Is interest on savings 'income' for a means test?Q&A: When declaring income for a means test to qualify for various types of state aid, does “income” include the interest…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Is mortgage relief coming to an end after this year?Q&A: I am waiting on planning approval to build a bungalow within the next five monthsTue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Will my pension be lower because of PRSI mistake?Q&A: I am alarmed by the report last week that some people in the public service may lose out on part of their pension entitlements…Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
'Exceptional year' for Irish-based pharma JazzIRELAND’S NEWEST listed pharmaceutical company has reported net profits of almost $125 million (€94Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Is big pharma about to take a fall?Blockbuster drugs coming off patent will knock a major hole in our export figures and tax revenuesFri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Drug is 'best chance' for Alzheimer'sBIOTECHNOLOGY: A PARTNER of Irish biotech firm Elan has issued a bullish outlook for the group’s most advanced Alzheimer’s disease…Mon Feb 20 2012 - 00:00
Personal finance: Your queries answeredHow secure is Revenue’s online service?Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
Doherty has right recipe for growthFRIDAY INTERVIEW: Bill Doherty, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) vice-president, Cook MedicalFri Jan 13 2012 - 00:00
Legal costs eat into profits at investment companyPROVISION FOR a legal action brought by an investor have knocked a hole in profits at one of BNY Mellon’s Dublin operations last…Sat Dec 24 2011 - 00:00
Revenue allows high earners to ring-fence pensionsMORE THAN 800 high earners have secured sanction from Revenue that ring-fences pension funds of more than €2Fri Dec 23 2011 - 00:00
Personal finance: Your queries answeredMy top-up loan seems to be costing me more and moreMon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Leaders must stand up and finally deliver euro worthy of common visionBUSINESS OPINI0N: The single currency dream can still be a reality but first we need to escape nightmare of the brinkmanship…Mon Dec 19 2011 - 00:00
Business as usual after Covidien spin-outThe firm’s chief executive says there are no plans to change the headquarters in IrelandFri Dec 16 2011 - 00:00
Australian jobs event at AvivaFIFTEEN AUSTRALIAN employers are coming to Dublin this weekend with the promise of up to 1,000 jobs across a range of sectors…Thu Nov 24 2011 - 00:00
Sourcing the cheapest options on credit cardsPERSONAL FINANCE: Your queries answeredMon Nov 21 2011 - 00:00
Actuaries warn on changes to tax relief for pensionsTHE GOVERNMENT is ahead of target on savings from the pensions sector under the national recovery plan but needs to assess the…Sat Nov 19 2011 - 00:00
Covidien investment of up to €25m in RD projects set to create jobsMEDICAL DEVICES group Covidien has announced plans to invest up to €25 million in six separate research and development projects…Thu Nov 17 2011 - 00:00
Whatever happened to no NCT, no tax?OPINION NATIONAL CAR TEST: ELEVEN YEARS ago, the government of the time hailed the arrival of National Car Testing as “an important…Wed Nov 16 2011 - 00:00
TCD firm raises €5m for blindness treatment trialsA TRINITY College-based genetics firm has raised €5 million to bring what it hopes will be a breakthrough treatment for a form…Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Goodbody warning over pension taxANY MOVE by Government to further tax pensions will discourage saving and force existing pensioners to take more risks with flexible…Thu Nov 10 2011 - 00:00
Pension funds rose in OctoberIRISH PENSION funds recorded their sharpest gains in more than 18 months in October as volatile markets finally swung their way…Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Be careful of wishing to jump on Greek default bandwagonBUSINESS OPINION: IT DIDN’T take long. It was just hours in fact.Mon Oct 31 2011 - 00:00
Pipeline of comfort for WaterfordFRIDAY INTERVIEW: CHRIS VIEHBACHER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, SANOFI: WHEN FRENCH pharmaceuticals giant Sanofi completed the €20Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
Call for fairer deal on pension savingsIRELAND NEEDS to create a more equitable regime for all pension savers, the Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) said yesterday…Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
Should I cash in pension and use rent instead?PERSONAL FINANCE: Your queries answeredMon Oct 24 2011 - 01:00
Pensions 'hole' at top firms of €24bn last yearTHE PENSIONS “hole” at Ireland’s top indigenous companies was €24 billion at the end of last year, according to a new study published…Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
Google Ireland's revenues jump 28% to €10.9 billionTHE DIGITAL economy is booming, according to results for Google’s Irish business, which show a 28 per cent increase in sales…Sat Oct 08 2011 - 01:00
Pension reform 'should be widened'EMPLOYERS HAVE called for pension reform to be extended to current members of the public sector, not just new entrantsThu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
Elan to move primary listing to New York Stock ExchangeIRISH BIOTECH group Elan has announced plans to switch its primary listing to the United States.Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Personal finance: your queries answeredI don’t need a pension, do I have to take it?Mon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
Personal finance: your queries answeredHigh price of transferring Vodafone sharesMon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
Bard pays €43.8m to buy ClearStreamIRISH MEDICAL devices business ClearStream Technologies has agreed a £43Mon Sept 26 2011 - 01:00
Charity fundraising up 24% last year despite recessionIRISH CHARITIES are managing to increase fundraising despite the recession, according to a new study published yesterdayFri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
GSK wants to move plants off energy gridPHARMACEUTICALS GIANT GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is looking to move its manufacturing operations off the electricity grid in an effort…Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
Pfizer set to invest $200m in its Dublin plantPHARMA GIANT Pfizer is investing a further $200 million at its Grange Castle plant in Dublin.Wed Sept 21 2011 - 01:00
Alkermes moves corporate HQ to DublinBIOPHARMA GROUP Alkermes has established its new Irish corporate base following a merger with Elan Drug technologies.Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Irish pension funds lose billions in three-year lowBILLIONS WERE wiped off the value of Irish pension funds in August as they recorded their worst monthly performance in close …Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Drumm still facing huge debts as Anglo objects to bankruptcy dischargeEFFORTS BY former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm to walk away from debts of nearly $12 million to his former employer…Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Restructured mortgages: how they are made up, Q&AFigures published by the Central Bank on Monday showed that over 55,000 homeowners were more than three months behind in their…Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
EU needs to shift focus from bailouts to fiscal unionHow do we move closer to fiscal union while retaining enough independence?Mon Aug 29 2011 - 01:00
Alimentary Health in alliance to develop medicinal productsCORK-BASED BIOTECH group Alimentary Health has joined forces with Czech pharma business Norgine to develop medicinal products…Fri Aug 26 2011 - 01:00
No clarity yet on exactly how mortgage forgiveness would workANALYSIS: THE MOST recently available figures from the Central Bank note almost 50,000 mortgages were in arrears for more than…Mon Aug 22 2011 - 01:00
Euro zone lacks strong leadership as it flags at coreBUSINESS OPINION: The common currency area acts like a collective in policy turmoilMon Aug 15 2011 - 01:00
