Former minister was sent BMW as thank youA wealthy Arab man sent a "top of the range" BMW to the then Labour Party TD Dr John O'Connell in 1980 as thanks for his sponsorship…Fri Mar 17 2006 - 00:00
Arab sent BMW in thanks to Dr John O'ConnellMoriarty tribunal: A wealthy Arab sent a "top of the range" BMW to former minister Dr John O'Connell, who had sponsored successful…Fri Mar 17 2006 - 00:00
Corruption still a key political and business issue, says expertCorruption is one of the key political issues of our time according to Cobus de Swardt, global programmes director at Transparency…Fri Mar 17 2006 - 00:00
Family tribute to developer Patrick GallagherProperty developer Patrick Gallagher "never forgot how to dream", the congregation at the Church of the Assumption, Booterstown…Fri Mar 17 2006 - 00:00
O'Connell says no money sought for passportsFormer minister for health Dr John O'Connell told the tribunal he had no knowledge of any minister seeking or receiving a financial…Fri Mar 17 2006 - 00:00
Former tycoon Patrick Gallagher diesThe death has taken place of the former property tycoon Patrick Gallagher.Thu Mar 16 2006 - 00:00
Flower wholesaler liquidates number of firmsA number of companies in Interbloem, the wholesale flower and plant group that supplied Tesco, have gone into liquidation.Wed Mar 15 2006 - 00:00
UTV's Irish radio profit surges to #3.84mUTV made an operating profit of £3.84 million (€5Tue Mar 14 2006 - 00:00
Green Isle parent's stock slides 17%Shares in Goodfella's pizzas' parent Northern Foods fell by more than 17 per cent on the London Stock Exchange yesterday following…Tue Mar 14 2006 - 00:00
Appleby's team is too small to catch big fishBusiness Opinion : Suddenly the Ansbacher scandal (remember that?) is back in the newsMon Mar 13 2006 - 00:00
First Irish podcast channel openedIreland's first podcasting channel was unveiled last nightSat Mar 11 2006 - 00:00
Digicel in negotiations to acquire French mobile firmDigicel, Denis O'Brien's Caribbean mobile phone company, is set to pay $150-$200 million (€125.75- €167Thu Mar 09 2006 - 00:00
Global Mobile Vision owes creditors €1.46 millionGlobal Mobile Vision, a technology company that went into voluntary liquidation last year amid a string of allegations from its…Wed Mar 08 2006 - 00:00
Move to disqualify auditor of firm linked to Des TraynorThe Director of Corporate Enforcement has won High Court permission to seek to disqualify an auditor who audited the books of…Wed Mar 08 2006 - 00:00
Adare keeps focus on debt reductionThe Adare Group managed to produce a profit margin of approximately 10 per cent in 2005 while reducing debt by more than £14 …Mon Mar 06 2006 - 00:00
Quantity surveyor has ringside seat for viewing property boomAs a quantity surveyor of 20 years standing, Tom McNamara has been in pole position for observing the Irish property and construction…Fri Mar 03 2006 - 00:00
Amazon.com move to Cork could be at Slough's expenseThe decision by internet retailer AmazonFri Mar 03 2006 - 00:00
Hibernian reports 3.4% rise in profitsHibernian Group yesterday announced a 3.4 per cent rise in operating profits in 2005, to €264 million.Fri Mar 03 2006 - 00:00
Ex-investment manager at Goodbody withdraws claimA former investment manager at Goodbody Stockbrokers has withdrawn his claim of unfair dismissal and the associated allegation…Tue Feb 28 2006 - 00:00
Canwest gets TV3 offersA number of offers had been received by yesterday evening for the 45 per cent stake in TV3 that is being sold by Canadian communications…Sat Feb 25 2006 - 00:00
An Post remains dominant in business marketA survey by ComReg found that the bulk of Irish businesses continue to rely solely on An Post for their postal services.Sat Feb 25 2006 - 00:00
PI Investment loses €3.28mPI Investment Management, the IFSC-based fund manager that poached some of Bank of Ireland's top asset managers in 2004, made…Thu Feb 23 2006 - 00:00
Mazars to absorb OJ Kilkenny accountancyMazars, the accounting and business advisory firm, is to absorb the business of accountancy firm OJ Kilkenny & Co.Thu Feb 23 2006 - 00:00
Martin advocates knowledge societyThe Government wants to accelerate Ireland's progress towards being a key player in the knowledge economy, the Minister for Enterprise…Tue Feb 21 2006 - 00:00
Outward direct investment reaches €12.7bnThe Republic's foreign direct investment (FDI) outweighed investment into the State in 2004, the first time that this was the…Tue Feb 21 2006 - 00:00
Site to be developed in DoncasterThe Doncaster deal, which is now expected to be looked at by the Moriarty Tribunal, involves the major redevelopment of a prime…Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
O'Reilly energy efficiency company gets €93mAustralia-based Bayard Group, founded by Cameron O'Reilly in 2002, has raised more than A$150 million (€93 million) to fund further…Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
Surveyor firm sold for €10mA company owned by a quantity surveyor from Ennis, Co Clare has been purchased for €10 million.Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
Antiguan minister criticised on Digicel agreementA government minister in Antigua has been strongly criticised in a judge's report on the potential sale of part of a publicly…Sat Feb 11 2006 - 00:00
R&D spend rises 10.7%Expenditure on research and development in 2004 was €1.78 billion, an increase of 10Wed Feb 08 2006 - 00:00
Wealthy 'benefit most from schemes'Overview: Tax savings of approximately €3 billion have been made in recent years mostly by high net worth individuals who availed…Tue Feb 07 2006 - 00:00
Small group of high earners share in €1.4bn urban renewal incentiveUrban renewal: The Urban Renewal Scheme will cost the exchequer up to €1Tue Feb 07 2006 - 00:00
Digicel subscriber base rises to 1.9mDigicel, the mobile phone group owned by Denis O'Brien, now has an estimated 1Mon Feb 06 2006 - 00:00
Crime prevention bill for small firms rises to €1.25bnCapital expenditure on crime prevention by small businesses has risen by 58 per cent to €1Mon Feb 06 2006 - 00:00
Not-for-profits sector explores business approachA number of years ago the Rehab group was considering purchasing some nursing homes in EnglandSat Feb 04 2006 - 00:00
Less than 1% have used code to switch accountsLess than one per cent of current account holders have used the Irish Bankers Federation's personal switching code to switch …Sat Feb 04 2006 - 00:00
Bid to flush out tax avoidanceA new punitive measure is being introduced aimed at flushing out hidden tax avoidance schemes being used by businesses and high…Fri Feb 03 2006 - 00:00
Labour 'most rapidly rising business cost'Business cited the cost of labour as the most rapidly rising expense last year in the Chambers Ireland SME business confidence…Wed Feb 01 2006 - 00:00
Mobile group's share price up 12.5% on strong trading newsMobile phone company Getmobile Europe saw its share price rise by 12Wed Feb 01 2006 - 00:00
Trinity MBA programme ranked 85th in world surveyThe Masters in Business Administration (MBA) programme at Trinity College, Dublin, has been ranked 85th in the world by the annual…Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
80,000 homes to be built this yearA further 80,000 new homes will be built this year, a construction cost management firm predicted yesterday.Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
Mulcahy takes 7% stake in DeltaThe former chief executive of AIB, Tom Mulcahy, has spent €500,000 on a 7 per cent stake in the Irish financial spread betting…Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
Saudi diplomat's letter says #50,000 was to buy a horseA Saudi Arabian diplomat has written to the Moriarty tribunal saying a £50,000 (€63,500) payment he made to Charles Haughey in…Sat Jan 28 2006 - 00:00
An Post to recruit new chief executive as Curtin departsAn Post is looking for a new chief executive following confirmation by Donal Curtin that he will leave his post in July.Fri Jan 27 2006 - 00:00
Energis makes loss of €731,940 in 2005Energis Communications Ireland Ltd, the telecoms service provider to large organisations, made a loss of €731,940 in the year…Thu Jan 26 2006 - 00:00
Mortgages 'cost €119m too much'Mortgage holders are paying around €119 million more than they should every year, the EBS Building Society said yesterday.Wed Jan 25 2006 - 00:00
Executive, managerial salaries rose 6% in 2005Executive and managerial salaries increased by an average of 6Wed Jan 25 2006 - 00:00
Tysabri review could return suspended Elan drug to marketElan shares rose 3.22 per cent following the news yesterday that a US committee is to review the company's suspended multiple…Tue Jan 24 2006 - 00:00
Caribbean Digicel threatened to sue AntiguaDenis O'Brien's Caribbean phone company Digicel threatened the Antiguan government it would sue for libel if it published a report…Tue Jan 24 2006 - 00:00
Property buying tilts toward investmentMore than four out of every 10 property purchases in the past two years were by people buying holiday homes or buying to let, …Sat Jan 21 2006 - 00:00
