Farmer acquitted of causing tourist's death but found guilty of careless drivingA Co Clare farmer has been acquitted of dangerous driving causing the death of a German tourist on a pedestrian crossing adjacent…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Orla Kiely expands overseas as sales climb 20% to €11mORLA KIELY’S fashion empire continues to expand, with sales increasing by 19 per cent to £9.42 million (€11.7 million).Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
German tourist killed when hit by tractor, court hearsAn 83-year-old German woman died after being struck by a tractor while walking across a pedestrian crossing beside one of the…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Exxon loses despite 8% revenues increaseTHE IRISH arm of international energy giant Exxon Mobil last year sustained a pre-tax loss of €9Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Hiqa concerned as residents left waiting for assistanceTHE HEALTH Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) confirmed yesterday that the Notice of Proposal to Cancel and Refuse Registration…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Researcher says he is prepared to go to jail to protect interviewee confidentialityA former member of the IRA who is now a writer has told a conference he is willing to go jail to protect sources he interviewed…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Long-term profits for comedian Pat ShorttCOMEDIAN PAT Shortt is laughing all the way to the bank with his main firm recording profits of €379,245 last year.Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
HSE dismisses three staff over absenteeismThe Health Service Executive (HSE) in the west has confirmed that it has dismissed three people in the past 12 months in response…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Dalata expects earnings to rise by 40% as Dublin hotel performances improveTHE CHIEF executive of the State’s largest hotel group expects earnings at the company to increase by 40 per cent on the €2 million…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Alcatel Lucent Irish unit posts €2.2m profitTHE IRISH-based unit of Alcatel Lucent returned to profit last year, recording a pretax profit of €2Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
'Negotiation' course cost department €30,000THE CASH-STRAPPED Department of Health has spent more than €30,000 sending four officials to attend an exclusive six-day course…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
O'Dwyer write-down contributed to €10m lossesA €4.6 MILLION write-down in assets at the O’Dwyer hotel and pub group contributed to pre-tax losses increasing by 57 per cent…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Royal link to Chapter One's successONE OF the State’s best known restaurants, Chapter One, continues to benefit from a “royal” dividend as a result of its chef …Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Operating profit at Irish unit of Avocent upOPERATING PROFITS at the main Irish unit of US IT firm Avocent last year increased by 34 per cent to $8.8 million (€6Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Westin posts €3.59m lossTHE FIVE-star Westin Hotel on Dublin’s College Green sustained a pre-tax loss of €3Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Galway Clinic shows a healthy 25% profitA PRIVATELY-owned hospital in Galway has recorded combined pre-tax profits of €31Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Mespil Hotel records steep rise in pre-tax profitPre-tax profits at the Mespil Hotel in Dublin 4 last year increased by 52 per cent to €827,178Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Increase in revenues sees Merrion Hotel post €1.39m pretax profitONE OF the best-known five-star hotels in the country, the Merrion Hotel in Dublin, has reported a pretax profit of €1Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Parents charged with neglect and ill-treatment of their seven childrenTHE PARENTS of seven children charged with years of their neglect and ill-treatment were yesterday returned for trial.Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Profits at software firm's Irish operation up 9%PRE-TAX PROFITS at the main Irish unit of US security software maker McAfee last year increased by 9 per cent to €21Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
'Lying Eyes' woman to write book on caseTHE WOMAN at the centre of the “Lying Eyes” case is now living at an undisclosed location and is writing a book about the case…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Brown Bag Films draws on more staff to expandTHE NUMBER of people employed by the award-winning Dublin-based Brown Bag Films has more than doubled to 125 in the past two …Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Fracking firm finds potential in ClareA SECOND overseas firm seeking to start fracking in Ireland has confirmed initial positive results concerning a natural gas field…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Pre-tax loss of €1.9m for Stafford HoldingsTHE CHAIRMAN of the group which runs the Lifestyle Sports retail chain said all three group businesses were taking necessary …Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Proposed sanctions for nursing home droppedTHE HEALTH Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has withdrawn its proposal to cancel and refuse registration to a Co Galway…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Lufthansa's Irish group doubles profitPRE-TAX PROFITS at the Irish-based Lufthansa-owned aircraft overhaul and leasing group more than doubled last year to $35Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Paul O'Connell's firm sees 19% rise in cash in accountThe cash in account at the firm owned by Ireland and Munster rugby star Paul O’Connell increased last year by 19 per cent to €…Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Arklow unit of Servier sees profits fall despite sharp rise in revenuesPRETAX PROFITS at the main Irish unit of French pharma giant Servier last year fell by nearly a quarter despite a sharp increase…Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Irish arm of pharma firm Roche returns to profit after revenues rise almost 30%The main Irish unit of Swiss-owned pharma giant Roche last year returned to profit after revenues increased by 29Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Creditors yet to see funds after Carey firms collapseTrade creditors from collapsed firms associated with hurling great DJ Carey have yet to see any monies from the liquidation of…Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Smarthomes returns to profit after three yearsTHE FIRM co-founded by businessman and former presidential candidate Seán Gallagher returned to profit last year after three …Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
HSE costs for agency cover up 15% last year to €176.5mONE FIRM supplying agency staff to the Health Service Executive (HSE) received in excess of €29Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Additional drugs to cost HSE €30m this yearTHE BILL to the Health Service Executive for making drugs available not contained in its National Service Plan for 2012 will …Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Ford's Irish operation returns to profit after revenue increased 10% last yearTHE IRISH arm of motor giant Ford last year returned to pre-tax profit after revenue increased by 10Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Galway unit of HP returns to profitTHE GALWAY-based unit of computer giant Hewlett Packard (HP) returned to profit last year in spite of a 26 per cent drop in revenues…Sat Aug 25 2012 - 01:00
Club Travel and USIT results move in different directionsTWO OF Ireland’s best known travel companies have reported very different performances for 2011.Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Fewer corncrakes despite conservation campaignTHE BATTLE to save the corncrake in Ireland appears to have suffered a slight reversal this year despite State expenditure of…Thu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
Daniel O'Donnell is sitting on accumulated profits of almost €5mSINGER DANIEL O’Donnell’s main firm has almost doubled its accumulated profits to €4.9 million in the past three years.Thu Aug 23 2012 - 01:00
Chrysaor to start survey for gas at Spanish PointTHE NEXT step in determining whether gas will flow commercially from a field in the Atlantic off Spanish Point, Co Clare is set…Wed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Digiweb returns to profit despite revenues falling 7%TELECOMS GROUP Digiweb returned to profit last year despite a dip in revenues.Mon Aug 20 2012 - 01:00
Michelin-starred restaurant beating recessionONE OF the country’s best-known restaurants, the Michelin-starred l’Ecrivain, run by celebrity chef Derry Clarke and his wife…Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
Losses down at Jacobs Engineering's Irish armPRETAX LOSSES at the Irish arm of international firm Jacobs Engineering last year decreased by 53 per cent to €1.5 million.Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Jo'B creationDUBLIN-BASED Jo’Burger restaurant group yesterday announced plans to open three to four new restaurants next year, creating 120…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Call for release of records on man's death in psychiatric unitTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has refused to release all records concerning its own investigation into how a patient took…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Guide dog charity stops providing dogs to children with autismONE OF Ireland’s best-known charities has stopped accepting applications for assistance dogs from families of children with autism…Tue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Nama assigns receivers to Robert Butler companiesTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) has appointed receivers to a series of companies controlled by Limerick developer…Mon Aug 13 2012 - 01:00
Pretax profits at JP Morgan Ireland rise by 78% to $26.7mPretax profits at the IFSC-based arm of banking giant JP Morgan increased last year by 78 per cent to $26.7 million (€21Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
O'Dwyers cuts losses to €6.3m in 2010Pretax losses at the slimmed down O’Dwyer hotel and pub group decreased sharply to €6Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
O'Driscoll promotions firm cash assets rise to €1.46mAccounts for the main firm owned Irish rugby captain Brian O’Driscoll show that its cash assets increased to €1Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
