€4.8m in pretax profit for Byrne firmALSTEAD SECURITIES, a property holding company in the John Byrne property group, made a pretax profit of €4Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Dublin-registered Thema part of complaint filed to recoup $9bn received under MadoffA $1 billion Irish fund placed money with US fraudster Bernard MadoffFri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Treasury Holdings unable to repay loanTREASURY HOLDINGS, which had borrowings of €2Thu Dec 09 2010 - 00:00
New indicators to help measure national moodHAPPINESS INDEX: A NEW “national welfare index” to be created by the Central Statistics Office is to monitor the sense of wellbeing…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
Semi-State chiefs have no comment on salariesREACTION: A NUMBER of the highest-paid executives in the semi-State sector would face large pay cuts if Minister for Finance…Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00
HSBC denies claims it aided Madoff fraud networkHSBC HOLDINGS said claims the bank had aided the fraud scheme of convicted swindler Bernard Madoff were unfounded and it would…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
UK tax collector contests pension payment at MacSharry firmTHE INLAND revenue in the UK is contesting a £2 million (€2Mon Dec 06 2010 - 00:00
Grocer and director top defaulter listA GROCER with an address in Pimlico, Dublin, made a €1Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
Lawyers examined FitzPatrick dealings for fraudARRANGEMENTS ENTERED into by former banker Seán FitzPatrick earlier this year were examined by lawyers to see if they were fraudulent…Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
Drumm to face questions under oathTHE FORMER chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank, David Drumm, is to face questioning under oath in the offices of a Boston legal…Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
Fast action on bank reform and fiscal consolidation underpins programmeECONOMIC POLICY MEMORANDUM: THE DEAL with Europe and the International Monetary Fund is designed to “snap the pernicious feedback…Thu Dec 02 2010 - 00:00
Ex-AIB chief prepares to resume law careerTHE FORMER AIB chairman Dermot Gleeson SC is believed to be returning to practising more regularly at the Irish bar.Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
Hearing in Boston on Anglo request to question DrummA HEARING is to be held next month in Boston on an application from Anglo Irish Bank that it be allowed to question its former…Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
Action highlights Anglo dysfunction even after disaster struckBrowne continued to be given money, right through the peak of the bubble and beyondTue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
Drumm claims he is being harassedTHE FORMER chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank, David Drumm, has said the Irish Government wants to subject him to trial by media…Fri Nov 26 2010 - 00:00
Welfare reform planned to end unemployment 'traps'JOBS: THE PLAN envisages a 12 per cent cut in the minimum wage and argues that welfare cuts must ensure there is no disincentive…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Growth in exports expected to fuel domestic recoveryTHE GOVERNMENT’S plan envisages growth in exports fuelling domestic economic recovery.Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Costs to businesses to be reducedPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: THE GOVERNMENT is to take steps to reduce the costs to business that arise through public administration…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
90% of exporters want to stay in euroMORE THAN 90 per cent of exporters want Ireland to remain in the euro zone, according to a survey conducted for the Irish Exporters…Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Drumm bankruptcy case told wife has legal adviserTHE DAVID Drumm bankruptcy case has been told that the former banker’s wife, Lorraine, now has her own legal representative…Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
Dublin rent levels stabilising, economist saysRENT LEVELS in the Dublin housing market appear to have stabilised, economist John FitzGerald has said, in a commentary accompanying…Mon Nov 22 2010 - 00:00
No restrictions on lending to viable small firms, insists Bank of IrelandBANK OF Ireland has said there are no restraints on lending to viable small businesses across all sectors.Mon Nov 22 2010 - 00:00
Ex-Isme boss to have complaint reviewedTHE COMPLAINTS Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland is reviewing a complaint against a member by the…Mon Nov 22 2010 - 00:00
Banks accused of deceiving NamaTHE BANKS may have tried to cheat the exchequer out of billions of euro in their dealings last year with the National Asset Management…Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Garda inquiry call amid claim banks 'misled' NamaTHE GARDA Fraud Bureau should be asked to investigate if the banks tried to get undue billions out of the exchequer in their …Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Developer asked Nama for €1.5m annual salaryA PROPERTY developer suggested to the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) that he be paid an annual salary of €1Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Gardaí 'should investigate banks'The Garda Fraud Squad or the Director of Corporate Enforcement should investigate whether the banks tried to use disinformation…Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Early mortgage arrears at ILP level offIRISH LIFE Permanent has said early-stage mortgage arrears have levelled off since May, while those over a longer period continue…Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00
Amount likely to be very large figureTHE BANKS: ANY NEGOTIATIONS about the provision of support for Ireland’s banks from the European stability fund for Ireland …Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
ECB plans to scale back funding intensifies pressureECB ROLE: THE EUROPEAN Central Bank (ECB) is understood to have resolved on Friday that it did not want to continue its growing…Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
Anglo seeks to question Drumm about residency status in USANGLO IRISH Bank has raised doubts over the legitimacy of its former executive David Drumm’s residency status in in the United…Sat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
Minister welcomes economic advisory council as 'national priority'SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES to how fiscal or budgetary policy is formulated and implemented were recommended by an Oireachtas committee…Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Four-year plan will contain firm decisions, says LenihanTHE FOUR-YEAR plan to be published at the end of the month will contain “firm policy decisions” on the cuts the Government intends…Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Lenihan pledges economic bodyAn Economic Advisory Council, as recommended in an Oireachtas Committee report published today, is a "national requirement," …Thu Nov 11 2010 - 00:00
Danish telecoms expert tells of 'anti-Esat' agendaA KEY witness to the Moriarty tribunal said it had consistently misunderstood what it was investigating and appeared to him …Sat Nov 06 2010 - 00:00
Consultant says inquiry had 'predefined theory'THE LEAD consultant to the 1995 mobile phone licence competition said the Moriarty tribunal had a “predefined theory” when conducting…Sat Nov 06 2010 - 00:00
Lowry alleges tribunal and media trying to 'plaster' himFORMER MINISTER for communications Michael Lowry began questioning the lead consultant to the 1995 mobile phone licence competition…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Tribunal had 'consistency of error'The lead consultant to the 1995 mobile phone licence competition has said he believed the Moriarty tribunal had a "predefined…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Consultant unfazed that Lowry told of bidsTHE LEAD consultant to the 1995 mobile phone licence competition said he had no difficulty with the former minister for communications…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Lowry 'was told bidder rankings'The lead consultant to the 1995 mobile phone licence competition said he had no difficulty with the former communications minister…Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Andersen denies he was 'pushed around'THE LEAD consultant to the 1995 mobile phone licence competition has said he was “really alarmed” by comments made by economist…Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Danish expert casts doubt over expensive inquiryANALYSIS: An ‘appalling vista’ was raised during the course of yesterday’s hearingWed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Phone licence concerns rejectedThe lead consultant to the 1995 mobile phone licence competition has said he does not share serious concerns the Moriarty tribunal…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Chairman refuses to allow questions on bias allegationsMORIARTY RULING: THE CHAIRMAN of the Moriarty tribunal yesterday ruled out questions to a key witness about allegations that…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Phone consultant defends outcome of licence contestEXPERT'S EVIDENCE: THE STATE’S lead consultant in the 1995 mobile phone licence competition has supported its outcome and his…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Documents show doubt over phone licence resultSOME OF the civil servants charged with choosing the winner of the 1995 mobile phone licence competition had misgivings about…Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Moriarty rules out line of questionsThe chairman of the Moriarty tribunal has said he is not going to allow evidence be heard about allegations of bias against two…Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Budget 'in serious danger' - LowryThere is a serious danger now the budget will not be passed, the independent deputy for Tipperary North, Michael Lowry, has said…Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Civil servants 'had misgivings'Documents aired at the Moriarty tribunal show misgivings among some of the civil servants charged with choosing the winner of…Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00
Andersen's claim of 'working hypothesis' deniedTHE MORIARTY tribunal does not have a “working hypothesis” that Persona should have won the 1995 mobile phone licence competition…Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
