The benefits of shopping by mouse from your houseMarks Spencer is the latest brand to offer online shopping in Ireland, so who else is in the market, how easy is it and what …Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Ulster Bank to allow tracker mortgage transferULSTER BANK says it is to allow people to transfer their much-coveted trackers to a new mortgage.Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Heat is on for device that offers big savings on your energy billsSTART UP NATION: CLIMOTE: Dundalk-based tech company ClimoteThu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Profits at Continental Farmers slip to €3.1mCONTINENTAL FARMERS Group (CFG), the Isle of Man-based diversified agricultural producer which is listed on the Irish Stock Exchange…Wed Mar 28 2012 - 01:00
Banks pull back on foreign lendingSTATISTICS FROM the Central Bank show that Irish domestic banks continued to pull back on foreign lending in 2011, with a 26 …Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
Fees matterGiven that there is nothing certain about your investment fund’s performance, it pays to shop around on one of the few certainties…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Investors looking into a black holeTHIS WEEK: INVESTORS IN collapsed investment firm Custom House Capital have until this Friday to put in a claim to the Investor…Mon Mar 19 2012 - 00:00
Trading suspended for Worldspreads shares on Dublin, London marketsSHARES IN Worldspreads, the Dublin-headquartered spread betting group, were suspended on Dublin’s Enterprise Securities Market…Sat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Siteserv acquired by Denis O'BrienBUSINESS SUPPORT firm Siteserv has been sold to businessman Denis O’Brien for €45.42 million in cashSat Mar 17 2012 - 00:00
Upbeat US jobs data boosts marketsBETTER-THAN-EXPECTED economic data from the US helped lift markets across Europe yesterday, as upbeat jobs figures in the US …Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Moody's negative on mortgage marketRATINGS AGENCY Moody’s yesterday pointed to further signs of deterioration in the Irish mortgage marketFri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Markets rise on US growth hopesAS A second, €130 billion financing package for Greece was formally approved yesterday, markets across Europe continued to rise…Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
WorldSpreads group chief executive steps downCONOR FOLEY has stepped down as group chief executive from the spread-betting company he co-founded in 2000.Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Aryzta profits up 2.2% to €146mFOOD GROUP Aryzta reported half-year results in line with forecasts yesterday. The company announced a 0Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Getting the best bang for your buck in the downturnIn the boom years, capital gains were the priority for investors. Now it’s all about regular income and liquidityTue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
A new chapter for EasonsTHIS WEEK: EASONS WILL CLOSE its store on Dublin’s Talbot Street today, as part of a €5 million cost-savings programme that …Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
'Simple farmer's son' hopes he will be granted his day in courtTHIS WEEK: THE SAGA OF bankrupt Fermanagh businessman Seán Quinn and his outstanding loans to Anglo Irish Bank (now Irish Bank…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
'Ireland Inc' hits the roadTHIS WEEK: POLITICIANS and industry heads alike will be on the road this week, promoting the good news of “Ireland Inc” ahead…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Doughnut effect rips Limerick's retail heart outTHE GOOD NEWS for Limerick is that department store Brown Thomas has no plans to pull out of the city centre, despite on-going…Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Bank finds firms not getting creditCREDIT CONDITIONS for Irish small and medium enterprises are worse that for their European counterparts, a conference organised…Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
'Successful placing' of Smurfit sharesAS EUROPEAN leaders entered the second day of summit talks on resolving the sovereign debt crisis, talk turned to pro-growth …Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Product range pushes Fyffes revenue up 14.5%FYFFES, THE fruit importer, has reported a 14Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Flinter appointed chairman of PM GroupTHE FORMER chief executive of Enterprise Ireland, Dan Flinter, has been appointed as chairman of the board of Project Management…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Debt-crisis optimism drives marketsMARKETS ACROSS Europe advanced yesterday, against a background of growing optimism that Europe’s sovereign debt crisis will be…Fri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Drogheda - how not to do retailLike many provincial centres, Drogheda has too many shops and too many out-of-town shopping centresWed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Don't ever invest without first asking the tough questionsIf you don’t want to be ‘Madoffed’, à la the eponymous investor whose giant Ponzi scheme led many to lose their life’s savings…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
NTMA linked with bond market optionSPECULATION IS growing that the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) will take advantage of greater liquidity as a result…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
State Street chief sees value in IrelandWHILE THE overall Irish market might be in the doldrums, for “patient stock pickers”, Irish equities can provide rich rewards…Mon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
Asian markets fall on global growth concernsAsian shares fell this morning as high oil prices raised concerns about global growth, while signs of fresh steps from major …Mon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
Analysts differ NTMA's bond market returnFollowing reports that the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) could return to the markets this week with another bond…Mon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
Eli Lilly to create 200 Cork jobsUS pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly is to invest €330 million in a new facility at its Kinsale campus in Cork.Mon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
HSBC profits rise on market growthIn a year of “major progress” for HSBC, the UK bank reported an increase in profit before tax of 15 per cent per cent on 2010…Mon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
Kingspan sees revenues jump 30%Insulation manufacturer Kingspan beat forecasts when it reported a 30 per cent increase in revenues in 2011 up to €1Mon Feb 27 2012 - 00:00
ESRI predicts growth in economy of 0.9% this yearTHE ECONOMIC and Social and Research Institute is predicting that growth in the Irish economy will be of the order of 0Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
Irish austerity budgets shown to be progressive - except for the latestHIGHER EARNERS have taken the brunt of the hit in take-home pay as a result of the harsh budgets of the past four years, a new…Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
Blackrock to assist on bank reviewBANK STRESS TESTS: THE CENTRAL Bank of Ireland has once more engaged the services of Blackrock Solutions to assist in its forthcoming…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Home gas sales sector and power stations to be soldBORD GAIS & ESB: THE GOVERNMENT is planing to sell Bord Gáis’s retail business and some of the ESB’s “non-strategic assets…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Ireland unlikely to see big investment from China soon, says IDACHINA IS a “tough market” for foreign direct investment, the chief executive of the IDA Barry O’Leary said yesterday, indicating…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
How not to get blocked by bricksFIVE YEARS into the bursting of the property bubble, and there is no relief in sight for the thousands of homeowners who splashed…Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
China is a 'tremendous opportunity'CHINA REPRESENTS a “tremendous business opportunity for Irish companies” Chinese vice-president Xi Jinping told delegates at …Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Ireland is easiest state in Europe to pay business taxesIRELAND REMAINS the easiest country in Europe in which to pay business taxes, according to a new survey which also reveals that…Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
Dublin firm CADS completes reverse takeover of ProventusDUBLIN-BASED company Captive Audience Display Solutions (CADS), which is listed on London’s Plus market, has completed the reverse…Fri Feb 17 2012 - 00:00
One in 10 households borrowed from family to pay billsMORE THAN 20 per cent of Irish households have reported missing or delaying paying bills since 2009, and 10 per cent have borrowed…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Markets ignore rating agency's outlookEurostoxx 50: 2,488.29 (–0.13%) Frankfurt DAX: 6,728.19 (–0.15%) Paris CAC: 3,375.64 (–0Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Smaller spending reductions by over-55sTHE OVER-55s appear to be weathering the storm of the recession better than their younger counterparts, according to the Central…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Households 'cut back on spending'A new survey into spending amongst Irish households shows further evidence of the difficulties facing the “squeezed middle…Tue Feb 14 2012 - 00:00
Calorie count menus on the wayThe display of calorie information on menus is set to become widespread in fast-food outlets and cafés across Ireland as part…Thu Feb 02 2012 - 00:00
Washing away the DIRTAS THE EURO ZONE crisis rumbles on, an indication of just how mixed up things are in the banking market is that investors are…Mon Jan 30 2012 - 00:00
Auctions set to make headlines again in 2012WHILE THE PRIVATE treaty market is continuing to languish in the doldrums, 2012 is likely to see another wave of distressed property…Thu Jan 19 2012 - 00:00
