Work to begin on €530m road schemeCONSTRUCTION ON the €530 million Gort to Tuam route is due to begin next year under a public private partnership (PPP) scheme…Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
Animal welfare officer hospitalised following 'senseless' van attackGARDAÍ YESTERDAY described as “sickening” and “deplorable” an attack on an animal welfare officer who was dragged from his van…Mon Dec 27 2010 - 00:00
Receiver appointed to Clare building firmONE OF the midwest’s largest building firms, Paddy Burke Builders Ltd, which once employed over 110 people, has gone into receivership…Fri Dec 24 2010 - 00:00
Calls for HSE to reduce rental spend in midwestCALLS WERE made yesterday on the Health Service Executive (HSE) to further reduce the amount it is spending each year on renting…Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Proposed suspension bridge would link Bishop's Island with Clare coastPLANS HAVE been unveiled for a €1Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00
Fall in Mincon profits expected to reverse after Chile rescue rolePROFITS AT the main Irish arm of Mincon, the company that designed and made a drill piece that aided the survival of the 33 Chilean…Mon Dec 20 2010 - 00:00
Supermac's profits up 18% to €6.2mPRETAX PROFITS at fast-food group Supermac’s last year increased by 18 per cent to €6Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Internet security firm ups profits to €2.9mA SHANNON-based internet security firm enjoyed almost a 10-fold increase in operating profits to $4 million (€2Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Councillor seeks permission for houses in area prone to floodingA MEMBER of Clare County Council who had to access his flooded home by dinghy during floods last year, has lodged plans for five…Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
Inspectors still have issues with care homeA CLARE nursing home which was criticised in an inspectors’ report earlier this year has failed to put in place measures to protect…Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
NCT firm had profits of €44.2m in 10 yearsTHE COMPANY that operated the Government’s national car test programme until last December generated pretax profits of €44 million…Wed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Pretax losses at Communicorp radio group increase threefold to €5.2mPRETAX LOSSES at commercial radio giant Communicorp grew more than threefold last year to €5.2 millionWed Dec 15 2010 - 00:00
Trend Micro triples its pretax profitsTHE IRISH arm of computer anti-virus software manufacturer Trend Micro recorded a three-fold increase in pretax profits to €17…Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
€300,000 pretax profit for Facebook IrelandTHE MAIN Irish arm of social networking giant Facebook recorded pretax profits of almost €300,000 in its first year of operation…Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
Dealer expects car sales to gear up for return to profitTHE MANAGING director of one of the midwest’s largest motor dealerships expects the business to return to profit this year after…Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
PR firm Murray's profits down by over €500,000PRETAX PROFITS at public relations agency Murray Consultants last year more than halved to €411,806.Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Jackson Court Hotel sees €6.8m pretax profitPRETAX PROFITS at the Jackson Court Hotel in Dublin, home to Copper Face Jacks nightclub, last year dropped by 8 per cent to €…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Kenny pledges FG will pull Ireland back from brinkFINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny has accused Fianna Fáil and the Greens of destroying the hopes and aspirations of the next generation…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Former Whelan Group workers say Nama 'hung us out to dry'WORKERS MADE redundant with the collapse of the Whelan Group yesterday expressed their anger at the National Asset Management…Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
Coca-Cola's Irish profits fall by 78%THE MAIN Irish arm of Coca-Cola saw profits fall by 78 per cent to €953,000 last year, with €11Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
Officials' concerns tackled, says care homeTHE OPERATORS of a Co Clare nursing home said yesterday they had addressed concerns raised by independent health inspectors in…Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
Garda gets extra time in graves caseA SENIOR garda yesterday secured additional time to serve a book of evidence on a 59-year-old man accused of theft and larceny…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Boston Scientific arm loses $1bnTHE HOLDING company for a number of international subsidiaries of medical device maker Boston Scientific last year recorded pretax…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Allergan's pretax profit rises to $315mA MASSIVE increase in dividend income pushed pretax profit at Allergan’s main Irish subsidiary to $315Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
'Substantial profits' for theatreTHE COMPANY operating the 2,111-seat, €80 million Grand Canal Theatre in Dublin’s docklands has reported “substantial profits…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Drop in pre-tax profits at AergoPRETAX PROFITS at Denis O’Brien’s Dublin-based aircraft leasing company, Aergo Capital, dropped by 69 per cent to $2Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Sharp fall in ad revenue at Clare FMADVERTISING REVENUES fell sharply at Clare FM last year, pushing the radio station into the red.Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Limerick cystic fibrosis centre a 'beacon of hope'A DEDICATED nine-bed unit for adult cystic fibrosis (CF) sufferers in the midwest at Limerick’s Mid-West Regional Hospital is…Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
Gamestop records loss of €3mTHE IRISH arm of the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, Gamestop, went into the red last year recording…Mon Nov 29 2010 - 00:00
Considine to take up director role at Shannon airportTHE DUBLIN Airport Authority (DAA) has confirmed that Shannon airport’s head of finance and corporate affairs Mary Considine …Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Kentech returns to profitINTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING group Kentech last year returned to profit after revenues increased by 17 per cent to $137 million (€…Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Shannon abandoning low-cost model in bid to increase passenger numbersSHANNON AIRPORT Authority chairman Brian O’Connell confirmed yesterday that Shannon is abandoning the low-cost model, saying …Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Seaplane base for Lough Derg approvedA NEW base for seaplanes on the River Shannon at Lough Derg was approved yesterday by An Bord Pleanála.Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
KFC franchise posts after-tax losses of €469,722THE COMPANY that operates the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise across Ireland went into the red last year, sustaining after…Mon Nov 22 2010 - 00:00
Pretax profits up 163% at Gap's Irish unitPRETAX PROFITS at the Irish arm of US retail giant Gap more than doubled last year to €1.3 million, new figures show.Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Pretax profit at Boots drops 50%PRETAX PROFITS at the Irish arm of pharmaceutical retail giant, Boots more than halved last year to €11 million.Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
Genzyme's Irish profits increase to €26.6mPRETAX profits at the Irish arm of global biotechnology company Genzyme last year increased to €26.6 million.Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
Shannon Heritage posts losses as visitors downLOSSES AT Shannon Heritage improved fractionally last year as its main attractions – Bunratty Castle and Folk Park and O’Brien…Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Council approves plan to halt erosion at golf linksCLARE COUNTY Council yesterday granted planning permission to Doonbeg golf club for a €2 million coastal protection plan to prevent…Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Windmill Lane pretax profits fall by 84%PRETAX PROFITS at television and film-editing studio Windmill Lane Pictures plummeted last year by 84 per cent to €135,570.Mon Nov 15 2010 - 00:00
Doonbeg owners 'behind project'THE US owners of the exclusive Doonbeg golf resort say they remain fully committed to the project in spite of pre-tax losses …Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Two jailed for killing schoolteacher in EnnisTWO CLARE men were yesterday jailed for “a cowardly and unprovoked attack” that ended the life a 26-year-old school teacher on…Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
Shell partner writes down Corrib gas field value by €200mONE OF Shell’s partners in the controversial Corrib gas project, Statoil, has written down the value of the gas field by almost…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Ringfort research tenders invitedMIDWEST TOURISM interests are hoping to make Mooghaun ringfort in Co Clare a major tourist attraction.Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Hen harrier puts paid to turbine plansTHE PROTECTED hen harrier has put paid to plans for a two-turbine extension to the existing 13-turbine wind farm at Booltiagh…Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Council approves plan to demolish public toiletsCLARE COUNTY Council yesterday gave the go-ahead for a Clare couple to demolish public toilets on a site overlooking Lahinch …Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Cost of expansion hits profits at Blackrock ClinicA €100 MILLION expansion at the private Blackrock Clinic contributed to the hospital’s pretax profits decreasing by 11 per cent…Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Ó Cuív confirms cuts to social welfareMINISTER FOR Social Protection Eamon Ó Cuív has confirmed there will be cuts in the budget in rates of social welfare payments…Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00
Abbey Theatre went into red last year after €1.8m redundancy scheme costsTHE ABBEY Theatre moved into the red last year as a redundancy programme resulted in losses of €1.8 million.Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
