Legal costs contribute to loss at McCambridge'sLEGAL COSTS associated with a long-running High Court case over bread packaging contributed to pushing McCambridge’s into the…Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Tubridy and Dunphy firms' profits show steep increaseAccumulated profits at the media firm owned by RTÉ presenter Ryan Tubridy increased by 75 per cent last year.Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Hiqa feared for emergency care after downgradesTHE CHIEF executive of the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has expressed her concern to the HSE over the mix …Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Housing tax of €80,000 for landlordONE LANDLORD paid more than €80,000 to the exchequer due over the €200 non-principal private residence tax last year.Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
24 bank officials earning over €250,000SOME 24 banking officials at the rescued AIB and EBS financial institutions are earning a base salary in excess of €250,000 per…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Cork firm landbank written down 96.5%A CORK building firm has written down the value of its landbank by 96Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Criers earn more expenses than other Courts Service workers, figures showNEW FIGURES have shown that court criers, whose positions are being phased out under Government plans, are receiving the highest…Wed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Avego forecasts big revenue rise despite €1.25m trading lossNEW RTÉ “Dragon” Seán O’Sullivan said yesterday he expects revenues at his Avego group to increase 50-100 per cent this year …Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Council to decide on power plant rezoningMEMBERS OF Clare County Council are to vote today on a contentious rezoning that will, if passed, pave the way for an €85 million…Mon Apr 16 2012 - 01:00
Court rejects claim by Tesco workersTHE LABOUR Court has rejected a claim by 80 Tesco workers that they should receive up to €1,400 each for relocating to a new …Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Profit slicedTHE COMPANY that operates the Milano chain of restaurants in Ireland last year sustained a 14 per cent drop in pre-tax profits…Fri Apr 13 2012 - 01:00
Cancer sufferer on drugs chargeA LONG-TERM cancer sufferer has appeared in court charged with possessing and cultivating cannabis plants she used for pain relief…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
€2 shop chain to open eight new outletsDISCOUNT RETAILER Euro General Retail is to create 70 jobs as the group confirmed the opening of a further eight new stores.Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Clare hospital would create 600 jobsPLANS FOR a private €60 million hospital that would create 600 jobs are to be lodged with Ennis Town Council in coming weeks…Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Children in secure care overseas cost State €2.5mMinister for Children says seven children currently in secure accommodation in UKTue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Nama reduced rents in 99% of 2011 applicationsTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency approved 113 of 114 applications for rental reductions sought by tenants of Nama debtors…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Drive to reverse decline in wader birdsTHE STATE is to spend more than €130,000 this year to halt and reverse the decline in breeding wader birds in the Shannon Callows…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Exclusive golf club swings back into profitTHE CAPTAIN of one of the State’s most exclusive golf clubs says that it “has turned the corner and is back in profit”.Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
State paid barristers €10.2m in fees last yearFIVE LAWYERS each received fees of more than €250,000 last year through their work for the Chief State Solicitor’s Office, new…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Break-even return anticipated by bookseller HughesTHE FOUNDER of Hughes & Hughes booksellers says the relaunched chain expects to record a “break-even or better” performance…Fri Apr 06 2012 - 01:00
Profits at Cork arm of Blizzard games rises 30%PRETAX PROFITS at an Irish subsidiary of the global online games giant Blizzard Entertainment, which recently announced the loss…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Clare council removed 4.6m whale carcassClare County Council has solved the mystery over the disappearance of a 4Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Mercroft Taverns record pre-tax profit of €295,087THE WELL-known Dublin restaurant and pub, Market Bar, controlled by entrepreneurs Jay Bourke and John Reynolds that features …Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Shannon Free Zone saw net loss of 174 jobs last yearSHANNON DEVELOPMENT yesterday reported a net loss of 174 jobs in the Shannon Free Zone last yearWed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Two hospitals graded 'red'GALWAY UNIVERSITY Hospital (GUH) is one of the two worst performing hospitals in the State, according to a new survey.Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Ann Summers Ireland posts €80,025 lossLingerie retailer, Ann Summers posted a pretax loss of €80,025 at its Irish unit last year compared to a pre-tax profit of €748…Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
NTMA top earners agree to Noonan pay cut requestALL BUT one of the top earners at the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) have acceded to a request from Minister for …Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
Proposal for Shannon aviation centreALONG WITH giving Shannon airport its independence from the Dublin Airport Authority, Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar will…Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Builder convicted of €680,000 VAT fraudA 34-YEAR-OLD man was yesterday convicted of a €680,000 VAT fraud after a 10-day trial that heard he produced 141 bogus invoices…Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Clare council set to stop building Traveller homesCLARE COUNTY Council is set to stop building Traveller-specific accommodation in Clare.Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Bord Gáis outside firms to tackle 'debt hopping'BORD GÁIS confirmed yesterday that it had taken on four outside debt collection agencies to pursue customers engaging in “debt…Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
Bookseller claims Ryanair baggage policy affects salesTHE DIRECTOR of an independent Irish-owned book chain has blamed Ryanair’s baggage allowance for a drop in sales, saying it is…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Three charged over alleged roles in incidents at Ennis primary schoolA MAN appeared in court yesterday charged with producing a slash hook during an incident at a primary school in Ennis, Co Clare…Thu Mar 22 2012 - 00:00
Three in court over Clare incidentA man appeared in court today charged with producing a slash-hook at a primary school in Ennis, Co Clare, yesterday afternoon…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Scientists discover obesity geneHEALTH BRIEFING: A SINGLE gene’s effect on the brain can result in non-stop eating, research published online in Nature Medicine…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Walsh lauds innovative day-care modelAdoping an international best practice day-care model can deliver optimum efficiency and patient care in Irish hospitals.Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Revenues at engineering firm down 13% to €14mBUSINESS NEWS: ONE OF the State’s largest engineering firms, the Roughan O’Donovan Group, went into the red last year after …Mon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
Doors stay open as banks move on Glenlo Abbey HotelCouples who have booked their wedding reception at the five-star Glenlo Abbey Hotel have been told their big day will be unaffected…Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Profits up at Power City despite fall in revenuesPretax profits at Power City increased by 4 per cent last year to €5.8 million.Wed Mar 14 2012 - 00:00
€56,413 to be spent on natterjack toad projectThe Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has confirmed that it is spending €56,413 to carry out a monitoring project…Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Tesco must pay defamed lawyerA JUDGE has ordered Tesco to pay a former All-Ireland winning hurler €7,500 in damages after finding the British retail giant…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
No definitive plan for intensive care unit for west despite security billTHE COST to the Health Service Executive of a €1Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Cannabis-based drugs may be available on prescription soonCANNABIS-BASED medicinal products, such as Sativex, could soon be available to sufferers of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and other…Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Profits at Medtronic down 21%PRETAX PROFITS at the main Irish subsidiary of one of the State’s biggest multinational employers slipped 21 per cent last year…Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
HSE paid two taxi firms over €1m eachTWO TAXI companies each received in excess of €1 million from the Health Service Executive as part of a total of €26 million …Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Huge disparity in rates paid by HSE to chaplains in westTHE HSE could make huge savings if it streamlined payments made to priests providing chaplaincy services across its acute hospital…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Losses almost triple at Cork Opera HouseRESTRUCTURING COSTS totalling €371,099 contributed to losses at Cork Opera House almost tripling last year to €825,282.Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Chernobyl charity says donations downTHE CHIEF executive of the Chernobyl Children International charity has said the Cork-based charity is anticipating a 40 to 50…Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Private hospital planned for EnnisA PRIVATE consortium is planning to establish a €60 million private hospital that will create 600 jobs in Ennis.Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
