Irish Continental Group's boat comes in with profits of €17.5mDESPITE AN almost €10 million rise in fuel costs during the first half of 2008, Irish Continental Group (ICG) yesterday reported…Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Mixed results leave ISEQ unchangedA mixed bag of half-year results saw the Irish market remain almost level at 4,494.92 today. Overall, the Iseq closed up 9Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
Flow of UK firms moving tax bases here gathers paceTHE FLOW of UK companies moving their tax bases to Ireland continues to gather pace as asset manager Henderson Group and engineering…Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
New business at Friends First declines by 57% to €9m in first halfTURBULENT MARKET conditions saw the value of new business at insurance and investment firm Friends First decline by 57 per cent…Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
Thomas Read Holdings reports €3m lossTHOMAS READ Holdings, the group behind the Morrison and Kilternan hotels, reported a loss of €3 million in the year to May 31st…Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Henderson may shift tax domicile to RepublicUK ASSET manager the Henderson Group is considering a relocation of its tax domicile from the UK to Ireland in what would be …Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Irish market closes up againThe Irish market climbed for the third day in a row today, as bullish US markets led to a rally in financial and construction…Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Tullow Oil sees profits soar by 181%PROFITS AT exploration company Tullow Oil soared by 181 per cent in the first half of 2008, due to high oil and gas prices.Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
EAG gives green light to £86.8m Odyssey buyoutODYSSEY INVESTMENT Partners, a New York-based buyout firm, has received support from a majority of shareholders in EAG Ltd to…Sat Aug 23 2008 - 01:00
Homeowners urged to check insurance policy excessCONSUMERS HAVE been urged by the Financial Regulator to check the excess on their home insurance policies, as the amount can …Sat Aug 23 2008 - 01:00
Erratic Chinese markets seek Olympics effectINVESTMENT HAS poured into China since it began its open-economy policy 25 years agoFri Aug 22 2008 - 01:00
Fall-off in fund and debt listing hits ISETHE IRISH Stock Exchange (ISE) has seen a fall-off in its funds and specialist debt listing business since the start of the year…Fri Aug 22 2008 - 01:00
Wage increases higher than EU average in 2007IRISH WAGES: IRISH WORKERS enjoyed higher wage increases than their counterparts across Europe in 2007, with pay rises for Irish…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
Financials bear weight of weak global sentimentIseq: 4,297.37 (-36.16) Settlement date: August 25th IN A day of weak trading, the Iseq closed down by almost 1 per cent, or…Thu Aug 21 2008 - 01:00
Weak sentiment in financials drags down IseqIn a day of weak trading, the Irish Iseq closed down by almost 1 per cent, or 36.16 cents to 4,297Wed Aug 20 2008 - 01:00
Regulator publishes new prospectus rulesTHE IRISH Financial Services Regulatory Authority has published new prospectus rules which aim to introduce greater clarity and…Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
BA twice daily stopovers at Shannon to give big boost to airport's revenueSHANNON AIRPORT is set to benefit from an additional revenue stream following the announcement that British Airways (BA) will…Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
BNY Mellon bucks trend with revenue increase of 23%ONE OF Ireland's largest funds servicing companies, BNY Mellon Securities Services (Ireland) Ltd, defied the crunch to increase…Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Dublin food site pitches to DragonsTHE IRISH founders of a food social networking website are set to brave the BBC's Dragon's Den next Monday night, to seek an …Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Ireland near top of pile in Europe for recycling electrical goodsIRELAND HAS become one of the best countries in Europe for recycling electronic and electrical goods, with more than 21 million…Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
Personal spending up 9.4% last yearPERSONAL SPENDING by Irish consumers increased by 9.4 per cent to €91Thu Aug 14 2008 - 01:00
Financial and construction shares pull Iseq lowerMARKET REPORT: THE IRISH market was dragged down yesterday by poorly performing financial and construction stocks, falling by…Thu Aug 14 2008 - 01:00
Iseq falls on poor construction newsThe Dublin market was dragged down by poorly performing financial and construction stocks today, falling by 3Wed Aug 13 2008 - 01:00
Fastform Research gets US distributor for Multi CastFASTFORM RESEARCH, a Waterford-based life sciences research and development company, has signed its first distribution deal with…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Price of average house fell €15,000 in first half of yearTHE PRICE of the average home fell €15,000 in the first half of the year, according to figures published yesterday by the Economic…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Public pay up 3.6% in year to MarchAVERAGE WEEKLY earnings for public sector employees increased by 3Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
Profits at IFSC subsidiary of Tyco up 36%ANNUAL PRETAX profits at the IFSC treasury subsidiary of US conglomerate Tyco International increased by 36 per cent to $86Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
Landsbanki pays €41m for extra 17% stake in MerrionICELANDIC BANK Landsbanki has paid about €41 million for an additional 17 per cent stake in Merrion Landsbanki, bringing its …Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
Strength in diversityPENSION FUNDS should diversify into asset classes that have a low correlation with equities in order to provide pension funds…Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
Growth in private sector lending hits five-year lowPRIVATE SECTOR lending has fallen back to levels last seen five years ago, as the annual rate of increase in private sector credit…Fri Aug 01 2008 - 01:00
Banks rally but bad news from Elan sees market slumpMARKET REPORT: DESPITE A rally from financial stocks, the Irish market closed down 3Thu Jul 31 2008 - 01:00
Providence raises €42m in bond issueEXPLORATION COMPANY Providence Resources has raised €42 million in a convertible bond issue which will be used to fund drilling…Wed Jul 30 2008 - 01:00
Hannover profits fell 74.2 % last yearPROFITS AT Hannover Reinsurance (Ireland) Limited, the largest reinsurance company at the International Financial Services Centre…Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Union accepts NIB hybrid pension planA NEW hybrid pension scheme at National Irish Bank (NIB) has been given the green light by finance trade union IBOA, whose members…Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
Anglo falls 8.2% as Iseq endures volatile dayDUBLIN REPORT: IT WAS another volatile day for the Irish market yesterday, as the Iseq fell 1Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
Banks push Iseq into negative territoryIt was another volatile day on the Irish market, as the Iseq fell by 1Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
Iseq drops 4% on a day of volatile tradingDUBLIN REPORT: THE IRISH market closed down almost 4 per cent yesterday, dropping by 203.1 points to 4956Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
Sales of Jameson up 15% in year to JuneSALES OF Jameson whiskey grew by 15 per cent globally in the 12 months to June, its highest growth rate in the last decade, according…Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
Shareholders at IAWS vote in favour of merger with Swiss bakery group HiestandSHAREHOLDERS OF Irish food group Iaws yesterday voted in favour of a merger with Swiss bakery group Hiestand, writes Fiona Reddan…Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
Boom to bust for syndicate membersThe credit crunch has brought the commercial property market, and the involvement of syndicates, to a halt, writes Fiona Reddan…Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
Fineos wins claims service contract with public insurerFINEOS, THE Irish insurance software provider, has won another contract to provide claims management services for a public insurer…Fri Jul 18 2008 - 01:00
Single EU market created for investment fundsIRELAND'S €2 trillion funds industry is set to benefit from the introduction of a new European framework for investment funds…Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
Friends First economist predicts housing market crash of up to 45%THE FALTERING Irish property market may turn into one of the worst housing crashes in European history, with Friends First predicting…Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
€1.5bn in funding available for AryztaARYZTA, THE company created from the merger of food group IAWS with Swiss company Hiestand, will have access to about €1Tue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00
US move triggers modest reboundMARKET REPORT: THE IRISH market staged a slight rebound yesterday, as the US government's intervention to save Freddie Mac and…Tue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00
Irish bonds not keeping pace with European equivalentsIRISH GOVERNMENT bonds are under-performing their European peers as the faltering housing market combined with sharply deteriorating…Tue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00
OVER THE HEDGEHEDGE FUNDS: The credit crunch of 2007 and the ongoing economic climate has meant that hedge funds are facing harsh realities…Mon Jul 14 2008 - 01:00
CC blames weather and economy for decline at Bulmers and MagnersREVENUE FOR the first half of the year at drinks group CC is "unlikely" to match last year's level, as a weakening economy combined…Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Panel calls for Financial Regulator to monitor global market trendsTHE FINANCIAL services industry has called on the Financial Regulator to introduce a specific unit dedicated to monitoring developments…Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
