Fexco buys car hire reservation firmPayments systems specialist Fexco has bought a car rental reservation service in a deal valued at up to €8 million.Tue Aug 31 2004 - 01:00
Datalex in dispute with customer over €1.3m sales billDatalex, the Irish travel software group in which businessmen Mr Dermot Desmond and Mr Paschal Taggart have a stake, is in dispute…Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Market ReportRyanair gained altitude during what was another slow day on the Irish market that saw the ISEQ Index of Irish shares add 50Fri Aug 27 2004 - 01:00
Exporters begin search for new freight carriersExporters are in talks with a range of airlines and freight handlers in a bid to find alternative carriers for the cargo flights…Thu Aug 26 2004 - 01:00
Cross-Border deal on energy market signedThe energy regulators from the Republic and Northern Ireland took a major step towards developing an all-island market when they…Thu Aug 26 2004 - 01:00
Trintech reports interim surplusElectronic payments specialist Trintech yesterday reported operating profits of $241,000 (€200,000) in the six months to the …Thu Aug 26 2004 - 01:00
Aer Lingus likely to pull out of Oneworld allianceAer Lingus is likely to pull out of the Oneworld alliance of eight international airlines when its members meet in three months…Wed Aug 25 2004 - 01:00
Gibson Price is wound up owing €156,000Clothing retailer Gibson Price Ltd was wound up yesterday owing creditors €156,000Wed Aug 25 2004 - 01:00
Warner Chilcott gets approval for new menopause treatmentDublin and New York-listed Warner Chilcott expects to launch a hormone treatment for women on the US market in the first quarter…Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
AIB starts paying €26m overcharging billAIB has begun the process of repaying almost €26 million to customers who were wrongly overcharged for foreign exchange transactions…Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
Market ReportThe silly season slowdown continued on the Dublin market yesterday, with dealers describing activity as slow.Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
Investors punish Providence after drilling disappointmentProvidence Resources's share price was halved yesterday following an announcement that drilling results from its Celtic Sea oil…Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
MARKET REPORTA slowdown in company news to a trickle set the Dublin market drifting yesterday. The ISEQ Index dropped 6Sat Aug 21 2004 - 01:00
CNG buys brand and assests of US rival PlacestostayListed online reservations specialist CNG Travel has paid $12Fri Aug 20 2004 - 01:00
McCauley Group to post sales of €48 millionIndependent pharmacy chain, Sam McCauley Group, is set to post a turnover of €48 million at the end of its current financial …Fri Aug 20 2004 - 01:00
Accountants beware - the new scrutineer has arrivedIan Drennan, the chief executive designate of the body set up to act as a watchdog over the accountancy profession, has probably…Fri Aug 20 2004 - 01:00
Fuel group bought in €10m dealPrivately held fuel importer and distributor, Stafford Holdings, has bought the Clarke Group oil and home heating business in…Thu Aug 19 2004 - 01:00
ADM Londis set to open 15 new storesConvenience store chain ADM Londis plans to open 15 new stores and create 300 jobs before before the end of the year.Wed Aug 18 2004 - 01:00
Barchester plans Westminster bidBarchester, the UK nursing home group controlled by Irish stud farm boss Mr John Magnier and financiers Mr JP McManus and Mr …Wed Aug 18 2004 - 01:00
Temple Bar heading for row over trademarkState-backed Temple Bar Properties is heading for a dispute with one of its tenants over the trademark rights of a design company…Mon Aug 16 2004 - 01:00
Housing starts top 25,000 in first six months of 2004There was further evidence yesterday that the number of new homes being built in the State is heading for a record, with the …Tue Aug 10 2004 - 01:00
Goffs reports annual earnings of ?2 millionBloodstock auctioneer Goffs yesterday reported that it made profits of almost €2 million in the year to the end of March.Sat Aug 07 2004 - 01:00
Expectations mount that NAB will sell NIB operationExpectations were growing yesterday that National Irish Bank (NIB) would be sold as its parent company reached the halfway stage…Fri Aug 06 2004 - 01:00
Quinn confirms Athlone Extrusions buyoutThe management of plastics manufacturer, Athlone Extrusions, has bought the company from the Quinn Group in a deal said to be…Fri Aug 06 2004 - 01:00
Fayrewood profits rise by 42%London-listed IT distributor Fayrewood, in which the Irish businessman Mr Pierce Casey has a stake, yesterday posted record results…Fri Aug 06 2004 - 01:00
Better margins push NTL Ireland profits up €1mImproved margins and lower bad debt charges delivered an extra €1 million in profits for cable company NTL Ireland in the three…Thu Aug 05 2004 - 01:00
Former NIB manager to resign from ombudsman boardA former National Irish Bank (NIB) manager, who was found by High Court inspectors to have failed to ensure that its branches…Thu Aug 05 2004 - 01:00
Eircom to pay back €409,000 to customers it overchargedThe country's biggest fixed-line telecoms operator, Eircom, revealed yesterday that it will refund €409,000 to 31,562 customers…Wed Aug 04 2004 - 01:00
Jacob's bought up by Irish businessPrivately held Fruitfield Foods is to take over French giant Danone's Irish biscuit business in a deal estimated by market sources…Wed Aug 04 2004 - 01:00
NIB may face prosecution after inquiryPress conference National Irish Bank (NIB) and its financial services subsidiary may face prosecution as a result of the High…Sat Jul 31 2004 - 01:00
Auditors missed chance on tax issueKPMG's role National Irish Bank's (NIB) former auditors, KPMG, should have done more to get the financial institution's management…Sat Jul 31 2004 - 01:00
Bank let customers use bogus accounts and fictitious namesTax avoidance National Irish Bank used a series of bogus and fictitiously-named accounts to allow customers to evade Deposit…Sat Jul 31 2004 - 01:00
MBO team cuts offer for OglesbyThe executives planning to buy out listed manufacturing company Oglesby and Butler yesterday said they were likely to cut their…Fri Jul 30 2004 - 01:00
Jury's Doyle to invest €30m in Croke Park hotelJury's Doyle is to invest €30 million developing a hotel at a site facing the main entrance to Croke Park after agreeing a lease…Fri Jul 30 2004 - 01:00
Petrel battles for Iraq contractsPetrel Resources, the listed explorer chaired by Mr John Teeling, warned yesterday that it continued to face political risks …Thu Jul 29 2004 - 01:00
SIPTU to vote on strike action at Aer LingusMembers of Aer Lingus's biggest union are to be asked to vote on strike action to prevent the airline's management from unilaterally…Thu Jul 29 2004 - 01:00
Trinity Biotech blames increased staff costs for 50% cut in profitsIncreased staff costs cut first-half profits at Irish diagnostics specialist Trinity Biotech by 50 per cent to $2 million (€1…Thu Jul 29 2004 - 01:00
House price growth hits three-year lowHouse prices rose by over 11 per cent in the 12 months to the end of last June, but figures published yesterday show that the…Sat Jul 24 2004 - 01:00
New restructuring plan at Aer Lingus may cut 1,300 jobsAer Lingus's new restructuring plan is likely to include cuts of 250 jobs from permanent cabin crew, 150 ground-handling jobs…Sat Jul 24 2004 - 01:00
Controversial tax exemption for horse breeding makes more than it takesReport findings that the bloodstock industry is actually a net tax contributor by a significant margin will be carefully scrutinised…Fri Jul 23 2004 - 01:00
A State spending 'splurge' could hit economyA politically motivated spending spree sparked by the Government's recent poor electoral performance is the biggest threat to…Thu Jul 22 2004 - 01:00
Racehorse breeding pays '€37m in tax'The racehorse breeding industry contributes more than €37 million a year to the Exchequer, while the controversial stud fee exemption…Thu Jul 22 2004 - 01:00
Captains of industry salute 'one of the best'Business leaders and organisations yesterday paid tribute to the Minister for Finance on his nomination to the European Commission…Thu Jul 22 2004 - 01:00
Arcon may turn profit this yearExecutives in mining company Arcon told shareholders yesterday that they were hopeful the company could make a profit for the…Tue Jul 20 2004 - 01:00
Lawyers query Bill with TaoiseachLawyers working for an Aer Rianta director have written to the Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, expressing concern at what they contend is…Sat Jul 17 2004 - 01:00
Fexco buys rest of its online booking businessCash services and payments specialist Fexco announced yesterday that it has bought the remaining 26 per cent in its online reservations…Sat Jul 17 2004 - 01:00
Aer Rianta terms threat to break-upAer Rianta's loan agreements specifically prevent the State company from giving up ownership of both Shannon and Cork Airports…Thu Jul 15 2004 - 01:00
Irish exports to US to surpass €24bnIrish exports to the US are set to exceed $30 billion (€24Thu Jul 15 2004 - 01:00
Kenmare ready to begin African projectExploration group Kenmare Resources said yesterday that it expected to begin work on its African titanium mining project "within…Thu Jul 15 2004 - 01:00
