Ex-Esat employee warned over leakMoriarty tribunal: A Fine Gael activist and former employee of Esat Telecom told the tribunal that bidders for the 1995 mobile…Thu Jan 22 2004 - 00:00
Mara paid 'big' fee after phone licence successMoriarty tribunal: The Fianna Fáil strategist and former government press secretary Mr P. JThu Jan 22 2004 - 00:00
Recovery signalled as USIT shifts back into profitUSIT Ireland Ltd has been turned around, producing a small profit for the first full financial year since it came out of examinership…Tue Jan 20 2004 - 00:00
Revenue investigates company linked with AnsbacherThe Revenue is conducting an inquiry into C Clifford & Sons, a Tralee, Co Kerry, wholesale business associated with a businessman…Sat Jan 17 2004 - 00:00
Norbrook and Hanford in battle for lucrative marketIt was a battle between a Northern Ireland and a New York State company over the injectable veterinary penicillin market in the…Tue Jan 06 2004 - 00:00
Ansbacher owners settle with Revenue for €7.5mThe owners of Ansbacher Cayman have made a €7Tue Jan 06 2004 - 00:00
Secrets stolen from NI firmA US court has ruled that an American pharmaceutical company stole trade secrets from the Northern Ireland pharmaceutical group…Tue Jan 06 2004 - 00:00
Outsourcing may see services sector 'decline'Outsourcing to low-cost locations such as India could lead to a "marked decline" in areas of the Irish services sector, according…Tue Dec 30 2003 - 00:00
O'Flynn Construction sees profit of €19.7mO'Flynn Construction, the Cork-based building group, made a profit of €19Tue Dec 30 2003 - 00:00
Upbeat CityJet makes profit of €6.5mCityJet, the Irish-based Air France subsidiary, made an operating profit of €6Tue Dec 30 2003 - 00:00
Sizeable penalties for pub ownersThe two owners of the Submarine Bar in Crumlin, Dublin, made tax settlements of more than €5 million arising out of the Revenue…Sat Dec 20 2003 - 00:00
Punchestown centre needs €2.5m State aid to continueThe group of companies that run the Punchestown equestrian complex will not be able to continue trading without a promised €2…Fri Dec 19 2003 - 00:00
Decentralisation a big challenge, says PurcellManaging the operational risks involved in decentralisation will pose "an enormous challenge" for Government Departments over…Wed Dec 17 2003 - 00:00
'Offshoring' to boost financial services - reportThe financial services industry is about to be transformed by "offshoring", creating challenges and opportunities for the sector…Tue Dec 09 2003 - 00:00
Glencullen Holdings pays Cullen €2.2m dividendBest-selling author and Renault distributor Mr Bill Cullen was paid a €2Sat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
Crane Hire makes €682,240The crane hire company owned by former CIÉ chairman and Aer Rianta director, Mr Dermot O'Leary, made a pre-tax profit of €682…Sat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
Revenue to pursue developers over lost VATDevelopers who availed of a VAT loophole closed on Budget day are to be pursued by the Revenue CommissionersSat Dec 06 2003 - 00:00
Stockbroker would have been embarrassed-witnessMORIARTY TRIBUNAL: It would have been particularly "embarrassing" for the stockbroker Mr Kyran McLaughlin to discover that his…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
State urged to accelerate research developmentThe Republic needs to go "full speed ahead in developing its research capabilities" if it wishes to make its mark in biotechnology…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Students advise early SSIA cash-inA four-month "window of opportunity" to allow people cash in their special savings incentive accounts (SSIAs) was among the Budget…Wed Dec 03 2003 - 00:00
Managers not organised - surveyIrish managers do not follow planned strategic approaches or take deadlines seriously, according to a survey of foreign managers…Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
Minister urged to tackle stealth taxThe Minister for Finance needs to address stealth taxes in the Budget, the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has said.Tue Dec 02 2003 - 00:00
Temple Bar firm makes €33,352 profitTemple Bar Properties Ltd made a profit of €33,352 before tax in 2002, according to accounts contained in its annual review published…Fri Nov 28 2003 - 00:00
O'Brien says he knew of no other contacts with departmentMoriarty tribunal: The entrepreneur Mr Denis O'Brien said he knew of no contacts or communications between Esat Digifone and…Thu Nov 27 2003 - 00:00
O'Brien tells of meeting Desmond and Lowry after All-Ireland finalMoriarty Tribunal: Mr Denis O'Brien said the suggestion that former Minister Mr Michael Lowry told him to get Mr Dermot Desmond…Wed Nov 26 2003 - 00:00
Desmond involved with ESAT 'by chance'Moriarty Tribunal: The financier Mr Dermot Desmond, who made more than £100 million from his involvement with the Esat Digifone…Tue Nov 25 2003 - 00:00
Desmond's investment firm posts Eur3.7m lossInternational Investment and Underwriting Ltd (IIU), the investment vehicle owned by financier Mr Dermot Desmond, reported a …Mon Nov 24 2003 - 00:00
Device approval set to boost jobs at Galway plantThe decision of a US advisory panel to approve a new device from Boston Scientific is "enormously positive news" for Galway, …Mon Nov 24 2003 - 00:00
Self-employed use Internet to pay €200m tax in 24 hoursSelf-employed people paid almost €200 million over the Internet in the past 24 hours, as the deadline for online filing came …Sat Nov 22 2003 - 00:00
IBEC seeks action on housingAggressive action by the authorities is needed to target the price of housing sites, the employers' group IBEC said yesterday…Fri Nov 21 2003 - 00:00
ODCE may act against loansThe Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) has received information of a number of potentially illegal loans …Fri Nov 21 2003 - 00:00
US e-learning plant closure costs Limerick 173 jobsAn e-learning operation in Limerick that employs 173 people will close as part of a global restructuring measure.Thu Nov 20 2003 - 00:00
Independent directors 'key' to reformThe comptroller of New York State and sole trustee of its $110 billion (€92Wed Nov 19 2003 - 00:00
IBEC wants benefit-in-kind levy delayThe director-general of employers' group IBEC has called on the Taoiseach to delay for one year the introduction of PAYE and …Tue Nov 18 2003 - 00:00
Former bogus account holders sue AIB for lossesA number of former holders of bogus non-resident accounts have initiated proceedings against AIB, according to a former assistant…Tue Nov 18 2003 - 00:00
McCreevy's 'positive response' to cash request recordedThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, met the chairman of Punchestown racecourse, Mr James Osborne, before the submission of…Sat Nov 15 2003 - 00:00
O'Brien says he had #30m guarantee of fundingMr Denis O'Brien told the Moriarty Tribunal yesterday that he told the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications in …Fri Nov 14 2003 - 00:00
Cash crisis posed tough choices for CommunicorpThe financial weakness of his Irish businesses in 1995 created significant challenges for Mr Denis O'Brien at around the same…Fri Nov 14 2003 - 00:00
O'Brien recalls view of 'comfort letter'The entrepreneur Mr Denis O'Brien told the tribunal that he first met Mr Michael Lowry in early 1995, a few months after Mr Lowry…Thu Nov 13 2003 - 00:00
Mobile phone partners clashed on share stakesMr Denis O'Brien said he ditched his original partners for his mobile phone consortium because he decided they were not suitable…Thu Nov 13 2003 - 00:00
Licence inquiry unnecessary, says O'BrienMoriarty Tribunal: The tribunal's investigation into the awarding of a mobile phone licence to Esat Digifone is "wholly unnecessary…Wed Nov 12 2003 - 00:00
Judge praises O'Brien role in GamesThe Moriarty tribunal chairman said that if he finds that Mr Denis O'Brien won the State's second mobile phone licence "fair …Wed Nov 12 2003 - 00:00
Witness says he does not recall meetingMr Denis O'Brien said he had no memory of a meeting with a Danish executive during which he said he had been told by Mr Michael…Wed Nov 12 2003 - 00:00
Clancourt makes profit of €4.8mClancourt, the property group owned by Mr Charles Kenny (68), made a profit before tax of €4Mon Nov 10 2003 - 00:00
McCreevy linked to Punchestown dealThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, and the Minister for Agriculture, Mr Walsh, had contacts with representatives of Punchestown…Fri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
TD says end financial 'timebomb' tribunalsThe vice-chairman of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee has called on the Government to immediately wind down the Moriarty and…Fri Nov 07 2003 - 00:00
E-government must keep human linkThe challenge for e-government is to make maximum use of available technology while ensuring that citizens can still get direct…Thu Nov 06 2003 - 00:00
Cabinet looks forward to matching tableThe table around which governments have sat for the past four decades making decisions affecting the lives of the citizenry has…Thu Nov 06 2003 - 00:00
O'Brien to give evidence next weekThe entrepreneur Mr Denis O'Brien is scheduled to begin giving evidence to the Moriarty tribunal next Tuesday about how Esat …Wed Nov 05 2003 - 00:00
