Telcos approach Irish Rail over network developmentA number of telecom companies have approached rail operator Iarnród Éireann seeking to use its communications lines to develop…Thu Jan 26 2006 - 00:00
Smart forms service partnership with IBMHi-tech giant IBM's Irish business is to join forces with broadband player Smart Telecom in a new partnership arrangement.Thu Jan 26 2006 - 00:00
Irish market highest earner for VodafoneMobile network Vodafone secured higher average revenue per customer in the Republic than in any of the group's 17 other markets…Wed Jan 25 2006 - 00:00
Customer numbers at O2 Ireland hit 1.6mMobile operator O2 Ireland grew customer numbers to 1Tue Jan 24 2006 - 00:00
Irish group likely to buy Florida hotel for €165mA group of Irish investors are in pole position to buy a €165 million hotel in Florida with connections to the Professional Golfers…Mon Jan 23 2006 - 00:00
Swisscom chief steps down after row over EircomThe Swisscom chief executive who led the company's failed bid for Eircom has resigned in a row with its biggest shareholder, …Sat Jan 21 2006 - 00:00
Horizon to take €2m hit in accounts on one-off itemsHorizon Technology is set to take a €2 million hit in its 2005 accounts as a result of two one- off items, the company said yesterday…Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
McInerney's contracting division tops €50m turnoverDublin-listed builder McInerney Holdings singled out the performance of its Irish contracting business in a trading statement…Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
ComReg looking at cold-calling tactics of NewTelThe State's communications watchdog is investigating the sales practices of a telecoms company following complaints from consumers…Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Investors welcome Anglo Irish share placingMarket Report: The biggest placing in the Dublin market's history dominated trade yesterday, but it could not prevent the Iseq…Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
IAWS deal in US with Wendy's to create extra salesA North American subsidiary of food group IAWS is in the initial stages of a deal that analysts estimate could deliver an extra…Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
Ardawn secures €40m of €75m targetA property company focused on buying development land has commitments of €40 million for its second round of fund raising, which…Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
Tullow strikes oil in Ugandan wellDublin-listed explorer Tullow revealed yesterday that it had struck oil in one of its African properties.Wed Jan 18 2006 - 00:00
Smart beefs up salesforce to target residential telco marketSmart Telecom is to step up its assault on the residential telecommunications market with a new sales team whose management will…Wed Jan 18 2006 - 00:00
Technology firms 'raised €200m in 2005'Irish technology companies raised almost €200 million from investors last year, the highest level of venture capital support …Tue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
Ex-Anglo chief to chair new Pensions BoardSecurities Trading Corporation founder and former Anglo Irish Bank director Tiernan O'Mahony is to take over as chairman of the…Tue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
Austin to buy out Montaigne backersBusinessman Pat Austin looks set to buy out his backers in venture capital firm Montaigne Investment Corporation.Fri Jan 13 2006 - 00:00
Timas settles with authorityThe Competition Authority has agreed to end an investigation of an online travel reservations provider after the company agreed…Thu Jan 12 2006 - 00:00
Irish trail in export growth, says IEAExports from the Republic lagged the EU and the rest of the world as high costs hit competitiveness in 2005, figures released…Wed Jan 11 2006 - 00:00
Paddy Power scores in BurtonListed bookmaker Paddy Power scored a marketing coup from Manchester United's shock nil-nil draw against non-league side Burton…Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
Punchestown companies may be struck offThe companies responsible for running Punchestown Racecourse face the possibility of being struck off as a result of a dispute…Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
Financial Regulator to oversee spread bettingThe Financial Regulator will take responsibility for regulating spread betting next year under the terms of a new EU directive…Mon Jan 09 2006 - 00:00
Delta Index releases confidential dataOnline financial markets spread betting service Delta Index inadvertently distributed confidential client information to around…Sat Jan 07 2006 - 00:00
Bupa to transfer 40 jobs to Fermoy baseHealth insurer Bupa will transfer 40 jobs from Britain to its Irish base and invest an extra €1 million in the facility, the …Fri Jan 06 2006 - 00:00
Under a third of SSIAs to be cashed in 2006 - IL&PLess than one in three special savings incentive accounts (SSIAs) are expected to be cashed in this year, according to one retail…Thu Jan 05 2006 - 00:00
Redundancies in 2005 lowest in four yearsThe number of workers laid off from their jobs in 2005 was the lowest since 2001, according to official figures, writes Barry…Wed Jan 04 2006 - 00:00
State pension fund to invest in private Irish companiesThe management of the €15 billion State pension fund plans to invest in private Irish companies through local venture capital…Mon Jan 02 2006 - 00:00
Bupa says Harney plan will cost €50m this yearThe Government has this week introduced the controversial risk equalisation system to the Irish health insurance marketMon Jan 02 2006 - 00:00
CRH buys 26.3% stake in Spanish concrete groupBuilding materials giant CRH has spent €300 million on a stake in a Spanish-based multinational cement and concrete group.Sat Dec 31 2005 - 00:00
National debt, asset portfolios increase 14%The portfolios managed by the agency responsible for national debt and the State pension fund increased by 14 per cent to €57…Sat Dec 31 2005 - 00:00
Ictu head McLoone to be chairman of FasLeading trade unionist Peter McLoone is to take over as chairman of State training and employment agency Fás in the New Year…Sat Dec 24 2005 - 00:00
Ovoca to take control of Russian depositListed exploration company Ovoca Resources is to take control of a Russian silver deposit in a shares and cash deal valued at…Fri Dec 23 2005 - 00:00
High Court finds against competition watchdogThe High Court yesterday shot down a Competition Authority ruling that it could "veto" lawyers chosen to represent any parties…Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
Quinn group to provide €28m to SmartBusinessman Seán Quinn could add mobile communications to his multiple interests following a €56Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
Dairy board welcomes trade dealThis week's world trade agreement will open opportunities to the agriculture and food industries, Irish Dairy Board (IDB) managing…Wed Dec 21 2005 - 00:00
Jobs backed by State agency dropThe number of people working for companies backed by State agency, Enterprise Ireland, fell by 218 to 143,310 this year, it said…Wed Dec 21 2005 - 00:00
Mobile numbers match populationThere were as many active mobile phones as there were people in the Republic by the end of September, the latest figures show…Wed Dec 21 2005 - 00:00
Pan Andean shares fall 13% on failed drillListed explorer Pan Andean Resource's share price plunged by almost 13 per cent yesterday after it announced that its latest …Tue Dec 20 2005 - 00:00
Carphone Warehouse buys Tele2 operationsLondon-listed Carphone Warehouse is set to offer residential telecoms services in the Republic as a result of a €15 million deal…Tue Dec 20 2005 - 00:00
Unidare shareholders to get €53m from sale of US unitUnidare is on schedule to distribute €53 million in proceeds from the sale of its US businesses to shareholders by the end of…Tue Dec 20 2005 - 00:00
ComReg faces €5m bill as mobile firms win appealThe telecommunications regulator, ComReg, is facing an estimated €5 million legal bill following its second failure to defend…Thu Dec 15 2005 - 00:00
Vodafone, O2 challenge ComRegMobile operator Vodafone argued yesterday that a ruling by communications industry regulator ComReg that it and O2 have a dominant…Wed Dec 14 2005 - 00:00
Revenue gets €9m in second highest tax settlementA building group advised by a struck-off accountant, who is suspected of major tax fraud, has made a €9 million settlement with…Wed Dec 14 2005 - 00:00
Martin publishes Bill to revoke Groceries OrderThe Government took the first step to meeting its pledge to drop the ban on selling groceries below their wholesale price yesterday…Tue Dec 13 2005 - 00:00
Agcert to provide gas credits in 2006Irish-based greenhouse gas credits trader Agcert said yesterday that it made "substantial progress" in operations and getting…Tue Dec 13 2005 - 00:00
CRH in hunt for Belgian purchaseDublin-listed building materials multinational CRH is reported to be on the trail of another acquisition in Europe, worth an …Tue Dec 13 2005 - 00:00
Chamber warns on end to Gama-type loopholeTax scheme : The end of a scheme that allowed construction company Gama to pay some of its workers outside the Republic will…Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
Business leaders urged to get involved in public policy issuesBusiness leaders need to get involved in public policy, according to Reuters chairman and former Unilever chief, Niall Fitzgerald…Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
Ruling clears way for €65m CRH acquisitionBuilding materials giant CRH is set to buy a stake in a German company for an estimated €65 million following a ruling by the…Tue Dec 06 2005 - 00:00
Musgrave ordered to pay Hong Kong company €725,000The Commercial Court yesterday ordered retail franchise operator and distributor Musgrave to pay a Hong Kong company €725,000…Sat Dec 03 2005 - 00:00
