Treasury Holdings to be backer of bid for the Millennium DomeTreasury Holdings, the property company run by Mr Johnny Ronan and Mr Richard Barrett, has emerged as one of the backers of a…Sat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
Four directors of Esat resign after founder's decision to quitMr Leslie Buckley and three other directors of Esat Telecom have resigned from the board of the telecommunications company, which…Fri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
Arcon kept in red but profits improveHigher interest rates and a strong dollar kept Arcon in the red for the first half of the year despite an improvement in operating…Fri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
Report backs Treasury on docklands site contract with CIEA report commissioned by the Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, supports Treasury Holding's assertion that it has a…Fri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
Eircom unable to break bad news cycleAny plans that Eircom chief executive Mr Alfie Kane might have to put the group's problems behind him after last week's outpouring…Wed Sept 20 2000 - 01:00
Fallen quits Eircom to spend more time with family in UKMr Malcolm Fallen, the chief financial officer of Eircom, is leaving his €500,000 a year job at the embattled company after 18…Wed Sept 20 2000 - 01:00
Good news at Ulster TV as operating profits rise by 24%Ulster Television has reported a 24 per cent increase in group operating profit to £6Tue Sept 19 2000 - 01:00
IIU to enter hedge fund marketInternational Investment and Underwriting (IIU), based in the IFSC and chaired by Mr Dermot Desmond, plans to enter the hedge…Tue Sept 19 2000 - 01:00
Documents show cigarette, beer price rises contemplatedPotential Budget increases in the prices of cigarettes and beer are factored into the Government's economic forecasts, according…Mon Sept 18 2000 - 01:00
Goodman pursues action against StateMr Larry Goodman has kept his £75 million (€95 million) damages claim against the State alive despite attempts by the Department…Sat Sept 16 2000 - 01:00
Cool Kane must deal with a.g.m. debris before moving Eircom onAlfie Kane says he is unshaken by the five hours of, at times, personal abuse he endured at Eircom's marathon annual general …Fri Sept 15 2000 - 01:00
Institution to protest at Eircom bonus planStandard Life, one of the largest institutional investors in Eircom, will not vote in favour of a key motion at today's annual…Wed Sept 13 2000 - 01:00
RTE faces up to replacing lost `soaps'RTE executives will this morning start the job of finding something to plug the hole in the station's schedule that will be created…Tue Sept 12 2000 - 01:00
RTE to seek licence rise as it loses Coronation StreetRTE WILL use the loss of Coronation Street, its flagship entertainment programme, to press the Government for a large increase…Tue Sept 12 2000 - 01:00
Granada's £38m investment in TV3 sends shockwaves through MontroseIt was a case of third time lucky for Mr James Morris when his 10-year courtship of Granada came to fruition yesterdayTue Sept 12 2000 - 01:00
Media empire being built by GranadaThe purchase of 45 per cent of TV3 for £38.05 million (€48Tue Sept 12 2000 - 01:00
US oil firm fined millions for breaches in safety lawTosco Corporation, the US oil company which is buying the Irish National Petroleum Company from the State, has been fined millions…Tue Aug 29 2000 - 01:00
O'Rourke may oppose controversial Eircom share option schemeThe Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, may vote her remaining 8Wed Aug 23 2000 - 01:00
Financiers of Four Seasons Hotel deny offshore linkSources close to the banking syndicate behind the troubled Four Seasons Hotel venture in Dublin said yesterday they were not …Tue Aug 22 2000 - 01:00
Role of Eircom executives queriedMr Dick Roche, a Fianna Fail member of the Committee on Public Enterprise is seeking an examination of the role played by senior…Tue Aug 22 2000 - 01:00
Superquinn's `support cash' firm wound upRetail Logistics, the company at the centre of the Superquinn support money controversy, has been wound up.Fri Aug 18 2000 - 01:00
Bonuses for Eircom chiefs were linked to flotation priceBonuses of €1.2 million (£957,564) paid last year to Eircom chief executive Mr Alfie Kane and Mr Malcolm Fallen, the finance …Fri Aug 18 2000 - 01:00
Warning on slump in Irish economyMargaret Thatcher's chief economic adviser has warned that Ireland is heading for a slump on a par with the recession that followed…Fri Aug 18 2000 - 01:00
Annual inflation target may be exceeded as prices roar aheadThe Government inflation target for 2000 - revised only last month from 3 per cent to 5Wed Aug 16 2000 - 01:00
Architect of Morrison Hotel in dispute with RochaThe architect who designed the prize-winning Morrison Hotel in Dublin has accused the fashion designer Mr John Rocha of exaggerating…Tue Aug 15 2000 - 01:00
MBO unlikley for Guinness plant in DundalkA management buyout (MBO) of the doomed Guinness packaging operation in Dundalk is unlikely say Enterprise Ireland as the drinks…Tue Aug 15 2000 - 01:00
Crosbies a good bit richer after land status decisionCork Corporation may have added to the already considerable wealth of the Crosbie family by millions last week when it conferred…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
Examiner ends link with UK newspapersExaminer Publications, the publisher of the Irish Examiner, has stopped printing the Irish editions of The Times and parts of…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
OPW purchase of Boyne Valley site examined by State ComptrollerThe Comptroller and Auditor General, the Government financial watchdog, examined the decision by the Office of Public Works to…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
Central Bank chased national pension fundThe Central Bank felt it should be given the job of managing the new £5 billion (€6Fri Aug 11 2000 - 01:00
ECB unlikely to intervene to support euro against dollarThe European Central Bank has talked down the prospects of intervention to support the euro as the single currency faces into…Mon Aug 07 2000 - 01:00
Minister went against advice on fundThe Minister for Finance went against civil service advice in giving the National Treasury Management Agency a lead role in managing…Mon Aug 07 2000 - 01:00
Desmond ruled out as mystery airport bidderMr Dermot Desmond has been ruled out as the mystery bidder for TBI, the Cardiff-based airport operator, which said yesterday …Sat Aug 05 2000 - 01:00
House price guides prove more like lotteryIf you are lucky enough to be the person who reportedly paid £2Fri Aug 04 2000 - 01:00
Revenue surplus of £655m in JulyThe Republic's Exchequer surplus grew by £655 million (€831 million) last month, fuelled by large increases in income tax and…Thu Aug 03 2000 - 01:00
IBEC opposes major tax cuts in Budget as borrowing acceleratesThe Irish Business and Employers Confederation has come out against large tax cuts in the next Budget as the latest official …Tue Aug 01 2000 - 01:00
State oil company to be sold to Tosco for £85mThe Government hopes to complete the $100 million (£85 million) sale of the assets of the Irish National Petroleum Company (INPC…Tue Aug 01 2000 - 01:00
New incentive scheme for Barlo managers to be based on profitsShareholders in Barlo Group have voted to scrap a year-old management incentive scheme linked to the company's poorly performing…Sat Jul 29 2000 - 01:00
Capital Bars logs €1.8m lossCapital Bars, the pub and hotel group controlled by Liam and Des O'Dwyer, has reported a loss of £1Sat Jul 29 2000 - 01:00
Smyth ups offer to Dunloe shareholdersDublin solicitor Noel Smyth has upped his offer to Dunloe Ewart shareholders by 4 cents a share to 51 centsSat Jul 29 2000 - 01:00
Sellers outnumber buyers in `soggy' marketShares fell again in Dublin with the ISEQ closing down 1.81 per cent at 5016.35Fri Jul 28 2000 - 01:00
Irish media chiefs set to fight battle for ITVAlthough he may be well-known in Ireland, Gerry Murphy, the new head of Carlton Communications, appears to have risen almost …Fri Jul 28 2000 - 01:00
Supreme Court favours Revenue in banana war with Fyffes over taxesFyffes, the Dublin-based fruit company, said last night the Supreme Court ruling that banana ripening was not a manufacturing…Tue Jul 25 2000 - 01:00
Bacon earned £131,000 for three reports on housing marketDr Peter Bacon earned £131,000 (€166,336) for his three reports on the housing market, according to documents released under …Tue Jul 25 2000 - 01:00
INPC in a possible takeover bidThe Irish National Petroleum Company is in talks which could lead to a takeover of the State-owned oil refining business.Mon Jul 24 2000 - 01:00
Management at Greencore decide against a buyoutManagement at Greencore, the sugar and agri-business group, has ruled out making a bid for the €570 million (£450 million) group…Sat Jul 22 2000 - 01:00
Future plans for Guinness business remain uncertainThings have finally come to a head at GuinnessFri Jul 21 2000 - 01:00
