Robinson rejects conflict of interest claims over Nama dealDUP leader testifies at Stormont inquiry into sale of agency's portfolioThu Oct 15 2015 - 01:00
‘Call me Peter’ Robinson composed before Nama inquiryFormer First Minister visibly frustrated by certain lines of questioning led chiefly by Máirtín Ó MuilleoirWed Oct 14 2015 - 15:03
Robinson met Cushnahan when he still had Nama roleMeeting included investment firm Pimco and Ian Coulter, former managing partner of TughansWed Oct 14 2015 - 13:45
Nama refusal to attend Stormont inquiry ‘increasingly untenable’Daithí McKay says written evidence is no substitute for chance to questioningWed Oct 14 2015 - 01:00
Information technology security start-up takes top awardPicoPUF wins Invent Award in the North that pitches hi-tech geniuses against each otherTue Oct 13 2015 - 01:00
No records from Nama-related discussions, says Arlene FosterInquiry told no detail on meeting between former finance minister and American law firm Brown RudnickMon Oct 12 2015 - 06:50
Food and drink initiative to attract more visitors to NIBallygally Castle Hotel on the Antrim coast is offering ‘Game of Thrones’ afternoon tea and tourists are flocking there to sample itTue Oct 06 2015 - 01:00
Grow NI disputes British treasury estimate of corporation tax cut costNorthern business umbrella group says figure would be close to £192mSat Oct 03 2015 - 01:00
Stormont inquiry asks accountant and developer to appearDavid Watters and Andrew Creighton invited to attend investigation into sale of Nama’s NI portfolioWed Sept 30 2015 - 13:20
B&Q confirms five store closures in NI with loss of 300 jobsStores closing at Sprucefield, Ballymena, Craigavon, Derry and BelfastTue Sept 29 2015 - 14:31
Belfast Briefing: politics and financing dampen house pricesNew property bubble not forecast as ‘buying public are much more educated’Tue Sept 29 2015 - 01:00
CBI says Stormont crisis is hurting businessLobby wants to see reform of ExecutiveThu Sept 24 2015 - 20:09
Noonan role in North’s Nama portfolio ‘raises questions’McGuinness tells a Stormont inquiry he was ‘kept in the dark’ about Project Eagle sell-offThu Sept 24 2015 - 01:00
Peter Robinson denies claim he would gain from Nama saleDUP leader rejects allegation made by loyalist blogger as ‘scurrilous’Thu Sept 24 2015 - 00:21
Peter Robinson says he was not ‘earmarked to benefit’ from Nama saleMcGuinness ‘kept in dark’ about controversial Nama dealWed Sept 23 2015 - 14:42
Martin McGuinness to give evidence at Nama inquiryCommittee to debate whether Jamie Bryson’s evidence should be aired in publicWed Sept 23 2015 - 01:00
Belfast Briefing: Power-sharing of a different sortUnified approach to electricity – between Soni and EirGrid – benefits the whole islandTue Sept 22 2015 - 01:00
Sharp growth in knowledge economy in NorthKnowledge Economy report shows NI supported 410 new business start-ups last yearTue Sept 22 2015 - 01:00
Cerberus met NI ministers before £1.2bn Nama dealNew York investment firm that bought Nama portfolio in North met Peter Robinson and Simon Hamilton among othersThu Sept 17 2015 - 11:12
Rise in jobless in North in three months to July, but small drop in AugustUnemployment rate stands at 6.2 per centWed Sept 16 2015 - 20:33
Northern politicians need to get back to businessVisits to the US to encourage investment in Belfast are a challenge in current climateTue Sept 15 2015 - 01:00
Cushnahan breaks silence to contest Nama inquiry evidenceFormer Nama advisor denies conflict of interest and legality of recordings of his phone calls in office of bookmaker Sean P GrahamMon Sept 14 2015 - 20:22
NI consumer confidence ‘could be hit’ by Stormont instabilityRetail body warns that political turmoil could also damage future investmentMon Sept 14 2015 - 11:43
North’s housing associations borrowed £680m to build social projects last yearMore new social houses constructed in North than in average area in BritainThu Sept 10 2015 - 18:52
Intelling to create 250 jobs in Northern IrelandManchester headquartered business service firm opening contact centreTue Sept 08 2015 - 13:57
Belfast Briefing: Fishing, farming markets feeling the pinchSea Source urging more businesses to buy fish and shellfish caught by local fishermenTue Sept 08 2015 - 07:17
Randox invests £400,000 to upgrade telecoms infrastructureBiotechnology firm also creates new network to deliver superfast broadband in AntrimTue Sept 08 2015 - 01:00
Belfast developer Gareth Graham claims Cerberus ‘ruthless’Graham tells Stormont inquiry US firm had adopted approach that was unreasonableFri Sept 04 2015 - 07:55
Graham tells Stormont Nama inquiry of telephone recordingsBusinessman says he is legally in possession of recorded calls made by Frank CushnahanThu Sept 03 2015 - 15:28
Prominent NI businessman Gareth Graham to appear before Stormont Nama inquiryGraham is property developer involved in legal battle with US firm CerberusTue Sept 01 2015 - 14:20
Belfast briefing: seeing North’s problems in a better lightSome of the current directors of Northern Ireland plc have not quite fulfilled their responsibilityTue Sept 01 2015 - 01:00
North’s millionaire count jumps by 40% to 14,000 - reportBarclays research suggests property market is a driver behind new generation of wealthThu Aug 27 2015 - 17:57
Belfast Briefing: ITV in the picture as UTV’s most likely buyerUlster Unionist party leader urges Northern Ireland-based buyoutTue Aug 25 2015 - 01:00
Stormont committee to ask Department of Finance for Nama correspondenceGroup investigating the £1bn sale of Nama’s Northern loan book to CerberusThu Aug 20 2015 - 15:21
Belfast Briefing: Coffee chain enjoying the taste of successShoppers are spending less in the North except in new coffee barsTue Aug 18 2015 - 06:31
Jobs fear in Derry after Schivo acquisitionUnion leaders worried about future of 140 roles at Maydown engineering plantWed Aug 12 2015 - 19:19
Greentown Environmental blossoms among weedsAward-winning entrepreneur John Ross Armstrong builds thriving weed-control businessTue Aug 11 2015 - 01:00
North’s dairy farmers protest as price of milk is cut furtherAt current prices, many farmers are actually losing money on each litre of milk they sellTue Aug 04 2015 - 06:30
United restores year-round direct flights from Belfast to New YorkBelfast International Airport director welcomes resumption of full-year service ‘lifeline’ for US firmsMon Aug 03 2015 - 13:40
Decora Blinds to create 80 jobs in AntrimFamily owned business currently employs 500 across sites in Lisburn and BirminghamMon Aug 03 2015 - 01:00
NI’s budget ‘black hole’ hits consumer confidenceNew survey shows confidence has fallen right across NorthThu Jul 30 2015 - 10:14
Management deal safeguards 200 jobs in EnniskillenFrench owned Teleperformance to manage and operate Liberty Mutual’s contact centreWed Jul 29 2015 - 13:02
North risks losing chance to control corporation taxPolitical leaders have let opportunity to grasp tax devolution slip further through their fingersTue Jul 28 2015 - 01:00
MPs query failure of Executive and Cerberus to agree termsSecretary of State for Northern Ireland Theresa Villiers feels deal is issue for NI ExecutiveFri Jul 24 2015 - 01:02
Co-ops merge across Monaghan- Tyrone borderPoor returns to farmers in ultra-competitive market leads Ballyrashane and Town of Monaghan to form LacPatrickWed Jul 22 2015 - 19:01
Closure for Treacy on £30m Lough Erne ResortFermanagh-born businessman spent 10 years developing the propertyTue Jul 21 2015 - 11:00
Frank Cushnahan was never short of ‘vision’ when it came to his own careerFormer member of Nama advisory committee helped shape life in NI, for better or worseFri Jul 17 2015 - 08:10
Nama deal: Tughans rejects claims by former managing partnerIan Coulter says he personally informed law firm about account which contained £7.5mWed Jul 15 2015 - 10:35
Former Tughans lawyer ‘received no benefit’ from Nama saleBelfast lawyer Ian Coulter: No politician in NI or relatives was ‘ever to receive any monies’Wed Jul 15 2015 - 02:00
New taskforce in Northern Ireland to focus on offshore bank accountsHMRC says its team is expected to recover nearly £18 million in Northern IrelandTue Jul 14 2015 - 01:01
