Airline board may want legal advice on tradingThe Aer Lingus board may seek legal advice on whether the airline can continue trading after the European Commission opposed …Wed Oct 17 2001 - 01:00
Redundancy costs omitted in Aer Lingus rescue planAer Lingus's restructuring plan makes no provision for redundancy payments for the 2,500 staff who will lose their jobsTue Oct 16 2001 - 01:00
Time for O'Rourke and O'Leary to make upLet's get one thing clear. Michael O'Leary is not opposed to state aid to Aer LingusMon Oct 15 2001 - 01:00
Mulcahy, Somers come with wide managerial experienceMr Tom Mulcahy has had his eye on Aer Lingus for some timeWed Oct 10 2001 - 01:00
Good news for potential Tony TaylorsThe dispatch of Tony Taylor to jail last week brings to an end one of the State's most notorious fraud casesMon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
Ryanair wins under State air cover planRyanair is the largest beneficiary of the £5 billion (€6Sat Oct 06 2001 - 01:00
Aer Lingus set to lose €216m as bookings tumble after attacksAer Lingus faces losses of up to £170 million (€216 million) in the aftermath of the terror attacks on the US, according to the…Fri Oct 05 2001 - 01:00
Expect some fireworks in Net charges rowThe significance of the latest spat between Eircom and Ms Etain Doyle, the director of telecommunications regulation, should …Mon Sept 24 2001 - 01:00
Ryanair confident of achieving earnings targetRyanair believes it will be able to ride out the shock wave caused by the terrorist attack on New York and Washington.Wed Sept 19 2001 - 01:00
Dunloe writes off €15m against North portfolio and falls into redDunloe Ewart has been forced to write off €15Wed Sept 19 2001 - 01:00
Aer Lingus is likely to ground almost half its transatlantic fleetAer Lingus is expected to ground almost half its transatlantic fleet following last week's terrorist attacks on New York and …Tue Sept 18 2001 - 01:00
Eircom in row with regulatorEircom could be in breach of its telecommunications licence if it refuses to cooperate with the industry regulator over the introduction…Mon Sept 17 2001 - 01:00
Rail signal probe may get red lightThe opening of the Rail Signalling Inquiry may have been overshadowed by the tragic events in America last week, but Sean Doherty…Mon Sept 17 2001 - 01:00
Leading airline in US to lay off 12,000 employeesContinental Airlines, the fifth-largest airline in the US, has said it will lay off 12,000 people and warned it could file for…Mon Sept 17 2001 - 01:00
Move to reveal economic damageIrish and other European financial markets will hold their breath in advance of the reopening of Wall Street at midday today …Mon Sept 17 2001 - 01:00
Rigid radio rules likely to relaxThe latest news from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland bodes well for Ulster Television and Scottish Radio Holdings' ambitions…Mon Sept 10 2001 - 01:00
Udaras firms linked to Swedish tax fraudsterUdaras na Gaeltachta has given a total of £220,000 (€279,340) in grants to companies that were promoted by a Swedish bankrupt…Tue Sept 04 2001 - 01:00
Ispat debacle exposes flaws in State aidYou could almost feel sorry for the Tβnaiste, currently hard at work leading a trade delegation to AustraliaMon Sept 03 2001 - 01:00
Irish Fertilizer Industries to stop production at three plantsIrish Fertilizer Industries will halt production at its three plants for four weeks in response to falling salesThu Aug 30 2001 - 01:00
Employee trust puts its weight behind Valentia's bid for EircomValentia Telecommunications' €2.99 billion (£2Tue Aug 28 2001 - 01:00
Regulators not there to champion consumersAnyone struggling through Dublin airport last weekend - or any other busy weekend this summer - is unlikely to have warm feelings…Mon Aug 27 2001 - 01:00
Dispute may scupper McHugh boatAtlantic Dawn Ltd, the owner of the Republic's largest fishing boat, may have to renegotiate its £50 million (€63Sat Aug 25 2001 - 01:00
'Scam' pair claim mix upTwo of the three Irish nationals accused of running a Bangkok-based share ramping operation have said they ran a legitimate business…Fri Aug 24 2001 - 01:00
McCreevy urges modest Budget expectationsThe Minister for Finance has said that Budget day expectations will have to be adjusted to reflect the new economic realities…Tue Aug 21 2001 - 01:00
Civil Service mandarins no friends of RTE'This is not the first time in my experience that RT╔ have used this tactic and I can draw your attention to the precedent if…Mon Aug 20 2001 - 01:00
Massive bill to follow on stalled Aer Lingus floatThe Government faces a bill running into millions of pounds for advisers' fees if it calls off the stalled Aer Lingus flotation…Thu Aug 16 2001 - 01:00
Trust refuses eIsland access to names and addresses of membersThe Eircom Employee Share Ownership Trust, (ESOT), which controls a key 14Wed Aug 15 2001 - 01:00
McCreevy should be 'neutral' in budgetThe International Monetary Fund's review of the Irish economy is far from being a ringing endorsement of the Government and its…Tue Aug 14 2001 - 01:00
EIsland may sell Golden Pages if it succeeds in taking over EircomEisland could sell the Golden Pages directory business and move into broadcasting if it takes over Eircom.Mon Aug 13 2001 - 01:00
Enterprise 'overwhelmed' by rights queriesThe Department of Enterprise & Employment is close to being overwhelmed by the weight of complaints and inquiries about rights…Mon Aug 13 2001 - 01:00
Eircom much more than just a businessBy this day fortnight the 13,000 members of the Eircom Employee Share Ownership Trust will have spoken on who they want to take…Mon Aug 13 2001 - 01:00
Valentia hopes preference shares will swing voteValentia Telecommunications plans to seek an early listing for its preference shares in order to make them more attractive to…Fri Aug 10 2001 - 01:00
Acquisitions wipe out $35m at DatalexDatalex, the Dublin-based developer of software for the travel industry, will take a $35 million (€40 million) write off in the…Thu Aug 09 2001 - 01:00
Deutsche Bank emerges as holder of 8.4% equity shareholding in EircomDeutsche Bank, one of the advisers to Valentia Telecommunications, has emerged as the holder of 8.4 per cent of EircomWed Aug 08 2001 - 01:00
Ryanair expects to benefit from rivals' slowdownRyanair has predicted that the economic downturn which is affecting profits at rival airlines will benefit the budget airline…Wed Aug 08 2001 - 01:00
Consultancy gridlock holds up O'RourkeCoras Iompair Eireann is not noted for respecting its customers' intelligence, but the State transport company hit a new low …Mon Aug 06 2001 - 01:00
Valentia bid for Eircom requires tax law changeThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, is to be asked to change Irish tax law in order to allow Valentia's #3 billion (£2Mon Aug 06 2001 - 01:00
Valentia may have delivered knockout blow with commitment by ComsourceIt is probably unwise to write off Mr Denis O'Brien and eIsland at this stage but all the signs are that Valentia Telecommunications…Sat Aug 04 2001 - 01:00
Eircom and Comsource back new Valentia bidThe board of Eircom has agreed to withdraw its support for a €1Sat Aug 04 2001 - 01:00
Bill aims to curb criticism of policy on competitionThe Competition Authority's freedom to criticise Government policy is to be severely curtailed by legislation due to be published…Fri Aug 03 2001 - 01:00
First Active's pre-tax profits increase 60%First Active, the restructured mortgage lender, has posted a 60 per cent increase in interim pre-tax profits to #23Fri Aug 03 2001 - 01:00
Valentia must bid again or withdraw by MondayValentia Telecommunications has been given until next Monday by the Irish Takeover Panel to make a formal bid for Eircom or else…Thu Aug 02 2001 - 01:00
ESOT looks to taxpayer for second handoutCon Scanlon has hardly put a foot wrong over the past eight monthsMon Jul 30 2001 - 01:00
Irishman arrested as chief suspect in Thai fraud caseAn Irishman is suspected by Thai authorities of being one of the principals behind the £100 million "boiler house" share-ramping…Sat Jul 28 2001 - 01:00
Valentia consortium not yet agreed on whether to raise bidCracks may be forming in the consortium behind Valentia TelecommunicationsFri Jul 27 2001 - 01:00
EIsland may pay over #3 billion to acquire EircomEIsland has said it may increase its #3 billion (£2Thu Jul 26 2001 - 01:00
EIsland's success could mean #15,000 payout for Eircom staffEircom employees could get a #15,000 (£11,813) tax-free payout if the trust that owns 15 per cent of the former Telecom Eireann…Wed Jul 25 2001 - 01:00
Carroll opposition sounded at Dunloe annual meetingMr Liam Carroll, the largest shareholder in property company Dunloe Ewart, resorted to megaphone diplomacy at the company's annual…Tue Jul 24 2001 - 01:00
Vodafone says shortage of 3G handsets could cause delaysVodafone, the world's biggest mobile phone network operator and parent of Eircell, has warned that the roll-out of third-generation…Sat Jul 21 2001 - 01:00
