European shares drop on growth and trade concernsDalata and Ryanair both lost ground, while Irish banking stocks were in favourTue May 07 2019 - 18:09
Mediahuis increases INM stake to 29.9%Belgo-Dutch newspaper group bought out chairman’s personal stakeTue May 07 2019 - 17:11
Kennedy Wilson spends €36m refurbishing crown jewel ShelbourneMajor work now completed at five-star hotelTue May 07 2019 - 11:32
NTMA to sell €3bn that will mature in 2050 bondsState agency has given six financial institutions mandates to manage the transactionTue May 07 2019 - 10:26
Will INM kingmaker Dermot Desmond seek Datalex exit?Beleaguered travel software company saw its shares suspended this week over filing issuesSat May 04 2019 - 06:00
How the €145.6m Mediahuis deal for INM was doneBelgian company bought newspaper group for little more than price of a long-range private jetFri May 03 2019 - 09:29
Barclays injects €2.6bn into Irish unit in preparation for BrexitIrish unit being built up to become the British banking giant’s hub in the EUFri May 03 2019 - 05:45
Troubled Datalex’s chief Aidan Brogan quitsTravel software company has been hit by accounting irregularitiesThu May 02 2019 - 07:58
Next Central Bank governor took aim at ‘harmful’ Irish tax practicesGabriel Makhlouf is approved by Cabinet as the first non-Irish national to lead the Central Bank in its 76-year historyThu May 02 2019 - 05:45
AIB warns of further tracker-mortgage scandal costsBank has set aside €265m to cover tracker refunds, compensation and other costsWed May 01 2019 - 14:50
New Zealand treasury head Gabriel Makhlouf new Central Bank governorA number of domestic candidates had sought positionWed May 01 2019 - 13:42
Beef baron Larry Goodman to make 35% profit from INM dealDenis O’Brien expected to see loss of hundreds of millions of euro from saleWed May 01 2019 - 09:19
Cullaun Capital nears €100m of development lendingDevelopment projects funded by finance provider include nursing homes and housingWed May 01 2019 - 05:25
‘Crazy’ INM deal price was depressed by ODCE investigation, bidder confirmsData breach scandal ‘factored fully into our decision making’ says MediahuisWed May 01 2019 - 03:17
O’Brien and Desmond sell most of INM shares to Belgian suitor MediahuisShareholders at agm say deal is ‘buttons’ as board criticisedTue Apr 30 2019 - 13:55
Citi’s Irish unit takes dividend breather after $1.66bn paymentsCitibank Europe’s profit after tax rose to $879m last year from $600m in 2017Tue Apr 30 2019 - 05:30
Central Bank fines Bank of Montreal Ireland €1.24m in second reprimandCanadian-owned lender failed to submit three important reports to supervisorsMon Apr 29 2019 - 13:25
Kingspan faces investor opposition to pay policyAdvisory firm criticises pension, share bonus and severance arrangements at the companyMon Apr 29 2019 - 06:30
All-Ireland electricity market sparks negative pricingWhile big companies can take advantage of market fluctuations and get negatively-priced energy, this is not an option for householdsMon Apr 29 2019 - 05:45
Irish business and consumer sentiment rises on Brexit delay‘Irish households and businesses shaken but not overly stirred,” says Bank of Ireland chief economistMon Apr 29 2019 - 05:00
Xavier Niel faces delay in Eir dividend after refinancingTelecom firm hit with more debt to help make €400m payment to US hedge fundsSun Apr 28 2019 - 18:50
Irish companies raise €61 million in VC fundingGalway-based medtech company Atlantic Therapeutics secure a $32 million fundraisingSun Apr 28 2019 - 16:40
BGF-backed nursing home group buys in KildareBrindley Healthcare purchases Maynooth Lodge Nursing Home for over €10mSun Apr 28 2019 - 16:10
Eir hedge funds ‘dividend’ upped amid €1.15bn debt-raiseDividend replaces loan note the funds received for some of their shares last yearSat Apr 27 2019 - 07:00
Datalex’s outgoing chair says he would ‘like to have done a far better job’Paschal Taggart says ‘somebody’s got to fall on their sword in these situations’Fri Apr 26 2019 - 18:47
Legacy Ardagh investors face wait for tradable stockIncreased demand for beverage cans on both sides of Atlantic lifted earnings by 4%Fri Apr 26 2019 - 12:45
European shares fall as large retail, banking mergers hope dashedIseq dips 1% with financials among weakest performersThu Apr 25 2019 - 18:14
US funds giant Capital quits Datalex as Pageant spots valueShares in travel retail software group to be suspended on May 1stThu Apr 25 2019 - 16:53
CRH says EU distribution unit has attracted ‘a lot’ of interestDecision to be made within the next three months on whether to sell the unitThu Apr 25 2019 - 16:44
Uniphar sounds out investors for €150m IPO amid market rallyPharmaceuticals firm has hired Davy and Royal Bank of Canada to manage flotationThu Apr 25 2019 - 06:02
AIB deputy chair says pay restrictions ‘key concern’ for investorsBank is considering the sale of a final batch of problem loans later this yearWed Apr 24 2019 - 11:54
CRH extends share buyback as it opts to sell EU shutters businessIseq heavyweight reports strong start to the year with like-for-like sales rising 7 per centWed Apr 24 2019 - 09:30
Eir investors’ €300m payday stokes unpleasant memoriesLatest moves will leave Eir with high debt level of 4.1 times its earningsWed Apr 24 2019 - 04:05
Two US hedge funds to share €300m special dividend from EirFrench billionaire Xavier Niel firms, which control Eir, not to take dividend at this timeTue Apr 23 2019 - 09:06
Datalex shares to be suspended as accounts delayedShares will be suspended from May 1st as Datalex misses deadline to publish full-year resultsTue Apr 23 2019 - 07:55
UK’s M&G buys up most equity in Bank of Ireland bond dealM&G has bought 95% of the lowest rank notes of a bond deal Bank of Ireland used this month to refinance buy-to-let mortgagesMon Apr 22 2019 - 05:55
Philip Lane, with an eye on legacy, leaves parting gift to spook banks and borrowersGovernor sought powers to force banks to hold additional capital to safeguard against hidden risks to Republic’s economyFri Apr 19 2019 - 14:58
Four candidates remain in race for role of Central Bank governorDeputy governor Sharon Donnery and senior civil servant Colm O’Reardon tipped on listFri Apr 19 2019 - 05:45
Mayfair hedge fund ramps up stake in IFG to 12.4% ahead of takeoverTakeover would draw to a close a difficult 12 months for IFGFri Apr 19 2019 - 05:15
Bankers ‘will find it harder to circle wagons’ under planned lawsMove to make top executives more accountable is ‘helpful’, Central Bank saysThu Apr 18 2019 - 12:21
Glanbia shareholders urged to reject 22% pay hike for bossClients invested in Glanbia advised to reject remuneration reportThu Apr 18 2019 - 05:52
European shares advance amid Chinese data surpriseIseq closes 0.8 per cent higher with Applegreen and Ryanair among main gainersWed Apr 17 2019 - 19:18
Citigroup buys its main Belfast office for £34mWall Street giant now employs more than 2,600 people in the cityWed Apr 17 2019 - 17:49
London group has trebled stake in mortgage lender DiloskDilosk has also completed the sale of €210 million of bonds to refinance a portfolio of buy-to-let mortgages it issued in recent yearsTue Apr 16 2019 - 05:30
Two in five banking workers fail to speak up on concernsMinister tells bankers they’re on ‘last chance’ to overhaul cultureMon Apr 15 2019 - 18:29
Brewin Dolphin confirms exclusive talks for Investec’s Irish wealth unitMove comes a year after AIB pulled out of talks to buy Irish unitMon Apr 15 2019 - 14:51
Ballymore names Irish construction director as projects advancePaul Carty worked until recently as a regional director with JJ Rhatigan & CompanyMon Apr 15 2019 - 02:45
Finance union backs Sinn Féin Bill to limit mortgage loan salesUnion ‘concerned’ about proposed EU directive promoting distressed loans marketMon Apr 15 2019 - 02:35
European shares advance as JP Morgan results breathe life into banksEuropean Stoxx 600 finishes 0.16% ahead on the day but ends week in the redFri Apr 12 2019 - 18:36
Cairn Homes directors cashing in on rally rattles investorsConstruction firm’s shares which had surged on December lows plunge 10%Fri Apr 12 2019 - 17:04
