Economy to grow by 3.8%, predicts Friends FirstFriends First, the financial services group, has raised its economic forecast for 2002 and now predicts the economy will grow…Wed Apr 24 2002 - 01:00
ESRI wants war waged on old enemy of inflationThe growing threat of inflation could yet scupper economic recovery,writes John McManusTue Apr 23 2002 - 01:00
Time for Michael Soden to put up or shut upBUSINESS OPINION: Normally, when one bank decides to takeover another, the customers are the last to knowMon Apr 22 2002 - 01:00
Gresham Hotels rebuffs Israeli moveGresham Hotels has rebuffed an attempt by Red Sea Hotels, the Israeli property group, to take board controlWed Apr 17 2002 - 01:00
Labour Party would borrow €12bn to fund roads, schools and hospitalsThe Labour Party proposes to borrow almost €12 billion over the life of the next government to fund roads, schools and hospitals…Wed Apr 17 2002 - 01:00
Ireland has one of lowest taxation regimes, says OECDWorkers in the Republic now enjoy one of the lowest taxation regimes in the developed world, according to the Organisation for…Tue Apr 16 2002 - 01:00
Where would we be without our local chemist?BUSINESS OPINION: It is refreshing to know that even in these difficult times there is still one group in society that is prepared…Mon Apr 15 2002 - 01:00
Eaton Vance is leading plaintiff in Elan actionCLASS ACTION: Boston-based Eaton Vance Corp has emerged as the largest plaintiff in the litany of securities fraud claims made…Fri Apr 12 2002 - 01:00
Retail sales fall at odds with recoveryRetail sales fell sharply in January, confounding evidence that the economy was reboundingFri Mar 29 2002 - 00:00
Reduced role for Spain in DCC board revampDCC, the investment group facing an €85 million insider dealing action, has strengthened its board and reformed its corporate…Tue Mar 26 2002 - 00:00
Are Irish fund managers really such wimps?The supine nature of the Irish fund management community has been demonstrated once again by the Rusnak affairMon Mar 18 2002 - 00:00
Harney to oppose any bank mergerThe Tánaiste has said she would oppose any proposed merger of AIB and Bank of IrelandWed Mar 13 2002 - 00:00
Time for Paddy Teahon to take the plunge?BUSINESS OPINION: As the waves generated by the national aquatic centre controversy swell, the position of Paddy Teahon at the…Mon Mar 11 2002 - 00:00
Strong recovery in services sectorA strong surge in a key gauge of the vast US services sector in February has dovetailed with reports showing services industry…Wed Mar 06 2002 - 00:00
Mild US winter helps CRH beat expectationsThe exceptionally mild winter in the US helped CRH beat market expectations yesterday when it announced a 16 per cent rise in…Wed Mar 06 2002 - 00:00
Where are my promised cheap Vodafone calls?The absorption of Eircell by Vodafone is all but complete. Red has replaced purple and the group's 1Mon Mar 04 2002 - 00:00
ACC Bank may lose Courts Service investment businessThe loss of its State bank status could cost ACC Bank €45 million (£35.4 million) in business with the Courts Service.Thu Feb 28 2002 - 00:00
Irish trade surplus reaches record €35bnIreland's trade surplus with the rest of world was a record €35 billion (£27Wed Feb 27 2002 - 00:00
Considine awarded top Finance positionMr Tom Considine (57) has been appointed Secretary General of the Department of Finance, de facto head of the civil serviceWed Feb 27 2002 - 00:00
Backing for Buckley is conditionalThe chairman of AIB, Mr Lochlann Quinn, has made it clear that his support for chief executive Mr Michael Buckley is conditional…Mon Feb 25 2002 - 00:00
FG denies rift on role for EU in domestic taxationFine Gael has denied there a serious rift between senior party figures over whether or not Europe should have a role in domestic…Mon Feb 25 2002 - 00:00
Country house tax loophole closedGenerous taxation breaks for heritage properties have been abused writes John McManusMon Feb 25 2002 - 00:00
Is it time to forgive Larry Goodman?BUSINESS OPINION: Does anybody really care any more what Larry Goodman did or didn't do 12 years ago? The settlement of the …Mon Feb 25 2002 - 00:00
State must tighten belt to avoid EU clash - GoodbodyThe next Minister for Finance will have to cut spending or increase income tax to avoid a clash with Europe, according to Goodbody…Sat Feb 23 2002 - 00:00
Any rescue package to save USIT likely to involve pain on all sidesThe next few weeks will determine whether USIT, the 44-year-old student travel company, can be savedWed Feb 20 2002 - 00:00
No Julia Roberts for Elan, just an 'economic terrorist'BUSINESS OPINION: What do Donal Geaney and Julia Roberts have in common? Not much you would have to admitMon Feb 18 2002 - 00:00
Irish investors invited to join $1bn Elan lawsuitIrish shareholders in the troubled drugs company Elan are being encouraged to join the $1 billion (€1Sat Feb 16 2002 - 00:00
Regulator cuts Aer Rianta airport chargesThe Aviation Regulator, Mr Bill Prasifka, has cut airport charges and imposed tougher efficiency targets on Aer Rianta, the operator…Tue Feb 12 2002 - 00:00
Come back Mr Anthony Spollen all is forgivenBUSINESS OPINION : AIB is still trying to establish what happened and whyMon Feb 11 2002 - 00:00
DCC clarifies legal positionDCC, the business support service group being sued for insider dealing by Fyffes, has clarified the legal positions of two investment…Fri Feb 08 2002 - 00:00
Davy resignation 'surprises' BulaBula Resources has criticised the decision of Davy Stockbrokers to resign as its sponsoring brokerThu Feb 07 2002 - 00:00
Elan wins reprieve as takeover rumour runsElan shares bounced in Dublin and New York yesterday after two days of record lossesThu Feb 07 2002 - 00:00
Exchequer already under pressureThe Minister for Finance is already under pressure to achieve his budget targets with only one month of the year goneTue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
USIT under examinership as rescue package pursuedThe USIT group has gone into examinership just 12 days after it was bought by its largest rival for a nominal sumTue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
Top finance civil servant appointed governor of Central BankMr John Hurley, the senior civil servant in the Department of Finance, will be the new governor of the Central BankThu Jan 31 2002 - 00:00
STA expected to seek examiner to USITSTA Travel is expected to seek the appointment of an examiner to the USIT group, possibly as early as today..Thu Jan 31 2002 - 00:00
USIT 'created illusion there were funds to meet cheques', court toldThe chief executive of USIT, Mr Gordon Colleary, and other executives knew there was not enough money in key bank accounts when…Wed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
CRH quarry being searched for illegally dumped wasteWicklow County Council has begun looking for illegally dumped waste at CRH's quarry complex in BlessingtonWed Jan 23 2002 - 00:00
Is Enterprise Ireland worth the money?BUSINESS OPINION: Do we really need Enterprise Ireland any more? In an economy at near to full employment and with some 1Mon Jan 21 2002 - 00:00
IBEC credibility 'on the line' if employers' taxes not cutIBEC told the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, that the organisation's very credibility as a representative body was on the…Mon Jan 21 2002 - 00:00
Finance crisis may lead to sale of USITUSIT, the company that launched a thousand student holidays, has become the latest casualty of the events of September 11thFri Jan 18 2002 - 00:00
Goodman rejects allegations of fraudMASTERS COURT: Mr Larry Goodman has rejected allegations of fraud made against him by the GovernmentFri Jan 18 2002 - 00:00
Government accuses beef group of fraudThe Government has accused Anglo Irish Beef Processors, the meat business owned by Mr Larry Goodman, of committing fraud when…Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
Enterprise Ireland says downturn in manufacturing bottoming outThe downturn in the Irish manufacturing sector is bottoming out, according to Enterprise IrelandWed Jan 16 2002 - 00:00
Regulator may set out tougher targets for Aer RiantaThe aviation regulator may set new tougher efficiency targets for Aer Rianta following an appeal by Ryanair and Aer Lingus that…Tue Jan 15 2002 - 00:00
€6bn roads plan starved of funds - CIFThe Government has conceded that its ambitious €6 billion (£4.73 billion) road-building plan may be stalled.Thu Jan 10 2002 - 00:00
Jurys results will set the tone for tourism industryWednesday brings the interim results of Jurys Doyle, the largest hotel group in the StateMon Jan 07 2002 - 00:00
State may avoid borrowing with €650m surplusThe prospect of the Government avoiding a return to borrowing this year has been boosted with the publication of its accounts…Fri Jan 04 2002 - 00:00
Euro's gain may prove costly to competitive strength of RepublicSTORY OF THE WEEK: It is too early to say whether the boost the euro received upon release of the notes and coins will be the…Fri Jan 04 2002 - 00:00
Rate of decline in manufacturing output slows downFurther signs of a recovery in Irish and European manufacturing emerged yesterday with the publication of production data for…Thu Jan 03 2002 - 00:00
