Greencore loses Starbucks sandwich contractStarbucks has dropped Greencore as supplier of sandwiches to its British cafe empire, a move that removes the group's products…Thu Jun 28 2007 - 01:00
Barrett to add €50m Ashford to his empireGalway businessman Gerry Barrett is poised to acquire Ashford Castle, the upmarket hotel in Co Mayo that has hosted personalities…Thu Jun 28 2007 - 01:00
Job loss concerns overstated, says IDA chiefIreland remains an attractive location for manufacturing employment and a spate of job losses from multinational groups does …Thu Jun 28 2007 - 01:00
PFPC paid inducement to occupy officeThe developers of the Riverside Two office block at the south docks in Dublin paid a $5.42 million (€4Tue Jun 26 2007 - 01:00
Financiers buy major UK radio stationFinanciers John Magnier, JP McManus, Dermot Desmond and Denis Brosnan have agreed to buy Chrysalis Radio for £170 million (€252…Tue Jun 26 2007 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland takes prime role in refinancing UK turkey businessBank of Ireland has taken a prime role in the refinancing of Bernard Matthews, the struggling British turkey business that was…Tue Jun 26 2007 - 01:00
Empire fights backAs he sparred with Denis O'Brien this week in a phoney war, Sir Anthony O'Reilly made much of his experience on the global business…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
IN&M says O'Brien claims 'outrageous'Independent News & Media (IN&M) chief operating officer Gavin O'Reilly has accused dissident shareholder Denis O'Brien…Thu Jun 14 2007 - 01:00
Full response to governance issues - O'ReillyIndependent News & Media (IN&M) last night rejected claims from businessman Denis O'Brien that it had not provided full…Thu Jun 14 2007 - 01:00
Carroll's Greencore stake close to bid levelMultimillionaire property developer Liam Carroll has brought his stake in food company Greencore to 29Wed Jun 13 2007 - 01:00
McCambridge attempts to revive bid for UK bakeryBakery firm McCambridge is exploring means of reviving its approach for troubled British cake-maker Inter Link after dis-agreement…Wed Jun 13 2007 - 01:00
Citigroup profits grow by 23%The main Irish unit of US banking giant Citigroup took advantage of buoyant business conditions in international markets last…Wed Jun 13 2007 - 01:00
Ely aims to double its student unitsEly Property founder and chief executive Philip Marley has predicted that the firm will at least double the number of student…Tue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
O'Brien goes on offensive with IN&M reportBusinessman Denis O'Brien has gone on the offensive against Sir Anthony O'Reilly's Independent News & Media by publishing…Tue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
Battle between long-standing rivals only just begunAnalysis: Denis O'Brien's report on corporate governance in Independent News & Media (IN&M) lends more credence to …Tue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
Circle Oil raises $30m KGL loanExploration company Circle Oil has raised a $30 million (€22Sat Jun 09 2007 - 01:00
O'Brien questions expenses Independent pays O'ReillyThe undeclared battle for control of Independent News & Media (IN&M) has intensified after billionaire businessman Denis…Sat Jun 09 2007 - 01:00
O'Brien and O'Reilly rivalry takes new turnDenis O'Brien's questioning of Sir Anthony O'Reilly's remuneration and expenses in Independent News & Media (IN&M) marks…Sat Jun 09 2007 - 01:00
BIAM disposes of 5.9% stake in GreencoreBank of Ireland Asset Management (BIAM) has disposed of its 5Sat Jun 09 2007 - 01:00
NTR to get €488m from West-Link dealNTR stands to receive an upfront payment of €488 million from a deal to "monetise" the value of the West-Link toll bridge contract…Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
Services slowdown partly due to 'stamp duty issues'Uncertainty over stamp duty during the general election campaign contributed to a marked slowdown in the rate of expansion in…Wed Jun 06 2007 - 01:00
NRA wants national roads maintained by contractorsThe National Roads Authority (NRA) wants to farm out maintenance of the dual carriageway network to specialised contractors, …Fri Jun 01 2007 - 01:00
IN&M acts to thwart O'Brien's ambitionsIndependent News & Media has moved to fortify its defences against a possible bid by Denis O'Brien by buying more of its …Thu May 31 2007 - 01:00
Eircom plans to reduce staff by 900 over three yearsEircom has told staff it plans to follow 400 job cuts this year with a reduction of a further 500 in the next two years.Thu May 31 2007 - 01:00
Commerzbank unit pays €158mThe main Irish unit of German banking giant Commerzbank has paid out more than €158 million to its Frankfurt-based parent in …Thu May 31 2007 - 01:00
Eircom owners to seek 400 job lossesAustralian investment fund Babcock & Brown is likely to seek as many as 400 redundancies from the fixed line division of …Wed May 30 2007 - 01:00
Vodafone shares hit five-year high on growth hopesVodafone shares touched a five-year high of 160.80p (€2Wed May 30 2007 - 01:00
Arnotts board to meet amid dispute between familiesAnalysis: The board of Arnotts convenes this morning in a Dublin hotel for a scheduled meetingMon May 28 2007 - 01:00
Arnotts chairman rejects €200m buyout bid 'stunt'A confrontation between the two families who control Arnotts department store in Dublin has escalated after company chairman …Mon May 28 2007 - 01:00
Arnotts chairman rejects bidArnotts chairman Richard Nesbitt SC has said his control of a family investment vehicle that owns 60 per cent of the company …Mon May 28 2007 - 01:00
IN&M bid for group near endInvestors in Independent News & Media (IN&M) will learn this morning whether Sir Anthony O'Reilly's €1Fri May 25 2007 - 01:00
McCambridge cleared to bid for rivalBakery group McCambridge has started a due diligence examination of British cake maker Inter Link after both sides settled their…Thu May 24 2007 - 01:00
Ardagh Glass upgrade after €660m takeoverCredit rating agents Moody's has upgraded Paul Coulson's Ardagh Glass in light of an improvement in its trading position and …Thu May 24 2007 - 01:00
Sales at Marks & Spencer's Irish unit near €540mSales at Marks & Spencer's Irish unit came close to €540 million last year as the group capped its recovery with a 28Wed May 23 2007 - 01:00
Bakery group says takeover efforts thwartedIrish-owned bakery group McCambridge claims it has been thwarted in its efforts to advance its takeover approach for Inter Link…Wed May 23 2007 - 01:00
Leading lawyer to head Dublin office of international firmCorporate lawyer Andrew Doyle has been appointed managing partner of the Dublin office of international law firm Maples and Calder…Mon May 21 2007 - 01:00
Timoney signs deal with Chinese truck makerMeath-based engineering company Timoney Technology has signed contracts to sell its suspension systems to Chinese group Sinotruck…Thu May 17 2007 - 01:00
Musgrave dividend share-out of €15m as profits riseMusgrave group paid out dividends of €15Thu May 17 2007 - 01:00
Swiss company defends safety of its productThe Swiss company behind the drug ingredient suspended by the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) vowed to defend its position but would…Wed May 16 2007 - 01:00
Irish-backed company buys Chinese mobile top-up firmA Beijing-based media group backed by U2 manager Paul McGuinness and developer Seán Mulryan has spent £9.4 million (€13Wed May 16 2007 - 01:00
NTR's bioenergy unit enters British marketNTR's rapidly expanding bioenergy unit Bioverda has entered the British market with the acquisition of a majority stake in renewable…Thu May 10 2007 - 01:00
Aga seeks Irish sales of €100m by 2010Waterford Stanley parent Aga Foodservice, the maker of upmarket cast-iron kitchen ranges, has declared plans to bring its sales…Thu May 10 2007 - 01:00
CIÉ to report operating surplus of €24.4m for 2006State transport group CIÉ will shortly report an operating surplus of €24Tue May 08 2007 - 01:00
Irish Glass site conflict of interest raisedThe public ethics watchdog is likely to seek "observations" from Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) chairman Lar Bradshaw…Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
Irish Glass site conflict of interest raisedThe public ethics watchdog is likely to seek "observations" from Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) chairman Lar Bradshaw…Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
First Active to refund its insurance customersUlster Bank's First Active unit will in the coming week alert thousands of its mortgage protection insurance customers that they…Fri May 04 2007 - 01:00
HMV Ireland struggling against cut-price competition, online rivalsMusic retailer HMV and its wholly-owned book chain Waterstone's are struggling to grow their business in Ireland amid cut-price…Fri May 04 2007 - 01:00
Cologne Re paid $100m dividend by Irish unitWarren Buffett's Cologne Re group has received $100 million (€73Fri May 04 2007 - 01:00
Exporters warned over US risksIrish exporters with exposure to the air transport, construction and car sectors in the US should exercise greater vigilance …Fri May 04 2007 - 01:00
