Eircom trust bids to keep tax-free profit sharingTHE EMPLOYEE trust that owns more than a third of Eircom is seeking approval from the Revenue to allow it to continue making …Fri Aug 07 2009 - 01:00
Ex-AIG head pays $15m to settle US fraud claimBUSINESSMAN MAURICE “Hank” Greenberg, one of the foremost figures in American commerce, has agreed to pay $15 million (€10.45…Fri Aug 07 2009 - 01:00
STT raises bid for Eircom HoldingsSINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES Telemedia (STT) has increased its bid for Eircom’s main shareholder, intensifying expectation that a deal…Thu Aug 06 2009 - 01:00
Not only Zoe's fate in court's handsANALYSIS: The Supreme Court’s ruling will have ramifications for the entire property marketWed Aug 05 2009 - 01:00
Sharp fall in investment funds listing on the ISETHE NUMBER of new investment funds and sub-funds taking out a new listing on the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) dropped to 104 in…Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
IL&P bond issue raises another €1bnIRISH LIFE & Permanent (ILP), one of the six private financial institutions protected by the Government guarantee scheme, …Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
IL&P makes impressive gains as Iseq surges 2.67%DUBLIN REPORT: Settlement date: August 6th Iseq: 2,865.73 (+74Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
Supreme Court to hear appeal by Carroll todayDEVELOPER LIAM Carroll, seeking to avert a possible collapse of his €2Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
O'Brien may be bypassed in IN&M bond dealBONDHOLDERS IN Independent News & Media (IN&M) are negotiating with the company on the resolution of an overdue €200 …Tue Aug 04 2009 - 01:00
Legislation gives Nama sweeping powersOVERVIEW: Charged with the management of 10,000 loans worth €90bn, Nama will be able to transfer, assign or sell property secured…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Lenders may not set off loan lossesTAX LIABILITIES: MINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has raised the prospect that banks and building societies participating …Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Income will be sufficient - McDonaghINTEREST PAYMENTS: NAMA INTERIM chief Brendan McDonagh said the income stream from loan assets transferred into the new agency…Fri Jul 31 2009 - 01:00
Government publishes draft legislation to establish NamaThe National Asset Management Agency (Nama) will be given sweeping powers to intervene in the property market under draft legislation…Thu Jul 30 2009 - 01:00
One51 plans 'potential listing' of top divisionINVESTMENT FIRM One51 is making tentative plans to float its environmental services unit when market sentiment picks up.Thu Jul 30 2009 - 01:00
Accountancy body widens scope of Anglo directors inquiryACCOUNTANCY REGULATORS have widened the scope of an inquiry into the work of former Anglo Irish Bank directors Seán FitzPatrick…Wed Jul 29 2009 - 01:00
Lebedev declares interest in INM titlesRUSSIAN BILLIONAIRE Alexander Lebedev, owner of the Evening Standard in London, has publicly declared his interest in buying …Wed Jul 29 2009 - 01:00
Broadcasting regulators say O'Brien not in breach of rulesBROADCASTING regulators say the businessman Denis O’Brien does not control an “undue” share of the media market with his radio…Tue Jul 28 2009 - 01:00
INM bondholders ramp up pressure over €200m note failureBONDHOLDERS IN Independent News & Media (INM) are stepping up pressure on the firm over its failure to repay a €200 million…Sat Jul 25 2009 - 01:00
Nama to bring foreign banks into 'bad bank' schemeTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) is making plans for foreign banks not protected by State guarantee to Irish lenders…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
NTR seeks €668m for energy projectsUTILITY COMPANY NTR has engaged Goldman Sachs and Standard Chartered Bank to advise on its preparations to return to the international…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
Markets 'convinced' on viability of Irish financesMICHAEL SOMERS, chief of the National Treasury Management Agency, has declared that the Government has “turned the corner” in…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
50,000 homeowners face rise in IL&P rateMORE THAN 50,000 mortgage-holders are facing an increase in their monthly repayments after Irish Life & Permanent (ILP) broke…Fri Jul 24 2009 - 01:00
New benchmarking round 'must not exclude pay cuts'CIVIL SERVICE REFORM: MORE THAN 300,000 public sector workers are facing the prospect of a new round of pay cuts after on expenditure…Fri Jul 17 2009 - 01:00
Asset value rule to be simplifiedTHE INTERNATIONAL body that sets down the accounting standards applying to all companies and funds listed in Ireland has unveiled…Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
'Bord Snip' report calls for €5.3 billion in cutsThe 'An Bord Snip Nua' report has called for swingeing measures to eliminate as many as 17,358 public sector jobs as part of …Thu Jul 16 2009 - 01:00
Fugitive using Irish passport to avoid bribe charges in USA CZECH-BORN fugitive is relying on Irish citizenship he received in the controversial “passports for investment” scheme in an…Tue Jul 14 2009 - 01:00
Construction activity still contractingBUSINESS ACTIVITY in the construction sector continued to contract last month, new data indicates, but some industry participants…Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
Exporters warn State support needed urgentlyEXPORTERS HAVE urged the Government to conclude rapidly a promised State guarantee scheme to underpin their capacity to secure…Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
Origo's operating profit plunges 70%THE DISTRIBUTION arm of the Sisk building group, whose brands include Toshiba entertainment products and Bosch appliances, has…Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
Irish companies feeling fall in demand more than those in EUPRIVATELY HELD companies in Ireland are suffering a greater decline in consumer demand than their EU counterparts, according …Mon Jul 13 2009 - 01:00
Quinlan and his firm feel the heat in falling property marketANALYSIS: Derek Quinlan’s departure from Quinlan Private has put the company and its investments in the spotlightSat Jul 11 2009 - 01:00
Alcatel-Lucent seeks expansion grantsTELECOMS TECHNOLOGY company Alcatel-Lucent has asked the Government to provide significant grant assistance for a big expansion…Fri Jul 10 2009 - 01:00
IDA-backed firms must cut salaries 'to survive'IDA IRELAND chief executive Barry O’Leary has warned that the pay of thousands of workers in companies backed by the inward investment…Thu Jul 09 2009 - 01:00
Power City's 8% sales fall suggests pre-slump problemsELECTRICAL RETAILER Power City has reported that its sales fell more than 8 per cent last year, suggesting its business was coming…Tue Jul 07 2009 - 01:00
Legal principle may 'bullet-proof' NamaTHE GOVERNMENT will rely on the legal principles underpinning the social and affordable housing scheme to shield the National…Sat Jul 04 2009 - 01:00
INM sells a third of its stake in Indian publisher for €22mINDEPENDENT NEWS & Media (INM) has sold off a third of its investment in Indian publisher Jagran Prakashan (JPL), raising…Fri Jul 03 2009 - 01:00
O'Reilly tries to broker compromise on IN&MINDEPENDENT NEWS & Media (IN&M) chief executive Gavin O’Reilly is making fresh efforts to reconcile the competing interests…Wed Jul 01 2009 - 01:00
Ban on display of tobacco products to hit duty free shopsDUTY FREE shops run by the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) are unable to avail of a special exemption from the new ban on the …Wed Jul 01 2009 - 01:00
€3bn State cash injection for AngloMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has dipped into “cash balances” held by the Exchequer in the Central Bank to provide €3 billion…Tue Jun 30 2009 - 01:00
Maurice Pratt paid €2.19m on departureFORMER CC chief executive Maurice Pratt received €2Tue Jun 30 2009 - 01:00
Bondholders to receive 10% of IN&M asset salesBONDHOLDERS IN Independent News & Media (INM) stand to receive 10 per cent of the proceeds from key asset sales under the…Sat Jun 13 2009 - 01:00
Founders in last-ditch effort to save Setanta SportsSETANTA SPORTS founders Leonard Ryan and Michael O’Rourke are working to a weekend deadline in their last-ditch effort to rescue…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
CIF indicates it will not attempt to block NamaCONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Federation (CIF) director general Tom Parlon has indicated that his group will not seek to block the establishment…Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
Ernst & Young wants to be rehired as Anglo auditorERNST & YOUNG, auditor to Anglo Irish Bank, wants to be rehired by the nationalised lender in a tender for its audit contract…Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
Most BoI directors will seek re-electionMOST OF Bank of Ireland’s non-executive directors are seeking re-election to the State-backed lender’s board at its annual general…Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
Lenihan defends €4bn new capitalMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan has said the Government’s provision of €4 billion in new capital to Anglo Irish Bank was required…Sat May 30 2009 - 01:00
Taxpayer bears burden of bank failureANALYSIS: Bred in the boom years, Anglo’s dysfunctionality is set to grind down hard on the publicSat May 30 2009 - 01:00
Government and regulator to back Anglo publiclyTHE NATIONALISED Anglo Irish Bank is set to receive public declarations of support from the Government and the Financial Regulator…Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
Healthcare group to move corporate HQ to Dublin from BermudaSHAREHOLDERS IN New York-listed healthcare group Covidien, an offshoot of Tyco International, have approved the transfer of its…Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
Eircom quarterly profit down 27%THE AUSTRALIAN fund that controls Eircom, which is examining a number of approaches for the heavily-indebted telco, has told …Thu May 28 2009 - 01:00
