'Innuendo' over illegal acts rejected by QuinnBUSINESSMAN SEÁN Quinn has angrily rejected “innuendo” that he was associated with criminal acts against the property of Quinn…Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
Quinn Group board rejects €200m offer for sections of businessTHE BOARD of the Quinn Group has rejected an offer of about €200 million for parts of the business from a consortium headed by…Wed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00
Jacob Fruitfield owners in line for €30m windfallDUBLIN-BASED Valeo Foods has agreed to acquire biscuit and jam maker Jacob Fruitfield in a deal that will net the Tallaght company…Tue Aug 09 2011 - 01:00
Strong growth for UPC broadband and telephoneCABLE TV and telecoms provider UPC has continued its strong growth in broadband and telephony subscribers in the second quarter…Thu Aug 04 2011 - 01:00
Just Mobile to be wound down with €2m in lossesJUST MOBILE has decided to wind down its operation just 10 months after the company was launchedThu Aug 04 2011 - 01:00
Ryanair reaches 8m passenger milestoneRYANAIR LAST month became the first airline in Europe to carry eight million passengers in a single month.Thu Aug 04 2011 - 01:00
NTR posts record-breaking losses of €381mINVESTMENT GROUP NTR, which originally made its name running the West-Link Toll Bridge on Dublin’s M50, yesterday revealed one…Wed Aug 03 2011 - 01:00
British value retailer to open six Irish storesBRITISH VALUE retailer Poundland is set to enter the Irish market using the brand name Dealz.Tue Aug 02 2011 - 01:00
Foynes port company posts record profit of €2.5m as tonnage increasesSHANNON FOYNES Port Company posted a record operating profit of €2Mon Aug 01 2011 - 01:00
Irish web recruiter expands to NicaraguaIRISH ONLINE recruiter Saongroup, which is owned by Denis O’Brien and Leslie Buckley, has expanded its operation into Nicaragua…Mon Aug 01 2011 - 01:00
Fitzpatrick hotels make profit of $2.1m despite slowdown in New YorkTHE TWO Fitzpatrick hotels in New York made a pretax profit in 2010 of just under $2.1 million (€1Sat Jul 30 2011 - 01:00
Earnings at Eircom could fall by 20%, warns firmEIRCOM’S MANAGEMENT has predicted that the company’s earnings could fall by up to 20 per cent over the next two years due to …Sat Jul 30 2011 - 01:00
Keeping the peace at PayzoneTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW/Mike Maloney, chief executive, Payzone: PAYZONE CHIEF executive Mike Maloney doesn’t do stressFri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Eircom to take on rivals with €100m spend on broadband and TV servicesEIRCOM YESTERDAY turned up the heat in the telecoms sector by announcing a €100 million-plus investment in a fibre-based network…Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
About 90,000 Aviva clients face 9.5% price rise from SeptemberHEALTH INSURER Aviva is planning to increase some of its prices for the second time this year, in a move that will affect about…Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Shamrock Rovers posts profit for 2010WINNING THE league title and hosting Italian football giants Juventus in a glamour European fixture appears to have helped Tallaght…Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
Nama moves on more Kelly propertiesTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency yesterday took control of another 16 properties that have debts involving developer Paddy…Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
O'Leary paid €1.1m in 2010 as Ryanair profits grow by 26%RYANAIR PAID its chief executive Michael O’Leary €1Wed Jul 27 2011 - 01:00
Firm barred from bidding on rivalIRISH AIRCRAFT leasing company Avolon, founded last year by Dómhnal Slattery, has been barred from the bidding process for Royal…Wed Jul 27 2011 - 01:00
Receivers appointed to clinic operatorANGLO IRISH Bank has appointed KPMG as share receivers to the entity that operates the Whitfield Clinic private hospital in Waterford…Wed Jul 27 2011 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland seeks €1.91bn in pivotal rights issueBANK OF Ireland will seek to raise €1Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
One more thingEircom to face its debt demons; a glimpse into Aldi’s business methods; the allure of unmanned petrol stations; insuring your…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Eircom in talks on debt restructuringEIRCOM YESTERDAY began talks with a committee representing 28 per cent of its first lien lenders on a debt restructuring.Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Driver of hard bargainsTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW: Tony Keohane, chief executive Tesco Ireland: IT’S TUESDAY lunchtime and there’s a nice buzz in the newly…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
State to introduce statutory code of practice for retailers and suppliersTHE GOVERNMENT has signalled that it will introduce a statutory code of practice to govern the trading relationship between grocery…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Lufthansa overtime dispute set for LRCTHE LABOUR Relations Commission is expected to convene talks with Lufthansa Tecknik Airmotive Ireland and union representatives…Wed Jul 06 2011 - 01:00
Diageo may invest €100m to consolidate James's Gate siteDRINKS GIANT Diageo is preparing to draw up a masterplan for its world-famous St James’s Gate Guinness brewery in Dublin that…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Philip Lynch dismissed by investment group One51BUSINESSMAN PHILIP Lynch was yesterday dramatically removed from his position as chief executive of Dublin-based investment group…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
ComReg gives staff bonus paymentsSTAFF AT communications regulator ComReg were paid average bonuses of 7 per cent for the financial year ended June 30th, 2011…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Major players in property and construction launch lobby groupSOME OF Ireland’s leading players in the property and construction sector yesterday formally launched a new umbrella body called…Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
New CityJet chief looks at 'challenge' to break evenONE MORE THING: CITYJET’S NEW chief executive Christine Ourmieres has had a busy 10 months in the cockpit.Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Calor Gas focuses energy on expansionONE MORE THING : CALOR GAS has set aside an €11 million investment pot for the business this year as it seeks to expand its …Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Little ThingsONE MORE THING: EXACTLY ONE year on from its purchase of Tullamore Dew from CC, Scottish drinks group William Grant has made…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Setanta Sports gives Irish films a try-outONE MORE THING: THE DECISION by Setanta Sports to add music and Irish films to its schedule for the quiet summer months marks…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Faraway fields are greener for developer Simon KellyONE MORE THING: WITH NOTHING much stirring in Ireland, developer and financier Simon Kelly appears to have switched his attention…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Top jobs for bank's asset managers in new groupONE MORE THING: STAFF AT the former Bank of Ireland Asset Management (Biam, now trading as SSgA) have clearly made a positive…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Receiver appointed to D2 Property ManagementBANK OF Scotland (Ireland) has appointed a receiver to D2 Property Management Ltd, an investment vehicle owned by developer David…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Dealer to buy Maxwell MotorsLONG-ESTABLISHED Irish car dealer Frank Keane Holdings is set to buy Blackrock-based Maxwell Motors out of receivership, in a…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
UPC agrees Microsoft deal on broadband and voice productsCABLE TV and telecoms provider UPC has agreed a major deal with Microsoft that will allow it to bundle the computer giant’s Office…Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Property sector sets up new lobby groupSOME OF the leading players in the Irish property market have come together to set up a new umbrella body to represent the interests…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Varadkar in dispute with DAA over bonusA ROW is brewing between Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar and the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) over a decision by the board…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Challenging times force top broker to take stockTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW: Roy Barrett, MD, Goodbody Stockbrokers: WHEN GOODBODY Stockbrokers’ managing director Roy Barrett last…Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Return to bonds trading for Goodbody brokersGOODBODY STOCKBROKERS is planning to open a bonds desk, marking its return to fixed-income trading since 1997.Fri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Eircom lenders form groupA GROUP of subordinated lenders to Eircom has formed an ad hoc bondholder committee to engage with the Irish telecoms group on…Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
Revenues at top law firm rose by 8.9% last yearREVENUES AT top six law firm Mason Hayes+Curran rose by 8.9 per cent in 2010 to €39Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
Expenses of €150m for latest B of I capital raisingBANK OF Ireland will incur expenses of €150 million from its latest capital raising exercise, which aims to generate funding …Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Breakdown in talks on sale of 30% stake in Shaws retail chainA POTENTIALLY damaging split within the family owned Shaws retail chain is once again on the cards following a breakdown in talks…Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Irish stock exchange profits down by 16%THE IRISH Stock Exchange’s profit fell by 16 per cent to €4Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Ryanair set for China design dealIRISH LOW-COST airline Ryanair and China’s state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd (Comac) are expected to sign…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Business as usual for Irish flyers after United Continental mergerEXECUTIVES FROM US airline United Continental Holdings were in town this week to reinforce the message that it is business as…Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00