A third of SMEs could have been in trouble without Covid supports – Central BankIt is estimated that 12% of small businesses ended last year in financial distressMon Dec 13 2021 - 12:49
First Citizen reports 2020 loss as it weighs mortgage market entryRival Dilosk sees consildated loans more than double to €566m, new figures showFri Dec 10 2021 - 17:53
CRH boss Manifold keeps his lieutenants – and critics – on their toesJoe Brennan: Shares in the company are up almost 70% in two yearsFri Dec 10 2021 - 15:20
HealthBeacon IPO backed by Canaccord and AIBMedical technology company to be valued at €98 million as it floats next WednesdayFri Dec 10 2021 - 07:50
Larry Goodman puts eldest son in key spot on new board over empireMove puts order over the long-term direction of the Goodman family’s interestsFri Dec 10 2021 - 05:26
Datalex hires former CRH executive as CFODan Creedon replaces Niall O’Sullivan, who is joining Blackrock Healthcare GroupThu Dec 09 2021 - 18:51
Kerry Group’s Scanlon mops up €1.1m of shares after price dipFirst purchase in market by nutrition group boss after four years at the helmThu Dec 09 2021 - 14:00
‘Unsustainable’ credit won’t deliver viable housing supply – Central BankAlmost 20,000 mortgages still more than a year in arrears according to Central bank dataThu Dec 09 2021 - 12:47
NTMA fundraising to fall up to 46% after Covid shockReduced borrowing plan for 2022 reflects State’s improving fiscal positionThu Dec 09 2021 - 10:45
Larry Goodman’s healthcare group hires Datalex turnaround CFOCompanies behind Blackrock, Hermitage and Galway clinics saw profits drop in 2020Thu Dec 09 2021 - 05:11
Irish banks’ money transfer plan attracts deeper competition scrutinyCCPC to open full investigation into Synch PaymentsWed Dec 08 2021 - 17:46
Ulster Bank CEO says problem loans sale unlikely before 2023Almost 300 Ulster Bank staff have left the exiting lender this yearWed Dec 08 2021 - 17:40
Revolut abandons plans for European wealth and trading hub in DublinUK fintech looks to Lithuania as base for providing investment services across EEAWed Dec 08 2021 - 05:27
CRH shares spike on $3bn unit sale speculationReports say building materials group is preparing to sell its North American glass unitTue Dec 07 2021 - 16:02
Numis taps Goodbody sales trading head to lead Dublin hubGarret Ward will join Numis in new year; Goodbody likely to name replacement soonSat Dec 04 2021 - 06:19
Yew Grove investor Quanta backs off making rival bidProperty investor had signalled possible counter-offerFri Dec 03 2021 - 17:40
Dole plc earnings drop 35% in third quarter as inflation bitesTransport and labour costs exacerbated by weak international market for fresh vegFri Dec 03 2021 - 12:44
AIB plans sale of €750m of commercial property loansPortfolio likely to be marketed in first half of 2022Thu Dec 02 2021 - 17:01
Bank of Ireland fined €24.5m over IT flawsCentral Bank said IT service continuity provision was inadequateThu Dec 02 2021 - 16:05
Ulster Bank briefs rivals on account closure plans ahead of exitClose to a million personal accounts affected by withdrawalThu Dec 02 2021 - 12:45
More non-bank lenders will enter market – mortgage chiefShare of mortgage drawdowns from broker channel has grown to 40.7%, AIMA saysMon Nov 29 2021 - 07:51
Liquidators of Wirecard’s Irish arm focus fraud investigation on four key areasLiquidators have completed two reports on Dublin firm’s collapseMon Nov 29 2021 - 06:37
Oyster tipped to sell part of HealthBeacon stake in IPOBill McCabe’s firm is medtech player’s largest shareholder with 17% stake worth €12.8mMon Nov 29 2021 - 05:00
First-time buyers 30 and under draw down less than 25% of new mortgagesBorrowers aged 35 and over account for greatest share of drawdowns, BPFI report showsThu Nov 25 2021 - 00:27
Irishman David Duffy’s pay package doubles to £2.75m at Virgin MoneyUK lender moved back into profit and confirmed return to dividendsWed Nov 24 2021 - 15:47
ICG to have three ferries on Dover-Calais route after fresh purchaseIrish Ferries owner has prioritised route between England and FranceWed Nov 24 2021 - 13:30
Mazars partner Michael Tuohy fined over quality of Nama vehicle auditTuohy is third person fined by regulator since it took direct audit responsibility in 2016Wed Nov 24 2021 - 04:21
Donohoe banking review to ‘consider’ expected banker bonus pleasFocus on developing mortgage market and how competition feeds setting of interest ratesTue Nov 23 2021 - 17:35
HealthBeacon to triple workforce after €100m flotationDublin-based medical technology company aims to raise €25 million in IPOTue Nov 23 2021 - 12:14
CRH eyes record $5.25bn earnings as price increases offset cost inflationIrish company’s margin widened in first nine months of 2021 to 17.1%Tue Nov 23 2021 - 07:34
AIB confirms sale of British SME book to Allica BankChief executive Colin Hunt announced last December the bank was retrenching from British SME marketTue Nov 23 2021 - 07:15
AIB nears deal to sell £1bn British SME book to Allica BankBank’s exit from market segment will save it an estimated €35m in coming yearsSat Nov 20 2021 - 06:15
Goodbye Yew Grove Reit, investors barely knew youMarket Beat: Government policy has made life increasingly difficult for reitsFri Nov 19 2021 - 16:41
Ardagh to open first plant in Ireland since Ringsend bottle factory closureNew York-listed group investing $200m in facility near BelfastFri Nov 19 2021 - 14:30
PTSB takes legal challenge over ombudsman tracker decisionIndustry observers speculate outcome may set precedent for wider group of borrowersFri Nov 19 2021 - 05:31
Bank of Ireland corporate banking head Tom Hayes diesWexford native and bank veteran was member of group executive committeeThu Nov 18 2021 - 17:42
Hibernia Reit says work-from-home advice likely to dampen office marketProperty group chief foresees ‘winners and losers’ in office sector post-CovidThu Nov 18 2021 - 16:07
State’s Bank of Ireland stake falls below 9%Bank’s return to private ownership is acceleratingThu Nov 18 2021 - 15:51
Finance union set for collision with banks with 6% pay hike demandFSU wants ‘the proceeds of success to be shared’Thu Nov 18 2021 - 13:13
Yew Grove’s Canadian suitor begins raising capital for €127.8m dealSlate Office Reit will sell shares and subordinated debt to buy Irish property companyWed Nov 17 2021 - 19:18
Ardagh Metal Packaging buys Canadian digital printing firmHart Print enables companies to imprint colourful artwork on aluminium cansWed Nov 17 2021 - 17:18
Australian fintech EML confident regulator concerns can be resolvedIrish Central Bank concerned over how issues will be resolved at Irish-founded Prepaid Financial ServicesWed Nov 17 2021 - 11:24
BoI hires Goodbody analyst Eamonn Hughes as sustainability and investor relations headChartered accountant has been researching environment, social and governance issuesTue Nov 16 2021 - 16:38
Former colleagues and business figures attend Sean FitzPatrick’s funeral‘Dad had a lot of professional highs and lows in his life’Tue Nov 16 2021 - 16:04
Glenveagh Properties to buy back further €100m of shares after dockland salesRepurchase programme follows on from the group having completed its first share buyback scheme last monthTue Nov 16 2021 - 08:14
Yew Grove eyes €127.8m sale to Canadian group amid capital-raising ‘challenges’Irish office and industrial assets company floated on the Irish market in 2018Tue Nov 16 2021 - 07:42
RSA Ireland sees Covid business interruption claims running to €46mDundrum-based company, led by Kevin Thompson, recorded €12.6m loss in 2020Tue Nov 16 2021 - 05:13
Irish motor insurers’ profits soar as claims collapse amid Covid restrictionsLockdown lifts motor insurers to highest profitability since at least 2009Tue Nov 16 2021 - 00:01
KBC books €319m charge for Irish exit planCharge includes €81m of staff restructuring costs and €170m of loan impairment chargesFri Nov 12 2021 - 17:45
US hedge fund tidies up Malin investmentPentwater Capital’s overall interest up from 27.6 per cent so far this year to 28.6 per centFri Nov 12 2021 - 17:37
