Equity firm acquires Irish chocolate companyAN AWARD-WINNING Irish chocolate company that went into liquidation last September looks set to enjoy a second bite of the cherry…Tue Jul 27 2010 - 01:00
Irish Press losses €544,000 as advert income slumpsMEDIA GROUP Irish Press plc made a pretax loss of €544,000 last year, as interests including TippFM and the medical marketing…Tue Jul 27 2010 - 01:00
Taking the direct approachTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW/Maura Quinn, IoD chief executive: THE STINK of Irish corporate scandals was still a faint whiff in April…Fri Jul 02 2010 - 01:00
BoI, CRH top performers on quiet day's tradingDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,878.67 (+0.99) Settlement date: July 5thThu Jul 01 2010 - 01:00
Ireland holds place in top 20 digital economiesIRELAND HAS has kept its place in the top 20 digital economies in the world, according to an annual ranking by the Economist …Wed Jun 30 2010 - 01:00
Iseq follows Europe up 1.5% on day of light tradingDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,990.82 (+44Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
Ireland in top 20 digital economiesIreland has kept its place in the top 20 digital economies in the world, according to an annual ranking by the Economist Intelligence…Tue Jun 29 2010 - 01:00
CRH rises in light Iseq tradingIseq: Stock markets "trended sidewards" today, according to equity dealers, on what was a quiet trading day for the Iseq index…Sat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Chief executive of Setanta quits to pursue new business ventureNIALL COGLEY has resigned as chief executive of Setanta Ireland to pursue a new business venture that will be backed by the company…Sat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Global sport sector to recover, says PwCAFTER A year of falling attendances, sponsorship wobbles and club balance sheets in more disarray than the French football team…Sat Jun 26 2010 - 01:00
Profits rise at Green Property to €2.5m in latest accountsGREEN PROPERTY Ltd, part of the group that owns the Blanchardstown centre in west Dublin, saw its pretax profits rise to €2.5…Fri Jun 25 2010 - 01:00
'Intrusive' bank regulation plannedThe Central Bank has proposed to intervene in “poorly thought through” commercial decisions made by the banks under its new “…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Regulator plans 'intrusive' approach to banking sectorTHE CENTRAL Bank has proposed to intervene in “poorly thought through” commercial decisions made by the banks under its new “…Tue Jun 22 2010 - 01:00
Central Bank to increase staff to boost regulationThe Central Bank is to hire 150 staff as part of a comprehensive series of changes in its structure and approach to banking supervision…Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
Recognition of unions may hinder job creation - IbecBUSINESS GROUP Ibec has claimed that the introduction of mandatory trade union recognition would deter multinationals from creating…Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
Ibec warns over union recognitionBusiness group Ibec has claimed that the introduction of mandatory trade union recognition would deter multinational companies…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Telecoms revenues still slidingTELECOMS REVENUES in Ireland continued to decline in the first quarter of the year, according to a market update from the Commission…Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Iseq 'ebbs and flows' but session ends with flat finishDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 3,103.24 (+3Fri Jun 18 2010 - 01:00
Number in work fell 5.5% in 12 months, CSO figures showTHE NUMBER of people in employment fell by 108,000 or 5Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
Job prospects for school-leavers far worse than in 2007JOB PROSPECTS for early school-leavers have substantially worsened over the past three years.Wed Jun 16 2010 - 01:00
Much activity as B of I gains from index re-weightingDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 3,056.56 (+8.34) Settlement date: June 17thTue Jun 15 2010 - 01:00
Spanish banks feel pinch from liquidity squeezeTHE SPANISH government has admitted that some Spanish banks are under pressure as a result of a new liquidity squeeze, which …Tue Jun 15 2010 - 01:00
Tesco chief to check out after 14 years at the helmTERRY LEAHY, the man who transformed Tesco from the second biggest grocery retailer in the UK to a major global player, has retired…Wed Jun 09 2010 - 01:00
Survey reveals nearly half of small firms victims of crimeALMOST HALF of small businesses have been victims of crime in the past two years, forcing a sharp increase in the number of companies…Mon Jun 07 2010 - 01:00
Dublin Waterworld losses near €53,000DUBLIN WATERWORLD, the former operator of the National Aquatic Centre, incurred a loss of €52,855 in 2009 and has liabilities…Sat Jun 05 2010 - 01:00
Unexpected rise in unemployment in MayUNEMPLOYMENT ROSE more than expected in May, with the Live Register of jobseekers’ benefit claimants swelling by 6,600 people…Thu Jun 03 2010 - 01:00
Data shows public finances stabilisingTHE PUBLIC finances stabilised in May, but the amount of income tax collected by the Government weakened further, the latest …Thu Jun 03 2010 - 01:00
Exchequer returns below targetThe public finances stabilised last month, but the amount of income tax collected by the Government remained weak, the latest…Wed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
Patience rewarded - after 13-year delayANALYSIS: AIRLINE PASSENGERS know all about delays, but Ryanair’s shareholders have had to endure a different kind of patience…Wed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
Ryanair records €319m profit on lower fuel pricesRYANAIR HAS swung back into profit after recording a 14 per cent increase in passenger numbers in the year to the end of March…Wed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
Directors critical of GovernmentMORE THAN half of company directors say the Government “does not have sufficient understanding” of the economic crisis to fix…Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Euro zone banks facing 'second wave' of lossesBANKS IN the euro zone could lose up to €195 billion in “second wave” loan losses over the next 18 months, the European Central…Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
CologneRe to assist regulator during liquidationCOLOGNE REINSURANCE, the Dublin-based company involved in a “sham” scheme to inflate the reserves of insurance giant AIG, says…Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Ulster Bank reports operating loss of £137m for first quarterULSTER BANK has reported an operating loss of £137 million for the first quarter of 2010 as the number of mortgage customers …Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Reaction of markets: Rollercoaster day for sterlingSTERLING WAS battered by currency traders in the immediate aftermath of the British general election result, but the currency…Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Eircom may collapse within six months, union leader warnsTHERE IS a “real possibility” that Eircom could collapse within six months, a representative of the Communications Workers Union…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Decline in NIB's loan impairmentsLOAN IMPAIRMENTS at National Irish Bank (NIB) fell in the first three months of 2010, but remain at a high level, the Danish-…Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
The long and short of seeing through the boomBOOK OF THE DAY: The Big Short By Michael Lewis Allen Lane, 265pp, £25Wed May 05 2010 - 01:00
Up but mostly down day as Iseq sheds a further 2.5%DUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 3,257.02 (-83Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Volatile markets lead to up and down day IseqVolatile conditions on the financial markets fed through to Irish equities today, as sovereign health concerns weighed on investor…Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Lloyds returns to profit as bad loans declineLLOYDS BANKING Group, the owner of Bank of Scotland (Ireland) and Halifax, has returned to profit for the first time since 2008…Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
