Racing festival 'makes €40m for locality'Punchestown's racing festival contributes over €40 million to the local economy, according to details of a report released yesterday…Thu Mar 30 2006 - 01:00
Loane to receive €10m in Adare buyoutBusinessman Nelson Loane is set to receive €10 million from the sale of Adare Printing in a deal valuing the group at €170 million…Tue Mar 28 2006 - 01:00
Irish investors seal €165m purchase of hotel at SawgrassA group of Irish investors has effectively sealed the €165 million purchase of a Florida hotel located at the home of this week…Tue Mar 28 2006 - 01:00
Chieftain in €100m Chicago developmentProperty group Chieftain is set to embark on a €100 million-plus development in the US city of Chicago.Fri Mar 24 2006 - 00:00
McCabe buys leisure park for €60mA property company led by high-tech entrepreneur Bill McCabe has bought a German leisure park for €60 million, or just over a…Fri Mar 24 2006 - 00:00
Delta Index offer challenges stockbrokersA financial markets spread-trading firm backed by former AIB chief executive Tom Mulcahy will take on stockbrokers today with…Mon Mar 13 2006 - 00:00
State broadband plan will have no impact - EircomEircom boss Philip Nolan said yesterday the Government's plan to spend €170 million on broadband networks would make no difference…Sat Mar 11 2006 - 00:00
National Lottery sales up due to EuroMillions winDolores McNamara's €115 million European lotto win helped drive a 2005 sales increase at the National Lottery.Fri Mar 10 2006 - 00:00
NTR to invest €120m in biofuelsUtilities group NTR will invest €120 million in a new biofuels division it believes will deliver €300 million in annual revenues…Wed Mar 08 2006 - 00:00
Interbloem set to lose major retail accountInterbloem, one of the Republic's biggest wholesale florists, is set to lose a major account.Sat Mar 04 2006 - 00:00
Dairygold shares to be traded publiclyShares in part of co-op Dairygold's business are likely to be traded publicly under the terms of a restructuring plan proposed…Sat Mar 04 2006 - 00:00
Financials drop while CRH has 'topsy turvy' dayMARKET REPORT: It was a case of swings and roundabouts in Dublin yesterday as the market moved into positive territory in the…Fri Mar 03 2006 - 00:00
Cheltenham may be good news for the bookies this yearAnalysis: Paddy Power plc may well be looking forward to the Cheltenham festival more than most this year.Thu Mar 02 2006 - 00:00
Development bank looks set to boost overseas aidThe Government is looking at establishing an Irish development bank to boost overseas aid after receiving proposals from two …Thu Mar 02 2006 - 00:00
Poor betting results knock Paddy PowerA poor run of betting results left 2005 profits at Paddy Power trailing the previous year's earnings, figures released yesterday…Thu Mar 02 2006 - 00:00
Genzyme to invest €60m in WaterfordBiotech multinational Genzyme is investing over €60 million in extending its manufacturing facility in the Republic.Wed Mar 01 2006 - 00:00
Online usage still lags EuropeLess than half the households in the Republic were online by the beginning of the year, while fewer than one in five had broadband…Wed Mar 01 2006 - 00:00
McInerney profits rise 26% to €50mPre-tax profits at house builder, McInerney, grew 26 per cent to €50 million in 2005, the company reported yesterday.Fri Feb 24 2006 - 00:00
Heineken's share of beer market hits 20%Heineken Ireland said yesterday that it had taken a 20 per cent share by volume of the Irish beer market in 2005 for the first…Thu Feb 23 2006 - 00:00
Beamish parent's sales rise 4.1%Brewer Beamish & Crawford's British parent, Scottish & Newcastle, has reported profits of almost £400 million (€586 million…Wed Feb 22 2006 - 00:00
ComReg's limitations inhibit market - reportLimits on ComReg's ability to enforce its rulings are hitting competition in the telecoms market and slowing the spread of high…Tue Feb 21 2006 - 00:00
Tax offenders may hold top postsPeople convicted of some tax offences could potentially be appointed to senior posts in financial services under proposals put…Mon Feb 20 2006 - 00:00
Indaver made €2m profit in 2004The Irish subsidiary of a Belgian firm planning to build two incinerators in the Republic had €2 million profit in 2004, according…Mon Feb 20 2006 - 00:00
Batu official could not accept deal to end rowAn agreement that could have ended the row that has resulted in the jailing of three building workers failed this week because…Sat Feb 18 2006 - 00:00
Vivas office support group seeks buyerHealth insurer Vivas yesterday said its services would not be hit by the fact that part of the group that provides its back office…Sat Feb 18 2006 - 00:00
Competition hits Eircom earningsIncreased competition sent earnings at the Republic's biggest telecoms company plunging last year, figures released yesterday…Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
Chadwick buys stake in centuries-old UK firmMichael Chadwick, chairman of builders' supplier Grafton Group, has invested almost €2Thu Feb 16 2006 - 00:00
McInerney buys UK house builderQuoted builder McInerney Holdings is set to pay up to €9 million for a British company specialising in social housing projects…Thu Feb 16 2006 - 00:00
Company accuses ComReg of moving the goalpostsSmart's argument: Smart Telecom said in the High Court yesterday that it believed the communications regulator ComReg moved …Wed Feb 15 2006 - 00:00
Telecom firm's aggressive streak is paying offFormer stockbroker, Oisín Fanning, founded Smart Telecom in 2000, initially as a player in the payphone market.Wed Feb 15 2006 - 00:00
BSE test maker pays dividend of €9m to directorsThe shareholders of BSE test manufacturer Enfer Technology took a €9 million dividend from the company in 2004, the latest figures…Sat Feb 11 2006 - 00:00
Regulator reverses plan for appointing directorsThe State's financial services watchdog has rowed back on a plan to demand that anyone appointed as a director or a manager in…Sat Feb 11 2006 - 00:00
O2 to drop roaming charges for NorthMobile phone company O2 Ireland is to drop "roaming" charges for customers using its phones in the North and also eliminate them…Thu Feb 09 2006 - 00:00
Ballymore subsidiary sells stake in project to shareholder's wifeA subsidiary of the Ballymore Properties group sold its share in a shopping centre development to the wife of the group's biggest…Thu Feb 09 2006 - 00:00
Taggart buys English housing firm for €100mIrish property developer Taggart Holdings has bought an English-based house-building company in a deal valued at close to €100…Tue Feb 07 2006 - 00:00
Rich artists get most of tax breakArtists: A small number of highly paid artists mopped up most of the €20 million-plus a year that the tax break for these individuals…Tue Feb 07 2006 - 00:00
Caribbean investment gets tax reliefInvestment relief: A company used a tax break designed to boost investment in the Republic to get over €300,000 a year in relief…Tue Feb 07 2006 - 00:00
Bord na gCon chief's pledge on testingGreyhound racing board chairman Paschal Taggart pledged at the weekend that details of all positive drug tests on greyhounds …Mon Feb 06 2006 - 00:00
Comedy venue revampedPromoter and Mean Fiddler shareholder Denis Desmond and businessman Gerry Purcell have emerged as the backers of a €6 million…Sat Feb 04 2006 - 00:00
Vodafone puts €1m into centre for product innovationVodafone is to invest more than €1 million and create 25 jobs in a new centre in the Republic that will play a key role in bringing…Fri Feb 03 2006 - 00:00
Irish start-up companies attract about €200m a yearStart-up companies in Ireland are managing to attract about €200 million a year in venture capital backingFri Feb 03 2006 - 00:00
Greyhound vets may face inquiryThe vets involved in the greyhound doping row face the possibility of an investigation by their own professional body, The Irish…Fri Feb 03 2006 - 00:00
Bord na gCon head and board clashed on spendingA row over spending developed between the greyhound racing board and its chief executive over the last three months, according…Thu Feb 02 2006 - 00:00
High-tech competition heats upThe Republic is facing increasing competition for high-tech investment from emerging economies in Europe and Asia, Forfás warned…Wed Feb 01 2006 - 00:00
Ex-Bord na gCon head settles actionDismissed Bord na gCon chief executive Aidan Tynan is understood to have settled his legal action against his former employers…Wed Feb 01 2006 - 00:00
Chambers president warns of social partnership dangersThe president of the State's biggest business organisation warned yesterday that social partnership was moving in a direction…Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
Firm to create 50 jobs in business services sectorA company specialising in business services and customer support is planning a €1Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
Minister seeks reports on dismissal of CEOReports into the sacking of Bord na gCon chief executive Aidan Tynan and the decision by its board not to make public two failed…Sat Jan 28 2006 - 00:00
Austin in €1.5m Montaigne dealBusinessman Pat Austin is set to get a 75 per cent stake in venture capital firm Montaigne Investments after agreeing to buy …Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
