Visitor car park planned for BurrenTHE STATE is making a fresh attempt to put in place enhanced car parking facilities for visitors near Mullaghmore in the Burren…Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
Ennis unit in breach of overcrowding regulationsOvercrowding at the acute psychiatric unit in Ennis is forcing staff to locate patients in an activities-therapy room during …Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Clash over €8m Doolin pier planSurfers and a local authority are set to clash at a public forum this week over contentious plans for an €8 million pier at Doolin…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
$21.9m exceptional gain at Element SixIndustrial diamond manufacturer Element Six last year recorded a $21.9 million (€16Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Losses continue to mount for CG Hotel GroupThe economic backdrop creates considerable uncertainty over the ability of the CG Hotel Group to achieve profitability in the…Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Airport lost €6m since subsidies stoppedTHE UNCERTAINTY about the future of Galway Airport is further underlined by annual accounts just filed.Fri Oct 26 2012 - 01:00
Cancer sufferer's drug case struck outA LONG-TERM cancer sufferer who used cannabis to relieve pain yesterday walked free from court.Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Profits clippedPRE-TAX PROFITS at TV and film editing studio Windmill Lane Pictures fell by 93 per cent to €9,191 last year, new figures show…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Clare salmon farm plan draws interest from 17 firmsBORD IASCAIGH Mhara (BIM) says it has received 17 expressions of interest from firms to operate its planned €40 million organic…Wed Oct 24 2012 - 01:00
Profits increase at company operating Lisheen minePRETAX PROFITS at a company that processes lead and zinc from Lisheen mine in Co Tipperary last year increased to $75Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Pre-tax profits up 79% at Irish eBayPre-tax profits at the main Irish unit of online giant eBay increased by 79 per cent last year to €4.8 millionSat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Doubling of pre-tax profits at WallsTHE BUILDER of the O2 arena in Dublin last year bucked the trend in the construction industrySat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Johnston Press returns to profitIrish media Media group Johnston Press Ireland Ltd last year returned to the black, recording pre-tax profits of €1Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Land Rover and Jaguar distributor's profits decline 26%PRETAX PROFITS at the group that distributes Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles in Ireland last year dipped by 26 per cent to €371…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Traveller clashes shock gardaCLARE’S MOST senior Garda has said that a Garda intervention during a violent Traveller incident on Sunday in Ennis prevented…Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Public donations to Goal fall 40%PUBLIC DONATIONS to the aid agency Goal fell by 40 per cent last year at a time of rising staff costs.Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
GP told case cannot be tried by 'remote control'A JUDGE yesterday told a GP accused of obtaining money under false pretences from families of two terminally ill cancer patients…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Shelbourne Hotel firm's losses fall 98%PRETAX LOSSES at the company that manages the five-star Shelbourne hotel in Dublin last year narrowed by 98 per cent to €104,…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Orla Kiely expands overseas as sales climb 20% to €11mORLA KIELY’S fashion empire continues to expand, with sales increasing by 19 per cent to £9.42 million (€11.7 million).Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
Farmer acquitted of causing tourist's death but found guilty of careless drivingA Co Clare farmer has been acquitted of dangerous driving causing the death of a German tourist on a pedestrian crossing adjacent…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
German tourist killed when hit by tractor, court hearsAn 83-year-old German woman died after being struck by a tractor while walking across a pedestrian crossing beside one of the…Wed Oct 03 2012 - 01:00
Exxon loses despite 8% revenues increaseTHE IRISH arm of international energy giant Exxon Mobil last year sustained a pre-tax loss of €9Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Hiqa concerned as residents left waiting for assistanceTHE HEALTH Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) confirmed yesterday that the Notice of Proposal to Cancel and Refuse Registration…Tue Oct 02 2012 - 01:00
Researcher says he is prepared to go to jail to protect interviewee confidentialityA former member of the IRA who is now a writer has told a conference he is willing to go jail to protect sources he interviewed…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
HSE dismisses three staff over absenteeismThe Health Service Executive (HSE) in the west has confirmed that it has dismissed three people in the past 12 months in response…Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Long-term profits for comedian Pat ShorttCOMEDIAN PAT Shortt is laughing all the way to the bank with his main firm recording profits of €379,245 last year.Fri Sept 28 2012 - 01:00
Alcatel Lucent Irish unit posts €2.2m profitTHE IRISH-based unit of Alcatel Lucent returned to profit last year, recording a pretax profit of €2Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Dalata expects earnings to rise by 40% as Dublin hotel performances improveTHE CHIEF executive of the State’s largest hotel group expects earnings at the company to increase by 40 per cent on the €2 million…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
O'Dwyer write-down contributed to €10m lossesA €4.6 MILLION write-down in assets at the O’Dwyer hotel and pub group contributed to pre-tax losses increasing by 57 per cent…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
'Negotiation' course cost department €30,000THE CASH-STRAPPED Department of Health has spent more than €30,000 sending four officials to attend an exclusive six-day course…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Royal link to Chapter One's successONE OF the State’s best known restaurants, Chapter One, continues to benefit from a “royal” dividend as a result of its chef …Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Operating profit at Irish unit of Avocent upOPERATING PROFITS at the main Irish unit of US IT firm Avocent last year increased by 34 per cent to $8.8 million (€6Mon Sept 17 2012 - 01:00
Westin posts €3.59m lossTHE FIVE-star Westin Hotel on Dublin’s College Green sustained a pre-tax loss of €3Sat Sept 15 2012 - 01:00
Galway Clinic shows a healthy 25% profitA PRIVATELY-owned hospital in Galway has recorded combined pre-tax profits of €31Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Mespil Hotel records steep rise in pre-tax profitPre-tax profits at the Mespil Hotel in Dublin 4 last year increased by 52 per cent to €827,178Fri Sept 14 2012 - 01:00
Increase in revenues sees Merrion Hotel post €1.39m pretax profitONE OF the best-known five-star hotels in the country, the Merrion Hotel in Dublin, has reported a pretax profit of €1Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Parents charged with neglect and ill-treatment of their seven childrenTHE PARENTS of seven children charged with years of their neglect and ill-treatment were yesterday returned for trial.Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
'Lying Eyes' woman to write book on caseTHE WOMAN at the centre of the “Lying Eyes” case is now living at an undisclosed location and is writing a book about the case…Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Profits at software firm's Irish operation up 9%PRE-TAX PROFITS at the main Irish unit of US security software maker McAfee last year increased by 9 per cent to €21Thu Sept 13 2012 - 01:00
Brown Bag Films draws on more staff to expandTHE NUMBER of people employed by the award-winning Dublin-based Brown Bag Films has more than doubled to 125 in the past two …Wed Sept 12 2012 - 01:00
Pre-tax loss of €1.9m for Stafford HoldingsTHE CHAIRMAN of the group which runs the Lifestyle Sports retail chain said all three group businesses were taking necessary …Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Proposed sanctions for nursing home droppedTHE HEALTH Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has withdrawn its proposal to cancel and refuse registration to a Co Galway…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Fracking firm finds potential in ClareA SECOND overseas firm seeking to start fracking in Ireland has confirmed initial positive results concerning a natural gas field…Tue Sept 11 2012 - 01:00
Lufthansa's Irish group doubles profitPRE-TAX PROFITS at the Irish-based Lufthansa-owned aircraft overhaul and leasing group more than doubled last year to $35Mon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Paul O'Connell's firm sees 19% rise in cash in accountThe cash in account at the firm owned by Ireland and Munster rugby star Paul O’Connell increased last year by 19 per cent to €…Thu Sept 06 2012 - 01:00
Arklow unit of Servier sees profits fall despite sharp rise in revenuesPRETAX PROFITS at the main Irish unit of French pharma giant Servier last year fell by nearly a quarter despite a sharp increase…Wed Sept 05 2012 - 01:00
Irish arm of pharma firm Roche returns to profit after revenues rise almost 30%The main Irish unit of Swiss-owned pharma giant Roche last year returned to profit after revenues increased by 29Sat Sept 01 2012 - 01:00
Creditors yet to see funds after Carey firms collapseTrade creditors from collapsed firms associated with hurling great DJ Carey have yet to see any monies from the liquidation of…Wed Aug 29 2012 - 01:00
Additional drugs to cost HSE €30m this yearTHE BILL to the Health Service Executive for making drugs available not contained in its National Service Plan for 2012 will …Tue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
