Irish workforce is paying a heavy price for global challenges facing pharma sectorClosure comes just months after MSD pulled the plug on its Rathdrum operation in WicklowFri Nov 29 2013 - 13:14
Pension reforms cut retirement incomes for today's workers - OECDIn Ireland, public pension spending is less of a burden than elsewhereWed Nov 27 2013 - 09:23
Pension legislation is welcome and long overdueDespite its flaws, the Bill helps create a leveller workers’ playing pitchWed Nov 20 2013 - 01:00
Reading and writing the business pages in a fast-changing worldFrom in-depth analysis to a pioneer web presence, business coverage has been at vanguard of innovationWed Nov 13 2013 - 00:23
Amarin raises doubts over future prospectsDrug firms questions whether it can afford to fund trial central to growth plansFri Nov 08 2013 - 12:19
Q&A Dominic CoyleCan the Revenue force me to pay 2014 local property tax this year?Tue Nov 05 2013 - 06:00
Reilly should balance books before spending more on health serviceBusiness Opinion: the Minister for Health has to find about €1 billion in savings but his record suggests he will notMon Nov 04 2013 - 01:00
Minister fails to square circle on pension levyIndustry anger at new charge undermines pragmatic approach to necessary pension reform, writes Dominic CoyleWed Oct 16 2013 - 01:00
Pension sums even more complex as Minister delivers on reformAnalysis: Tax relief protected but ‘once only’ levy a recurring feature, writes Dominic CoyleTue Oct 15 2013 - 20:02
Pension savers face new levy and tighter rules on reliefPension benefits already built up will be measured by old rules even after January 1stTue Oct 15 2013 - 17:00
Government still debating mechanics of cap on pension tax relief'Significant changes' expected on pensions in budget, conference toldWed Oct 02 2013 - 01:00
Almost one in four final salary pension schemes close in 2012Call for Budget clarity on retirement income limit of €60,000Tue Oct 01 2013 - 11:15
Government ‘likely to broaden tax base’ rather than increasing ratesIrish Tax Institute calls for incentives for investors and entrepreneurs and PRSI reformWed Sept 25 2013 - 21:08
Alkermes’s key strength is potent pharma pipelineAn inspired approach to clinical trial data is fuelling the firm’s assault on central nervous system ailmentsMon Sept 23 2013 - 01:00
Alkermes hosts gathering of US investorsGroup of investment firms looking at investment opportunities in EuropeSun Sept 15 2013 - 23:05
Broker disqualified from managing regulated businessTallaght insurance firm took €121,250 from client accounts over 27 monthsTue Sept 10 2013 - 19:50
Charities found wanting in resistance to regulationBusiness Opinion: reform of Irish charities legislation is badly neededMon Aug 19 2013 - 01:00
Reprehensible budget kite-flying on old-age pension designed to target the most vulnerableOpinion: failure to hold the line against cutting pension payments would add acutely to Labour’s electoral worriesMon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
Pfizer to invest $130m in two Irish plantsUS company will inject $100m into Grange Castle biologics unit and $30m at RingaskiddyThu Jul 11 2013 - 09:14
Amarin announces plan to sell another 21.7 million sharesProceeds will fund ongoing rollout of Vascepa fish oil drug in the USTue Jul 09 2013 - 20:01
Urgent reform of pension wind-up priority order soughtEmployers, unions and pensions industry unite to call for action to protect workers’ benefitsMon Jul 08 2013 - 22:41
Shameful silence over broken pension promisesOpinion: when an Irish company reneges on the promise of certain retirement income, there is no outrage, no reaction, only silenceMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
American chamber hits out at ‘unfair’ spotlight on multinationals’ tax treatmentSurvey shows 1,400 open positions at 100 US firms operating in IrelandFri Jul 05 2013 - 01:00
Ibec chief accuses Government of ‘malign neglect’ on pensionsMcCoy questions whether defined benefit pension schemes now too dangerousWed Jun 26 2013 - 20:40
Ibec condemns Government for inaction on pensionsBusiness group says many schemes will be forced to closeWed Jun 26 2013 - 01:00
Spurned suitor still chasing elusive Elan takeover dealThe chief executive of Royalty Pharma is still keen to talk to Ireland’s largest indigenous pharma group about making a deal workFri Jun 21 2013 - 01:00
‘Little blue pill’ heads over the cliff in another headache for big pharmaIt’s a feeling Pfizer knows only too well, having seen sales of Lipitor plummet 60 per centFri Jun 21 2013 - 01:00
Words not figures proved the undoing of Royalty’s hostile Elan bidCompany has only itself to blameWed Jun 19 2013 - 01:09
