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
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
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
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
€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
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
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
Public reaction to advisers' pay indicates need for leadershipOPINION: THE STATE is banjaxedThu 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Wallace firm on list of tax defaultersA DONEGAL company that leases fishing boats has made a €3Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Chinese magnate donates $750m to foundation for senior citizensA CHINESE shipbuilder who grew his group’s turnover by more than 250 per cent in the years since 2008, to $2Tue Jun 12 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
Invest in Africa, urges award winnerA KENYAN banker who was voted the world entrepreneur of the year at a ceremony in Monaco at the weekend has appealed to his fellow…Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Angry Birds firm considers migrating south to IrelandTHE FINNISH company that created the hugely successful Angry Birds mobile phone game is considering moving its headquarters to…Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Ageing orders have land and property worth billions of euroANALYSIS: GIVEN THE enormous role it played in Irish society until relatively recently, it is no surprise the Irish Catholic…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
WIT's controversial spending raised in auditTHE WATERFORD Institute of Technology features on a number of occasions in the latest report from the Comptroller Auditor General…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Banks pay colleges €9.9m for branches on campusTHIRD-LEVEL institutions were paid €9Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Ukraine politician orders inquiry into Quinn case rulingsA SENIOR political figure who is also one of Ukraine’s richest businessmen has intervened in the ongoing battle for control of…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Rising hopes lift European stocksRISING EXPECTATIONS of increased efforts to boost economic growth in Europe and China led to a bounce back on the European markets…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Flahavans' healthy rise in profit and turnoverBOTH PROFITS and turnover at the Co Waterford food business Flahavans increased in the 2011 financial year, according to accounts…Wed May 23 2012 - 01:00
Rabbitte bid to fast-track media mergers Bill failsMINISTER FOR Communications Pat Rabbitte has failed to convince his Cabinet colleagues that a new law on media mergers should…Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
Noonan warns of 'dangerous leap' with No voteMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has warned that a No vote in the fiscal treaty referendum would be a “dangerous leap that…Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
Noonan links bailout emergence to bank debtTHE MINISTER for Finance has linked a deal on Ireland’s bank debt and the State’s emergence from the bailout programme.Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
Indebtedness fell 1.1% in Q4 of last yearHousehold indebtedness fell by 1.1 per cent during the fourth quarter of last year to €184Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Positive data counters Greece concernsECONOMIC DATA from Germany and the US provided a counterweight to ongoing concerns about Greece and the euroWed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Profit of €1.5m for Irish 'Mail' media companyASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS (Ireland) Ltd, the Irish subsidiary of the owner of the Mail on Sunday and the Daily Mail, has reported…Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Ireland helps Facebook save billionsIRELAND IS the only “material” jurisdiction outside the US scrutinising the tax affairs of Facebook, according to the social …Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Son-in-law of Quinn chased over €6m debtA SON-IN-LAW of bankrupt businessman Seán Quinn is being pursued for debts of more than €6 million arising from investments in…Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Deep pockets serve referendum player wellANALYSIS: The Coalition is likely to be more than a little concerned about Declan Ganley’s fundraising flairMon May 14 2012 - 01:00
JP Morgan's $2bn loss stuns investorsTHERE WERE low volumes traded across yesterday although positive US statistics rallied European markets in the afternoon.Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Quinn reports loss of €339m for 2010THE QUINN Group has reported a loss of €339 million for 2010 in accounts just filed for Quinn Group (ROI) LtdFri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Welcome to LowrylandThe Independent TD Michael Lowry has been discredited by two tribunals and defied a Dáil motion calling on him to esignSat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Lowry 'nursing substantial loss' as loan ends up on Nama's booksA PROPERTY development loan taken out by the former government minister Michael Lowry in 2006 is now with the National Asset …Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Lowry does not have to declare property, says Oireachtas bodyAN OIREACHTAS committee has indicated to Independent TD for Tipperary North Michael Lowry that he does not have to declare property…Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Noonan addresses credit unionsMinister for Finance Michael Noonan has said he is to establish a Restructuring Board in the coming weeks to implement the recommendations…Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Return to market will be 'challenging'A “MODEST amount” of additional fiscal adjustment to what the Government plans is warranted given the fragile position of the…Fri Apr 27 2012 - 01:00
Modest increase in cuts 'warranted'A modest amount of additional fiscal adjustment over what is planned by the Government is warranted given the fragile position…Thu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Stocks rebound from Monday's retreatSTOCKS ROSE in the US and Europe, rebounding from Monday’s worldwide retreat, amid better-than-estimated earnings and data indicating…Wed Apr 25 2012 - 01:00
