Panama Papers shine a light on Ireland’s SPVsPaying little tax and employing few local staff, special purpose vehicles have lots of good reasons to choose Ireland for housing risky financial assetsFri Apr 15 2016 - 07:30
Caveat: Forget Panama, there’s no shortage of business secrecy at homeIf there was an Olympics for business secrecy, Ireland would be near the top of the medals tableFri Apr 15 2016 - 07:20
The Westmeath farmer’s son with a Lidl plan for growthInterview: John Paul Scally has already achieved much at the international chainFri Apr 15 2016 - 06:00
Number of Irish homes for sale hits nine-year low, Daft saysNew report also shows house prices are rising at close to 10% a year outside DublinMon Apr 11 2016 - 02:30
Oxfam criticises World Bank over tax-haven links of multinationalsCharity claims Mauritius used as tax haven by some firms investing in AfricaMon Apr 11 2016 - 01:00
Intrigue, claim and counter-claim in Nualtra caseHealth supplement firm backed by INM’s Leslie Buckley involved in fascinating legal battlesSat Apr 09 2016 - 01:00
Oil price surge prompts optimism for energy companies, pushing markets aheadIseq rises as stocks on Wall Street and in Europe lifted by energy companiesFri Apr 08 2016 - 21:06
Sunny Hill buys 30.56% of Petroceltic’s senior debt facilityTroubled explorer in court on Friday as part of an examinership processFri Apr 08 2016 - 12:44
Caveat: From zombies to Enda, Petroceltic row had it allThe company, caught between its dispute with Worldview and the collapse in oil prices, is due in court on FridayFri Apr 08 2016 - 07:35
Brookfield makes friends with Facebook in power dealBrookfield signs 10-year supply contract with Facebook which will power data centre solely on renewable powerWed Apr 06 2016 - 21:41
Worldview offloads one third of Petroceltic’s debt to Cayman Islands fundDebt holders will jockey for position at examinership hearing on FridayWed Apr 06 2016 - 18:26
Competition body breached warrant in CRH ‘dawn raid’Court says Seamus Lynch’s email account would also likely contain private informationWed Apr 06 2016 - 01:00
E-Net consortium to bid for broadband contractOther bidders include Eir and Siro, a joint venture between ESB and VodafoneWed Apr 06 2016 - 01:00
ESB to invest €3.3m in power management company EndecoEndeco’s control systems help large companies reduce power consumptionTue Apr 05 2016 - 13:14
UK rival of Nualtra admits ‘poison pen’ letters to healthcare professionalsBritish company taking trademark infringement case against Irish companyTue Apr 05 2016 - 01:01
SMEs told to seek examinership to block vulture fundsSmall firms advised to apply for court protection from owners of loansSat Apr 02 2016 - 01:00
Caveat: Wetherspoon may need a bar extension for its Irish invasion planPubs in Ireland have become much more expensive in the past few yearsFri Apr 01 2016 - 08:23
Eir responds to Government concerns over rural broadbandTelecom firm says it has disclosed details of first phase of its 300,000 homes rolloutFri Apr 01 2016 - 01:00
Sean Casey stepping down at New Ireland AssuranceManaging director resigning to ‘pursue other opportunities’, says Bank of IrelandFri Apr 01 2016 - 01:00
CRH named in $34 billion anti-Israel lawsuitPalestinian activists trying to sue groups for allegedly ‘profiteering’ from building Jewish settlements in the West BankThu Mar 31 2016 - 11:40
Yellen’s dovish interest rate comments cheer investorsIseq in Dublin rose by 1.1 per cent while Germany’s Dax climbed 0.4 per cent and the Cac 40 in France was up 0.9 per centTue Mar 29 2016 - 19:37
Smurfit Kappa buys two US plantsAnalysts say the deals are “consistent with the company’s strategy of growing its North American businessTue Mar 29 2016 - 19:06
Cybercrime and regulations spooking bank leaders, says PwCTwo-thirds of companies plan to cut costs in next 12 months, survey showsTue Mar 29 2016 - 01:00
Ibec warns of threats to Irish economic growthBrexit possibility creating competitiveness risk for Irish exporters, says lobby groupTue Mar 29 2016 - 00:01
WH Smith Ireland books higher sales and profitsThe surge in air travel from Ireland helped UK bookseller to boost its salesFri Mar 25 2016 - 10:35
Caveat: Facebook’s IOG case spells OMG for IrelandBig tech firms brought the risk that the Irish courts might become a magnet for disputesFri Mar 25 2016 - 08:30
Worldview posts €8.2m offer for explorer PetrocelticCayman fund warns offer at risk if Petroceltic’s examinership leads to equity wipeoutFri Mar 25 2016 - 07:45
US interest rate fears spark market woesBank of Ireland shares decline softened by State valuation upgraded of AIB stakeThu Mar 24 2016 - 20:48
DCC continues acquisitions spree with Danish forecourts dealCompany pays €40m for commercial, aviation and retail fuels businessWed Mar 23 2016 - 12:00
Eir receives ratings boost from Moody’s ahead of fund raisingAgency telecoms analyst Ivan Palacios said the upgrade was because of improvements in Eir’s revenues and earningsWed Mar 23 2016 - 07:28
High rollers to lose out as Arann Healthcare is wound upInvestors in DCU start-up include bankers and a property developerWed Mar 23 2016 - 01:00
Wind farm developers expect to spend €500mIrish Wind Energy Association says the money will be spent over the next four yearsTue Mar 22 2016 - 19:20
Denis O’Brien’s engineering firm Actavo expands into the USFirm previously known as Siteserv on course to break €500m in salesMon Mar 21 2016 - 21:19
Speculation ramps up over CRH bid for Indian rivalBuilding materials giant also ‘inevitably’ linked to bid for Australia unit, analysts sayMon Mar 21 2016 - 20:00
Caveat: Tyrrelstown shines a light on subtle art of spinThe Rick Larkin of Twinlite cut a different figure in the media this week than in 2008Fri Mar 18 2016 - 07:45
Greenman raises €31m for German investmentGreenman chief says group on course to expand assets to €500 million this yearFri Mar 18 2016 - 01:00
Hilliard Lombard appointed MD of Valeo’s Irish operationsEx-head of Aryzta’s European business believed to have started role in recent weeksFri Mar 18 2016 - 01:00
Iseq lags as rising oil keeps European indices afloatPoor performances from Aryzta and Bank of Ireland drag down IseqThu Mar 17 2016 - 01:00
Twinlite’s Vieira investment arm transferred to EPFTransfer follows refinancing of Tyrrelstown builder’s loans with Beltany Property FinanceWed Mar 16 2016 - 01:00
Tyrrelstown plight: Big finance in a shell-shocked house marketIrish residents had little reason to fear contact with hedge funds before property crashWed Mar 16 2016 - 01:00
Proceeds from 103 Tyrrelstown houses for fund and developerTwinlite director Rick Larkin confirms family owns European Property FundTue Mar 15 2016 - 01:00
Beltany Property Finance an affiliate of Goldman SachsAccounts reveal firm paid Irish banks over €700m for loans since the middle of 2014Mon Mar 14 2016 - 01:00
Three to invest €65m in overhaul of billing and other technologyMobile operator signs five-year contract with US-based Amdocs to oversee revampMon Mar 14 2016 - 01:00
Ulster Bank backs management buy out at ThermodialSenior managers and co-founder now own 55 per cent share in the companyMon Mar 14 2016 - 01:00
Hiring demand in construction rises by almost 50%Demand for industry professionals grew 46% but output is 50% off pre-crisis peakMon Mar 14 2016 - 00:01
Caveat: Dublin Bus must stop driving customers around the bendPlus, Panti Bliss to speak at South by Southwest (SXSW) media and technology conferenceFri Mar 11 2016 - 10:31
Aldi digs in for the battle for well-heeled shoppersWith 8% market share the grocer is firmly established in the sectorFri Mar 11 2016 - 05:00
Aldi expands premium range as shoppers demand more luxuryDiscounter signals expansion of product lines by 150 to 1,500,Fri Mar 11 2016 - 05:00
Worldview in the boxseat at Petroceltic after buying its debtMove comes days after interim examiner appointed to troubled exploration firmThu Mar 10 2016 - 19:22
Cantillon: Tough job ahead for McAteer at PetrocelticHe will aim to formulate rescue plan within next three months for debt-ridden companyThu Mar 10 2016 - 01:00