State sector has to work out how it can go privateBusiness Opinion: Events at Aer Lingus are doubtless being watched with interest by senior management at other commercial state…Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
Lower prices mean better value, actuallyIt is hard to put your finger on it, but there is something about Richard Baker that is ever so slightly reminiscent of Tony …Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Quinn Group to pay less than #100m for WentworthThe Quinn Group will pay less than £100 million (€145 million) in cash for Wentworth Group Holdings, the Surrey-based golf and…Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Change remains first item on the agendaTom Peters does not do understatement. But speaking via telephone last week from Boston he seems genuinely agitatedMon Oct 04 2004 - 01:00
Reshuffle shows that success is path to demotionBusiness Opinion: Two news items got conveniently lost in all the noise surrounding last week's cabinet reshuffleMon Oct 04 2004 - 01:00
NIB to refund fees to 47,000 clientsNational Irish Bank (NIB) is to refund 47,000 customers an average of €59 in the first part of a €10Thu Sept 30 2004 - 01:00
Wentworth bid seems high price for Quinn to payBusiness Opinion: Some day, presumably in the not too distant future, they will discover oil under the fairways of Wentworth…Mon Sept 27 2004 - 01:00
Quinn Group offers £122m for WentworthQuinn Group has upped its offer for Wentworth Group Holdings to £122 million (€178 million)Thu Sept 23 2004 - 01:00
State urged to become more 'capital friendly'Significant tax changes to make the Republic more "capital friendly" are needed to secure the future of the International Financial…Mon Sept 20 2004 - 01:00
Procrastination on tax decisions could hurt IFSCBusiness Opinion: The timing was a little unfortunateMon Sept 20 2004 - 01:00
Quinlan to decide on Wentworth counterbidQuinlan Private will decide next week whether to make a bid for Wentworth golf clubFri Sept 17 2004 - 01:00
House prices resemble 'dotcom bubble'Irish house prices resemble technology shares prior to the dotcom crash in 2000, according to an analysis by Davy Stockbrokers…Fri Sept 17 2004 - 01:00
IN&M operating profit rises 25%Independent News & Media (IN&M) has reported "record" interim results, with turnover for the first six months of the …Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Just how well paid are tight-lipped solicitors?Business Opinion: It really should come as no surprise to hear, as we did last week, that the number of people seeking to train…Mon Sept 06 2004 - 01:00
Ardagh Glass faces Quinn threatArdagh Glass Ltd has warned shareholders that it faces a dual threat of higher energy prices and significant competition in its…Thu Sept 02 2004 - 01:00
Unanswered questions over Gresham sagaBusiness Opinion: It is getting on for two months now since Red Sea Hotels folded its tent and walked away from Gresham Hotels…Mon Aug 23 2004 - 01:00
Dublin Airport 'sufficient to 2008'The existing facilities at Dublin Airport have the capacity to handle up to 22 million passengers a year and should be sufficient…Wed Aug 04 2004 - 01:00
Key REO shareholder complains of accounting policiesMr Noel Smyth, one of the larger shareholders in Real Estate Opportunities (REO), has complained to the Jersey Financial Services…Thu Jul 29 2004 - 01:00
Top 10 reasons for McCreevy to be cheerfulBUSINESS OPINION: The hangdog look on his face said it allMon Jul 26 2004 - 01:00
ACCBank profits doubleACCBank, the Irish subsidiary of the Dutch group Rabobank, has doubled post-tax profits to €29Fri Jul 23 2004 - 01:00
United Drug raises $102mUnited Drug has raised $102 million (€83.12 million) in a private placement with a group of UK and US insurance companiesFri Jul 23 2004 - 01:00
Grafton gets August 6th deadline for Heiton bidThe Irish Takeover Panel has given Grafton Group until August 6th to table an offer for its smaller rival Heiton GroupThu Jul 22 2004 - 01:00
Licence auction could pull plug on local radioBusiness Opinion: Tomorrow, the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland will make public details of the applications for the latest…Mon Jul 19 2004 - 01:00
Irish Times returns to profitability in 2003The Irish Times Ltd, publisher of The Irish Times , has returned to profitability, reporting a pre-tax profit of €8Fri Jul 09 2004 - 01:00
Call for State to concentrate on needs of businessThe needs of business should be at the heart of Government policy-making, according to a blueprint for industrial development…Thu Jul 08 2004 - 01:00
Report urges merger to create single regulatory bodyThe Enterprise Strategy Group report, which will be published today, is expected to recommend a merging of the gas, electricity…Wed Jul 07 2004 - 01:00
Low-tax regime becoming an impediment to growthThe old debate about whether Ireland should embrace US-style liberal capitalism or the more regulated European variety resurfaced…Fri Jul 02 2004 - 01:00
Londis deal fails to wipe gloss off Musgrave imageThere is something a bit too good to be true about Musgrave GroupFri Jul 02 2004 - 01:00
Buckley has 'full support' of bank chairmanBackground: The chairman of AIB, Mr Dermot Gleeson SC, has pledged his full support for the bank's embattled chief executive…Wed Jun 02 2004 - 01:00
O'Reilly enjoys 40% pay rise at IN&MSir Anthony O'Reilly, the executive chairman of Independent News & Media (IN&M) received a 40 per cent pay rise last …Tue Jun 01 2004 - 01:00
Union silence on decentralisation plan is deafeningBusiness Opinion: The massed ranks of the trade union movement would appear to have won a significant victory at Aer Rianta …Mon May 31 2004 - 01:00
Tip-off mushrooms into full-scale scandalHistory: It started when someone contacted Eileen Fitzpatrick, the head of AIB Investment Managers last August and ended with…Fri May 28 2004 - 01:00
Parmalat administrator seeks rulingThe Government-appointed administrator of Parmalat will today ask the Supreme Court to overturn the appointment of Mr Pearse …Thu May 27 2004 - 01:00
More than 30m Chinese below poverty lineCHINA/IRELAND: It will take 10 generations nbefore China is a truly modern nation, according to Mr Wen Jiabao, the premier of…Thu May 13 2004 - 01:00
ISME 'extremely concerned but not surprised'ISME, the small business lobby group, said it was "extremely concerned but not surprised" that AIB had been "ripping-off" an …Fri May 07 2004 - 01:00
Strategy group considers economic regulatorA merger of the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs with the Competition Authority to create a consumer-focused economic…Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
Business failing in duty to societySome 60 per cent of Irish adults think businesses do not pay enough attention to their social responsibilities, according to …Sat Apr 24 2004 - 01:00
Governance of Eircom's share trust to be reviewedThe corporate governance of the Eircom Employee Share Ownership Trust (ESOT) is to be reviewed by outside consultants.Thu Apr 22 2004 - 01:00
Business urged to invest in African statesThe Government has launched an initiative aimed at encouraging Irish business to invest and do business in developing countries…Tue Apr 20 2004 - 01:00
Subsidies make sugar seem a lot less sweetOpinion: This morning sees the inaugural meeting of the Private Sector Forum, which was set up to engage Irish business in private…Mon Apr 19 2004 - 01:00
CWU executive to discuss €1.9m Scanlon packageThe Communication Workers Union's (CWU) executive council will discuss the more than €1Fri Mar 26 2004 - 00:00
Can new group alter the habit of a lifetime?Opinion: The coincidence between the announcement of the Tánaiste's new Consumer Strategy Group and the publication of the latest…Mon Mar 15 2004 - 00:00
Ramco shares fall 21% to new lowShares in Ramco fell another 21 per cent yesterday after the company disclosed worsening production problems at its Seven Heads…Thu Mar 04 2004 - 00:00
Eircom chief to get €3.7m in IPOThe chief executive of Eircom, Dr Philip Nolan, will get share options worth in the region of €700,000 when the company floats…Thu Mar 04 2004 - 00:00
Junk bond status for EircomEircom's corporate credit rating has been cut to junk bond status days before the publication of the prospectus for its planned…Wed Mar 03 2004 - 00:00
Buying into Eircom privately will cost €40,000Private investors hoping to buy shares in the forthcoming Eircom flotation will have to invest a minimum of around €40,000.Tue Mar 02 2004 - 00:00
O'Reilly to earn more than €36m in Eircom floatSir Anthony O'Reilly, the non-executive chairman of Eircom, stands to make more than €36 million from the flotation of the company…Fri Feb 27 2004 - 00:00
Valentia to proceed with Eircom IPO in MarchValentia Holdings, the parent of Eircom, will proceed with a stock market flotation next month.Thu Feb 26 2004 - 00:00
Bank of Scotland Ireland makes €157m annual profit before taxBank of Scotland Ireland (BOSI), the Irish arm of HBOS, made profits before tax of €157 million in the year to last December …Thu Feb 26 2004 - 00:00
