PricewaterhouseCoopers loses €2.5m AIB auditPricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has lost a lucrative contract to audit the accounts of AIB following the fraud at its US subsidiary…Thu Apr 25 2002 - 01:00
Report urges overhaul of credit unionsA new examination of the Irish League of Credit Unions is believed to reflect "huge alienation" among members of the movement…Tue Apr 23 2002 - 01:00
Competition Authority posts filledTwo figures who worked on separate inquiries into the Ansbacher scheme have been appointed to senior positions at the Competition…Tue Apr 23 2002 - 01:00
Pilots' dispute with Aer Lingus near settlementA Dispute which brought Aer Lingus pilots to the brink of strike action is believed to be nearing resolution after indications…Tue Apr 23 2002 - 01:00
Brokers cancel efforts to be authorised advisersMore than one in 10 brokers have withdrawn their applications to become authorised advisers under a new system of regulation.Sat Apr 13 2002 - 01:00
Electricity interconnectors will be underusedThe North-South electricity interconnectors will be underused for years despite the completion yesterday of a €19Thu Apr 11 2002 - 01:00
Dublin house prices 'up'The price of second-hand houses in Dublin rose 6.52 per cent in the first quarter of the year compared with 2Wed Apr 10 2002 - 01:00
UTV purchases Limerick station Live95 for €15.74mNORTHERN BUSINESS: UTV has increased its presence in the Republic with the purchase for €15Tue Apr 09 2002 - 01:00
Rabbitte presses for release of AnsbacherThe final Ansbacher report should be published immediately, the Labour Party TD Pat Rabbitte said yesterdaySat Apr 06 2002 - 01:00
Inquiry runs into constitutional buffersThe rail signalling inquiry was effectively wound up yesterday when an Oireachtas subcommittee published a strong defence of …Sat Apr 06 2002 - 01:00
Cost of legal action to absorb half of airline regulator's annual budgetThe aviation regulator, Mr Bill Prasifka, will spend almost half his budget this year defending a legal action taken by Aer Rianta…Thu Apr 04 2002 - 01:00
An Post misses Doyle's deadlineAn Post failed yesterday to present plans to its regulator, Ms Etain Doyle, to increase next-day delivery ratesWed Apr 03 2002 - 01:00
Aquatic centre has links to Kerry poolThe people involved in the construction and management of the national aquatic centre at Abbotstown, Dublin, have long-established…Fri Mar 29 2002 - 00:00
Pool bidder rules out court challengeThe company which signed heads of agreement to run the National Aquatic Centre should not have been eligible to enter the competition…Thu Mar 28 2002 - 00:00
Rail signal system inquiry hits end of the lineThe Oireachtas inquiry into a €45Wed Mar 20 2002 - 00:00
Risk control systems need review, says Central BankBanks have been told to conduct urgent independent reviews of their risk control systems after the Allfirst debacle at AIB.Wed Mar 20 2002 - 00:00
'Unholy' dynamic left loss undetectedSACKINGS: Mr John Rusnak's $691 million (€783 million) fraud at Allfirst went undetected due to an "unholy" dynamic with the…Fri Mar 15 2002 - 00:00
Passivity akin to collusion, claims AIBPRESS CONFERENCE: Chief executive Michael Buckley attributes the failure to discover the fraud until it was in its sixth year…Fri Mar 15 2002 - 00:00
'High hurdles' for any mergerAny plan to merge Bank of Ireland and AIB would face "high hurdles", the chairman of the Competition Authority said yesterday…Thu Mar 14 2002 - 00:00
Meeting to wind up Rocca TilesThe receiver of Rocca Tiles has called an extraordinary general meeting next Thursday to wind the company up voluntarily.Thu Mar 14 2002 - 00:00
Key issues remain unansweredANALYSIS: The three-page statement issued last night by Campus and Stadium Development Ireland (CSID) is longer than a report…Fri Mar 08 2002 - 00:00
Tralee Aquadome pre-tax profits exceed €71,000ACQUATIC CENTRE: The Tralee Aquadome posted pre-tax profits of €71,151 (£56,036) in the year to May 2001, according to the latest…Fri Mar 08 2002 - 00:00
Rocca Tiles ceases trading amid fears over liquidationRocca Tiles was closed yesterday amid fears that a liquidator would be appointed to one of the best-known home-improvement companies…Wed Mar 06 2002 - 00:00
Contract for aquatic centre awarded to shelf companyThe contract to operate the national aquatic centre at Abbotstown, Dublin, was awarded to a dormant London-registered shelf company…Wed Mar 06 2002 - 00:00
Electricity users face price hike from next JanuaryElectricity customers face a price hike at the end of the year, just 15 months after tariffs rose for the first time since 1993…Mon Mar 04 2002 - 00:00
Unicare starts court action against Gehe over withdrawl of €176m bidUnicare initiated court proceedings yesterday against the German group Gehe, which abandoned its $152 million (€175Sat Mar 02 2002 - 00:00
375 jobs to go as Ardagh shuts glass plantCLOSURE: Up to 375 people will lose their jobs when Ardagh shuts its glass bottle plant at Ringsend, Dublin, in MayFri Mar 01 2002 - 00:00
'B&F' publisher in liquidationMEDIA: The publisher of Business & Finance magazine, Belenos, has gone into voluntary liquidation with losses of more than…Fri Mar 01 2002 - 00:00
Gehe pulls out of €152.4m deal to buy Unicare chain of chemistsA legal battle is likely after the German group Gehe yesterday abandoned a €152Thu Feb 28 2002 - 00:00
Insider named ESB chief executive designateThe ESB's commercial director, Mr Padraig McManus, was last night appointed chief executive designateWed Feb 27 2002 - 00:00
Air ambulances at risk as fees soarTwo air ambulance operators warned yesterday that their viablity was threatened by a severe rise in parking tariffs imposed by…Wed Feb 27 2002 - 00:00
ESB sub-committee 'divided' on appointmentA sub-committee set up to find a new chief executive for the ESB is said to be "critically divided" on the appointment.Tue Feb 26 2002 - 00:00
AIB band leader asks 'what iceberg?'No-one suggests the fraud-related loss of €789 million will sink AIBThu Feb 21 2002 - 00:00
Aer Lingus to support OneWorld crisis effortsAer Lingus will support efforts on Thursday to salvage the OneWorld alliance despite concerns about the group's viability writes…Tue Feb 19 2002 - 00:00
Tanaiste sanctions Gehe's €152m takeover of Unicare chainThe Tánaiste, Ms Harney, has cleared the €152Mon Feb 18 2002 - 00:00
Heuston to have four new platformsIarnrod Éireann is planning four new platforms for Heuston Station, Dublin, in a €117 million programme designed to improve train…Fri Feb 15 2002 - 00:00
Bord Gais appoints firm to find investors for €279m pipelineSearch is expected to move quickly as the pipeline will be built byend of year writes Arthur BeesleyFri Feb 15 2002 - 00:00
Aer Lingus puts sale on hold as election loomsAer Lingus has suspended all efforts to sell the company due to the imminence of the General ElectionThu Feb 14 2002 - 00:00
An Post may acquire UK mobile phone credit firmAn Post is in advanced negotiations to buy a British maker of machines which recharge pre-paid mobile phones with credit, it …Tue Feb 12 2002 - 00:00
Advising State bodies is good businessTwo Government departments spent €10 million (£7Mon Feb 11 2002 - 00:00
CWU chief 'surprised' by An Post cutsThe Communications Workers Union claimed yesterday that it was "extremely surprised" at the disclosure by An Post that it wanted…Sat Feb 09 2002 - 00:00
An Post seeks 1,140 job cuts before end of 2003An Post wants to cut 1,140 staff from its workforce before the end of 2003, the postal firm said yesterdayFri Feb 08 2002 - 00:00
CIE defends value of Treasury dealState group vigorously rejects suggestion it did not obtain the best value from its Spencer Dock property assetThu Feb 07 2002 - 00:00
Chemists' union challenges deregulationThe Irish Pharmaceutical Union will go to the High Court next week in an attempt to block deregulation of the retail chemist …Thu Feb 07 2002 - 00:00
Missing man is not a high-flierAs the AIB admitted yesterday that it had lost $750 million (€863Thu Feb 07 2002 - 00:00
FLS chairman resigns as Potagua seeks saleThe chairman of FLS Industries, owner of the former TEAM Aer Lingus, has resigned following the decision of the group's largest…Wed Feb 06 2002 - 00:00
Rabbitte very critical of CIE dealA deal allowing Treasury Holdings to develop CIÉ's property at Spencer Dock has been strongly criticised by Labour party TD, …Tue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
ESB now uncertain about 3G licence bidSenior figures in the ESB are reviewing whether to enter the competition for a third-generation (3G) mobile-phone licenceMon Feb 04 2002 - 00:00
CIE bound by 1998 deal with TreasuryCIÉ's contract with Treasury Holdings dates to October 1998Sat Feb 02 2002 - 00:00
Michael Smurfit to step down as chief executive at end of OctoberDr Michael Smurfit will step down as chief executive of Jefferson Smurfit on October 31st, the packaging group said last night…Sat Feb 02 2002 - 00:00
