Are Irish fund managers really such wimps?The supine nature of the Irish fund management community has been demonstrated once again by the Rusnak affairMon Mar 18 2002 - 00:00
Harney to oppose any bank mergerThe Tánaiste has said she would oppose any proposed merger of AIB and Bank of IrelandWed Mar 13 2002 - 00:00
Time for Paddy Teahon to take the plunge?BUSINESS OPINION: As the waves generated by the national aquatic centre controversy swell, the position of Paddy Teahon at the…Mon Mar 11 2002 - 00:00
Strong recovery in services sectorA strong surge in a key gauge of the vast US services sector in February has dovetailed with reports showing services industry…Wed Mar 06 2002 - 00:00
Mild US winter helps CRH beat expectationsThe exceptionally mild winter in the US helped CRH beat market expectations yesterday when it announced a 16 per cent rise in…Wed Mar 06 2002 - 00:00
Where are my promised cheap Vodafone calls?The absorption of Eircell by Vodafone is all but complete. Red has replaced purple and the group's 1Mon Mar 04 2002 - 00:00
ACC Bank may lose Courts Service investment businessThe loss of its State bank status could cost ACC Bank €45 million (£35.4 million) in business with the Courts Service.Thu Feb 28 2002 - 00:00
Considine awarded top Finance positionMr Tom Considine (57) has been appointed Secretary General of the Department of Finance, de facto head of the civil serviceWed Feb 27 2002 - 00:00
Irish trade surplus reaches record €35bnIreland's trade surplus with the rest of world was a record €35 billion (£27Wed Feb 27 2002 - 00:00
Backing for Buckley is conditionalThe chairman of AIB, Mr Lochlann Quinn, has made it clear that his support for chief executive Mr Michael Buckley is conditional…Mon Feb 25 2002 - 00:00
FG denies rift on role for EU in domestic taxationFine Gael has denied there a serious rift between senior party figures over whether or not Europe should have a role in domestic…Mon Feb 25 2002 - 00:00
Country house tax loophole closedGenerous taxation breaks for heritage properties have been abused writes John McManusMon Feb 25 2002 - 00:00
Is it time to forgive Larry Goodman?BUSINESS OPINION: Does anybody really care any more what Larry Goodman did or didn't do 12 years ago? The settlement of the …Mon Feb 25 2002 - 00:00
State must tighten belt to avoid EU clash - GoodbodyThe next Minister for Finance will have to cut spending or increase income tax to avoid a clash with Europe, according to Goodbody…Sat Feb 23 2002 - 00:00
Any rescue package to save USIT likely to involve pain on all sidesThe next few weeks will determine whether USIT, the 44-year-old student travel company, can be savedWed Feb 20 2002 - 00:00
No Julia Roberts for Elan, just an 'economic terrorist'BUSINESS OPINION: What do Donal Geaney and Julia Roberts have in common? Not much you would have to admitMon Feb 18 2002 - 00:00
Irish investors invited to join $1bn Elan lawsuitIrish shareholders in the troubled drugs company Elan are being encouraged to join the $1 billion (€1Sat Feb 16 2002 - 00:00
Regulator cuts Aer Rianta airport chargesThe Aviation Regulator, Mr Bill Prasifka, has cut airport charges and imposed tougher efficiency targets on Aer Rianta, the operator…Tue Feb 12 2002 - 00:00
Come back Mr Anthony Spollen all is forgivenBUSINESS OPINION : AIB is still trying to establish what happened and whyMon Feb 11 2002 - 00:00
DCC clarifies legal positionDCC, the business support service group being sued for insider dealing by Fyffes, has clarified the legal positions of two investment…Fri Feb 08 2002 - 00:00
Elan wins reprieve as takeover rumour runsElan shares bounced in Dublin and New York yesterday after two days of record lossesThu Feb 07 2002 - 00:00
Davy resignation 'surprises' BulaBula Resources has criticised the decision of Davy Stockbrokers to resign as its sponsoring brokerThu Feb 07 2002 - 00:00
Exchequer already under pressureThe Minister for Finance is already under pressure to achieve his budget targets with only one month of the year goneTue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
USIT under examinership as rescue package pursuedThe USIT group has gone into examinership just 12 days after it was bought by its largest rival for a nominal sumTue Feb 05 2002 - 00:00
Top finance civil servant appointed governor of Central BankMr John Hurley, the senior civil servant in the Department of Finance, will be the new governor of the Central BankThu Jan 31 2002 - 00:00
STA expected to seek examiner to USITSTA Travel is expected to seek the appointment of an examiner to the USIT group, possibly as early as today..Thu Jan 31 2002 - 00:00
USIT 'created illusion there were funds to meet cheques', court toldThe chief executive of USIT, Mr Gordon Colleary, and other executives knew there was not enough money in key bank accounts when…Wed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
CRH quarry being searched for illegally dumped wasteWicklow County Council has begun looking for illegally dumped waste at CRH's quarry complex in BlessingtonWed Jan 23 2002 - 00:00
Is Enterprise Ireland worth the money?BUSINESS OPINION: Do we really need Enterprise Ireland any more? In an economy at near to full employment and with some 1Mon Jan 21 2002 - 00:00
IBEC credibility 'on the line' if employers' taxes not cutIBEC told the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, that the organisation's very credibility as a representative body was on the…Mon Jan 21 2002 - 00:00
Finance crisis may lead to sale of USITUSIT, the company that launched a thousand student holidays, has become the latest casualty of the events of September 11thFri Jan 18 2002 - 00:00
Goodman rejects allegations of fraudMASTERS COURT: Mr Larry Goodman has rejected allegations of fraud made against him by the GovernmentFri Jan 18 2002 - 00:00
Government accuses beef group of fraudThe Government has accused Anglo Irish Beef Processors, the meat business owned by Mr Larry Goodman, of committing fraud when…Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
Enterprise Ireland says downturn in manufacturing bottoming outThe downturn in the Irish manufacturing sector is bottoming out, according to Enterprise IrelandWed Jan 16 2002 - 00:00
Regulator may set out tougher targets for Aer RiantaThe aviation regulator may set new tougher efficiency targets for Aer Rianta following an appeal by Ryanair and Aer Lingus that…Tue Jan 15 2002 - 00:00
€6bn roads plan starved of funds - CIFThe Government has conceded that its ambitious €6 billion (£4.73 billion) road-building plan may be stalled.Thu Jan 10 2002 - 00:00
Jurys results will set the tone for tourism industryWednesday brings the interim results of Jurys Doyle, the largest hotel group in the StateMon Jan 07 2002 - 00:00
State may avoid borrowing with €650m surplusThe prospect of the Government avoiding a return to borrowing this year has been boosted with the publication of its accounts…Fri Jan 04 2002 - 00:00
Euro's gain may prove costly to competitive strength of RepublicSTORY OF THE WEEK: It is too early to say whether the boost the euro received upon release of the notes and coins will be the…Fri Jan 04 2002 - 00:00
Rate of decline in manufacturing output slows downFurther signs of a recovery in Irish and European manufacturing emerged yesterday with the publication of production data for…Thu Jan 03 2002 - 00:00
Where Capital Bars goes others will followThe New Year should see the exit of another small Irish company from the stock market, with the taking private of Capital Bars…Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
O'Dwyers extend Capital Bars offerThe O'Dwyer brothers, Liam and Des, have extended their €11 offer for Capital Bars for 21 days while arbitrageur Mr Austin Conboy…Sat Dec 29 2001 - 00:00
Uncharted seas beckon for the crew of the good ship EconomyThe extent to which the Irish economy will be entering uncharted territory in 2002 is dramatically underscored by the complete…Fri Dec 28 2001 - 00:00
Business awards for the times that are in itGiven the financial difficulties that The Irish Times is experiencing at the moment it would be extremely silly for this column…Mon Dec 24 2001 - 00:00
Bank warns of jobless rise if US-led recovery is delayedUnemployment could increase again next year if there is any delay in the US-led global economic recovery predicted for the early…Thu Dec 20 2001 - 00:00
Investors save Cardbase with €5.5m in new equityInvestors have put up £4.3 million (€5Wed Dec 19 2001 - 00:00
Kane takes leave of Eircom with deal worth €2mMr Alfie Kane (58), outgoing Eircom chief executive, has negotiated an exit package worth €2 million (£1.58 million)Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
Mobile phone licence scramble about to get startedTelecoms regulator Ms Etain Doyle will announce details of the much delayed competition for new mobile phone licences tomorrow…Mon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Taxpayer takes the hit as State takes its leaveWhy is the Government so keen to pay the private sector to take fundamentally sound businesses off its hands? A privatisation…Mon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
Tosco won €83m indemnity in purchase of INPCThe Government had to give a $75 million (€83 million) environmental guarantee to the new owners of Irish National Petroleum …Mon Dec 17 2001 - 00:00
