Low volumes as market slows ahead of ChristmasMarkets: Low volumes and patchy trade suggested that most of the activity on the Dublin market yesterday was at various Christmas…Sat Dec 11 2004 - 00:00
Readymix issues second profit warningProfits at building materials group Readymix are set to fall well below market expectations, the company warned last night.Sat Dec 11 2004 - 00:00
Eircom staff to benefit from share option saleChristmas is set to come early for more than 12,000 past and present Eircom staff, who will get around €5,000 each from the sale…Fri Dec 10 2004 - 00:00
Wage bill for small businesses rises 6%Small businesses are paying their workers 6 per cent more than this time last year, according to a survey published yesterday…Thu Dec 09 2004 - 00:00
Economy creates 1,000 jobs a week, says CSONew figures show the economy created more 1,000 new jobs a week in the year to the end of August, raising the numbers at work…Wed Dec 08 2004 - 00:00
State pension fund joins €500m road bidThe State's pension reserve fund is one of the backers of a consortium bidding for a €500 million road project.Mon Dec 06 2004 - 00:00
Intel chief urges State to increase R&D spendGovernment must increase spending on research and development (R&D) in line with economic growth if it does not want to put…Mon Dec 06 2004 - 00:00
IWP reports €4.7m interim loss on charges, lower salesExceptional charges and a high interest bill contributed to an interim pre-tax deficit of €4Fri Dec 03 2004 - 00:00
Capital duty move welcomed by businessNew Companies The Finance Minister's pledge to halve the capital duty on company formations was one of the few specifically …Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
Inquiry sought into firms linked with Poga's WonderlandCreditors are seeking an inquiry into transactions between two companies behind the Poga's Wonderland theme park that was wound…Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
Curbs imposed on plan for St Stephen's GreenThe redevelopment of the old Department of Justice headquarters in Dublin is on hold after the local authority imposed 21 conditions…Thu Dec 02 2004 - 00:00
Shannon redundancies plannedShannon Airport is set to seek voluntary redundancies from its 470 staff when it begins implementing a new business plan early…Wed Dec 01 2004 - 00:00
Treasury, Quinlan in €300m ventureProperty groups Treasury Holdings and Quinlan Private are on the verge of announcing a €300 million joint venture in waste management…Tue Nov 30 2004 - 00:00
Roadbridge Sisk wins €240m road contractCivil engineering partnership Roadbridge Sisk has won a €240 million contract from the State to build a section of the Cork-Dublin…Sat Nov 27 2004 - 00:00
Price hike offsets decline in drink salesFalling drink sales failed to stem increases in the price of the pint last year, according to industry figures released yesterday…Fri Nov 26 2004 - 00:00
Trintech makes profit of €330,000Electronic payments specialist Trintech made profits of $434,000 (€330,000) in its third quarter, according to figures released…Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
CRH subsidiary faces Swiss investigationA CRH subsidiary is facing a Swiss Competition Commission investigation into the possibility that it was involved in fixing the…Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Fun park liquidator may face court challengeOne of the creditors of a theme park wound up yesterday with a €1Wed Nov 24 2004 - 00:00
O2 makes higher profits from Irish customersMobile operator O2 is making higher profits from its customers in the Republic than from those in its other territories, according…Thu Nov 18 2004 - 00:00
Dempsey does not want appeals bodyThe Minister for Communications, Mr Dempsey, last night made it clear that he does not favour establishing an appeals panel to…Thu Nov 18 2004 - 00:00
Vodafone to double dividend on good resultsStrong results prompted mobile giant Vodafone to double the size of its interim dividend, but the news will be of little comfort…Wed Nov 17 2004 - 00:00
Glazer bid to buy United plc in disarray as bank backs outMr Malcolm Glazer's bid to buy Manchester United plc appeared to be in tatters last night after his financial backer walked away…Sat Nov 13 2004 - 00:00
Esat BT posts loss of €27m in first halfFixed-line operator Esat BT posted a net loss of €27 million in its first half, but predicted yesterday that it will break even…Fri Nov 12 2004 - 00:00
Planning laws add to cost of groceriesPlanning laws are contributing to high grocery costs in the Republic because retailers use them to prevent competitors from entering…Thu Nov 11 2004 - 00:00
Banks trade big quantities with prices mainly upDublin Report: A slow day for company news did not deter activity in larger stocks yesterday, driving the ISEQ index of Irish…Thu Nov 11 2004 - 00:00
Meteor subscribers top 250,000Mobile network Meteor pushed subscriber numbers past the 250,000 mark for the first time in the third quarter of the year, its…Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
Hi-tech groups plan major job creation projectA number of leading hi-tech companies plan to collaborate on a project they believe could create thousands of jobs.Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
Tax fraud businessman faces 180 hours community workA businessman faces 180 hours of community service after a court convicted him on four charges of tax fraud involving a total…Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
Cowen has '€1.4bn for tax cuts'The Minister for Finance should have enough in the kitty to fund €1Wed Nov 10 2004 - 00:00
Accountancy body expels member guilty of tax fraudOne of the State's leading accounting bodies has expelled a member who paid almost €120,000 in fines and penalties after being…Tue Nov 09 2004 - 00:00
Spectel sales grow 6% to EUR 31mSales at Spectel, the Irish high-tech firm that was sold last August for €85 million, topped $40 million (€31 million) in its…Mon Nov 08 2004 - 00:00
Chorus last for service in surveyIrish cable TV operator Chorus came last of 64 in an international customer service survey of telecoms companies.Mon Nov 08 2004 - 00:00
IT, professions 'drive recruitment'IT and the professions drove a strong increase in recruitment in October, according to the latest edition of a monthly index.Mon Nov 08 2004 - 00:00
Taxpayers may get 'EUR 850m windfall'The Republic's tax payers could share an €850 million windfall in Budget 2005, a leading economist is predicting today.Mon Nov 08 2004 - 00:00
Raising corporate tax cuts revenue - HarneyThe Tánaiste, Ms Harney, yesterday warned that increasing the Republic's low corporate tax rate would actually reduce the revenues…Sat Nov 06 2004 - 00:00
Irish Press tracks US stockholdersIrish Press plc is attempting to track down US stockholders entitled to their share of €346,000 in dividends paid to shareholders…Sat Nov 06 2004 - 00:00
Investor anticipation drives financials forwardMarket report: Anglo Irish Bank hit an all-time high on a day when investors focused on financials and let the ISEQ index of…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Glazer may drop Man U clauseUS billionaire Mr Malcolm Glazer is likely to remove a stumbling block from his offer to buy the Manchester United stake owned…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Ryanair beats forecasts with €200m interim profitBetter than expected demand for flights helped low-cost airline Ryanair defy difficult trading conditions in its first half to…Wed Nov 03 2004 - 00:00
Goldman Sachs may raise its offer for Warner ChilcottGoldman Sachs has not given up the race to take out Irish pharmaceuticals group, Warner Chilcott, it emerged yesterday.Tue Nov 02 2004 - 00:00
CNG recruits US businessmenListed online travel company CNG has recruited two US businessmen to its board.Tue Nov 02 2004 - 00:00
Competition body blocks IBM purchase of Schlumberger armThe Competition Authority has blocked IBM from buying an Irish subsidiary of multinational Schlumberger, arguing that the deal…Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
Ryanair does well and banks are back in vogueDublin Report: Strong volumes traded in leading stocks lifted the ISEQ index of Irish shares 60Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
ISME calls for ban on 'override' payments to insurance brokersA business group yesterday called on Irish regulators to ban insurers from paying extra commissions to brokers in return for …Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
Tullow gas field sale nets €10mTullow Oil will make a €10 million profit from the sale of a share in two North Sea fields to British Gas parent Centrica, it…Thu Oct 28 2004 - 01:00
Film company closes as work dries upA downturn in film production has forced an Irish company involved in blockbusters such as Michael Collins and Braveheart to …Thu Oct 28 2004 - 01:00
Glanbia warns dairy farmers must increase production to surviveDairy farmers will have to increase production by 52 per cent over the next three years if they want to survive changes in EU…Thu Oct 28 2004 - 01:00
ICTU seeks tax break for low paidThe trade union movement wants Finance Minister Mr Brian Cowen's first Budget to take workers on the minimum wage out of the …Wed Oct 27 2004 - 01:00
Eircom investor sells Eur42 million holdingOne of the investors that originally took Eircom off the Stock Exchange in 2002 yesterday sold the bulk of its holding in the…Wed Oct 27 2004 - 01:00
