Glencar completes sale of WassaGlencar Mining has announced the completion of the sale of its Wassa exploration operations in Ghana to Golden Star Resources…Tue Sept 24 2002 - 01:00
Yes vote will bring competition from the eastBusiness campaigners are stressing the possible positive and negativeeconomic and business outcomes to back up their positions…Tue Sept 24 2002 - 01:00
Ryanair objects to Aer Rianta pier planRyanair has objected to a planning application by Aer Rianta for a new €70 million, 20,000 sq metre pier at Dublin Airport which…Sat Sept 21 2002 - 01:00
Owners may gain access to money tied up in homesOwners will get easy access to money tied up in their homes under a revolutionary new mortgage productFri Sept 20 2002 - 01:00
Permanent tsb gives homeowners access to equityPermanent tsb's OnePlan mortgage product will result in savings for borrowers of thousands of euros compared with repayments …Fri Sept 20 2002 - 01:00
Investment by foreign companies drops 60%Foreign direct investment (FDI)into the Republic plummeted by 60 per cent last year and the downward trend has continued in 2002…Wed Sept 18 2002 - 01:00
Exporters want talks over US moveThe customs authority should urgently negotiate the necessary bilateral agreements with the US authorities so Irish exporters…Wed Sept 18 2002 - 01:00
IDA negotiations lead to 470 new jobs in StateThe Government has announced the creation of 470 jobs in the State following the completion of negotiations by IDA Ireland on…Wed Sept 18 2002 - 01:00
Energy body established to cut CO<sup>2</sup> levelsSustainable Energy Ireland, a new energy authority that will work to reduce CO 2 and greenhouse gas emissions in the State, was…Tue Sept 17 2002 - 01:00
Heineken Ireland sales rise by 3%Heineken Ireland has posted a 3 per cent increase in sales in the half-year to June 30th despite a marginal fall in the overall…Fri Sept 13 2002 - 01:00
Some salaries drop by up to €15,000, survey showsAlmost one in four Irish employees received no rise in salary this year and salaries in some sectors have fallen by as much as…Fri Sept 13 2002 - 01:00
Investment analysts' group calls for rules to ensure objectivitySIAI chairman Mr Mark Merrigan said allegations of misconduct and a lack of objectivity in research analysis, which have surfaced…Fri Sept 13 2002 - 01:00
Retailer to create 500 Belfast jobsLeading British designer retailer, House of Fraser, has entered into an agreement with development company Multi Development …Tue Sept 10 2002 - 01:00
Most managers feel less confident and firms believe conditions will worsenConfidence among the State's business managers has fallen sharply compared to the second half of 2001, with 60 per cent reporting…Tue Sept 10 2002 - 01:00
NTL wins bankruptcy court approval for reorganisationInternational cable television group NTL, which has operations in the Republic, has won approval from a US bankruptcy court for…Sat Sept 07 2002 - 01:00
Cooley in talks on alliance as profits surgeWhiskey-maker Cooley Distillery has announced a 25 per cent rise in profits for the year ended December 31st, 2001, and expects…Fri Sept 06 2002 - 01:00
Heiton warns outlook still uncertain despite €4m cutsBuilding materials group Heiton has said its €4 million cost-reduction programme instigated last year has begun to realise planned…Fri Sept 06 2002 - 01:00
Index shows services sector growth slowsGrowth in the Irish services sector continued in August but at a much slower rate than earlier in the year, according to the …Thu Sept 05 2002 - 01:00
Consumer sentiment falls for third consecutive monthIrish consumer sentiment fell in August, for the third month in a row, according to the latest IIB/ESRI consumer sentiment index…Thu Sept 05 2002 - 01:00
Entries for all-Ireland Innovation awards close in less than three weeksEntries close in less than three weeks for this year's Innovation awardsTue Sept 03 2002 - 01:00
FLS Aerospace reports an €8.5m loss for half-yearFLS Aerospace, the Danish group which owns the former TEAM Aer Lingus aircraft maintenance plant at Dublin Airport, has reported…Mon Sept 02 2002 - 01:00
Tara Mines to reopen next monthOutokumpu, the Finnish company that owns Tara Mines, yesterday said it is to reopen its Navan zinc mine in September as planned…Fri Aug 30 2002 - 01:00
Cautious Trintech cuts interim lossesTrintech, the secure payment software company, has posted lower-than-expected interim losses and said that, while it remains …Thu Aug 29 2002 - 01:00
Hotel and leisure sector behind FBD's 70% jumpInsurance group FBD Holdings has reported a near 70 per cent jump in interim pre-tax profits driven by a strong contribution …Thu Aug 29 2002 - 01:00
Airtricity appoints NI chief executiveIrish green energy company airtricity has announced the appointment of Mr Mark Ennis to the new position of chief executive airtricity…Wed Aug 28 2002 - 01:00
Ryanair links with activity break specialistRyanair customers booking flights via the internet will be able to book specialised adventure breaks and activity holidays as…Wed Aug 28 2002 - 01:00
Rennicks Plastics set to shed 88 jobs as Meath plant closesRennicks Plastics, which employs 88 people at its plant in Kilbride, Co Meath, is to closeTue Aug 27 2002 - 01:00
Irish operations may not escape as Siemens announces 4,000 job cutsSiemens, which employs around 1,300 people in the Republic, has announced plans to shed 4,000 jobs worldwideTue Aug 27 2002 - 01:00
Value of retail sales down 1.4% in JuneRetail sales growth in June continued to be modest with spending on motor vehicles slowing and consumers opting to save more …Sat Aug 24 2002 - 01:00
Ireland bucks poor VC trendThe Irish venture capital market proved the most robust in Europe in the second quarter of the year as the sector suffered depressed…Fri Aug 23 2002 - 01:00
Afilias looks set for $14m dealISOC has emerged best in a tendering round in the US to run the.org registry.Fri Aug 23 2002 - 01:00
Horizon undergoes another management shake-upHorizon Technology has announced its second management shake-up in 18 months with founder and former chief executive Mr Samir…Fri Aug 23 2002 - 01:00
Celestica to cut 250 jobs in Dublin as recovery fails to materialiseElectronics company Celestica is to shed half of its 500-strong workforce at its plant near Swords in North Dublin after an anticipated…Thu Aug 22 2002 - 01:00
Insurance hikes force firms to cut staffAround 60 per cent of the State's small and medium-sized firms have been forced to lay off staff or plan to do so and many companies…Thu Aug 22 2002 - 01:00
Belfast man's come a long wayMr Danny Hill, a Belfast-born Perth businessman, who is suing Australian businessman Mr Ron Woss, who was named in the Ansbacher…Wed Aug 21 2002 - 01:00
Enterprise Ireland invests €28.5m in small and medium companiesEnterprise Ireland invested €28Thu Aug 15 2002 - 01:00
Newspaper advertising shows signs of recoveryAdvertising revenue in the State's biggest newspapers slipped by 12 per cent in the first six months of the year compared with…Wed Aug 14 2002 - 01:00
Numbers on Government payroll up 5%The number of people employed by the Government increased by 11,200, or 5 per cent, in the 12 months to March, 2002, while average…Wed Aug 14 2002 - 01:00
Spectel focuses on more takeoversConferencing products company Spectel, which employs 123 people in the Republic, said it still intends to target at least one…Sat Aug 10 2002 - 01:00
Norkom's €3m funding boosts its confidenceNorkom, the Dublin-based firm that specialises in developing software to analyse data for companies, is closing a €3 million …Sat Aug 10 2002 - 01:00
Global Crossing gets US court approval for saleGlobal Crossing Ltd, which supplies international telecoms capacity to Irish companies, has won approval from a US bankruptcy…Sat Aug 10 2002 - 01:00
Irish TV news channel offers colour feed to mobile phonesThe Republic's 24-hour news channel, Ireland Live Television News, has become the first worldwide to offer a live colour television…Fri Aug 09 2002 - 01:00
Gehe AG profits increase by 22%International drugs distributor Gehe AG, which is the biggest owner of pharmacies in the State, said yesterday pre-tax profit…Fri Aug 09 2002 - 01:00
Instability good for prize bond holdersThe value of awards paid to prize bond holders in the first six months of the year rose by 11 per cent following an increase …Fri Aug 09 2002 - 01:00
Telecom cap should be 'retained'The telecoms regulator should keep in place the current price cap on retail telecoms services, introduce a wholesale cap and …Thu Aug 08 2002 - 01:00
Fyffes buys 70% of Czech food producerFruit distribution company Fyffes yesterday announced the purchase of 70 per cent of leading Czech Republic fresh food producer…Thu Aug 08 2002 - 01:00
Celtic enjoys success on and off the pitchCeltic Football Club has almost halved its debt in the year ended June 30th and increased profits from operations by more than…Thu Aug 08 2002 - 01:00
Minister invites expressions of interest in new terminalThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, is to invite expressions of interest from parties interested in developing a new terminal…Sat Aug 03 2002 - 01:00
Manufacturing sector strengthens in JulyThe State's manufacturing sector continued to grow in July with employment up, order books continuing to strengthen and purchasing…Fri Aug 02 2002 - 01:00
Hibernian operating profit rises 9%Hibernian, the life and general insurance group, has announced a strong set of interim results with operating profit up 9 per…Fri Aug 02 2002 - 01:00
