Elverys for receivership before management buyoutDeal to buy Mayo-based sports chain will secure 650 jobs at its 55 outletsFri Jan 31 2014 - 19:16
Legal challenge to levy would be an own goal for banksIrish Banking Federation’s decision to seek legal advice on levy was a matter of good housekeepingWed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
AIB seeks return of bonuses and end of executive pay capTD says AIB should be ‘sent packing’ by Government which has 99.8% holdingWed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
Ulster Bank informs staff of loss of 110 jobsCreation of 32 debt-collection field posts to bring net employment loss to 78 jobsWed Jan 29 2014 - 01:00
€450m bank levy 'may breach EU rules on aid'Lawyers for Irish Banking Federation note levy not applied to An PostTue Jan 28 2014 - 10:49
Mossy Quinn takes on new role for DublinFormer football star will liaise with sponsors and generate new income streamsMon Jan 27 2014 - 01:00
Ashford Castle owners buy neighbouring Lisloughrey LodgeRed Carnation Hotels acquire 50-bedroom lodge for undisclosed sumSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
I came close to quitting, admits Siptu presidentO’Connor says resigning over €4m fund would have been ‘abandoning responsibilityFri Jan 24 2014 - 07:38
‘I became committed to the socialist transformation of society very young’Jack O’Connor has devoted his life to the union cause and says he has no regrets about the sacrifices that has involvedFri Jan 24 2014 - 06:30
Dublin-based First Citizen secures €150m credit line to offer car financeDeutsche Bank among lenders to offer credit facility to Irish finance groupFri Jan 24 2014 - 00:56
Visa card spending in Ireland rises by 83% to €21bn in 2013358.1 million Visa transactions conducted in 2013Thu Jan 23 2014 - 01:00
Markets little changed in early tradingPound rose, jumping to the strongest level in a year against the euroWed Jan 22 2014 - 20:40
Roux needs a thick skin to survive but it will be worth itFinancial regulator has plenty on his plate in a year that could be an important inflection point for Irish bankingWed Jan 22 2014 - 01:00
Ciarán Hancock’s Christmas Quiz: the winners and answersKenya Quigley wins two-day visit for two to Irish Whiskey Academy at Midleton Distillery in CorkMon Jan 20 2014 - 01:00
IBOA warns Ulster Bank staff could face forced redundancyUnion wary of outcome of strategic review of RBS’s Irish bank operations due in FebruarySun Jan 19 2014 - 12:47
Pensions reserve fund to unveil investment of €70m by Chinese groupAnother step along path of transforming the NPRF into strategic investment fundFri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00
Nama has won 89 out of 90 legal cases since 2009Agency successful in 60 cases it initiatedThu Jan 16 2014 - 01:01
Increasing wages instead of tackling unemployment could hinder recoveryThe narrative for a social partnership process to keep the lid on wages is gathering momentumWed Jan 15 2014 - 12:00
Cantillon: Juggling for position on bandwidthEircom’s Meteor subsidiary would be left trailing if Three/O2 deal goes throughTue Jan 14 2014 - 01:01
Permanent TSB ‘good bank’ aims for 2016 profitBoard seeks return to private ownership by ‘2017 or earlier’Tue Jan 14 2014 - 01:00
AIB chief says arrears issue to be resolved within two yearsAIB and Bank of Ireland expected to return to profit in next two yearsTue Jan 14 2014 - 01:00
Eircom pushes EU for concessions from merger of mobile rivals Three and O2Eircom wants EU to reallocate 4G mobile spectrum to Meteor to preserve competitonMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:01
Doyle’s new luxury hotel suite largest in LondonThree-bedroom suite in four-star hotel in Kensington will cost up to £2,700 a nightMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:01
Ireland’s Version 1 completes second UK deal in three months with Rocela Group purchaseRocela deal part of IT group’s ambitious plan to grow revenues to €1 billion annuallyMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:01
Clinch to lead research programme on emerging from financial crisisEconomist stepping down as UCD’s vice-president for innovation and corporate partnershipsMon Jan 13 2014 - 01:00
European stocks rise in first week of yearBank of Ireland’s good run continues with stock finishing 0.7% ahead at 30 centSat Jan 11 2014 - 01:00
RSA blames Irish executives but many questions remainDebacle leaves £200 million (€240m) dent in company profitsFri Jan 10 2014 - 07:06
Value of State holdings in AIB and BoI up by 34%Valuation placed on AIB rose to €10.1bn from €6.4bn following pension reserve fund reviewFri Jan 10 2014 - 01:00
Boucher understands public anger over banking crisis but says he has a job to doIt’s business as usual for the Bank of Ireland chief executive as he reflects on a ‘positive year’ for the bankFri Jan 10 2014 - 01:00
BoI planning €33 billion in 'new' lending into economyBoucher says the number of home repossessions likely to be in the 'hundreds' this yearFri Jan 10 2014 - 01:00
NTMA cuts Irish State target for loans to €8bnSuccess in raising €3.75bn at low rate sees figure loweredWed Jan 08 2014 - 01:00
Ireland hoping for rating upgrade as Moody’s reviews status later in monthRatings agency is only one to hold State at sub-investment grade despite troika exitWed Jan 08 2014 - 01:00
NTMA has done well but let’s not get carried awayBond sale marks a turnaround but it is still adding to our interest billWed Jan 08 2014 - 01:00
Irish Banking Federation presents protocol for SMEs with debt difficultiesBanks sign up to framework for small businesses with debts of €250,000 to €10mTue Jan 07 2014 - 01:00
NTMA to test markets with €3bn bond issueState needs to get into pattern that shows ‘regular access’, says debt agency chiefTue Jan 07 2014 - 01:00
Google spends €65m for third property on Barrow StreetNama sells four Dublin office buildings for €165m, a 37.5% premium on guideTue Jan 07 2014 - 01:00
Sweet deal as GAA and Cadbury launch chocolate barMoro GAA bar will be distributed exclusively in shops operated by Musgrave groupFri Jan 03 2014 - 10:45
GAA hoping to keep ball rolling for commercial opportunitiesAssociation will launch a chocolate bar with CadburyFri Jan 03 2014 - 01:18
State’s sale of Bank of Ireland shares will bolster exchequer, says NoonanDisposal of shares has yielded almost €2bn to be held initially in the National Pensions Reserve FundSat Dec 28 2013 - 01:00
American Ireland Fund chief Kieran McLoughlin paid $619,000 in 2012Total remuneration for chief executive represents 5.6% increase on previous yearFri Dec 27 2013 - 01:01
Moran Hotel Group writes down €406m on value of property and in goodwillCompany left with an after-tax loss of €353.7m for the year to the end of January 2012Fri Dec 27 2013 - 01:00
Wifi provider Bitbuzz increases revenues by 13%Founder Shane Deasy says company will consider selling up if the right deal emergesFri Dec 27 2013 - 01:00
Are we there yet? Well, no but we are moving onThe main banks are moving closer to profitability, but that does not mean our financial woes are overFri Dec 27 2013 - 00:01
Ciarán Hancock’s Christmas QuizIt’s time for our business quiz of the year and time for you to enter for your chance to win two great prizesTue Dec 24 2013 - 01:01
AIB sells Ark Life unit to UK’s Guardian Assurance for estimated €350 millionGuardian buying closed book with €4 billion in assets and 270,000 policyholdersTue Dec 24 2013 - 01:00
Mortgage buyer Pepper Asset Servicing books profits on Woodchester loansAustralian group buying Irish loansMon Dec 23 2013 - 01:01
Dairymaster to create 20 jobs at headquarters in KerryAnnouncement made at Christmas so that emigrants visiting home can learn of available roles in dairy equipment manufacturerMon Dec 23 2013 - 01:01
Sale of CityJet to Germany’s Intro Aviation set to close early next yearCompanies say deal provides for ‘ongoing commercial co-operation’ with Air FranceSat Dec 21 2013 - 01:00
Nama bosses give PAC lots of intrigue but no smoking gunNama top guns give Oireachtas committee robust defence of agency in face of unseen allegationsSat Dec 21 2013 - 01:00
Liberty pays €100 million for IBRC’s 49% stakeLiberty Mutual Insurance Group had right to buy out IBRC within three to five yearsFri Dec 20 2013 - 01:06
