Arrabawn revenue up 9.5% to €180mRevenue at Tipperary-based dairy co- operative Arrabawn rose 9.5 per cent to €180Thu Apr 19 2012 - 01:00
Greencore acquires US food company for $36mFOOD GROUP Greencore has acquired US convenience food company MarketFare for $36 million (€27.4 million).Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
€1.6m losses at Talk Talk BroadbandLosses at Talk Talk Broadband Ltd grew from €939,000 to €1Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Spanish bonds spark fears for euro zoneSPANISH BOND yields jumped above 6 per cent yesterday, the highest level this year, reviving anxiety about the euro zone debt…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Greencore buys US sandwich firmFood company Greencore has acquired US sandwich maker MarketFare for $36 million.Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Business travellers to Ireland spend over twice as much as average touristVISITORS TRAVELLING to Ireland for business purposes spend 2½ times more than the average tourist, a conference on business tourism…Tue Apr 17 2012 - 01:00
Pod Entertainment placed in receivershipPOD ENTERTAINMENT Ltd, the trading business behind the Pod, Tripod and Crawdaddy music venues in Dublin, has been placed in receivership…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
DAA sells stake in site near Dublin airportTHE DUBLIN Airport Authority has sold its stake in a long-standing property venture with Dunloe Ewart, the company formally owned…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
M&J Gleeson revenue rose 16% last yearREVENUE AT M&J Gleeson, the manufacturer of Tipperary mineral water and Finches soft drinks, increased by 16 per cent to €…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Bank warning over 'boiler room' firmsTHERE HAS been a 100 per cent jump in the number of complaints received by the Central Bank from people who have been contacted…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Markets react badly to poor US figuresGLOBAL STOCK markets fell sharply yesterday as markets responded to Friday’s disappointing job figures from the US and concern…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Construction sector continues to shrinkActivity in the construction sector continued to contract in the first quarter of this year, though at a slower pace than in …Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Sharp drop in global stock marketsGLOBAL STOCK markets fell sharply yesterday as investors digested Friday’s disappointing US jobs figures and concern mounted …Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Warning over 'boiler room' firmsThere has been a 100 per cent jump in the number of complaints received by the Central Bank from members of the public who have…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Construction activity contracts further in first quarter, survey findsACTIVITY IN the construction sector continued to contract in the first quarter of this year, though at a slower pace than in …Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Brosnan resigns as chair of Barchester boardFORMER KERRY group chief executive Denis Brosnan has stepped down as chairman of healthcare company Barchester.Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Mild weather leads to fall in energy prices and demandWHOLESALE GAS and electricity prices fell in March due to the unseasonably mild weather, according to the Bord Gáis Energy Index…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
People near retirement less financially sure - studyPEOPLE WHO are approaching retirement age are less confident about their financial situation than those who have already retired…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Shareholders vote for sale of ReadymixSHAREHOLDERS IN listed company Readymix have voted to sell the 38 per cent slice of the company not owned by Cemex to the Mexican…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
No PIN required in new Visa dealCUSTOMERS AT BWG’s Spar, Eurospar, Mace and XL stores will soon be able to pay for goods using “contactless” card technology …Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Cream rises to top at Lakeland as profits up 52%OPERATING PROFIT at Cavan-based co-operative Lakeland Dairies soared by 52 per cent to €6Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Co-ops discuss dairy investmentDAIRYGOLD, THE State’s largest co-operative, has held talks with Glanbia about a joint milk-processing investment, but there …Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Fyffes chairman's €927,000 pay package unchangedFyffes chairman David McCann received total remuneration of €927,000 last year, in line with 2010Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
European stocks slump on Spain woesEUROPEAN STOCK markets fell yesterday after a recent strong run, as Spanish bond yields rose and US factory orders rebounded …Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Economy may be at VAT tipping pointIRELAND MAY have reached “a tipping point” in terms of the ability to raise additional revenues through further VAT increases…Wed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Saudi firm buys stake in EirGenA LISTED Saudi Arabian company has acquired a 48 per cent stake in Waterford-based pharmaceutical firm EirGen for €19 million…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Stocks up on US manufacturing dataUPBEAT MANUFACTURING data from the United States and China helped European shares record their biggest daily gain in three weeks…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Latest figures for houses see emergence of 'micro markets'HOUSE PRICES fell by 7Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
€1.2m programme for cross-Border marketingInterTrade Ireland has announced a €1Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
Merrion to cease its own drug developingMERRION PHARMACEUTICALS is to cease its own drug-development programme and focus on its partnership with Novo Nordisk after talks…Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Mortgage arrears 'hampering' lending to SMEsMORTGAGE ARREARS are hampering the ability of banks to lend to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the president of the…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Greek worries dampen sentimentEUROPEAN AND US stock markets declined yesterday after an SP official said that Greece may have to restructure its debt again…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
3 Ireland revenues jump by 53% to €150mREVENUES AT mobile operator 3 Ireland jumped by 53 per cent to €150 million last year, according to 2011 results published yesterday…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Over 200 US firms attend event about investing in IrelandMORE THAN 200 representatives from US companies gathered at the World Trade Centre in Boston yesterday for the inaugural Ireland…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Scientific research to face more stringent scrutinyACADEMIC RESEARCHERS are to face scrutiny from international venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and company directors, as part…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
New science chief is all fired upAS I’M USHERED into the office of Prof Mark Ferguson in Wilton Place in Dublin, the first thing that strikes me is the breeze…Fri Mar 23 2012 - 00:00
Providence says oil find off Cork is commercialSHARES IN Providence Resources, the exploration company headed by Tony O’Reilly jnr, soared by 12 per cent yesterday to €5.76…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Tullow Oil doubles dividend as pretax profits exceed $1bnTULLOW OIL doubled its dividend to shareholders to 12 pence per share, after the London-listed exploration company posted a record…Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
M&S set to launch dedicated Irish websiteBRITISH RETAILER Marks & Spencer is to launch a website specifically for the Irish market in the coming months.Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
Banks may get greater powers to contact clients in arrearsBANKS MAY be granted greater powers to contact customers who are in mortgage difficulty, under proposals being considered by …Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
Success was on the cards for business ideaFUTURE PROOFING: A Roscommon company founded during the last recession has gone from strength to strength and is now one of …Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
New Enterprise Ireland team to aid potential exportersCOMPANIES THAT do not yet export but have the potential to do so will be targeted by a new division established yesterday within…Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Stocks climb again on strong dataEurostoxx 50: 2,515 (+0.07%) Frankfurt DAX: 6,880.21 (+0.67%) Paris CAC: 3,487.48 (+0.26%)Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Scheme aims to create 5,000 jobs from links abroadAN initiative which aims to create 5,000 jobs within five years by attracting small and medium-sized companies to Ireland was…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Ordinary workers face 'devastation'THE AIB job losses will have a “devastating impact” on ordinary employees and their families, the Irish Bank Officials Association…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Kenny unveils new jobs initiativeA new initiative which aims to create 5,000 jobs over five years, by attracting small and medium sized companies to Ireland was…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Irish small firms being charged more than euro zone average for loansIRISH SMALL and medium-sized businesses are being charged more than the euro zone average for new loans, according to data from…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Search begins to find Ireland's most powerful womenTHE SEARCH to discover Ireland’s most powerful women has been launched by Women’s Executive Network, the Irish branch of the …Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Pretax profit at Total Produce rises by 2.3%PRETAX PROFIT at Total Produce increased by 2.3 per cent to €34.4 million last year, despite the impact of the EWed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Values decline on gloomy global dataGLOBAL MARKETS suffered their biggest falls in three months yesterday after a report showed Europe’s economy contracted and predictions…Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
