State urged to accelerate research developmentThe Republic needs to go "full speed ahead in developing its research capabilities" if it wishes to make its mark in biotechnology…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Stockbroker would have been embarrassed-witnessMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: It would have been particularly "embarrassing" for the stockbroker Mr Kyran McLaughlin to discover that his…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Students advise early SSIA cash-inA four-month "window of opportunity" to allow people cash in their special savings incentive accounts (SSIAs) was among the Budget…Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
Managers not organised - surveyIrish managers do not follow planned strategic approaches or take deadlines seriously, according to a survey of foreign managers…Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
Minister urged to tackle stealth taxThe Minister for Finance needs to address stealth taxes in the Budget, the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has said.Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
Temple Bar firm makes €33,352 profitTemple Bar Properties Ltd made a profit of €33,352 before tax in 2002, according to accounts contained in its annual review published…Fri Nov 28 2003 - 00:00
O'Brien says he knew of no other contacts with departmentMoriarty tribunal: The entrepreneur Mr Denis O'Brien said he knew of no contacts or communications between Esat Digifone and…Thu Nov 27 2003 - 00:00
O'Brien tells of meeting Desmond and Lowry after All-Ireland finalMoriarty Tribunal: Mr Denis O'Brien said the suggestion that former Minister Mr Michael Lowry told him to get Mr Dermot Desmond…Wed Nov 26 2003 - 00:00
Desmond involved with ESAT 'by chance'Moriarty Tribunal: The financier Mr Dermot Desmond, who made more than £100 million from his involvement with the Esat Digifone…Tue Nov 25 2003 - 00:00
Desmond's investment firm posts Eur3.7m lossInternational Investment and Underwriting Ltd (IIU), the investment vehicle owned by financier Mr Dermot Desmond, reported a …Mon Nov 24 2003 - 00:00
Device approval set to boost jobs at Galway plantThe decision of a US advisory panel to approve a new device from Boston Scientific is "enormously positive news" for Galway, …Mon Nov 24 2003 - 00:00
Self-employed use Internet to pay €200m tax in 24 hoursSelf-employed people paid almost €200 million over the Internet in the past 24 hours, as the deadline for online filing came …Sat Nov 22 2003 - 00:00
IBEC seeks action on housingAggressive action by the authorities is needed to target the price of housing sites, the employers' group IBEC said yesterday…Fri Nov 21 2003 - 00:00
ODCE may act against loansThe Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) has received information of a number of potentially illegal loans …Fri Nov 21 2003 - 00:00
US e-learning plant closure costs Limerick 173 jobsAn e-learning operation in Limerick that employs 173 people will close as part of a global restructuring measure.Thu Nov 20 2003 - 00:00
Independent directors 'key' to reformThe comptroller of New York State and sole trustee of its $110 billion (€92Wed Nov 19 2003 - 00:00
IBEC wants benefit-in-kind levy delayThe director-general of employers' group IBEC has called on the Taoiseach to delay for one year the introduction of PAYE and …Tue Nov 18 2003 - 00:00
Former bogus account holders sue AIB for lossesA number of former holders of bogus non-resident accounts have initiated proceedings against AIB, according to a former assistant…Tue Nov 18 2003 - 00:00
McCreevy's 'positive response' to cash request recordedThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, met the chairman of Punchestown racecourse, Mr James Osborne, before the submission of…Sat Nov 15 2003 - 00:00
Cash crisis posed tough choices for CommunicorpThe financial weakness of his Irish businesses in 1995 created significant challenges for Mr Denis O'Brien at around the same…Fri Nov 14 2003 - 00:00
O'Brien says he had #30m guarantee of fundingMr Denis O'Brien told the Moriarty Tribunal yesterday that he told the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications in …Fri Nov 14 2003 - 00:00
Mobile phone partners clashed on share stakesMr Denis O'Brien said he ditched his original partners for his mobile phone consortium because he decided they were not suitable…Thu Nov 13 2003 - 00:00
O'Brien recalls view of 'comfort letter'The entrepreneur Mr Denis O'Brien told the tribunal that he first met Mr Michael Lowry in early 1995, a few months after Mr Lowry…Thu Nov 13 2003 - 00:00
Witness says he does not recall meetingMr Denis O'Brien said he had no memory of a meeting with a Danish executive during which he said he had been told by Mr Michael…Wed Nov 12 2003 - 00:00
Licence inquiry unnecessary, says O'BrienMoriarty Tribunal: The tribunal's investigation into the awarding of a mobile phone licence to Esat Digifone is "wholly unnecessary…Wed Nov 12 2003 - 00:00
Judge praises O'Brien role in GamesThe Moriarty tribunal chairman said that if he finds that Mr Denis O'Brien won the State's second mobile phone licence "fair …Wed Nov 12 2003 - 00:00
Clancourt makes profit of €4.8mClancourt, the property group owned by Mr Charles Kenny (68), made a profit before tax of €4Mon Nov 10 2003 - 00:00
McCreevy linked to Punchestown dealThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, and the Minister for Agriculture, Mr Walsh, had contacts with representatives of Punchestown…Fri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
TD says end financial 'timebomb' tribunalsThe vice-chairman of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee has called on the Government to immediately wind down the Moriarty and…Fri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
E-government must keep human linkThe challenge for e-government is to make maximum use of available technology while ensuring that citizens can still get direct…Thu Nov 06 2003 - 00:00
Cabinet looks forward to matching tableThe table around which governments have sat for the past four decades making decisions affecting the lives of the citizenry has…Thu Nov 06 2003 - 00:00
Solicitor cannot give evidence of any Lowry wrongdoingA solicitor to Mr Denis O'Brien and Esat Digifone said he was not in a position to tender evidence concerning any improper interference…Wed Nov 05 2003 - 00:00
O'Brien to give evidence next weekThe entrepreneur Mr Denis O'Brien is scheduled to begin giving evidence to the Moriarty tribunal next Tuesday about how Esat …Wed Nov 05 2003 - 00:00
As bill for taxpayers rises, tribunal seems to have lost the plotThe Moriarty tribunal seems to be writing a detailed history of the mobile phone licence bid rather than focusing on issues of…Mon Nov 03 2003 - 00:00
Digifone executive 'replaced solicitors'Moriarty Tribunal: William Fry solicitors was replaced as solicitors to Esat Digifone as a condition set by Digifone's chief…Sat Nov 01 2003 - 00:00
Desmond interest not disclosedMoriarty Tribunal: A solicitor who acted for Esat Digifone has accepted that "probably" the company did not comply with the …Fri Oct 31 2003 - 00:00
Talk of examinership 'three days before licence'Moriarty Tribunal: Mr Denis O'Brien discussed placing his holding company in examinership three days before it was announced…Thu Oct 30 2003 - 00:00
Telenor threatened to 'pull the plug' on Esat deal over lack of financial guaranteesMoriarty Tribunal: Norwegian company Telenor threatened to withdraw from Esat Digifone in August 1995 on the day the consortium…Wed Oct 29 2003 - 00:00
Return of letter seen as 'typical civil servant'The return of a 1995 letter which had been sent to the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications advising it that Mr…Wed Oct 29 2003 - 00:00
Harney's insurance reform advances slowlyA year after it was introduced, 26 of the 67 measures in the Motor Insurance Advisory Board Action Plan for the insurance industry…Mon Oct 27 2003 - 00:00
Receiver sent into Hibernia FoodsHibernia Foods, the Dublin-based, Nasdaq-quoted food manufacturer, has been placed into receivership by General Motors Acceptance…Mon Oct 27 2003 - 00:00
Solicitor rejects using 'spin and inaccuracy'The former solicitor to Mr Denis O'Brien's Communicorp group denied that a letter he drafted concerning Mr Dermot Desmond's involvement…Sat Oct 25 2003 - 01:00
Tribunal told of 'hardball' talks between O'Brien and DesmondThe tribunal has heard of "hardball" negotiations between Mr Denis O'Brien and Mr Dermot Desmond immediately before the issuing…Fri Oct 24 2003 - 01:00
Deficit of euro3.7m means only Ulster Bank likely to get money from DohertyCreditors are owed approximately €7 million by Doherty Advertising but the company's books show trade debtors owing only close…Wed Oct 22 2003 - 01:00
Government decision angers accountantsThe Government has been criticised for its decision not to introduce legal controls over the use of the term accountant.Mon Oct 20 2003 - 01:00
Aer Rianta seeks 20% rise in chargesAer Rianta hopes to get the go-ahead to raise its airport charges by another 20 per cent following the announcement yesterday…Sat Oct 18 2003 - 01:00
Changes proposed to auditing authorityThe number of accountants on the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) has been increased to five, the …Fri Oct 17 2003 - 01:00
O'Brien employed ex-FG adviserA former employee of Fine Gael and adviser to Mr John Bruton helped Mr Denis O'Brien raise his profile within Fine Gael around…Thu Oct 16 2003 - 01:00
Ex-minister says donation not linked to Digifone licenceA former Government minister has said the $50,000 donation from Esat Digifone/Telenor to Fine Gael in late 1995 was not made "…Thu Oct 16 2003 - 01:00
Adviser denies EU letter gave advantage to EsatA former legal adviser to Esat Telecom has said a page of a letter from the European Commission to Mr Michael Lowry concerning…Wed Oct 15 2003 - 01:00
