Buying at auction: scary - but quickDepending on the position you hold on the ever-shifting Irish property ladder, there's a fair chance that you will never find…Thu Nov 20 2003 - 00:00
Fund managers in need of revamp - Hibernian chiefThe Republic's full-service fund managers need to revamp their business models thoroughly if they are to meet the needs of "modern…Thu Nov 20 2003 - 00:00
Market ReportThe market limped to a positive close yesterday after a relatively featureless day saw most stocks struggling for direction.Wed Nov 19 2003 - 00:00
Dollar on new lows against euroThe dollar was beaten down to record lows against the euro last night, fuelled by a spate of triggered selling and renewed doubts…Wed Nov 19 2003 - 00:00
ITouch review may lead to impairment charge inclusionMobile data firm ITouch has launched a strategic review of its business that could lead to the inclusion of an impairment charge…Wed Nov 19 2003 - 00:00
Market ReportSettlement Day: November 20th: The market was caught in a global wave of selling yesterday, as renewed concerns over terrorist…Tue Nov 18 2003 - 00:00
Glanbia in talks with Milk LinkGlanbia is in talks with a UK dairy co-operative over establishing a joint venture within the UK retail cheese marketTue Nov 18 2003 - 00:00
Gresham frozen by betting firmA financial spread betting firm suspended trades on Gresham Hotel Group last Thursday after a small number of punters tried to…Tue Nov 18 2003 - 00:00
Waterford Wedgwood gains on details of refinancing planMarket Report: The market was treated to a healthy dose of newsflow yesterday, with details of Waterford Wedgwood's major refinancing…Sat Nov 15 2003 - 00:00
Tough times called for some tough measuresAnalysis: Organising a refinancing must be difficult at the best of times but the process must be all the harder when the deal…Sat Nov 15 2003 - 00:00
Bank of Ireland sees main opportunities for expansion in UKBank of Ireland views the UK market as its main source of future expansion opportunities, chief executive Mr Michael Soden said…Fri Nov 14 2003 - 00:00
AIB's Polish subsidiary's profits fallRestructuring costs and lower deposit margins made a sizable dent in profits at AIB's Polish subsidiary, WBK, over the third …Fri Nov 14 2003 - 00:00
No morning-after ripples over B of I's early release of dataMarket Report: The market was cheated out of its expected Bank of Ireland boost yesterday, with Wednesday's inadvertent release…Fri Nov 14 2003 - 00:00
Ryanair centre stage after warning over Charleroi rulingMarket Report: Ryanair was the source of most excitement on the Irish market yesterday, with the airline's warning of a negative…Thu Nov 13 2003 - 00:00
Ryanair shares fall on signs of bad Charleroi outcomeRyanair's shares tumbled yesterday after the airline said it expected "substantial parts" of its low-cost relationship with Charleroi…Thu Nov 13 2003 - 00:00
Elan back on acquisitions trailElan has marked its return to financial stability by beginning to search for acquisitions, chief executive Mr Kelly Martin yesterday…Thu Nov 13 2003 - 00:00
Where to go if your credit's badMost wage earners who go to see a man about a mortgage are fairly confident that they will be promised something at the end of…Thu Nov 13 2003 - 00:00
New acquisitions help Galen grow profits by 79%Galen has posted bumper results for 2003 and said it will raise earnings by another 20 or 25 per cent over the coming year through…Wed Nov 12 2003 - 00:00
Market ReportThe Irish market traded down in line with its European counterparts yesterday, with most stocks struggling to find any real momentum…Tue Nov 11 2003 - 00:00
Irish structural projects to get EU grant aidThe inclusion of expensive infrastructural plans in a European priority list that will qualify for EU fund aid is likely to boost…Tue Nov 11 2003 - 00:00
'Various uses' for Haughey estateManor Park Homebuilders did not buy the 230-acre Kinsealy estate from the Haughey family with the expectation of building a "…Tue Nov 11 2003 - 00:00
DCC profit falls 11% in the first halfBusiness services group DCC has reported an 11 per cent drop in pre-tax profits for the first half of the year, with weak results…Tue Nov 11 2003 - 00:00
AIB and BoI rally as US-led programme trading endsMarket Report: The market closed the week with a show of strength yesterday, driven forward mostly by a recovery in the two …Sat Nov 08 2003 - 00:00
Green Property exits UK marketGreen Property has formally exited the UK property market after selling properties worth some €950 million over the past 12 months…Sat Nov 08 2003 - 00:00
Inexorable expansion of Quinn's empireThe drive from Dublin to the Border at Fermanagh is, on first impression, difficult to separate from most other road journeys…Fri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
NCB chief has big plans for brokerMr Conor O'Kelly, chief executive of the new-look NCB, seems remarkably unscathed for a man whose company has been through one…Fri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
AIB sells bulk of UK loss makerAIB has sold the bulk of its loss-making UK asset management business, Govett, to Gartmore Investment Management for an estimated…Wed Nov 05 2003 - 00:00
Depfa raises profit targetDublin-based Depfa Bank has raised its profit target for the year by €50 million after firmly beating market expectations with…Wed Nov 05 2003 - 00:00
Discreet empire to make €150m in profitsYesterday's indication from Quinn Group that it would make a profit of more than €150 million this year was unusual in its frankness…Tue Nov 04 2003 - 00:00
Quinn invests in NCB with a 20% stakeQuinn Financial Services, the insurance and investment arm of Mr Seán Quinn's Fermanagh-based Quinn Group, has emerged as the…Tue Nov 04 2003 - 00:00
BIAM consolidates grip on lead ahead of final month's tradeWith just one month left to run on the Rehab Great Investment Race, the charity's pot of money was in excellent shape at the …Sat Oct 18 2003 - 01:00
Market ReportStrength among the second-liners compensated for another weak performance from the financials yesterday, with the stock exchange…Sat Oct 18 2003 - 01:00
Financials decline as ISEQ follows lead from EuropeMARKET REPORT: Markets were softer across Europe yesterday and Dublin was no exception, with weakness in the financials leading…Fri Oct 17 2003 - 01:00
Ryanair will sue FrenchRyanair has said it will sue French charter airline, Air Méditerranée, over allegations of unfair competition on routes between…Fri Oct 17 2003 - 01:00
House building jumps 18% in Q2Construction of new houses surged by 18 per cent in the second quarter of this year, according to new statistics from the Department…Thu Oct 16 2003 - 01:00
Elan looks set for another round of Crohn's trialsElan looks to be facing into another round of trials for its key Crohn's disease treatment, after presenting a relatively unchanged…Thu Oct 16 2003 - 01:00
Financials continue to put in healthiest performancesMARKET REPORT: The financials were once again the star performers in Dublin yesterday, with the sector as a whole gaining 1Thu Oct 16 2003 - 01:00
Stronger banks help ISEQ outperform European peersMarket Report: A strong performance from the financials helped the ISEQ to outperform its European peers yesterday, with the…Wed Oct 15 2003 - 01:00
Independent sells Portuguese newspaper holding for €24mIndependent News & Media has raised €24 million through the sale of its 19 per cent holding in Portuguese newspaper group…Tue Oct 14 2003 - 01:00
Market reportThe market closed a touch higher last night as a strong flow of news helped to lift a number of individual shares.Tue Oct 14 2003 - 01:00
McInerney buys industrial unitHousebuilder McInerney has spent €11 million on the purchase of an industrial unit beside Heathrow Airport in London.Tue Oct 14 2003 - 01:00
Chadwick raises €15m on Grafton stockGrafton executive chairman Mr Michael Chadwick has raised €14.7 million through the sale of 2Tue Oct 14 2003 - 01:00
Benchmark awards may threaten pay deal, ESRI warnsThe payment of benchmarking awards to public servants next year could threaten the future of social partnership, the Economic…Fri Oct 10 2003 - 01:00
Speculation mounts over UnitedTakeover speculation gathered momentum at Manchester United yesterday when two of the club's biggest shareholders revealed they…Thu Oct 09 2003 - 01:00
McCreevy 'to hit Budget day target'The Minister for Finance will hit his Budget day target this year despite Department of Finance forecasts for a €500 million …Thu Oct 09 2003 - 01:00
Dollar falls near all-time lows against the euro despite efforts of EUThe dollar dropped close to all-time lows against the euro yesterday as the market's acceptance of a weaker US currency grew …Thu Oct 09 2003 - 01:00
Getting money to book a new homeAnybody looking to buy a newly-built home these days must feel a little bit spoiled by the range of developments on the market…Thu Oct 09 2003 - 01:00
McManus and Magnier raise stake in Man UnitedShares in Manchester United surged by almost 6 per cent yesterday as it emerged that Irish multi-millionaires Mr J.PWed Oct 08 2003 - 01:00
Day lacks sparkle as First Active ends a cent lowerMARKET REPORT: The market lacked that First Active sparkle yesterday, with an absence of newsflow combining with low volumes…Wed Oct 08 2003 - 01:00
