Retirement age will have to rise, expert warnsPeople will have to accept the need to work longer in order to finance their retirement, a conference in Dublin heard yesterday…Tue Oct 19 2004 - 01:00
Top Security pays EUR3.75m for S Africa firmsIrish security group Top Security has acquired two rivals in the South African market.Mon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
Abolish commercial rates, says hotels federationThe Irish Hotels Federation has called for the abolition of commercial rates and the introduction of a "more equitable" funding…Mon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
Fitzpatrick to sell US hotels for $110m - reportsHotelier Mr John Fitzpatrick is selling his chain of hotels in the United States to an Irish-American consortium for $110 million…Mon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
Pension confidence 'very hard to justify'Two-thirds of Irish pension scheme members have no idea about the current value of their pension.Mon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
Venture capitalists free to sell Eircom stake as lock-in endsVenture capitalists holding 52 million shares in Eircom will be free to sell their interest from Monday following the expiry …Sat Oct 16 2004 - 01:00
Elan sells stake in Warner Chilcott for #57.3 millionIrish pharmaceutical company Elan has sold its entire stake in rival Warner Chilcott for around £57.3 million (€83Thu Oct 14 2004 - 01:00
Profits at M&T exceed forecastsProfits at M&T Bank, the US group that acquired AIB's Allfirst operation following the Rusnak scandal, beat expectations …Wed Oct 13 2004 - 01:00
Oil worries weigh on Ryanair as shares reach lowMarket Report: Dublin stocks took a bit of a breather at the end of the week in the absence of notable company news.Sat Oct 09 2004 - 01:00
Financials off slightly as stocks lose early gainsMarket report: Shares finished slightly weaker in Dublin yesterday, losing their early gains in the afternoon despite a late…Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Aircraft maker to cut 560 jobsAerospace group Bombardier will cut 560 jobs from its Belfast workforce as a result of troubles at major US airlinesFri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Transaction decline on stock exchangeThe Irish Stock Exchange saw the value of business and the number of transactions conducted in the third quarter decline, according…Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Q&ACan I offset the loss on Eircom shares bought for £2,000 (€2,541) against the gain on 900 First Active shares received free upon…Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Budget Travel to halve its commission to travel agentsLeading tour operator Budget Travel will halve the commissions it pays travel agents from next year.Thu Oct 07 2004 - 01:00
IIF highlights pension gapThe Irish Insurance Federation (IIF) wants the incoming Minister for Finance to provide incentives to close a €6 billion annual…Thu Oct 07 2004 - 01:00
Waterford secures funding for debts, overall operationsStruggling luxury goods group Waterford Wedgwood has negotiated new borrowing facilities in euros and dollars of €210 million…Wed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Pension funds mark time in third quarterPension funds marked time in the third quarter, ending just fractionally ahead as a 1 per cent gain in September offset losses…Wed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Market 'pretty tame' as day's focus is on politicsMARKET REPORT: The market had a reasonably quiet day as attention focused on events in politicsThu Sept 30 2004 - 01:00
Arcon back in black with €1m profitRising metal prices and increased production dragged listed mining group Arcon back to profit for the first time since the second…Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
Unidare profits to beat expectationsIndustrial supplies group Unidare will significantly exceed market expectations when it reports full-year figures in November…Tue Sept 28 2004 - 01:00
Ireland rises to seventh in world for attracting foreign investmentIreland has risen to seventh in the global league of countries attracting foreign direct investment in 2003.Thu Sept 23 2004 - 01:00
ISEQ retreats from high after bad news from USMarket Report: Bad news from the US put the brakes on the Irish market yesterday. The ISEQ shed 17Thu Sept 23 2004 - 01:00
Musgrave appoints new chiefGrocery group Musgrave has named Mr Chris Martin to succeed Mr Seamus Scally as group managing director.Wed Sept 22 2004 - 01:00
Aminex signs landmark deal with North KoreaIrish exploration group Aminex has signed a landmark deal with the North Korean government to help develop its petroleum industry…Tue Sept 21 2004 - 01:00
Q&AMy wife, my son and I involved ourselves in the Eircom shenanigans (£500, £300 and £500 respectively) and, as a result, we are…Fri Sept 17 2004 - 01:00
HBOS could target Irish retail bankingThe decision by British bank HBOS not to proceed with a bid for rival Abbey National has negative implications for the Irish …Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Pfizer to invest €240m in Dun Laoghaire plantUS pharmaceuticals group Pfizer will create up to 200 jobs with a €240 million investment in its Dublin manufacturing operation…Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
Expansion deal latest in a line of IDA successesPfizer's announcement is the latest in a string of recent high-profile successes for IDA IrelandWed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
McInerney profits doubleIrish housebuilder McInerney doubled pre-tax profit in the first half of 2004 on the back of a buoyant Irish housing market and…Fri Sept 10 2004 - 01:00
Advisers capitalise on super-richThe Celtic Tiger may be slumbering but the money it generated is still swirling around the economy.Fri Sept 10 2004 - 01:00
Q&AI was made an offer of selling my apartment for €100,000. I bought the apartment in January this year for €200,000.Fri Sept 10 2004 - 01:00
Life insurance sector regains ground in 2003 as markets riseThe financial health of Ireland's life insurance sector improved in 2003 as stock markets recoveredThu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Boston Scientific Galway plant gets FDA all-clearUS regulators have given the all-clear on Boston Scientific's Galway plant following a major recall of medical devices made at…Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Ryanair rules out repaying subsidiesRyanair has said it will dismiss any request for repayment of incentives related to its operations at Belgium's Charleroi airport…Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Q&ACar-parking: I am a PAYE worker and live in the Dublin suburbs. I am due a windfall shortly of €50,000 netFri Sept 03 2004 - 01:00
Glanbia sales fall 7.3% in 'year of transition'Agribusiness group Glanbia saw profits slip 5 per cent in the first half of what the group has called a year of transition.Thu Sept 02 2004 - 01:00
Market ReportStocks marked time in Dublin with little or no trade in the absence of London dealingTue Aug 31 2004 - 01:00
Busy end to week as banks lead the way forwardMarket Report: Dublin enjoyed a relatively busy end to the week with the index closing 21 points or 0Sat Aug 28 2004 - 01:00
Irish fund managers make international standardLeading Irish fund managers are holding their own against international competition according to a new survey by investment consultants…Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Q&AWhy are insurers reluctant to provide contents cover to tenants in rented accommodation? Surely they are missing out on a huge…Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Market advances, but stocks attract little interestMARKET REPORT: Dublin closed fractionally ahead on a featureless day that reflected the holiday mood on markets across Europe…Wed Aug 25 2004 - 01:00
Two directors appointed by AIBAIB has appointed two new non-executive directors to its boardWed Aug 25 2004 - 01:00
Q&AI sold my home and used the proceeds to buy a smaller home for myself and two other properties, which I rent out.Fri Aug 20 2004 - 01:00
Waterford part of US settlementLuxury goods group Waterford Wedgwood has agreed to pay $500,000 (€408,000) as part of a $2Wed Aug 11 2004 - 01:00
Q&ACGT liability: I have recently received the proceeds of my shares in First Active plc from Ulster Rank (Royal Bank of Scotland…Fri Aug 06 2004 - 01:00
Q&ASome years ago I invested 2,000 in Stentor plc and later forgot about it, having moved in the interim.Fri Jul 30 2004 - 01:00
Shares slump at Icon after deals are cancelledClinical trials group Icon has suffered another setback with the cancellation of two contracts within the past fortnightWed Jul 28 2004 - 01:00
Volatile Elan, unpopular banks pull market lowerMarket Report: The Dublin market finished down yesterday at the end of a listless day's tradingWed Jul 28 2004 - 01:00
