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
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
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
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
B of I's ICS reports €91.7m pretax profitsICS Building Society has reported pretax profits of €91.7 million for 2004Fri Mar 25 2005 - 00:00
CSO figures show that Donegal is still the State's poorest countyDonegal remains the poorest county in the Republic, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).Thu Mar 24 2005 - 00:00
ESRI sees 6% growth but warns on living standardsThe return to rude good health of the Irish economy, with growth of nearly 6 per cent, will not be translated into the sort of…Wed Mar 23 2005 - 00:00
Quinn Group plans legal action over Prescott's plant inquiryQuinn Group is planning legal action against UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott over his decision to hold a public inquiry…Tue Mar 22 2005 - 00:00
Shareholders may challenge Ardagh takeoverA group of minority shareholders in Ardagh Glass Ltd are considering taking a minority protection action against the directors…Mon Mar 14 2005 - 00:00
Ictu proposal on State companies merits attentionBusiness Opinion: Having fought the Government to a standstill over the management of State companies, the trade unions now …Mon Mar 14 2005 - 00:00
Senior AIB official tells court he is scandal scapegoatA senior Allied Irish Bank (AIB) executive has gone to court to prevent the bank firing him over last year's foreign exchange…Sat Mar 12 2005 - 00:00
Ardagh offer is anything but generousBusiness Opinion : From one perspective the current offer from Paul Coulson to buy out his fellow shareholders in Ardagh Glass…Mon Mar 07 2005 - 00:00
Exchequer returns running ahead of forecastsThe Government finances are running ahead of expectation and the end-year position is likely to be far better than predicted, …Thu Mar 03 2005 - 00:00
Brennan finds controversy in unlikely rulingBusiness Opinion: Few people expected Séamus Brennan to retire gracefully to semi-obscurity in the Department of Social Welfare…Mon Feb 28 2005 - 00:00
Radical enterprise proposals rejectedThe Government has decided against implementing some of the more radical proposals of the Enterprise Strategy Group, which was…Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Report adds to debate on economy's futureThe Enterprise Strategy Group's report has helped the Government focus on how to make the changeover to a knowledge-based economy…Fri Feb 25 2005 - 00:00
Chesterton offered more attractive returns than banksChesterton Finance Limited, the company at the centre of the Garda inquiry into IRA money laundering, sought outside investors…Tue Feb 22 2005 - 00:00
Smurfit return to stock market 'not on horizon'Jefferson Smurfit Group has ruled out a return to the stock market for at least 12 months, citing difficult conditions in the…Fri Feb 18 2005 - 00:00
Jurys seeks up to 100 Burlington job lossesJurys Doyle Hotel Group is seeking up to 100 redundancies at one of its flagship properties, the Burlington Hotel in Dublin.Thu Feb 17 2005 - 00:00
Has Quinn Group got bats in its Belfry?Business Opinion: The timing of last week's announcement that Seán Quinn was buying the Belfry for £186 million (€270 million…Mon Feb 14 2005 - 00:00
NRA may oppose Ikea move into BallymunThe National Roads Authority (NRA) may oppose the Ikea superstore proposed for Ballymun in north Dublin.Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Partnership has become pretty meaninglessBusiness Opinion: In the space of the last two weeks SIPTU, Impact, the TEEU, the CWU and a few other unions have variously …Mon Feb 07 2005 - 00:00
Strong start to year for economyThe economy has started the year strongly, according to the latest Exchequer figuresThu Feb 03 2005 - 00:00
Finance Bill to extend overseas pension reliefContributions to overseas pensions will become allowable against Irish tax under measures due to be announced in today's Finance…Thu Feb 03 2005 - 00:00
The devil is in the ARPUs for Vodafone, O2Business Opinion: It's that time of year againMon Jan 31 2005 - 00:00
Elan accused of unfair dismissal by former chiefMr Donal Geaney, the former chief executive of Elan, has taken an unfair dismissal action against the pharmaceutical group.Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
Lynch takes IAWS far from Plunkett idealsOpinion: When he set up the Irish Agricultural Wholesale Society (IAWS) in 1897 it is unlikely that Horace Curzon Plunkett envisioned…Mon Jan 24 2005 - 00:00
DCC search for 'natural justice' full of twistsBusiness Opinion: It just gets better and betterMon Jan 17 2005 - 00:00
OECD study puts Republic in top five wealthiestThe Republic is one of the world's five wealthiest countries according to a new study that takes into account the price of goods…Wed Jan 12 2005 - 00:00
Key decisions unlikely to be made in 2005Business Opinion: As we look ahead into 2005, here are eight things that Business Opinion doubts we will see this year.Mon Jan 03 2005 - 00:00
... but will the realities match expectations?Apart from the economy, the big business story of the early part of next year is likely to be the ongoing court case between …Fri Dec 31 2004 - 00:00
Growing economy still faces downside risksForecast: There are considerable downside risks to economic growth next year, according to the Economic and Social Research …Tue Dec 21 2004 - 00:00
Fyffes case offers up more valuable insightBusiness Opinion: During three days of evidence in the High Court last week, the chief executive of Fyffes, Mr David McCann, …Mon Dec 20 2004 - 00:00
Compensation bill for Morrogh set to top €10mThe final bill for compensating investors in failed Cork stockbroker W&R Morrogh is expected to top €10 millionFri Dec 17 2004 - 00:00
Lack of bank competition denies small firms capitalCompetition report: The failure of the larger banks to pass on interest rate reductions on working capital loans is costing …Wed Dec 15 2004 - 00:00
Bula liquidator gets sworn statementThe sole remaining director of Bula Resources has submitted a sworn statement of affairs for the collapsed exploration company…Tue Dec 14 2004 - 00:00
For investor protection, go the US routeBusiness Opinion: An American journalism student on placement with The Irish Times recently asked me who, or to be more accurate…Mon Dec 06 2004 - 00:00
Fyffes' case to shine light on financial circleThe inner workings of Dublin's close-knit financial community will be on display next week when a high-profile insider-dealing…Fri Nov 26 2004 - 00:00
Operating profits at Eircom rise 8% to €74mOperating profits at Eircom rose by 8 per cent to €74 million in the six months to the end of September.Thu Nov 25 2004 - 00:00
Government may fail to meet its own target for capital outlayThanks to some fancy footwork around the 2005 Estimates published last week, the Minister for Finance says he has already found…Wed Nov 24 2004 - 00:00
Government was warned airline managers would leaveThe Government was warned six weeks ago that the senior management of Aer Lingus would leave if the company was not properly …Fri Nov 19 2004 - 00:00
Oil group reports losses of $12.4mConocoPhillips Ireland, the former state-owned oil company, made a loss of $12.4 million last yearSat Nov 13 2004 - 00:00
Car insurance drops 10% in yearThe price of motor insurance has fallen by 10 per cent in the last 12 months, according to the AATue Nov 09 2004 - 00:00
Transparency would benefit professionalsBusiness Opinion The big accountancy firms earned themselves a few Brownie points last week with the publication of the annual…Mon Nov 08 2004 - 00:00
Property tax needed for 'soft landing' in housing market - IMFThe International Monetary Fund has called for the introduction of a property tax to help ensure a soft landing for the housing…Fri Nov 05 2004 - 00:00
Time-poor public willing to pay for convenienceBusiness Opinion: This week sees the start of public hearings into the price of foodMon Nov 01 2004 - 00:00
Aer Arann makes EUR2.6m profitAer Arann, the Galway-based regional airline, made a profit before tax of €2.6 million last yearMon Nov 01 2004 - 00:00
