Tesco Ireland touches €2bn sales markSales at Tesco Ireland almost reached the €2 billion mark in the year to February 28th last, the company said yesterday.Wed Apr 21 2004 - 01:00
Quinn Group is poised to take control at BarloMr Sean Quinn's family-owned group looked poised to take over Barlo last night, after it emerged that it had control of more …Wed Apr 21 2004 - 01:00
African Gold set to buy in GhanaAfrican Gold is on the verge of buying a block in Ghana's Ashanti gold belt for $4 million (€3Tue Apr 20 2004 - 01:00
UK group to buy Raidtec in €5m dealA British company plans to buy Cork-based data storage specialist, Raidtec, in an all-share deal valued at more than €5 million…Tue Apr 20 2004 - 01:00
Taxi drivers may picket Dublin Airport over new chargesTaxi drivers are threatening to picket the State's busiest airport in protest at plans by Aer Rianta to introduce a new charging…Mon Apr 19 2004 - 01:00
Eircom ESOT manager to leaveThe main architect of the Eircom employee share option trust (ESOT) is to leave the position at the end of next month, it was…Sat Apr 17 2004 - 01:00
Scanlon set to resign as CWU general secretaryEircom deputy chairman, Mr Con Scanlon, is to resign as general secretary of the Communications Workers' Union (CWU), it emerged…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
Brokers' group responds to competition criticismTwo months ago, it looked like it was the brokers' turn to be the latest whipping boys in the row over high insurance charges…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
IBA says brokers secure lowest ratesInsurance brokers place close to nine out of ten of their clients with the companies offering the lowest available quote, according…Fri Apr 16 2004 - 01:00
IAWS set to sell Bolands plantThe food group IAWS has agreed to sell the last of the former Bolands Mills plants to ingredients producer All in All in a deal…Thu Apr 15 2004 - 01:00
Philips to hold onto 20 staff in Dublin unitElectronics multinational Philips said yesterday that it planned to keep on 20 of the 150 staff at the Irish back-office operation…Wed Apr 14 2004 - 01:00
Sales rise but profits slip at Bryan S RyanPre-tax profits at office equipment supplier, Bryan S Ryan slipped slightly last year, despite improved sales at the Dublin-based…Tue Apr 13 2004 - 01:00
Bray printer and publisher logs €2.35m deficit in 2003Lithographic Universal Ltd, the printer and publisher in which Anglo Irish Bank chief executive, Mr Sean Fitzpatrick, has a small…Tue Apr 13 2004 - 01:00
Musgrave to sell 172 UK Budgen stores to franchiseesMusgrave is planning to franchise out 172 outlets in the Budgen's convenience store chain it owns in the UK, the company said…Fri Apr 09 2004 - 01:00
Lakeland's acquisitions drive strong turnoverAcquisitions drove strong turnover growth at Lakeland Dairies last year, but exceptional costs dented profits at the co-op, it…Thu Apr 08 2004 - 01:00
REO makes €48m profit in 2003The listed investment fund that is 35 per cent owned by property dealers Mr John Ronan and Mr Richard Barrett yesterday announced…Wed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
Charter deal boost for Cork, ShannonTwo US tour operators plan to provide chartered transatlantic flights into Cork and Shannon airports this summer, adding 12,500…Wed Apr 07 2004 - 01:00
A VERY BRITISH INSTITUTIONThe very British institution that is the Savoy Group is made up of four London properties: the Savoy, Claridge's, Berkeley and…Tue Apr 06 2004 - 01:00
Savoy to be sold to Quinlan group for €1.13bnA group of Irish investors, led by financier and deal-maker Mr Derek Quinlan, is to buy the prestigious Savoy hotel group in …Tue Apr 06 2004 - 01:00
Airtricity to sell slice of project to Spanish firmAirtricity has agreed to sell part of its interest in the Arklow Bank wind energy project to a Spanish group in a deal which …Fri Apr 02 2004 - 01:00
Buckeye to close Cork paper plantThe manufacturing sector suffered another blow yesterday with the announcement that 90 jobs are to go at a paper plant.Fri Apr 02 2004 - 01:00
Tax expert calls for corporate tax riseThe Republic should consider increasing its 12Thu Apr 01 2004 - 01:00
Baltimore to enter the energy marketBermuda-based investment house Acquisitor Holdings increased its stake in Baltimore Technologies yesterday as the one-time internet…Thu Apr 01 2004 - 01:00
1,648 made complaints against insurance companiesThe insurance ombudsman received 1,648 complaints against the industry last year - slightly more than the number received in …Thu Apr 01 2004 - 01:00
Financial regulator urges legislators to 'sit back'The chief executive of the financial services regulator warned yesterday that continuing to tighten the laws surrounding auditing…Wed Mar 31 2004 - 01:00
Melgan withdraws offer for BarloThe way is clear for Quinn Group's proposed €84 million bid to take over Barlo plc after the backers of the original management…Sat Mar 27 2004 - 00:00
Bank affected by phone line woesA damaged telephone line virtually shut down a leading bank's branch network yesterday.Sat Mar 27 2004 - 00:00
Shareholders give go-ahead to IWP's Eur18m restructuring planA number of restructuring measures at consumer and household goods supplier IWP will cost the group an estimated €18 million …Sat Mar 27 2004 - 00:00
Tullow set to offer $500m for African companyDublin and London-listed Tullow Oil said yesterday it would offer $500 million (€412Sat Mar 27 2004 - 00:00
Barlo's MBO document may help explain Quinn Group's late entryA clause in the management buyout (MBO) offer document for Barlo gives a pointer to why Quinn Group appeared to have left it …Fri Mar 26 2004 - 00:00
Barlo knew of Quinn's interestIndependent directors at Barlo knew a week ago that the Quinn Group was considering a bid for the listed company it now looks…Thu Mar 25 2004 - 00:00
A few risks help to cement the profitsProfile: Mr Sean Quinn, the man whose multifaceted business looks poised to take over Barlo plc, began his career as an agricultural…Wed Mar 24 2004 - 00:00
Quinn poised to take Barlo with €84m offerThe Quinn Group is on the verge of taking over Barlo plc after offering €84 million for the company, €14 million more than a …Wed Mar 24 2004 - 00:00
Quinn's offer likely to succeedTakeover rules : By last week, Melgan had received 34Wed Mar 24 2004 - 00:00
Barlo closes 5 cents up on MBO offer ahead of e.g.m.Barlo closed 2.27 per cent up at 45 cents last night, valuing the company at almost €9 million more than the management buyout…Tue Mar 23 2004 - 00:00
Londis executives remove obstacle to Musgrave bidThe four executives of Londis UK have removed a potential obstacle to a renewed Musgrave offer for the group by surrendering …Sat Mar 20 2004 - 00:00
IBEC calls on unions to rethink planned stoppagesA leading figure in employers' group IBEC yesterday warned trade unions that they would shoot themselves in the foot if they …Sat Mar 13 2004 - 00:00
Icelandair subsidiary to fly routes to Spain for JetgreenAn Icelandair subsidiary that was last year linked to FreshAer, the low-cost carrier that never got off the ground, is to operate…Sat Mar 13 2004 - 00:00
Charges cap cuts Aer Rianta profitsA cap on landing charges and difficulties in some of its markets halved profits at the State airports' authority, Aer Rianta, …Fri Mar 12 2004 - 00:00
Former CityJet chief to offer low-cost flights to SpainFormer CityJet chief operations officer, Mr Pearse Gilroy, is set to launch a scheduled low-cost air service between Dublin and…Thu Mar 11 2004 - 00:00
Kingspan profits up 3% despite hit from strong euroPre-tax profits at building materials group Kingspan grew by 3 per cent last year, despite taking a €2Wed Mar 10 2004 - 00:00
ICG reports 20% fall in profitsThe parent of Irish Ferries, the shipping company that has been dogged by industrial relations troubles recently, yesterday reported…Tue Mar 09 2004 - 00:00
Desmond increases Barlo stakeInvestor Mr Dermot Desmond has once again raised his stake in management buyout (MBO) target Barlo, the Irish Stock Exchange …Sat Mar 06 2004 - 00:00
Fall in cash reserves threatens Aer Rianta break-upProposals from the Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, to break up Aer Rianta into three different companies is threatened by…Sat Mar 06 2004 - 00:00
Woodies set for €6m expansionGrafton plc's DIY business, Woodies, plans to create 150 jobs in a €6 million expansion that will involve two new stores and …Fri Mar 05 2004 - 00:00
Financial services group acquires HarvestFinancial services group Broadstone Capital has bought Harvest Global Asset Management for a sum likely to be between €4Fri Mar 05 2004 - 00:00
Reduced costs boosts Horizon profitsReduced costs earned a small pre-tax profit and helped to boost operating profit by 29 per cent at IT equipment and services …Fri Mar 05 2004 - 00:00
Londis UK starts talks with Musgrave on possible saleThe board of Londis UK yesterday instructed consultants KPMG to begin talks with Musgrave and a number of other bidders interested…Fri Mar 05 2004 - 00:00
Services sector expands againContinued growth in new business helped drive expansion in the services sector for the ninth successive month in February, according…Thu Mar 04 2004 - 00:00
