Almost €15 million in lottery prize money goes unclaimedAmong the forfeited windfalls last year was a €350,000 Lotto Plus 1 prize, sold in DublinMon May 13 2013 - 01:00
Leading cancer specialist Professor Donal Hollywood diesOncologist who played seminal role in devising plan for roll-out of radiotheraphy servicesSat May 11 2013 - 14:29
Pakistan orders expulsion of Irish journalistVeteran correspondent and New York Times bureau chief in Islamabad Declan Walsh ordered to leave countrySat May 11 2013 - 11:20
Renowned Abbey theatre director Vincent Dowling diesHe had a long and distinguished career as an actor and a directorSat May 11 2013 - 09:42
Mortgage rates diverge from European Central Bank ratesAverage Irish mortgage rate has been moving out of sync with key ECB rateSat May 11 2013 - 01:00
Consumer sentiment falls on downbeat expectations for the economyKBC Bank Ireland/ESRI Consumer Sentiment Index for April edges down to 58.9Fri May 10 2013 - 16:14
Mortgage interest rates in Ireland ‘diverging’ from ECB base rateCentral Bank figures reflect moves by domestic banks to break from traditional policy of passing on ECB changesFri May 10 2013 - 13:18
Camelot hopes its number stack upUK lottery operator set to compete for upcoming Irish licenceFri May 10 2013 - 02:00
Supreme Court ruling casts doubt on wage agreementsRuling affects up to 80,000 workers in construction and electrical contractingFri May 10 2013 - 01:00
Fleetmatics enjoys 38% jump in revenue as more firms adopt softwareDublin-based group develops and sells fleet-management softwareThu May 09 2013 - 10:40
Fyffes says earnings remain in line with targetsFruit company says it anticipates full-year earnings of €36-€42 millionThu May 09 2013 - 10:16
TVC Holdings to return €50 million to shareholders in special dividendDublin-listed investment vehicle says move prompted by very limited investment opportunitiesThu May 09 2013 - 09:20
Kingspan reports 10% jump in group salesBuilding firm sees some pick-up in activity in Irish commercial constructionThu May 09 2013 - 08:05
Lottery funding for good causes could decline under new licenseeChange in funding structure linked to online gamingThu May 09 2013 - 06:00
Gaming giant Gtech to bid for State’s next lottery licenceItalian-owned company considering possibility of joint bid with An PostTue May 07 2013 - 06:00
Gtech eyes national lottery hoping its competition numbers come upItalian-owned Gtech is the first international player to declare for the forthcoming national lottery competitionTue May 07 2013 - 06:00
National Lottery sees online sales jump by 43%Despite strong online performance, revenue generated for good causes fell to €225mFri May 03 2013 - 15:55
An Taisce launches legal challenge to UK nuclear station planHeritage group commences judicial review proceedings in London over plan to build plant in Bristol channelWed May 01 2013 - 20:47
Deenihan endorses plan for fresh investigation into sinking of LusitaniaPassenger liner was torpedoed by a German U-boat 13 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale in 1915Tue Apr 30 2013 - 20:11
Western governments and companies are poised to test Islamic bond marketsMany firms are eyeing up the Islamic liquidity pool as an alternative source of financeTue Apr 30 2013 - 06:00
Siptu’s use of fund for foreign travel ‘inappropriate’State’s spending watchdog finds more than €4 million of public funds was paid into union’s bank accountMon Apr 29 2013 - 16:31
Government claims progress on its action plan for jobsMinisters say 96% of promised measures to stimulate job creation deliveredSat Apr 27 2013 - 06:49
‘Shockingly poor’ retail sales dampen hopes of recovery on high streetLatest CSO figures record second-biggest monthly drop in nearly 15 monthsFri Apr 26 2013 - 12:50
CRH acquires Ukrainian cement firm for €96 millionAcquisition makes Irish group the market leader in UkraineFri Apr 26 2013 - 08:16
Technology firms to create 120 jobs in Dublin, Kildare and CorkBruton says the ICT sector has been specifically targeted by Government’s action plan for jobsFri Apr 26 2013 - 08:00
Musgrave reports sales of €4.9 billion for 2012Food group says sales are gradually improving in Ireland as economy stabilisesWed Apr 24 2013 - 12:15
Elan sets aside $2 billion in cash ‘to diversify business’Pharmaceutical firm reports net loss for continuing operations of $72.8 million for first quarterWed Apr 24 2013 - 08:57
Bank of Ireland shareholders vent anger at executive payLender says loan portfolio continues to perform in line with expectationsWed Apr 24 2013 - 08:00
Bad weather and property tax combine to keep retail sales in doldrumsRetail Excellence Ireland says outlook for sector remains bleakTue Apr 23 2013 - 11:41
Irish bond yields drop to pre-crash levelsSlide in borrowing costs was part of EU bond rally linked to speculation about rate cutTue Apr 23 2013 - 10:27
Providence begins drilling at Dunquin wellExploration firm says operations are expected to take several monthsTue Apr 23 2013 - 08:10
Government wants 20,000 manufacturing jobs by 2016Ministers unveil ambitious strategy to boost competitiveness in manufacturing sectorMon Apr 22 2013 - 12:12
Ireland’s budget deficit for 2012 comfortably inside troika targetDepartment figures put country’s debt/GDP ratio at 7.6 per centMon Apr 22 2013 - 11:40
Nama takes control of Bord Gáis Energy Theatre and Point VillageState assets agency moves against businessman and developer Harry CrosbieFri Apr 19 2013 - 12:38
US software firms to create 95 jobs in Dublin and LimerickBoth investments supported by Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation via IDA IrelandFri Apr 19 2013 - 09:22
Bruton sees ‘progress’ on common EU trade positionMinister hosts informal meeting of trade mininsters in DublinThu Apr 18 2013 - 15:55
NTMA issues €500m of three-month bondsAuction represents a further test of Ireland’s ability to raise funds from capital marketsThu Apr 18 2013 - 12:58
Total Produce to sell Capespan stake for €22 millionFresh food distributor to sell shareholding to Zeder Financial Services LimitedWed Apr 17 2013 - 08:20
Weak international demand sees Irish exports fall by 10%New CSO figures show value of exports fell by €753 million in FebruaryTue Apr 16 2013 - 12:56
NTMA to sell €500m of bonds on ThursdayMonthly auction of three-month treasury bills will further test Ireland’s ability to raise funds from capital marketsTue Apr 16 2013 - 10:50
Hume Brophy expands into Asia marketIrish PR firm opens new office in SingaporeThu Apr 11 2013 - 13:11
Food waste becoming hot global issueIreland is Europe’s fifth-worst offender with 280kg wasted per head each yearWed Apr 03 2013 - 06:18
New lottery regulator may eventually oversee entire gambling industryMinister alarmed by the rapid growth in high street casino businesses and online gaming websitesThu Mar 28 2013 - 06:02
Vast majority still donate to charity despite downturnResearch finds 85% of adults donated recently and causes related to diseases account for a quarter of all donationsTue Mar 26 2013 - 13:05
Video: great white breaks into shark cageSouth African diver luckily escapes injury after close-up encounter with great whiteMon Mar 25 2013 - 12:35
Dramatic video of US shootingPhiladelphia police releases surveillance video of gun attack on food storeFri Mar 22 2013 - 08:53
Male anorexia and teenage suicide among issues raised at young innovators forumStudents from 28 schools in Leinster and Munster gather to highlight the issues than most concern themWed Mar 20 2013 - 16:58
Dublin train services disrupted by ‘drunken incidents’ in wake of schools rugby matchIarnród Éireann says it was forced to halt rail services after incident at SandymountWed Mar 20 2013 - 06:00
St Patrick’s Day parades to take place around the countryDublin to host largest paradeFri Mar 15 2013 - 21:33
Councils owed €750 million in development leviesOffical figures show Fingal County Council alone is owed almost €132 millionFri Mar 15 2013 - 17:16
