Des Kelly profits rise 43%Profits at Des Kelly Carpets jumped 43 per cent last year to €1.25 million, recovering from a decline the previous year.Tue Mar 22 2005 - 00:00
Eircom U-turn on pensioner chargesEircom has made a U-turn on charges for pensionersSat Mar 19 2005 - 00:00
Light Dublin gains on mixed global market dayDublin Report: Dublin gained a little ground in an understandably quiet St Patrick's Day session, with the index finishing about…Fri Mar 18 2005 - 00:00
Sale of ESB shops causes Irish Permanent to slideMarket report: Markets suffered yesterday as oil hit a new high, further weakening the dollar and sending investors into a defensive…Thu Mar 17 2005 - 00:00
Waterford shares fall to new low after sales warningWaterford Wedgwood fell to historic lows yesterday after warning that weaker sales and margins would hit full-year profitsTue Mar 15 2005 - 00:00
Dublin's quality of life is eighth best of EU capitalsDublin ranks eighth among EU capitals in overall quality of life according to a new survey.Mon Mar 14 2005 - 00:00
ESB says State will meet EU target for renewable energyESB National Grid is confident the Stage will meet its EU obligations to provide 13Mon Mar 14 2005 - 00:00
Q&AI will be 66 in April and am entitled to the old age contributory pension. Will my pension be taxed?Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
Pension fund gains cut in half by Elan collapseThe dramatic collapse in the price of drug company Elan wiped out half the gain of Irish pension funds last month.Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Outsourcing costs to rise by 21% after rulingThe Government has been dealt its second blow by Europe in as many days, following the ruling by the European Court of Justice…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Q&AI hold 1,284 Barlo shares, bought when Barlo went public many moons ago. I think I paid £850 for 1,000 sharesFri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Elan continues to fall as analyst opinion hardensElan fell another 16.25 per cent in New York last night as short-sellers continued to drive the stock down on doubts about the…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Irish pension funds take hit as 70% of value is shedImplications: Irish pension funds took a hit yesterday as drug company Elan shed almost 70 per cent of its value.Tue Mar 01 2005 - 00:00
Firm suffered more than its share of misfortuneBackground: The suspension of Elan's blockbuster Multiple Sclerosis drug, Tysabri, less than three months after it was first…Tue Mar 01 2005 - 00:00
Not so new kid on affordable housing block to make his markRonan King tells Dominic Coyle that a tax credit system used in the US could work well hereFri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Diageo blames smoking ban for 5% decline in salesThe smoking ban accounted for 5 per cent of the decline in bar sales in the Republic during the past six months of 2004, drinks…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
Lacklustre business spells small gains on ISEQDublin Report: Shares gained a little ground in Dublin yesterday, although there was little in the way of major domestic news…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
ISEQ in mediocre form as market leaders struggleDublin Report: The small caps were the only winners as a group yesterday as the ISEQ shed over 14 points in unspectacular volume…Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Low bond yields hit pensionsPension schemes will struggle to close the funding gap while bond yields remain at current low levels, a conference heard yesterday…Wed Feb 16 2005 - 00:00
Value of M&A deals up almost 50%Irish companies were involved in mergers and takeovers worth €3.7 billion in the last three months of 2004Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Imports from China rise sharplyTrade with countries outside the European Union fell marginally last year, despite a sharp rise in imports from China.Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Finance Bill will address VAT anomalyAn anomaly that has left commercial property investors facing a 13Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Eircom climbs 8 cents with 16 million shares dealtDublin Report: Eircom led the way yesterday, helping the industrials outperform financials on the Irish market.Thu Feb 03 2005 - 00:00
Manufacturing sector expands in JanuaryThe manufacturing sector expanded in January for the seventeenth month in successionWed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
Consumer sentiment hits four-year highConsumer sentiment hit a four-year high last month driven by indications of buoyant spending in post-Christmas sales.Wed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
Motorists may face 21% rise in local authority car park chargesMotorists face a possible 21 per cent rise in charges at local authority-run car parks after the State failed to convince the…Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
Q&AIn 1995, when an insurance policy matured, I gave each of our five children £5,000Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
SSIAs boost HL&P businessIncreasing contributions to Special Savings Incentive Accounts (SSIAs) drove Hibernian's life business last yearWed Jan 26 2005 - 00:00
Business schools need fundsIreland's leading business schools are in danger of losing their position without significant investment from both government…Mon Jan 24 2005 - 00:00
State's canteen VAT error to cost €200mEmployers are in line for a tax rebate of up to €200 million after the European Court of Justice ruled against the Revenue's …Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Property demand to stay strongDemand for property is unlikely to decline significantly over the next two years, according to IIB Homeloans' annual review of…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Cost of land rising faster than price of housesThe cost of residential development land outstripped house price inflation in 2004, according to the Irish Auctioneers & …Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
BIAM €400m NPRF mandate under reviewBank of Ireland Asset Management's contract to manage a €400 million slice of the National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) has been…Thu Jan 20 2005 - 00:00
Cross-Border mobile users unaware of high roaming feesMobile phone users on both sides of the Border are being hit with bills for roaming charges they are unaware that they are incurring…Thu Jan 20 2005 - 00:00
220 jobs go in subsidiary's closureSerCom Solutions, the supply chain management subsidiary of industrial holding group DCC, has announced the closure of its Dublin…Wed Jan 19 2005 - 00:00
Disappointing review for RamcoRamco's Seven Heads gas field is significantly more compartmentalised than it had assumed, a comprehensive technical review has…Sat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Market ReportBusiness in Dublin was described yesterday as "somewhat subdued" with the market taking a breather after a bullish start to the…Sat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Builder makes strong showing in 2004Housebuilder McInerney has issued a bullish end-year trading statementSat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Smurfit to raise €670m in bondsJefferson Smurfit Group plans to raise €670 million in corporate bonds to replace existing, more expensive debt and to pay a …Fri Jan 14 2005 - 00:00
Waterford posts big gain during steady sessionMarket Report: Dublin had a steady day yesterday with the leading financials in particular showing little movement.Fri Jan 14 2005 - 00:00
Turnover up at Grafton RecruitmentBusiness at Grafton Recruitment is up sharply on last year, according to figures provided by the company.Tue Jan 11 2005 - 00:00
Salaries set to rise by 4.6% - surveySalaries are likely to rise by at least 4Tue Jan 11 2005 - 00:00
Challenges circle overhead for tour operatorWhen Eugene Corcoran took a summer job in the post room of Sunbound Holidays in 1973, all that was on his mind was earning a …Fri Jan 07 2005 - 00:00
Pension fund deficits rise despite good yearIrish pension funds finished 2004 worse off, despite a 10Fri Jan 07 2005 - 00:00
ISEQ slips as market settles back in to new yearMarket report: Irish stocks came back a little yesterday after their exuberant opening to the new year on TuesdayThu Jan 06 2005 - 00:00
TD calls for single insurance marketFine Gael has called on EU Commissioner Mr Charlie McCreevy to bring forward proposals for a single market in insurance products…Tue Jan 04 2005 - 00:00
Euro set to strengthen further, warns bankEuro-zone economies face a growing challenge in 2005 as the euro continues to strengthen against both the dollar and sterling…Tue Jan 04 2005 - 00:00
Red tape is stifling small business - ISMESmall business is being strangled by regulation according to lobby group ISMETue Jan 04 2005 - 00:00
Warner Chilcott follows a low-key route to successOn the day Galen floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1997, its shares jumped 19 per cent to 179 pence, prompting one dealer…Fri Dec 31 2004 - 00:00
ISEQ advances to post 25 per cent rise on yearDublin Report: The Irish Stock Exchange ended its last full day of trade in 2004 with gains of 25 per cent on the year, well…Fri Dec 31 2004 - 00:00
