Building sector jobs rise as new projects beginNew projects and State spending on infrastructure drove continued expansion and jobs growth in the Republic's building industry…Mon Jun 12 2006 - 01:00
Cinema group shows profitThe cinema chain that runs the Savoy in Dublin and Omniplex in Cork had profits of over €300,000 last year, the latest figures…Mon Jun 12 2006 - 01:00
Gettys seek €4m repayment from PunchestownMembers of the US-based billionaire Getty family are taking court action to secure the repayment of €4 million loaned to Punchestown…Sat Jun 10 2006 - 01:00
Amarin to take listing in Dublin, LondonAmarin, the drug development company run by former Elan executives, plans to take a listing in Dublin and London.Fri Jun 09 2006 - 01:00
Airtricity to raise €250m as Quinn pulls outWind energy company Airtricity plans to raise €250 million in funding in a deal that values management's one-third stake in the…Fri Jun 09 2006 - 01:00
Maxworth to face receiverA supermarket company run by a man convicted of stealing £140,000 from a post office is heading for receivership after the High…Thu Jun 08 2006 - 01:00
Returns filed by Siptu show pension is €31m in the redAccounts filed by the biggest trade union in the State show that its pension fund is €31 million in the red.Sat Jun 03 2006 - 01:00
Redundancy level runs ahead of 2005Redundances continue to run ahead of the 2005 level despite some improvement in April, accoridng to figures released yesterday…Fri Jun 02 2006 - 01:00
ComReg closer to network solutionThe State's telecoms watchdog, Comreg, took a step closer to resolving a row that has delayed the opening up of dominant player…Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
Arqiva bids for crisis radio contractArqiva, BT and Eircom are among the companies shortlisted to provide a €100 million digital radio network to the Republic's emergency…Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
Murdock chief sues for contract breachThe chief executive of a leading builders' merchants group is suing the company for breach of contract as a result of a recent…Tue May 30 2006 - 01:00
Horse 'breeze-up' sales back on trackThe partners behind the Tipperary-based Coolmore Stud made history earlier this year when they paid $16 million (€12Fri May 26 2006 - 01:00
Rivals adopt 'wait and see' positionEircom's competitors are biding their time to see what impact the change of ownership will have on the market's dominant player…Wed May 24 2006 - 01:00
Latest spin of merry-go-round will not be lastIf you're feeling a little dizzy, it's probably because you've been trying to keep up with the ownership merry-go-round that …Wed May 24 2006 - 01:00
Irish Nationwide members reject plan to go publicIrish Nationwide Building Society members have shot down a proposal at its annual general meeting (agm) to earn a windfall by…Tue May 23 2006 - 01:00
Latest health problem could end up out of Harney's handsAnalysis: Given the rate at which the health service is throwing up problems, one headache you'd have thought the Minister, …Sat May 20 2006 - 01:00
Irish internet domain registry turns a cornerThe Irish internet domain registry this week released figures showing that it has turned the corner since a report four years…Fri May 19 2006 - 01:00
Oil, gas prices likely to rise, says O'ReillyOil and gas prices will continue to rise, according to the chief executive of an Irish exploration company.Thu May 18 2006 - 01:00
Claimants, insurers reject one third of PIAB awardsPersonal injury claimants and insurance companies are rejecting one-third of awards made by the body set up to cut out litigation…Thu May 18 2006 - 01:00
Taggart claims dog report backs his positionThe chairman of Bord na gCon claimed last night that a report into the dismissal of its chief executive Aidan Tynan, states it…Thu May 18 2006 - 01:00
Irish quartet and family to sell UK health groupLeading Irish businessmen and the family of former tennis pro, David Lloyd, are set to sell the British health club group they…Wed May 17 2006 - 01:00
Aer Arann in €140m aircraft dealRegional airline Aer Arann has agreed a €140 million deal with a French aircraft manufacturer and plans to double in size over…Tue May 16 2006 - 01:00
Greyhound board chairman to step down in a yearControversial greyhound board chairman Paschal Taggart plans to step down in 12 months time, he confirmed yesterday.Tue May 16 2006 - 01:00
Profits up 10% at IE domain groupThe company that operates the Irish internet domain name registry grew profits by close to 10 per cent last year.Mon May 15 2006 - 01:00
Galway developer to acquire Dublin site for €100mA Galway-based property developer has swooped to buy a prime commercial site in Dublin for €100 million, 25 per cent more than…Mon May 15 2006 - 01:00
Crowley plans to leave IBI helm after seven yearsCorporate financier Peter Crowley plans to leave IBI, the Bank of Ireland subsidiary he has led for the last seven years.Fri May 12 2006 - 01:00
McInerney looking for new buysHouse builder McInerney is on the look-out for more acquisitions in Britain, the company's management confirmed after its annual…Thu May 11 2006 - 01:00
Irish Glaxo shareholders threatened by activistsThe British "animal rights activists" who are sending threatening letters to Irish shareholders in pharmaceutical group, GlaxoSmithKline…Thu May 11 2006 - 01:00
Fyffes investors approve transfer of propertyShares in Fyffes's property spin-off, Blackrock International Land, will begin trading in Dublin and London next MondayWed May 10 2006 - 01:00
Kingspan may buy firms for €85mThe family of former small business activist Eoghan Hynes could receive over €35 million if building materials group Kingspan…Wed May 10 2006 - 01:00
Statoil expects to sell its Irish service networkNorwegian exploration giant Statoil expects to sell its Irish service station network and oil supply businesses by the end of…Tue May 09 2006 - 01:00
Donegal energy firm plays up Irish angle to boost licence bidThere could be up to 200 years' worth of natural gas lying beneath the seabed in Irish waters, and one company believes we're…Sat May 06 2006 - 01:00
ICG issues positive news amid subdued tradingMarket Report: Building materials giant CRH and shipping company Irish Continental Group (ICG) dominated the news on a quiet…Thu May 04 2006 - 01:00
Microsoft opens grant portalMicrosoft has joined forces with a number of other companies and organisations to launch a service that will open up access for…Wed May 03 2006 - 01:00
Deal independent of new agreementAnalysis: Sustaining Progress, the current national pay deal, has a little over a week of life left in itSat Apr 22 2006 - 01:00
Financials rise on back of positive sentimentMarket Report: Financial stocks were the focus activity on a quiet day that saw the Iseq index of Irish shares rise 63Sat Apr 22 2006 - 01:00
Clondalkin acquires rival for €30mPackaging group Clondalkin has bought an American rival for close to €30 million, the company said yesterday.Fri Apr 21 2006 - 01:00
€5.2m loss for AGI TherapeuticsRecently-listed pharmaceutical research specialist AGI Therapeutics said yesterday that it had made a pretax loss of €5Fri Apr 21 2006 - 01:00
Grid says wind could supply electricity to 370,000 homesThere is enough wind power generated in Ireland to provide electricity to 370,000 homes, the national grid operator said yesterday…Thu Apr 20 2006 - 01:00
EBS still 'committed to mutuality'Irish Nationwide's eventual demutualisation will benefit the EBS building society when it happens, the institution's chairman…Wed Apr 19 2006 - 01:00
Waste services could be worth more than €1bnPrivate sector environmental services companies are gearing up to invest over €1 billion in developing the structure needed to…Tue Apr 18 2006 - 01:00
US firm to create 125 jobsMedical devices specialist Becton Dickinson plans to invest €52 million in expanding one of its Irish facilities and create 125…Thu Apr 13 2006 - 01:00
AIB to fund half of €290m UK hotelAIB is to fund a €290 million hotel development at a new terminal planned for one of Europe's biggest airports.Thu Apr 13 2006 - 01:00
North's private sector continues to show solid growth in MarchNorthern Ireland's private sector continued to grow solidly during March, the latest figures show.Tue Apr 11 2006 - 01:00
Betatherm sale nets backers €31mHibernia Capital Partners and a group of Irish and US-based businesspeople will share more than €30 million following the sale…Tue Apr 11 2006 - 01:00
Tralee man to make €110m on sale of digital image companyA freelance photographer turned businessman will make €110 million after selling his digital image company to a multinational…Fri Apr 07 2006 - 01:00
IIB's profits growth boosts assets by 33%Home lender and corporate bank IIB had profits of more than €100 million last year and boosted its assets by 33 per cent.Thu Apr 06 2006 - 01:00
Ulster Bank to challenge ombudsman's rulingUlster Bank is set to challenge an ombudsman's ruling on a fund that cost 480 investors €5 million next month.Tue Apr 04 2006 - 01:00
Dairygold may repay Wales grantFood group Dairygold is in talks with the Welsh Development Authority that could lead to it repaying approximately €1 million…Mon Apr 03 2006 - 01:00
Ahern defends banks' high profitsTaoiseach Bertie Ahern yesterday defended the profits made by Irish banks, said to be amongst the highest in their sector in …Sat Apr 01 2006 - 01:00
