O'Hara's performance may be raised at ESB meetingESB chief executive Mr Ken O'Hara faces a crucial board meeting this morningTue Feb 20 2001 - 00:00
Cabinet to discuss plan to store gas in KinsaleThe Cabinet will discuss tomorrow a proposal to store reserve gas supplies in the Kinsale field, it is understood.Mon Feb 19 2001 - 00:00
Electricity reserve may run short next winter, warns EirGridThe electricity network will operate without a safe margin of reserve capacity next winter, the national grid company has warned…Sat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
Hibernian entertains brokersHibernian Group brought a group of brokers on a golfing and football trip to Scotland last weekendSat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
Legacy to postpone Dome bid decisionTreasury Holdings will review the re-opening of the competition for London's Dome before deciding whether to abandon the bid, …Fri Feb 16 2001 - 00:00
CIE to consider selection of new chief executiveCIE will consider replacing its retired chief executive, Mr Michael McDonnell, in the coming weeks, its spokesman said yesterday…Thu Feb 15 2001 - 00:00
Board of ESB may initiate confidence vote in O'HaraViews on the management of the ESB expressed by directors in a canvass are thought not to support its chief executive, Mr Ken…Thu Feb 15 2001 - 00:00
RTE may require £57m to fund digital channelsThe digital TV channels planned by RTE will require almost £57 million (€72 million) by 2006, the State broadcaster has claimed…Thu Feb 15 2001 - 00:00
Decision on gas link `imminent'The Government yesterday postponed a decision on Bord Gais's proposal to build a second gas interconnector with Scotland.Wed Feb 14 2001 - 00:00
McDonnell exits CIE in £420,000 pay agreementCIE's chief executive, Mr Michael McDonnell, has retired from the troubled transport company.Wed Feb 14 2001 - 00:00
Fate of ESB chief to be decided next weekESB directors will decide the fate of its chief executive, Mr Ken O'Hara, at a crucial board meeting next TuesdayWed Feb 14 2001 - 00:00
Decision on second link for Bord Gais due this weekThe Cabinet will decide next Tuesday whether Bord Gais can build a second interconnector with Scotland, it is understood.Sat Feb 10 2001 - 00:00
Latest eIsland bid for Eircom worth estimated €2.2bnESAT founder Mr Denis O'Brien last night confirmed his latest approach to Eircom valued its non-mobile business at €1Fri Feb 09 2001 - 00:00
ESB invests £40m in fibre-optic cablingThe ESB is investing about £40 million (€50Thu Feb 08 2001 - 00:00
Ryanair plans to raise €123m by placing of sharesRyanair plans to raise up to €123 million (£96.8 million) in a placing of ordinary shares later this week.Wed Feb 07 2001 - 00:00
O'Brien is ready to increase his offer to EircomEsat's founder, Mr Denis O'Brien, has indicated he is prepared to increase his offer for Eircom's non-mobile business, The Irish…Wed Feb 07 2001 - 00:00
O'Leary to sell just 10% of his holdingThe three million shares to be disposed of this week by Ryanair's chief executive, Mr Michael O'Leary, are only a fraction of…Wed Feb 07 2001 - 00:00
Beamish to stop making CarlingBeamish & Crawford will transfer its licence to brew Carling lager to Bass Brewers in May 2003.Tue Feb 06 2001 - 00:00
RTE queries An Post contractAn Post's contract to collect the television licence fee cannot be sustained under European law, RTE has claimed.Tue Feb 06 2001 - 00:00
Jobless rate to fall below 3.5% this year - FASThe jobless rate will dip to about 3.5 per cent this year, FAS has said.Mon Feb 05 2001 - 00:00
Public service pensions `to quadruple by 2027'The cost of public sector pensions will quadruple by 2027, a Government commission said yesterday.Thu Feb 01 2001 - 00:00
Gas supply at risk if link not approved - Bord GaisGas supplies to industry will be at risk if a new interconnector with Scotland is not sanctioned, Bord Gais has warned.Tue Jan 30 2001 - 00:00
FLS set to sell business if suitable offer emergesFLS Aerospace, owner of the former TEAM Aer Lingus, would sell out if a suitable bid emerges, its president has said.Tue Jan 30 2001 - 00:00
Aviation authority pitches for UK air controlThe Irish Aviation Authority will bid with eight airlines next week to operate Britain's air traffic control system.Sat Jan 27 2001 - 00:00
FAS set to get new boardThe Tanaiste, Ms Harney, is poised to appoint a new board at the State training agency, FAS.Fri Jan 26 2001 - 00:00
RTE talks to transmission staff about share optionsRTE has entered discussions on the introduction of a share option plan for workers in its transmission networkThu Jan 25 2001 - 00:00
UK transport companies set to chase Luas contractSeveral British transport firms are expected to seek the contract to operate the Luas network in DublinTue Jan 23 2001 - 00:00
IBEC targets gas need assumptionsBusiness lobby IBEC has expressed "grave concern" about projections in a bullish ESRI report on demand for gas.Tue Jan 23 2001 - 00:00
EU cites ESB subsidiary for illegalityA key contract secured by an ESB subsidiary in 1999 "was a violation" of European law, the European Commission has claimed.Mon Jan 22 2001 - 00:00
ESB technicians reject package to upgrade networkESB technicians have rejected a £2.1 billion (€2.67 million) plan to upgrade the power network.Fri Jan 19 2001 - 00:00
Power market must open up further - O'RourkeService providers should ensure there are no barriers to entering the power market, the Minister for Public Enterprise has said…Thu Jan 18 2001 - 00:00
BP set to shed stake in power station projectBP is walking away from a project to build a power station it planned with a group controlled by Esat's founder, Mr Denis O'Brien…Wed Jan 17 2001 - 00:00
Intel results show 9% profit dipIntel, which employs 4,400 people in Leixlip, Co Kildare, has reported a 9 per cent drop in fourth-quarter net profits compared…Wed Jan 17 2001 - 00:00
New Dublin bus corridors planned for end of AprilDublin Bus plans to launch five Quality Bus Corridors before the end of AprilWed Jan 17 2001 - 00:00
Eircom gains cent after day's heavy tradingShares made marginal gains yesterday as investors awaited signals on trading conditions from key US firms which report today.Tue Jan 16 2001 - 00:00
Warning on costs of changes to power gridChanges to the power grid system could cost "many millions of pounds" in transmission constraints, the national grid operator…Mon Jan 15 2001 - 00:00
Goodman continues Cyprus actionAn action by Mr Larry Goodman to recover £22.83 million sterling (#35Sat Jan 13 2001 - 00:00
Baldonnel civilian airport unlikelyChanges to a Bill this week mean a civilian airport is unlikely to be developed at Baldonnel aerodrome.Sat Jan 13 2001 - 00:00
Former Davy director joins Ryanair along with former Aer Lingus manDavy Stockbrokers' former joint managing director, Mr Kyran McLaughlin, has joined Ryanair's board.Sat Jan 13 2001 - 00:00
Aer Rianta plans £100m rail systemAer Rianta plans to spend £100 million (€127 million) on an internal rail system at Dublin Airport which will open in 2005. The…Fri Jan 12 2001 - 00:00
EPower refuses to pay ESB bill for power supply dealAn electricity firm controlled by Esat founder Mr Denis O'Brien is withholding payment on an ESB supply contract.Fri Jan 12 2001 - 00:00
Reeves moves to vet contracts of ESB subsidiaryAn ESB subsidiary has been ordered to submit all new power contracts to the electricity regulator, Mr Tom Reeves.Thu Jan 11 2001 - 00:00
Labour advice for aviation watchdogThe aviation regulator should receive clear directions on Government policy when the office is established, the Labour Party …Wed Jan 10 2001 - 00:00
Minister urged to reform energy directiveElectricity firms have threatened to quit the Irish market if the grid connection system is not reformed, according to the EU…Tue Jan 09 2001 - 00:00
Little confidence CIE can deliver reliable servicesNew trains and buses cannot take from the fundamental troubles facing CIE and its passengersMon Jan 08 2001 - 00:00
ESB unit in High Court over regulator's directionAn ESB subsidiary has taken a High Court challenge to a direction issued by electricity regulator Mr Tom ReevesFri Jan 05 2001 - 00:00
Agency suffers embarrassment of richesFalling unemployment saw IDA Ireland cut its job creation goal last year for the first timeThu Jan 04 2001 - 00:00
IDA creates 23,000 jobs but worries on infrastructureA record year for jobs: Mr George Fotiades, president and chief operating officer, Cardinal Health, and Tanaiste Ms Harney, at…Thu Jan 04 2001 - 00:00
EU concerned over access to power gridThe EU competition commissioner has expressed concern about access to the national electricity grid in the newly liberalised …Thu Jan 04 2001 - 00:00
Government's limits on retail outlet size based on development policiesThe Government yesterday made permanent a temporary cap on the size of retail outletsWed Jan 03 2001 - 00:00
