Central Bank may understate rate of mortgage credit growthOfficial mortgage lending figures published last week may understate the rate of growth in borrowing for house purchases by up…Thu Nov 16 2000 - 00:00
Eircom likely to reject O'Brien's €2.25bn bid for fixed-line armEircom is expected to formally reject Mr Denis O'Brien's €2.25 billion offer for its fixed-line business this weekWed Nov 15 2000 - 00:00
McCreevy assesses EBS savings planThe Republic's largest building society has proposed a radical savings scheme to the Government that would involve the State …Tue Nov 14 2000 - 00:00
ESRI favours increased social spendingThe Economic and Social Research Institute has entered the growing political debate on whether tax cuts should take priority …Mon Nov 13 2000 - 00:00
Rate of inflation expected to peak at 7% this monthInflation jumped to 6.8 per cent in October and is expected to peak at 7 per cent this monthSat Nov 11 2000 - 00:00
Eircom shares rise 2% on whispers of O'Reilly interestEircom shares rose seven cents to €3Fri Nov 10 2000 - 00:00
Oireachtas examines rail cost overrunThe Oireachtas Joint Committee on Public Enterprise and Transport has established a subcommittee to examine the £25 million (€…Thu Nov 09 2000 - 00:00
Signalling system `value for money', says Irish RailIARNROD Eireann management has defended the company's controversial £40 million signalling system, insisting it was value for…Wed Nov 08 2000 - 00:00
Ryanair sees `no value' in buying UK carrier GoRyanair says it sees "no value" in buying Go, the low-cost carrier put up for sale by British Airways yesterday for around £300…Tue Nov 07 2000 - 00:00
Aer Lingus flotation set for further delayThe Aer Lingus flotation may now be shelved until next summer, according to Government sourcesSat Nov 04 2000 - 00:00
Central banker raised funds for FFThe Central Bank is considering whether to take action over the failure of one of its directors, Mr Roy Donovan, to volunteer…Fri Nov 03 2000 - 00:00
Market continues upward despite Elan's fallDublin moved ahead yesterday despite a fall of €1.09 to €61Thu Nov 02 2000 - 00:00
ITG Group to pay €12.7m for 30%shareholding in mobile phone firmITG Group is taking a 30 per cent stake in mobile phone newcomer Cellular 3 for £10 million (€12.7 million)Thu Nov 02 2000 - 00:00
Head of yacht charter firm fined £500 over schemeThe managing director of Sail Ireland, the largest yacht charter company in the Republic, has been convicted of breaches of the…Wed Nov 01 2000 - 00:00
Interest rate rises causes slowdown in private borrowingFigures released yesterday indicate that some parts of the economy may be starting to slow downWed Nov 01 2000 - 00:00
Minister extended tax relief deadline after request by Healy-RaeThe Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, extended the deadline for tax relief on multi-storey car parks built outside Dublin following…Tue Oct 31 2000 - 00:00
Bids from Vodafone and O'Brien crystallise value of group's stockWhat happened this week to drive Eircom shares up from €2.77 to €3.30?Sat Oct 28 2000 - 01:00
From scourge to saint - O'Brien puts on friendly face for bidOne of the first tests of just how affable Mr Denis O'Brien's "friendly offer" for the fixed line business of Eircom will be …Fri Oct 27 2000 - 01:00
Rivals eye deal on credit unionsBanks and building societies may complain to the European Commission over the new deal struck between the Government and the …Wed Oct 25 2000 - 01:00
Ban on below-cost selling retained by HarneyThe Government has decided to retain the ban on below-cost selling that prevents supermarkets severely undercutting smaller retailers…Wed Oct 25 2000 - 01:00
McCreevy offers new options on credit union dividend taxThe Government has abandoned attempts to force credit unions to collect tax on dividends paid to their 1.8 million members.Tue Oct 24 2000 - 01:00
Harney refuses IIB a copy of officer's reportThe Tanaiste, Ms Harney, has refused to give Irish Intercontinental Bank a copy of her authorised officer's report on the bank…Tue Oct 24 2000 - 01:00
Court told meat firm lost £3m in `unauthorised' currency dealsMr Gerry Purcell, former managing director of Purcell Brothers Limited, lost £3 million (€3Fri Oct 20 2000 - 01:00
Purcell blames NIB for trading lossesMr Gerry Purcell ran Purcell Brothers Ltd, the Waterford-based cattletrading business established by his father Seamus, from …Fri Oct 20 2000 - 01:00
Competition watchdog seeking to extend its winning streakOctober has been a good month for competition in IrelandFri Oct 20 2000 - 01:00
Market takes a pasting, `hit by a tidal wave'An afternoon rally on Wall Street came too late for Dublin, which took a pasting after US stocks fell on fears for the US economy…Thu Oct 19 2000 - 01:00
Elan's gains push ISEQ into positive territoryDublin closed marginally up yesterday on the back of gains by Elan, which reports its third-quarter results tomorrowWed Oct 18 2000 - 01:00
ECB again warns Government not to cut taxesTHE European Central Bank has repeated its warning to the Government over plans to cut taxes in the coming BudgetMon Oct 16 2000 - 01:00
Massey warning on cartel threat to StateIreland will end up with a "paper tiger" Competition Authority to police the Celtic Tiger economy unless it gives the organisation…Sat Oct 14 2000 - 01:00
Data to confirm US is State's main marketThe United States has overtaken Britain as the Republic's most important trading partner, thanks in part to the impotency drug…Fri Oct 13 2000 - 01:00
Short-term outlook prompts Eircom's U-turn on EircellWhat has happened to Alfie Kane? Five weeks ago, in an interview with this paper, the Eircom chief executive said his strategy…Fri Oct 13 2000 - 01:00
Sale of Eircell requires approval of shareholdersEircom shareholders will have to give their approval before any proposed sale of Eircell to Vodafone AirTouch can proceedWed Oct 11 2000 - 01:00
Nevada project leads push south of BorderA data centre or "server farm" located in the former Amdahl electronics plant in Swords, Co Dublin will be the flagship project…Wed Oct 11 2000 - 01:00
Eircell news brings Eircom takeover into viewEircom may become the subject of a takeover battle following the announcement that Vodafone AirTouch is in talks to buy its mobile…Tue Oct 10 2000 - 01:00
Vodafone will dictate pace of change in future of the telecoms industryVodafone AirTouch is the largest mobile telecommunications company in the world and claims to be one of the top 10 businesses…Tue Oct 10 2000 - 01:00
Spring yet to fulfil share vowMe Dick Spring, the former Labour leader and an Eircom director, has yet to fulfil the pledge he gave at the company's annual…Fri Oct 06 2000 - 01:00
Dunloe to revisit Orb bid as Smyth makes peaceMr Noel Smyth, chairman of Dunloe Ewart, has made a peace overture to Mr Liam Carroll, saying the property developer is entitled…Thu Oct 05 2000 - 01:00
Customers save as Eircom cuts minimum chargeEircom has cut its minimum call charge for phone calls from 11Wed Oct 04 2000 - 01:00
Eircom to cut cost of residential calls in bid to counter competitorsEircom will today announce cuts in the cost of residential calls which company sources say will reduce average phone bills by…Tue Oct 03 2000 - 01:00
Support for euro seems set to be testedThe resolve of the authorities on both sides of the Atlantic to support the euro will be tested this weekMon Oct 02 2000 - 01:00
Jersey group backs Orb bid for DunloeAn Irish financier based in the Channel Islands has emerged as the backer of the rival bid from Orb Estates to Mr Noel Smyth'…Mon Oct 02 2000 - 01:00
International EU fish quota `denied' to £50m Irish trawlerMr Kevin McHugh has suffered a setback in his plan to avail of European Union fishing rights to operate Atlantic Dawn, his new…Tue Sept 26 2000 - 01:00
Treasury Holdings to be backer of bid for the Millennium DomeTreasury Holdings, the property company run by Mr Johnny Ronan and Mr Richard Barrett, has emerged as one of the backers of a…Sat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
Four directors of Esat resign after founder's decision to quitMr Leslie Buckley and three other directors of Esat Telecom have resigned from the board of the telecommunications company, which…Fri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
Arcon kept in red but profits improveHigher interest rates and a strong dollar kept Arcon in the red for the first half of the year despite an improvement in operating…Fri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
Report backs Treasury on docklands site contract with CIEA report commissioned by the Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, supports Treasury Holding's assertion that it has a…Fri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
Fallen quits Eircom to spend more time with family in UKMr Malcolm Fallen, the chief financial officer of Eircom, is leaving his €500,000 a year job at the embattled company after 18…Wed Sept 20 2000 - 01:00
Eircom unable to break bad news cycleAny plans that Eircom chief executive Mr Alfie Kane might have to put the group's problems behind him after last week's outpouring…Wed Sept 20 2000 - 01:00
IIU to enter hedge fund marketInternational Investment and Underwriting (IIU), based in the IFSC and chaired by Mr Dermot Desmond, plans to enter the hedge…Tue Sept 19 2000 - 01:00
