State no longer a 'low-cost' economyThe US dollar's weakness was a more significant factor in Microsoft's Irish cost base than wage growth, according to Microsoft…Sat Apr 23 2005 - 01:00
Hardwicke suffers €483,000 loss on loan to directorProperty firm Hardwicke Ltd incurred a loss of €483,000 on loans of $4.24 million (€3Sat Apr 23 2005 - 01:00
Wicklow move sees more attending IMI conferenceAttendance at the Irish Management Institute (IMI) annual conference grew 30 per cent to 300 this year after the event moved …Sat Apr 23 2005 - 01:00
Taoiseach urges wages restraint in new talksThe Government has set the tone for the next round of social partnership talks with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern underscoring the need…Sat Apr 23 2005 - 01:00
Eircom and Minister in broadband rowMinister for Transport Martin Cullen has accused Eircom and other telecom groups of "cherry picking" the broadband market by …Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
IMI hears Cowen call for wage restraintMinister warns of lower benchmarking pay increase, writes Arthur Beesley in KillarneyFri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Minister favours sale of majority stake in Aer LingusThe Government will retain a "significant" shareholding in Aer Lingus when it privatises a majority stake in the State airline…Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Guru lauds thinking outside corporate boxBritish management guru Charles Leadbeater urged business leaders to open their minds to new forms of innovation, stating that…Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Harney and Cullen clash over Dublin airport terminalPublic differences have emerged between the coalition parties over plans for the new terminal needed to relieve congestion at…Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Auditor resigned after #2.3m seizureThe auditor of the company at the centre of the Garda investigation into alleged Provisional IRA money-laundering resigned its…Thu Apr 21 2005 - 01:00
Court directs release of expert reports to FyffesThe High Court has ordered the release to Fyffes of up to five expert reports that DCC gave to the senior Davy stockbroker Kyran…Wed Apr 20 2005 - 01:00
Bank avoids airing of overcharging issueAllied Irish Banks (AIB) has avoided a public airing of potentially damaging allegations about its handling of the foreign exchange…Tue Apr 19 2005 - 01:00
Argos, Homebase report €22.5m in Irish profitsBritish-owned catalogue retailer Argos and its DIY affiliate Homebase are thriving in the Irish market with combined pretax profits…Mon Apr 18 2005 - 01:00
Ifsra questions 195 IFSC reinsurance groupsThe financial regulator has asked each of the 195 reinsurance groups in the IFSC to verify that there are no "issues" with contracts…Sat Apr 16 2005 - 01:00
Cologne Re faces fresh scrutiny as new inquiry opensGeneral Re's operation in the IFSC is facing yet more scrutiny after the financial regulator in Australia initiated another formal…Fri Apr 15 2005 - 01:00
Bupa records operating profits of €24.3 millionHealth insurer Bupa Ireland made an operating profit of €24Fri Apr 15 2005 - 01:00
Government reviews 'corporate status' of VHIThe Government has said it is reviewing the "corporate status" of the VHI in a development that could be a precursor to a privatisation…Thu Apr 14 2005 - 01:00
Tesco Ireland profit estimated at €139.36mTesco Ireland has reported annual sales of more than €2 billion for the first time, as the company's parent in Britain declared…Wed Apr 13 2005 - 01:00
Intel afraid commission investigation would reveal trade secretsComputer chip maker Intel did not want a European Commission investigation into the proposed €100 million Government grant for…Wed Apr 13 2005 - 01:00
Regulators talk to Buffett over reinsurance dealBillionaire investor Warren Buffett will be interviewed in New York today by US investigators who are examining controversial…Mon Apr 11 2005 - 01:00
Geldof urges business to act on AfricaThird world campaigner Bob Geldof has called on Irish business leaders to play their part in the "long walk to justice" for Africa…Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
Rules may deter candidates for boards - McCreevyEU internal market commissioner Charlie McCreevy has said he is worried that the increasing regulatory burden on non-executive…Sat Apr 09 2005 - 01:00
Dail committee to call Roche on house claimsThe Oireachtas environment committee will call Environment Minister Dick Roche to respond to claims that the owners of 250,000…Thu Apr 07 2005 - 01:00
Productivity Centre winds downThe directors of the Irish Productivity Centre will meet in the coming weeks to finalise an orderly wind-down of the human resources…Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
Sale earns Morton's €2mThe owners of Morton's of Ranelagh, one of the best-known independent supermarkets in Dublin, booked a €2Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
Risk equalisation to cost €34m a year - BupaHealth insurer Bupa Ireland is fighting moves to trigger "risk equalisation" in the Irish market and claims the development will…Tue Apr 05 2005 - 01:00
Fleming seeks Cologne Re reportThe chairman of the Oireachtas finance committee wants the financial regulator to explain to him the nature of its inquiries …Tue Apr 05 2005 - 01:00
AIB 'scapegoat' case back in courtThe foreign exchange scandal at AIB will come back into focus today when a member of its middle management returns to the High…Mon Apr 04 2005 - 01:00
Clare group wins translation dealA translation company based in Co Clare has won a contract to provide translation services for Britain's presidency of the EU…Mon Apr 04 2005 - 01:00
Reinsurance investigation puts IFSC group in spotlightAn IFSC-based company is at the centre of a major international investigation over its involvement in transactions linked to …Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00
Regulator widens Cologne inquiryAustralian regulators are inquiring into the activities of up to three additional Dublin-based executives in the Cologne Reinsurance…Fri Apr 01 2005 - 01:00
Ifsra endorses Cologne stance on executivesThe Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (Ifsra) has said it is satisfied that the Cologne Reinsurance company has taken…Thu Mar 31 2005 - 01:00
Ifsra told of Australian ban on executivesAustralian financial regulators told the Irish authorities almost six months ago that they had barred two high-level Dublin-based…Wed Mar 30 2005 - 01:00
ComReg confirms it will cut fees for use of local loopConsumers could benefit from significant price cuts for broadband services after telecoms regulator ComReg confirmed that it …Tue Mar 22 2005 - 00:00
State given more scope to borrowReform of the Growth and Stability Pact will give the Government increased scope to borrow money for infrastructure and flexibility…Tue Mar 22 2005 - 00:00
IN&M posts 55% rise in pretax profitsShares in Independent News & Media closed unchanged at €2Thu Mar 17 2005 - 00:00
January sales deliver modest retail growthThe January sales period delivered only modest growth in retail sales despite retailers claims to have reduced their prices, …Thu Mar 17 2005 - 00:00
Bupa faces €25m bill over risk equalisationHealth insurer Bupa is facing an annual bill of more than €25 million after the Health Insurance Authority decided in principle…Wed Mar 16 2005 - 00:00
Roche to abandon plan to bring in chewing gum taxMinister for the Environment Dick Roche will confirm today that the Government has abandoned plans, opposed by the US ambassador…Wed Mar 16 2005 - 00:00
Repaying nursing charges 'a huge task' - CowenRepaying people illegally charged for long-term State nursing home care will be "a huge logistical task", Minister for Finance…Sat Mar 12 2005 - 00:00
Treaty 'will not clear way for EU army'EU: EU Commission vice-president Margot Wallström has rejected claims that the EU constitutional treaty will clear the way for…Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
Thousands join call for no change in status of familyThousands of people have written to an Oireachtas committee to argue against changing the constitutional status of the family…Fri Mar 11 2005 - 00:00
Kelly information inaccurate, says MinisterJoint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Minister for Health Mary Harney has said the outgoing secretary general in her department…Thu Mar 10 2005 - 00:00
Outcome will be decided by transfers - KennyKildare byelection: The race for the Dáil is not for snoozersWed Mar 09 2005 - 00:00
Nursing charges report due out todayMinister for Health Mary Harney will today publish a report into illegal charges levied on nursing home patients which is likely…Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
O Snodaigh says car thief punched himGardaí in west Dublin are investigating a complaint by Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh, who claims he was punched in the face …Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
Minister believes dip in house building likelyMinister of State for Housing Noel Ahern has suggested that housing output this year will fall back from the record output in…Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
Ahern calls for costs levy on owners of second housesMinister of State for Housing Noel Ahern has said the Government should levy infrastructure costs on the owners of second houses…Tue Mar 08 2005 - 00:00
McDowell calls on IRA to end 'regime of fear'Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has urged the Provisional movement to indicate at the Sinn Féin ardfheis that it will bring…Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
State reassessing its spending on flu drugThe Government will have to spend €6 million more than its original allocation to stockpile anti-flu drugs if it decides to match…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
