Fined company makes EUR392,262 profitOran Pre-Cast Ltd, the Galway construction company fined €500,000 on Thursday for breaches of the health and safety laws, made…Sat Jul 05 2003 - 01:00
Builder's profit tops €900,000Coffey Construction Ltd, a public works company with registered offices in Limerick, made a profit before tax of €908,980 in …Thu Jul 03 2003 - 01:00
Forestry report says funding cut is 'regrettable'A report on the forestry sector by economist Mr Peter Bacon has said it is "highly regrettable" that the Government has cut funding…Wed Jul 02 2003 - 01:00
Mercury posts a pre-tax profit of €19.2mMercury Holdings, the successful engineering and investment group which includes Mercury Engineering Ltd, made a pre-tax profit…Mon Jun 30 2003 - 01:00
Relationship rested on Lowry 'integrity'The civil servant who chaired the committee that selected the winner of the competition for the State's second mobile-phone licence…Sat Jun 28 2003 - 01:00
Note could point to confidential informationA solicitor's note may indicate that confidential information was available to a member of the Esat Digifone consortium during…Fri Jun 27 2003 - 01:00
Document on timescale may be importantA document that may have "serious significance" for lines of inquiry already pursued in public evidence was produced by the tribunal…Fri Jun 27 2003 - 01:00
Witness unaware data was alteredThe chairman of the team which selected the winner of the State's second mobile phone licence competition told the tribunal that…Thu Jun 26 2003 - 01:00
Receiver to finish Dunloe bidder's developmentA major apartment and retail development in Poole, Dorset, England, run by companies that are in turn owned by the Jersey-based…Wed Jun 25 2003 - 01:00
Mulhern's Clayton Love turnover reaches €23.23mClayton Love Distribution Ltd, the frozen food distribution company owned by Mr John Mulhern, made a profit before taxation in…Mon Jun 23 2003 - 01:00
Desmond worth 'at least #40m' before licence granted - reportMoriarty tribunal An accountant on secondment to the Department of Communications conducted an inquiry into the wealth of Mr…Fri Jun 20 2003 - 01:00
State handling of cartels and mergers needs reform - anti-competition reviewThe anti-competition regime in the Republic has been given "3+ out of 5" by an international reviewWed Jun 18 2003 - 01:00
Auditing proposals 'too radical'Some of the measures in the Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill currently on its way through the Oireachtas go beyond those…Mon Jun 16 2003 - 01:00
Protecting dairy farmers at odds with aid policyBusiness Opinion: Irish dairy companies have been hugely successful in recent timesMon Jun 16 2003 - 01:00
Tax defaulters pay €28.63m in settlementsThe longest list of tax defaulters with the largest total tax settlement to date was published yesterday in Iris Oifigiúil.Sat Jun 14 2003 - 01:00
Irish group backs €37.6m South Africa developmentA group of Irish investors are behind a €37.6 million development in central Cape Town, South Africa.Thu Jun 12 2003 - 01:00
Jurys Doyle to sell Tara Hotel and open Southampton InnThe Jurys Doyle hotel group is selling the Jurys Tara Hotel in Booterstown, Dublin, for €14.2 million in cashSat Jun 07 2003 - 01:00
1,050 more jobs to go at BombardierBombardier Aerospace in Belfast has announced a further 1,050 jobs are to go following the rejection by workers of a four-year…Fri Jun 06 2003 - 01:00
Trinity set to buy BiotrinTrinity Biotech is seeking to purchase a Dublin health products firm and is prepared to pay 20 per cent more than is currently…Fri Jun 06 2003 - 01:00
Directors of 140 firms facing restriction left debts of €160mDebts of approximately €160 million were left by 140 insolvent companies whose directors now face restriction proceedings in …Thu Jun 05 2003 - 01:00
Security measures 'hampered assessment'Moriarty Tribunal: The level of security under which the 1995 mobile-phone licence competition operated acted as an impediment…Fri May 30 2003 - 01:00
Key player in bid assessments will not be attending inquiryThe Danish consultant who played a key role in the assessment of the bids for the 1995 mobile phone licence competition has said…Fri May 30 2003 - 01:00
Credit union loan referred to IFSRAA member of a Cork credit union with €127 on deposit and no savings history, got a €127,000 loan approved within 48 hours…Wed May 28 2003 - 01:00
Speedy end to phone licence contest outlinedThe final stages of the 1995 mobile phone licence competition occurred very quickly and much more quickly than anticipated by…Sat May 17 2003 - 01:00
'Cooking of books' claim rejectedA senior member of the team that judged the State's second mobile phone licence competition has rejected the suggestion that …Fri May 16 2003 - 01:00
Official says he was not party to concealmentMoriarty tribunal A senior member of the team which selected the winner of the 1995 mobile phone licence competition said he…Thu May 15 2003 - 01:00
Civil servant saw nothing sinister in lack of notesA former civil servant with the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications, Ms Regina Finn, told the tribunal she saw…Wed May 14 2003 - 01:00
Official denies Lowry 'negative' to groupMoriarty tribunal: A civil servant who was part of the team which selected the winner of the State's second mobile phone licence…Sat May 10 2003 - 01:00
Chairman allows Desmond questionsThe tribunal chairman said it would be operating in "cloud cuckoo land" if he did not allow questions on the findings concerning…Fri May 09 2003 - 01:00
Lowry 'made query on behalf of consortium'The former minister Mr Michael Lowry rang a civil servant involved in the selection of the winner of the State's second mobile…Thu May 08 2003 - 01:00
Cosmetic surgery co-founder bannedThe co-founder of the largest cosmetic surgery group in the Republic, Mr Jeffrey Burton, has been disqualified from acting as…Wed May 07 2003 - 01:00
Celtic Helicopters report is completedThe lengthy inquiry into the affairs of Celtic Helicopters has been completed and a report given to the Tánaiste, Ms Harney.Wed May 07 2003 - 01:00
Liberalisation of State assets can land us in troubleBUSINESS OPINION: Back in the good old 1990s when AIB and Merrill Lynch were looking forward to the fees that would be made …Mon May 05 2003 - 01:00
Former directors of firm in liquidation liable for debtsThe former directors of a bonded warehousing company now in liquidation have been made liable for the company's debts of €1.5…Fri May 02 2003 - 01:00
Credit unions aim to end ISIS fiascoMotions to end the €35 million ISIS debacle are among those set down for the two-day Biennial Delegate Meeting of the Irish League…Sat Apr 26 2003 - 01:00
Regulator puts liquidated firms' details onlineThe Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) has published the names of hundreds of companies about which it has…Thu Apr 24 2003 - 01:00
Managers unaware of new standardsJust over half of business managers are aware of new accounting standards, according to research conducted for Deloitte & …Wed Apr 23 2003 - 01:00
More judgments against LawlorTwo more judgments have been registered against the home of former Fianna Fáil TD Mr Liam LawlorWed Apr 23 2003 - 01:00
'Stocktaking' to delay public hearingsMoriarty Tribunal: The tribunal has adjourned until the "earliest possible date" after the Easter recess, which comes to an …Sat Apr 12 2003 - 01:00
Accountant impressed by secrecy of bids processTHE MORIARTY TRIBUNAL: An accountant on temporary assignment to the Department of Finance in 1995, and who took part in the …Fri Apr 11 2003 - 01:00
Witness tells of lobbying over phone licenceMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: The Persona consortium, which came second in the 1995 mobile phone licence competition, lobbied the then …Wed Apr 09 2003 - 01:00
Report slams enterprise agencyConfidential research sharply criticises Enterprise Ireland's performance and its understanding of its clients' needs.Mon Apr 07 2003 - 01:00
Lowry aide was given draft of phone licence reportMoriarty tribunal The former programme manager to Mr Michael Lowry was given a copy of an early draft of the report of the group…Sat Apr 05 2003 - 01:00
'No outside influence' on Esat successTHE MORIARTY TRIBUNAL: A member of the team that selected the winner of the 1995 second mobile phone licence competition said…Fri Apr 04 2003 - 01:00
Official 'troubled' by Lowry pressure on bids processMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: A member of the team that selected the 1995 mobile phone licence competition winner thought the then minister…Thu Apr 03 2003 - 01:00
Official says licence process was fairAnother member of the team that selected the winner of the State's second mobile phone competition has said there was no interference…Sat Mar 29 2003 - 00:00
'Hard argument' over adequacy of reportA civil servant who was on the team which selected the winner of the State's second mobile phone licence competition has said…Fri Mar 28 2003 - 00:00
Concerns about report expressedThe Moriarty Tribunal: A civil servant who formed part of the team that selected the winner of the State's second mobile phone…Thu Mar 27 2003 - 00:00
Civil servant on selection team saw no 'deliberate manipulation'MORIARTY TRIBUNAL: A civil servant who formed part of the team that selected the winner of the State's second mobile phone…Wed Mar 26 2003 - 00:00
Usit loses €14.3m but new owners keep the faithUsit, the student and youth travel group which came under new ownership in June 2002, made a loss of €14Mon Mar 24 2003 - 00:00
