Ryanair links with activity break specialistRyanair customers booking flights via the internet will be able to book specialised adventure breaks and activity holidays as…Wed Aug 28 2002 - 01:00
Airtricity appoints NI chief executiveIrish green energy company airtricity has announced the appointment of Mr Mark Ennis to the new position of chief executive airtricity…Wed Aug 28 2002 - 01:00
Irish operations may not escape as Siemens announces 4,000 job cutsSiemens, which employs around 1,300 people in the Republic, has announced plans to shed 4,000 jobs worldwideTue Aug 27 2002 - 01:00
Rennicks Plastics set to shed 88 jobs as Meath plant closesRennicks Plastics, which employs 88 people at its plant in Kilbride, Co Meath, is to closeTue Aug 27 2002 - 01:00
Value of retail sales down 1.4% in JuneRetail sales growth in June continued to be modest with spending on motor vehicles slowing and consumers opting to save more …Sat Aug 24 2002 - 01:00
Ireland bucks poor VC trendThe Irish venture capital market proved the most robust in Europe in the second quarter of the year as the sector suffered depressed…Fri Aug 23 2002 - 01:00
Afilias looks set for $14m dealISOC has emerged best in a tendering round in the US to run the.org registry.Fri Aug 23 2002 - 01:00
Horizon undergoes another management shake-upHorizon Technology has announced its second management shake-up in 18 months with founder and former chief executive Mr Samir…Fri Aug 23 2002 - 01:00
Insurance hikes force firms to cut staffAround 60 per cent of the State's small and medium-sized firms have been forced to lay off staff or plan to do so and many companies…Thu Aug 22 2002 - 01:00
Celestica to cut 250 jobs in Dublin as recovery fails to materialiseElectronics company Celestica is to shed half of its 500-strong workforce at its plant near Swords in North Dublin after an anticipated…Thu Aug 22 2002 - 01:00
Belfast man's come a long wayMr Danny Hill, a Belfast-born Perth businessman, who is suing Australian businessman Mr Ron Woss, who was named in the Ansbacher…Wed Aug 21 2002 - 01:00
Enterprise Ireland invests €28.5m in small and medium companiesEnterprise Ireland invested €28Thu Aug 15 2002 - 01:00
Numbers on Government payroll up 5%The number of people employed by the Government increased by 11,200, or 5 per cent, in the 12 months to March, 2002, while average…Wed Aug 14 2002 - 01:00
Newspaper advertising shows signs of recoveryAdvertising revenue in the State's biggest newspapers slipped by 12 per cent in the first six months of the year compared with…Wed Aug 14 2002 - 01:00
Norkom's €3m funding boosts its confidenceNorkom, the Dublin-based firm that specialises in developing software to analyse data for companies, is closing a €3 million …Sat Aug 10 2002 - 01:00
Global Crossing gets US court approval for saleGlobal Crossing Ltd, which supplies international telecoms capacity to Irish companies, has won approval from a US bankruptcy…Sat Aug 10 2002 - 01:00
Spectel focuses on more takeoversConferencing products company Spectel, which employs 123 people in the Republic, said it still intends to target at least one…Sat Aug 10 2002 - 01:00
Gehe AG profits increase by 22%International drugs distributor Gehe AG, which is the biggest owner of pharmacies in the State, said yesterday pre-tax profit…Fri Aug 09 2002 - 01:00
Instability good for prize bond holdersThe value of awards paid to prize bond holders in the first six months of the year rose by 11 per cent following an increase …Fri Aug 09 2002 - 01:00
Irish TV news channel offers colour feed to mobile phonesThe Republic's 24-hour news channel, Ireland Live Television News, has become the first worldwide to offer a live colour television…Fri Aug 09 2002 - 01:00
Celtic enjoys success on and off the pitchCeltic Football Club has almost halved its debt in the year ended June 30th and increased profits from operations by more than…Thu Aug 08 2002 - 01:00
Telecom cap should be 'retained'The telecoms regulator should keep in place the current price cap on retail telecoms services, introduce a wholesale cap and …Thu Aug 08 2002 - 01:00
Fyffes buys 70% of Czech food producerFruit distribution company Fyffes yesterday announced the purchase of 70 per cent of leading Czech Republic fresh food producer…Thu Aug 08 2002 - 01:00
Minister invites expressions of interest in new terminalThe Minister for Transport, Mr Brennan, is to invite expressions of interest from parties interested in developing a new terminal…Sat Aug 03 2002 - 01:00
Hibernian operating profit rises 9%Hibernian, the life and general insurance group, has announced a strong set of interim results with operating profit up 9 per…Fri Aug 02 2002 - 01:00
Manufacturing sector strengthens in JulyThe State's manufacturing sector continued to grow in July with employment up, order books continuing to strengthen and purchasing…Fri Aug 02 2002 - 01:00
Construction group warns of housing declineThe Construction Industry Federation (CIF) claims Government figures on new houses completed in the State last year were inflated…Thu Aug 01 2002 - 01:00
Forfas-assisted firms cut 3,500 jobs in 2001The number of full-time jobs in companies supported by Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Shannon Development and Údaras na Gaeltachta…Thu Aug 01 2002 - 01:00
Survey signals shift in staffing trendsEmployment confidence has fallen, with 69 per cent of companies surveyed by the Manpower Group saying they would not be increasing…Wed Jul 31 2002 - 01:00
Icon boosts salesICON, the global clinical trials company, yesterday announced significant increases in both sales and net profits for the year…Wed Jul 31 2002 - 01:00
Upward trend in house prices to gain pace as shortage persistsThe price of three-bedroom semi-detached houses in Dublin rose by 6Wed Jul 31 2002 - 01:00
RPS sees 32% rise in pre-tax profitsRPS Group, Europe's largest environmental consultancy, has reported a 32 per cent rise in pre-tax profits in the six months to…Tue Jul 30 2002 - 01:00
Employers groups unruffled by UK tax changesThere has been muted response to British government plans to increase significantly the rate of corporation tax paid by some …Tue Jul 30 2002 - 01:00
Barlo signals 'difficult' timesEngineering and plastics company Barlo Group plc has said while it is trading ahead of plan in the year to date, conditions in…Sat Jul 27 2002 - 01:00
Grady wins right to have ICC dismissal case heardA former investment director and partner in ICC Venture Capital will have her case for constructive dismissal heard in October…Fri Jul 26 2002 - 01:00
Government debt rises by almost €2bnNTMA chief executive Mr Michael Somers said yesterday that, while there had been much reportage of the equity-related losses …Fri Jul 26 2002 - 01:00
Grady claims ICC chief lobbied to block her from postAn Employment Appeals Tribunal will today rule whether a constructive dismissals case taken against Bank of Scotland (Ireland…Thu Jul 25 2002 - 01:00
Grady feared 'bad mouthing' by ICC staffA former investment director of ICC Venture Capital has claimed she surrendered millions of pounds in entitlements after she …Wed Jul 24 2002 - 01:00
Nugent leaves 'Post' after 10 yearsThe managing director of Post Publications which publishes the Sunday Business Post , Ms Barbara Nugent, has resigned after 10…Sat Jul 20 2002 - 01:00
Irish Helicopters sold for €3.1mTwo Cork-based businessmen will share the proceeds of a £2 million sterling (€3Sat Jul 20 2002 - 01:00
Revenues rise at SmartForceE-learning company SmartForce has announced an increase in revenues and a decrease in losses for the second quarter of the year…Fri Jul 19 2002 - 01:00
Investors told not to worry over pensionsDespite recent sharp falls in global equity markets, investors have nothing to fear from buying stocksFri Jul 19 2002 - 01:00
MmO2 loses 2% of its Irish customersMobile phone company mmO2, parent of Irish operator O2, gained almost 300,000 new customers in the three months to June 30th …Fri Jul 19 2002 - 01:00
Mobile roaming costs can be cut - reportIrish people planning to use their mobile phones abroad could save up to 80 per cent on call costs by changing their user habits…Thu Jul 18 2002 - 01:00
Tara pays €35m for Bula orebodyTara Mines has completed the acquisition of Bula Ltd's Nevinstown ore body near Navan, Co Meath, for €35 million, following a…Tue Jul 16 2002 - 01:00
First-half house prices outpace 2001 totalThe average price of houses in the State increased by more in the first six months of the year than in all of 2001, according…Sat Jul 13 2002 - 01:00
SmartForce warns of further job losses after merger with SkillSoftE-learning company SmartForce has warned there will be more job losses at its Irish operations when its merger with US counterpart…Fri Jul 12 2002 - 01:00
CRH spends more than €630m expanding firmCRH has spent more than €630 million on acquisitions and developments in the first six months of this year, well ahead of last…Thu Jul 11 2002 - 01:00
IDA blames global slump for job lossesIDA Ireland claims 2001 was the worst year for job creation in the State for 15 years and has urged a Yes vote in the forthcoming…Wed Jul 10 2002 - 01:00
Motor insurance body to hold inquiry into costs for commercial vehiclesThe Motor Insurance Advisory Board (MIAB) is to hold an inquiry into the cost of commercial vehicle insuranceTue Jul 09 2002 - 01:00
