Fitch gives Athens 'restricted default' statusRATING AGENCY: EUROPEAN LEADERS may have been cagey about calling Greece’s second bailout a “default” but credit ratings agency…Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
Iseq mirrors European trend by rising over 0.5%Iseq: 2,886.51 (+17.68) Settlement date: July 26th EQUITY MARKETS enjoyed a buoyant afternoon after it became clear that European…Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
AIB and union make case on job lossesBANKING UNION IBOA and management of AIB have made presentations to the Labour Relations Commission about the bank’s plan to …Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
One51 losses reach €105m on writedown linked to NTRLOSSES AT One51 plc grew tenfold to almost €105 million last year as the investment company wrote down the value of its investment…Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
Analysts' vocabulary 'herd-like' in run-up to market bubbleGET-RICH-quick schemes, cash advances and exuberant investors are 10-a-penny during stock market bubbles, but verbs and nouns…Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
Dublin market closes lowerEquity market investors experienced an anxious trading session waiting for the results of European bank stress tests today, with…Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Barroso critical of move by ratings agencyEU REACTION: THE EUROPEAN Commission has attacked the “incomprehensible” decision by ratings agency Moody’s to downgrade Irish…Thu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
Losses at Ganley Management €2.6mGANLEY CORPORATE Management Ltd, a company associated with businessman Declan Ganley, had accumulated losses of almost €2Wed Jul 13 2011 - 01:00
Bailout deal immoral, group tells troikaIRELAND’S “PROFOUNDLY immoral” bailout agreement is dispossessing the poor and the vulnerable while protecting people who are…Tue Jul 12 2011 - 01:00
Iseq closes lower on euro fearsTumultuous market conditions during morning trade gave way to a calmer mood in the afternoon on equity markets, though the Iseq…Tue Jul 12 2011 - 01:00
McInerney shareholder wants board to go ahead of voteTHE MCINERNEY plc shareholder who wants to sack the group’s board says it is offering the directors “one last opportunity to …Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
TVC expects activity to pick up soonTVC HOLDINGS executive chairman Shane Reihill said he expects corporate activity to increase in the next 12 months, after a “…Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Iseq makes small gains as BofI surges 5.5%Iseq: 2,968.17 (+8.38) Settlement date: July 12th THE ISEQ rose 0Fri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Contagion fears from Greece drags Iseq lowerIseq: 2,959.79 (-43.27) Settlement date: July 11th EUROPEAN STOCKS went into decline yesterday, ending a winning streak, as …Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Solomon would find it hard to bring clarity on copyrightANALYSIS: Not everyone wants “barriers to innovation” removed by the review group on copyright lawTue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Copyright law confusion hinders firms, event toldSOCIAL MEDIA multinationals such as Google and Facebook are restricted from moving core search and aggregation functions to Ireland…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
HMV eyes digital future as music sales hit bum noteHMV GROUP is to scale back its stock of CDs and DVDs in favour of “a rapid expansion into personal digital technology” and more…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Singer set for lead role after sale of MyspaceHE PLAYED the role of technology entrepreneur Sean Parker in Facebook film The Social Network, but now Justin Timberlake has …Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Music organisation's licensing revenue fallsFEWER LIVE music events in 2010 contributed to a 6 per cent decline in licensing revenue earned by the Irish Music Rights Organisation…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Iseq up 1% to track peers in Europe as CRH gains 3.8%Iseq: 2,942.05 (+30) Settlement date: July 4thThu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Iseq up after Greek voteThe Greek parliament's approval of a new austerity plan, paving the way for a second bailout, provided an afternoon boost to …Wed Jun 29 2011 - 01:00
Fashion chain Jane Norman goes into administrationWOMEN’S FASHION chain Jane Norman has gone into administration in the UK, putting more than 1,600 jobs at risk.Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
C&C most bubbly mover on mainly positive dayIseq: 2,886.82 (+4.25) Settlement date: June 30thTue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Developers' excesses inexcusable, says Nama chairmanTHE “EXCESSIVE borrowings” and “ostentatious lifestyles” of some developers were inexcusable and “now certainly look offensive…Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
Business confidence improves but outlook for exports dipsCONFIDENCE IN the Irish business environment improved in the second quarter of the year, but optimism in the outlook for exports…Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
Talks on 2,000 bank job losses go to arbitrationTALKS BETWEEN the banking union IBOA and AIB in relation to the bank’s plan for 2,000 job losses have been referred to the Labour…Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
Summer sun boosts C&C ahead of AGMSoaring summer temperatures are always good news for cider sellers and Iseq stalwarts C&C, and with London basking in the…Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
The top business leaders driving Cork's economyCloud cluster over southern capital has a silver lining for job creation in computingFri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Tyco Ireland made pretax loss of almost €1.9m in 2010TYCO IRELAND made a pretax loss of nearly €1Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Dynasties that made Cork a buoyant commercial cityCORK'S MERCHANT PRINCES: Beamish, Crawford, Murphy, Roche and Crosbie are still names to be conjured withFri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Ericsson set to increase its Athlone workforce by 100SWEDISH TELECOMS company Ericsson are to employ an additional 100 software engineers at its Athlone research and development …Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Energy prices forecast to riseEnergy prices will rise later this year, Bord Gáis Energy has warned, with the higher costs cancelling out the dampening effect…Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
Noonan in US to meet investorsMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has begun a four-day trip to the US designed to promote investment in Ireland.Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
Energy prices to rise by year end, warns Bord GáisENERGY PRICES will rise later this year, Bord Gáis Energy has warned, with the higher costs cancelling out the dampening effect…Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
Iseq's slide tracks retreat in values across EuropeIseq: 2,884.40 (–49.38) Settlement date: June 15thSat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Iseq down 1.7% in line with EuropeEuropean stocks tumbled today, with the Iseq index declining 1Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien and O'Reilly in INM war of wordsDENIS O’BRIEN and his business associate Leslie Buckley reignited their battle with Independent News Media chief executive Gavin…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Mycroft to create 50 jobs at Waterford cyber security operations centreCYBER SECURITY firm Mycroft is to create 50 jobs at an operations centre to be established in Waterford.Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
O'Brien nominee voted off board at Independent agmINDEPENDENT NEWS & Media (IN&M) shareholders yesterday unseated director Leslie Buckley, one of Denis O’Brien’s representatives…Sat Jun 04 2011 - 01:00
Two factions in another round of public hostilitiesANALYSIS: THREE BECAME two on the Independent News & Media board, as the group’s largest shareholder, Denis O’Brien, lost…Sat Jun 04 2011 - 01:00
IL&P in 'early bird' bond dealIRISH LIFE & Permanent has launched an “early bird” offer on its plan to buy back almost €800 million of subordinated bonds…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Extension of Anglo inquiry soughtDIRECTOR OF Corporate Enforcement Paul Appleby will seek an extension on his office’s investigation into scandal-hit Anglo Irish…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Anglo witnesses may have to testifyWHITE-COLLAR crime investigations will be speeded up once the Criminal Justice Bill is enacted, the Director of Corporate Enforcement…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Eircom likely to default on debt - Moody'sEIRCOM’S PARENT company, ERC Ireland Finance, is likely to default on its debt, according to Moody’s.Thu Jun 02 2011 - 01:00
Witnesses 'slowing Anglo inquiry'The Director of Corporate Enforcement Paul Appleby has signalled that he will seek an extension on its investigation into Anglo…Thu Jun 02 2011 - 01:00
