RTE talks to transmission staff about share optionsRTE has entered discussions on the introduction of a share option plan for workers in its transmission networkThu Jan 25 2001 - 00:00
IBEC targets gas need assumptionsBusiness lobby IBEC has expressed "grave concern" about projections in a bullish ESRI report on demand for gas.Tue Jan 23 2001 - 00:00
UK transport companies set to chase Luas contractSeveral British transport firms are expected to seek the contract to operate the Luas network in DublinTue Jan 23 2001 - 00:00
EU cites ESB subsidiary for illegalityA key contract secured by an ESB subsidiary in 1999 "was a violation" of European law, the European Commission has claimed.Mon Jan 22 2001 - 00:00
ESB technicians reject package to upgrade networkESB technicians have rejected a £2.1 billion (€2.67 million) plan to upgrade the power network.Fri Jan 19 2001 - 00:00
Power market must open up further - O'RourkeService providers should ensure there are no barriers to entering the power market, the Minister for Public Enterprise has said…Thu Jan 18 2001 - 00:00
BP set to shed stake in power station projectBP is walking away from a project to build a power station it planned with a group controlled by Esat's founder, Mr Denis O'Brien…Wed Jan 17 2001 - 00:00
Intel results show 9% profit dipIntel, which employs 4,400 people in Leixlip, Co Kildare, has reported a 9 per cent drop in fourth-quarter net profits compared…Wed Jan 17 2001 - 00:00
New Dublin bus corridors planned for end of AprilDublin Bus plans to launch five Quality Bus Corridors before the end of AprilWed Jan 17 2001 - 00:00
Eircom gains cent after day's heavy tradingShares made marginal gains yesterday as investors awaited signals on trading conditions from key US firms which report today.Tue Jan 16 2001 - 00:00
Warning on costs of changes to power gridChanges to the power grid system could cost "many millions of pounds" in transmission constraints, the national grid operator…Mon Jan 15 2001 - 00:00
Baldonnel civilian airport unlikelyChanges to a Bill this week mean a civilian airport is unlikely to be developed at Baldonnel aerodrome.Sat Jan 13 2001 - 00:00
Former Davy director joins Ryanair along with former Aer Lingus manDavy Stockbrokers' former joint managing director, Mr Kyran McLaughlin, has joined Ryanair's board.Sat Jan 13 2001 - 00:00
Goodman continues Cyprus actionAn action by Mr Larry Goodman to recover £22.83 million sterling (#35Sat Jan 13 2001 - 00:00
EPower refuses to pay ESB bill for power supply dealAn electricity firm controlled by Esat founder Mr Denis O'Brien is withholding payment on an ESB supply contract.Fri Jan 12 2001 - 00:00
Aer Rianta plans £100m rail systemAer Rianta plans to spend £100 million (€127 million) on an internal rail system at Dublin Airport which will open in 2005. The…Fri Jan 12 2001 - 00:00
Reeves moves to vet contracts of ESB subsidiaryAn ESB subsidiary has been ordered to submit all new power contracts to the electricity regulator, Mr Tom Reeves.Thu Jan 11 2001 - 00:00
Labour advice for aviation watchdogThe aviation regulator should receive clear directions on Government policy when the office is established, the Labour Party …Wed Jan 10 2001 - 00:00
Minister urged to reform energy directiveElectricity firms have threatened to quit the Irish market if the grid connection system is not reformed, according to the EU…Tue Jan 09 2001 - 00:00
Little confidence CIE can deliver reliable servicesNew trains and buses cannot take from the fundamental troubles facing CIE and its passengersMon Jan 08 2001 - 00:00
ESB unit in High Court over regulator's directionAn ESB subsidiary has taken a High Court challenge to a direction issued by electricity regulator Mr Tom ReevesFri Jan 05 2001 - 00:00
IDA creates 23,000 jobs but worries on infrastructureA record year for jobs: Mr George Fotiades, president and chief operating officer, Cardinal Health, and Tanaiste Ms Harney, at…Thu Jan 04 2001 - 00:00
EU concerned over access to power gridThe EU competition commissioner has expressed concern about access to the national electricity grid in the newly liberalised …Thu Jan 04 2001 - 00:00
Agency suffers embarrassment of richesFalling unemployment saw IDA Ireland cut its job creation goal last year for the first timeThu Jan 04 2001 - 00:00
Civil servant seen as best bet for sensitive role on CIE boardA civil servant is likely to replace one of CIE's most senior executives on its board next monthWed Jan 03 2001 - 00:00
Government's limits on retail outlet size based on development policiesThe Government yesterday made permanent a temporary cap on the size of retail outletsWed Jan 03 2001 - 00:00
€381m gas link plan hinges on ESRI studyA new report on gas demand will determine the fate of Bord Gais Eireann's plan for a new interconnector with Scotland.Fri Dec 29 2000 - 00:00
Ghost of Eircom haunts privatisation plansEircom is no longer within the remit of the Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, yet the fate of the former telecoms …Fri Dec 29 2000 - 00:00
Financials gain most as index finishes strongerFinancials gained most in thin holiday trading on the Dublin exchange yesterday.Thu Dec 28 2000 - 00:00
Smurfit firm cited in Holocaust victims' actionAn Austrian paper company controlled by Jefferson Smurfit Group has been cited in a class action by Holocaust victims for Nazi…Thu Dec 28 2000 - 00:00
Vodafone makes brokers bullishInternational stockbrokers see growth potential for shares in Vodafone, the group which plans to acquire Eircom's mobile subsidiary…Sat Dec 23 2000 - 00:00
Smurfit to take stake in Asian paper firmJefferson Smurfit will develop a business in Asia by taking a one-quarter stake in a Hong Kong paper firm.Fri Dec 22 2000 - 00:00
Labour shortage `threatens growth'The labour shortage could "destroy" the Republic's economic growth, the Tanaiste, Ms Harney, has warned.Fri Dec 22 2000 - 00:00
Net spread across globe in trawl for skills to satisfy starving economyThe stamps on Mr Greg Craig's passport read as if he accumulates as many air miles as the miles he notches in his car.Fri Dec 22 2000 - 00:00
Smurfit to buy out Austrian paper firmJefferson Smurfit will buy out the remaining minority holdings in Austrian paper firm, Nettingsdorfer PapierfabrikThu Dec 21 2000 - 00:00
Abuse raises Robben Island spectreElias Mzamo's grin is at odds with his story.Sat Dec 16 2000 - 00:00
Kingspan acquires US flooring firm for $120 millionKingspan, the Co Cavan building materials firm, yesterday acquired a US flooring company for $120 million (€199Thu Dec 14 2000 - 00:00
Talks on KPN stake in Eircom break down before final price negotiationTentative talks on the possible sale of KPN's 21 per cent stake in Eircom to millionaire businessman Mr Paul Coulson broke down…Mon Dec 11 2000 - 00:00
US childcare group moving into IrelandBright Horizons, a quoted US childcare group, will acquire a Dublin creche company in an effort to expand in the Republic.Sat Dec 09 2000 - 00:00
Greencore may sell Hazlewood unitsGreencore is considering the disposal of loss-making elements in Hazlewood Foods, the British group it is buying for €588 million…Fri Dec 08 2000 - 00:00
Business chiefs rail against PRSI riseFinance Minister Mr McCreevy was wrong to remove the ceiling on employers' PRSI, business leaders claimed yesterday.Fri Dec 08 2000 - 00:00
Welfare changes `inadequate' for the poorMr Richard O'Leary believes the £8 (€10.16) rise in weekly social welfare payments was "mean".Thu Dec 07 2000 - 00:00
Bartrader plans group overhaulBartrader, the pub co-op led by hotelier Hugh O'Regan, is totally reassessing its businessThu Dec 07 2000 - 00:00
38% now outside income tax netChanges in the Budget mean 668,000 workers, or 38 per cent of the workforce, will be exempt from paying income tax.Thu Dec 07 2000 - 00:00
State subsidy option for rural post officesA Government subsidy is among the options being considered to avoid the closure of rural post offices.Thu Dec 07 2000 - 00:00
North-South pipeline body challenges gas levy planPlans to charge a public service levy on the gas network may have no basis in EU law, the group planning a North-South pipeline…Tue Dec 05 2000 - 00:00
Contract raised salary by £81,000The contract cited in a High Court action by CIE's chief executive Mr Michael McDonnell against the group raised his salary to…Tue Dec 05 2000 - 00:00
FAS considers overseas officesFAS may set up full-time offices in South Africa, Russia and the Czech Republic to recruit workers, its spokesman has said.Mon Dec 04 2000 - 00:00
EirGrid favours leasing arrangement with ESBThe company that operates the national electricity grid wants to lease it from the ESB, according to sources.Mon Dec 04 2000 - 00:00
Doyle says mobile charges too highIrish mobile phone charges are "extremely high" when compared with other OECD states, the telecoms regulator said yesterday.Sat Dec 02 2000 - 00:00
