PayPal Irish company's operating profits increased last yearOPERATING PROFITS at the main Irish company of US-owned ecommerce firm PayPal increased last year by 12.5 per cent to €4Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
Euro 2012 a damp squib for pubs, says Charlie ChawkeONE OF the country’s best-known publicans, Charlie Chawke, said yesterday he was “running the business to pay the staff at the…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Visually-impaired student to have guide dog at schoolA VISUALLY-impaired 17-year-old Leaving Cert student from Bantry is to be first student under 18 to be accompanied by a guide…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Howlin held talks over lottery licenceTHE MINISTER for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin, has confirmed that his officials have already met potential bidders…Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
O'Leary taxi firm in profitTILLINGDALE LTD’S financial performance last year may not be enough to persuade Michael O’Leary to leave the airline business…Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
McManus charity doubles its givingA CHARITABLE foundation set up by businessman JP McManus has given more than €30 million to causes in Ireland and abroad over…Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Man on trial for rape pleads guilty to sexual assaultA 29-YEAR-OLD man on trial for the rape of a Co Clare woman yesterday pleaded guilty to her sexual assault.Sat Jul 07 2012 - 01:00
Doubt over future of loss-making Smyth business, says auditorNOEL SMYTH’S Alburn business is loss-making and there are a number of material uncertainties which could cast significant doubt…Wed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Consent did not extend to rape, trial toldTHERE WAS no such thing as a general consent to another person to do anything they liked to you, a rape trial was told yesterday…Wed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Number of retirees re-hired by HSE 'unacceptably high'THE CHAIRMAN of the HSE West forum has described the number of retirees that the Health Service Executive (HSE) has re-hired …Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Profits slide 7% at loyalty reward firmPre-tax profits at customer loyalty rewards firm Loyaltybuild Ltd fell by 7 per cent last year, despite of an increase in revenues…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Service overhaul 'better for smaller hospitals'THE CHIEF executive of the Midwest Regional Hospitals Group, Ann Doherty, has stated that there will be no additional costs and…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Inspectors reveal 'serious concern' over children's care centreA HEALTH Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) report has identified “serious concerns” over the care being given to children…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Pretax profits at GECAS almost double to €8.9mPRETAX PROFITS at Shannon-based US-owned aircraft leasing firm, GECAS Services Ltd almost doubled to $11.3 million (€8Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Shannon Airport proposals criticisedA LEADING aviation entrepreneur said yesterday that the outcome for Shannon Airport under Government proposals “will be uninteresting…Thu Jun 28 2012 - 01:00
Staff get €50,000 overtime for sorting retirement claimsHealth Service Executive staff at a Co Leitrim office have received €50,000 in overtime for processing the 4,300 lump sum retirement…Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Clare delegation's travel bill of €12,300 defendedA FIVE-STRONG Clare County Council delegation ran up a travel bill totalling €12,366 while meeting venture capitalists and others…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Potential foreign investors ignore regionsLARGE AREAS of the country are not considered by foreign investors looking at locating industry here, according to new figures…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Twelve counties had no visits this year by potential foreign investorsNEW FIGURES show that large areas of the country are being ignored by foreign investors considering locating industry here.Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Big fall in number approved for Fair DealFIGURES PROVIDED by Minister for Health Dr James Reilly confirm there was a 25 per cent drop in the rate of applications approved…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Plan to reform management of midwest acute hospitalsTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has admitted that staff morale is low and that there is no accountability structure for clinicians…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
02 profits rise to the tune of €7.5m on back of sell-out gigsSELL-OUT concerts by Rihanna, Katy Perry and George Michael at Dublin’s O2 last year contributed a 5 per cent increase in pretax…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Ikea posts 40% slide in pretax profits but stays upbeat on futureSHOPPERS SPENT almost €2 million per week at Ikea’s store in Dublin last year as the outlet recorded a 40 per cent drop in pretax…Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Dromoland purchase of Clare Inn secures 170 jobsONE HUNDRED and seventy hotel jobs were secured yesterday with the five-star Dromoland Castle hotel in Co Clare confirming it…Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Man (30) charged with child trafficking offenceA 30-year-old man yesterday appeared in court charged with an offence under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act.Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Pretax profits up 48% to €4m at Acra ControlAerospace: Pretax profits at a Dublin aerospace company, which was founded by four DCU graduates, increased by 48 per cent to…Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Pretax profits decrease 64% at Galway firm Goodman MedicalPRETAX PROFITS at Galway-based medical firm Goodman Medical last year decreased by 64 per cent to €511,503, new figures show…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Pretax profits of €606m for aviation leasing firmA SHANNON-BASED company engaged in financing aircraft leasing recorded pretax profits of $765 million (€606 million) last year…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Retired midwest consultant received €346,714NEW FIGURES released by the HSE show that one consultant in the midwest who retired earlier this year received a net lump sum…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
HSE reviews Limerick hospital deathTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) confirmed yesterday it was investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 23-year…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Largest clamping firm back in profitTHE LARGEST car-clamping firm in the State returned to pretax profit last year despite a 19 per cent slide in revenues.Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Film right firm posts huge rise in profitsPRETAX PROFITS at a Limerick-based television, video and film rights distributor increased 15-fold last year to $16Mon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
Fall in US troop numbers 'a double hit'A sharp drop in the number of US troops passing through Shannon Airport will further hamper efforts in creating an independent…Mon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
Aviation firm posts €5m pretax profitA SHANNON-BASED US-owned aircraft leasing firm, General Electric Capital Aviation Services Ltd (GECAS), last year returned to…Mon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
Lowry firm drops auditorsINDEPENDENT TD Michael Lowry said yesterday that his Streamline Enterprises refrigeration business “is trading successfully” …Sat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Noonan says Nama has taken €447m from banks with poor documentationMinister for Finance Michael Noonan has confirmed that the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) docked banks some €477 million…Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Seven tenders for e-voting machinesSeven tenders have been received by the Department of the Environment for the purchase of its decommissioned e-voting machines…Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Ferrero Rocher's Cork profits fallPre-tax profits at the Cork-based producer of Ferrero Rocher chocolates last year declined by 38.7 per cent to €2Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Boyzone company losses fell in 2011LOSSES AT a company controlled by Boyzone band members more than halved last year to €75,448.Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Pay rise for Fitzgeralds as profits flowLOUIS AND Helen Fitzgerald gave themselves a near five-fold pay increase last year to €2Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Revenue rises by 25% for Sligo-based sports group with clients including Man City and Real MadridA Sligo-based sports group that counts Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester City among its clients last year recorded an 8 per…Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Pretax profits up 81% for aircraft leasing firmPRETAX PROFITS at Shannon-based aircraft leasing and sales firm, Magellan Aviation Services Ltd increased by 81 per cent to $…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
HSE West hospitals in 'serious financial problems'A SENIOR HSE official has stated that acute hospitals in the HSE West area “are in serious financial problems”.Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Two health workers sacked over persistent absenteeismTHE DIRECTOR for the HSE in the West area has confirmed that two health workers have been sacked in recent months as part of …Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Pre-tax losses as food group narrow sharply to €2.2mPre-tax losses narrowed sharply at Cork-based property and food group, Reox Holdings last year to €2.2 million.Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
KFC Ireland franchise firm posts €2m lossTHE COMPANY that operates the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise across Ireland fell further into the red in 2010 to record…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Profits at Goldman Sachs arm fall 15%PRETAX PROFITS at Dublin-based Goldman Sachs Bank (Europe) plc fell by 15 per cent to $49.1 million (€39Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
Contractor jailed for six years over VAT scamA MAN has been sentenced to six years in jail for his role in what the judge described as “a well-organised and well-planned” …Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Three property owners have paid over €30,000 in household chargesTHREE PROPERTY owners have paid between €30,000 and €40,000 through multiple liabilities for the controversial €100 household…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
€1.1m rent reduction for OPW on passport office buildingTHE OFFICE of Public Works (OPW) has secured a €1Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
