Senior party figures linked to New York fundraiserA number of senior Fine Gael figures in addition to the late Mr David Austin were identified to the US Department of Justice …Wed Mar 07 2001 - 00:00
Eircom properties may be worth #610mEircom's property portfolio may become a crucial defensive weapon if a full blooded takeover battle develops for the company, …Mon Mar 05 2001 - 00:00
Builders in Lowry case back in court todayThe Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment's legal action against the construction firm that built the controversial £…Mon Mar 05 2001 - 00:00
What does Ryanair really, really want?The Ryanair chief executive no doubt has a pithy answerMon Mar 05 2001 - 00:00
Bula frustration in Iraq, Libya causes it to pay visits elsewhereBULA, the troubled exploration company, will look at fresh opportunities outside Libya and Iraq where its efforts to win licences…Thu Mar 01 2001 - 00:00
Private credit grows by 20.9%Consumer borrowing continues to grow strongly, according to the latest official figures. Private sector credit grew by 20Thu Mar 01 2001 - 00:00
Advertising spending with newspapers up 19%Spending by advertisers with the 11 national newspapers rose by 19 per cent last year to £216 million (€274 million)Wed Feb 28 2001 - 00:00
Eircom's staff ESOP board defers decision on Eircell saleThe Eircom Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) Trustee has postponed a decision on whether to support the sale of Eircell to…Tue Feb 27 2001 - 00:00
Who really runs the ESB?Looking at recent events it is hard for the outside observer not to form the view that it is the trade unions and not the board…Mon Feb 26 2001 - 00:00
Political fudge creates `new' regulatory bodyIt was all sorted out very quickly in the endFri Feb 23 2001 - 00:00
Eircom rattled by fall in Vodafone share priceThe sale of Eircell to Vodafone faced a fresh obstacle last night after the British mobile group's shares fell below £2 sterling…Tue Feb 20 2001 - 00:00
Guinness site is bought by State for £15mThe Guinness Hopstore and surrounding buildings on the company's 60-acre St James's Gate brewery site have been bought by the…Mon Feb 19 2001 - 00:00
O'Brien is not the answer for EircomIf you are one of the 480,000 small shareholders in Eircom then you will soon have a decision to makeMon Feb 19 2001 - 00:00
Irishman in £175m bid for ports groupMr John O'Connor, a Tipperary based management consultant has emerged as the principal behind a £175 million sterling takeover…Mon Feb 19 2001 - 00:00
Conduit revenue at €20.9mDirectory services firm Conduit, based in Dublin, has predicted full-year revenues exceeding €30 million (£38 million) due to…Thu Feb 15 2001 - 00:00
Legacy to get answer on its €197m bid for Dome this weekLegacy plc, the consortium backed by Treasury Holdings will know by the end of this week if its £125 million sterling (€197 million…Wed Feb 14 2001 - 00:00
Reynolds to take Life Energy Technology into the NasdaqLife Energy Technology Holdings, the company chaired by former Taoiseach Mr Albert Reynolds, plans to list on the Nasdaq with…Fri Feb 02 2001 - 00:00
Bula chief executive resigns after six monthsBula Resources' attempts to re-invent itself suffered another setback yesterday with the surprise resignation of Mr John Hogan…Wed Jan 31 2001 - 00:00
336,000 immigrants predicted over next six yearsSome 336,000 people are expected to immigrate into the Republic of Ireland in the six years to 2006, according to a document …Wed Jan 24 2001 - 00:00
Warnings given on immigration and jobsWarnings about the negative aspects of immigration associated with the £41 billion National Development Plan made by a Inter-…Wed Jan 24 2001 - 00:00
Country music gunslingers go eyeball to eyeballThe town ain't big enough for both of them, so Joe Moran and Paul Coulson are fixin' for a showdown.Wed Jan 24 2001 - 00:00
Irish partners in KPMG to pocket €51m from flotationThe Irish partners in KPMG will pocket up to £40 million (€50Tue Jan 23 2001 - 00:00
New player wants box-to-box actionDavy Hickey Properties plans to recoup its proposed £40 million-plus investment in Eircom Park through revenue from corporate…Tue Jan 23 2001 - 00:00
Ebeon founders deny role in collapseThe founder directors of Ebeon have claimed they are not responsible for the closure of the e-business consultancy with debts…Sat Jan 20 2001 - 00:00
Bankruptcy stalks technology sectorA number of new technology firms will soon follow Ebeon into bankruptcy, according to venture capitalists and sector leaders.Sat Jan 20 2001 - 00:00
Chorus may bid for NTL operations outside DublinChorus, the cable and telecommunications company jointly owned by Independent News & Media and Liberty Media Corporation, …Fri Jan 19 2001 - 00:00
Market surprised by Iona's resultsIona Technologies, the Dublin-based software group, has surprised the market with better than expected fourth-quarter figures…Thu Jan 18 2001 - 00:00
Ginger group resumes campaign to remove some Eircom directorsBroadcaster Eamon Dunphy and Senator Shane Ross have resurrected their campaign against the board of EircomWed Jan 17 2001 - 00:00
Bula clarifies position on its Libya activitiesBula Resources has complied with a request by the Irish Stock Exchange to clarify the situation regarding its activities in Libya…Wed Jan 17 2001 - 00:00
PPF withdrawal threat by IBECIBEC has reiterated its threat to withdraw support from the Partnership for Prosperity and Fairness if the Minister for Finance…Tue Jan 16 2001 - 00:00
Unemployment down to 19-year low in DecemberThe number of people signing on fell to a 19-year low at the end of December, indicating that job losses in the high-tech sector…Sat Jan 13 2001 - 00:00
Guarded welcome for NIB settlement offerSolicitors acting for National Irish Bank customers have given a guarded welcome to the bank's proposals to settle litigation…Thu Jan 11 2001 - 00:00
Bank will offer to pay client taxes to avoid litigationNational Irish Bank plans to offer compensation to customers hit with large tax bills after buying offshore investment products…Wed Jan 10 2001 - 00:00
Vodafone sheds value as shareholder plans to halve stakeShares in Vodafone, the international mobile group that now has more than 450,000 shadow Irish shareholders, fell 6 per cent …Tue Jan 09 2001 - 00:00
Union rules out use of Eircom share plan to compensate staff after saleThe Communication Workers Union (CWU) has ruled out any use of the Eircom employee share option plan (ESOP) to compensate staff…Sat Jan 06 2001 - 00:00
Ryanair proposal for second terminal shot down by O'RourkeThe Minister for Public Enterprise has rejected a fresh proposal from Ryan air to build and operate a second terminal at Dublin…Fri Jan 05 2001 - 00:00
Former financial director of Adare named to succeed Fallon at EircomEircom has appointed Mr Peter Lynch as financial director to succeed Mr Malcolm Fallen, who resigned last year for personal reasons…Wed Jan 03 2001 - 00:00
London Mayor throws housing spanner in Legacy Dome plansTreasury Holdings' plans for a multimillion pound commercial development on land surrounding the Millennium Dome site in London…Wed Jan 03 2001 - 00:00
Aer Lingus considers autumn flotationAer Lingus management is contemplating postponing the already delayed flotation of the airline until next autumn if it cannot…Wed Dec 27 2000 - 00:00
Euro hits five-month high against dollarThe euro reached a five-month peak against the dollar in thin holiday trading yesterday and also reached a 10-month high versus…Wed Dec 27 2000 - 00:00
Investment will not be returned in short termWhat is this deal worth to Eircom shareholders?Fri Dec 22 2000 - 00:00
Eircom defends €4.5bn price tag Vodafone pins on EircellEircom management has defended the lower than expected price obtained for Eircell, saying that it has succeeded in unlocking …Fri Dec 22 2000 - 00:00
Pernod puts BWG on market after Seagram purchaseBWG Limited, the franchise holder for Spar in the Republic, is being put up for sale by Groupe Pernod Ricard following the French…Thu Dec 21 2000 - 00:00
Eircom poised to finalise deal with VodafoneEircom is expected to announce today that it has reached agreement with Vodafone over the sale of Eircell for close to €4Thu Dec 21 2000 - 00:00
US usurps UK as top market for Irish goodsFigures published yesterday confirm the US is emerging as Ireland's largest export marketWed Dec 20 2000 - 00:00
IAWS in talks with US foods firmIAWS Group is in takeover talks with Orion Food Systems, a branded convenience food company based in Sioux Falls, North Dakota…Tue Dec 19 2000 - 00:00
Eircom shares rise sharply as Vodafone deal firms upEircom shares have risen sharply in anticipation of the completion before Christmas of the long-awaited sale of Eircell to Vodafone…Tue Dec 19 2000 - 00:00
Eircom board considers £700m share buy-backThe board of Eircom is considering a £700 million (€889 million) share buy-back following the sale of Eircell to Vodafone.Sat Dec 16 2000 - 00:00
