Service overhaul 'better for smaller hospitals'THE CHIEF executive of the Midwest Regional Hospitals Group, Ann Doherty, has stated that there will be no additional costs and…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Number of retirees re-hired by HSE 'unacceptably high'THE CHAIRMAN of the HSE West forum has described the number of retirees that the Health Service Executive (HSE) has re-hired …Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Inspectors reveal 'serious concern' over children's care centreA HEALTH Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) report has identified “serious concerns” over the care being given to children…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Pretax profits at GECAS almost double to €8.9mPRETAX PROFITS at Shannon-based US-owned aircraft leasing firm, GECAS Services Ltd almost doubled to $11.3 million (€8Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Shannon Airport proposals criticisedA LEADING aviation entrepreneur said yesterday that the outcome for Shannon Airport under Government proposals “will be uninteresting…Thu Jun 28 2012 - 01:00
Staff get €50,000 overtime for sorting retirement claimsHealth Service Executive staff at a Co Leitrim office have received €50,000 in overtime for processing the 4,300 lump sum retirement…Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Potential foreign investors ignore regionsLARGE AREAS of the country are not considered by foreign investors looking at locating industry here, according to new figures…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Twelve counties had no visits this year by potential foreign investorsNEW FIGURES show that large areas of the country are being ignored by foreign investors considering locating industry here.Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Big fall in number approved for Fair DealFIGURES PROVIDED by Minister for Health Dr James Reilly confirm there was a 25 per cent drop in the rate of applications approved…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Plan to reform management of midwest acute hospitalsTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) has admitted that staff morale is low and that there is no accountability structure for clinicians…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Clare delegation's travel bill of €12,300 defendedA FIVE-STRONG Clare County Council delegation ran up a travel bill totalling €12,366 while meeting venture capitalists and others…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
02 profits rise to the tune of €7.5m on back of sell-out gigsSELL-OUT concerts by Rihanna, Katy Perry and George Michael at Dublin’s O2 last year contributed a 5 per cent increase in pretax…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Ikea posts 40% slide in pretax profits but stays upbeat on futureSHOPPERS SPENT almost €2 million per week at Ikea’s store in Dublin last year as the outlet recorded a 40 per cent drop in pretax…Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Dromoland purchase of Clare Inn secures 170 jobsONE HUNDRED and seventy hotel jobs were secured yesterday with the five-star Dromoland Castle hotel in Co Clare confirming it…Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Man (30) charged with child trafficking offenceA 30-year-old man yesterday appeared in court charged with an offence under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act.Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Pretax profits up 48% to €4m at Acra ControlAerospace: Pretax profits at a Dublin aerospace company, which was founded by four DCU graduates, increased by 48 per cent to…Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Pretax profits of €606m for aviation leasing firmA SHANNON-BASED company engaged in financing aircraft leasing recorded pretax profits of $765 million (€606 million) last year…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Pretax profits decrease 64% at Galway firm Goodman MedicalPRETAX PROFITS at Galway-based medical firm Goodman Medical last year decreased by 64 per cent to €511,503, new figures show…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
HSE reviews Limerick hospital deathTHE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) confirmed yesterday it was investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 23-year…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Largest clamping firm back in profitTHE LARGEST car-clamping firm in the State returned to pretax profit last year despite a 19 per cent slide in revenues.Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Retired midwest consultant received €346,714NEW FIGURES released by the HSE show that one consultant in the midwest who retired earlier this year received a net lump sum…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Film right firm posts huge rise in profitsPRETAX PROFITS at a Limerick-based television, video and film rights distributor increased 15-fold last year to $16Mon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
Aviation firm posts €5m pretax profitA SHANNON-BASED US-owned aircraft leasing firm, General Electric Capital Aviation Services Ltd (GECAS), last year returned to…Mon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
Fall in US troop numbers 'a double hit'A sharp drop in the number of US troops passing through Shannon Airport will further hamper efforts in creating an independent…Mon Jun 18 2012 - 01:00
Lowry firm drops auditorsINDEPENDENT TD Michael Lowry said yesterday that his Streamline Enterprises refrigeration business “is trading successfully” …Sat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Noonan says Nama has taken €447m from banks with poor documentationMinister for Finance Michael Noonan has confirmed that the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) docked banks some €477 million…Fri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Seven tenders for e-voting machinesSeven tenders have been received by the Department of the Environment for the purchase of its decommissioned e-voting machines…Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Ferrero Rocher's Cork profits fallPre-tax profits at the Cork-based producer of Ferrero Rocher chocolates last year declined by 38.7 per cent to €2Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Pay rise for Fitzgeralds as profits flowLOUIS AND Helen Fitzgerald gave themselves a near five-fold pay increase last year to €2Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Boyzone company losses fell in 2011LOSSES AT a company controlled by Boyzone band members more than halved last year to €75,448.Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Revenue rises by 25% for Sligo-based sports group with clients including Man City and Real MadridA Sligo-based sports group that counts Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester City among its clients last year recorded an 8 per…Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Pretax profits up 81% for aircraft leasing firmPRETAX PROFITS at Shannon-based aircraft leasing and sales firm, Magellan Aviation Services Ltd increased by 81 per cent to $…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
HSE West hospitals in 'serious financial problems'A SENIOR HSE official has stated that acute hospitals in the HSE West area “are in serious financial problems”.Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Two health workers sacked over persistent absenteeismTHE DIRECTOR for the HSE in the West area has confirmed that two health workers have been sacked in recent months as part of …Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Pre-tax losses as food group narrow sharply to €2.2mPre-tax losses narrowed sharply at Cork-based property and food group, Reox Holdings last year to €2.2 million.Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
KFC Ireland franchise firm posts €2m lossTHE COMPANY that operates the Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise across Ireland fell further into the red in 2010 to record…Mon May 28 2012 - 01:00
Profits at Goldman Sachs arm fall 15%PRETAX PROFITS at Dublin-based Goldman Sachs Bank (Europe) plc fell by 15 per cent to $49.1 million (€39Sat May 26 2012 - 01:00
Contractor jailed for six years over VAT scamA MAN has been sentenced to six years in jail for his role in what the judge described as “a well-organised and well-planned” …Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Three property owners have paid over €30,000 in household chargesTHREE PROPERTY owners have paid between €30,000 and €40,000 through multiple liabilities for the controversial €100 household…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Corvil's profits more than double to €2.4mPretax profits at Dublin-based technology firm Corvil more than doubled last year to €2.4 million, new figures show.Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
€1.1m rent reduction for OPW on passport office buildingTHE OFFICE of Public Works (OPW) has secured a €1Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
MCD back in profit last year as ticket sales roseCONCERT PROMOTER MCD Productions returned to profit last year after recording an 8 per cent increase in the number of concert…Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Man jailed for abusing boys over 27 yearsA former Clare County Council official – already facing sentence in a graves for sale case – has been jailed for six years for…Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Meteor posts pretax losses of €146mEIRCOM’S MOBILE subsidiary Meteor recorded pretax losses last year of €146Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Clane General Hospital expects to return to profit this yearTHE CHIEF executive of a private hospital, Clane General Hospital in Co Kildare, expects the hospital to return to profit this…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Compensation order in Carmody case adjournedTHE ISSUE of the award of compensation arising out of a contempt of court ruling and the collapsed trial of medical practitioner…Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Man who sliced his brother's ear is jailed for five yearsA Shannon man who nearly cut his brother’s left ear in half in a “vicious assault” with a hatchet and a lump hammer was jailed…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Louth hospital worst for absenteeism among staffA NEW HSE survey has found 20 per cent absenteeism rates among general support staff at one acute hospital.Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
'We are far from the niche brand we once were'Glenisk director Gerard Cleary says an increase in sales is down to innovation and a customer-focused promotional strategyTue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Norton earned £2.5m from his production firm in 2011Chat-show host and comedian, Graham Norton received £2Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
