Morrison to reopen in February as a Hilton DoubleTreeDublin’s Morrison hotel, which was bought last year by billionaire Russian businesswoman Elena Baturina, will reopen next month…Fri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
Services buoyed by surging exportsActivity in Ireland’s services sector grew for a fifth month in succession in December on the back of the biggest surge in new…Fri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
RIM sells Dublin firm NewBay at steep discountBlackBerry parent Research in Motion (RIM) has offloaded its Irish mobile development unit NewBay at a steep discount to US mobile…Fri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
Live Register numbers fall againThe number of people claiming unemployment benefits fell again last month, according to the latest Live Register figures.Fri Jan 04 2013 - 00:00
Morrison Hotel to reopen next monthDublin's Morrison Hotel, which was bought last year by billionaire Russian businesswoman Elena Baturina, is to reopen next month…Thu Jan 03 2013 - 00:00
Zooray! We're all going to Dublin ZooDublin Zoo welcomed a record number of people through its gates last year, confirming its status as the State’s most popular …Thu Jan 03 2013 - 00:00
CRH spends €630m on deals in 2012Building materials group CRH spent almost €630 million on acquisitions and investments in 2012.Thu Jan 03 2013 - 00:00
Irish manufacturing sector grew last yearIreland’s manufacturing sector continued to grow as 2012 drew to a close in contrast to the experience elsewhere in the euro …Thu Jan 03 2013 - 00:00
Influx of waxwings from Scandinavia looking for foodBirdwatch Ireland has reported an unusual influx of waxwings to Ireland this winter with sightings reported across the country…Mon Dec 24 2012 - 00:00
Birdwatch reports influx of waxwingsBirdwatch Ireland has reported an unusual influx of waxwings to Ireland this winter with sightings reported across the country…Sun Dec 23 2012 - 00:00
'Seeing people coming out with babies and presenting them to grandparents is lovely'Some had been away for only a few months, but others hadn’t set foot on Irish soil for more than two yearsSat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
Directors must be 'accountable'The public interest directors on the boards of State-backed banks must be made for accountable for the work they do on behalf…Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Somers 'shocked' by lax risk protocolsOnly loans above €750 million went to the board of Allied Irish Banks for approval at the height of the boom so lax were the …Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Public interest directors say they were never given any guidelines by ministerThe two Government-appointed directors at Bank of Ireland have had no formal contact with the Minister for Finance, his department…Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
BoI amends terms on up to 500 mortgages each weekBank of Ireland is offering mortgage restructuring options to 400-500 customers per week, an Oireachtas committee was told yesterday…Fri Dec 21 2012 - 00:00
Bank of Ireland outlines distressed mortgage movesBank of Ireland is offering mortgage restructuring options to between 400 and 500 customers per week, an Oireachtas committee…Thu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
Survey reveals high charity salariesMore than 40 per cent of charities that responded to a survey conducted by The Irish Times pay their chief executives €100,000…Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
Pulling plug on database 'may cost €200m'Charity register: It was intended to shed light on one of the most opaque sectors in Irish society – a single searchable database…Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
TalkTalk workers get €2.7m in EU aidThe 432 Talk Talk workers who lost their jobs as a result of the closure of the firm’s call centre in Waterford last year have…Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
Howlin to publish new lottery BillMinister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin will tomorrow publish legislation overhauling the rules and regulations…Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
Bus Éireann unveils cost-cutting planBus Éireann today announced plans to push ahead with a raft of cost-cutting measures aimed at addressing a projected €16 million…Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Coalition to fix loophole to enable banks to seize homesThe Government has agreed with the EU-IMF troika that it will fix the legal loophole preventing banks seizing the homes of defaulting…Wed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Troika wants Government to reform repossession lawsThe EU-IMF Troika wants the Government to remove a legal impediment constraining banks from repossessing properties tied to bad…Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Two juvenile snowy owls arrive in time for ChristmasDublin Zoo has received an early Christmas gift in the form of two snowy owls.Fri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Snowy owls bring festive cheer to zooDublin Zoo has received something of an early Christmas gift in the form two snowy owls.Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Domestic loans decline in OctoberLoans by banks and other credit institutions to Irish households declined again in October, while deposits continued to flow …Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Irish lending continues to declineLoans to Irish households fell again in October as deposits continued to flow back into the Irish banking system.Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
FBD confident on full-year earningsInsurer FBD says it will deliver better-than-expected full-year earnings on the back of a strong second-half performance in its…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Ulster Bank fined €2m for breachesThe Central Bank has fined Ulster Bank just under €2 million over violations relating to the management of liquidity risk and…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Problem with website delays Nama search for insolvency teamThe National Asset Management Agency (Nama) has been forced to delay the procurement of a high-level team of insolvency experts…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Users claim bugs remain in relaunched etenders websiteUsers of the relaunched etenders website say bugs remain despite assurances that early glitches have been resolved.Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Complaints over revamped tender siteThe Government’s revamped etenders website, which promises to remove red tape and make it easier to win public contracts, has…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Swedish lotto experts advising on tendersOne of the world’s leading lottery industry specialists is advising the Government on how to manage the upcoming lottery tendering…Mon Nov 12 2012 - 00:00
McDowell warning on media ownershipFormer tánaiste and Progressive Democrat leader Michael McDowell has criticised the Government for delaying the introduction …Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
ECB appointment rejected on grounds of gender biasTHE EUROPEAN Parliament has controversially blocked the appointment of Luxembourg’s Yves Mersch to the board of the European …Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Sakharov prize for Iranian activistsThe European Parliament has awarded its top human rights prize to two prominent Iranian activists.Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
MEPs reject Mersch for ECB roleThe European Parliament has controversially blocked the appointment of Luxembourg’s Yves Mersch to the board of the European …Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
EU institutions in dispute over lack of women on board of ECBA MAJOR gender row has erupted at the heart of the European Union over the nomination of Luxembourg’s Yves Mersch to the executive…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
ECB should have powers to intervene in banks - BarrosoEUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: The European Central Bank should have the powers to intervene in any euro area bank, European Commission…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Threat to Erasmus scheme numbersThe number of places offered to students under the European Union’s Erasmus exchange programme may be reduced if a budgetary …Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
ECB needs 'powers to intervene'The European Central Bank should have the powers to intervene in any euro area bank, European Commission president Jose Manuel…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Government scrambles to play down Merkel commentsThe Government was tonight scrambling to play down comments by German chancellor Angela Merkel which appeared to rule out back…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Keen interest in lottery, says HowlinTHE GOVERNMENT’S plan to sell an extended 20-year licence to run the national lottery has attracted “considerable interest” both…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Howlin notes 'interest' in lottery saleThe Government's plan to sell an extended 20-year licence to run the national lottery has attracted “considerable interest” both…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Davy Stockbrokers to advise Government on lottery licenceThe Government is to appoint Davy Stockbrokers as its special adviser to the upcoming lottery tendering processThu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
Davy selected as lottery adviserThe Government is to appoint Davy Stockbrokers as its special adviser to the upcoming lottery tendering process.Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Teachers' unions criticise Junior Cert planThe country’s main teaching unions have both described the plan to overhaul the Junior Cert examination as “deeply regrettable…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Growth in Irish services bucks euro area trendACTIVITY IN Ireland’s services sector grew at the fastest pace in 19 months in September, bucking a euro area-wide trend of dwindling…Thu Oct 04 2012 - 01:00
Live Register numbers fall by 400The number of people claiming unemployment benefit fell by 400 last month, according to the latest Live Register figures.Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
