PRSA access still limitedThe almost 50 per cent of Irish employers not offering their staff occupational pensions are defying their legal obligation to…Sat Nov 06 2004 - 00:00
Vodafone overcharges customers by €2.65mVodafone Ireland has admitted a second instance of overcharging customersSat Nov 06 2004 - 00:00
Q&AI was landed with a capital gains tax bill last month in relation to First Active shares I held before the takeover by Royal …Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Travel agents restructure to adapt to changed marketWhen Ireland's largest tour operator Budget Travel announced last month it was unilaterally halving the 10 per cent commission…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Irish pension funds make gains on global marketsIrish pension funds made gains last month as global stock markets rose.Thu Nov 04 2004 - 00:00
ISE examines small firms indexThe Irish Stock Exchange is examining the prospects of launching a new market to cater for smaller Irish firms.Tue Nov 02 2004 - 00:00
Ryanair signs 10-year maintenance deal with GERyanair has signed a 10-year maintenance deal with a subsidiary of US engineering giant General ElectricTue Nov 02 2004 - 00:00
Elan bond issue set to tackle debtIrish biotech company Elan has moved to restructure its debt and improve its financial flexibility with an $850 million (€664…Sat Oct 30 2004 - 01:00
Dublin follows global market trend downwardMarket Report: Disappointing economic data in the United States dragged global markets down yesterdaySat Oct 30 2004 - 01:00
Profits at O'Brien's grow by over one-thirdProfits rose more than a third at O'Brien's Irish Sandwich Bars last year, according to accounts recently filed at Companies …Sat Oct 30 2004 - 01:00
Seeds of salvation found in US acquisition from 1990sOpinions differ over the extent to which Elan was simply unlucky - a victim of a more puritan stance on accounting in the wake…Fri Oct 29 2004 - 01:00
Financials do serious business to lift the marketMarket Report: The Irish Stock Exchange ended the week on a high note, lifted almost 1 per cent by the financials and pharmaceutical…Sat Oct 23 2004 - 01:00
Irish Continental to cut 150 jobs on French routesFerry operator Irish Continental is cutting 150 jobs on its struggling routes to France.Thu Oct 21 2004 - 01:00
Mercer presses pensions caseEmployee benefits consultant Mercer has called on the Minister for Finance to take steps to encourage the continued provision…Wed Oct 20 2004 - 01:00
Retirement age will have to rise, expert warnsPeople will have to accept the need to work longer in order to finance their retirement, a conference in Dublin heard yesterday…Tue Oct 19 2004 - 01:00
Top Security pays EUR3.75m for S Africa firmsIrish security group Top Security has acquired two rivals in the South African market.Mon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
Fitzpatrick to sell US hotels for $110m - reportsHotelier Mr John Fitzpatrick is selling his chain of hotels in the United States to an Irish-American consortium for $110 million…Mon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
Pension confidence 'very hard to justify'Two-thirds of Irish pension scheme members have no idea about the current value of their pension.Mon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
Abolish commercial rates, says hotels federationThe Irish Hotels Federation has called for the abolition of commercial rates and the introduction of a "more equitable" funding…Mon Oct 18 2004 - 01:00
Venture capitalists free to sell Eircom stake as lock-in endsVenture capitalists holding 52 million shares in Eircom will be free to sell their interest from Monday following the expiry …Sat Oct 16 2004 - 01:00
Elan sells stake in Warner Chilcott for #57.3 millionIrish pharmaceutical company Elan has sold its entire stake in rival Warner Chilcott for around £57.3 million (€83Thu Oct 14 2004 - 01:00
Profits at M&T exceed forecastsProfits at M&T Bank, the US group that acquired AIB's Allfirst operation following the Rusnak scandal, beat expectations …Wed Oct 13 2004 - 01:00
Oil worries weigh on Ryanair as shares reach lowMarket Report: Dublin stocks took a bit of a breather at the end of the week in the absence of notable company news.Sat Oct 09 2004 - 01:00
Financials off slightly as stocks lose early gainsMarket report: Shares finished slightly weaker in Dublin yesterday, losing their early gains in the afternoon despite a late…Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Aircraft maker to cut 560 jobsAerospace group Bombardier will cut 560 jobs from its Belfast workforce as a result of troubles at major US airlinesFri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Transaction decline on stock exchangeThe Irish Stock Exchange saw the value of business and the number of transactions conducted in the third quarter decline, according…Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Q&ACan I offset the loss on Eircom shares bought for £2,000 (€2,541) against the gain on 900 First Active shares received free upon…Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Budget Travel to halve its commission to travel agentsLeading tour operator Budget Travel will halve the commissions it pays travel agents from next year.Thu Oct 07 2004 - 01:00
IIF highlights pension gapThe Irish Insurance Federation (IIF) wants the incoming Minister for Finance to provide incentives to close a €6 billion annual…Thu Oct 07 2004 - 01:00
Pension funds mark time in third quarterPension funds marked time in the third quarter, ending just fractionally ahead as a 1 per cent gain in September offset losses…Wed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Waterford secures funding for debts, overall operationsStruggling luxury goods group Waterford Wedgwood has negotiated new borrowing facilities in euros and dollars of €210 million…Wed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Market 'pretty tame' as day's focus is on politicsMARKET REPORT: The market had a reasonably quiet day as attention focused on events in politicsThu Sept 30 2004 - 01:00
Arcon back in black with €1m profitRising metal prices and increased production dragged listed mining group Arcon back to profit for the first time since the second…Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
Unidare profits to beat expectationsIndustrial supplies group Unidare will significantly exceed market expectations when it reports full-year figures in November…Tue Sept 28 2004 - 01:00
Ireland rises to seventh in world for attracting foreign investmentIreland has risen to seventh in the global league of countries attracting foreign direct investment in 2003.Thu Sept 23 2004 - 01:00
ISEQ retreats from high after bad news from USMarket Report: Bad news from the US put the brakes on the Irish market yesterday. The ISEQ shed 17Thu Sept 23 2004 - 01:00
Musgrave appoints new chiefGrocery group Musgrave has named Mr Chris Martin to succeed Mr Seamus Scally as group managing director.Wed Sept 22 2004 - 01:00
Aminex signs landmark deal with North KoreaIrish exploration group Aminex has signed a landmark deal with the North Korean government to help develop its petroleum industry…Tue Sept 21 2004 - 01:00
Q&AMy wife, my son and I involved ourselves in the Eircom shenanigans (£500, £300 and £500 respectively) and, as a result, we are…Fri Sept 17 2004 - 01:00
HBOS could target Irish retail bankingThe decision by British bank HBOS not to proceed with a bid for rival Abbey National has negative implications for the Irish …Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Pfizer to invest €240m in Dun Laoghaire plantUS pharmaceuticals group Pfizer will create up to 200 jobs with a €240 million investment in its Dublin manufacturing operation…Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
Expansion deal latest in a line of IDA successesPfizer's announcement is the latest in a string of recent high-profile successes for IDA IrelandWed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
McInerney profits doubleIrish housebuilder McInerney doubled pre-tax profit in the first half of 2004 on the back of a buoyant Irish housing market and…Fri Sept 10 2004 - 01:00
Advisers capitalise on super-richThe Celtic Tiger may be slumbering but the money it generated is still swirling around the economy.Fri Sept 10 2004 - 01:00
Q&AI was made an offer of selling my apartment for €100,000. I bought the apartment in January this year for €200,000.Fri Sept 10 2004 - 01:00
Boston Scientific Galway plant gets FDA all-clearUS regulators have given the all-clear on Boston Scientific's Galway plant following a major recall of medical devices made at…Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
