Tribunal finds that Lowry secured licence for O'BrienTHE MORIARTY tribunal has found that former minister for communications Michael Lowry “secured the winning” of the 1995 mobile…Wed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
'I will fight Moriarty every step of the way'O'BRIEN REACTION: BUSINESSMAN Denis O’Brien says he will decide over the coming days whether he will take any legal action arising…Wed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
Top civil servant played key role in granting phone licenceTHE SUPPORTING CAST: JOHN LOUGHREY: The phone licence process was designed to prevent unsuccessful bidders suing the StateWed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
Key company in Mansfield structure listed for strike-offPARKE ASSOCIATES, a company that forms an important part of the Mansfield family corporate structure, has been listed for strike…Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
Judgment against Wallace withdrawnA JUDGMENT for €11,786 registered against a company belonging to Wexford TD Mick Wallace is being withdrawn, the deputy has said…Sat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Iseq advances almost 3% as CRH surges aheadIseq: 2,792.61 (+79.61) Settlement date: March 22ndFri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Tax burden on Irish firms inside EU norm, report findsATTACKS ON Ireland’s low corporation tax regime are unfair but the concerns of our EU partners need to be addressed, Chartered…Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Central Bank bans couple from trading for 3½ yearsA COUPLE in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, have been disqualified from managing a regulated financial services business for 3½ years…Tue Mar 15 2011 - 00:00
Reluctant investors look to events in JapanIseq: 2,820.72 (-24.17) Settlement date: March 17th: YESTERDAY WAS another quiet day on the Dublin exchange with traders reporting…Tue Mar 15 2011 - 00:00
A taxing issue that looks set to expose EU's fault linesANALYSIS: Some fear that an optional taxation scheme will in time become compulsoryFri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
One51 chief in 'legal and financial nightmare'BACKGROUND: An attempt to create a tax-efficient deal has led a family to be held liable for a €25m loanFri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Give me a crash course in . . . the Department of FinanceAn independent report published this week about the performance of the Department of Finance over the past decade has found the…Sat Mar 05 2011 - 00:00
O'Brien case ruling opens way for tribunal to publish reportA DECISION of the Supreme Court yesterday in an application from businessman Denis O’Brien opens the way for the publication …Fri Mar 04 2011 - 00:00
Department repeated warnings about risks to economyWRIGHT REPORT FINDINGS: THE DEPARTMENT of Finance provided repeated warnings to the Government about the risks involved in running…Wed Mar 02 2011 - 00:00
'Extraordinarily low' level of expertiseECONOMISTS: THE DEPARTMENT of Finance should over the next two years double the number of economists educated to master’s level…Wed Mar 02 2011 - 00:00
Wallace fears banks may liquidate his construction firmWEXFORD TD: THE NEWLY elected TD for Wexford Mick Wallace says he fears the banks may move to liquidate his construction business…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
Budget warnings were 'overruled' by ministersThe Department of Finance provided repeated warnings to the Ahern governments about the risks involved in running pro-cyclical…Tue Mar 01 2011 - 00:00
130 firms held meetings over wind-upsONE HUNDRED and thirty companies called a meeting of creditors to wind up their businesses during February, according to figures…Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
New law to give Central Bank more powersTHE LEGISLATION to put in place a special resolution regime for banks and give the governor of the Central Bank the power to …Mon Feb 28 2011 - 00:00
Quinn jnr's luxury hotel lost €164m in 2008SEAN QUINN junior’s Belfry Hotel and Golf Course in England lost €163Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Judge 'surprised' at suggestion over tribunal findingsTHE CHAIRMAN of the Moriarty tribunal has expressed surprise at the suggestion that his legal team might be helping him arrive…Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Drumm paid more than €6m income tax while on Anglo boardTHE FORMER chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank David Drumm paid in excess of €6 million in income tax during his period on the…Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Drumm paid €6.3 million in taxThe former chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank David Drumm paid in excess of €6Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
US hearing over Dunne property deferredA COUNCIL in Greenwich, Connecticut, has deferred a hearing concerning a US property believed to be owned by Gayle Dunne, wife…Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Anglo to object to Drumm write-offANGLO IRISH Bank has said for the first time that it is likely to object formally to David Drumm’s debt to the bank being written…Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Solution to insolvent hotels is to 'bulldoze'BANKS NEED to recognise that they funded many hotels that are no longer solvent and that the best decision now is to “bulldoze…Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
'We won't hit the bottom until things start selling and we won't start selling until the banks are fixed'NEXT MONTH will see the first anniversary of the appointment of administrators to the family-owned Quinn Insurance Group.Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Creditors' meeting: future of Unicorn on the menuA CREDITORS’ meeting has been called for the company behind the Unicorn Restaurant in Dublin.Tue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
AIB files case against former executiveAIB HAS initiated a High Court action against its former head of commercial services, Tommy Hopkins, and his wife, Mairéad.Tue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
B of I says 2010 profits could be 30% lowerBANK OF Ireland expects its operating profit for 2010 to be 25-30 per cent lower than the €1Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Power City makes €5.6m pretax profit but pays no dividendELECTRICAL RETAILER Power City made a pretax profit of €5Sat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
Value of airport hotel falls by €31mTHE CLARION Hotel in Dublin Airport, which was valued at €43 million in January 2008, is now worth just €12 million, according…Thu Feb 17 2011 - 00:00
Developer transferred share in Anglo-funded firm to wifeA GALWAY-based businessman transferred his half-share in a British property development company to his wife on the same day that…Mon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
Loss of €17.6bn a corporate recordANGLO BANK RESULTS: ANGLO IRISH Bank expects to report a loss of €17Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Drumm loses bid to prevent Anglo recording depositionBOSTON HEARING: ANGLO IRISH Bank finally got to question its former chief executive David Drumm in Boston yesterday.Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Anglo to post loss of €17.6 billionAnglo Irish Bank said today it expects to report a loss of €17Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Omega in loan to medical facility in NaasOMEGA AVIATION Services Ltd, which is controlled by the McEvaddy brothers Ulick and Des, advanced an interest-free loan of €4…Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Ross linked to fund in Cayman IslandsINDEPENDENT CANDIDATE: SENATOR SHANE Ross, who is standing in the Dublin South constituency, is the non-executive chairman of…Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
McEvaddys' firm had sales of €2.5m to sister companyOMEGA AVIATION, the Dublin company owned by the McEvaddy brothers, had sales of €2Sat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00
Dockland tenants look for leewayTHE DUBLIN Docklands Development Authority has initiated six sets of High Court proceedings against tenants since November 2008…Fri Feb 04 2011 - 00:00
Lowry fails to secure summary ruling in Smyth defamation caseTHE INDEPENDENT deputy for North Tipperary Michael Lowry has failed to get a summary ruling in the Circuit Court in a defamation…Tue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00
Anglo may sue Drumm over actions while chief executiveANGLO IRISH Bank may sue its former chief executive David Drumm for actions he took during his time as chief executive.Tue Feb 01 2011 - 00:00
Lowry fails in ruling on Smyth claimIndependent TD for Tipperary North Michael Lowry has failed to get a summary ruling in a defamation case where he claimed journalist…Mon Jan 31 2011 - 00:00
Developer and sons in 2008 share transferA FATHER and three sons who run one of the largest property businesses in the State transferred their shareholdings to their …Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Drumm's wife may be questioned in Boston court on bankruptcy claimLORRAINE DRUMM, wife of the former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm, may be questioned as part of her husband’s US…Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Nama in breach of its own rules on sale of assets - SenatorA SENATOR and professional valuer has claimed the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) has broken its code of conduct for …Fri Jan 28 2011 - 00:00
Committee told Ireland should seek to renegotiate interest rates for loansAN OIREACHTAS committee has been told Ireland should seek to renegotiate the interest rate it is paying on its emergency funding…Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00
Business taxation measures may deliver €60mCORPORATE: A NUMBER of business taxation measures included in the draft Finance Bill may deliver a further €60 million in revenue…Sat Jan 22 2011 - 00:00
Monsanto's Irish arm made €18m profit but paid no taxA DUBLIN-BASED subsidiary of the US Monsanto Group made a profit of €18 million in the year to the end of August 2009, according…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
Gresham and Metropole hotel bank loans are transferred to NamaBANKS LOANS belonging to the company that owns the Gresham Hotel in Dublin and the Metropole Hotel in Cork have been transferred…Fri Jan 21 2011 - 00:00
