Arachas profits rise 30% as it continues deal-making
Company has been one the most acquisitive brokerage groups in the Republic in recent times
Companies Registration Office
Ireland’s largest creche group got €19m in Covid subsidies over three years
Giraffe Childcare operates 24 creches around Dublin, Kildare and Meath
Goodbody Stockbrokers on track for full-year profit after loss narrowed in 2023
Total revenue increases by 12.4 per cent to €73.3 million
Euronext recoups almost half of Irish exchange purchase as dividends reach €81m
Irish Stock Exchange’s pretax profit falls 17 per cent
Company behind Daft and DoneDeal increases profit by a third
Distilled Ltd received dividends of €14.5 million in the year – down from €19.5 million – from its subsidiary undertakings
EY quits as auditor of Irish company owned by sanctioned Russian businessman
Chief executive of Russian state oil company Igor Sechin was added to the EU sanctions list in 2022
Queally family group paid €1.8m dividend to shareholders in 2023
Profits at Arrow Group jump to €20.3m as turnover tops €759m at parent of Irish Dog Foods
Finance Ireland rules out mortgages reboot until 2025 ‘at earliest’ as banks hog market
Nonbank lender drastically reduced home loan business as interest rates soared
Ripper Street stagehand loses unfair dismissal case against Element Pictures
Labour Court confirms Workplace Relations Commission ruling against founding member of Irish Film Workers Association
Firm linked to jailed ex-solicitor Michael Lynn negotiated €10m deal involving State agency
State money was to have funded apartment development in Dublin by man whose home was raided by gardaí in January
Registrar of Companies wants High Court to quash second-time extensions for filing annual returns
Court told District Court lacks jurisdiction to further extend time via second orders
McCabes Pharmacy group bought by owner of LloydsPharmacy chain
Deal will bring together two of the best-known retail pharmacy brands in the country as they merge their operations
Company behind Fitzwilliam Hotel grows profit tenfold as tourists return
Also in Dublin, the Mespil Hotel bounced back into profit last year after trading ‘improved significantly’ after restrictions lifted
WhatsApp Ireland’s profits soar as it cuts provision for regulatory breaches
Meta-owned firm’s after-tax profit totalled €41.1m last year, up from €1.8m a year earlier
Wexford tycoons invest in Irish mortgages start-up
Brothers sold stake in Slaney Foods for a reported €250 million in 2016
Oaktree to put Tallaght shopping centre on market for €170m
Seen & Heard: AI set to dominate London Tech Week as Revenue to demand rental notifications
Companies Office will require PPS numbers from directors
New company law requirement designed to address issues with different forms of directors’ names or addresses
Canada’s TD Securities names Mayo native as EU hub chief in Dublin
Enda Kilcullen succeeds Kevin Ahern as chief executive of EU hub TD Global Finance
Accountants and lawyers made €100m from Quinn Insurance demise, figures show
Insurer and litigation linked to it were a lucrative source of fees for 13 years
Businessman Illann Power withdraws guilty plea to breach of Companies Act
Company director, now representing himself, tells court he wants to clear name as case affects ability to return to work
Entrepreneur Illan Power pleads guilty to recklessness in annual return filing
Charges followed investigation by the Corporate Enforcement Authority
South African insurer plots entry into Irish market
OUTsurance would be first new entry to Irish market in a decade
Amendment needed following ECJ’s ruling on corporate transparency
Recent judgment raises makes it harder for public to get information about the ownership of companies and land
Aughinish Alumina delays accounts amid questions over outlook
Russian-controlled business has more than 400 staff in Limerick
Rising costs trigger 16% decline in business start-ups as economic uncertainty persists
Figures by credit risk analyst CRIFVision-net point to inflationary pressures, but optmism is high despite deteriorating outlook
Wright’s food and beverage business saw sales slump amid pandemic
Businesses in the Michael J Wright’s food and beverage group last year took a 40 per cent hit to revenues due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Avoca’s parent Aramark recorded €21m loss on Irish operations in 2021
Irish arm of global catering, cleaning and facilities manager had a turnover of just under €199 million for the 12 months to October last year
Spar owner maintains bottom line despite Covid-19 challenges
BWG Foods says in latest set of accounts that the pandemic did not negatively impact its overall business last year
Citigroup plans ‘significant’ asset growth at Dublin-based EU hub
US bank’s European unit saw its profit jump more than 150% last year to $1.2bn
No change in control of multi-billion euro broadband contractor, Government told
Political unease following media reports of funding structure of broadband company
William Fry and EY to examine funding and structure of National Broadband Ireland
Department says this is part of ongoing review of broadband contract
Former Apprentice star splits from business co-founded with fellow contestant
Will McCreevey sells stake in National Beauty Distribution and is made redundant
Money-transfer app Synch Payments raises additional €5m
AIB, Bank of Ireland, PTSB venture to rival Revolut awaits competition authority nod
Colm Lyon puts another €2.5m into Fire Financial Services
Tech entrepreneur tops up his investment by €8.5m in three years
NatWest to take Permanent TSB stake in Ulster Bank loans transfer
Seen & heard: global tax rate above 15%; phasing out leasing of social housing; Poolbeg to seek Nasdaq listing
Naturgy puts Irish energy supply unit on market
Spanish utilities giant moves to spin off asset just five years after acquiring the business
Businesses given more time by CRO to file annual return due to systems issues
Companies Registration Office working to resolve issues experienced by businesses
UniCredit to quit the IFSC after 26 years
Irish unit posted €42m net profit last year, 72% ahead of of internal forecasts
Irish Life parent circles Dublin-based Standard Life International
European Life Group also bidding to take over both Standard Life and Ark Life
Boom-time subprime lender Stepstone enters liquidation
Firm’s remaining mortgage portfolio sold at steep discount to US company Cerberus in 2018
Paper payments to CRO ‘complete disgrace’, Isme chairman says
Ross McCarthy criticises Companies Registration Office’s lack of online money transfer
As apartment owners, what should we look for in our management company’s accounts?
Property Clinic: My husband and I are wondering where to start in relation to this
Irish Life has paid €764m in dividends to Canadian parent since its sale by State
This equates to almost 60% of €1.3bn Great-West Lifeco paid State to acquire Irish Life in 2013
Deadline for disclosing beneficial owner information looms
Companies must comply by November 22nd or face fines of up to €500,000
CRO received €7.2m in late filing penalty fees last year
Average payment of €535 paid by almost 13,500 companies
FAI says its board will resign as auditors query financial accounts
‘The board is part of the problem’, Shane Ross tells Oireachtas Committee
Flynn to hire 50 extra staff as it targets European data centre market
Dublin-based building fit-out specialist plans to increase staff numbers to over 200 by 2021
Struggling Waterford Stanley gets €14m in aid from US owner
Middleby restructures loss-making stove brand, outsourcing almost all manufacturing
Aer Lingus had nearly €1bn cash at the end of last year
Year-end report shows Irish carrier had operating profits of more than €230m in 2016
Losses fall at firm behind the Square Tallaght
Turnover for Square Management Ltd totalled €6.83m for year ended Sept 30th, 2016
Payzone reports 5% drop in sales to €155m for 2016
Online transactions now account for 12% of total Payzone transactions
Number of companies incorporated last year highest since 1998
Almost 21,000 companies incorporated in 2016 while over 8,300 were struck off
Central Bank investigating fraudulent finance firm
Zanta Ventures has been operating in the State without appropriate authorisation
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE...
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Family NoticesOpens in new window
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices