Portugal nearer bailout as sovereign debt yield escalatesPORTUGAL EDGED further towards a bailout yesterday as its sovereign debt yields shot up, despite continued denials on the part…Sat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
Iseq makes small gains as IL&P rises 7.4%Iseq: 2,881.67 (+14.50) Settlement date: March 30thSat Mar 26 2011 - 00:00
CRH and Kingspan help push Iseq up 1.92%Iseq: 2,867.17 (+53.89) Settlement date: March 29thFri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Iseq keeps head above waterThe Iseq held its head above water today, closing 0.5 per cent higher, largely with the help of market heavyweight CRH.Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Irish bond yields remain close to 10%UNCERTAINTY ABOUT domestic bank funding and nerves over Portugal’s progression towards a bailout weighed on Irish bonds again…Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Banks cut international exposure by almost €100bnRETRENCHING Irish banks and building societies have reduced their exposure to other countries from a peak of €292 billion in …Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Moody's downgrades more bank bonds backed by Irish home loansTHE “WEAK and rapidly deteriorating” mortgage market has led Moody’s to downgrade a batch of bonds backed by Irish home loans…Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Car rental firm expects to move back into profitIRISH CAR Rentals (ICR) is expected to move into profit in 2011 after recording a €3Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
New figures show cost of living risingTHE COST of living rose in February at the fastest pace in almost three years, with higher health insurance premiums and the …Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Quinn falls off list of Irish billionairesIRELAND’S SUPER-RICH are officially shrinking in number, with the elimination of Seán Quinn from the annual Forbes list of the…Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Jameson reports 16% rise in whiskey salesAN INTENSE marketing programme helped to drive up Jameson’s sales volumes by 16 per cent in the six months to the end of December…Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
Figures for mortgage defaults doubleDEFAULTS AMONG Irish mortgage holders more than doubled over the course of last year and were still growing in December, according…Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
KBC Ireland expects to return to profit this yearKBC BANK Ireland expects to return to profit this year after €525 million in impairment charges pushed it into a €177 million…Fri Feb 11 2011 - 00:00
Smurfit Kappa dominates IseqSmurfit Kappa dominated today’s session on the Iseq, after shareholders Cinven and CVC together placed 25 million shares at €…Thu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Trichet issues further warning on inflationEURO ZONE INTEREST rates look set to remain steady until at least the autumn after the European Central Bank chose not to act…Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
Moody's warns on new bank strategyRATINGS AGENCY Moody’s entered the election fray yesterday, warning that bank ratings would be hit if the next government pushed…Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
CRH falls on decent volume as market fails to sustain rallyIseq: 2,912.70 (–22Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
State may be unable to repay €35bn bailout, says NoonanTHE STATE may be unable to repay the €35 billion bailout being provided by the EU because it is too “expensive”, Fine Gael’s …Thu Jan 27 2011 - 00:00
Calling all entrepreneurs: 2011 contest under wayTHE ERNST Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards have entered their 14th year, with entries now invited for the 2011 contest.Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00
Cycling or recycling? Founder's award for bike businessANNE BEDOS, the founder of Dublin not-for-profit bicycle business Rothar, has won the 2011 David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Government publishes Finance BillThe Government plans to withdraw property-based tax reliefs from this month have been placed on ice, with the removal not now…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Inflation last month at highest rate in two yearsTHE COST of living rose in December at the fastest pace in two years, driven up largely by higher energy prices and other international…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
AIB offers to buy back €4bn batch of debt at 70 per cent discountAIB HAS offered to buy back a €4Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Honohan at odds with €10bn bank bailout timingTHE GOVERNOR of the Central Bank did not agree with a decision under the bailout deal to immediately earmark €10 billion for …Sat Jan 08 2011 - 00:00
Give me a crash course in . . . record-breaking Irish exportsThe Irish Exporters’ Association said this week that the Republic’s exports hit an all-time high last year, with a cool €161 …Sat Jan 08 2011 - 00:00
Hearing on petition to wind up O'Reilly firmA PETITION has been made for the winding up of part of the business empire of Jerry O’Reilly, the prominent developer and long…Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Bank deposits fell 6.7% in November, data showsDEPOSITS continued to seep from banks last month, while lending to households and businesses declined again, according to the…Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
Insufficient monitoring 'disastrous' for IrelandIRELAND AND the EU must work together to foster economic recovery and to strengthen their processes of reform as both near the…Fri Dec 17 2010 - 00:00
Banks hold €207bn of foreign debtDOMESTIC BANKS and building societies had a foreign exposure of €207 billion at the end of September, according to new Central…Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
United Drug is joint buyer of specialist homecare firm in UKHEALTHCARE SERVICES group United Drug has bought a speciality UK pharmacy homecare company through its joint venture with US …Fri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Loans to manufacturing fall a third over two yearsLOANS TO the manufacturing sector have fallen in value by more than a third over the last two years, while lending to hotels …Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Top industrialist wants Dáil halved and overseas aid endedTHE DÁIL should be halved in size, overseas aid eliminated and the need for a standing Army and a Seanad questioned as part of…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Lord of the Glen still switched onTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW: MARTIN NAUGHTON, Chairman, Glen DimplexFri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Figures on US home sales provide big boost for CRHDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,751.96 (+57Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Moody's warning as bond yields hit recordTHE COST of raising money for the State rose to a new high yesterday as markets appeared to place no faith in the Government’…Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Administering healthy dose of optimismTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW: Debbie Smith managing director Boots Ireland: THE VIEW from the Irish headquarters of Boots in Dublin’…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Luas operator posts €2.3m profit despite lower turnoverLUAS OPERATOR Veolia booked a €2.3 million pretax profit last year and paid a €3Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Corporation tax drops as sales rates rise worldwideCORPORATION TAX rates are falling around the world, while sales taxes are are increasing, with both trends likely to be maintained…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
From its own Nama to Nokia: How Finland beat its crisisFinnish prime minister Mari Kiviniemi compares the Irish collapse to a similar crisis there in the 1990sMon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
Ireland will recover, says Finnish PMTHE ECONOMY will recover and, over time, it will be hard to remember the difficulties faced by the Republic today, the Finnish…Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Quinlan firm wins court fine contractFINANCIER DEREK Quinlan may be best known for investing on behalf of the wealthy, but it seems recessionary times have brought…Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Bailout of Irish Nationwide doubles to €5.4bnCAPITAL REQUIREMENT: THE STATE bailout of Irish Nationwide has doubled in cost to €5Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
NTR sells road assets for €50mNTR IS raising €50 million by selling the East-Link toll bridge in Dublin and a range of other Irish road assets, including is…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Minister says State faces series of tough budgets over bailoutBUDGET: A BALLOONING State deficit and years of tough budgets lie ahead as a result of the Government’s latest plan to bail …Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Losses at software firm Datalex rise 47% to $2.2mLOSSES EXPANDED by 47 per cent at Datalex in the first half of the year, but the travel software firm pointed to better underlying…Fri Aug 27 2010 - 01:00
Vodafone will seek to cut 130 staff after consultationVODAFONE will seek to cut its staff numbers by 130 following a review of its business.Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
