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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Finavera to invest $40m in wave projectFinavera Renewables, the Irish natural energy company, plans to invest $40 million (€31Sat Sept 23 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
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
Google opts for unlimited status at Irish subsidiaryInternet search engine giant Google has moved to shield from public view the affairs of its holding company in Ireland, which…Sat Sept 16 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
Davy stockbrokers edges closer to management buyoutDavy stockbrokers, one of the oldest and most prestigious brokers in the Irish market, is set to change hands after the managers…Sat Sept 16 2006 - 01:00
Ahern announces specialist financial education fundThe Government will establish a fund for specialist financial education to counter a shortage of skills in the financial sector…Fri Sept 15 2006 - 01:00
Jaguar Capital pays €111m for officesDublin-based investment fund Jaguar Capital has acquired a four-year-old office block in Edinburgh for £75 million (€111Fri Sept 15 2006 - 01:00
Tax inquiry into US tech firm deepensThe US tax authorities have deepened their scrutiny of the Californian software multinational Synopsys, whose activities in Ireland…Thu Sept 14 2006 - 01:00
Arnotts seeks approval for €700m projectDepartment store company Arnotts is seeking planning permission for a massive redevelopment of its extensive properties behind…Wed Sept 13 2006 - 01:00
Qualceram up 7% on first-half earnings of €2.2mShares in Qualceram Shires gained another 7.14 per cent to close yesterday at €1Wed Sept 13 2006 - 01:00
Digicel enjoys strong growthDenis O'Brien's plan to float Digicel on the New York Stock Exchange comes at a time of rapid growth for the Carribean mobile…Wed Sept 13 2006 - 01:00
Plan underlines Henry Street's roleOnly weeks after the sale of Roches Stores to Debenhams, Arnotts' plan for a new "Northern Quarter" in central Dublin underlines…Wed Sept 13 2006 - 01:00
Merrion Hotel profits rise to €1.4mThe Merrion Hotel in Dublin, one of the plushest resting places in the city, has reported a 569 per cent rise in annual post-…Fri Sept 01 2006 - 01:00
FreightWatch to spend €8.6m on acquisitionsDublin-based freight security group FreightWatch has embarked on a round of acquisitions that will see it spend $11 million (€…Fri Sept 01 2006 - 01:00
Indian group set to pay over €100m for Irish drug firmA businessman who set up a drug company in Co Tipperary 30 years ago is poised to sell the business to an Indian pharmaceutical…Wed Aug 30 2006 - 01:00
Own-brand sales rise forecastedThe annual value of the Irish market for private label grocery products will rise to €5.32 billion by 2010 from €3Wed Aug 30 2006 - 01:00
Cullen appoints directors to Aer Lingus boardMinister for Transport Martin Cullen has moved to strengthen the Aer Lingus board in advance of the airline's flotation next …Sat Aug 26 2006 - 01:00
O'Brien's Caribbean mobile phone chief quitsThe chief executive of the Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) unit of Digicel - the Caribbean mobile phone group controlled by Denis…Sat Aug 26 2006 - 01:00
Family group set buy three airport hotels for €75mFour brothers in their 30s from a little-known business family in Co Mayo and three of their friends are to buy the Great Southern…Fri Aug 25 2006 - 01:00
Eircom's finance director to stay on after takeoverEircom finance director Peter Lynch has reached agreement with Australian investment fund Babcock & Brown to stay on at the…Wed Aug 23 2006 - 01:00
Cosgrave buys London mall for £281mCosgrave Property Group, the Dublin-based developer, has bought a shopping centre in Romford, east London, for £281 million (€…Tue Aug 22 2006 - 01:00
Boost for Kerry Group in race for Birds EyeKerry Group's hand in the race for Unilever's Birds Eye brand has been strengthened by the collapse of a consortium considered…Tue Aug 22 2006 - 01:00
Competition Authority stops clock on Statoil takeoverThe Competition Authority has stopped short of sanctioning the Topaz consortium's multimillion-euro takeover of Statoil's Irish…Tue Aug 22 2006 - 01:00
