Call to replace Nama with 'good bank'ACCESS TO CREDIT: THE GOVERNMENT’S proposal for a “bad bank” in the shape of the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) is …Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Ireland is sliding into depression - economic conference toldIreland is sliding into depression and small pockets of economic growth at this stage are "meaningless", it was said at an economic…Sat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
200 workers to lose jobs at Linen SupplyABOUT 200 workers at Linen Supply of Ireland are likely to lose their jobs after the examiner appointed to the company recommended…Sat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
C&C plan to 'reposition' Magners ciderDRINKS GROUP C&C hopes to grow volumes of its cider Magners next year after it managed to stabilise sales volumes over the…Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Rate of deflation at 6.5% - CSO figuresFALLING FOOD and transport prices deepened Ireland’s annual rate of deflation to 6Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Price plan pushes H&M profits downSWEDISH CLOTHING retailer Hennes & Mauritz (HM) has reported a pretax profit on its Irish stores of about €997,000 for 2008…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Growth in mobile devices for papersMOBILE APPLICATIONS will be a key growth area for the newspapers of the future, the managing director of The Irish Times Maeve…Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Banks and Aer Lingus main movers as Iseq advances 2%DUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 3,295.75 (+62.72) Settlement date: October 9thWed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
Profits at Esso slip to €3m for 2008FUEL RETAILER Esso Ireland saw its profits fall to €3 million last year, down from more than €5 million in 2007, as increased…Wed Oct 07 2009 - 01:00
Tougher budget likely as tax take €2bn lowerTHE DECEMBER budget could be tougher than expected after the Government admitted yesterday that tax revenues collected this year…Sat Oct 03 2009 - 01:00
State must borrow €2bn more as taxes fallTHE GOVERNMENT will have to borrow €2 billion more than it expected to finance the running of the State after continued weakness…Sat Oct 03 2009 - 01:00
Consumer confidence up in SeptemberCONSUMER CONFIDENCE in the economy improved slightly in September despite the triple whammy of lay-off announcements, the Nama…Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Tax take €2bn below targetThe Government will have to borrow €2 billion more than it expected to finance the running of the State, after continued weakness…Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Disappointing finish for Iseq despite early optimismIseq: 3,304.28 (-43.05) Settlement date: October 6th I RELAND OUTPERFORMED other European stock markets, but the Iseq index …Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Dublin market closes down slightlyIreland outperformed other European stock markets, but the Iseq index of Irish shares still finished in negative territory, with…Thu Oct 01 2009 - 01:00
Fall in home loans for fifth month in rowMORTGAGE BROKERS called on the Government to intervene in the subdued mortgage market yesterday after figures from the Central…Thu Oct 01 2009 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland raises €1bn in second fundraisingBANK OF Ireland has raised €1 billion in funding over a 3½ year period in what is the bank’s second successful fundraising this…Wed Sept 30 2009 - 01:00
Let me try to spell it out for youFrom Obama to Osama and back to Obama, Microsoft’s spellcheck function is constantly updating its dictionary and grammar roles…Fri Sept 25 2009 - 01:00
Nama will cause 'untold damage' writes DesmondTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) will cause “untold long-term damage to Ireland Inc”, while nationalising the banks…Wed Sept 16 2009 - 01:00
Former governor of Central Bank Maurice Doyle dies aged 77MAURICE DOYLE, former governor of the Central Bank and a former secretary of the Department of Finance, has died aged 77 after…Sat Sept 12 2009 - 01:00
Tax officials wrote off €129m in unpaid levies and PRSIREVENUE COMMISSIONERS: THE REVENUE Commissioners wrote off €129 million in unpaid taxes and PRSI in 2008, up almost 10 per cent…Sat Sept 12 2009 - 01:00
Inflation returns but outlook still negativeDEFLATION TURNED to inflation once again in August, as the summer sales ended and prices rose for the first time in almost a …Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
More cuts in spending needed, says BarclaysTHE GOVERNMENT will be forced to take “aggressive measures” beyond the spending cuts and tax hikes already implemented to bring…Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Nama worries put increased pressure on bank stocksDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 3,176.00 (+32.28) Settlement date: September 14thThu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Spar, Maxol agree joint deal in NICONVENIENCE GROUP Spar has announced a £200 million (€227 million) deal with service station operator Maxol in Northern Ireland…Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Nama speculation weighs on bank stocksSustained pressure on the banks was the main feature of the Iseq index today, as pre-Nama investor speculation continued to weigh…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Taxation group's proposals questionedTHE “TAX neutrality” of the Commission on Taxation’s recommendations were called into question yesterday in a survey of business…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
CRH increase of 5.1% drives modest gains on IseqDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 3,143.72 (+77.11) Settlement date: September 11thWed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
CRH drives modest gains on IseqPositive performances by the Iseq index were almost unheard of this time last year, but one year on from the fall of Lehmans, …Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Third rate of income tax 'has merit' but only if tax on labour remains lowINCOME TAX: A THIRD rate of income tax “has merit” but should “have regard to the need to keep taxation on labour low and marginal…Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Students get low-down on high financeTHERE WAS just one thing missing from the University of Limerick’s virtual trading floor, said Niall FitzGerald, the Irish deputy…Sat Sept 05 2009 - 01:00
Smart Economy Q & AStill stuck in the dumb economy? Wise up to the new, smarter worldFri Sept 04 2009 - 01:00
Latest figures indicate worst of recession may be overTHERE WAS strong evidence yesterday that the Irish economy may be bottoming out, as new data on unemployment and tax receipts…Thu Sept 03 2009 - 01:00
Jobless total reaches 12.4% but rate of increase slowsUNEMPLOYMENT HAS reached a rate of 12Thu Sept 03 2009 - 01:00
Irish business diaspora to attend Dublin forumMORE THAN 150 members of the Irish business diaspora will attend the Government’s economic forum at Farmleigh later this month…Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
Tax take improves in AugustThe Government collected slightly more tax than it had expected last month, in a further sign that the Irish economy is stabilising…Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
Iseq follows rest of European markets lowerDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 3,036.69 (-59Wed Sept 02 2009 - 01:00
Diaspora gathering details unveiledMore than 150 members of the Irish business diaspora will attend the Government’s economic forum at Farmleigh later this month…Tue Sept 01 2009 - 01:00
Consumers saving and paying off debt rather than taking out new loansRepayments on personal credit cards exceeded new spending during July, as they have done in all but one month so far in 2009, …Tue Sept 01 2009 - 01:00
Consumer prices in euro zone decline less than expected in AugustCONSUMER PRICES in the euro zone fell by less than expected in August as the European economy recovered from its deepest slump…Tue Sept 01 2009 - 01:00
Sharp decline in outstanding debt on holiday homesHOLIDAY HOMES and second houses have dropped sharply out of favour among Irish consumers, with outstanding debt on these homes…Fri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
Personal taxes rose most in Ireland last yearPERSONAL TAXES have risen more in Ireland this year than in any other country in the world, according to a new tax survey by …Fri Aug 21 2009 - 01:00
Economic outlook now less gloomy, says Ulster BankTHE OUTLOOK for the economy is now less gloomy as a result of a pick-up in international trade, according to the latest economic…Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
Professional jobs down 16% on JunePROFESSIONAL JOB vacancies in the Irish economy evaporated last month, as the seasonal slowdown in hiring led to a 16 per cent…Thu Aug 20 2009 - 01:00
Court appoints interim examiner to well-known Dublin restaurantTHRIVE RESTAURANTS, the company behind Locks Restaurant in Portobello on Dublin’s south side, is seeking protection from its …Wed Aug 19 2009 - 01:00
Hotel closes due to tourism downturnTHE POWERSCOURT Arms Hotel in Enniskerry, Co Wicklow, has closed down and will hold a creditors meeting in Dublin next week.Tue Aug 18 2009 - 01:00
