Exchequer deficit at €22.6 billionTotal Exchequer income in the first 10 months of the year was €28.9 billion, 14 per cent up on the €27Wed Nov 02 2011 - 00:00
Electricity exports could mean Irish pay 'subsidies'CURRENT FINANCIAL supports for wind energy could result in Irish consumers subsidising British electricity users if plans to …Tue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
Iseq slips as investors hold fire ahead of G20 summitIseq: 2,724.66 (–31.19) Settlement date: November 3rdTue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
Investment manager attracts €75m since AprilPRIVATE CLIENT investment manager Smith Williamson is now managing €75 million on behalf of 80 families after starting to operate…Tue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
Quinn creditors approve debt proposalsCREDITORS OF Quinn Group yesterday approved a proposal to restructure the troubled manufacturing and financial services group…Tue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
Donegal Creameries milk and retail divisions soldCONNACHT GOLD is set to buy Donegal Creameries’ milk and retail businesses in a deal worth a potential €21 million.Tue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
Treasury China Trust tops $15mINCOME AT Treasury China Trust, the property investment vehicle backed by Treasury Holdings, rose 46 per cent to top $15 million…Tue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
Tullow Oil in Mauritania dealEXPLORATION GROUP Tullow Oil is set to boost its presence in west Africa after signing a new agreement with the Mauritanian government…Tue Nov 01 2011 - 00:00
Celtic Biotech to start snake venom cancer drug trialsAN IRISH biotech company will this week begin human trials of a new cancer treatment derived from rattlesnake venom.Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Fennell appointed to troubled pub firmAIB HAS appointed Ken Fennell of Kavanagh Fennell to Dublin pub and property business GraingersFri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
New chief executive appointed at ESBESB ENERGY International executive director Pat O’Doherty is to succeed Pádraig McManus as the State energy company’s chief executive…Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
REO says Nama deal is closeTREASURY HOLDINGS-backed Real Estate Opportunities (REO) is close to finalising terms for the repayment of its €900 million debt…Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
Profits down at engineering and architecture firm PMPROFITS AT engineering and architecture specialist PM Group fell 11 per cent to €7 million last year, its latest figures show…Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
Linking to EU network may cut cost of electricityGREATER INTEGRATION with the European electricity market could help cut wholesale prices in the Republic, according to the latest…Wed Oct 26 2011 - 01:00
Bills push aerodrome into liquidationPROPERTY MAGNATE Jim Mansfield’s Weston Aerodrome is in liquidation after it emerged that the business could not pay the legal…Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Finance unlikely to back BoI job cuts dealTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance is unlikely to approve a Bank of Ireland redundancy deal offering staff six weeks’ pay for every year…Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Agency to take control of some Hanly group assetsTHE HANLY construction, hotel and property group confirmed yesterday that State assets agency, Nama, has taken control of some…Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Irish GE Capital arm loses €12.5m in 2010GE CAPITAL’S Irish finance and leasing arm lost €12.5 million last year, its latest accounts show.Mon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
Subprime lender's bad debts cost it €83.9mBAD DEBTS cost subprime mortgage specialist GE Woodchester Capital Home Loans almost €84 million between 2008 and 2010, the latest…Mon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
'Black economy' in building costs €2bnA GROWING black economy in the Republic’s building industry is costing taxpayers about €2 billion a year, according to the Construction…Mon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
Convenience to the fore: Maxol-Mace partnership extendedMOTOR FUELS supplier Maxol and retail franchise player BWG plan to invest €225 million in extending their existing partnership…Mon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
Nama takes control of part of Hanly group's propertiesSTATE ASSET manager Nama has taken control of part of the Hanly group, a high-profile construction, property and hotel business…Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Residents' fears for unfinished estate as company goes into receivershipRESIDENTS OF a Manor Park Homes development fear that unfinished work on the estate will not now be completed as the company …Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Surveyors want tighter housing checksTOUGHER ENFORCEMENT of building regulations backed by independent inspections could help avoid situations like the one that forced…Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Wind farm levy down 40% on last yearCONSUMERS AND businesses will pay a levy of €92 million to wind farms and peat-fired electricity plants over the next 12 months…Fri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00
Manor Park goes into receivershipHIGH-PROFILE house builder Manor Park Homes is in receivership with debts of €170 million after the company’s directors told …Fri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00
Aughinish owner in talks over boosting Shannon siteTHE RUSSIAN owner of Aughinish Alumina is in talks with the Government about boosting production at the Shannon Estuary plant…Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
€5m written off value of Temple Bar trust investment propertiesTEMPLE BAR Cultural Trust wrote €5 million off the value of its investment properties last year, but the company’s operations…Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
First Derivatives profits rise 5% to £3.4mPROFITS AT trading software and banking consultancy specialist First Derivatives grew 5 per cent to £3Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Hotel rates in Dublin, Belfast to stay lowestHOTELS IN Dublin and Belfast are starting to attract more guests, but the two cities will remain bottom of the league in terms…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Another positive day led by Elan and TullowIseq: 2,562.74 (+12.83) Settlement date: October 12thSat Oct 08 2011 - 01:00
Talks to boost Republic's credit rating with agenciesTHE ORGANISATION responsible for managing the State’s sovereign debt is pushing international agencies to boost the Republic’…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Iseq up ahead of Fitch downgradesThe Irish and European stock markets rose today, but had closed before a downgrading of Spanish and Italian government debt sent…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Building workers to get €35m EU aidTHE EUROPEAN Union plans to provide €35 million to the Republic to help almost 6,000 builders get back to work.Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
Loan sales proposed as way to generate liquidity in property marketLOAN SALES such as those proposed by State assets manager Nama could help kick-start the Irish property market, according to …Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
French group Tapie bids to buy Full TiltA BIDDER for online poker group Full Tilt emerged at the weekend, raising hopes that at least some of the jobs at its Dublin …Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Price fixers face up to 10 years' jail in new BillINDIVIDUALS AND companies convicted of price-fixing and similar crimes could face 10 years in jail and €5 million fines under…Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
Nama to recruit advisers to help with European and US loan salesSTATE ASSETS agency Nama is seeking to recruit a panel of advisers to aid in the sale of loans in Europe and the US, its chief…Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Paddy Power applies for online gaming licence in NevadaLISTED BOOKMAKER Paddy Power has applied for a gaming licence in Nevada, positioning itself to become the first European player…Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Up to 600 jobs at risk as poker firm licence withdrawnBETWEEN 500 and 600 jobs are in jeopardy at Irish subsidiaries of online poker business, Full Tilt, after its Channel Island …Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Overseas contracts and healthcare interest boost profits 11% at SiskPROFITS AT construction group Sisk grew 11 per cent last year to €9 million on the back of strong performances in a number of…Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Firm ordered to pay into pension schemeA COURT yesterday gave Offaly builder Donal Rigney and his company until next June to pay €58,000 due to the Construction Workers…Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
Postcard company seeks court protectionJOHN HINDE, the postcard company synonymous with images of thatched cottages and red-haired children, has fallen victim to the…Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
Directors jailed for not paying into pension fundTHE TWO men jailed for failing to pay staff contributions to a pension scheme sold a waste business to State-owned Bord na Móna…Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Survey to examine credit for small firmsTHE GOVERNMENT is surveying demand for credit from small and medium-sized businesses in a bid to fine tune policies designed …Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Irish firms named in gambling fraud caseTWO IRISH subsidiaries of online poker group Full Tilt are named as defendants in a case being taken by the US department of …Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Siac posts profits in excess of €5m on back of overseas contractsPROFITS AT building group Siac topped €5 million last year, mainly as a consequence of foreign contracts.Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Immunity sought for information on alleged price fixingA NUMBER of people are seeking immunity from prosecution in exchange for providing information to the State about illegal price…Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
