State needs 'radical' boost at third-level to competeTHE NATIONAL Competitiveness Council (NCC) has called for a “radical” increase in third-level places, the immediate implementation…Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
State needs 'radical' boost at third-level to competeTHE NATIONAL Competitiveness Council (NCC) has called for a “radical” increase in third-level places, the immediate implementation…Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
Prices fall by over 4.5% as deflation takes its tollPRICES FELL by 4.5 per cent in 2009, the steepest decline seen in the Irish economy in almost 80 years, according to new figures…Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
Central Bank appoints institution supervisorTHE CENTRAL Bank has appointed Jonathan McMahon as assistant director general with responsibility for the supervision of financial…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Central Bank appoints institution supervisorTHE CENTRAL Bank has appointed Jonathan McMahon as assistant director general with responsibility for the supervision of financial…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Owners of BoI shares vote to go with NamaBANK OF Ireland shareholders have voted to participate in the National Asset Management Agency (Nama), paving the way for €16…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Owners of BoI shares vote to go with NamaBANK OF Ireland shareholders have voted to participate in the National Asset Management Agency (Nama), paving the way for €16…Wed Jan 13 2010 - 00:00
Fyffes sets earnings target of €22mFRUIT GROUP Fyffes issued an upbeat trading statement yesterday, despite the negative impact of “exceptionally cold” weather …Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Fyffes sets earnings target of €22mFRUIT GROUP Fyffes issued an upbeat trading statement yesterday, despite the negative impact of “exceptionally cold” weather …Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Iseq rises with tide of index's core componentsDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 3,099.68 (+18.93) Settlement date: January 14thTue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Iseq rises with tide of index's core componentsDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 3,099.68 (+18.93) Settlement date: January 14thTue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Numbers on Live Register up by 3,330THE NUMBER of people claiming unemployment benefits rose by 3,300 in December, the largest increase since August, according to…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Numbers on Live Register up by 3,330THE NUMBER of people claiming unemployment benefits rose by 3,300 in December, the largest increase since August, according to…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Banks to transfer €19 billion in bad loans next month to NamaBANKS WILL begin transferring loans to the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) next month, with development loans valued …Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Banks to transfer €19 billion in bad loans next month to NamaBANKS WILL begin transferring loans to the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) next month, with development loans valued …Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Debt agency to raise €20bn this yearTHE NATIONAL Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) will not need to raise as much money this year as it did in 2009, as Ireland’s…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Debt agency to raise €20bn this yearTHE NATIONAL Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) will not need to raise as much money this year as it did in 2009, as Ireland’s…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
National debt €12bn higher as tax take sinks by 19%THE PUBLIC finances deteriorated sharply last year, with Ireland’s exchequer balance worsening by almost €12 billion, new figures…Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Exchequer deficit deepens by €11.9bnTHE EXCHEQUER deficit deteriorated by €11.9 billion in 2009, new figures from the Department of Finance showWed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
National debt €12bn higher as tax take sinks by 19%THE PUBLIC finances deteriorated sharply last year, with Ireland’s exchequer balance worsening by almost €12 billion, new figures…Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Exchequer deficit deepens by €11.9bnTHE EXCHEQUER deficit deteriorated by €11.9 billion in 2009, new figures from the Department of Finance showWed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Four firms a day go out of business and trend is set to continueFOUR COMPANIES a day went out of business in 2009, with a similar rate of insolvency expected for most of 2010, according to …Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Receiverships rise 118% as banks seek debt recoveryTHE NUMBER of companies that went into receivership more than doubled last year to 124, as banks increasingly moved to have receivers…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Four firms a day go out of business and trend is set to continueFOUR COMPANIES a day went out of business in 2009, with a similar rate of insolvency expected for most of 2010, according to …Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Receiverships rise 118% as banks seek debt recoveryTHE NUMBER of companies that went into receivership more than doubled last year to 124, as banks increasingly moved to have receivers…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
AIB and B of I strong performers in share pricesIseq: 3,027.98 (-4.40) Settlement date: December 30thThu Dec 24 2009 - 00:00
Law Society advises Lenihan to register agency's land interestsLETTERS TO MINISTER: THE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) should be required to register with the Land Registry or the…Sat Dec 19 2009 - 00:00
GDP edges up amid difficult conditionsTHE ECONOMY technically emerged from recession in the third quarter, according to new data from the Central Statistics Office…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Retail sales decline 1.7% as spending loses momentumRETAIL SALES fell back in October, with core sales volumes declining 1Sat Dec 12 2009 - 00:00
Deflation eased to 5.7% in NovemberTHE PRICE of food and alcohol fell in November, but the cost of education and transport increased, according to the latest Consumer…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Mortgage tax break extendedPROPERTY: MORTGAGE INTEREST tax relief has been extended for borrowers who bought their homes at the peak of the property market…Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
Profits are down 7% at McDonald'sTHE WORLD’S largest hamburger chain, McDonald’s, saw pretax profits at its Irish restaurants fall 7 per cent last year as the…Thu Dec 10 2009 - 00:00
Laura Ashley posts €413,208 net profitFASHION AND home furnishings retailer Laura Ashley made a net profit of €413,208 from its Irish stores in the year to the end…Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Advice on public speaking of little help to would-be orators of todayBOOK REVIEW: The 100: Insights and Lessons from 100 of the Greatest Speeches Ever Delivered By Simon Maier and Jeremy Kourdi…Mon Dec 07 2009 - 00:00
National debt charge to hit €4.6bn next yearTHE COST of servicing the national debt is set to increase by €2 billion next year, according to figures in the pre-budget White…Sat Dec 05 2009 - 00:00
Lower rates of social welfare signalledBUDGET CUTS: SOCIAL WELFARE payments should be cut to avoid existing poverty traps and “improve the benefit for working”, according…Sat Dec 05 2009 - 00:00
Moody's threatens ratings cutINTERNATIONAL pressure on the Government to deliver its promised €4 billion-raising budget intensified yesterday after a credit…Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Jobless figures for November unchanged at 12.5% - CSOTHE RATE of unemployment remained unchanged at 12Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Exchequer deficit over €22bnThe Government collected more tax in the key month of November than it had been anticipating a couple of months ago, according…Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Revenue investigations yield €97m in third quarterTHE REVENUE Commissioners yielded more than €97 million from its audit and investigation programmes in the three months to the…Wed Dec 02 2009 - 00:00
Shoppers north and south find comfort in a cold climateTALKING SHOPS: Belfast’s Victoria Square shopping complex has benefited not only from shoppers from the South, but also from…Tue Dec 01 2009 - 00:00
How retail's big players are colonising the worldHOWEVER NICE the architectural packaging, the tenant line-up in shopping centres and retail thoroughfares increasingly tends …Tue Dec 01 2009 - 00:00
Docklands body will need aid over Glass Bottle siteTHE DUBLIN Docklands Development Authority said yesterday it would require financial assistance from the State as a result of…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Study finds 30% tax relief on pensions could save €500mTHE INTRODUCTION of a single rate of tax relief on pension contributions would save public money and would be fairer, according…Thu Nov 26 2009 - 00:00
Construction, manufacturing loans fall most - Central BankLENDING TO most sectors of the economy remains in decline, with loans to the construction and manufacturing sectors falling the…Sat Nov 21 2009 - 00:00
Industrial wages fall after overtime and bonus cutsCUTBACKS IN bonuses and overtime led to a fall in industrial sector wages in the second quarter of 2009, but average hourly earnings…Sat Nov 21 2009 - 00:00
Tale of hubris and hypocrisy recounts what drew investors to the cult of MadoffBOOK OF THE DAY: The Believers: How America Fell for Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion Investment Scam By Adam LeBor Weidenfeld Nicolson…Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
