Opsona secures €3.3m fundingIRISH LIFE sciences group Opsona plans to extend its research activities after securing an additional €3Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
First-time buyer cruxQ&A: Q In 2005 our daughter and her then partner bought a house in joint names on a 25-year mortgageFri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Top economist says signs of economic recovery unlikely before early 2011SIGNS OF economic recovery are unlikely to emerge before the end of 2010 or even early 2011, a leading economist said yesterday…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Elan appoints former Eli Lilly executive Pilnik to boardIRISH BIOTECH group Elan has named a former Eli Lilly marketing executive to its boardWed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Probiotic product from Cork company launches in US storesCORK CAMPUS company Alimentary Health is behind a new product being launched today by global consumer goods giant Procter &…Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
New jobless no longer face extra tax after rule changesPEOPLE MADE redundant in the first four months of the year no longer face an additional tax bill after the Government adjusted…Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Cashing in pension fundQ&A:.Q I HAVE a small pension that is worth approximately €25,000Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Irish pension funds record best monthly performance in 17 yearsIRISH PENSION funds recorded their best monthly performance in over 17 years in April, with the average group managed fund gaining…Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
Q&A: Mortgage interest reliefQ. So what exactly is happening with mortgage interest relief?Fri May 01 2009 - 01:00
Tracker takes a hikeQ&A: Q At the end of March, I was disappointed to receive a letter from AIB regarding our mortgage tracker accountFri May 01 2009 - 01:00
Thousands face surprise cut in relief on mortgage interestTHOUSANDS OF people who bought their homes since 2002 will have their mortgage interest relief cut off from tomorrow, until they…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
UK group to buy medical technology firm for €2.5mBRITISH DIGITAL pathology group Genetix will pay €2Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Mortgage interest relief to be suspended from May 1stPeople who bought their homes since 2002 will have their mortgage interest relief cut off from May 1st, until they can show they…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Working out your liability under the new leviesGOVERNMENT MOVES to backdate the recently increased income and health levies have caused consternationFri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
AIB and BoI share valueQ&A: QShould the Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Bank be nationalised in the future, will the holders of ordinary shares…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Sales of Tysabri drive revenue in first quarter for pharmaceutical firm ElanREVENUE AT Irish pharmaceuticals group Elan was ahead in the first quarter, driven by sales of its multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Prior income will not escape new health levyANALYSIS: Government moves to ensure measures will not affect pre-May 1st redundancy paymentsFri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Taking a clinical approachTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW/Stefan Oschmann, Merck: IF ALL goes to plan, Stefan Oschmann will be kept busy over the next year or so…Fri Apr 17 2009 - 01:00
Government backdating new income levy rates to start of yearTHE GOVERNMENT is backdating the new, higher income levy rates to the start of 2009, despite earlier indications that the rates…Thu Apr 16 2009 - 01:00
Taste of tougher things yet to comeFUTURE BUDGETS: TOUGH AS the measures in yesterday’s Budget are, worse is in store for Irish taxpayers, Minister for Finance…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Safety fears over Elan and Wyeth Alzheimer's drugSAFETY CONCERNS have forced Elan and its partner Wyeth to pull one of the three dosages in a phase III trial of its most advanced…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
First gains in seven months for struggling pension fundsPENSION FUNDS made some gains in March for the first time in seven months. The average Irish group-managed fund added 2Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
AGI expects key bowel drug data by JuneDRUG DEVELOPMENT group AGI Therapeutics expects to have top-line data on its key irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) therapy by the…Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Asset value in Irish pensions down 23%THE VALUE of assets in Irish pension funds fell by 23 per cent last year to €66.7 billionWed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Calculating income thresholdfor over-70s' medical cardsQ&A: Q I am the current holder of a medical card, being over 70Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:00
Tough out high mortgage rate instead of paying penaltyQ&A: Q WE ARE a young couple and bought our house in Dublin (three-bed semi with garage) in 2006 at the top of the market…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Aer Lingus has its biggest fall since going publicDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 1,947.41 (-38Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Wedding adviser's firm made €100,000 settlement with RevenueTHE COMPANY of celebrity wedding adviser Peter Kelly has made a tax settlement of almost €100,000 with the Revenue Commissioners…Wed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
Irish pension funds lose 7.5% in value in first two months of yearPENSION FUNDS continued to lose significant value last month, with the average Irish group managed fund shedding a further 5Wed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
Pension funds call for reform as losses hit €30bnIRISH PENSION funds are calling for radical reform, part of which could undermine the position of pensioners in schemes that …Fri Feb 27 2009 - 00:00
Elan to cut 115 Irish staff in 'alignment of resources'DRUG MANUFACTURER Elan yesterday announced that 115 of its Irish workforce will lose their jobs as part of what the company called…Thu Feb 26 2009 - 00:00
Accountants PwC cut salaries by 10%THE ACCOUNTANTS PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has cut salaries by 10 per cent for most of its 2,200 employees in the Republic.Wed Feb 25 2009 - 00:00
Recession can help cut costs, says head of US chamberIRELAND NEEDS to take advantage of the opportunity provided by the current recession to significantly reduce the costs of doing…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Recession can help cut costs, says head of US chamberIRELAND NEEDS to take advantage of the opportunity provided by the current recession to significantly reduce the costs of doing…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Blow to windfall hopesTHE NEWS that former Irish Nationwide chairman Michael Walsh has told the Government the building society “cannot survive” without…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
What if Ireland left the euro zone?Q&A: Q IF, HYPOTHETICALLY speaking, Ireland were to leave the euro zone (for whatever reason) and re-adopt the punt as legal…Fri Feb 20 2009 - 00:00
Opsona gets €18m in biotech fundingIRISH BIOTECH company Opsona has secured €18 million to fund its continuing development of drugs to address diseases such as …Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
A day of mixed fortunes for beleaguered financialsDUBLIN REPORT: IT WAS a day of decidedly mixed fortunes for Ireland’s beleaguered financials yesterday.Wed Feb 18 2009 - 00:00
Foreign bank protectionQ&A: Q Some time ago, I read a headline which stated that Gordon Brown was considering whether or not to extend the British…Fri Feb 13 2009 - 00:00
Reprieve on house arrearsREPOSSESSIONS: MORTGAGE HOLDERS have secured a 12-month window under the recapitalisation proposals before Allied Irish Bank…Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00
Flagship drug unlikely to bridge gap until new productANALYSIS: THE FIGURES from last year were upbeat, if relatively unsurprisingWed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
Elan reports 24% rise in overall sales, driven largely by Tysabri revenueELAN, THE manufacturer of multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri, yesterday reported strong growth in sales last year but was more cautious…Wed Feb 11 2009 - 00:00
IL&P bucks trend as shares in big banks fallMARKET REPORT: THE DUBLIN MARKET struggled for direction yesterday, reflecting the general trend across Europe.Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Impact of pension levy eased by tax reductionPUBLIC SECTOR workers will, in effect, get tax relief on their pension levy contributionsThu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00
Defined-benefit pensions get time to regain fully funded statusTROUBLED DEFINED-BENEFIT pension funds will have more time to get their house in order under revised guidelines issued yesterday…Wed Feb 04 2009 - 00:00
