Irish Ferries parent firm records 61% rise in profitFERRY OPERATOR Irish Continental Group (ICG) has warned of an “uncertain” 2011 due to higher fuel costs and the effects of austerity…Tue Mar 15 2011 - 00:00
Arcadia sees big fall in profits from Irish storesARCADIA GROUP, the fashion company owned by British retail tycoon Philip Green, saw pretax profits from its Irish stores drop…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Subdued day as Iseq follows Europe to close down 1%Iseq: 2,844.89 (-29.61) Settlement date: March 16th: STOCK MARKETS across Europe ended the week on a subdued note, after investor…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Iseq down on subdued sessionStock markets across Europe ended the week on a subdued note, after investors' confidence in the global economy was knocked by…Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Kilkenny festival aimed at over-50s to target lucrative 'grey market'GREYSTOCK, A festival of culture, sport and debate aimed at people over the age of 50, will take place in Kilkenny in September…Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
Iseq slumps on dull dayEuropean equities took a knock today amid concerns about slowing economic growth, with the Iseq index of Irish shares coming …Wed Mar 09 2011 - 00:00
Construction product supplier makes €7.65m settlementGLEESON CONCRETE, a Tipperary-based supplier of construction products, has made a settlement of €7Wed Mar 09 2011 - 00:00
Tipperary firm pays €7.65m tax billThe Revenue Commissioners yielded more than €116 million from its audit and investigation programmes in the final three months…Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
Record high yield on 10-year Irish bondsTHE YIELD on Irish sovereign debt swelled to a record high yesterday as a downgrade of Greece’s credit rating by Moody’s reverberated…Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
Lessons in surviving loneliness by long-distance entrepreneurs“I’M BRODY Sweeney and I used to be introduced as one of Ireland’s most successful entrepreneurs. Used to be.”Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
Revenues drop 37% for Trinity BiotechTRINITY BIOTECH, the Irish manufacturer of medical diagnostic products, saw its revenues decrease 37 per cent in the final quarter…Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Bank of Ireland misled Lenihan on bonusesBANK OF Ireland repeatedly misled outgoing Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan by insisting that no performance-related bonuses…Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Carphone Warehouse pares losses during 2010CARPHONE Warehouse narrowed its losses in Ireland in the 12 months to the end of April 2010 as it stripped back on costs.Thu Mar 03 2011 - 00:00
Almost €21bn of senior bank bonds guaranteed by GovernmentALMOST €21 billion in senior bonds is guaranteed under the revised Government bank guarantee scheme, new figures published by…Thu Mar 03 2011 - 00:00
Kelcourt Plastics to create 55 jobsKELCOURT PLASTICS, which supplies components to the medical devices industry, is to create 55 jobs over five years at a new medical…Wed Mar 02 2011 - 00:00
Exchequer figures show tax revenues ahead of 2010Tax revenues for the first two months of 2011 are running more than €100 million ahead of last year, new data from the Department…Wed Mar 02 2011 - 00:00
Lenihan holds on in Dublin WestJoan Burton won the most first preference votes in Dublin West following a surge in support for the Labour Party in the constituency…Sun Feb 27 2011 - 00:00
Higgins expects four seats for ULAElected Socialist Party MEP Joe Higgins expects United Left Alliance candidates to gain four seats, with the possibility of a…Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Spanish energy firm Endesa putting Irish unit up for saleSPANISH ENERGY company Endesa is putting its Irish unit up for sale.Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Burton elected on first countJoan Burton has won the most first preference votes in Dublin West following a surge in support for the Labour Party in the constituency…Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Mobile technology making news more democratic, says social media expertWHEN AL-JAZEERA's Cairo office was stormed during the recent turmoil in Egypt, it was "only a matter of hours before they remembered…Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
O'Brien increases Aer Lingus holdingTELECOMS TYCOON Denis O’Brien has increased his shareholding in Aer Lingus to almost 3.3 per cent.Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Planet BusinessA round-up of today's other stories from the world of business...Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Bank union welcomes transfer of 447 staffTHE IRISH Bank Officials Association (IBOA) has welcomed the transfer of 447 staff handling deposits at Anglo Irish Bank and …Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Voluntary burden-sharing 'poses least risk'A VOLUNTARY burden-sharing deal with senior creditors in Irish banks would raise no more than €2 billion for the Irish banking…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
The business of catch-all manifestosThere are many election pledges common to most, if not all, of the party manifestos.Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
FF leader apologises for Chinese gaffeFianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has apologised for attempting to adopt a Chinese accent at a technology industry meeting in…Mon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
Experts 'could hold portfolios'Technology, energy and communications are among the areas where a Fianna Fáil government would appoint outside experts to ministerial…Mon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
Prone's PR and training firm records 2010 profitTHE COMMUNICATIONS Clinic – the public relations and training company chaired by Terry Prone – made a profit of €139,802 in the…Sat Feb 12 2011 - 00:00
Helix Health posts €1.24m pretax profitHELIX HEALTH, the provider of healthcare software, made a pretax profit of €1Sat Feb 12 2011 - 00:00
Is St Valentine's Day good for the economy?PLANET BUSINESS: Although this year’s festival of romance falls on the least sexy day of the week, the event is still sure to…Fri Feb 11 2011 - 00:00
Review of wage deals in certain sectors 'a fresh attack on incomes'EMPLOYMENT REGULATION: WAGE AGREEMENTS in the construction, retail, catering, agriculture and a number of other industries are…Thu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Iseq sheds 1.3% and leads the way in falls across EuropeIseq : 2,941.85 (–53.98) Settlement date: February 14thThu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Greencore and BofI big fallers on lacklustre dayIseq: 2,995.83 (–15.98) Settlement date: February 11thWed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Leading Irish stocks fall backInvestor sentiment weakened today, as leading Irish stocks CRH, Ryanair, Elan and Kerry all went into reverse in tandem with …Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Q&AWhat’s going to happen to deposits in Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide?Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Implications vague for Irish Nationwide workersFALLOUT FOR STAFF: THE GOVERNMENT’S announcement on the auction of deposits from Irish Nationwide to another financial institution…Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Call for new minimum wage to stayIBEC: BUSINESS GROUP Ibec has called on the next government to keep the minimum wage at €7Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Iseq ends up just in redThe Iseq index of Irish shares finished another lacklustre day fractionally in the red as equities across European markets fell…Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Keep minimum wage cut - IbecBusiness group Ibec has called on the next government to keep the minimum wage at €7Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Upswing for commercial property predictedTHE COMMERCIAL property market is likely to emerge this year from “the most significant and unprecedented crash it has ever experienced…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
CRH down over 1% but Iseq finishes session higherIseq: 2,932.19 (+18.76) Settlement date: January 21st: EUROPEAN EQUITIES rose to a two-year high yesterday as euro zone finance…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
European equities at two-year highEuropean equities rose to a two-year high today as euro zone finance ministers affirmed their commitment to strengthening the…Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Norkom shares soar 35% after BAE Systems offerDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,919.81 (+17.39) Settlement date: January 19th THE ISEQ index closed up more than 0Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
200 jobs at risk over plan by ferry operator DFDS to close routes to two portsFERRY OPERATOR DFDS is to close its routes between Dublin and the English ports of Birkenhead and Heysham in a move described…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Mermaid Cafe owner criticises rent practicesTHE OWNERS of the defunct Mermaid Cafe and Gruel restaurants in Dublin have hit out at the “short-sighted” behaviour of landlords…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Minister refuses to provide unedited affidavit on private AIB court hearingTHE MINISTER for Finance has refused to release an unedited copy of an affidavit relating to a High Court hearing about AIB behind…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
