Nama assigns receivers to Robert Butler companiesTHE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) has appointed receivers to a series of companies controlled by Limerick developer…Mon Aug 13 2012 - 01:00
Pretax profits at JP Morgan Ireland rise by 78% to $26.7mPretax profits at the IFSC-based arm of banking giant JP Morgan increased last year by 78 per cent to $26.7 million (€21Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
O'Dwyers cuts losses to €6.3m in 2010Pretax losses at the slimmed down O’Dwyer hotel and pub group decreased sharply to €6Sat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
O'Driscoll promotions firm cash assets rise to €1.46mAccounts for the main firm owned Irish rugby captain Brian O’Driscoll show that its cash assets increased to €1Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
Limerick concert hall close to striking an even noteTHE DIRECTOR of the midwest’s premier arts venue, the University Concert Hall in Limerick, has said the venue has a sustainable…Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
Louis Walsh business has x factor as entertainment firm posts €1.2m profitX-FACTOR JUDGE Louis Walsh’s entertainment firm more than quadrupled its pre-tax profits last year to €1.268 million.Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
Killaloe diocese abuse bill at €2.4mTHERE WAS a significant reduction in payments by Killaloe’s Catholic diocese arising from clerical sex abuse, according to diocesan…Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Unidentified firm sought €350,000 to dispose of e-voting machinesONE COMPANY demanded more than €350,000 from the Department of the Environment to take the Government’s defunct e-voting machines…Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
One donation by Ryan trust in 2011THE CHARITABLE trust established in memory of Ryanair founder Tony Ryan with a fund of more than €11 million made a single charitable…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Firm seeks licence for wave energy projectThe development of a five- megawatt wave energy project in waters off west Clare has moved a step closer.Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Donations from wills pull Simon out of the redA CASH bequest totalling more than €350,000 from one donor was part of the €1 million that Dublin Simon Community received from…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Shannon ferry group goes into the redA FERRY group co-owned by two of the Mangan brothers, who received €45 million from the sale of their wholesale retail business…Tue Aug 07 2012 - 01:00
Big increase in pre-tax loss at Mott McDonald IrelandPRE-TAX LOSSES at the Irish arm of consultancy engineering firm Mott McDonald rose by 288per cent to €2Mon Aug 06 2012 - 01:00
Benex profits reduce almost 50% to €54mPRETAX PROFITS at the main Irish arm of medical technology firm Becton Dickinson last year almost halved to €54 million despite…Sat Aug 04 2012 - 01:00
Fine dining a recipe for increased profit at Restaurant Patrick GuilbaudTHE COUNTRY’S top-rated restaurant “has come through the worst of the recession” after recording increased business last year…Thu Aug 02 2012 - 01:00
Injunctions cost council €90,000A COUNTY manager has revealed it cost almost €100,000 to secure two High Court injunctions to move on two illegal Traveller encampments…Wed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
MJ Flood posts EUR2.95m surplusBusiness technology provider MJ Flood returned to profit last year, recording a pre-tax surplus of €2.95 million.Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Overseas mental healthcare costs HSE €2.2mNEW FIGURES show the Health Service Executive (HSE) spent on average €43,122 per week accommodating 11 patients in the mental…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Ennis hospital's absenteeism rate worst in StateNEW FIGURES show that the hospital with the worst absenteeism rate in the State is Ennis General Hospital.Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Donations to Concern down 17%PUBLIC DONATIONS to Irish-based international relief agency Concern dropped by 17 per cent last year to €50Mon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
Midwest strategy plan costing €1.2m criticisedTHE €1.2 MILLION costs relating to a land use and transportation plan for the midwest has come under fire.Mon Jul 30 2012 - 01:00
Oracle's Irish firm reports €39m lossTECHNOLOGY: The main Irish subsidiary of US technology giant Oracle last year recorded a pre-tax loss of €39Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
Judge tells farmer in dispute over right of way to 'stop digging'A HIGH Court judge yesterday told a farmer at the centre of a 33-year-long dispute over a right of way to “stop digging”Thu Jul 26 2012 - 01:00
LinkedIn Irish unit revenues triple to €137.8mREVENUES AT the main Irish unit of the world’s online largest professional network, LinkedIn, increased more than threefold last…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
High Court to decide on dispute over right of way stretching back 33 yearsA WOMAN has told a court that gardaí had to seize a gun from her neighbour after he had threatened he would use it to sort out…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
Ex-Irish College vice-rector appointed parish priestCLARE: One of three priest staff members at the Irish College in Rome who returned home this summer was yesterday appointed …Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Minister defends cheese in broadcasting submissionMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has confirmed that his department has told the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) that …Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Receiver fees for Nama properties jump fivefoldRECEIVERS’ FEES for work on assets related to the National Asset Management Agency jumped fivefold last year, according to new…Mon Jul 23 2012 - 01:00
'Dangerous pony' case resolved outside courtA JUDGE has said “well done” to all sides in resolving a legal row over an alleged “dud” €14,400 ponySat Jul 21 2012 - 01:00
Dromoland Castle returns to profitONE OF the country’s best known five star hotels, Dromoland Castle, returned to pre-tax profit last year.Fri Jul 20 2012 - 01:00
Man faces trial over posting of pig's headA DUBLIN man has appeared in court in connection with sending a pig’s head in the post to the home of a garda.Wed Jul 18 2012 - 01:00
Profits at Noonan Services up 18%PRE-TAX PROFITS at one of the largest private employers in the country last year increased by 18 per cent to €2.1 million.Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Labour Court finds 'severe wrong' perpetrated on HSE workerTHE LABOUR Court has found that a “severe wrong” was perpetrated by the Health Service Executive on one of its employees.Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Vita Cortex main company posts €1.75m lossTHE MAIN firm in the Vita Cortex group recorded losses totalling €1.75 million last year, new figures show.Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Rising spend on Viagra in HSE West areaLIMERICK CITY and county has the highest public spend on Viagra and other erectile dysfunction drugs in the HSE West area, according…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Overseas offices outlay was €10.5m in 2011, says BrutonMinister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton has confirmed the total cost of administering IDA Ireland’s 18 overseas…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Revenues at Trailfinders' Irish arm fall 9% to €77.9mREVENUES AT the Irish arm of specialist travel company Trailfinders dropped by 9 per cent from £64.2 million to £61Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
Westlife company records loss in spite of extensive touring by bandTHE MAIN entertainment company owned by Irish pop group Westlife recorded a loss last year in spite of extensive touring by the…Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
PayPal Irish company's operating profits increased last yearOPERATING PROFITS at the main Irish company of US-owned ecommerce firm PayPal increased last year by 12.5 per cent to €4Fri Jul 13 2012 - 01:00
Visually-impaired student to have guide dog at schoolA VISUALLY-impaired 17-year-old Leaving Cert student from Bantry is to be first student under 18 to be accompanied by a guide…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Euro 2012 a damp squib for pubs, says Charlie ChawkeONE OF the country’s best-known publicans, Charlie Chawke, said yesterday he was “running the business to pay the staff at the…Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Howlin held talks over lottery licenceTHE MINISTER for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin, has confirmed that his officials have already met potential bidders…Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
O'Leary taxi firm in profitTILLINGDALE LTD’S financial performance last year may not be enough to persuade Michael O’Leary to leave the airline business…Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
McManus charity doubles its givingA CHARITABLE foundation set up by businessman JP McManus has given more than €30 million to causes in Ireland and abroad over…Mon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Man on trial for rape pleads guilty to sexual assaultA 29-YEAR-OLD man on trial for the rape of a Co Clare woman yesterday pleaded guilty to her sexual assault.Sat Jul 07 2012 - 01:00
Doubt over future of loss-making Smyth business, says auditorNOEL SMYTH’S Alburn business is loss-making and there are a number of material uncertainties which could cast significant doubt…Wed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Consent did not extend to rape, trial toldTHERE WAS no such thing as a general consent to another person to do anything they liked to you, a rape trial was told yesterday…Wed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Profits slide 7% at loyalty reward firmPre-tax profits at customer loyalty rewards firm Loyaltybuild Ltd fell by 7 per cent last year, despite of an increase in revenues…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
