Debenhams down 7% after profit warningDepartment store chain Debenhams saw its shares slide almost 7 per cent after the London-based group said the newly-acquired …Wed Jan 17 2007 - 00:00
€80m sell-off funds half of petrol station takeoverThe group that bought out the Irish fuel business of the multinational Shell for €160 million less than two years ago has already…Fri Jan 12 2007 - 00:00
Hanley finds British firm made to measureHanley Controls, a leading provider of measurement services to industrial firms, has expanded its reach with the acquisition …Fri Jan 12 2007 - 00:00
Anglo Irish Bank burdened by Little Chef chainAnglo Irish Bank has been saddled with a heavy exposure to the troubled Little Chef roadside restaurant chain in Britain, which…Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
BT chief appointed to senior post in CanadaBrown Thomas chief executive Dalton Phillips is leaving the position after less than two years to become chief operating officer…Sat Jan 06 2007 - 00:00
Quinlan takes largest stake in Marriott buyoutQuinlan Private, the investment vehicle of Dublin financier Derek Quinlan, has emerged as the biggest individual shareholder …Wed Jan 03 2007 - 00:00
Festive mood persists in thin tradingMarket report: The Iseq index reached yet another high in thin holiday trading yesterday as the Dublin market matched festive…Thu Dec 28 2006 - 00:00
China's diet revolution threatens the environmentHangzhou Letter: The neon sheen of fast food restaurants in this thriving city south of Shanghai told its own tale about new…Thu Dec 28 2006 - 00:00
Commutes drive staff awayWorkers are increasingly reluctant to undertake long commutes to their job and many cite travelling time to their place of work…Thu Dec 28 2006 - 00:00
House price growth for November just 0.1%The rate of increase in house prices has fallen to a virtual standstill as home-buyers feel the impact of the relentless rise…Thu Dec 28 2006 - 00:00
Heavy investment in firm run by Ciarán HaugheyCeltic Helicopters: Prominent businessmen gave significant funding to Celtic Helicopters, a company run by Ciarán Haughey when…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
Businessman rejects finding on Celtic investmentReaction: Kerry businessman Xavier McAuliffe, owner of the Spectra photographic business, rejected the tribunal's finding that…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
Lid lifted on reign of secrecy, fear and manipulationThe report: Charles Haughey received some IR£9Wed Dec 20 2006 - 00:00
Smurfit stake values Perlico at €55mPackaging magnate Dr Michael Smurfit and a group of affiliate investors have taken an 18 per cent stake in privately-held telecoms…Fri Dec 15 2006 - 00:00
Flotation tag of $720m on GenesisLimerick-based aviation leasing company Genesis Lease raised $640.8 million (€487Fri Dec 15 2006 - 00:00
Revenue receives €171m in latest tax defaultsA Co Wicklow businessman and a hardware merchant firm he co-owns have made tax settlements to the Revenue totalling €5 million…Wed Dec 13 2006 - 00:00
Digicel's subscriber base rises to 3.2mDigicel, the Caribbean mobile empire owned by Denis O'Brien, increased its subscriber base to 3Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Zara parent books Irish sales of €40mSpanish fashion titan Inditex marked its second year in Ireland with annual sales of more than €40 million at the Zara chain …Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Setanta Sports to complete raising of €300mPay-television group Setanta Sports is poised to complete the raising of at least €300 million to help finance its acquisition…Sat Dec 02 2006 - 00:00
Habitat's Irish operation recordsoperating loss of €506,887Habitat's Irish unit has slipped into the red with an operating loss of €506,887 in the year to March.Sat Dec 02 2006 - 00:00
Dublin Waterworld to hand aquatic centre back to StateDublin Waterworld's controversial stewardship of the National Aquatic Centre will come to an end at midnight tonight when the…Thu Nov 30 2006 - 00:00
ESB to reduce its generation capacity by 30%The ESB has pledged to radically reduce its electricity generation capacity in return for permission to build new power station…Thu Nov 30 2006 - 00:00
Aviation start-up plans $737m flotationA start-up aviation leasing company in Limerick, with only two staff, plans to raise some $737 million (€559 million) in an initial…Wed Nov 29 2006 - 00:00
Smurfit Kappa earns €223mPackaging group Smurfit Kappa has taken the benefit of improved trading conditions in Europe and significant cost reductions …Wed Nov 29 2006 - 00:00
Slattery takes $50m stake in US hospital firmCo Clare businessman Domhnal Slattery has taken a $50 million (€38Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
Luas operator acquires Galway bus firm for €1mLuas operator Veolia Transport has acquired Nestor Bus, the Co Galway firm that was among the first to challenge the monopoly…Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
Marsh Ireland returns to black with €85,860 profitInsurance brokerage Marsh Ireland shrugged off a €9Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
Carroll holding firm has profits of €28.2mProperty tycoon Liam Carroll, owner of a big stake in food group Greencore, has declared annual profits totalling €28Fri Nov 17 2006 - 00:00
PC World-owner DSG to launch online tech servicePC World-owner DSG International is mounting a concerted assault on the €750 million business-to-business market for IT equipment…Fri Nov 17 2006 - 00:00
SWS goes back on the market with €100m price tagBandon-based group SWS is back on the market with a price tag in the region of €100 million, about twice the sum under negotiation…Fri Nov 17 2006 - 00:00
Investment boost for broadband networkCommunications: Minister for Communications Noel Dempsey predicted that a boost to Government investment in broadband services…Fri Nov 17 2006 - 00:00
Estimates package puts total cost of running the State next year at €54bnOverview: Brian Cowen unveiled an Estimates package that will bring the pre-Budget cost of running the State next year to more…Fri Nov 17 2006 - 00:00
Eircom to seek line rental price riseEircom chairman Pierre Danon has signalled that the company will follow its commitment to increase capital expenditure by €300…Thu Nov 16 2006 - 00:00
Judgment could cost Mulcair dearlyFinancial fallout: Limerick businessman Pat Mulcair, owner of construction firm Roadbridge and the operating lease on the National…Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
Digicel may raise $2.5bn for US flotationDenis O'Brien has stepped up his efforts to court the US media with an interview in Time magazine which suggests that he may …Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
State gets close to buying West-Link toll bridgeThe Government's negotiations to buy the West-Link toll bridge in Dublin from the private company which operates it are believed…Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
Babcock settles insider dealing actionBabcock & Brown has settled an action in Australia alleging insider trading against Robert Topfer, the director who orchestrated…Tue Nov 14 2006 - 00:00
Hotel restoration bill climbs to €90mRefurbishment costs at the Shelbourne Hotel have climbed to some €90 million, exceeding the original budget for the restoration…Fri Nov 10 2006 - 00:00
B&Q's Irish unit suffers 48% drop in profitsBritish-owned home improvement and DIY chain B&Q has reported a collapse in profits at its Irish unit in spite of strong …Thu Nov 09 2006 - 00:00
Cuda calls for credit union safeguardThe Government should include credit unions in the statutory scheme that compensates depositors if banks or building societies…Thu Nov 09 2006 - 00:00
Smurfit joins board of 'well-being' groupDr Michael Smurfit has joined the advisory board of a new US-based group which aims to advance health and happiness worldwide…Thu Nov 09 2006 - 00:00
M&S to add 10 new Irish stores over three yearsMarks & Spencer is primed for a fresh attack on the Irish market, with the addition of 10 new stores in the next three years…Wed Nov 08 2006 - 00:00
Profits take a tumble at top Donegal retailerDonegal draper John McElhinney has reported a drop of more than 40 per cent to €554,371 in operating profits at his Ballybofey…Tue Nov 07 2006 - 00:00
Lagan to sell off quarry, asphalt businessThe Belfast-based Lagan Group, one of the biggest privately-held businesses in the North, has moved to sell off its quarrying…Tue Nov 07 2006 - 00:00
O'Flaherty Holdings buys digital firm C3Volkswagen franchise owner O'Flaherty Holdings, one of the biggest privately-held businesses in the State, has moved into the…Sat Nov 04 2006 - 00:00
Eagle Star may sell stake in broker serviceLife assurer Eagle Star indicated in private that it plans to cease its involvement in Assurelink, an industry-owned company …Sat Nov 04 2006 - 00:00
Equity stake for Davy staff in €316m buyoutUp to 110 of the most senior staff at Davy Stockbrokers have taken an equity stake in the business following the €316Thu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00
$526m pretax profits by Merrill Lynch Irish armA massive uplift in dealing profits helped US banking giant Merrill Lynch deliver a 31 per cent rise in annual pretax profits…Thu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00
Murray firm pays €2.46m to co-foundersPublic relations firm Murray Consultants paid out €2Wed Nov 01 2006 - 00:00
