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Initiative seeks to plug tech skills gap

IRELAND 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 Energy

ROYAL 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 Ireland

Netflix, 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 growth

DISCOUNT 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 costs

A ‘grim’ future for the dental industry is forecast as people are cutting back

Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00

Don't run out on health and safety procedures

Is 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 anniversary

THE 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 Shhmooze

STARTUP 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 data

AFTER 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 bondholders

NATIONALISED bank AIB has repaid € 1

Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00

€90 million angel funds for start-ups

IRISH 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 funds

THE 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 register

QUINN 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 crowd

Never 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 house

Marks 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 transfer

ULSTER 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 bills

START UP NATION: CLIMOTE: Dundalk-based tech company Climote

Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00

Profits at Continental Farmers slip to €3.1m

CONTINENTAL 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

Inside track

Q&A: Liz Callaghan, Director, VIP Taxis

Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00

Banks pull back on foreign lending

STATISTICS 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 matter

Given 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 hole

THIS 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'Brien

BUSINESS SUPPORT firm Siteserv has been sold to businessman Denis O’Brien for €45.42 million in cash

Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00

Trading suspended for Worldspreads shares on Dublin, London markets

SHARES 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 markets

BETTER-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 market

RATINGS AGENCY Moody’s yesterday pointed to further signs of deterioration in the Irish mortgage market

Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00

Markets rise on US growth hopes

AS 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 down

CONOR 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 €146m

FOOD GROUP Aryzta reported half-year results in line with forecasts yesterday. The company announced a 0

Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00

Getting the best bang for your buck in the downturn

In the boom years, capital gains were the priority for investors. Now it’s all about regular income and liquidity

Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00

'Simple farmer's son' hopes he will be granted his day in court

THIS 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 road

THIS 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 Easons

THIS 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 out

THE 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 credit

CREDIT 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 shares

AS 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 Group

THE 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 14

Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00

Debt-crisis optimism drives markets

MARKETS 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 retail

Like many provincial centres, Drogheda has too many shops and too many out-of-town shopping centres

Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00

Don't ever invest without first asking the tough questions

If 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 option

SPECULATION 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 growth

In 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 €1

Mon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00

State Street chief sees value in Ireland

WHILE 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 concerns

Asian 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
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