Consultant hired to help cut £70m Iarnrod lossesIARNROD Eireann has appointed an outside consultant to help cut its operating loss of over £70 million a year.Fri May 17 1996 - 01:00
Esat pledges cheaper calls by year's endTHE MINISTER for Communications, Mr Lowry, has, finally signed the licence to allow Esat Digifone to operate the second GSM mobile…Fri May 17 1996 - 01:00
Russian directors win e.g.m. injunction against BulaBULA Resources has been forced by a High Court injunction to call off an extraordinary general meeting tomorrow, where it planned…Tue May 14 1996 - 01:00
High Court threat by Russians to Bula e.g.m.Russian directors of Bula Resources are expected to seek a High Court injunction on Monday preventing the calling of an extraordinary…Sat May 11 1996 - 01:00
Inflation trims profit at Navan ResourcesHIGH inflation in Bulgaria and Hungary pushed down operating profits at Navan Resources to $860,000, despite an increase in turnover…Thu May 09 1996 - 01:00
Store wars could lead to price cuts for the consumerHOPES of an immediate full scale supermarket price war breaking out following Dick Reeves defection to Dunnes Stores from Quinnsworth…Fri May 03 1996 - 01:00
Consultants will decide winner of power station bidTHE Government will appoint independent consultants to run the competition to build, own and operate the new peat burning power…Fri May 03 1996 - 01:00
Quinn widens examination of state sector chief executive pay packagesTHE Government has extended its examination of the pay packages of state sector chief executives to include all state bodiesWed May 01 1996 - 01:00
Bord na Mona to decide on pay after new reportBORD na MONA is to take nob action over the controversy surrounding its chief executive's remuneration package until a second…Tue Apr 30 1996 - 01:00
New repot on pay will cover O'Connor's nine year tenureTHE new report on Dr Eddie O'Connor's remuneration as Bord na Mona managing director, ordered by the directors this week, will…Sat Apr 27 1996 - 01:00
Board of Bord na Mona sees pay reportTHE board of Bord na Mona will this morning consider the report into the pay package of its chief executive, Dr Eddie O'Connor…Thu Apr 25 1996 - 01:00
Bord Na Mona pays £240,000 tax bill on company perksBORD Na Mona made a £240,000 tax settlement with the Revenue Commissioners last year, including a payment of £15,000 in respect…Tue Apr 23 1996 - 01:00
Company is about to receive £120m capital injection from GovernmentTHE revelations about executive remuneration at Bord na Mona come at a crucial time in the company's 50 year history.Tue Apr 23 1996 - 01:00
For all the complaints, unsuccessful bidders have yet to take decisive action to challenge the award of the licence to Esat Digifone, writes John McManusTHE whispering about the awarding of the second mobile phone licence began within days of the announcement last November by the…Sat Apr 20 1996 - 01:00
Lowry condemns licence `innuendo'THE Minister for Communications, Mr Lowry, has condemned what he called "a month campaign of speculation and innuendo" over the…Fri Apr 19 1996 - 01:00
Dublin's Catholic parishes now more than £2.7 million in black with banksTHE parishes that make up the diocese of Dublin are now more than £2Thu Apr 18 1996 - 01:00
Esat in talks with EU over phone rulingESAT Telecom has initiated discussions with the European Commission about the Government's decision to prevent private phone …Wed Apr 17 1996 - 01:00
Dow recovers but nervousness persistsWALL Street has broken out of a week long losing streak, recovering trade ground strongly in late trade yesterday after a sharp…Fri Apr 12 1996 - 01:00
Irish auditors seek proportional liabilityTHE application of the principle of joint and several liability of auditors is not only unfair, it is also unreasonable and unjust…Fri Apr 12 1996 - 01:00
Brokers cut Smurfit forecastsTHE decision by London analysts to slash their forecasts for Smurfit Group in the wake of this week's results has only served…Fri Apr 12 1996 - 01:00
Smurfits's results dominate as market inches slightly upwardsSMURFIT'S publication of its 1995 results was the dominant feature of a day in which the ISEQ notched up a small gain of 0Thu Apr 11 1996 - 01:00
Accountants to look at forming regulatory bodyTHE main Irish accountancy bodies may look at establishing their own independent regulatory body, following the announcement …Tue Apr 09 1996 - 01:00
Carway action dropped in settlement agreementCOUNTYGLEN has dropped its legal action against Mr John Carway as a condition of the settlement of its action against the Limerick…Fri Apr 05 1996 - 01:00
Esat expects to sign telephone licence within two weeksESAT Digifone expects to finally sign the licence to operate the second mobile phone system within the next fortnightWed Apr 03 1996 - 01:00
Pakistan contract biggest for ESBA CONSORTIUM including the ESB has won a contract to construct and run a $500 million power station in Pakistan.Tue Apr 02 1996 - 01:00
Irish processors welcome planIRISH dairy processors have cautiously welcomed the British government's proposal to slaughter cattle over 30 months old in response…Tue Apr 02 1996 - 01:00
Irish food firms prepare to survive UK's beef crisisTHE British BSE crisis is bad news for the Irish food sectorFri Mar 29 1996 - 00:00
Waterford Foods profits rise 22.7%BETTER prices for dairy products and lower costs helped Waterford Foods report a profit before taxation of £24.9 millionTue Mar 26 1996 - 00:00
BSE stance puts results back in the spotlightTHE announcement yesterday afternoon by the British agriculture minister, Mr Douglas Hogg, that there are no plans for an immediate…Tue Mar 26 1996 - 00:00
Meat processors wait anxiously to see if beef scare will hit jobs hereIT IS too early to say what the impact of the latest BSE scare will be on Irish exports to the UK, or whether any jobs in the…Sat Mar 23 1996 - 00:00
MARKET REPORT - DUBLINTHE week ended quietly with trading grinding to a halt in Dublin yesterday afternoonSat Mar 23 1996 - 00:00
Elan develops a strategy for changeTHE surprise £406 million acquisition of Athena Neurosciences by Elan is only the latest "iteration of a strategy that has been…Fri Mar 22 1996 - 00:00
Kerry stock slumps in London on BSE fearsSHARES in Kerry Group fell by 20p to 535p sterling in London yesterday, while other Irish companies involved in the British beef…Fri Mar 22 1996 - 00:00
Glass ActREDMOND O'Donoghue, the new chief executive of Waterford Crystal, speaks the language of Harvard Business SchoolFri Mar 08 1996 - 00:00
Seventy staff retained by Butler's receiverJUST over half of the 130 strong workforce at Butler Engineering has been retained by the receiver, Mr Ray JacksonThu Mar 07 1996 - 00:00
Mackie prospers with profits up 60% to £3mTHE underlying strength of Mackie International's business was shown by the resilience of the Belfast company's share price after…Tue Mar 05 1996 - 00:00
Cambridge shareholders form action groupSHAREHOLDERS in Cambridge, the leasing group that went into receivership three years ago, have formed an action group and are…Mon Mar 04 1996 - 00:00
Esat seeks £30m in debt to fund mobile phone network launchCOMMUNICORP, the parent of Esat Telecom, is seeking to raise £30 million in debt to fund its share of the £100 million cost of…Wed Feb 28 1996 - 00:00
Car dealer steers to profit of £4.5mCITROEN and Peugeot distributor Gowan Group made profits in the region of £4.5 million last yearSat Feb 24 1996 - 00:00
Managers key to Inishtech, Crean accordTHE future structure of Inishtech's management is the issue preventing agreement on the terms under which James Crean will bid…Sat Feb 24 1996 - 00:00
Higgins set to expandHIGGINS being taken over by the British company Rubicon, is planing a major expansion into CanadaFri Feb 23 1996 - 00:00
Rubicon pays £25m plus for Galway firmRUBICON, the British engineering group, has bought the Galway based metal fabricator, Higgins Group, for an initial £25 million…Wed Feb 21 1996 - 00:00
APN sees profits grow 11% to £18mPRE-TAX profits have grown by over 11 per cent to £18 million at Australian Provincial Newspapers, the Brisbane based media group…Wed Feb 21 1996 - 00:00
Inishtech seeks clarification from Crean on aspects on bidTHE directors of Inishtech have postponed reconvening their board meeting to consider the proposed offer for the company from…Tue Feb 20 1996 - 00:00
GPA close to accord on financingGPA appears to be on the brink of reaching an agreement with its rebel shareholder that would clear the way for its planned $…Fri Feb 16 1996 - 00:00
Certification proposed for BES fundingTHE Minister for Finance has outlined the new certification process for companies seeking more than £250,000 in Business Expansion…Fri Feb 16 1996 - 00:00
Bid to settle Bula case appears to have failedMR Michael Wymes and the other plaintiffs in the long-running Bula court case are understood to have turned down the settlement…Thu Feb 15 1996 - 00:00
Speculation as Desmond firm buys into Jones and BarloINTERNATIONAL Investment and Underwriting, the company set up by entrepreneur Mr Dermot Desmond, has emerged as substantial shareholder…Thu Feb 15 1996 - 00:00
Financials advance as results at AIB are welcomed by marketSTRONG interest in financial stocks following the publication of AIB's results helped the market push ahead.Wed Feb 14 1996 - 00:00
Ex-BCP staff give promise on confidentialityTHREE employees of BCP who left to join rival stockbroker MMI have agreed not to use or disclose any confidential information…Wed Feb 14 1996 - 00:00
