Tax schemes are main attraction for foreign firmsBusiness Opinion: The revelation - if you could really call it one - that Google, Microsoft and a raft of other US multinationals…Mon Nov 21 2005 - 00:00
Pensions Board sees 'SSIA-type' contributions as key to successPRSAs: The Pensions Board has made proposals aimed at engendering an enthusiasm for pensions similar to that which made the …Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Bank says it did not ask OECD to be cautiousThe Central Bank has denied asking the OECD to show "extreme caution" about releasing an estimate indicating that Irish property…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Second chance looks likely for Irish companiesBusiness Opinion: The news that the Company Law Review Group has recommended a significant watering down of proposed new compliance…Mon Nov 07 2005 - 00:00
Employee share owners will play pivotal role in any takeoverThe Eircom Employees Share Ownership Plan (Esop), which owns just under 21 per cent of the company, will play a pivotal role …Thu Nov 03 2005 - 00:00
Global demand boosts exportsPurchasing managers' indices record sharp rise in euro-zone manufacturing sector.Wed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
Power plant deal proves to be a goldmineBusiness Opinion: The news that a second stake in Tynagh Energy may change hands before the Co Galway power station generates…Mon Oct 31 2005 - 00:00
Group proposes to water down compliance lawAn expert group on company law has recommended significant changes to proposed new regulatory obligations for company directors…Sat Oct 29 2005 - 01:00
Cologne Re belies McCreevy attitude to rulesBusiness Opinion: It is a good job for the European taxpayer that Charlie McCreevy is not paid by the wordMon Oct 24 2005 - 01:00
Mick O'Leary's top 10 tips for Iarnrod EireannBusiness Opinion: The scene opens. We are in the board room of Iarnród Éireann at Heuston StationMon Oct 17 2005 - 01:00
A little light shines on law firms' incomeBusiness Opinion: Declan Moylan is probably not the most popular lawyer in Dublin right nowMon Oct 10 2005 - 01:00
ICG sails into a hurricane over restructuringBusiness Opinion : Irish Continental Group finds itself at the centre of a stormMon Sept 26 2005 - 01:00
Pension deficit could Aer Lingus saleBusiness Opinion: The latest shot has been fired in the battle to keep Aer Lingus groundedMon Sept 12 2005 - 01:00
European sales drive Fyffes resultsFresh produce group Fyffes has reported strong first-half results. Profits before tax rose 17.6 per cent to €69Fri Sept 09 2005 - 01:00
Rising costs a threat to Irish economy, says reportA review of the competitiveness of the Irish economy, to be published this morning, will strongly criticise Government policy…Wed Sept 07 2005 - 01:00
High-wire acts abound at new Jurys CabaretBusiness Opinion : Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the all-new Jurys Irish Cabaret. Gone are are the traditional actsMon Sept 05 2005 - 01:00
Infrastructure spending €392 under targetCapital spending by Government on infrastructure continues to fall behind target, according to the latest exchequer figures.Sat Sept 03 2005 - 01:00
Colleary case gives succour to those against Harney's reformsThe swathe of company law reforms brought in by the Tánaiste in the wake of the Ansbacher and other scandals got something of…Mon Aug 15 2005 - 01:00
Ministers can't play both sides in key projectsBusiness Opinion: The dispute between Shell and the residents of north Mayo spilled over into the British papers last week.Mon Aug 08 2005 - 01:00
Jurys Doyle soap opera nears resolutionBusiness Opinion: The soap opera that is Precinct's pursuit of Jurys Doyle appears to be coming to some sort of a resolution…Mon Aug 01 2005 - 01:00
Only time will tell if Meteor price was rightBusiness Opinion: Eircom is now expected to emerge as the winner of the auction for Meteor, with an announcement possibly coming…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
1,300 may share €300m windfallMore than 1,300 mostly small shareholders could share in the €300 million windfall gain at South Wharf, the former Irish Glass…Wed Jul 20 2005 - 01:00
Directors share €3.203mThe six executive directors of The Irish Times Ltd were paid a total of €3Fri Jul 15 2005 - 01:00
Irish Times doubles profits to €15.3mThe Irish Times Ltd, the publisher of The Irish Times, more than doubled operating profits in 2004 to €15.3 million.Fri Jul 15 2005 - 01:00
It's hard to see where worker directors fit into Ictu's plansBusiness Opinion: This week should see the publication by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) of a paper on the idea of…Mon Jul 11 2005 - 01:00
Consumer borrowing at near record rates - Central BankBorrowing for mortgages and consumer spending continues to grow at near record rates fuelled by low interest rates.Fri Jul 01 2005 - 01:00
CNG a timely lesson for those thinking of taking AimBusiness Opinion : It is just over 12 months since CNG Travel Group listed on the Alternative Investment Market (Aim) amidst…Mon Jun 27 2005 - 01:00
Insider trading laws to apply to mediaNew laws aimed at combating insider trading due to become effective next month will place new disclosure obligations on the financial…Fri Jun 24 2005 - 01:00
Smart investors bet on outcome of court caseBusiness Opinion: How smart is Smart Telecom really? Last week, the company that was set up five years ago by former stockbroker…Mon Jun 20 2005 - 01:00
The Irish Times to seek cost savings of €4.5m by year endThe Irish Times Ltd, the publisher of The Irish Times , is to seek annualised cost savings of €4Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
Taylor legacy stalks champion of consumersBusiness Opinion: There is an interesting little software company based up in the Guinness Enterprise Centre in Dublin's Liberties…Mon Jun 13 2005 - 01:00
Right wording will snare HSE chief executiveBusiness Opinion: One of our non-core competencies here at Business Opinion is to offer a discrete high level head-hunting service…Mon Jun 06 2005 - 01:00
O'Regan must exit Thomas Read - ConnollyFinancier Paul Connolly has offered to assume potential tax liabilities of the Thomas Read Group in order to settle his dispute…Sat Jun 04 2005 - 01:00
Taxation revenues running ahead of targetTax revenues for the first five months of the year have come in well ahead of target, opening the way for a giveaway budget at…Fri Jun 03 2005 - 01:00
NI bank inquiry raises key issues for RepublicBusiness Opinion: The decision of the UK Competition Commission to investigate the big four retail banks in Northern Ireland…Mon May 30 2005 - 01:00
Memo on AIB proposal takes some translatingBusiness Opinion: The dust has now settled on last week's revelation that the board of AIB considered a proposal last autumn…Mon May 23 2005 - 01:00
AIB shares rise on rejected M&T merger newsShares in Allied Irish Bank (AIB) jumped 56 cent yesterday on the news that it had considered a merger with its 23 per cent-owned…Wed May 18 2005 - 01:00
Buckley proposed sale of AIB to American bankThe chief executive of Allied Irish Bank proposed that it be sold to a US bank at the height of last autumn's disclosures over…Tue May 17 2005 - 01:00
An Post will labour to justify stamp price hikeBusiness Opinion: An Post, if we are to believe what we are told, is on something of a knife-edge.Mon May 16 2005 - 01:00
Jefferson Smurfit begins talks with KappaJefferson Smurfit Group has confirmed it is has started talks with its Dutch rival Kappa that "may or may not lead to a transaction…Tue May 10 2005 - 01:00
Tanaiste put on the spot over risk equalisationBusiness Opinion: Our ongoing national obsession with the second terminal at Dublin airport must seem somewhat peculiar to anyone…Mon May 02 2005 - 01:00
Bupa says it will leave if forced to subsidise rival VHIBupa Ireland, the second largest health insurer, has said it will exit the market if it is forced to subsidise the VHI, its State…Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:00
Consumer must be given voice in debate over Groceries OrderBusiness Opinion: The Groceries Order has once again reared its not so pretty headMon Apr 25 2005 - 01:00
Car dealers give worst deal - studyThe image of car dealers as sheepskin coat clad wide boys may seem cliched but they are the worst offenders when it comes to …Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Consumers get a raw deal, prices report concludesConsumers are not getting a fair deal from pubs, banks, doctors, dentists, restaurants and many other businesses, according to…Thu Apr 21 2005 - 01:00
Ifsra's approach to regulations misguidedBusiness Opinion: Events appear to have once again caught Ifsra with its trousers somewhere in the vicinity of its ankles.Mon Apr 11 2005 - 01:00
Services sector activity hits three-year highActivity in the service sector hit its highest level for three years last month according to a survey of 600 private services…Wed Apr 06 2005 - 01:00
O'Reilly the big winner at ArconShareholders in Arcon have until next Monday to accept the cash and share offer for the company from Lundin MiningMon Apr 04 2005 - 01:00
Ardagh shareholders ask British panel to settle rowA group of dissident shareholders in Ardagh Glass Limited have asked the Takeover Panel in London to intervene in their dispute…Mon Apr 04 2005 - 01:00
Consumer law fines to be increasedFines of up to €60,000 for breaches of consumer laws could be in place by the summer, according to the Department of Enterprise…Fri Apr 01 2005 - 01:00
