Initiative seeks to plug tech skills gapIRELAND COULD boost employment right across the economy by attracting up to 75,000 highly skilled overseas workers a year to …Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Shell raises offer for Cove EnergyROYAL DUTCH Shell has increased its offer for the oil and gas exploration company Cove Energy to £1.12 billion (€1.37bn).Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Netflix points to positive start in UK and IrelandNetflix, the US provider of online TV and movie streaming services, yesterday delivered a “disappointing” second quarter outlook…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
RBS Aviation Capital has 'successful quarter'RBS Aviation Capital, an aircraft lessor with headquarters in Dublin, placed aircraft with three new customers, transacted 10…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Penneys forecasts substantial growthDISCOUNT FASHION chain Penneys continues to beat retail trends and its owner is forecasting “substantial growth” over the coming…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
Biting into dental costsA ‘grim’ future for the dental industry is forecast as people are cutting backTue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Don't run out on health and safety proceduresIs the recession to blame for the rise in the number of work-related deaths?Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
NCH profits up for 30th anniversaryTHE NATIONAL Concert Hall saw its profit before tax increase by 50 per cent to €277,990 in 2011, its 30th anniversary year, as…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Cosying up to strangers is a painless way to network if you can ShhmoozeSTARTUP NATION: SHHMOOZE STARTUP APP: IT’S SOMETHING most professionals will freely confess to hating, but networking is nonetheless…Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Values advance on positive dataAFTER A strong close in the US on Monday evening, markets extended their gains across Europe yesterday, as demand increased at…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Is it time to welcome back the bull?AS GLOBAL STOCK markets finally show signs of improvement, a consensus is emerging among stock market analysts that now is the…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Government bonds under Irish ownership rise to 23%IRISH RESIDENT institutions and individuals continue to increase their exposure to Irish bonds, with latest statistics from the…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
AIB repays €1.5bn to unsecured bondholdersNATIONALISED bank AIB has repaid € 1Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
€90 million angel funds for start-upsIRISH HIGH potential start-ups will have access to some €90 million in angel funds from 300 investors in 2012, according to the…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
NTMA may raise €2bn from bonds to pension fundsTHE NATIONAL Treasury Management Agency is ready to raise funds of up to € 2 billion this year by issuing annuity bonds to domestic…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Quinns' holding company struck off registerQUINN PROPERTY Investments, the Quinn family’s holding company for the Belfry Hotel and Golf Resort, has been struck off by the…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Hanging out with in crowdNever mind the brokers and lenders, crowdfunding is the cool new way for individuals to get involved in the investment game, …Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Will corporate slide lead to debt write-off?The corporate world is in as much financial distress as the rest of the economy, but opinions remain divided about whether or…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
The benefits of shopping by mouse from your houseMarks Spencer is the latest brand to offer online shopping in Ireland, so who else is in the market, how easy is it and what …Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank to allow tracker mortgage transferULSTER BANK says it is to allow people to transfer their much-coveted trackers to a new mortgage.Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Heat is on for device that offers big savings on your energy billsSTART UP NATION: CLIMOTE: Dundalk-based tech company ClimoteThu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Profits at Continental Farmers slip to €3.1mCONTINENTAL FARMERS Group (CFG), the Isle of Man-based diversified agricultural producer which is listed on the Irish Stock Exchange…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Banks pull back on foreign lendingSTATISTICS FROM the Central Bank show that Irish domestic banks continued to pull back on foreign lending in 2011, with a 26 …Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
Fees matterGiven that there is nothing certain about your investment fund’s performance, it pays to shop around on one of the few certainties…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Investors looking into a black holeTHIS WEEK: INVESTORS IN collapsed investment firm Custom House Capital have until this Friday to put in a claim to the Investor…Mon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
Siteserv acquired by Denis O'BrienBUSINESS SUPPORT firm Siteserv has been sold to businessman Denis O’Brien for €45.42 million in cashSat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Trading suspended for Worldspreads shares on Dublin, London marketsSHARES IN Worldspreads, the Dublin-headquartered spread betting group, were suspended on Dublin’s Enterprise Securities Market…Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Upbeat US jobs data boosts marketsBETTER-THAN-EXPECTED economic data from the US helped lift markets across Europe yesterday, as upbeat jobs figures in the US …Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Moody's negative on mortgage marketRATINGS AGENCY Moody’s yesterday pointed to further signs of deterioration in the Irish mortgage marketFri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Markets rise on US growth hopesAS A second, €130 billion financing package for Greece was formally approved yesterday, markets across Europe continued to rise…Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
WorldSpreads group chief executive steps downCONOR FOLEY has stepped down as group chief executive from the spread-betting company he co-founded in 2000.Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Aryzta profits up 2.2% to €146mFOOD GROUP Aryzta reported half-year results in line with forecasts yesterday. The company announced a 0Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Getting the best bang for your buck in the downturnIn the boom years, capital gains were the priority for investors. Now it’s all about regular income and liquidityTue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
'Simple farmer's son' hopes he will be granted his day in courtTHIS WEEK: THE SAGA OF bankrupt Fermanagh businessman Seán Quinn and his outstanding loans to Anglo Irish Bank (now Irish Bank…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
'Ireland Inc' hits the roadTHIS WEEK: POLITICIANS and industry heads alike will be on the road this week, promoting the good news of “Ireland Inc” ahead…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
A new chapter for EasonsTHIS WEEK: EASONS WILL CLOSE its store on Dublin’s Talbot Street today, as part of a €5 million cost-savings programme that …Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Doughnut effect rips Limerick's retail heart outTHE GOOD NEWS for Limerick is that department store Brown Thomas has no plans to pull out of the city centre, despite on-going…Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Bank finds firms not getting creditCREDIT CONDITIONS for Irish small and medium enterprises are worse that for their European counterparts, a conference organised…Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
'Successful placing' of Smurfit sharesAS EUROPEAN leaders entered the second day of summit talks on resolving the sovereign debt crisis, talk turned to pro-growth …Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Flinter appointed chairman of PM GroupTHE FORMER chief executive of Enterprise Ireland, Dan Flinter, has been appointed as chairman of the board of Project Management…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Product range pushes Fyffes revenue up 14.5%FYFFES, THE fruit importer, has reported a 14Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Debt-crisis optimism drives marketsMARKETS ACROSS Europe advanced yesterday, against a background of growing optimism that Europe’s sovereign debt crisis will be…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Drogheda - how not to do retailLike many provincial centres, Drogheda has too many shops and too many out-of-town shopping centresWed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Don't ever invest without first asking the tough questionsIf you don’t want to be ‘Madoffed’, à la the eponymous investor whose giant Ponzi scheme led many to lose their life’s savings…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
NTMA linked with bond market optionSPECULATION IS growing that the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) will take advantage of greater liquidity as a result…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
HSBC profits rise on market growthIn a year of “major progress” for HSBC, the UK bank reported an increase in profit before tax of 15 per cent per cent on 2010…Mon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
Kingspan sees revenues jump 30%Insulation manufacturer Kingspan beat forecasts when it reported a 30 per cent increase in revenues in 2011 up to €1Mon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
State Street chief sees value in IrelandWHILE THE overall Irish market might be in the doldrums, for “patient stock pickers”, Irish equities can provide rich rewards…Mon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
Asian markets fall on global growth concernsAsian shares fell this morning as high oil prices raised concerns about global growth, while signs of fresh steps from major …Mon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
