Misinformation claim in Stanley affidavitMembers of the board of Bula Resources pursued "a campaign of misinformation" against their former chairman and chief executive…Tue Nov 24 1998 - 00:00
Department decides against minimum tax rate proposalThe Department of Finance decided not to proceed with a proposal for a minimum tax rate for very high earners, because it feared…Fri Nov 20 1998 - 00:00
RTE duo tells story behind NIB scandalHints as to the identities of the main sources behind RTE's National Irish Bank story earlier this year were given by reporter…Fri Nov 20 1998 - 00:00
Ross appeals today against extraditionThe Cork-born financier Mr Finbarr Ross is to appeal a decision that he be extradited from the United States in a hearing in …Thu Nov 19 1998 - 00:00
Legal basis for appointment of officer outlinedThe possibility that Dunnes Stores Ireland could have been run with intent to defraud its shareholders is one of the reasons …Thu Nov 19 1998 - 00:00
38 wrong accounts found in IP trawlIrish Permanent has found 38 mortgage accounts where incorrect interest rates were charged and will be adjusting the accounts…Wed Nov 18 1998 - 00:00
Financial crisis precludes new directorsFinancial difficulties at Bula Resources have led to the withdrawal of a proposal to appoint two new directors.Tue Nov 17 1998 - 00:00
Bula Resources board survives heated meetingShareholders' calls for resignations from the board were rejected at an e.g.m of Bula Resources yesterday.Tue Nov 17 1998 - 00:00
Bula to debate inspector's reportShareholders in Bula Resources will get an opportunity to discuss the report of the government-appointed inspector, Mr Lyndon…Mon Nov 16 1998 - 00:00
Revenue audits to bypass advisersAccountants and other tax advisers will not be asked by the Revenue Commissioners to disclose information about clients who are…Sat Nov 14 1998 - 00:00
Role of regulators put under scrutiny at UCDThe delegation of responsibilities from government departments to independent regulators must not be allowed to erode the principles…Fri Nov 13 1998 - 00:00
Irish Permanent tried to evict couple it overchargedThe Irish Permanent, which tried to evict a Dublin couple, admitted in court yesterday it had overcharged them for two years …Fri Nov 13 1998 - 00:00
Carlisle Trust is linked to £180,000 Dunne paymentCarlisle Trust, the company run by the multi-millionaire, Mr John Byrne, has been linked to a £180,000 payment from Mr Ben Dunne…Wed Nov 11 1998 - 00:00
Ben Dunne cash went to Haughey helicopter companySome of the extra Dunnes payments which the Tanaiste, Ms Harney, believes should have been referred to the McCracken tribunal…Sat Nov 07 1998 - 00:00
Harney says Dunnes should have told of £1/2m payoutsDunnes Stores made payments of some £500,000 between 1987 and 1992 which the Tanaiste, Ms Harney, believes should have been reported…Fri Nov 06 1998 - 00:00
Homeland holds bitter feelingsJim Stanley's offices on Petrovka street in central Moscow are about 10 minutes walk from Red SquareFri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00
Ansbacher depositors may be namedTwo witnesses who may hold key details on the identities of the Ansbacher depositors will be questioned by the Moriarty Tribunal…Fri Oct 30 1998 - 00:00
Credit regulator admits findings were in errorThe Ombudsman for the Credit Institutions, Mr Gerry Murphy, has decided a finding he made in relation to fees charged by banks…Mon Oct 26 1998 - 00:00
New taxes on banks being consideredThe Government is considering proposals to introduce radical new taxes and levies on banks and financial institutions in a move…Fri Oct 23 1998 - 01:00
Falling trend in DIRT paymentsDIRT payments from all the financial institutions fell in 1991, the year AIB said the Revenue had an industry-wide initiative…Sat Oct 17 1998 - 01:00
Bank and Revenue clash over alleged DIRT dealA major conflict has arisen between AIB Bank and the Revenue Commissioners over whether the bank had an "amnesty" on tax arrears…Fri Oct 16 1998 - 01:00
AIB, Revenue accounts are impossible to reconcileAIB and the Revenue Commissioners are now at loggerheads over what precisely was agreed in 1991Fri Oct 16 1998 - 01:00
Mulcahy to put AIB DIRT row caseThe AIB chief executive, Mr Tom Mulcahy, is to give a full account of AIB's side of the non-resident account controversy, when…Thu Oct 15 1998 - 01:00
Banks fought against 1983 Bill disclosure provisionA provision requiring all persons opening non-resident accounts to swear affidavits which would then be available to the Revenue…Thu Oct 15 1998 - 01:00
AIB inquiry with court powers an optionAn inquiry with the powers similar to the High Court is one of three options to be considered by the Dail Committee on Public…Tue Oct 13 1998 - 01:00
Acting head of council for the disabled dismissed after 2 monthsThe acting chief executive of the Irish Council of People with Disabilities (ICPD), Mr David Lonergan, was dismissed on Monday…Fri Oct 09 1998 - 01:00
Any defaulters will be pursued, says Revenue chairmanThe chairman of the Revenue Commissioners, Mr Dermot Quigley, has said it will pursue the banks for settlements if it emerges…Fri Oct 09 1998 - 01:00
New watchdog will oversee the financial sectorAn independent authority which would "vigorously police" the financial services sector could be in place by the end of next year…Fri Oct 09 1998 - 01:00
Investors' exposure to risk is highlighted by scandalsThe exposure to risk experienced by some investors was highlighted by the imprisonment of investment adviser Mark Sinnott and…Fri Oct 09 1998 - 01:00
Unauthorised firms warning by Central BankThe Central Bank has issued a public warning that a company operating as an investment firm here is not authorised to do so.Thu Oct 08 1998 - 01:00
Revenue queries bank data on bogus accountsThe Revenue is investigating whether banks gave false information about the extent of bogus non-resident accounts when making…Thu Oct 08 1998 - 01:00
Judge criticises AIB's Cahir branch for inaction on crime cash depositThe AIB branch in Cahir, Co Tipperary, has been strongly criticised by a judge at Cork Circuit Criminal Court for failing to …Tue Oct 06 1998 - 01:00
Four class action suits issued in US against CBTFour legal firms in the United States have now issued class action proceedings against the troubled Irish software company, CBT…Tue Oct 06 1998 - 01:00
Department officials get guidelines on talking to mediaGuidelines drafted by the Department of Finance for operating the Freedom of Information Act instruct civil servants not to talk…Tue Oct 06 1998 - 01:00
Irish telecom market not `friendly' - IDA warnedMicrosoft told IDA Ireland earlier this year that the major global telephone operators have not included the Republic in their…Sat Oct 03 1998 - 01:00
Farmers, publicans main tax defaultersFarmers and publicans account for just under half of the 35 people and companies listed as having made tax settlements totalling…Wed Sept 30 1998 - 01:00
Broader powers to curb fraud in businessAuthorised officers investigating allegations of corporate fraud will be able to disclose information to foreign jurisdictions…Wed Sept 30 1998 - 01:00
Investigation into Bula Resources will cost Government £264,000The investigation into the Bula Resources/ Mir Oil controversy is to cost the taxpayer £264,000Tue Sept 29 1998 - 01:00
Court in the Cayman Islands rejects argument over Ansbacher depositsA court in the Cayman Islands has rejected an argument from lawyers representing the Tanaiste, Ms Harney, that a Cayman bank …Mon Aug 31 1998 - 01:00
Bula seeks orders in Stanley trailBula Resources wishes to have orders of discovery made against a number of parties as part of its effort to identify the assets…Thu Aug 27 1998 - 01:00
Mercer supports merger with IPTThe chairman of Mercer Ireland has said his company could be merged with Irish Pensions Trust (IPT) without necessarily coming…Thu Aug 27 1998 - 01:00
Top pension firms set to combineThe largest and second largest group pensions companies in Ireland may be set to merge, following the launch of an agreed $2Wed Aug 26 1998 - 01:00
Scandals in the insurance sector disrupting plans of supervisorsScandals in the insurance industry are causing "serious disruption" to the plans of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment…Mon Aug 24 1998 - 01:00
NIB man to head European arm of NAGMr Grahame Savage, chief executive of National Irish Bank (NIB) and Northern Bank, has been appointed managing director, National…Sat Aug 22 1998 - 01:00
Independent's SA group to feel pinchIndependent Newspapers' South African subsidiary has reported increased profits for the six months to the end of June but the…Sat Aug 22 1998 - 01:00
Report warns of severe competitionTesco has a share of just under 25 per cent of the Republic's grocery market, a year after it acquired the Quinnsworth/Crazy …Fri Aug 21 1998 - 01:00
Fagan seeks access to James Bowen papersThe Director of Consumer Affairs, Mr William Fagan, is to seek access to the court papers concerning James Bowen and Associates…Thu Aug 20 1998 - 01:00
Kildare farmer suing B of I for damagesA Co Kildare farmer who lost his 240-acre farm because of his debts to the Bank of Ireland, is suing the bank for damages and…Wed Aug 19 1998 - 01:00
Industry reluctant to locate in DonegalIDA Ireland finds it difficult to attract industry to Co Donegal because of access, the Northern troubles, sub-supplier capacity…Mon Aug 17 1998 - 01:00
