Operating profits rise to €6.9m at Powerflute listed packaging groupLISTED PACKAGING group Powerflute, which is headed by Irishman Dermot Smurfit, recorded strong profit growth from its continuing…Thu Aug 18 2011 - 01:00
Asset manager closes its firm in DublinAUSTRALIAN ASSET manager Perpetual Ltd has closed its Dublin-based subsidiary PI Investment Management Ltd and transferred the…Wed Aug 17 2011 - 01:00
Aer Lingus tells Varadkar it will not restart US west coast routeAER LINGUS yesterday informed the Government and other interested parties that it would not be relaunching a route to the west…Tue Aug 16 2011 - 01:00
Smurfit may buy back buildingsPACKAGING GROUP Smurfit Kappa is believed to be in advanced talks with the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) about buying…Tue Aug 16 2011 - 01:00
Aer Lingus may restart flights to US west coastAER LINGUS is in talks with four airports in California about possibly re-establishing a route from Dublin to the west coast …Mon Aug 15 2011 - 01:00
D2 nets profit in London saleIRISH PROPERTY fund D2 Private has sold a property in the west end of London to a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, netting a …Mon Aug 15 2011 - 01:00
Eurobond solution to crisis ruled out by France and GermanyTHE GERMAN and French governments are set to rule out eurobonds as a solution to the euro zone debt crisis, despite renewed pressure…Mon Aug 15 2011 - 01:00
Fortunegreen annual loss narrows to €630,000THE ANNUAL loss recorded by the morning freesheet newspaper publisher Fortunegreen Ltd narrowed significantly last year to €630…Sat Aug 13 2011 - 01:00
Assurance arm still strong at B of IONE MORE THING: ONE OF the few positives in Bank of Ireland’s half-year results this week was the performance of New Ireland…Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Still some life in home market, despite gloomONE MORE THING : AMID THE meltdown in global stock markets this week, there was at least some positive news from corporate Ireland…Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Number of people reading papers down 3%NEWSPAPER READERSHIP in Ireland has declined by 3Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Wine bottle contract cheers QuinnONE MORE THING : WHILE QUINN Group chief executive Paul O’Brien spoke to me this week about the arson attack on his home and…Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Little ThingsONE MORE THING: Swiss-owned specialist tour operator Inghams has packed up its skis and is leaving the Irish marketFri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
One51 reports €104.6m loss due to major writedown on NTR holdingINVESTMENT GROUP One51 made a loss of €104Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
One51 reports €104m loss but shows gains - in the area of complianceONE MORE THING : ONE51’S ANNUAL report was distributed yesterday and made for grim reading. A loss for the year of €104Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Jobs at risk if attacks continue, says group's chief as damages surpass £1mQUINN GROUP chief executive Paul O’Brien has warned that continued attacks on the company’s property and vehicles could lead …Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
'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
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
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
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
