Competitiveness and sterling key interestsIRISH business will be watching the British budget for two reasonsMon Nov 25 1996 - 00:00
Pound trades at just over parity against sterlingANOTHER rise in the value of sterling, ahead of next week's British budget, has pulled the pound to a new three-year high against…Wed Nov 20 1996 - 00:00
Pound rises to a three year high against D markTHE pound has risen to its highest level for more than three years against the deutschmark and is now by far the strongest currency…Sat Nov 16 1996 - 00:00
Public sector pay deals may jeopardise tax reform for allIT'S time to give the PAYE taxpayer a breakFri Nov 15 1996 - 00:00
£800m in tax cuts on offer over 3 yearsSTRONG economic growth means a new national programme could include tax reductions totalling £800 million over the next three…Thu Nov 14 1996 - 00:00
Cabinet looks at working hoursNEW legislation to introduce a compulsory limit of 48-hours on the working week of most employees is to be brought to the Cabinet…Sat Nov 09 1996 - 00:00
Changing electronics sector will punish complacencyMANY headlines have been made this year by news of major new investment projects, with a large proportion of them in the electronics…Fri Nov 08 1996 - 00:00
Central Bank support lifts poundTHE Central Bank has sent a clear signal to the market by stepping in and buying Irish pounds to drive the currency back above…Sat Nov 02 1996 - 00:00
Coulson set to succeed Hanlon as VHI chairmanBUSINESSMAN Mr Paul Coulson is now set to succeed Mr Noel Hanlon as chairman of the VHI early next year, according to reliable…Sat Nov 02 1996 - 00:00
Sterling surge balances parity scalesWhy has the Irish pound suddenly fallen back to 100 sterling?Sat Nov 02 1996 - 00:00
Bank backs pound against sterlingTHE Central Bank is attempting to head off an inflation rise by supporting the pound and pushing it back over parity with sterling…Sat Nov 02 1996 - 00:00
Clarke's gambit gives Bank more headachews"CLARKE is today's hero" was one response in London news of the surprise interest rate increaseThu Oct 31 1996 - 00:00
First aiders supplied that finishing touchHURRICANE Lili didn't destroy the Dublin City Marathon but she did add an extra element of difficulty to an already gruelling…Tue Oct 29 1996 - 00:00
Modest wish to get back on track lures runner into marathon endeavourMY training campaign for the marathon has been top secretMon Oct 28 1996 - 00:00
Job figures underline need for new pay pactLOOKING at the jobs market, the case for national agreements between the social partners is an open and shut oneWed Oct 23 1996 - 01:00
New job figures show a riseJOBS figures to be published today are expected to show a higher than expected level of employment increase in the year to last…Tue Oct 22 1996 - 01:00
European retailers are keeping a cold eye on freezers in Ireland as ice cream battle hots upA DISPUTE over the way ice cream is sold in the Irish market has broken out again between HB, the market leader, and Mars.Tue Oct 15 1996 - 01:00
Pound falls to resurgent sterlingTHE pound has fallen back sharply against a resurgent sterling, on a day which has demonstrated clearly the difficulties which…Sat Oct 12 1996 - 01:00
Plenty of twists face states intent on the road to EMUEUROPEAN financial markets and politicians are at one at the moment in predicting that monetary union will go ahead on schedule…Fri Oct 11 1996 - 01:00
More than 1,200 jobs to be created in Dublin and CorkMORE than 1,200 jobs are to be created in three new business investments in Dublin and Cork.Thu Oct 10 1996 - 01:00
Spending and more tax cuts main priorityBOTH employers and trade unions have learned from the experience of the Programme for Competitiveness and Work and the latest…Wed Oct 09 1996 - 01:00
NESC urges modest pay rises in return for tax concessionsTHE National Economic and Social Council (NESC) is to call for a strategy of wage moderation in return for tax concessions in…Tue Oct 08 1996 - 01:00
Time for VHI to heal itselfTHE board of the VHI meets today, with much to occupy its membersMon Sept 30 1996 - 01:00
VHI board expected to seek outsider to fill chief executive roleTHE VHI board is expected to decide on Monday to look outside the organisation to find a replacement for departing chief executive…Sat Sept 28 1996 - 01:00
Fairer taxation system a first step to ending fraudNEWS during the last week can only have confirmed many of the prejudices of that group commonly known as "hard-pressed PAYE taxpayers…Fri Sept 27 1996 - 01:00
VHI board looks for Duncan's successorTHE VHI board is to meet next Monday to consider the appointment of a new chief executiveFri Sept 27 1996 - 01:00
MRBI sells a 72% stake to British groupTHE British quoted market information company Taylor Nelson AGB has purchased a 72 per cent stake in the Market Research Bureau…Wed Sept 25 1996 - 01:00
Rabbitte devising new investment safeguardsNEW proposals on the regulation of investment intermediaries are to be put to Government by the Minister for Commerce, Science…Tue Sept 24 1996 - 01:00
Duncan resigns as VHI chief executiveMR Brian Duncan, the chief executive of the VHI, has resigned from the company.Sat Sept 21 1996 - 01:00
Hands-On UileverTHE story of how Niall FitzGerald joined Unilever "by accident" has become something of a corporate legendFri Sept 20 1996 - 01:00
Duncan dismisses "unjust" reportTHE chief executive of the VHI has said he will respond in full to criticisms of him in a report put before the company's board…Fri Sept 20 1996 - 01:00
Helping low tech employers in era of industrial changeINDUSTRIAL restructuring may sound like an abstract concept but it became all too real this week for the 650 employees in Semperit…Fri Sept 20 1996 - 01:00
VHI board meets Duncan to discuss way aheadTODAY'S board meeting of the VHI is expected to ask chief executive Mr Brian Duncan for his response to a report recommending…Thu Sept 19 1996 - 01:00
Why fighting welfare fraud is not as simple as it seemsTHE sequence of events since the results of the Central Statistics Office examination of the unemployment live register started…Thu Sept 19 1996 - 01:00
Discord erupts at `caring' VHIPENSIONS around the VHI boardroom table have been building for some time, but are now coming to a head as a report from a sub…Wed Sept 18 1996 - 01:00
VHI board urged to end contract of managing directorA REPORT to be considered by the VHI board tomorrow recommends that the contract of managing director, Mr Brian Duncan, be terminated…Wed Sept 18 1996 - 01:00
Clash between VHI board and MD imminentA CLASH between the board of the VHI and its managing director is expected, as a report recommending significant changes at the…Tue Sept 17 1996 - 01:00
Competition increases VHI tensionSERIOUS tensions between the board and management of the VIII are likely to be aired at a meeting of the company's board later…Mon Sept 16 1996 - 01:00
Cabinet pledges action on dole fraudTHE Government is examining how to respond to a survey showing, widespread fraud among those on the unemployment live register…Sat Sept 14 1996 - 01:00
Welfare fraud findings present Government with a dilemmaTHE Government may yet regret it ever decided to try to discover the "real" level of unemploymentSat Sept 14 1996 - 01:00
Maastricht is real bogeyman in the eyes of Central BankSO MUCH for all the fuss about inflationFri Sept 13 1996 - 01:00
VHI reviews operations as competitions nearsTHE VHI board has started a wide ranging review of the company's operations.Tue Sept 10 1996 - 01:00
Money market rates steady after Central Bank scareTHE Dublin money markets were yesterday indicating that there was no immediate pressure on retail interest rates, after Central…Sat Sept 07 1996 - 01:00
Currency exchange rate key part of EU finance ministers' meetingWHEN EU finance ministers gather Dublin in a fortnight's time for one of the key meetings of the Irish presidency, they will …Sat Sept 07 1996 - 01:00
Taylor investors identify themselvesINVESTORS who have lost £1.6 million to £1Thu Sept 05 1996 - 01:00
Wobbly France the weak link in EMUTHE crunch is approaching in the run up to EU monetary unionFri Aug 30 1996 - 01:00
Minister must initiate more pro active policy for regulating brokersTHE regulation of financial brokers has been a game of pass the parcel for yearsTue Aug 27 1996 - 01:00
Fidelity catalyst in Departmental inquiryTHE investors behind the complaints against fund manager Mr Tony Taylor first became aware that there might be problems at the…Fri Aug 23 1996 - 01:00
German move fails to prevent rate riseWHEN the news of the German interest rate cut came from Frankfurt at around noon yesterday, the Dublin market held its breath…Fri Aug 23 1996 - 01:00
Loss leaders at risk as interest rates set to riseNUMBER of the major banks and building societies are considering interest rate increases and announcements of higher rates for…Fri Aug 09 1996 - 01:00
