Fracking firm finds potential in ClareA SECOND overseas firm seeking to start fracking in Ireland has confirmed initial positive results concerning a natural gas field…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Pre-tax loss of €1.9m for Stafford HoldingsTHE CHAIRMAN of the group which runs the Lifestyle Sports retail chain said all three group businesses were taking necessary …Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Proposed sanctions for nursing home droppedTHE HEALTH Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has withdrawn its proposal to cancel and refuse registration to a Co Galway…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Lufthansa's Irish group doubles profitPRE-TAX PROFITS at the Irish-based Lufthansa-owned aircraft overhaul and leasing group more than doubled last year to $35Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Paul O'Connell's firm sees 19% rise in cash in accountThe cash in account at the firm owned by Ireland and Munster rugby star Paul O’Connell increased last year by 19 per cent to €…Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Arklow unit of Servier sees profits fall despite sharp rise in revenuesPRETAX PROFITS at the main Irish unit of French pharma giant Servier last year fell by nearly a quarter despite a sharp increase…Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Irish arm of pharma firm Roche returns to profit after revenues rise almost 30%The main Irish unit of Swiss-owned pharma giant Roche last year returned to profit after revenues increased by 29Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Creditors yet to see funds after Carey firms collapseTrade creditors from collapsed firms associated with hurling great DJ Carey have yet to see any monies from the liquidation of…Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Smarthomes returns to profit after three yearsTHE FIRM co-founded by businessman and former presidential candidate Seán Gallagher returned to profit last year after three …Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
HSE costs for agency cover up 15% last year to €176.5mONE FIRM supplying agency staff to the Health Service Executive (HSE) received in excess of €29Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Additional drugs to cost HSE €30m this yearTHE BILL to the Health Service Executive for making drugs available not contained in its National Service Plan for 2012 will …Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Ford's Irish operation returns to profit after revenue increased 10% last yearTHE IRISH arm of motor giant Ford last year returned to pre-tax profit after revenue increased by 10Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Galway unit of HP returns to profitTHE GALWAY-based unit of computer giant Hewlett Packard (HP) returned to profit last year in spite of a 26 per cent drop in revenues…Sat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
Club Travel and USIT results move in different directionsTWO OF Ireland’s best known travel companies have reported very different performances for 2011.Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Fewer corncrakes despite conservation campaignTHE BATTLE to save the corncrake in Ireland appears to have suffered a slight reversal this year despite State expenditure of…Thu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
Daniel O'Donnell is sitting on accumulated profits of almost €5mSINGER DANIEL O’Donnell’s main firm has almost doubled its accumulated profits to €4.9 million in the past three years.Thu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
Chrysaor to start survey for gas at Spanish PointTHE NEXT step in determining whether gas will flow commercially from a field in the Atlantic off Spanish Point, Co Clare is set…Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Digiweb returns to profit despite revenues falling 7%TELECOMS GROUP Digiweb returned to profit last year despite a dip in revenues.Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
Michelin-starred restaurant beating recessionONE OF the country’s best-known restaurants, the Michelin-starred l’Ecrivain, run by celebrity chef Derry Clarke and his wife…Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
Losses down at Jacobs Engineering's Irish armPRETAX LOSSES at the Irish arm of international firm Jacobs Engineering last year decreased by 53 per cent to €1.5 million.Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Call for release of records on man's death in psychiatric unitTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has refused to release all records concerning its own investigation into how a patient took…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Jo'B creationDUBLIN-BASED Jo’Burger restaurant group yesterday announced plans to open three to four new restaurants next year, creating 120…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Guide dog charity stops providing dogs to children with autismONE OF Ireland’s best-known charities has stopped accepting applications for assistance dogs from families of children with autism…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Nama assigns receivers to Robert Butler companiesTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) has appointed receivers to a series of companies controlled by Limerick developer…Mon Aug 13 2012 - 01:00
Pretax profits at JP Morgan Ireland rise by 78% to $26.7mPretax profits at the IFSC-based arm of banking giant JP Morgan increased last year by 78 per cent to $26.7 million (€21Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
O'Dwyers cuts losses to €6.3m in 2010Pretax losses at the slimmed down O’Dwyer hotel and pub group decreased sharply to €6Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
O'Driscoll promotions firm cash assets rise to €1.46mAccounts for the main firm owned Irish rugby captain Brian O’Driscoll show that its cash assets increased to €1Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
Limerick concert hall close to striking an even noteTHE DIRECTOR of the midwest’s premier arts venue, the University Concert Hall in Limerick, has said the venue has a sustainable…Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
Louis Walsh business has x factor as entertainment firm posts €1.2m profitX-FACTOR JUDGE Louis Walsh’s entertainment firm more than quadrupled its pre-tax profits last year to €1.268 million.Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
Killaloe diocese abuse bill at €2.4mTHERE WAS a significant reduction in payments by Killaloe’s Catholic diocese arising from clerical sex abuse, according to diocesan…Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Unidentified firm sought €350,000 to dispose of e-voting machinesONE COMPANY demanded more than €350,000 from the Department of the Environment to take the Government’s defunct e-voting machines…Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
One donation by Ryan trust in 2011THE CHARITABLE trust established in memory of Ryanair founder Tony Ryan with a fund of more than €11 million made a single charitable…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Firm seeks licence for wave energy projectThe development of a five- megawatt wave energy project in waters off west Clare has moved a step closer.Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Donations from wills pull Simon out of the redA CASH bequest totalling more than €350,000 from one donor was part of the €1 million that Dublin Simon Community received from…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Shannon ferry group goes into the redA FERRY group co-owned by two of the Mangan brothers, who received €45 million from the sale of their wholesale retail business…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Big increase in pre-tax loss at Mott McDonald IrelandPRE-TAX LOSSES at the Irish arm of consultancy engineering firm Mott McDonald rose by 288per cent to €2Mon Aug 06 2012 - 01:00
Benex profits reduce almost 50% to €54mPRETAX PROFITS at the main Irish arm of medical technology firm Becton Dickinson last year almost halved to €54 million despite…Sat Aug 04 2012 - 01:00
Fine dining a recipe for increased profit at Restaurant Patrick GuilbaudTHE COUNTRY’S top-rated restaurant “has come through the worst of the recession” after recording increased business last year…Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
Injunctions cost council €90,000A COUNTY manager has revealed it cost almost €100,000 to secure two High Court injunctions to move on two illegal Traveller encampments…Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
MJ Flood posts EUR2.95m surplusBusiness technology provider MJ Flood returned to profit last year, recording a pre-tax surplus of €2.95 million.Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Overseas mental healthcare costs HSE €2.2mNEW FIGURES show the Health Service Executive (HSE) spent on average €43,122 per week accommodating 11 patients in the mental…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Ennis hospital's absenteeism rate worst in StateNEW FIGURES show that the hospital with the worst absenteeism rate in the State is Ennis General Hospital.Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Donations to Concern down 17%PUBLIC DONATIONS to Irish-based international relief agency Concern dropped by 17 per cent last year to €50Mon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
Midwest strategy plan costing €1.2m criticisedTHE €1.2 MILLION costs relating to a land use and transportation plan for the midwest has come under fire.Mon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
Oracle's Irish firm reports €39m lossTECHNOLOGY: The main Irish subsidiary of US technology giant Oracle last year recorded a pre-tax loss of €39Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
Judge tells farmer in dispute over right of way to 'stop digging'A HIGH Court judge yesterday told a farmer at the centre of a 33-year-long dispute over a right of way to “stop digging”Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
LinkedIn Irish unit revenues triple to €137.8mREVENUES AT the main Irish unit of the world’s online largest professional network, LinkedIn, increased more than threefold last…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
High Court to decide on dispute over right of way stretching back 33 yearsA WOMAN has told a court that gardaí had to seize a gun from her neighbour after he had threatened he would use it to sort out…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
