Turnaround for Foster MotorsThe Foster Motor Company, one of the best-known car sellers in south Dublin, is forecasting further growth this year and next…Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
New menswear store ups ante in style warsMenswear stores at the higher end of the market in central Dublin are facing new competition from the well-known London firm …Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
Japanese electronics firm creates 140 jobsJapanese electronics group Alps Electric will create 140 jobs with a €14 million investment in its auto parts plant in Millstreet…Wed Dec 07 2005 - 00:00
Musgrave settles action with former directorFormer Musgrave's director Michael Nason has settled a High Court action against the Cork-based group over the terms of his departure…Wed Dec 07 2005 - 00:00
Grafton Group buys building supply firmsGrafton Group has bought the north Dublin plumbing and bathroom firm Davies and the Roscommon builders' merchant Garvey's, brushing…Tue Dec 06 2005 - 00:00
Eircom says Swisscom failure will not distract from core strategyEircom chief executive Dr Phil Nolan has insisted that the collapse of Swisscom's efforts to acquire the Irish telco has not …Tue Dec 06 2005 - 00:00
Laura Ashley grows Irish profitsBritish ladies fashion and home furnishing chain Laura Ashley has more than doubled it post-tax profits in the Republic to €560…Tue Dec 06 2005 - 00:00
Harris still faces High Court challengeRobert "Pino" Harris has won an interim victory in his legal confrontation with the Revenue over €9Fri Dec 02 2005 - 00:00
Binchy's agrees mergerDublin solicitors Binchy's has merged with Maples and Calder, the biggest legal firm in the Cayman IslandsThu Dec 01 2005 - 00:00
Esso Ireland pays €47m to owner ExxonEsso Ireland has paid a €47 million dividend to its US parent, the oil giant Exxon Mobil.Wed Nov 30 2005 - 00:00
Stafford family vehicle buys Lifestyle SportsThe Lifestyle chain of sports shops has been sold to Stafford Holdings, a privately-held group that has shipping, hotel, fuel…Wed Nov 30 2005 - 00:00
Profits at Unilever Ireland drop 22%The Irish division of Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever has reported a 22 per cent drop in operating profits to €27.5…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Building boom sees Ascon profits rise 24%Construction firm Ascon-Rohcon was a major beneficiary of the building boom last year, with pretax profits rising by 24 per cent…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Ion makes offer for 180 British Shell stationsDublin-based corporate finance house Ion Equity has entered the race to acquire the freehold interest in Shell's 180 filling …Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Legal firm enters first alliance with UK practiceDublin legal firm O'Donnell Sweeney has entered an "alliance" with the well-known English firm, Eversheds, in the first such …Sat Nov 26 2005 - 00:00
Minister rejects EU corporate tax plansMinister for Finance Brian Cowen has dismissed plans by the European Commission to create a common corporate tax base in the …Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
Kellogg's increases profit in Irish unit by 28% to over €12mKellogg's, the world's dominant cereal brand, increased the pretax profit in its Irish unit by 28 per cent last year to more …Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Eircom under pressure after bid failureEircom shares may come under pressure today following its loss in the race for the final 3G licence, which is going to Smart …Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Buying into an Irish growth storyOnly a week ago, Merrion Capital was celebrating its selection with Goldman Sachs as financial adviser to Aer Lingus on its privatisation…Wed Nov 16 2005 - 00:00
Merrion directors to receive €31 million in takeoverMerrion Capital's seven Irish directors stand to receive at least €31 million for their stake in the financial services group…Wed Nov 16 2005 - 00:00
Crowne Plaza unveils €30m plan for conference centre and hotelThe owners of the Crowne Plaza-Dublin Airport Hotel in Santry have unveiled plans for a €30 million investment in a conference…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
Quinlan's Park Rite sees profit increase by 70%A car park company chaired by financier Derek Quinlan increased its pretax profit by almost 70 per cent last year to €724,954…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
Texaco fails to gain from oil price spikeThe spike in oil prices did nothing to improve business for the Irish unit of the Californian oil giant Chevron Texaco, which…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
Marsh Ireland records pretax losses of €5mOne of the biggest insurance brokers in the Irish market, Marsh Ireland Ltd, has gone into the red with pretax losses last year…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Volvo struggles to raise profitsCar manufacturer Volvo struggled to increase profits at its Irish unit last year, in spite of a 26Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Swisscom opens talks with Eircom trustAdvisers to Swisscom have opened talks with the trust that holds 20Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Tesco says wholesalers to lose out from changeWholesalers were the main beneficiaries of the Groceries Order, according to Tesco, the biggest food retailer in the State.Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Superquinn to spend €63m on refurbishmentsThe new owners of Superquinn are planning to spend €63 million revamping the chain's 21 stores over the next three years.Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Eircom revises Meteor bid after authority queryEircom has revised elements of its €420 million takeover bid for mobile firm Meteor after the Competition Authority queried aspects…Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Law kept prices high, says MartinPress conference: Minister for Enterprise Micheál Martin said yesterday that provisions in the Groceries Order were "absurd …Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Repeal to aid consumers, says reportReport to Minister: Government officials pressed for the repeal of the Groceries Order in a report to Minister for Enterprise…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Aer Lingus selects advisers on proposed privatisationState-owned airline Aer Lingus has selected Merrion Capital and Goldman Sachs as advisers to the company on its proposed privatisation…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
DCC beats forecasts by reporting smaller fall in earningsShares in DCC gained 3.6 per cent to close at €15Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Eircom to seek price rise for Swisscom exclusivityThe Eircom board is finalising its response to Swisscom's request for exclusive access to the telco's books for a due diligence…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Irish banks benefit from scheme to repatriate US corporate profitIrish banks are cashing in on a tax incentive introduced last year by US president George W Bush in an effort to encourage US…Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
Gate reverses deficit as audiences growThe Gate Theatre in Dublin went back into the black last year with a modest profit of some €65,000, reversing a deficit of almost…Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
Citigroup makes €188m from Irish businessThe core business in Ireland of Citigroup, the world's biggest financial services group, is predicting growth of 15 per cent …Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
Eircom falls 2.5% as market absorbs approachEircom shares gave up some of their gains to close 2.5 per cent weaker at €2Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
Takeover approach sparks rise in Eircom share valueOwnership of the Republic's fixed line telephone system is set to change hands for the fourth time in six years following an …Thu Nov 03 2005 - 00:00
Walsh Western earnings rise by 41%Pretax profits at logistics and transportation group Walsh Western International increased by more than 41 per cent last year…Wed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
IWP shares tumble as takeover approaches break downShares in IWP International came under renewed pressure late yesterday after the heavily-indebted cosmetics and toiletries company…Wed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
Profits fall at Ford's Irish unit despite rise in salesThe Irish subsidiary of the Ford motor group increased turnover by 12 per cent to €309Wed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
Dell takes €84m from Irish unit in dividendUS computer giant Dell has taken a dividend of more than €84 million from the Irish unit that manages telephone sales for the…Mon Oct 31 2005 - 00:00
Disability body director resignsThe director of the National Disability Authority, Claire O'Connor, has resigned.Sat Oct 29 2005 - 01:00
Profits at C&D Foods Group rise 46%The Co Longford petfood company set up in 1969 by former taoiseach Albert Reynolds increased its pretax profit by 46 per cent…Sat Oct 29 2005 - 01:00
Competition Authority to police retail sectorThe Government is preparing to strengthen the powers of the Competition Authority to police the retail sector as part of a package…Sat Oct 29 2005 - 01:00
Pretax earnings at Supermac's up 140%Profits at the Supermac's restaurant chain rose 140 per cent to €3.96 million.Sat Oct 29 2005 - 01:00
Hewson wants fast profit with healthy foodMarcus Hewson may not be impressed with the dismal claim that the McDonald's empire is a greedy monster responsible for the bloating…Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
Profits fall 30% at McDonald'sOperating profits at the Irish unit of the McDonald's fast food group fell by almost 30 per cent last year to €7Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
Firm folds owing stockbrokers €300,000A Dublin software firm backed by stockbroker Ronan Reid, his firm Dolmen Securities and financier Nigel McDermott has gone into…Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
