Co Wexford-based Prim Ed buys out partner in €15m dealNew Ross firm acquires RIC Publications, to double workforce over the next five yearsFri Feb 05 2016 - 15:24
Debt judgments against businesses down 8% last yearThe number of judgments against unincorporated businesses up 7% in 2015Fri Feb 05 2016 - 14:45
Ires Reit buys 23 apartments in Dublin city centre for €5.9mDeal comprises 15 1-bed and 8 2-bed apartments, an office suite and car parking spacesFri Feb 05 2016 - 12:13
Fraud protection should be a priority for businessesThe perpetrators often come from within the firm and are first-time offendersFri Feb 05 2016 - 07:15
Oliver St John Gogarty pub owner sees profits soarDrayton House Holdings posts profits of €3 million, up from €1.75 million a year earlierFri Feb 05 2016 - 01:00
Whelan’s owner in multi-million euro merger with Capital BarsNewly enlarged company will run 12 venues including Cafe en Seine and The GeorgeThu Feb 04 2016 - 14:27
Fall in mortgage approvals and drawdowns for first-time buyersNew figures show Central Bank restrictions continue to impact on lendingThu Feb 04 2016 - 11:41
Numbers on Live Register down 10.3% in year to JanuaryNew figures show the number of people aged under 25 signing on is continuing to fallThu Feb 04 2016 - 11:16
Microfinance Ireland loan approvals at all-time highState-backed lender says applications for loans rose by 40% last yearThu Feb 04 2016 - 10:25
SMEs find it harder to recruit, says new surveySmall businesses feel they don’t have ability or resources to compete with bigger firmsThu Feb 04 2016 - 00:10
Fewer European IPOs likely as economic woes biteCompanies raised €57.4bn from initial public offerings last year, up 16% on 2014Thu Feb 04 2016 - 00:01
Bank of Ireland staff vote to accept new pay dealBoI workers to receive a 2.2% rise this year with a further 2.6% due in 2017Wed Feb 03 2016 - 11:18
Irish companies raised €522m in VC funding last yearTotal seed funds raised in 2015 amounted to €43.8m, equivalent to 8% of all VC fundingWed Feb 03 2016 - 10:57
Retail Solutions making it big abroadSmall Business Future ProofSeamus Quinn, co-founder, Retail Solutions, TuamTue Feb 02 2016 - 09:30
Ryanair shares soar as third quarter profit more than doublesAirline announces €800m share buyback programme, raises full-year traffic guidanceMon Feb 01 2016 - 14:36
Topaz sale to Couche-Tard completed, new MD namedNiall Anderton appointed managing director of the Irish fuel chain following acquisitionMon Feb 01 2016 - 14:06
Centra, Abtran announce over 500 jobs across IrelandConvenience store chain reports record sales of €1.54bn, to open 16 new stores nationwideMon Feb 01 2016 - 10:17
Kenmare defaults on debt, in ongoing talks with lendersMozambique-focused explorer said ore mined last year fell by 19%Mon Feb 01 2016 - 09:04
BT Ireland revenues rise as parent posts best growth in yearsTelecoms group also announces expansion of Irish business sales divisionMon Feb 01 2016 - 08:14
Grafton Group acquires UK business Allsand SuppliesBolt-on acquisition extends Grafton’s footprint in the south of EnglandMon Feb 01 2016 - 07:48
Former engineer and now executive coach hopes to set up in IrelandWild Geese Susan Houlihan, chief operating officer, Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute, CaliforniaFri Jan 29 2016 - 10:30
Bringing your work home takes on a whole new meaningAs well as taking time off to complete work, workers are also taking annual rather than sick leave when illFri Jan 29 2016 - 07:41
Irish consumers more upbeat but concerned about global economyLatest consumer sentiment index shows rebound in confidence in the capitalThu Jan 28 2016 - 00:01
Irish Life receives ‘AA’ rating upgrade from FitchMove comes as ratings agency reaffirms Canadian parent Great-West Lifeco at ‘A+’Wed Jan 27 2016 - 14:55
Eli Lilly subsidiary to close in Sligo with loss of 100 jobsElanco Animal Health has been operating in Sligo since 1991Wed Jan 27 2016 - 13:20
Government distances itself from corporate inversion mergersMinister for Enterprise Richard Bruton says Ireland has no interest in winning such dealsWed Jan 27 2016 - 11:55
Paddy Power to pay dividends of €141m after Betfair mergerPaddy Power will own 52% of merged group, worth €11bn at yesterday’s pricesWed Jan 27 2016 - 07:41
Lisheen mine in Tipperary makes final shipmentThe mine, which began operations in 1999, employed up to 400 people at full productionMon Jan 25 2016 - 12:37
New jobs initiative for Dublin aims to create 66,000 rolesStrategy promises additional support for start-ups and a doubling of FDIMon Jan 25 2016 - 12:01
Up to 160 jobs announced for Galway and CorkIntuity, Hortonworks and Fortuity to create new technology-related rolesMon Jan 25 2016 - 11:33
Operating at the very highest level in the USWild GeeseDr Conor Delaney, Cleveland Clinic’s Digestive Disease Institute, OhioFri Jan 22 2016 - 10:30
Passage East Ferry Company goes on the marketCar ferry service, which has operated since 1982, is up for sale as a going concernThu Jan 21 2016 - 12:06
Three firms to create more than 120 jobs across IrelandO’Brien Fine Foods, Digital Marketing Institute and Cayan all creating new rolesThu Jan 21 2016 - 10:46
Dublin-based Escher Group forecasts lower revenuesNo surprises in latest trading update as company issued profit warning last yearThu Jan 21 2016 - 09:23
Advertising and PR group Ogilvy & Mather posts lower revenuesGroup reports a 6.5% decline in profit as revenues fall by 20 per cent in 2014Thu Jan 21 2016 - 07:47
Hostelworld says second-half bookings up by 21%Irish website, which floated in November, says FY earnings in line with expectationsThu Jan 21 2016 - 07:41
ISE tops global rankings for bond and investment fund listingsEquity trades up 26 per cent last year to 5.6m, Iseq index ends 2015 up 30%Wed Jan 20 2016 - 11:59
Irish house prices show second biggest increase in EUNew figures show Irish house prices rise was only surpassed by Malta in third quarterWed Jan 20 2016 - 11:13
Growing wine specialist looks forward to vintage yearsInside Track Q&A: Mike Kane, co-owner of Curious WinesWed Jan 20 2016 - 08:34
Nua Healthcare to create 800 jobs across IrelandCompany to roll-out new jobs over next three years with 300 positions to be filled in 2016Wed Jan 20 2016 - 08:00
Swedish online survey firm Netigate to create 45 jobs in CorkThe new roles will be in sales, technical support and account managementWed Jan 20 2016 - 07:14
Government debt down to 99.4% of GDP in third quarterNew figures show Government debt of €204.2bn at the end of SeptemberTue Jan 19 2016 - 11:23
Dalata acquires landmark Clarion hotel in Sligo for €13.1mGroup is to invest up to €750,000 in a refurbishment programme on the hotelTue Jan 19 2016 - 07:28
Irish M&A activity jumps to seven-year high in 2015Number of mergers and acquisitions up 10%, from 416 to 458 dealsMon Jan 18 2016 - 13:45
New action plan for jobs to target 200,000 extra jobsStrategy outlines more than 300 actions to be implemented by GovernmentMon Jan 18 2016 - 12:36
Dublin-based Venn Life Sciences wins dual-listing approvalVenn approved to trade shares on Irish Stock Exchange’s ESM as well as on AIMMon Jan 18 2016 - 09:35
Irish SMEs still worried about access to financeBorrowing for working capital on decline while lending for expansion on the increaseFri Jan 15 2016 - 12:05
Government unveils €40m regional jobs fundEnterprise Ireland to manage new scheme which is aimed at creating more jobsFri Jan 15 2016 - 10:50
Dublin-based Experian profit hit by volatile currency ratesCredit check firm says revenues down 3 % in third quarter due to strong dollarFri Jan 15 2016 - 10:08
‘Workplace bullying is like a cancer’Employers who have robust anti-bullying policies in place are less likely to face actionsFri Jan 15 2016 - 07:37