Plan may be only start of divergenceANALYSIS: GLANBIA UNVEILED details yesterday of its joint-venture proposal with 54 per cent shareholder Glanbia Co-op, which…Thu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
Glanbia reveals detail on spin-off of milk processing businessSHARES IN Glanbia rose strongly yesterday as the plc revealed details of a planned spin-off of its milk processing business, …Thu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
FBD results ahead of expectationsFBD POSTED first-half results ahead of expectations yesterday, although it said it would have limited opportunity to grow premiums…Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Receiver to be appointed to haulage firm as staff begin protest at depotA RECEIVER is to be appointed to Target Express, the haulage company that collapsed with the loss of almost 400 jobs on Monday…Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
'Revenue to blame' for job lossesThe managing director of one of the State's largest haulage firms, which ceased trading yesterday with the loss of nearly 400…Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Stocks rise on Schäuble's commentsEUROPEAN STOCKS rose and the euro traded near a seven-week high against the dollar after German business confidence fell less…Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Eason opens new store in LimerickEason opened its second new store of 2012 yesterday in Limerick, with the promise of a further two store openings this year.Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
No more waiting as inaugural Beckett event brings happy days to FermanaghDRAMA, MUSIC, literature and sport converged at the weekend in Enniskillen as the town played host to the inaugural Happy Days…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
398 jobs to go as Target Express ceases tradingAlmost 400 jobs have been lost at one of the country's largest haulage companies.Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
A career move from hammer to crunchFUTURE PROOF PaddyO’s Granola: Paddy O’Connell came across granola in Hawaii, while studying auctioneering at DIT, …Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Strong US opening boosts sentimentGLOBAL STOCK markets remained firm yesterday as a stronger opening in the US led to improved sentiment throughout the day, offsetting…Fri Aug 17 2012 - 01:00
United Drug shares leap 5% as listing move announcedSHARES IN United Drug rose by almost 5 per cent to €2Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
Dragon Oil increases interim dividend by 67% as revenues upDRAGON OIL announced a 67 per cent increase in interim dividend to 15 cents a share yesterday as the company reported interim…Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
Kingspan to spend €96m on acquisitionsKINGSPAN HAS significantly increased its presence in Europe and entered the Middle East with the announcement of two acquisitions…Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
Markets fall on weak Chinese tradeGLOBAL SHARES lost momentum yesterday, falling for the first time in five days on the back of weak Chinese trade data, although…Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
Irish mortgages cheaper, data showsIRISH HOMEOWNERS are paying less than their European counterparts for mortgages, according to data from the Central Bank.Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
Kerry Group rises as interim results upSHARES IN Kerry Group rose by 6 per cent yesterday, after the company increased its guidance for the year on the back of strong…Fri Aug 10 2012 - 01:00
European stocks rally after weak startEUROPEAN STOCKS had a more negative tone yesterday, following a strong performance of late, with the volume of shares changing…Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
Realex doubles customers as revenue hits €9.8mREVENUES AT online payment company Realex Payments grew by 28 per cent to €9Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
Haughey's helicopter firm lands in liquidationCeltic Helicopters struggled to come out from the shadow of Charles HaugheyWed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Digital Hub added 18 firms to list of tenants last yearTHE DIGITAL Hub added 18 companies to its list of tenants last year, bringing to 70 the number of businesses based at its Dublin…Fri Aug 03 2012 - 01:00
Dublin Theatre Festival slips back into the redTHE DUBLIN Theatre Festival slipped back into the red last year, as income from ticket sales dipped 15 per cent to €539,370, …Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
Smurfit shares rise on resultsSHARES IN Smurfit Kappa rose by 2 per cent yesterday after the company posted half-year results ahead of market expectations …Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
Irish pharma sales to US fall as drugs patents expireIRISH PHARMACEUTICAL exports to the US fell 30 per cent in the first six months of the year as the expiry of drug patents had…Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Greencore meeting expectations as revenue risesGREENCORE REITERATED its full-year guidance yesterday after reporting like-for-like revenue growth of 6Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Market rally ends as all eyes on FedA STRONG three-day market rally halted yesterday with most European markets ending the session in negative territory, and US …Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
Ryanair shares close 2.5% upShares in Ryanair closed up 2.5 per cent at just under €4Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Food, drink sector vital for jobs, says IbecSOME 30,000 new jobs could be created by the Irish food and drink industry by 2020, according to a new report by Food and Drink…Mon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank settles case with Dublin developer over alleged mis-sellingULSTER BANK has settled a case with Dublin property developer David Agar, in which he argued that the bank had mis-sold him a…Mon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
Plans by banks to phase out Laser cards delayedPLANS BY Bank of Ireland and AIB to phase out Laser cards and replace them with Visa debit cards have suffered delays.Mon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
DCC subsidiary told to change oil contracts by UK watchdogONE OF DCC’S largest subsidiaries, oil supplier GB Oils, has been compelled to change its oil contracts with customers, following…Mon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
Rally continues as markets expect bond-buying from ECBTHURSDAY’S BOND market rally continued yesterday, with Spanish and Italian bond yields continuing to fall as German chancellor…Sat Jul 28 2012 - 01:00
Draghi comments boost global rallyCOMMENTS FROM European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi, speaking at a conference in London, that the ECB would do “whatever it…Fri Jul 27 2012 - 01:00
Glanbia acquires drinks nutrition firm for $60mGLANBIA IS continuing to build its presence in the global nutritionals business, with the announcement that it has acquired US…Fri Jul 27 2012 - 01:00
EU warns special treatment of VHI must be endedTHE EUROPEAN Commission and the Government have agreed proposals to allow for the incorporation of the VHI as a limited company…Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
Providence hits high as potential oil yield revisedSHARES IN exploration company Providence Resources reached their highest levels in three years yesterday after the company upped…Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
Pension complaints increase sharplyTHE NUMBER of complaints received by the office of the Pensions Ombudsman from members of the public has more than doubled in…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
Bord na Móna posts pretax loss of €2.9m after AES write-downBORD NA Móna yesterday announced a pretax loss of €2Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Patently obvious idea close to fruitionEARLIER THIS MONTH, MEPs meeting in Strasbourg postponed a long-awaited vote on the introduction of a new common patent for the…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Court offers insight into events in Goal boardroom as O'Shea fights to stay onBACKGROUND: Questions have been arising about the running of Goal over the past few years and they are not going awaySat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Education, tobacco and transport push up inflationCONSUMER PRICE INDEX: AN INCREASE in the cost of third-level education, transport and tobacco were the main drivers of a 1Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
Grafton posts half-year results with 4% increases in salesBUILDING MATERIALS group Grafton, which owns the Woodies and Heiton Buckley businesses, posted first-half results in line with…Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
Irish Dairy Board acquires UK cheese ingredients companyTHE IRISH Dairy Board has continued its active acquisition and disposal strategy with the acquisition of UK cheese ingredients…Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
Tenants in Dundrum complex told to leave over safety breachABOUT 130 tenants living in an apartment complex in Dundrum in south Dublin have been told to vacate their homes within 10 days…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Dundrum block to be evacuated over safety concernsTHE EVACUATION of The Laurels apartment complex in Dundrum in south Dublin was ordered after “certain elements” of the building…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
EU backs disappointing Rio result, says PotocnikTHE EU will support the outcome of last month’s Rio summit, even though it is “less ambitious than what the EU planned”, the …Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
Anti-counterfeiting law voted downEUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: THE EUROPEAN Parliament has voted against the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta) …Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Supervisory role for euro zone banks to be set up by 'end of 2012'THE GOVERNMENT intends that the supervisory mechanism for euro zone banks announced as part of last week’s EU deal will be in…Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Anti-piracy treaty voted downThe European Parliament has voted against the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) that aimed to enforce …Wed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Van Rompuy says decisions on ESM can not be blockedINDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES do not have the power to block decisions made by the European Council which involve the European Stability…Wed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
