Construction contracted at record rate in June, figures showTHE CONSTRUCTION sector contracted at a record rate during June, according to the latest figures from the Ulster Bank purchasing…Mon Jul 14 2008 - 01:00
Court to decide if Lynn may give evidence by video-linkTHE HIGH Court is to rule later this month on an application to have video evidence heard from Budapest from absconded solicitor…Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Witness 'never heard' of payments to AhernMAHON TRIBUNAL: A BUSINESSMAN involved in the Quarryvale project has said he never heard of payments being made to former taoiseach…Thu Jul 10 2008 - 01:00
No mention of Dunlop as politicians' 'bagman' - O'CallaghanThe property developer Owen O’Callaghan told the Mahon Tribunal today that he never heard it mentioned in the early 1990s that…Wed Jul 09 2008 - 01:00
Mahon and Moriarty legal bills may cost up to €1bnTRIBUNALS: THE €1 BILLION that Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has said could be saved in 2009 from the measures announced…Wed Jul 09 2008 - 01:00
Parc sells its last trading business for €30mPARC GROUP has sold its last remaining trading business for a price understood to be approximately €30 million.Wed Jul 09 2008 - 01:00
Parc Group sells aviation unit for €30mThe Parc Group has sold its last remaining trading business for a price understood to be approximately €30 million.Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Ganley's bid for Baghdad actionAfter the US invasion of Iraq, Libertas founder Declan Ganley was involved in a highyl controversial tender for a slice of the…Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00
Property partner queried on diary's 'big one'MAHON TRIBUNAL: A PROPERTY developer involved with the Quarryvale project in Dublin told the tribunal he had absolutely no idea…Wed Jul 02 2008 - 01:00
Publican heads quarterly list of tax defaulters with €1.36m settlementA KILKENNY publican made a tax settlement of €1Wed Jun 25 2008 - 01:00
Publican makes €1.36m tax settlementA Kilkenny publican who made a tax settlement of €1Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
Pharmaceutical society to sell Dublin 4 buildingsTHE PHARMACEUTICAL Society of Ireland is to sell off two buildings in Dublin 4, including a large property on Shrewsbury Road…Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
Relatively little innovation in Irish manufacturing sector, report showsINNOVATION ACTIVITY by manufacturers in the Republic of Ireland has remained almost static over the 15 years to 2005, despite…Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
Paper firm in €125m sale of UK, Irish unitsSWEDISH PAPER, packaging and personal care group SCA has agreed to sell its Irish and UK corrugated packaging businesses to a…Thu Jun 19 2008 - 01:00
No agreement made to return £34,000 spent on furnishingsHOME IMPROVEMENTS: MR AHERN spent almost £34,000 on furnishing a house he was about to rent and without having any agreement…Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00
Ahern 'fitted out' house for £34,000Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern spent almost £34,000 on furnishing and renovating a house he was about to rent and without having…Tue Jun 17 2008 - 01:00
Collins not expecting to have Ahern dig-out cash returnedMAHON TRIBUNAL: THE LAST of the people named as having contributed to two “dig-outs” for former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has given…Thu Jun 12 2008 - 01:00
Libertas denies breach of electoral donations lawLIBERTAS HAS distributed 35,000 copies of a consolidated version of the Lisbon Treaty since it began campaigning in December …Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
Mahon hears Ahern cheque not cashedThe last of the persons named as having contributed to two “dig-outs” for the former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has given evidence…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
Libertas sources of funding will not be disclosedCAMPAIGN SPENDING: A SPOKESMAN for the Libertas campaign against the Lisbon Treaty has rejected an estimate by Fianna Fáil that…Tue Jun 10 2008 - 01:00
Ahern says no documentation on source of B/T moneyFormer taoiseach Bertie Ahern has told the Mahon tribunal there is no documentary evidence to prove the source of the approximately…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
Ahern 'discussed' Larkin repaymentFormer taoiseach Bertie Ahern told the Mahon tribunal in February that he had learned of Celia Larkin’s repayment of money to…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
Ahern tells Mahon he had no foreign accountsFormer taoiseach Bertie Ahern has told the Mahon tribunal he has never had a bank account or a building society account outside…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
Ahern sought advice on sterling - MahonA Dublin tax adviser has told the Mahon tribunal he was told by the former taoiseach Bertie Ahern in around 2000 that Mr Ahern…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Focus on cash trail behind house purchaseANALYSIS: THE TRIBUNAL is inquiring into the details behind Bertie Ahern's renting and then purchase of his current home on …Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Ahern lent Larkin €45,510 to repay FFBertie Ahern gave his former partner Celia Larkin €45,510 earlier this year so she could repay money she was given fourteen years…Tue Jun 03 2008 - 01:00
Former AG will appear at Mahon tribunal todayTHE FORMER European commissioner and attorney general, David Byrne SC, is to appear before the Mahon tribunal today as part of…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
Council officials back retention of site with no planning permitOFFICIALS of Wicklow County Council are to propose a material contravention of the county development plan to accommodate a development…Tue May 27 2008 - 01:00
Court challenge to €500m gas facilityA €500 MILLION liquified natural gas facility, which was the first project to be "fast tracked" under the 2006 Strategic Infrastructure…Tue May 27 2008 - 01:00
Libertas executive director is Rivada employeeLIBERTAS: THE EXECUTIVE director of the Libertas group, which is campaigning for a No vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum, …Sat May 24 2008 - 01:00
Most Libertas founders work for firm with military linksCOMPANY CONNECTION: THE MAJORITY of the founders of Libertas, the entity campaigning for a No vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum…Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00
RTE union pension demand may go to Labour CourtTHE NATIONAL Implementation Body met representatives of management and the trade unions at RTÉ yesterday to discuss union demands…Fri May 16 2008 - 01:00
Treasurer does not know source of St Luke's £56,000Former attorney general David Byrne wrote a report on the ownership of St Luke's in 1997, writes Colm Keena Public Affairs Correspondent…Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
NCB denies Fanning claim on MBONCB HAS said certain claims made by Oisín Fanning, the former chief executive of Smart Telecom, in a pending court case are "…Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Smurfit slips but CC gives quiet market a pick-me-upMARKET REPORT: Iseq: 6,488.72 (+57.34)Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Index records sharp drop in building activityTHE SHARPEST drop in activity in the construction sector in recent times was recorded for April by a monthly index operated by…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Dublin closes up on quiet tradingThe Dublin market closed up 40 points after a day of very weak trading.Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Fitzgerald pub group records pretax profit of €9.2mTHE PUB, investment and property development group run by Louis Fitzgerald made a pretax profit of €9Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Flahavan's gains as porridge becomes 'trendy'THE FLAHAVAN'S cereal producing company, one of the oldest food companies in Ireland, made a pretax profit of €649,560 in the…Mon May 12 2008 - 01:00
Small enterprises account for over 50% of jobsSLIGHTLY MORE than half of all people in employment in the second quarter of 2007 worked for small enterprises, according to …Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Key part of licence competition appeared 'strange', says BaconMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: THE ECONOMIST Dr Peter Bacon told the Moriarty tribunal he thought a key part of the 1995 mobile phone licence…Thu May 08 2008 - 01:00
Process may not have been corrupted but seems unsoundANALYSIS: Economist Peter Bacon has criticised the 1995 mobile phone licence competitionSat May 03 2008 - 01:00
Methods used to determine licence contest 'inaccurate'MORIARTY TRIBUNAL: THE ECONOMIST, Dr Peter Bacon, has said the methodology used in deciding the 1995 mobile phone licence competition…Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
O'Brien critical of inquiry as he denies Lowry paymentsBUSINESSMAN DENIS O'Brien made serious criticisms of the Moriarty tribunal yesterday and again said he had not paid any money…Sat May 03 2008 - 01:00
O'Brien may attend today at unexpected sitting on role of BaconTHE MORIARTY (payments to politicians) tribunal is to sit again today in relation to the role played by economist Dr Peter Bacon…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Financials lift Iseq up by over 2%The Dublin Stock Exchange outperformed most of its European counterparts today, gaining more than 2 per cent while most others…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Credit union staff debarred from pension schemeSTAFF AT a small number of credit unions have been told they can no longer contribute to the defined benefit pension scheme run…Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Mahon tribunal to resume hearings on Ahern's finances on May 13thTHE MAHON tribunal's public hearings into the finances of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, are set to resume on May 13th.Sat Apr 26 2008 - 01:00
Disciplinary tribunal urges Lynn to be fined €2m and struck offTHE SOLICITORS' Disciplinary Tribunal has recommended unprecedented fines totalling €2 million against solicitor Michael Lynn…Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
Forged letters found in Lynn's filesDOCUMENTS IN the files of the practice of the solicitor Michael Lynn included forged letters, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal…Wed Apr 23 2008 - 01:00
