The cutting edge of trench technologyTRENCHLINK: AROUND 10 years ago David Bryne noticed a common complaint among customers he supplied with diamond blades to cut…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
Drink-drive changes to be delayed until 2011THE NEW drink-driving limits will not be introduced before mid-2011 because the equipment used to test breath samples from drivers…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
No drink-drive change before 2011The new drink-driving limits will not be introduced before mid-2011 because the equipment used to test breath samples from drivers…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
New technology spots counterfeit drugsANALYZE IQ: A NEW METHOD of analysing chemical compounds has been developed by researchers from NUI GalwayFri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
RSA fears fatalities could riseTHE ROAD safety authority has said a reduction in its budget and the failure of the Government to introduce speed cameras means…Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Big shake-up in penalty points regimePENALTY POINTS for drink driving, roadside impairment tests for suspected drug drivers and changes to the penalty point regime…Sat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
Dempsey reduces penalties for new drink drive limitsThe Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey has responded to backbench pressure and reduced the proposed penalties for drivers caught…Fri Oct 30 2009 - 00:00
More than 500 bank holiday arrests on roadsMORE THAN 500 people were arrested for suspected drink-driving offences over the bank holiday weekend.Wed Oct 28 2009 - 00:00
Genetic profiling is the main goalThe Mater and Tallaght hospitals aim to build a genetic profile of those at risk from sudden cardiac deathTue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
Further delays for camerasTHERE IS growing frustration in the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the Department of Transport at the amount of time it is taking…Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
HSE report backs lower alcohol limitAT LEAST 18 drivers killed in crashes between 2003 and 2005 had a blood alcohol level between the current limit of 80mg and the…Wed Sept 23 2009 - 01:00
Nama to buy €77bn in loans at 30% discount - LenihanThe Government’s proposed National Asset Management Agency (Nama) will buy loans of €77 billion at a discount of 30 per cent, …Wed Sept 16 2009 - 01:00
New rules to reduce drink limitsDESPITE LOBBYING by vintners of TDs over the summer, the new road traffic bill will contain a provision to reduce the drink-drive…Wed Sept 16 2009 - 01:00
Cuts essential, Cowen tells FFTaoiseach Brian Cowen said today the State cannot continue borrowing €400 million a week and must start cutting costs so that…Mon Sept 14 2009 - 01:00
State's purchase 'good value for money'TOLL BRIDGE BUYOUT: THE STATE’S buyout of the M50 toll bridge contract from National Toll Roads (NTR) for €600 million represented…Sat Sept 12 2009 - 01:00
Donegal 'confident' despite fall in profitsAGRIBUSINESS GROUP Donegal Creameries has reported a 57 per cent fall in pretax profits to €1Sat Sept 12 2009 - 01:00
AIB may face 25% discount on loansAIB MAY face a 25 per cent discount on loans it sells to the National Asset Management Agency (Nama), according to a revised …Sat Sept 12 2009 - 01:00
CityJet to end Shannon to Paris routeCityJet has decided to end its service between Shannon and Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris from next month.Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Donegal Creameries confident on targetsAgribusiness group Donegal Creameries has reported a 57 per cent fall in pretax profits to €1Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
M50 buyout 'good value' - C&AGThe State’s buy-out of the M50 toll bridge contract from National Toll Roads for €600 million represented "good value for money…Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
'Excess' social welfare being paidSocial welfare payments in excess of entitlement are being made by the Department of Social and Family Affairs, according to …Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Davy's raises discount estimates for banksAIB may face a 25 per cent discount on loans it sells to the National Asset Management Agency (Nama), according to a revised …Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
AIB to refund €400,000 to customersAllied Irish Banks (AIB) is to refund almost €400,000 to over 400 tracker mortgage customers who were overcharged.Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Government unveils Nama BillIrish banks will receive part of their payment for loans transferred to National Asset Management Agency (Nama) in subordinated…Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
RSA refutes vintners' limit claimsTHE ROAD Safety Authority (RSA) has refuted as “simply untrue” a claim by the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) that reducing…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Total Produce reports 2.3% fall in pretax profit to €24mFOOD GROUP Total Produce has reported a 2.3 per cent fall in pretax profits to €24Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Moody's does not see sovereign debt downgradesCredit-rating agency Moody's does not expect to downgrade the sovereign debt of leading triple A-rated nations, including Ireland…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Passenger numbers at Aer Lingus increase by 7.7%AER LINGUS carried 1.08 million passengers in August, an increase of 7.7 per cent on the same month last year.Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Total Produce maintains earnings targetTotal Produce, the fruit, vegetable and flower distributor, has reported a 2.3 per cent fall in pretax profits to €24Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Irish consumer confidence dips in August on job fearsIRISH CONSUMER confidence dipped last month as job losses at a number of multinational firms heightened fears over unemployment…Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Aer Lingus passengers rise 7.7%Aer Lingus carried 1.08 million passengers in August, an increase of 7.7 per cent compared to the same month last year.Mon Sept 07 2009 - 01:00
Consumer confidence dips in AugustIrish consumer confidence dipped last as month as job losses at a number multinational firms heightened fears over unemployment…Mon Sept 07 2009 - 01:00
Sharp rise in services sector activity - NCBIRELAND’S SERVICES sector shrank at its slowest pace in 18 months in August as businesses become more optimistic about the future…Fri Sept 04 2009 - 01:00
CPL pretax profits down 92% to €1.7mPRETAX PROFITS at recruitment firm CPL Resources dropped 92 per cent to €1Thu Sept 03 2009 - 01:00
Services sector slowdown easesIreland's services sector shrank at its slowest pace in 18 months in August as businesses become more optimistic about the future…Thu Sept 03 2009 - 01:00
Jameson sales rise in year to JuneThe value of Jameson Irish whiskey sales grew 8 per cent worldwide in the year to the end of June, despite a fall in sales volumes…Thu Sept 03 2009 - 01:00
EcoSecurities gets improved takeover bid from GuanabaraECOSECURITIES, a Dublin-based developer of emission-reduction projects, has received an improved takeover offer from Guanabara…Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
Clinical research giant Icon reports 8% rise in first-half operating profitICON, THE largest provider of clinical research for drug makers in the State, has reported an 8 per cent increase in first-half…Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
O'Brien at 'variance' with IN&MIndependent News & Media (IN&M) has said resolutions proposed today by Denis O’Brien, one of its largest shareholders…Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
Global recession may be ending - BoIThe global recession may be coming to an end with the economies of most large western and Asian countries expected to grow in…Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
Index shows fall in contraction rate of manufacturingTHE RATE of contraction in Irish manufacturing slowed over the last year but demand for new orders has continued to deteriorate…Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
Transport chief appointedGERRY MURPHY has been appointed chief executive designate of the Dublin Transport Authority (DTA)Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
House prices down 24% from peakHOUSE PRICES nationally have lost almost a quarter of their value since the peak of the property market in early 2007, according…Tue Sept 01 2009 - 01:00
Irish manufacturing contraction slowsThe rate of contraction in Irish manufacturing slowed over the last year but demand for new orders has continued to deteriorate…Tue Sept 01 2009 - 01:00
Irish house prices fall 24% since 2007House prices nationally have lost almost a quarter of their value since the peak of the property market in early 2007, according…Mon Aug 31 2009 - 01:00
Grafton sees 31% fall in turnover for first six monthsGRAFTON, WHICH owns the Atlantic Homecare and Woodies DIY chains, has reported a 31 per cent fall in turnover for the first six…Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
C&C shares rise 15% on €205m diversification planSHARES IN drinks group C&C rose 15 per cent yesterday after it announced a plan to diversify with a €205 million purchase…Fri Aug 28 2009 - 01:00
Aer Lingus to seek cuts in payAer Lingus chairman Colm Barrington has confirmed that the airline will be seeking pay cuts by the end of the year to address…Fri Aug 28 2009 - 01:00
IN&M profits fall 52% to €73mMedia group Independent News & Media (IN&M ) has reported a 52 per cent fall in operating profits to €73Fri Aug 28 2009 - 01:00
Friends First to shed 147 Irish jobsFinancial services group Friends First is to cut 147 Irish staff and close its asset finance division as part of a major restructuring…Thu Aug 27 2009 - 01:00
