Merged Riverdeep group may float in two yearsProspective investors in Riverdeep's mammoth reverse takeover of US publisher Houghton Mifflin have been told that the newly-…Wed Oct 25 2006 - 01:00
Roches still 'earnings neutral'London-listed department store chain Debenhams has indicated that its newly-acquired Roches Stores business will not add a single…Wed Oct 25 2006 - 01:00
Aldi's Irish, UK profits rise 210%German-owned discount retailer Aldi has reported a 210 per cent increase in annual operating profits to £43Wed Oct 25 2006 - 01:00
Firms help homeless back to workAnglo Irish Bank chairman Seán FitzPatrick says he isn't out to save the world when he urges companies to join a scheme that …Tue Oct 24 2006 - 01:00
Ex-Eircom executive David McRedmond to head up TV3London-based private equity fund Doughty Hanson has appointed former Eircom commercial director David McRedmond as chief executive…Tue Oct 24 2006 - 01:00
Riverdeep in $5bn buyoutRiverdeep's controlling shareholder, Barry O'Callaghan, will remain the dominant figure in the company following its $5 billion…Tue Oct 24 2006 - 01:00
Lufthansa Technik's Irish profits soar 25% to $19mAircraft maintenance group Lufthansa Technik Airmotive has reported a 25 per cent rise to $19.06 million (€15Mon Oct 23 2006 - 01:00
Cullen seeks advice on Limerick port firm directorMinister for Transport Martin Cullen has sought the advice of Attorney General (AG) Rory Brady regarding a director of the State…Sat Oct 21 2006 - 01:00
Quinn Group pays €6.5m to owner's pensionInsurance magnate Seán Quinn received a once-off pension contribution of €6Fri Oct 20 2006 - 01:00
Limerick port firm suspends chiefThe State-owned port company in Limerick has suspended its chief executive, Brian Byrne, on foot of serious allegations of impropriety…Fri Oct 20 2006 - 01:00
Members of port company facing allegationsTwo senior members of the Shannon Foynes Port Company are fighting serious allegations of impropriety made by a Limerick business…Thu Oct 19 2006 - 01:00
Creaven family members acquire Gow-MacMembers of the Creaven business family in Co Clare have acquired a Shannon-based analytical instruments company, in which they…Wed Oct 18 2006 - 01:00
Directors close €390m buyout of BWG groupSpar and Mace franchise owner BWG aims to open as many as 40 new convenience stores a year following the completion of a €390…Wed Oct 18 2006 - 01:00
U2 firm reduces losses to €2.91mThe rock band U2 has reported a significant improvement in the financial position of a company at the core of its business empire…Tue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
EP Mooney posts profits of €29.9mDublin businessman Paraic Mooney, owner of the west Dublin Nissan dealership EP Mooney, reported an operating profit of almost…Tue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
Topaz to honour accord with regulator Error saw go-ahead to buy StatoilThe Topaz consortium will lease out its interest in a Galway oil terminal as a gesture of goodwill to the Competition Authority…Sat Oct 14 2006 - 01:00
Swiss Re took €150m from Irish subsidiaryReinsurance giant Swiss Re took dividends of €150 million from one of its main units in Ireland last year, new accounts reveal…Sat Oct 14 2006 - 01:00
Ryanair looks at ways to sweeten ESOT dealRyanair is examining the possibility of sweetening the terms of its offer for Aer Lingus by giving members of its Employee Share…Sat Oct 14 2006 - 01:00
Brown Thomas reports 10.8% drop in profitThe Brown Thomas group has reported a 10.8 per cent drop in like-for-like pretax profit to €20Fri Oct 13 2006 - 01:00
Credit unions told to act on bad debtThe Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority has asked the boards of several credit unions to take "remedial action" to …Fri Oct 13 2006 - 01:00
Minister asks authority to explain Statoil errorMinister for Enterprise Micheál Martin has asked the Competition Authority chairman Dr Bill Prasifka to explain an internal error…Thu Oct 12 2006 - 01:00
Pretax profits at Aughinish fall 90% to $5.28mPretax profits have fallen by 90 per cent to $5.28 million (€4Wed Oct 11 2006 - 01:00
Murtagh takes on Smart Telecom's €40m debtBusinessman Brendan Murtagh has assumed €40 million in liabilities from Smart Telecom as a result of his agreement last night…Sat Oct 07 2006 - 01:00
Ryanair investors question €1.48bn offerRyanair chief Michael O'Leary has embarked on a concerted effort to convince his shareholders of the merits the airline's €1.…Fri Oct 06 2006 - 01:00
Analysts remain unconvinced by logic of latest Ryanair moveMarket reaction: Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary is facing numerous hurdles in his efforts to execute an unexpected takeover approach…Fri Oct 06 2006 - 01:00
Consortium to pay off Smart's liabilitiesA consortium led by businessman Brendan Murtagh is likely to pay off Smart Telecom's outstanding liabilities with Eircom today…Fri Oct 06 2006 - 01:00
Commission expected to examine bidThe European Commission is unlikely to completely block Ryanair's surprise bid for Aer Lingus, according to legal expertsFri Oct 06 2006 - 01:00
Smart Telecom close to Eircom connection dealSmart Telecom's largest shareholder, Brendan Murtagh, appears close to a new interconnection agreement with Eircom that may clear…Thu Oct 05 2006 - 01:00
Smart back from brink as funding proposal emergesSmart Telecom appeared last night to have come back from the brink of liquidation after a consortium led by businessman Brendan…Wed Oct 04 2006 - 01:00
Pinewood sold to Indian drug group for €150mTipperary businessman Michael Costello has sold his generic drug company Pinewood to Indian group Wockhardt in a deal that values…Wed Oct 04 2006 - 01:00
Perlico to enter mobile marketBroadband provider Perlico plans to move into the mobile market in 2007 as it prepares for an initial public offering on the …Wed Oct 04 2006 - 01:00
The smart money is unlikely to bet on this phone firmAnalysis: Eircom's decision to cut off Smart Telecom's connection to its network last night has been looming since May of last…Tue Oct 03 2006 - 01:00
Cheque disclosure 'contradicts' TaoiseachCompany cheque: The Opposition has claimed the disclosure that the biggest contribution to Bertie Ahern in Christmas 1993 was…Mon Oct 02 2006 - 01:00
Jacob-Fruitfield on lookout for acquisitionsJacob-Fruitfield, owner of the Fig Roll biscuit brand and Chef sauces, has cast aside disappointment over its failure to win …Mon Oct 02 2006 - 01:00
Aer Lingus listing goes ahead todayThe formal stock market listing today of Aer Lingus will have none of the fanfare that accompanied the flotation in July 1999…Mon Oct 02 2006 - 01:00
Biggest payment drawn on company chequeThe biggest of the payments to Bertie Ahern in 1993 was drawn on a company cheque, The Irish Times has learnedSat Sept 30 2006 - 01:00
Enterprise award goes to woman for first timeBusinesswoman Ann Heraty, who set up recruitment group CPL Resources in 1989, has won the top prize in the 2006 Ernst & Young…Fri Sept 29 2006 - 01:00
MCD plans €100m arenaMusic promoter Denis Desmond is developing plans for a €100 million national arena in the greater Dublin area to accommodate …Thu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
Staff escape sanction over AIB feesAllied Irish Banks has said that none of its staff will be disciplined following a fresh investigation which discovered that …Thu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
SF finance chief was director in firm owing €40,973A company in which Sinn Féin's finance chief Des Mackin was a director until early this year has made a €40,973 tax settlement…Wed Sept 27 2006 - 01:00
Helicopter firm settles tax liabilityCeltic Helicopters, the transport company part-owned by a son of former Taoiseach the late Charles Haughey, has paid the Revenue…Wed Sept 27 2006 - 01:00
AIB joins race to fund €310m Davy buyoutBank of Ireland's arch-rival AIB is one of five institutions in talks to fund the €310 million management buyout of Davy, the…Sat Sept 23 2006 - 01:00
Trinity gains from US health HIV testing planShares in Trinity Biotech gained more than 8 per cent yesterday in anticipation that it will be the prime beneficiary of proposals…Sat Sept 23 2006 - 01:00
Finavera to invest $40m in wave projectFinavera Renewables, the Irish natural energy company, plans to invest $40 million (€31Sat Sept 23 2006 - 01:00
Brokers dispute value of Iseq holdingsThe biggest Irish stockbrokers and some of their smaller rivals are at odds over the value of their multimillion-euro shareholdings…Fri Sept 22 2006 - 01:00
Farmers to build €157.5m Florida developmentA group of up to 130 Irish farmers in an investment syndicate are pooling their resources to build a $200 million (€157Thu Sept 21 2006 - 01:00
IN&M reports 10.8% rise in interim profitsIndependent News & Media (IN&M) chief executive Sir Anthony O'Reilly stands to receive €8Wed Sept 20 2006 - 01:00
Credit union chief in regulator rowThe head of the Irish League of Credit Unions expressed "surprise" in private correspondence that a statutory consumer panel …Tue Sept 19 2006 - 01:00
Tax body criticises Revenue over poor serviceThe body that represents tax professionals has claimed that its members have little confidence in Revenue's ability to do its…Mon Sept 18 2006 - 01:00
Windfall for State in south Dublin land saleThe Government is set to cash in for a third time on the property boom in Ballsbridge as it prepares to sell a prominent office…Sat Sept 16 2006 - 01:00
