Zealand newspaper markets delivered "excellent growth" in the third quarter, APN News & Media said…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Google Ireland spent €102.5m on R&DGoogle Ireland Holdings Ltd - a subsidiary of the US internet search company - spent $120.5 million (€102Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Ictu lobbies on behalf of developing worldDeveloping countries must be allowed to use the policy tools necessary to defend and develop their food production, Ictu told…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Protocol intended for assessment team onlyThe civil servant who headed the 1995 second mobile phone licence competition assessment team, has said a protocol he drafted…Wed Nov 16 2005 - 00:00
Credit card customers urged to shop aroundThe Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority has published a survey of credit card costs in order to encourage consumers…Wed Nov 16 2005 - 00:00
Quinn to invest €150m in plastics plantThe Quinn Group is to invest €150 million in a plastics factory near Leipzig, GermanyTue Nov 15 2005 - 00:00
Mobile licence case to focus on key meetingsMoriarty tribunal: The chairman of the Persona consortium, which is suing the State for potentially huge damages over the operation…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
O'Brien fax indicates Lowry suggested bid partnerA fax from Denis O'Brien dated April 1995 indicates a suggestion was made to him by Michael Lowry that France Telecom might be…Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Lansdowne stadium firm nets €4.7m profitProject Management Holdings, the engineering group involved in building the new Lansdowne Road stadium in Dublin, made an after…Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Pakistan Business Council launchedThe Ireland Pakistan Business Council (IPBC) was launched yesterday by Minister of State Michael Ahern and former taoiseach Albert…Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
OECD backs Central Bank on house price memoThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said it is not standing by an element of a controversial…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Number of NI businessmen disqualifiedA number of businessmen from Northern Ireland have been disqualified from acting as directors following inquiries into the affairs…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Movies profitable for Ward Anderson groupA holding company that forms part of the cinema group set up by half-brothers Leo Ward and Kevin Anderson in the 1940s had €25…Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
'Mini boom' next year, says AIBBusiness owners and managers should get ready for a "mini consumer boom" from May 2006, the group chief executive of AIB told…Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
Cowen cautious on Budget surplusMinister for Finance Brian Cowen yesterday sought to dampen expectations of significant expenditure increases in the forthcoming…Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Funds in Dublin top $1 trillionFunds being serviced in the Republic are now worth in excess of $1 trillion (€886 billion)Wed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
Willis gets €725,000 from adviserFormer director accused of soliciting clients from insurer settles out of courtWed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
Dublin tax evader sentenced to three monthsA Dublin businessman who had to make a €9.9 million tax settlement has been sentenced to three months for tax evasion.Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
Lottery director to resign after 18 years in jobThe director of the National Lottery, Ray Bates, is to resign from the position after 18 years.Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
Ryanair cancels flights as Charleroi closed by Belgian general strikeA general strike in Belgium caused the closure of Charleroi Airport yesterday, leading Ryanair to cancel eight flights, including…Tue Oct 25 2005 - 01:00
Former TD was spending more time on Prague dealsOverseas investments: Former TD Liam Lawlor spent an increasing amount of time on property ventures in the Czech Republic in…Mon Oct 24 2005 - 01:00
O'Brien seeks new review of tribunalDenis O'Brien has begun another legal challenge in the High Court against the Moriarty tribunal.Sat Oct 22 2005 - 01:00
Release of building proposal 'blocked by OPW'The Anna Livia consortium seeking to build a national conference centre on a site owned by Dublin Port Company has said it has…Fri Oct 21 2005 - 01:00
Committee to inquire into Dublin Port dealAn Oireachtas committee is to inquire into the multi-million euro conference centre deal entered into by Dublin Port Company …Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
Isme urges public job cutsThe small and medium-sized businesses' organisation, Isme, has called for 7,500 jobs to go in the public sector.Tue Oct 18 2005 - 01:00
Flynn wants official declaration of innocenceThe former chairman of the Bank of Scotland, Phil Flynn, has called on the Government to state publicly that he is innocent of…Wed Oct 12 2005 - 01:00
Property firm denies link with 'Slab' MurphyA Manchester businessman whose home and office were raided last week by the police, said yesterday he has never met the alleged…Tue Oct 11 2005 - 01:00
Records reveal extent of Craven involvement in property firmsThe Craven Group: Dermot Craven, the Manchester businessman behind the Craven Group, is listed in the UK Companies House records…Fri Oct 07 2005 - 01:00
Postal workers to ballot on industrial actionPostal workers are to ballot on industrial action in a dispute over An Post's failure to honour national pay agreements.Wed Oct 05 2005 - 01:00
Danish consultant with key role in bid unlikely to testifyThe reluctant witness: The tribunal believes a Danish consultant who worked on the 1995 licence competition is not going to …Sat Oct 01 2005 - 01:00
O'Brien makes strong criticism of tribunalThe founder of Esat Digifone, Denis O'Brien, has launched a strong attack on the Moriarty tribunal.Sat Oct 01 2005 - 01:00
Confidentiality may have been 'breached'The licence issue: The Moriarty tribunal is not going to abandon its inquiry into the 1995 mobile phone licence competition, …Fri Sept 30 2005 - 01:00
