Total purchase boosts share priceThe share price of Fyffes offshoot Total Produce plc rose by 5.6 per cent after it announced a €17Sat Jan 13 2007 - 00:00
Soaring aviation market means sky-high emissionsThe problem with aviation is the rate at which it is growing, according to Dr Alice Bows, a leading UK expert on global warming…Fri Jan 12 2007 - 00:00
DPP to seek order on media reports of Redmond trialThe Director of Public Prosecutions is to seek an order providing directions to the media on reports concerning the pending trial…Fri Jan 12 2007 - 00:00
Court rules out disqualification of accountantA Dublin accountant, Patrick McCann, has been told the High Court will not be granting disqualifications against him that were…Thu Jan 11 2007 - 00:00
Pepsico reduces tax rate through Cork concernPepsico Inc, one of the largest food and drink company's in the world, has reduced its global tax rate though the organisation…Wed Jan 10 2007 - 00:00
Digicel claims more than four million customersDenis O'Brien's telecoms company Digicel has said it has more than four million customers and achieved subscriber growth of 100…Wed Jan 10 2007 - 00:00
Next Moriarty report focus on O'Brien, LowryBusiness Opinion: The entrepreneur Denis O'Brien probably paid closer attention than most to the first report of the chairman…Mon Jan 08 2007 - 00:00
Guinness & Mahon banker 'lied under oath' to tribunalA former banker with Guinness & Mahon Bank, Padraig Collery, lied under oath to the Moriarty tribunal, according to the tribunal…Fri Jan 05 2007 - 00:00
Sentiment positive in quiet trading dayDublin report: Trading was understandably quiet on the Dublin exchange yesterday but the sentiment was positive and the Iseq…Fri Dec 29 2006 - 00:00
Carlsberg to market Beamish stout in USBeamish & Crawford has signed an agreement for the distribution of its stout in the US by Carlsberg USAFri Dec 29 2006 - 00:00
Pull & Bear Ireland has turnover of €603,233Pull & Bear Ireland, the Spanish clothing retailer with three Irish outlets, had a turnover of €603,233 in its first two …Fri Dec 29 2006 - 00:00
2006 a good year for small business, says IsmeThe year ending has been a good one for small business, with exports, output and investment all increasing, according to Isme…Fri Dec 29 2006 - 00:00
State tax policy attacked at home and awayTaxation: The Government's taxation policies were the subject of controversy during the year both at home and abroad.Fri Dec 29 2006 - 00:00
Small businesses upbeat on future, survey revealsSmall and medium-sized enterprises remain optimistic about their businesses, according to a new survey.Sat Dec 23 2006 - 00:00
Haughey estate could face large legal billLegal costs: The legal costs that could be charged against the estate of the late Charles Haughey could be equal to a significant…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
Ahern may have opted not to delve into facts of paymentThe Moriarty report says Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and others may have wanted to "leave undisturbed" the facts behind a large payment…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
Desmond criticises 'massive costs' of tribunalThe billionaire tax exile Dermot Desmond has strongly criticised the Moriarty tribunal and its legal team.Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
Haughey payments 'devalued' quality of a modern democracyThe Moriarty tribunal has found that the late Charles Haughey took payments of €11Wed Dec 20 2006 - 00:00
Picture emerges of powerful and crooked manAnalysis: The former taoiseach, the late Charles Haughey, used his position as the most powerful politician in the State to …Wed Dec 20 2006 - 00:00
Moriarty report on Haughey set for publication todayThe Moriarty tribunal report on the late Charles Haughey is due to be published todayTue Dec 19 2006 - 00:00
Ardagh posts pretax loss of €1.5mArdagh Glass says high energy costs are behind its continuing poor financial performance.Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00
ICG's share price climbs 1.3% on positive trading newsIrish Continental Group (ICG) has said trading since its interim statement in September has been ahead of expectations.Fri Dec 15 2006 - 00:00
'Huge demand' expected for BES after BudgetDavy Stockbrokers has said it expects "a huge demand" for Business Expansion Scheme (BES) investment opportunities in the wake…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Depositors' group says business was fundamentally soundThe chairman of a group representing former PMPS depositors said yesterday that the PMPA group should never have been folded.Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Liquidators seek court order to bring end to PMPA sagaThe final act in the liquidation of PMPS, the deposit taking arm of the PMPA group, is to take place in the High Court on Monday…Sat Dec 09 2006 - 00:00
Developer buys Royal Dublin hotelThe Royal Dublin hotel on O'Connell Street has been purchased by property developer Joe O'Reilly.Thu Dec 07 2006 - 00:00
Bio-energy earns fresh supportEnergy policy: Minister for Finance Brian Cowen said better energy efficiency and demand management initiatives will pay significant…Thu Dec 07 2006 - 00:00
VAT refunds on conference hotel stays to be introducedConferences: A scheme to allow VAT refunds on accommodation costs associated with conferences is to be introduced.Thu Dec 07 2006 - 00:00
Raising of BES limit welcomedBusiness expansion: The decision to extend the Business Expansion Scheme (BES) and the Seed Capital Scheme and the increase …Thu Dec 07 2006 - 00:00
Building industry expecting fewer jobsThe employment expectations of employers in the construction sector have fallen to the lowest level in four years, according …Thu Dec 07 2006 - 00:00
Greencore to look at US convenience food moveGreencore is considering a possible move into the US convenience foods sector and executives from its UK division are in the …Wed Dec 06 2006 - 00:00
Bula pair face directorship restrictionsTwo former members of the board of Bula Resources have been restricted from operating as directors.Wed Dec 06 2006 - 00:00
Chief executives urge incentives for businessAlmost all chief executives believe Wednesday's Budget should introduce new incentives for entrepreneurs, a survey has indicated…Mon Dec 04 2006 - 00:00
ADM got €21m for Cork siteThe US food ingredients group ADM paid out more than €15 million in redundancy and pension payments when it closed its Ringaskiddy…Mon Dec 04 2006 - 00:00
Corporate regulator issues auditing rulesGuidelines on new responsibilities for companies and their audit committees were published yesterday by the Office of the Director…Sat Nov 25 2006 - 00:00
Property directors add €14m to pensionThree directors of a successful property development group paid €14 million into their pension fund last year, according to accounts…Sat Nov 25 2006 - 00:00
Hotel owner warns Dublin's five-star market is 'saturated'A leading south Dublin hotel owner has described the five-star hotel market in the capital as "saturated" in its 2005 financial…Thu Nov 23 2006 - 00:00
Family builders' supplier posts €14.6m profitThe McMahon Group, a family-owned building materials, timber and property development group based in Limerick, had a turnover…Thu Nov 23 2006 - 00:00
Greencore to redevelop sugar factoryGreencore shares jumped yesterday on news that it is redevelop its 333-acre former sugar factory site in Carlow as the first …Wed Nov 22 2006 - 00:00
Gowan Group's pretax profits rose to €46m last yearThe Gowan Group made a pretax profit of €46 million in 2005, according to accounts just filedTue Nov 21 2006 - 00:00
Leas Cross company filed losses of €867,924 last yearThe company that ran the Leas Cross nursing home lost €867,924 in the year to January 31st, 2006, according to the latest accounts…Tue Nov 21 2006 - 00:00
Senator Windows bought by GowanSenator Windows has been purchased by the Gowan Group for an undisclosed sum.Tue Nov 21 2006 - 00:00
Development plan for Cork green beltA new roundabout and proposed developments in the green belt alongside the Cork-Bandon road will not undermine the area's special…Mon Nov 20 2006 - 00:00
Profits rise to €1.38m at Magee after cost cuttingThe restructuring of the Magee clothing group is beginning to bear fruit, according to the group's executive chairman, Lynn Temple…Sat Nov 18 2006 - 00:00
Motor group's pretax profits rise €2mProfits at Cork-based transport group Johnson & Perrot rose last year, but only as a result of a gain on the sale of a property…Sat Nov 18 2006 - 00:00
Bill falls due to redefined costsUse of consultants: A drop in the Government's consultancy bill for 2007 of €37Fri Nov 17 2006 - 00:00
Business at B of I 'not hit' by picketBank of Ireland has said there was no business impact yesterday arising from the pickets placed by workers from the Amicus trade…Thu Nov 16 2006 - 00:00
Google Ireland to create 500 jobsGoogle is to create 500 jobs at its Dublin offices over the next 12 to 18 months, it was announced yesterday.Thu Nov 16 2006 - 00:00
Youthful staff enjoy campus atmosphere of Dublin HQThe Google buildings on Dublin's Barrow Street must be as good as it gets in terms of the brave new globalised Ireland.Thu Nov 16 2006 - 00:00
Workers to picket Bank of Ireland headquartersPickets are to be placed on the Bank of Ireland's headquarters in Dublin today in protest at the company's new pension scheme…Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
