Advisory group to propose end of Bank regulation of financial servicesA new institution to regulate the financial sector is to be recommended by the Government advisory committee set up last October…Sat May 08 1999 - 01:00
Graduates lack relevant skillsA skills survey carried out for the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland (CCI) found that 46 per cent of businesses employing third…Sat May 08 1999 - 01:00
Financial contributions open doors for donorsA prominent businessman who makes regular - and sometimes quite large - donations to politicians is currently making plans for…Fri May 07 1999 - 01:00
Flood Tribunal examining large donations to Burke and FlynnA number of significant payments or donations to politicians are currently being examined by the Flood Tribunal in Dublin Castle…Fri May 07 1999 - 01:00
Inquiry finds prima facie cases against ICAI partiesPrima facie cases against a number of parties have been identified by the Blayney inquiry into professional misconduct by members…Sat Apr 24 1999 - 01:00
Ross engages NI solicitor and will enter not guilty pleaCork-born financier Mr Finbarr Ross (53) has engaged a solicitor in Northern Ireland and is to plead not guilty when his case…Thu Apr 22 1999 - 01:00
Complaints lead to Commission raids on State's Renault distributorEuropean Commission inspectors conducted raids in late March on the offices of Renault's Irish distributor, searching for evidence…Sat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00
Pre-tax prices driving car exports, says surveyThe exchange rate with sterling and the lower pre-tax price of cars here compared with the UK were the driving force behind estimated…Sat Apr 17 1999 - 01:00
US banks linked to proposed IFI bidThe British arms of Chase Manhattan Bank and Bank of America are linked to the proposed bid for Irish Fertilizer Industries (…Fri Apr 16 1999 - 01:00
Galway-based entrepreneur courts world investorsEither 30-year-old Galway-based entrepreneur Mr Declan Ganley is one of the richest Irishmen of his generation, or he isn't really…Fri Apr 16 1999 - 01:00
Ganley is among the bidders for IFIThere are two bids for Irish Fertilizer Industries (IFI), the loss-making company which is 51 per cent owned by the State and…Fri Apr 16 1999 - 01:00
Directors oppose disclosure on payThe Institute of Directors in Ireland has strongly opposed the detailed disclosure of individual directors' remuneration being…Fri Apr 16 1999 - 01:00
Advisers to consider options on regulatorMembers of the Government advisory group on the establishment of a single financial regulator meet today, hoping to agree on …Mon Apr 12 1999 - 01:00
Bank executives to be interviewed in DIRT inquiryThe chief executive officers of all the major banks and building societies are to be interviewed under oath as part of the Comptroller…Fri Apr 09 1999 - 01:00
Tony Taylor's wife seeks meeting with liquidatorMs Shirley Taylor, wife of the former investment broker Mr Tony Taylor, has indicated through her solicitors that she would like…Wed Apr 07 1999 - 01:00
Harney may target Ansbacher firmsThe Tanaiste may apply to the High Court to have inspectors appointed to companies linked to the Ansbacher deposits in order …Sat Apr 03 1999 - 01:00
Central Bank warns public about investment fraudstersThe Central Bank has initiated a campaign aimed at warning the public about the growing problem of unsolicited approaches from…Thu Apr 01 1999 - 01:00
Haughey gives papers to RevenueThe former Taoiseach, Mr Charles Haughey, has handed over extensive documentation concerning his financial affairs to the Revenue…Fri Mar 26 1999 - 00:00
Bank accounts raise questions for RevenueOn July 30th, 1974, when he was a mere backbencher, Mr Charles Haughey attended a meeting in AIB's branch on Dame Street, Dublin…Fri Mar 26 1999 - 00:00
Tribunal found undeclared payments to LowryThe former Fine Gael Minister Mr Michael Lowry availed of the 1993 tax amnesty but did not make a full and complete disclosure…Fri Mar 26 1999 - 00:00
Bank spent #7.3m on various inquiriesNational Irish Bank spent £5.75 million (#7Mon Mar 22 1999 - 00:00
NIB identifies bogus non-resident accountsBogus non-resident accounts have been identified at National Irish Bank branches throughout the state and the bank will is now…Mon Mar 22 1999 - 00:00
LSE now able to disclose namesThe London Stock Exchange (LSE) will now disclose to a number of stockbroking firms the identities of parties who purchased shares…Tue Mar 16 1999 - 00:00
Inquiry into DIRT issue to cover 37 institutionsTHE controversy surrounding AIB and DIRT payments has led to a much wider than expected investigation of the financial system…Sat Mar 13 1999 - 00:00
Approval likely for company law enforcement officeThe establishment of a company law enforcement office is likely to be approved by the Cabinet when it meets today.Tue Mar 09 1999 - 00:00
Broker set up Celtic loan to pay premiumsMr Michael Murphy, who organised an investment of £100,000 in Celtic Helicopters in late 1992, also organised a loan of £92,000…Sat Mar 06 1999 - 00:00
£7m passport money placed with ICC BankInvestment funds worth about £7 million are understood to have been placed with ICC Bank as part of applications for passports…Sat Mar 06 1999 - 00:00
Bankruptcy decision seen as `doomsday' situationThe "doomsday" situation for AIB would have been if it had to move on Mr Charles Haughey's debt with the bank and force him into…Fri Mar 05 1999 - 00:00
Dargan says he had offshore accountA former director of the Bank of Ireland has told the Moriarty tribunal he had an offshore account with Ansbacher bank in the…Thu Mar 04 1999 - 00:00
£10,000 cheque part of start-up capitalA cheque for £10,000 from multi-millionaire blood-stock breeder and former senator Mr John Magnier to the then chairman of Aer…Wed Mar 03 1999 - 00:00
Tribunal to hear of £10,000 Dargan chequeThe former chairman and chief executive of Aer Lingus, Dr Michael Dargan (80), has said he will give evidence to the Moriarty…Wed Mar 03 1999 - 00:00
Helicopter investor meets lawyersMR David Gresty, the Monaco-based insurance broker who is said to have invested £100,000 in Celtic Helicopters in 1992, is understood…Tue Mar 02 1999 - 00:00
Traynor chaired committee overseeing Irish HelicoptersThe late Des Traynor was chairman of a sub-committee of the board of Aer Lingus which oversaw the performance of Irish Helicopters…Sat Feb 20 1999 - 00:00
Haughey left AIB officials chasing £1m debtDetails of Mr Charles Haughey's extraordinary financial relationship with AIB in the 1970s, during which he ran up a debt of …Wed Feb 17 1999 - 00:00
Restructuring at BSX to have no jobs effectWorldwide restructuring by Boston Scientific Corp (BSX), which currently employs over 1,700 staff in Galway and Cork and has …Mon Feb 15 1999 - 00:00
Haughey believed broker invested in companyLast week the Moriarty tribunal heard that in November 1992 three Dunnes Stores cheques, made out to cash, were deposited in …Thu Feb 11 1999 - 00:00
US investor headed firm contracted to run lotteryMr Guy Snowden, the US businessman who invested $100,000 in Celtic Helicopters in early 1993, has told The Irish Times that he…Thu Feb 11 1999 - 00:00
Celtic Helicopters investor in Lotto dealA US businessman whose company won a multi-million pound contract to run the Lotto has been named as an investor in Celtic Helicopters…Wed Feb 10 1999 - 00:00
Dunnes won appeal against £30m tax bill from RevenueThe Dunne family trust had a £30 million tax bill dismissed following a three-day hearing before the Appeal Commissioners in …Fri Feb 05 1999 - 00:00
Motive of first Dunne payment to Haughey to be investigatedMr Ben Dunne was approached for money for Mr Charles Haughey just as Mr Haughey was elected Taoiseach, after more than four years…Wed Feb 03 1999 - 00:00
Hints of further disclosures on Tripleplan chequeTwice yesterday counsel for the tribunal, Mr John Coughlan SC, hinted at more to come about the Tripleplan cheque; the Dunnes…Wed Feb 03 1999 - 00:00
Overdraft to become focus for tribunalDetails of the overdraft facility which Mr Charles Haughey had with AIB in the late 1970s are set to become a major focus of …Sat Jan 30 1999 - 00:00
Bula settles legal action against London solicitorsBula Resources has settled an action against a firm of London solicitorsSat Jan 30 1999 - 00:00
Donor of £750,000 to Haughey unknown, tribunal is toldThe Moriarty tribunal has revealed £750,000 was lodged with AIB in January and February of 1980 to clear debts totalling £1.143…Fri Jan 29 1999 - 00:00
Resumption of Blayney inquiry likely soonThe Blayney inquiry into possible professional misconduct by members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI…Thu Jan 28 1999 - 00:00
Childcare proposal could cost State up to £300mA recommendation by Goodbody's to the Partnership 2000 (P2000) working group on childcare could cost the Exchequer up to £300…Wed Jan 27 1999 - 00:00
Harney to challenge court ruling on Dunnes inquiriesLawyers for the Tanaiste, Ms Harney, will make an application to the High Court on Monday that an authorised officer conducting…Sat Jan 23 1999 - 00:00
NIB managers blame the bankBank managers at National Irish Bank (NIB) accused of overcharging customers have said they at all times acted "in accordance…Fri Jan 22 1999 - 00:00
Lowry under tribunal investigationThe Moriarty tribunal is investigating the finances of Mr Michael Lowry as well as those of Mr Charles Haughey.Fri Jan 22 1999 - 00:00
Ex-Taoiseach's £300,000-a-year lifestyle `unacceptable'Celtic Helicopters received £100,000 of a £180,000 payment from Mr Ben DunneFri Jan 22 1999 - 00:00
