Political inertia delaying financial regulatorA lack of interest and political will is behind the delay in establishing an independent single regulator for the financial sector…Tue May 09 2000 - 01:00
State job creation `masks record losses'The creation last year by enterprise agencies of more than 34,000 jobs "masks record job losses" of almost 21,000 in agency-supported…Mon May 08 2000 - 01:00
Tribunal seeks Isle of Man documentsThe Moriarty tribunal is seeking documentation concerning an Isle of Man company which was at the heart of the controversial …Sat May 06 2000 - 01:00
Grafton housing projects up 15%New housing construction projects for the first three months of the year were up 15 per cent on the figure for the same period…Fri May 05 2000 - 01:00
Tribunal ready to seek discovery of Desmond documentsThe Moriarty (Payments to Politicians) Tribunal is still conducting inquiries into the affairs of financier Mr Dermot Desmond…Fri May 05 2000 - 01:00
4,200 firms may be struck off company registerThree publicly quoted companies and a number associated with plcs are among the 4,200 names on a list published in Iris Oifigiuil…Thu May 04 2000 - 01:00
Peterson of Dublin still on top of pipemaking craftThe story goes that brothers Friedrich and Heinrich Kapp were making pipes in their shop on Dublin's Grafton Street when Charles…Fri Apr 28 2000 - 01:00
Sean Quinn donated £30,000 to objectorsThe £30,000 (€38,092) given by Sean Quinn Group Ltd to people campaigning against a rival company's cement factory, planned for…Sat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
Boom means huge value of Haughey assets easily covers tax billCynics who have watched the handling by Charles Haughey of his assets over the years have concluded that his motivation has been…Sat Apr 08 2000 - 01:00
McDowell announces more powers to target fraudstersGardai working with the new Office of Corporate Enforcement will have the power to arrest, detain and question people suspected…Sat Apr 01 2000 - 01:00
AIB makes customers pay up in dispute over DIRTAllied Irish Banks is deducting tax and interest from customers found to have had bogus non-resident accounts going back to the…Sat Apr 01 2000 - 01:00
FDA approves anti-epilepsy drug from ElanElan Corporation shares rose $1.94 to $44Wed Mar 29 2000 - 01:00
Claimants on collapsed firm given ray of hopeThe official liquidator to MMI Stockbrokers, Mr Tom Kavanagh, has said people who lost money and are seeking compensation from…Mon Mar 27 2000 - 01:00
Tax defaulters pay heavy penaltiesA number of very large payments by individuals is a noticeable feature of the list of 60 tax settlements totalling just under…Sat Mar 25 2000 - 00:00
Shortage of staff closes successful Dublin restaurantThe owners of a Dublin restaurant which won favourable reviews and inclusion in the 2000 Michelin Red Guide say they have decided…Thu Mar 23 2000 - 00:00
Flood tribunal is given Ansbacher reportThe Flood tribunal, which is investigating allegations of corruption in the planning process, has requested and been given a …Wed Mar 22 2000 - 00:00
Tax break at risk in hotel crisisThe collapse of the company managing the Holiday Inn on Pearse Street, Dublin, has put in danger a £2 million (€2Fri Mar 17 2000 - 00:00
Ownership changes when tax allowances run outThe US businessmen who built the Holiday Inn hotel on Pearse Street sold it in 1997 to a group of eight partners from KPMG who…Fri Mar 17 2000 - 00:00
Radio licence applicant appeals High Court orderPulse FM, the unsuccessful applicant for a Dublin radio licence, is to appeal to the Supreme Court an order that it lodge £100…Thu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00
Norkom to create 154 new jobs in £26m investmentThe Irish specialist software company Norkom Technologies is to create 154 new jobs in the coming two years as part of a £26 …Mon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00
Investments with missing broker `dissipated'The Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigations inquiry into missing Dublin stockbroker Mr Brian Kilbane is understood to have identified…Mon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00
Liquidator faces heavy legal costsLegal costs from the fraud action brought by the liquidator to MMI Stockbrokers, Mr Tom Kavanagh, could be in excess of £500,…Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00
Former bank director tells of `gigantic' tax avoidance eraTax avoidance was "like some gigantic game" during the 1970s and 1980s, a former managing director of Guinness & Mahon bank…Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00
ATMs affected by labour disputeBank ATMs and foreign exchange services were affected yesterday by the one-day strike of cash-in-transit workers, with 5 per …Sat Mar 04 2000 - 00:00
Revenue's top officers investigate individuals linked to AnsbacherAn "overview team", made up of the most senior officers in the Revenue's investigation branch, is investigating the affairs of…Mon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
Jersey firm invited to High Court hearingThe offshore company which had £1.9 million (€2Fri Feb 18 2000 - 00:00
Claim that law helps directors to `evade creditors'The strike-off policy of the Companies Registration Office is a "Government-sponsored charter" for directors seeking to evade…Thu Feb 17 2000 - 00:00
Liquidator's move may end brokers fraud caseAn application to the High Court for direction, which could lead to the dropping of proceedings for alleged misappropriation …Wed Feb 16 2000 - 00:00
Central Bank rejects DIRT criticismsThe Central Bank has underlined its rejection of key criticisms levelled against it by the Dail subcommittee which investigated…Mon Feb 14 2000 - 00:00
First Active meets to deliberate on fate of senior executiveA crisis meeting of the First Active board took place last night at which it is understood the future of group chief executive…Mon Jan 31 2000 - 00:00
Cayman account owners blocked from moneyA Cayman Islands businessman who has control over at least some of the money in the Ansbacher deposits has said the legal position…Mon Jan 31 2000 - 00:00
Sutherland link with Ansbacher being examinedThe Moriarty Tribunal has been inquiring into possible connections between the former EU Commissioner, Mr Peter Sutherland, and…Thu Jan 27 2000 - 00:00
High Court inspector may be sought to probe Irish Intercontinental BankThe Tanaiste Ms Harney will consider seeking the appointment of a High Court inspector to Irish Intercontinental Bank when she…Thu Jan 27 2000 - 00:00
Foley expected to be called to Moriarty tribunal soonThe Fianna Fail TD Mr Denis Foley is expected to appear before the Moriarty tribunal soon to give evidence about the company …Wed Jan 26 2000 - 00:00
New accountancy board proposedA new oversight board which would subject the regulatory regimes of all accountancy bodies to "open, regular and rigorous scrutiny…Thu Jan 20 2000 - 00:00
Film producer may lose house over debt arrearsThe owner of a Dublin home, which is the subject of a stayed repossession order issued this week, is a film producer who raised…Thu Jan 20 2000 - 00:00
Cost of NIB investigation tops £1.5m in two yearsThe investigation into National Irish Bank (NIB) by two High Court inspectors has cost about £1.5 million (€1Thu Jan 20 2000 - 00:00
State pays £1.5m rent to Cayman-linked firmsThe State pays more than £1.5 million (€1Fri Jan 14 2000 - 00:00
Reynolds benefits as Bula surgesThe value of the former Taoiseach Mr Albert Reynolds' share options in Bula Resources increased to approximately £6 million yesterday…Thu Jan 13 2000 - 00:00
O'Reilly snr takes the helm at IndependentDr Tony O'Reilly is to take executive control of the Independent News and Media group when the current chief executive, Mr Liam…Wed Jan 12 2000 - 00:00
Car sales up 20% in 1999, - SIMICar sales in the Republic were up 20 per cent in 1999 as the thriving economy again triggered rising levels of car ownership, …Fri Dec 31 1999 - 00:00
Crean boss admits authorship of controversial noteThe managing director of James Crean plc, Mr Ray McLoughlin, has revealed he was the author of a controversial document written…Thu Dec 23 1999 - 00:00
`Note to John Furze' details workings of and queries on discretionary trustsThe document known as "A note to John Furze" was used in the High Court in September to support the argument that Ansbacher (…Thu Dec 23 1999 - 00:00
Haughey's account received £1 millionLodgements totalling more than £1 million were made to accounts in the Ansbacher deposits linked to Mr Charles Haughey in the…Wed Dec 22 1999 - 00:00
AST hit for £622,606 as tax defaulters pay £2.5mAST computers in Limerick and a restaurateur in Co Waterford made the largest of 46 settlements with the Office of the Revenue…Wed Dec 22 1999 - 00:00
Spending boom will grow next year, economist saysThe spending boom is likely to grow significantly next year with workers on the average industrial wage getting almost 9 per …Mon Dec 06 1999 - 00:00
Financier to face tribunal over Haughey paymentsThe multi-millionaire financier Mr Dermot Desmond is due to give evidence to the Moriarty tribunal today or later this week in…Wed Dec 01 1999 - 00:00
Desmond gave up NCB chairMr Dermot Desmond "temporarily" surrendered the chair at National City Brokers in October 1991 in the middle of confusion and…Wed Dec 01 1999 - 00:00
Inquiries on Liechtenstein memoThe Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales will make inquiries regarding the memorandum on Liechtenstein trusts…Sat Nov 27 1999 - 00:00
ICAI member is named in Liechtenstein memo to DavyA Zurich-based accountant who is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland is named in the memo drafted for…Fri Nov 26 1999 - 00:00
