Decline in sterling value hits Grafton's earnings outlookTHE DECLINE in the valuation of sterling against the euro has prompted a downward revision in the earnings forecast for Grafton…Tue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
Vodafone apology over 'random' faultVODAFONE IRELAND, the State's largest mobile phone operator, has apologised to its customers after a fault on its system led …Tue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
More IN&M shares likely to come on open marketMORE THAN six million shares in Independent News & Media (IN&M) are likely to come on the open market in a fortnight'…Tue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
Index shows construction fell againNew research by Ulster Bank suggests activity in the Irish construction business fell in February to its lowest level since the…Mon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00
Removal of Payzone executives likelyPAYZONE CHIEF John Nagle and finance director John Williamson are likely to be deposed from the board of the electronic payments…Mon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00
London fund may purchase 25% stake in Choice HotelsCHOICE HOTELS, the privately held operator of the four-star Clarion chain, is in advanced talks to sell a stake of about 25 per…Mon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00
DCC buys UK fuel firmINDUSTRIAL HOLDING company DCC has bought a British oil distribution business for £7.45 million (€9Sat Mar 08 2008 - 00:00
Buffet will not be buffeted by any looming financial stormsUNDETERRED BY exceptional volatility on the stock market and jittery economic conditions, the combined wealth of Ireland's billionaires…Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
O'Brien buys more IN&M shares and is close to acquiring blocking stakeDENIS O'BRIEN has increased his stake in Independent News & Media (IN&M) to within a whisker of 20 per cent, bringing…Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Oracle profits fall 7% to €468.8m in main Irish unitUS SOFTWARE giant Oracle Corporation has reported a reduction in profits and lower profit margins at its main Irish unit, a large…Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
Irish banks curtail recruitment of new staffAIB AND Bank of Ireland, the largest financial institutions in the State, have curtailed the recruitment of new staff in light…Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
Hostel website considers sale instead of flotationONLINE HOSTEL booking company Web Reservations International (WRI) is examining the possibility of a trade sale of the firm as…Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
Developer McNamara sells 14.5% stake in store chainMULTI-MILLIONAIRE developer Bernard McNamara has sold his 14Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
Marley-chaired firm spends €8.1m on UK companiesA NEW privately-held building services firm chaired by Ely Property founder Philip Marley has spent a total of £6Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
Competition concern over S&N bidTHE COMPETITION Authority has expressed concern to EU regulators that the proposed acquisition of Cork brewer Beamish & Crawford…Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
Tributes paid to businessman Richard KeatingeTRIBUTES WERE paid yesterday to businessman Richard Keatinge, who died at the age of 60 last Friday after a long illness.Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
Key Capital buys into environmental firmCORPORATE FINANCE firm Key Capital has taken a 10 per cent stake in a Cork-based environmental business that makes a system for…Mon Mar 03 2008 - 00:00
Profits at HMV and Waterstone's downMUSIC RETAILER HMV and its wholly-owned book chain Waterstone's have reported sharply reduced profits in Ireland as consumers…Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Kerry Group and Reox reopen talks on sale of consumer food brandsFOOD GIANT Kerry and Dairygold spin-off Reox have re-engaged in talks on the sale of Reox's consumer food brands.Thu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
Five former insurance executives guilty of fraudA JURY in the US has convicted five former insurance executives of fraud charges in relation to an illegal scheme to manipulate…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Takeover Panel proposes changes to scheme rulesTHE IRISH Takeover Panel has proposed a series of changes to the rules governing schemes of arrangement in light of the protracted…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Primark on track to increase sales by 4% in first half of fiscal yearDUBLIN-BASED BUDGET fashion chain Primark, which trades as Penneys in the Irish market, is on track to increase its like-for-…Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
Newcourt to pay £17m to develop London siteTHE QUOTED support services group Newcourt has agreed to spend £17 million (€23 million) on a site in London for development …Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
Brennan leaves Dunne hotelsDeveloper Seán Dunne is searching for a new manager of his Ballsbridge hotels after parting company with John Brennan, owner …Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
More departures from Carr groupThe turmoil at Carr Communications continued yesterday when another two senior executives left the organisation, bringing the…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
AgCert seeks High Court schemeCarbon credits firm AgCert International is preparing to ask the High Court to put the Dublin-based business into examinership…Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Datalex teams up with CarTrawlerQuoted travel software company Datalex has entered a strategic alliance with CarTrawler, a privately held Dublin firm that provides…Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
Iona likely to seek potential suitorsSoftware firm Iona Technologies is likely to approach a number of potential bidders for its business after its board appointed…Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
APN signals 'interest' in assets of US firmThe possibility of a second deal linking Independent News & Media (IN&M) with its new US investor Clear Channel Communications…Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Carr Communications managing director quitsCarr Communications managing director Dermot McCrum has unexpectedly left the firm after selling his majority shareholding to…Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
Top four managers received €5.8mSmurfit-Kappa's maiden set of annual results since its initial public offering last March revealed that the four top managers…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Busy man fond of the grand gestureOn the benefactor: Denis O'Brien's offer to pay half the annual salary of Giovanni Trapattoni for two years marks a deeply populist…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Smurfit shares retreat on cautious outlookShares in Smurfit Kappa dropped 4 per cent to €8Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Irish developer may sell former Tory headquarters to EUDonegal property developer Pat Doherty is in advanced talks to sell the former headquarters in London of the Conservative Party…Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Motorola and BT Ireland join up for broadband bidMotorola has teamed up with BT Ireland to make a joint bid for a Government contract to build a broadband system in rural areas…Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
Greencore shares up after investment reportsShares in Greencore gained 5 per cent yesterday on reports that the owners of Icelandic investment firm Exista had amassed some…Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus examines bids for aircraft workAer Lingus is conducting a due-diligence examination of bids for two maintenance contracts amid concern that any move to take…Sat Feb 09 2008 - 00:00
Rexel offers to sell units to facilitate Hagemeyer dealSome of the Irish operations of international electrical equipment groups Rexel and its rival Hagemeyer could be reorganised …Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
Aviva set to enter Polish marketInsurance giant Aviva, the owner of Irish group Hibernian, has secured regulatory approval to sell insurance products in Poland…Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
Shares in DCC drop after talk of sterling weaknessShares in DCC dropped by more than 7 per cent in a downbeat market after the industrial holding company said sterling's weakness…Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
Ryanair shares drop after profit warningShares in Ryanair dropped by some 15 per cent after the airline's chief Michael O'Leary said its profits could fall by half in…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
O'Leary warns of 'perfect storm' in airline sectorNever a man for understatement, Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary's warning of a "perfect storm" in the European airline sector is…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
O'Reilly defends INM's London titleThe loss-making operations of the London Independent newspaper assist Independent News & Media (INM) in "sheltering" the …Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
Talking shopThe Friday interview/Sir Terry Leahy Tesco: Tesco chief Sir Terry Leahy has devoted his entire working life to the supermarket…Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
Payzone chief Nagle discusses terms of departurePayzone chief executive John Nagle and chief financial officer John Williamson are discussing the terms of their departure from…Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
SWS enters UK outsourcing sector on €100m sales driveCork-based group SWS has entered the British market for outsourcing services in a drive to increase its revenues fivefold to €…Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
Prime Active has 80% stake in phone chainPrime Active Capital, the investment firm led by financier Peter Lynch, has moved into a position of majority control over a …Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
Phone firm with Irish backers in Beijing dealA Beijing-based electronic payments and media company backed by U2 manager Paul McGuinness and developer Seán Mulryan has secured…Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
Motor dealership faces Citröen price fixing chargesA Dublin motor dealership is facing criminal charges for fixing the price of Citroën cars after a long-running Competition Authority…Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
Fyffes upgrades 2007 profit guidanceFyffes has upgraded its profit guidance for 2007 on the back of higher selling prices and favourable exchange rates.Sat Jan 05 2008 - 00:00
