Cullen shines light to guide Beacon groupDepending on which report on the health services you've read, and there have been a few, the Republic is going to need somewhere…Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00
Elan agm finds cure for recent share price illsMarket report: The ISEQ Index of Irish Shares added 18.78 points or 0.3 per cent to close at 6,226Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00
Anglo Irish Bank to leave car leasing businessAnglo Irish Bank plans to leave the retail car leasing businesses in Ireland and the UK, The Irish Times has learned.Thu May 26 2005 - 01:00
EU cuts may cost Greencore €5m in cashflowFood group Greencore admitted yesterday that cuts in EU supports for sugar production could reduce its cashflow by between €4…Thu May 26 2005 - 01:00
High prices blamed for 11.5% fall in beer salesHigh prices are driving consumers to drink less beer, the latest figures show.Thu May 26 2005 - 01:00
UK lender takes stake in Start to offer 'high risk' loansSpecialist UK mortgage lender Kensington has entered the Irish market as a shareholder in a new business offering loans to customers…Wed May 25 2005 - 01:00
Des Kelly pretax profits reach €2.3m as sale of assets boosts coffersA near €1.4 million gain from the sale of assets lifted profits at home-decor business Des Kelly Carpets to €2Mon May 23 2005 - 01:00
Subsidies will deter new health insurers - authorityThe Health Insurance Authority (HIA) believes that introducing a system that would force VHI's competitors to subsidise it could…Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
ComReg to look at termination chargesCommunications regulator, ComReg, plans to investigate the prices that independent telecoms companies charge for terminating …Fri May 20 2005 - 01:00
Insurers to get up to a year to make payments to VHIIndependent health insurers are likely to have between nine months and a year before they have to begin making risk-equalisation…Thu May 19 2005 - 01:00
Industry groups welcome second terminalReaction: The tourist industry last night warned it was vital that the State speedily implements its plans to build a second…Thu May 19 2005 - 01:00
Paddy Power margins hit by continued success of Irish horsesThe continued success of Irish horses in major British races has hit margins at Paddy Power, the Republic's biggest bookmaker…Wed May 18 2005 - 01:00
Dublin boom masking fall in tourism countrywideDublin's popularity with overseas visitors is masking an overall decline in tourism in the State as a whole, research by a leading…Wed May 18 2005 - 01:00
Legal costs curtail DCC pretax profit growthCosts associated with two court cases blunted pretax profit growth at industrial holding company DCC, but yesterday it reported…Tue May 17 2005 - 01:00
William Hill set to enter Irish marketBritish bookmaker William Hill is set to enter the Irish market after clinching a €730 million deal to buy Stanley Leisure's …Tue May 17 2005 - 01:00
Glazer set to take United privateUS billionaire Malcolm Glazer is now positioned to take Manchester United plc private and assume effective control of the company…Tue May 17 2005 - 01:00
Up to 500 customers per week are switching banksBetween 400 and 500 people a week are changing their bank accounts under a new code implemented by the industry this year.Mon May 16 2005 - 01:00
Profits fall at Boots Irish divisionProfits at the Irish sales and marketing subsidiary of British chemist, Boots plc, fell 25 per cent to almost €3 million last…Mon May 16 2005 - 01:00
Billionaire's Man Utd takeover move ends years of speculationGlazer deal: The deal that yesterday looked to have given US billionaire Malcolm Glazer control of Manchester United plc was…Fri May 13 2005 - 01:00
Highly profitable club with a global fan baseThe club's assets: Malcolm Glazer's Red Football Ltd is on the verge of making an offer for Manchester United plc that will …Fri May 13 2005 - 01:00
Magnier and McManus to make €125m from Man UtdJohn Magnier and JP McManus are set to earn a profit of €125 million from the sale of their holding in Manchester United plc …Fri May 13 2005 - 01:00
Oireachtas committee backs fees for ATM cardsAn Oireachtas committee that has been investigating bank charges is set to recommend that consumers continue paying €25 and €…Thu May 12 2005 - 01:00
May deadline for B of I talksTalks between unions and management on Bank of Ireland's plans to cut its workforce by more than 1,600 workers are scheduled …Thu May 12 2005 - 01:00
Ormonde to end initial drilling at Spanish gold prospect by JulyListed explorer Ormonde Mining expects initial drilling on its La Zarza Spanish gold prospect to be completed by July.Sat May 07 2005 - 01:00
Beacon looks at seven hospital sitesBeacon Healthcare, the private hospital group that is building a €180 million hospital in south Dublin, is looking at seven new…Sat May 07 2005 - 01:00
CRH hopes oil pressure will easeBuilding materials giant CRH said yesterday it is hopeful that the impact of high oil prices, which cost it €50 million in 2004…Thu May 05 2005 - 01:00
Subscriber numbers on target - VivasVivas, the AIB and Dermot Desmond-backed independent health insurer launched last autumn, is believed to have signed up between…Wed May 04 2005 - 01:00
EU Commission approves Dutch risk equalisation plan worth €15bnThe European Commission yesterday approved an ambitious risk equalisation scheme for health insurance in the Netherlands that…Wed May 04 2005 - 01:00
Irish businesses hit by rising energy costsRising energy costs are forcing one in six Irish businesses to consider relocating, according to the findings of a survey published…Tue May 03 2005 - 01:00
AIG to restate financial reportsShares in American International Group (AIG), embroiled in controversy over a $500 million (€388 million) reinsurance deal with…Tue May 03 2005 - 01:00
Agcert to float on London market at EUR400mAn Irish company specialising in cutting greenhouse gas emissions is to list on the London Stock Exchange in a flotation likely…Tue May 03 2005 - 01:00
Health insurance body backs risk equalisationThe Health Insurance Authority (HIA) yesterday recommended that the Tánaiste order competitors of State health insurer VHI to…Sat Apr 30 2005 - 01:00
US group may trump Pernod bid for AlliedThe Pernod Ricard bid for Allied Domecq that could cost C&C up to €2Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:00
Glazer given until May 17th to declare on Man U bidUS billionaire Malcolm Glazer has until May 17th to declare whether he intends to bid for Manchester United plc.Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:00
Firm led by Divilly buys King Ireland for €20mA company led by former Allegro Group boss Dermot Divilly has bought distributor King Ireland for €20 million.Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:00
Man U bid to go to investorsThe Manchester United plc board seems poised to put US tycoon Malcolm Glazer's €1 billion offer to shareholders, but is not going…Wed Apr 27 2005 - 01:00
Shareholder fails in Nationwide moveRebel Irish Nationwide shareholder Brendan Burgess failed by a wide margin yesterday to get elected to the building society's…Tue Apr 26 2005 - 01:00
Drinks law to create licence barrierParts of the Government's proposed new drinks laws could create a regulatory barrier to those seeking to buy pubs and other licensed…Mon Apr 25 2005 - 01:00
Pension fund hits €12m in MarchThe value of the fund that will help pay for the State's pension needs from 2025 topped €12 billion at the end of the March, …Sat Apr 23 2005 - 01:00
Banking union threatens industrial actionThe Irish Bank Officials' Association (IBOA), which represents the bulk of Bank of Ireland's 18,000 workers, voted yesterday …Sat Apr 23 2005 - 01:00
UK nursing home chain to enter marketA British nursing home chain backed by Irish businessmen Dermot Desmond, Denis Brosnan, John Magnier and JP McManus plans to …Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Quinlan closes €775m London dealIrish property player, Quinlan Private, is set to become the new owner of a prime 3Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Ban on below-cost selling should be revokedGroceries order: The ban on below-cost selling of groceries works against consumers, inflates food prices and should be abandoned…Thu Apr 21 2005 - 01:00
New rules hit sales of prize bondsA new provision in the 2004 Finance Act hit sales of prize bonds in the second half of the year, the company responsible for …Thu Apr 21 2005 - 01:00
Jurys disappointed at poor Dublin resultsJurys Doyle Hotel Group said yesterday that the performance of its Dublin properties so far this year has been disappointing.Wed Apr 20 2005 - 01:00
Tolls clock up bulk of NTR's €18m profitsUtility group NTR, which is responsible for the M50 tolls, made profits of more than €18 million last year, according to figures…Tue Apr 19 2005 - 01:00
Hill poised to lay odds hereUK betting giant, William Hill, last night looked poised to enter the Irish market with the purchase of Stanley's 51 high street…Tue Apr 19 2005 - 01:00
Credit union league reports 15% increase in savings to €11bnSavings in Irish credit unions grew 15 per cent to €11 billion in 2004, figures released yesterday show.Tue Apr 19 2005 - 01:00
Ryanair may sue Italian aviation authorityRyanair is threatening to sue the Italian aviation authority for refusing the Irish carrier access to airport slots to protect…Thu Apr 14 2005 - 01:00
