Ryanair goes on the defensive to clean up dispatched dirtBusiness Opinion: In many ways the most surprising thing about the Dispatches undercover investigation of Ryanair that is due…Mon Feb 13 2006 - 00:00
NTR entitled to return on risky investmentBusiness Opinion: A solution to the congestion on the M50 may now be sight, but this drama still has some way to runMon Feb 06 2006 - 00:00
Dairy in Baskin-Robbins dealSilver Pail, a dairy based in north Cork, has struck a three-year deal with Baskin-Robbins, the world's leading chain of ice …Tue Jan 24 2006 - 00:00
O'Brien causes a stir with moves on IndoBusiness Opinion: Denis O'Brien has clearly been reading his Von ClausewitzMon Jan 16 2006 - 00:00
Government to back SSIA-style pension reliefA new style of pension modelled on the Special Savings Incentive Accounts (SSIA) is to be endorsed by the Government.Sat Jan 14 2006 - 00:00
Sisters had X factor in battle to control JurysBusiness Opinion: The new year has arrived, but before we let go of 2005, Business Opinion must make its annual awards.Mon Jan 02 2006 - 00:00
Issues prompted by case unresolvedBusiness Opinion: Next Wednesday morning, all else being equal, Ms Justice Mary Laffoy will start delivering her judgment in…Mon Dec 19 2005 - 00:00
Social partnership 'aids growth'The economy and society can still benefit from social partnership but the goals of the process should be updated, according to…Thu Dec 15 2005 - 00:00
VHI unlikely to receive €30m Christmas bonusBusiness Opinion: Sometime between now and December 26th the Tánaiste will have to decide how she will respond to the latest…Mon Dec 12 2005 - 00:00
Ill-judged ICG tactics play into hands of SiptuBusiness Opinion: Eamonn Rothwell is the best thing for the Irish trade union movement since Jim LarkinMon Dec 05 2005 - 00:00
Live register figure up 1,100The number of people claiming unemployment benefit increased slightly last monthSat Dec 03 2005 - 00:00
Revenues exceed forecastTax revenues continue to exceed expectations while the Government is failing to meet its spending targets, according to the final…Sat Dec 03 2005 - 00:00
Review on company law to be enactedThe Government is to significantly water down proposals for company directors to prepare an annual compliance statementFri Dec 02 2005 - 00:00
Weyerhaeuser's Clonmel plant up for saleThe Weyerhaeuser composite panel manufacturing plant in Clonmel, Co Tipperary is being put up for sale by its US owners.Wed Nov 30 2005 - 00:00
Big Swiss cheese sees some holes in Eircom bidThe scene opens. The Swiss Federal Council - a seven member government cabinet - is meeting to discuss the future of state owned…Mon Nov 28 2005 - 00:00
Raising tax on corporations 'would hit jobs'Raising corporate tax rates would lead to higher unemployment, lower wages and a fall in corporate tax revenues, according to…Wed Nov 23 2005 - 00:00
Tax schemes are main attraction for foreign firmsBusiness Opinion: The revelation - if you could really call it one - that Google, Microsoft and a raft of other US multinationals…Mon Nov 21 2005 - 00:00
Pensions Board sees 'SSIA-type' contributions as key to successPRSAs: The Pensions Board has made proposals aimed at engendering an enthusiasm for pensions similar to that which made the …Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Bank says it did not ask OECD to be cautiousThe Central Bank has denied asking the OECD to show "extreme caution" about releasing an estimate indicating that Irish property…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Second chance looks likely for Irish companiesBusiness Opinion: The news that the Company Law Review Group has recommended a significant watering down of proposed new compliance…Mon Nov 07 2005 - 00:00
Employee share owners will play pivotal role in any takeoverThe Eircom Employees Share Ownership Plan (Esop), which owns just under 21 per cent of the company, will play a pivotal role …Thu Nov 03 2005 - 00:00
Global demand boosts exportsPurchasing managers' indices record sharp rise in euro-zone manufacturing sector.Wed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
Power plant deal proves to be a goldmineBusiness Opinion: The news that a second stake in Tynagh Energy may change hands before the Co Galway power station generates…Mon Oct 31 2005 - 00:00
Group proposes to water down compliance lawAn expert group on company law has recommended significant changes to proposed new regulatory obligations for company directors…Sat Oct 29 2005 - 01:00
Cologne Re belies McCreevy attitude to rulesBusiness Opinion: It is a good job for the European taxpayer that Charlie McCreevy is not paid by the wordMon Oct 24 2005 - 01:00
Mick O'Leary's top 10 tips for Iarnrod EireannBusiness Opinion: The scene opens. We are in the board room of Iarnród Éireann at Heuston StationMon Oct 17 2005 - 01:00
A little light shines on law firms' incomeBusiness Opinion: Declan Moylan is probably not the most popular lawyer in Dublin right nowMon Oct 10 2005 - 01:00
ICG sails into a hurricane over restructuringBusiness Opinion : Irish Continental Group finds itself at the centre of a stormMon Sept 26 2005 - 01:00
Pension deficit could Aer Lingus saleBusiness Opinion: The latest shot has been fired in the battle to keep Aer Lingus groundedMon Sept 12 2005 - 01:00
European sales drive Fyffes resultsFresh produce group Fyffes has reported strong first-half results. Profits before tax rose 17.6 per cent to €69Fri Sept 09 2005 - 01:00
Rising costs a threat to Irish economy, says reportA review of the competitiveness of the Irish economy, to be published this morning, will strongly criticise Government policy…Wed Sept 07 2005 - 01:00
High-wire acts abound at new Jurys CabaretBusiness Opinion : Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the all-new Jurys Irish Cabaret. Gone are are the traditional actsMon Sept 05 2005 - 01:00
Infrastructure spending €392 under targetCapital spending by Government on infrastructure continues to fall behind target, according to the latest exchequer figures.Sat Sept 03 2005 - 01:00
Colleary case gives succour to those against Harney's reformsThe swathe of company law reforms brought in by the Tánaiste in the wake of the Ansbacher and other scandals got something of…Mon Aug 15 2005 - 01:00
Ministers can't play both sides in key projectsBusiness Opinion: The dispute between Shell and the residents of north Mayo spilled over into the British papers last week.Mon Aug 08 2005 - 01:00
Jurys Doyle soap opera nears resolutionBusiness Opinion: The soap opera that is Precinct's pursuit of Jurys Doyle appears to be coming to some sort of a resolution…Mon Aug 01 2005 - 01:00
Only time will tell if Meteor price was rightBusiness Opinion: Eircom is now expected to emerge as the winner of the auction for Meteor, with an announcement possibly coming…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
1,300 may share €300m windfallMore than 1,300 mostly small shareholders could share in the €300 million windfall gain at South Wharf, the former Irish Glass…Wed Jul 20 2005 - 01:00
Irish Times doubles profits to €15.3mThe Irish Times Ltd, the publisher of The Irish Times, more than doubled operating profits in 2004 to €15.3 million.Fri Jul 15 2005 - 01:00
Directors share €3.203mThe six executive directors of The Irish Times Ltd were paid a total of €3Fri Jul 15 2005 - 01:00
It's hard to see where worker directors fit into Ictu's plansBusiness Opinion: This week should see the publication by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) of a paper on the idea of…Mon Jul 11 2005 - 01:00
Consumer borrowing at near record rates - Central BankBorrowing for mortgages and consumer spending continues to grow at near record rates fuelled by low interest rates.Fri Jul 01 2005 - 01:00
CNG a timely lesson for those thinking of taking AimBusiness Opinion : It is just over 12 months since CNG Travel Group listed on the Alternative Investment Market (Aim) amidst…Mon Jun 27 2005 - 01:00
Insider trading laws to apply to mediaNew laws aimed at combating insider trading due to become effective next month will place new disclosure obligations on the financial…Fri Jun 24 2005 - 01:00
Smart investors bet on outcome of court caseBusiness Opinion: How smart is Smart Telecom really? Last week, the company that was set up five years ago by former stockbroker…Mon Jun 20 2005 - 01:00
The Irish Times to seek cost savings of €4.5m by year endThe Irish Times Ltd, the publisher of The Irish Times , is to seek annualised cost savings of €4Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
Taylor legacy stalks champion of consumersBusiness Opinion: There is an interesting little software company based up in the Guinness Enterprise Centre in Dublin's Liberties…Mon Jun 13 2005 - 01:00
Right wording will snare HSE chief executiveBusiness Opinion: One of our non-core competencies here at Business Opinion is to offer a discrete high level head-hunting service…Mon Jun 06 2005 - 01:00
O'Regan must exit Thomas Read - ConnollyFinancier Paul Connolly has offered to assume potential tax liabilities of the Thomas Read Group in order to settle his dispute…Sat Jun 04 2005 - 01:00
Taxation revenues running ahead of targetTax revenues for the first five months of the year have come in well ahead of target, opening the way for a giveaway budget at…Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
