Further fuel hikes likely after oil prices jumpFurther hikes in the price of petrol and other fuels look all but inevitable following a jump in oil prices of almost $2 a barrel…Sat Jan 21 2006 - 00:00
US failure costs O'Brien's €500,000O'Brien's Irish Sandwich Bars has had to write off about €500,000 arising from its failed venture in the US.Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Riverdeep posts operating profit of $64mDublin-based technology firm Riverdeep made an operating profit of $64.4 million (€53Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Beverly Smyth builds on long history of serviceA while ago Niall Doris got a call from a woman in Cleveland, in the US, who'd bought a piece of antique furniture.Fri Jan 20 2006 - 00:00
Fund for Ireland to focus work on integration issuesThe International Fund for Ireland has announced a shift in emphasis towards greater promotion of integration.Thu Jan 19 2006 - 00:00
Udaras achieves net jobs growth in GaeltachtThe number of new jobs created with the assistance of Údarás na Gaeltachta last year exceeded jobs lost in the Gaeltacht by 151…Wed Jan 18 2006 - 00:00
Exports to Republic help boost NI economyFurther evidence of a business upturn in Northern Ireland emerged in Ulster Bank's purchasing managers' index (PMI) figures for…Tue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
Probation Act applied over accountsSinn Féin's finance chief is director of a number of companies which failed to keep proper booksTue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
Moving firms Beverly Smyth, Oman mergeTwo of Ireland's main moving and storage companies have merged, creating a combined entity that will have an annual turnover …Fri Jan 13 2006 - 00:00
Exchange defends its role in insider trading rowThe chief executive of the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) has rejected suggestions that it did not act appropriately in relation …Wed Jan 11 2006 - 00:00
Irish business 'Europe's most optimistic'Irish business owners are the most optimistic in Europe, according to a survey published yesterday.Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
Ruling on price sensitivity issue stands as guide for future casesBusiness Opinion: The price sensitivity question at the core of the huge Fyffes/DCC trial is one that provided great opportunities…Mon Jan 09 2006 - 00:00
Alltracel says it can achieve profitsThe Dublin based medical technology group Alltracel has said it is in a good position to achieve its first profits this year.Fri Jan 06 2006 - 00:00
Dublin firm to produce tourism plan for US stateA Dublin company has won a contract to produce a strategic action plan for tourism in the US state of South Carolina.Thu Jan 05 2006 - 00:00
Ireland's economy 'most free' in Europe - indexIreland has overtaken Luxembourg and Estonia to become the state with the "most free" economy in Europe, according to an index…Thu Jan 05 2006 - 00:00
Dublin reportMarket report : On a quiet day Anglo Irish managed a reasonable trading volume and end the day up 15 cent at €12.67.Fri Dec 30 2005 - 00:00
Stock exchange stays silent on approaches from DCCThe Irish Stock Exchange maintained its silence yesterday in the wake of the insider dealing case taken by Fyffes against DCC…Fri Dec 23 2005 - 00:00
Flavin with Fyffes over 20 yearsBackground: The core issue in the Fyffes/DCC insider dealing case was, of course, whether insider dealing had occurred, and …Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
Justice finishes marathon in laconic fashionCourtroom scene: At 11 o'clock on the dot the judge's tipstaff came from her chambers and looked around the small courtroom …Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
Fyffes loses €106m insider dealing caseFyffes has lost its massive €106 million insider dealing case against its former director, DCC managing director Jim Flavin. …Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
DCC chief feels vindicatedDCC reaction: The managing director of DCC, Jim Flavin, said he was "obviously pleased" by the High Court ruling in the insider…Thu Dec 22 2005 - 00:00
Laffoy delivers Fyffes-DCC judgmentJudgment in the mammoth Fyffes-DCC insider dealing case is to be delivered today by Ms Justice Mary LaffoyWed Dec 21 2005 - 00:00
Haughey citizenship instruction was illegal - CollinsThe direction from the then taoiseach, Charles Haughey, that a Lebanese girl, Faten Moubarak, be given Irish citizenship in 1989…Wed Dec 21 2005 - 00:00
Dail group urges review of tax schemesAll future tax incentive schemes should be evaluated as to their likely costs and benefits, a Dáil committee said yesterday.Fri Dec 16 2005 - 00:00
'Impressive progress' made on researchScience Foundation Ireland (SFI) has made impressive progress towards developing a strong research capability in Ireland in biotechnology…Fri Dec 16 2005 - 00:00
Exchange marks 10th anniversaryTurnover in the Irish equity market has increased tenfold in the 10 years since the Dublin exchange separated from London.Mon Dec 12 2005 - 00:00
Google to announce 700 new jobsGoogle is to increase the size of its Dublin operation creating just under 700 new jobs.Mon Dec 12 2005 - 00:00
Cowen reveals plans on budget informationBudgetary process : The Minister for Finance Brian Cowen has announced reforms to the budgetary process which will give the …Thu Dec 08 2005 - 00:00
House prices rise by 7.2%House prices rose 7.2 per cent in the 12 months to the end of October and the rate of increase is accelerating, reversing a trend…Thu Dec 01 2005 - 00:00
Waterford site sells for €45mA 32-acre plot in Waterford, regarded as the best commercial development site to come on the market in the southeast, has been…Wed Nov 30 2005 - 00:00
Immigration to sustain housing demand - NCBImmigration and income growth will sustain demand for new housing and support property prices, according to a report published…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Four Irishmen disqualified as UK directorsFour businessmen based in the Republic have been disqualified from acting as directors for eight years by the High Court in Belfast…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Most staff on Stena Lines are Irish or BritishFinancial situation: Stena Lines, Irish Ferries' main competitor on the Irish Sea, does not, apart from one exception, use outsourced…Sat Nov 26 2005 - 00:00
Avoca invests €15m in Rathcoole outletAvoca is to invest €15 million in a new shop and cafe complex to open in Rathcoole, Co Dublin.Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
Microsoft earns $802m tax-free in Irish subsidiaryAn Irish subsidiary of Microsoft made a profit of $802.4 million (€682.4 million) in 2004 but paid no tax.Sat Nov 19 2005 - 00:00
APN enjoys 'excellent' Q3 growthThe Australian and New Zealand newspaper markets delivered "excellent growth" in the third quarter, APN News & Media said…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Google Ireland spent €102.5m on R&DGoogle Ireland Holdings Ltd - a subsidiary of the US internet search company - spent $120.5 million (€102Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Ictu lobbies on behalf of developing worldDeveloping countries must be allowed to use the policy tools necessary to defend and develop their food production, Ictu told…Fri Nov 18 2005 - 00:00
Protocol intended for assessment team onlyThe civil servant who headed the 1995 second mobile phone licence competition assessment team, has said a protocol he drafted…Wed Nov 16 2005 - 00:00
Credit card customers urged to shop aroundThe Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority has published a survey of credit card costs in order to encourage consumers…Wed Nov 16 2005 - 00:00
Quinn to invest €150m in plastics plantThe Quinn Group is to invest €150 million in a plastics factory near Leipzig, GermanyTue Nov 15 2005 - 00:00
Mobile licence case to focus on key meetingsMoriarty tribunal: The chairman of the Persona consortium, which is suing the State for potentially huge damages over the operation…Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
O'Brien fax indicates Lowry suggested bid partnerA fax from Denis O'Brien dated April 1995 indicates a suggestion was made to him by Michael Lowry that France Telecom might be…Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Lansdowne stadium firm nets €4.7m profitProject Management Holdings, the engineering group involved in building the new Lansdowne Road stadium in Dublin, made an after…Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Pakistan Business Council launchedThe Ireland Pakistan Business Council (IPBC) was launched yesterday by Minister of State Michael Ahern and former taoiseach Albert…Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Number of NI businessmen disqualifiedA number of businessmen from Northern Ireland have been disqualified from acting as directors following inquiries into the affairs…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
OECD backs Central Bank on house price memoThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said it is not standing by an element of a controversial…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
'Mini boom' next year, says AIBBusiness owners and managers should get ready for a "mini consumer boom" from May 2006, the group chief executive of AIB told…Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
Movies profitable for Ward Anderson groupA holding company that forms part of the cinema group set up by half-brothers Leo Ward and Kevin Anderson in the 1940s had €25…Sat Nov 05 2005 - 00:00
Cowen cautious on Budget surplusMinister for Finance Brian Cowen yesterday sought to dampen expectations of significant expenditure increases in the forthcoming…Fri Nov 04 2005 - 00:00
