Maloney venture capital firm in spin-offThe European venture capital operation of Benchmark Capital, in which Irish businessman Barry Maloney is a partner, has been …Sat Jun 09 2007 - 01:00
Decision deadlineOne More Thing: It looks increasingly like the European Commission could put Dermot Mannion and Michael O'Leary out of their…Fri Jun 08 2007 - 01:00
Jury's out on possibility of hotel group name changeOne More Thing: With the race for Jurys Inn in the final furlong, speculation is mounting around town that the owners of Jurys…Fri Jun 08 2007 - 01:00
Relocation, relocationOne More Thing: Ben Frow, TV3's newly appointed head of programming, promises to be a breath of fresh air at the Ballymount-…Fri Jun 08 2007 - 01:00
Numbers gameOne More Thing: Aer Lingus's announcement this week that it plans to double the size of its long-haul fleet over the next seven…Fri Jun 08 2007 - 01:00
Passengers promised greater comfortAer Lingus passengers can look forward to greater levels of comfort on long-haul routes when the airline begins introducing its…Thu Jun 07 2007 - 01:00
Ryanair shares slide 7% on news of falling bookingsRyanair's shares slumped by 7 per cent in Dublin yesterday as the airline reported continued softness in bookings and fares.Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
Emap shortlists 6 groups for radio stationsSix groups have been shortlisted by Emap to buy its Irish radio assets, which comprise national broadcaster Today FM, Dublin'…Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
O'Leary dampens expectationsRyanair sent the Irish stock market into a spin yesterday with its announcement that it expected profits to rise in the current…Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
Cova property fund seeks €100mFund manager Cova Properties is planning to launch a third Ardawn Developments property fund that will seek to raise about €100…Sat Jun 02 2007 - 01:00
B of I set to continue UK joint post office ventureWith 540,000 new customers signing up to do business with its post office joint venture in the UK over the past 12 months, Bank…Fri Jun 01 2007 - 01:00
Harvey Norman set to post its first Irish profitsHarvey Norman's Irish retail operation is likely to record its first profit in the current financial year, according to the head…Thu May 31 2007 - 01:00
EU to reject Ryanair's proposed Aer Lingus bidThe European Commission is set to reject Ryanair's proposed acquisition of Aer Lingus, a move that could prompt Michael O'Leary…Thu May 31 2007 - 01:00
Developers seeking €100m to invest in UK propertiesA company headed by Clare-based property developers Seán Lyne and Noel Connellan is seeking to raise €100 million to invest in…Wed May 30 2007 - 01:00
Aer Arann and Aer Lingus plan transatlantic flights linkPassengers using Aer Arann's domestic flights could soon be able to use the network of transatlantic services operated by Aer…Wed May 30 2007 - 01:00
Ship leasing issues holding up bid for ICGIssues relating to the leasing of some of Irish Continental Group's (ICG) ships are believed to be one of the items holding up…Fri May 25 2007 - 01:00
Shortlisted bidders for Jurys Inns get detailed presentationSenior management at the Jurys Doyle hotel group have held detailed presentations with shortlisted bidders for its Jurys Inns…Fri May 25 2007 - 01:00
AIB to offer staff better pensionThe board of AIB has agreed to offer staff in the Republic enhanced pension arrangementsFri May 25 2007 - 01:00
New call centre to create 200 jobsWaterford-based Rigney Dolphin plans to create 200 jobs at a new €5 million customer support centre in the city.Fri May 25 2007 - 01:00
Frawley's redundancy dispute for courtA dispute over the level of redundancy payments staff at Frawley's department store in Dublin should get when it ceases trading…Thu May 24 2007 - 01:00
Buy4Now's net profit up 33%A sharp increase in revenues from the United States helped online retailer Buy4Now to boost net profit by 33 per cent to €800…Wed May 23 2007 - 01:00
Healy consortium wins 10-year youth radio licenceA consortium of investors headed by former Newstalk chief executive Dan Healy and Deborah Fagan, former chief financial officer…Tue May 22 2007 - 01:00
Aviation regulator warns of 22% rise in chargesAirport passenger charges are likely to rise to an average €7Tue May 22 2007 - 01:00
Dublin airport faces €1bn in loans as charges frozenThe Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) will have to borrow about €1 billion to fund the construction of Terminal 2 and other airport…Tue May 22 2007 - 01:00
Key Capital in €700m equity fund dealDublin-based corporate finance firm Key Capital has raised €700 million for a private equity fund on behalf of SVG Capital.Mon May 21 2007 - 01:00
Limerick investor takes big stake in drug firmLimerick-based Ryan Group Holdings, which is headed by pharmacist Gerard Ryan, has taken a significant stake in Vienna-based …Mon May 21 2007 - 01:00
Dane is chosen to pilot JetBirdJetBird, the fledgling Dublin-based, low-cost executive jet airline, has chosen Dane Stefan Vilner as its first chief executive…Mon May 21 2007 - 01:00
Irish group in running for £200m 'Racing Post'An investment group set up by former IBI Corporate Finance chief executive Peter Crowley has been shortlisted to buy the Racing…Thu May 17 2007 - 01:00
Ryanair shares fall on concerns over lower faresRyanair's share price fell by 4.5 per cent yesterday to €5.35 on investor concerns about a decline in average fares.Thu May 17 2007 - 01:00
Four ICG directors may quit if rival bid succeedsEamonn Rothwell and at least three other members of the Irish Continental Group (ICG) management buyout (MBO) team plan to leave…Wed May 16 2007 - 01:00
More hybrid pensions likelyHybrid pension schemes such as the one suggested for AIB by industrial relations specialist Kevin Foley yesterday are set to …Wed May 16 2007 - 01:00
Tribunal urges AIB to adopt hybrid pensionAIB's board of directors will decide next week if the bank should accept the recommendations of an independent tribunal and set…Wed May 16 2007 - 01:00
Staff at AIB in line for better pensionsAIB's staff in the Republic are set to receive enhanced pension benefitsSat May 12 2007 - 01:00
Earnings at UPC rise to €17.2m in first quarterProfits at UPC Ireland, the owner of cable television providers NTL and Chorus, have risen significantly in the first quarter…Sat May 12 2007 - 01:00
Deutsche Bank to handle Whitegate saleEnergy giant ConocoPhillips has engaged Deutsche Bank in London to handle the sale of the Whitegate Refinery in Cork.Sat May 12 2007 - 01:00
Small firms spend €1.5bn a year to counter crime, Isme findsSmall and medium-sized businesses in Ireland spend more than €1Sat May 12 2007 - 01:00
Lynch-led group expected to bid for ICG soonA bid for Irish Continental Group (ICG) from a consortium led by Philip Lynch is expected to emerge next week.Fri May 11 2007 - 01:00
An Post's next-day delivery rate falls to 72%Just 72 per cent of the standard mail handled by An Post last year reached its destination by the following day, according to…Fri May 11 2007 - 01:00
Ryanair cuts prices of 10 million flightsRyanair has responded to a drop in the numbers of seats it fills by offering 10 million flights over the next six months from…Thu May 10 2007 - 01:00
Magners prompts C&C to build €70m warehouseDrinks group C&C plans to spend up to €70 million on a new warehouse in Clonmel to cope with the rapid growth of its Magners…Thu May 10 2007 - 01:00
MBO group buys A-Wearfor €70mFashion retailer A-Wear was sold yesterday by Brown Thomas to a management buyout group backed by Alchemy Partners, a British…Wed May 09 2007 - 01:00
Corporate lender lifts its profit target to €15mInternational Securities Trading Corporation (ISTC), the Tiarnan O'Mahoney-led company that lends capital to financial institutions…Wed May 09 2007 - 01:00
Tesco's €30m 'green' plan to cut energy consumption by 50%Tesco is planning to spend €30 million in Ireland over the next five years to reduce its energy consumption by half.Tue May 08 2007 - 01:00
Smurfit plant closes with loss of 140 jobsPaper and packaging giant Smurfit Kappa has announced the closure of its carton-manufacturing plant in Coolock with the loss …Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
Smurfit plant closes with loss of 140 jobsPaper and packaging giant Smurfit Kappa has announced the closure of its carton-manufacturing plant in Coolock with the loss …Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
RTÉ losses of €1.88bn may offset licence tax liabilityRTÉ had accumulated losses of €1.88 billion at the end of December 2006, according to the company's latest annual report.Fri May 04 2007 - 01:00
So Spar, so goodThe Friday interview: For a man who owes about €100 million to the bank, BWG chief executive Leo Crawford is remarkably relaxed…Fri May 04 2007 - 01:00
Drury's Platinum One scores with Barcelona two-match dealFintan Drury's Platinum One conferencing and sports management agency has signed a deal with FC Barcelona to organise a two-match…Fri May 04 2007 - 01:00
Sky subscribers reach 484,000Sky Ireland signed up 19,000 new digital satellite subscribers in the three months to the end of MarchThu May 03 2007 - 01:00
ICG executives meet bidding consortiumSenior executives at Irish Continental Group (ICG) met members of the One51 Capital and Doyle Group consortium yesterday to give…Thu May 03 2007 - 01:00
