NTMA to issue more bonds due to economic downturnThe National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) has been forced to raise its bond issuance forecasts for next year by €2 billion…Thu Nov 21 2002 - 00:00
Flat-rate access 'a priority'The new Commission for Communications Regulation (Comreg) will have an immediate focus on the introduction of flat-rate internet…Thu Nov 21 2002 - 00:00
Taggart yet to get Dunloe offerFinancier, Mr Paschal Taggart has not yet received a definitive offer for the 27 per cent stake in Dunloe Ewart that he purchased…Wed Nov 20 2002 - 00:00
Rising cost of energy fuels inflation in euro zoneEuro-zone inflation continued to move beyond the European Central Bank's (ECB) targeted threshold of 2 per cent in October, as…Tue Nov 19 2002 - 00:00
Dunloe chairman sets sight on Cherrywood projectDunloe Ewart's executive chairman, Mr Noel Smyth, is likely to look into acquiring the Cherrywood development in south Co Dublin…Tue Nov 19 2002 - 00:00
Pensions Board may alter defined schemesThe Pensions Board is considering relaxing its funding requirements for defined benefit pension schemes in response to sustained…Tue Nov 19 2002 - 00:00
Palmer and McGuinness resign from IndependentMr David Palmer and Mr Gerry McGuinness have resigned from the board of Independent News & Media.Thu Nov 14 2002 - 00:00
Non-EU trade down by 7% in SeptemberTrade activity between the Republic and non-EU countries weakened significantly in September, according to new data from the …Thu Nov 14 2002 - 00:00
Euro will tumble as US recovers, says economistThe euro will fall from parity against the dollar before the end of the year, declining to $0Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
IBEC wants urgent action to arrest fall in competitivenessThe Republic will become the most expensive economy in the EU by 2004 if pay growth is not stemmed immediately, employers' group…Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
Abbott expansion set to create 700 jobsUS healthcare company Abbott Laboratories will create 700 jobs in Galway and Cavan over the coming five years, it was announced…Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
Profit rise at DCC tempered by poor healthcare performanceBusiness services group DCC has recorded a slight rise in profits for the first half, but growth was tempered by a poor performance…Tue Nov 12 2002 - 00:00
OECD and Commission to cut growth forecast for RepublicBoth the European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will revise their growth forecasts…Sat Nov 09 2002 - 00:00
Increase in price of services sends inflation upwardSharp increases in the price of services forced inflation back on an upward trend in October.Sat Nov 09 2002 - 00:00
Economy set to grow by 4% this year, says ESRIThe Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has predicted that the economy will grow by 4 per cent this year, and by 4Fri Nov 08 2002 - 00:00
ESRI warns State on pay awardsThe Republic could break the terms that govern Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) next year if the findings of the benchmarking…Fri Nov 08 2002 - 00:00
ECB unlikely to follow Greenspan's lead just yetAnalysis: The Federal Reserve cut should boost equity markets, and hopes are that European rates will also fall soonThu Nov 07 2002 - 00:00
Euro zone jobless rate stays stableThe euro zone's jobless rate held stable at 8Wed Nov 06 2002 - 00:00
Unemployment rises despite dip in OctoberThe number of people claiming unemployment benefit fell in October for the second consecutive month.Wed Nov 06 2002 - 00:00
Services sector expands for third month in a rowThe Republic's services sector showed signs of continuing expansion last month, according to the latest Purchasing Managers' …Wed Nov 06 2002 - 00:00
Markets lap up the airline's low-cost modelAnalysis: Even the most cynical analyst cannot argue with the numbersTue Nov 05 2002 - 00:00
Manufacturing sector contracts as demand slowsSlowing demand forced the Republic's manufacturing sector to contract sharply in October, according to the latest edition of …Sat Nov 02 2002 - 00:00
AIB chief indicates support for pay pauseAIB would support the introduction of a "pay pause" for workers along the lines of that proposed by employers' body, IBEC, bank…Sat Nov 02 2002 - 00:00
Euro's rise against dollar propelled by bad US dataThe euro briefly breached parity with the dollar yesterday, as an accumulation of negative data raised grave doubts about the…Sat Nov 02 2002 - 00:00
Manufacturing sector contracts as demand slowsSlowing demand forced the Republic's manufacturing sector to contract sharply in October, according to the latest edition of …Fri Nov 01 2002 - 00:00
AIB chief indicates support for pay pauseAIB would support the introduction of a "pay pause" for workers along the lines of that proposed by employers' body, IBEC, bank…Fri Nov 01 2002 - 00:00
Euro's rise against dollar propelled by bad US dataThe euro briefly breached parity with the dollar yesterday, as an accumulation of negative data raised grave doubts about the…Fri Nov 01 2002 - 00:00
Former Harland site to get €79m faceliftPlans have been unveiled for a £50 million sterling (€79 million) property development on land formerly occupied by troubled …Thu Oct 31 2002 - 00:00
Irish Press plans media investmentsThe Irish Press group plans to proceed with new media-related investments following the settlement of its High Court action against…Wed Oct 30 2002 - 00:00
Trade data exceptionally weak, says economistThe Republic's trade surplus with the rest of the world surged by 30 per cent in July, recovering from a sharp decline seen one…Wed Oct 30 2002 - 00:00
An Post seeks postage increaseAn Post has asked the Director of Telecommunications Regulation, Ms Etain Doyle, to sanction increases in the price of some international…Wed Oct 30 2002 - 00:00
IFI demise may fuel electricity price riseThe closure of Irish Fertiliser Industries (IFI) and consequent decline in gas consumption could lead indirectly to an electricity…Mon Oct 21 2002 - 01:00
Money in dormant life policies to be given to StateLife assurance policies that have not been touched by their holders for years are to be handed over to the State from 2004 onward…Sat Oct 19 2002 - 01:00
Retail sales keep climbing in August, CSO figures showRetail sales continued on a slow upward trend in August, with the latest data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) coming…Sat Oct 19 2002 - 01:00
Ryanair to report Aer Rianta schemeRyanair will report Aer Rianta to the Competition Authority over the airport operator's new incentive scheme for airlines.Sat Oct 19 2002 - 01:00
ECB asserts authority over foreign currency reservesThe European Central Bank (ECB) confirmed yesterday that it must give permission before any euro-zone state can raid its own …Sat Oct 19 2002 - 01:00
Israeli group may create 100 jobs in RepublicAn Israeli pharmaceutical company could be set to create more than 100 jobs in the Republic.Fri Oct 18 2002 - 01:00
Exports outside EU fall by 8%The value of exports to countries outside the EU fell by 8 per cent in August compared to the same month of 2001, according to…Thu Oct 17 2002 - 01:00
Stable inflation bolsters argument for ECB rate cutEuro-zone inflation was steady at 2Thu Oct 17 2002 - 01:00
Smyth would sell Cherrywood to Carroll if approachedDunloe Ewart chairman, Mr Noel Smyth, has said that he would be willing to sell the company's joint-venture Cherrywood development…Wed Oct 16 2002 - 01:00
Bord na Mona chairman resignsMr Peter Malone has stepped down as chairman of Bord na MónaWed Oct 16 2002 - 01:00
Ryanair to report Aer Rianta schemeRyanair will report Aer Rianta to the Competition Authority over the airport operator's new incentive scheme for airlines.Tue Oct 15 2002 - 01:00
McCreevy may raid Central Bank's reservesThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, has not ruled out raiding the Central Bank's €6 billion foreign currency reserves in the…Tue Oct 15 2002 - 01:00
Amateurs can succeed with antiquesALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT: When it comes to buying and dealing in antiques, the world is divided into two distinct groups: the …Mon Oct 14 2002 - 01:00
Borrowing to fund pension plan a 'foolhardy' policyCentral Bank foreign currency reserves should be raided to pay for the National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF), the Dublin Economic…Mon Oct 14 2002 - 01:00
Intimidating choice faces the investorWhen it comes to squirrelling money away, an investor is faced with many choices, which hold the potential to confuse and intimidate…Sat Oct 12 2002 - 01:00
IDA to focus on added value projectsThe Republic must shift its priorities on foreign direct investment in the "post-Celtic Tiger environment", placing more emphasis…Sat Oct 12 2002 - 01:00
Economic slowdown worse than projectedCSO senior statistician Mr Mick Lucey said that the extent of the revision in Government expenditure could be attributed to "…Fri Oct 11 2002 - 01:00
Current account surplus of €209m in quarterThe Republic's current account was in surplus by €209 million in the second quarter of this year, according to balance of payments…Fri Oct 11 2002 - 01:00
