Etihad claims 44,000 passengersEtihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, carried 44,000 passengers on its Dublin-Abu Dhabi route since…Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
Winter sales give boost to consumer confidenceWinter sales helped consumers avoid the January blues as confidence in the economy improved last month after three months of …Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
Services sector growth at lowest level in over four yearsGrowth in the Irish services sector crawled to a four-and-a-half-year low in January, as new business increased at only a marginal…Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
Property decline and lower spending reduces tax yieldA sluggish property market and poor consumer spending before Christmas dragged down the amount of tax collected by the Government…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
Bank predicts 2% growth in GNPEconomic growth will slow sharply to just 2 per cent gross national product (GNP) this year as the downturn in the housing market…Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
Waste group to expand into NorthWaste management group AQS Environmental Solutions is to expand into Northern Ireland and initially create 10 new jobs in Derry…Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
Ex-C&C brands yield £49m for BritvicBallygowan water, Club and other soft drinks brands formerly owned by C&C yielded revenues of £49Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
Rise in tax on alcohol 'a better means' of cutting consumptionThe Government should increase alcohol taxes rather than re-introduce a ban on below-cost selling if it wants to curb excess …Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
Fed cut hopes help lift Irish stock marketThe Irish stock market clawed back some of its losses yesterday, as European and Asian equities were buoyed by expectations of…Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
Blackrock International posts pretax profits of €13.1mBlackrock International Land, the property company spun off from fruit group Fyffes, made pretax profits of €13Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
'Intrusive' demands in life-assurance schemeA second insurer is to offer life-insurance policies to people who have contracted hepatitis C or HIV from the State under a …Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
US, British slowdown to test Irish economy - GoodbodyFaltering economies in the US and Britain and the strengthening of the euro on world currency markets will hit Irish exports …Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Major stocks put in strong performanceDublin Report: After a dreary start to the week, the Iseq was the star performer of European stock markets yesterday, posting…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
18% drop in cider sales leaves C&C reelingThe troubles of cider makers C&C spilled over from summer into the winter market, with a 30 per cent fall in sales of Magners…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Volatility rife as index falls another 3.7%Dublin report: Another day, another 3Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
Iseq loses €3.2bn as US recession loomsThe world's biggest economy stumbled one step closer to recession yesterday as new figures that show US consumers are deserting…Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
Consumer confidence drops as jobs fears growConsumers are more nervous about spending their money as optimism about household finances following last month's Budget is outweighed…Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00
Gen Re hid deal in Irish unit, court toldGeneral Reinsurance (Gen Re) used an Irish subsidiary to hide a $500 million (€338 million) transaction from state regulators…Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
Strong year for manufacturingLast year was the best year for manufacturing since 2002, but a strong euro and slowdown in global demand means the success is…Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
Tough day for financials as rates heldThe best course of action was inaction, both the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England felt yesterday, as the two…Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
Sellers abound but buyers stay at homeMarket Report: In keeping with the January blues, yesterday was "a real down, downbeat day" on the Irish stock market, which…Thu Jan 10 2008 - 00:00
Sterling hits record low amid fears for economySterling dropped to a record low against the euro and its weakest level in six months against the dollar as bad news from the…Thu Jan 10 2008 - 00:00
Likelihood of cut in interest rates fadingProspects of an early move in Eurozone interest rates faded further yesterday when new data showed confidence across the eurozone…Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
Sharp fall in business confidence, says pollConfidence among small business owners and directors has fallen sharply since last year, with more than a third claiming to be…Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
Little respite for Iseq as stocks tumbleDublin report: Negative US economic sentiment sent markets tumbling yesterday morning, and there was little respite over the…Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
CRH positive statement revives indexDublin Report: A positive trading statement from building materials group CRH, predicting a 19 per cent rise in pre-tax profits…Fri Jan 04 2008 - 00:00
PLANET BUSINESSTHE NUMBERS: $100 The price touched by a barrel of crude oil on Wednesday.Fri Jan 04 2008 - 00:00
Fyffes €27m boost in US melon tradeFruit group Fyffes is entering the US winter melon business by investing in a number of independent companies, including farming…Thu Jan 03 2008 - 00:00
Oil soars to $100 a barrel after weak US reportCrude oil reached $100 a barrel and gold soared to a record high yesterday, leading a surge in commodities as the dollar's slump…Thu Jan 03 2008 - 00:00
Manufacturing records first fall since 2003The manufacturing sector contracted last month for the first time since August 2003, as the volume of new orders fell and employment…Thu Jan 03 2008 - 00:00
Sluggish trading fails to ignite marketMarket report Investors were too busy nursing their festive headaches and bloated bellies to come out and trade in great numbers…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Growth in economy takes sting out of rising debtThe Republic's ratio of national debt to gross national product fell in 2007, despite an increase of €1Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Only 4% rise in National Pensions Reserve FundThe National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) grew by just 4 per cent in 2007, compared to 12 per cent the year before, after a tumultuous…Sat Dec 29 2007 - 00:00
Planet Business - Hype of the yearBoots: It promises so much for so little - an elixir of youth for just €23.50.Fri Dec 28 2007 - 00:00
Planet Business Battles of the YearAlcoa vs Erin Brockovich: Hollywood loves a sequelFri Dec 28 2007 - 00:00
Firms' sentiment hit by credit crunchThe credit crunch is denting the confidence of Irish companies, but firms remain more upbeat about their own businesses than …Wed Dec 19 2007 - 00:00
State still among EU's wealthiestDespite fears that the economic boom is over and concerns about a "rip-off Republic", the State remains one of the best-off parts…Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
FBD predicts upward trendThe weather helped insurance company FBD maintain a "strong" trading performance in the second half of 2007, as the higher than…Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
Call for fuel-poverty strategy to combat winter mortalityThe Institute of Public Health (IPH) has called on the Government to develop a strategy to tackle "unacceptably high" levels …Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
CRH helps cement market recoveryMARKET REPORT: After a dip in fortunes earlier in the day, the Iseq managed to drag itself up into positive territory, ending…Sat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Anglo sells Swiss unitAnglo Irish Bank is selling its Swiss private banking subsidiary and its affiliated Portuguese branch to Swiss bank St Galler…Sat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Greencore acquisitionsGreencore has bought confectionery producer the Ministry of Cake and Danone's mineral water facility for a total cost of €15 …Fri Dec 14 2007 - 00:00
Banks underperform in light tradingDublin report It was a game of trade and wait yesterday on the Irish Stock Exchange, as the day's events unfolded in the knowledge…Wed Dec 12 2007 - 00:00
Over 700 data abuse complaints lodgedThe Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has received more than 700 complaints so far this year, with many of the complaints…Wed Dec 12 2007 - 00:00
Industrial output rises 10.8% on chemical and tech sectorsThe chemical and technology sectors helped industrial production increase by 10Wed Dec 12 2007 - 00:00
Shares experience good all-round dayMarket Report: Key interest rate decisions influenced proceedings on the stock market yesterday, as did AIB's positive trading…Fri Dec 07 2007 - 00:00
Siteserv doubles operating profitsBuilding services group Siteserv almost doubled its operating profits and more than doubled its turnover in the six months to…Fri Dec 07 2007 - 00:00
