Your A-to-Z guide to an unforgettable yearFrom phone hacking and libel writs to shiny tablets and social media – 2011 had it allThu Dec 22 2011 - 00:00
Hopes for 'Santa rally' fadeHopes for a “Santa rally” across European stock markets faded today, although the Dublin market managed to buck the trend by …Wed Dec 21 2011 - 00:00
European equities go into retreatEurostoxx 50: 2,202.72 (-1.00%) Frankfurt DAX: 5,701.78 (-0.50%) Paris CAC: 2,972.30 (-0Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Consumers going back to basics for Christmas fareTHE SEASONAL songs are on full blast, but retailers are not – yet – having a wonderful Christmas time.Sat Dec 17 2011 - 00:00
Subdued start to Christmas tradingThe seasonal songs are on full blast, but retailers are not - yet - having a wonderful Christmas time.Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Clerys consider operational changes to halt sales declineTRADING AT Dublin department store Clerys worsened during 2011, exacerbating losses incurred by the retailer last year.Fri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Tablet may not be newspapers' remedyPrint sector’s faith in iPads and Kindles is yet to be fully rewardedThu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Talk of French rating cut hits marketsTHE IMMINENT prospect of France losing its coveted triple-A credit rating weighed on equity markets yesterday, dragging European…Thu Dec 15 2011 - 00:00
Global stocks slip for second dayThe imminent prospect of France losing its coveted triple-A credit rating weighed on equity markets today, dragging European …Wed Dec 14 2011 - 00:00
Printing of pound deniedTHE CENTRAL Bank is not in negotiations with any printing companies in case it needs additional capacity to print the pound, …Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
Stocks fall on pre-summit jittersPRE-SUMMIT NERVES saw European stocks drop by the most in two weeks yesterday, with investor sentiment also adversely affected…Fri Dec 09 2011 - 00:00
TV3 takes semi-reality check in TallaghtMEDIA AND MARKETING : The station is confident that ‘Tallafornia’ will contribute to a buoyant year for ad revenuesThu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Central Bank dismisses punt rumoursThe Central Bank is not in negotiations with any printing companies in case it needs additional capacity to print punts, it is…Thu Dec 08 2011 - 00:00
Budget marked by indirect taxesIncome tax rates, bands and credits remain unchanged next year, as the Government concentrates on raising additional sums from…Tue Dec 06 2011 - 00:00
Forestry targets not being met despite jobs potentialGOVERNMENT TARGETS for afforestation are not being met despite the capacity of the State’s forestry sector to create jobs, a …Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Jacob's biscuit sales given bite by sexing up Fig RollsINTERVIEW : When Loretta Dignam took on marketing at Jacob Fruitfield she set about losing the products’ reputation as ‘granny…Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Oil and gas prices rise as euro weakensWHOLESALE OIL and gas prices increased in November, as the euro weakened against the dollar on currency markets, pushing the …Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Helping hand from a royal: London move for glove designerWITH A little help from Princess Charlene of Monaco, Irish glove designer Paula Rowan has opened her first London store in the…Mon Dec 05 2011 - 00:00
Printer company prepares for paperless officeAS A printer manufacturer preparing for the advent of the paperless office, Japanese-headquartered multinational Ricoh is seeking…Fri Dec 02 2011 - 00:00
Boardrooms of media groups face full glare of publicityMEDIA & MARKETING: AMONG THE Leveson Inquiry witness statements worth reading is that of Richard Peppiatt, a former reporter…Thu Dec 01 2011 - 00:00
Modest gains for Iseq in thin tradingEurostoxx 50: 2,234.17 (+12.41) Frankfurt DAX: 5,799.91 (+54.58) Paris CAC: 3,026.76 (+13Wed Nov 30 2011 - 00:00
Consumers not in mood for spending in OctoberRETAILERS FACE an anxious run-up to Christmas as consumers failed to get into spending mode in OctoberTue Nov 29 2011 - 00:00
ESB named overall winner of financial reporting prizeTHE ESB HAS been named as the overall winner at the Published Accounts Awards, an event held each year by the Chartered Accountants…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Electric Media signs deal with BrightRollELECTRIC MEDIA, the biggest company in the Irish online advertising sales market, has formed a new partnership with the world…Fri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Clearing the decks for fresh critical thinkingFRIDAY INTERVIEW: Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh, Dean of UCD Business SchoolsFri Nov 25 2011 - 00:00
Nolan to join board of Leo BurnettWHEN ADVERTISING executive Eoghan Nolan first embarked on his copywriting career “donkeys years ago” in the 1980s, it was to …Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Warning lights are on for expensive investigative arm of Irish journalismMEDIA & MARKETING: RTÉ news and current affairs budgets had already been in retreatThu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
AIB sells investment management unitAIB HAS sold its investment management division to Prescient Holdings, a South African financial services groupTue Nov 22 2011 - 00:00
Activity fizzles out with most stocks ending in the redIseq: 2,607.11 (-31.51) Settlement date: November 23rd THE ISEQ index closed down 1Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
RTÉ set for major innovations in digital spaceRTÉ’S DIRECTOR general Noel Curran has outlined sweeping changes to its digital services, including the possibility that it will…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
Planet BusinessAd space: Benetton is back to its old tricks, with a marketing campaign designed purely, it would seem, to get the Vatican to…Fri Nov 18 2011 - 00:00
YouView may transform how television is consumedYouView merges digital terrestrial television services with video-on-demandThu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Consumer confidence rises by 'suspicious' amount, says ESRICONSUMER CONFIDENCE improved during October by a “suspicious” amount, according to the latest sentiment index by KBC Bank and…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
€6.3m loss for Crosbie media groupMEDIA GROUP Thomas Crosbie Holdings, owner of the Irish Examiner and the Sunday Business Post, made a pretax loss of €6Sat Nov 12 2011 - 00:00
Iseq tracks Europe with 1.3% rise in light volumesIseq: 2,697.11 (+35.24) Settlement date: November 16th MARKETS ROSE across Europe yesterday, but the climbs were the result …Sat Nov 12 2011 - 00:00
€2bn in private investment urgedBUSINESS REACTION: BUSINESS GROUP Ibec yesterday urged the Government to raise €2 billion a year from private sources in order…Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Euro 2012 qualification could lift retail spirits of a nation and give economy a bounceWHEN THE first leg of Ireland’s Euro 2012 play-off against Estonia kicks off in Tallinn tonight, there will be millions of euro…Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Pretax profit for Gap's Irish stores down 8% to €1.2mCLOTHING CHAIN Gap made a pretax profit of €1Thu Nov 10 2011 - 00:00
'Business Post' embraces digital to bolster circulation but it comes at a price‘Sunday Business Post’ has put up a paywall, while launching a free online news serviceThu Nov 10 2011 - 00:00
EFSF says take-up of €3bn bond sale 'solid'THE EUROPEAN Financial Stability Facility yesterday revived the €3 billion bond sale it cancelled last week, but investor interest…Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Strong profits forecast acts as tailwind for RyanairIseq: 2,665.13 (+0.59) Settlement date: November 10th A FACEBOOK update from Silvio Berlusconi asserting he had no plans to …Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Pork ribs producer employing 65 goes into receivershipRIBWORLD, A processor of vacuum-packed cooked pork ribs based in Co Tipperary, has gone into receivership after it was unable…Sat Nov 05 2011 - 00:00
Record rise in new business for UPCCOMMUNICATIONS AND home entertainment company UPC Ireland added a record number of subscriptions in the third quarter, with a…Fri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
Tourism firms eye potential of FacebookFACEBOOK CHANGES and user grumbling usually go hand in hand, but there are no plans yet to extend Facebook Timeline, the social…Fri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
Radio listenership not exactly easy like Sunday morningMEDIA & MARKETING : Eamon Dunphy and Sam Smyth’s replacements will find it difficult to prevent a loss of listenersThu Nov 03 2011 - 00:00
'Byrne factor' helps TV3 Group to bounce back from loss to profitabilityTHE MARY Byrne factor, higher daytime viewing figures and increased audience share helped TV3 Group to a 6 per cent rise in revenues…Wed Nov 02 2011 - 00:00
Spar takes dramatic step into 'Fair City' product placementSPAR HAS created one new job at a cost of as much as €900,000 – in Carrigstown, DublinWed Nov 02 2011 - 00:00
