Irish subsidiaries helped Microsoft reduce US tax bill by €1.87bn in 2011THE CENTRAL role played by Ireland in an “aggressive” global structure created by Microsoft to save itself billions of dollars…Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Bovale in talks for additional fundingBOVALE LTD, a UK company owned by brothers Tom and Michael Bailey, had net liabilities of £37Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Credit union leader 'aghast' at prohibitions in new BillTHE LIST of prohibitions on who can act as a director of a credit union in proposed new legislation will militate against smaller…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
Credit unions 'would be undermined' by changesThe list of prohibitions proposed for who can act as a director of a credit union in proposed new legislation will militate against…Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Ireland's rating 'constrained by euro concerns'IRELAND’S SCOPE for being upgraded by the ratings agencies was constrained by ongoing concerns over the euro zone, the head of…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
IMF claims level of poverty has been 'relatively stable'THE PROGRESSIVE nature of successive measures aimed at closing the deficit over recent years and Ireland’s strong social supports…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Supply concerns drive oil price rise to record highCONCERNS ABOUT supply, as well as optimism that central banks would stimulate growth and secure the euro, combined to drive up…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Index records fall in construction activity in AugustCONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY fell in August at the fastest pace since September 2011, according to the latest Ulster Bank construction…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Future of Dublin pasta cafe tied in to rent talksTHE OPERATORS of Carluccio’s restaurant on the corner of Duke Street and Dawson Street in Dublin are again in negotiations with…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Unemployment and public debt predicted to remain very highPUBLIC DEBT AND unemployment are likely to remain very high, and problems in the financial sector will persist for some years…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Treasury statement to Singapore exchangeTREASURY CHINA Trust (TCT), a Singapore-listed company that is 30 per cent owned by Richard Barrett and Johnny Ronan, issued …Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Digicel likely to double money from bond driveDIGICEL, THE Caribbean telecoms group owned by billionaire Denis O’Brien, looks set to double the amount of money it is raising…Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
MBNA Leitrim premises in €33.8m writedownTHE COMPANY that operates the MBNA call centre in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim, has written down the value of its premises …Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Council takes legal action over hoardingDUBLIN CITY Council has launched legal proceedings arising from a large unauthorised Abercrombie Fitch advertisement on College…Fri Sept 07 2012 - 01:00
Irish group to operate Starbucks storesENTERTAINMENT Enterprises, the entertainment and restaurant group run by brothers Colum and Ciarán Butler, has taken on the operation…Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
US manufacturing figures hit marketsMOST MARKETS across Europe closed down more than 1 per cent yesterday, although the Iseq index closed down just 0Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Bringing it all back homeDescribed as the largest tourism initiative ever undertaken by the State, The Gathering 2013’s prime objective is to entice an…Fri Aug 31 2012 - 01:00
Stocks weak ahead of Bernanke speechTHE DUBLIN market finished the day slightly down as the release of data by three listed companies failed to boost volume levels…Thu Aug 30 2012 - 01:00
Sound the alarm - the war on silence has intensifiedBACK IN the 1980s, it was difficult to live in city centre Dublin and not be driven demented by burglar alarms that rang for …Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
We should be wary of facilitating companies to sidestep taxINVITED TO write a guest column due to the absence on leave of my colleague John McManus, I have decided to sound off on the …Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
Company sheriff hands in starAfter 10 years in the job, Paul Appleby steps down as Director Of Corporate Enforcement next week and one of his last acts has…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
'White-collar crime does a lot more damage than conventional crime'Securing convictions in cases of white-collar crime is particularly difficult to achieveFri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
New powers urged to tackle white-collar crimeSUSPECTS IN white-collar crime should be held for up to seven days, the outgoing director of corporate enforcement, Paul Appleby…Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Euro area tribulations affect boursesTHE IRISH exchange was weak yesterday, like most of its counterparts around Europe.Fri Aug 24 2012 - 01:00
Kingspan first-half profit up 19%KINGSPAN, THE Cavan-based building materials group that has reported a 19 per cent year-on-year increase in trading profits for…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Law change urged over buy-to-let propertiesTHE TROIKA is pressing the Government to change the law to make it easier for lenders to seize buy-to-let properties where owners…Tue Aug 21 2012 - 01:00
Comments by Senator raise ghost of money trail at MoriartyBACKGROUND: Any new material which emerges will be of interest to parties seeking to sue the StateFri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
AIB to facilitate departure of 1,900 staff from next monthAIB IS to facilitate 1,900 staff in leaving through early retirement or voluntary severance in the period from next month to …Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien, Lowry welcome rulingREACTION: FORMER FINE Gael minister and current Independent TD Michael Lowry and businessman Denis O’Brien have welcomed yesterday…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
State to defend claims over Esat mobile phone licenceTHE STATE is to fully defend claims arising from the 1995 mobile phone licence competition, Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte…Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Glencullen will no longer fund pension planTHE GLENCULLEN Group of businessman Bill Cullen has informed the trustees of its employee defined pension scheme that it will…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Six-year ban for former MD welcomedA SIX-YEAR company law disqualification by the High Court of former managing director (MD) of Läpple Ireland Ltd John Slattery…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
€29m loss at Butler brothers companyAN INVESTMENT holding company owned by brothers Ciarán and Colum Butler incurred an operating loss of €29Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Inquiries into Quinn funds shift to Pacific tax havenSPECIALIST INVESTIGATORS operating for the State-owned Irish Bank Resolution Corporation are examining whether funds associated…Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Rights over $45m debt linked to Quinns moved onTHE RIGHTS to a $45 million debt associated with a Kiev shopping centre formerly owned by the Quinn family, and which featured…Fri Jul 06 2012 - 01:00
Public reaction to advisers' pay indicates need for leadershipOPINION: THE STATE is banjaxedThu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Obama site lists State as tax havenIRELAND HAS been described as a tax haven in a graphic posted on the website of US president Barack Obama.Thu Jul 05 2012 - 01:00
Markets remain in positive territoryTRADERS DESCRIBED yesterday as a good and strong day for equities, with most European markets ending up around 1 per cent.Wed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Mick Wallace: high debt and low standards in public officeLike many other Irish businesspeople, Mick Wallace has watched his development company collapse around himSat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Co-operation key to influencing judge's views on what punishment for contempt should beANALYSIS: Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne made it clear the Quinns’ actions would affect her decisionsSat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
A ploy that ranks high in the league of Irish scandalsANALYSIS : The Quinn family is claiming that the debt is ‘tainted with illegality’ and that, as a result, it does not have to…Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
State gave €614,000 to expats' tech groupTHE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs gave $772,648 (€614,000) to the Irish Technology Leadership Group in the period from 2009 to…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Good take-up of AIB retirement schemesAIB HAS said it has had a “very strong” response to its early retirement and voluntary severance scheme.Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Quinn contempt decision due next TuesdayTHE BANKRUPT former billionaire Seán Quinn, his son Seán and his nephew Peter Darragh Quinn are to be told next Tuesday by Ms…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
New details emerge on Quinn campaign to prevent $500m portfolio's seizureANALYSIS : Bank executive says a legal firm is running the international campaign for the Quinn familySat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Skills shortage may force Openet to seek 50 software staff abroadIRISH SOFTWARE company Openet is having difficulty finding enough competent software engineers and other skilled workers for …Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
Building firm to discharge Foxrock debtA DUBLIN construction company involved in a project where two large houses were built on the 1Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
Wallace firm on list of tax defaultersA DONEGAL company that leases fishing boats has made a €3Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Firm in €3.39m Revenue settlementA Donegal company that leases fishing boats has made a €3Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Tax advisers say Wallace offences at more serious end of scaleANALYSIS: TAX ADVISERS working on the basis of what Independent TD Mick Wallace told The Irish Times last week have categorised…Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
