Builders begin work on just 510 homes in AugustBUILDERS BEGAN work on just 510 new homes in the Republic last month - 30 per cent of the total begun in August 2007.Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00
Building industry will lobby State to aid first-time buyersCONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY REACTION: BUILDERS WILL ask the State to aid first-time house buyers by taking a share in their new homes…Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00
Newcourt cuts value of clinicTHE FALLING property market has forced services group Newcourt to cut €2 million off the value of the clinic it bought last year…Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
Veris forecasts earnings growth of up to 4%QUOTED SERVICES group Veris expects earnings growth to be around 3 per cent to 4 per cent this year as the smallest of its three…Wed Sept 03 2008 - 01:00
Smurfit the star as banks weaken on quiet tradingDUBLIN REPORT: A BANK holiday in the US meant markets were comparatively quiet yesterday, while weaker financials and a fall…Tue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00
Earlier budget would benefit taxpayers, institute arguesAN EARLIER budget would benefit taxpayers, the Irish Taxation Institute (ITI) has told a Government commission.Tue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00
Tedcastlesrecruits Central Bank figureECONOMIST AND Central Bank director, Alan Gray, is joining the board of fuel importer and retailer, Tedcastles.Mon Sept 01 2008 - 01:00
European markets drift down on quiet dayThe Iseq Index of Irish shares was down 0.47 per cent ahead of the close after what dealers described as a quiet day.Mon Sept 01 2008 - 01:00
Big jump in profits for firm that rescued car parts plantC&F, THE GROUP that engineered the recent rescue of manufacturer Iralco, had profits of almost €4 million last year, latest…Mon Sept 01 2008 - 01:00
Euro's strength against sterling boosts REO's property portfolioTHE EURO'S strength against sterling boosted the value of properties owned by the Treasury Holdings-backed vehicle, Real Estate…Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
Building downturn sees Grafton profits halvedSHARES IN builders' merchant and DIY specialist Grafton plunged by 4 per cent in Dublin yesterday after the group reported that…Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00
McInerney sheds 565 jobs as building sector slowsHOUSEBUILDER McINERNEY has cut more than 500 jobs in a bid to combat the construction downturn and to return the business to …Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
House building falls 51% in first half of 2008HOUSE BUILDING halved in the first six months of the year, indicating that around 60,000 jobs could be lost in residential construction…Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00
Paddy Power cuts operating profit forecast to €75mTHE SLOWING economy and a run of winning results for punters has prompted bookmaker Paddy Power to cut its operating profit forecast…Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Kingspan hit by tightening marginsINSULATION SPECIALIST Kingspan has said tightening markets and rising raw-material costs will hit margins this year.Thu Aug 28 2008 - 01:00
Falling demand to cut CRH profits by 10 per centFALLING DEMAND in key markets and a weak dollar are set to cut profits at building materials group CRH by 10 per cent this year…Wed Aug 27 2008 - 01:00
Acquisition boosts O'Brien's global stakeBUSINESSMAN DENIS O'Brien's online recruiter, SaongroupTue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00
Absenteeism main reason for €793m bill, finds surveyBACK PAIN and stress are the biggest contributors to the estimated €793 million bill that employers face for absenteeism every…Tue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00
NTR firm to build one of biggest US recycling facilitiesA US SUBSIDIARY of Irish utility NTR is planning to build one of the country’s biggest recycling facilities in Texas.Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
Petroceltic in €40m project to drill for gas in AlgeriaIRISH EXPLORATION company Petroceltic is set to begin a $60 million (€40Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
Providence brings in new partner Chrysaor for exploration workOIL AND gas company Providence Resources has brought in a new partner to begin exploration work on a key area off the Irish coast…Wed Aug 13 2008 - 01:00
Ladbrokes winnings less than reported last weekBOOKMAKER LADBROKES said yesterday that it has won less from Irish punters this year than it reported last week.Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Downturn forces Malakoff liquidationTHE OPERATING company of a property and construction firm with high-profile backers such as Dermot Desmond and Bill McCabe, went…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Proposal to alter Weston airport and add hangarsDEVELOPER AND hotelier Jim Mansfield is planning to redevelop the runway and build new hangars at the executive jet airport his…Mon Aug 11 2008 - 01:00
Profits at green bin operator Oxigen jump 50% to almost €8mPROFITS AT the company that operates Dublin's green bin service, Oxigen, jumped 50 per cent to almost €8 million last year, the…Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
Rising costs cut profits at environmental firmRISING COSTS hit earnings at Advanced Environmental Solutions (AES) last year, the latest figures showSat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00
Bord na Móna in €4.5m waste firm dealSTATE ENERGY company Bord na Móna is on the verge of closing a €4Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
Tullow reports mixed results from Uganda drillsEXPLORATION GROUP Tullow Oil reported mixed results yesterday from drilling programmes in Uganda.Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
South African rand does Mountbrook no favoursA FOREIGN currency hit from its South African operations left developer Seán Dunne's Mountbrook Homes in the red in 2006, the…Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
Quintas raises €40m for energy ventureIRISH-OWNED Quintas Energy plans further investments in solar power after successfully raising €40 million for its first venture…Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
Bookies gear up for price war at Galway racesBOOKMAKERS ARE gearing up for a price war ahead of one of the year's biggest weeks for betting.Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
BUSINESS OPINIONPoliticians must be straight with voters on necessity of power line pylons, writes Barry O'Halloran.Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Households face €165 hike in annual gas bill by autumnMORE THAN 500,000 households face an average natural gas price increase of €165 a year, or €13Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
Family of the late Tony Ryan in bid to sell jet charter companyTHE FAMILY of the late Dr Tony Ryan is selling an executive-jet charter company which it operates from Dublin airport, writes…Sat Jul 26 2008 - 01:00
CRH to close Scottish brick subsidiaryTHE CONSTRUCTION slowdown has forced Irish building materials giant CRH to close one of its manufacturing plants with the loss…Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
Mansfield's convention facility to go ahead after long battleAN BORD Pleanála's decision to give the go-ahead to developer Jim Mansfield's convention centre at Citywest in Dublin signals…Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Mansfield's Dublin convention centre gets the go-aheadAN BORD Pleanála ended a four-year planning battle yesterday by giving permission to developer Jim Mansfield to go ahead with…Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Expert warns of risk to electricity supplyPUTTING KEY parts of the electricity network underground will increase the risk of power cuts, according to experts who recently…Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Bord na Móna plan to invest €1.4bn over five yearsSTATE-OWNED energy company Bord na Móna plans to invest €1Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:00
€1bn Airtricity projects may lose out in licensing roundCLOSE TO €1 billion worth of green energy projects proposed by Scottish and Southern Energy-backed (SSE) Airtricity could lose…Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
Tote Ireland pools its lot with British bookie LadbrokesTHE STATE-OWNED betting pool operator, Tote Ireland, is set to join forces with British bookie Ladbrokes from today.Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
US online gaming ban is multibillion 'opportunity'THE REPUBLIC should cash in on the US ban on online gaming by creating the framework for the development of the €22 billion a…Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
Profits at Brooks and Tubs & Tiles parent fall 28%PROFITS AT the multinational owner of DIY and builders' merchants businesses Brooks and Tubs Tiles are expected to fall 28 per…Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
Siteserv operating profit up 150% to €18.7mOPERATING PROFIT at support services group Siteserv grew by more than 150 per cent in its last financial year to almost €19 million…Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
Report calls for regulator to oversee gamblingA GOVERNMENT-appointed committee has recommended the licensing of casinos and gaming, and the establishment of an independent…Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
Builders' merchant Grafton records 12.5% drop in half-year salesSALES AT builders' merchant and DIY specialist Grafton were 12.5 per cent down at €1Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
Consumers face big ESB price risesSTATE POWER supplier, the ESB, will make a €300 million contribution to help offset electricity price rises that could hit 30…Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
Green projects to lose out in permit roundLarge numbers of green energy projects will lose out in the latest electricity supply licensing round, which regulators will …Thu Jul 10 2008 - 01:00
Airtricity to compete with ESB in selling power and gas to householdsWIND POWER group Airtricity and its owner, Scottish Southern Energy (SSE), are set to take on two State companies by entering…Thu Jul 10 2008 - 01:00
