Glanbia planning to spend €200m on acquisitionsDAIRY AND nutritional ingredients company Glanbia will spend up to €200 million on acquisitions this year as it seeks to develop…Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
Sales rise by 30% for Total Produce despite bad summerTOTAL PRODUCE, the fruit and vegetable distributor, overcame poor summer weather to secure a 30 per cent rise in sales and a …Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
Food manufacturers' claims back under EU spotlightFOOD MANUFACTURERS will not be allowed use product labelling to "exploit fear" in consumers, make inappropriate comparisons to…Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
2008 redundancies 30% ahead of last year, figures revealREDUNDANCIES IN 2008 are running 30 per cent ahead of last year, with 5,644 official redundancies in the first two months, according…Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
Glanbia sells pigmeat business in €35m management buyoutGLANBIA HAS sold its pigmeat business in a €35 million management buyout to focus on its cheese and nutritional ingredients interests…Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
Paddy Power profits prompt a few punters to have a popDUBLIN REPORT: THE RELEASE of full-year financial results from betting group Paddy Power and building products plc Kingspan …Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
People more downbeat after job lossesCONSUMER CONFIDENCE slipped back in February as "a seemingly relentless tide" of job loss announcements left consumers with a…Fri Feb 29 2008 - 00:00
Aer Lingus, Ryanair suffer as oil soars to record highsMARKET REPORT: WITH THE dollar falling to new lows and oil at record highs, it was looking like it was going to be a bad day…Thu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
Kerry Group plans to double size in 5 yearsIRELAND'S LARGEST food company, Kerry Group, will double in size over the next five to six years, its new chief executive Stan…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
IAWS down 20% as 'Lion' prowlsShares in food group IAWS fell 20 cent to €12.14 on the Irish Stock Exchange yesterdaySat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
Food exporters worryFor food company executives with warehouses full of export produce to shift, the exchange rate boards make grim reading.Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Iseq falls back on rollercoaster dayMarket report: After a rollercoaster of a day, the Iseq index finished down 0Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Rising AIB fails to pull market higherMarket report: After Tuesday's see-saw, it was swings and roundabouts on the Irish Stock Exchange yesterday as reassuring murmurs…Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
Domino's Pizza to open seven new storesDomino's Pizza plans to open seven new stores in the Republic this year, creating 225 new jobs, the company said yesterday as…Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Haven aims for 10% of broker channelEBS Building Society's new subsidiary for mortgage lending through brokers aims to capture a 10 per cent market share of the …Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Shares edge ahead in very light tradingMarket report: An eerie silence descended on the Irish stock market yesterday, with one dealer describing it as the quietest…Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
'Wall of worry' takes toll on stock marketsThere will be no quick recovery in stock markets, Irish Life has warned, as the current bear market reaches its one-year anniversary…Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
Providence secures rig for Celtic Sea oil drilling projectExploration company Providence Resources has secured a rig for its Celtic Sea oil drilling programme in a contract described …Sat Feb 16 2008 - 00:00
Input of experts must be sought - BurtonThe Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service should consult outside expertise from the Smurfit Business School or another…Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Red Bull targets truck drivers not clubbersRed Bull is now more likely to give "wiiings" to tired lorry drivers and athletes than vodka-drinking clubbers, with the energy…Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
Interest rate cut likely as ECB alters its stanceMortgage-holders are likely to benefit from a cut in interest rates within the next few months after the European Central Bank…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Etihad claims 44,000 passengersEtihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, carried 44,000 passengers on its Dublin-Abu Dhabi route since…Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
Winter sales give boost to consumer confidenceWinter sales helped consumers avoid the January blues as confidence in the economy improved last month after three months of …Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
Services sector growth at lowest level in over four yearsGrowth in the Irish services sector crawled to a four-and-a-half-year low in January, as new business increased at only a marginal…Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
Property decline and lower spending reduces tax yieldA sluggish property market and poor consumer spending before Christmas dragged down the amount of tax collected by the Government…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
Bank predicts 2% growth in GNPEconomic growth will slow sharply to just 2 per cent gross national product (GNP) this year as the downturn in the housing market…Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
Waste group to expand into NorthWaste management group AQS Environmental Solutions is to expand into Northern Ireland and initially create 10 new jobs in Derry…Mon Feb 04 2008 - 00:00
Ex-C&C brands yield £49m for BritvicBallygowan water, Club and other soft drinks brands formerly owned by C&C yielded revenues of £49Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
Rise in tax on alcohol 'a better means' of cutting consumptionThe Government should increase alcohol taxes rather than re-introduce a ban on below-cost selling if it wants to curb excess …Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
Fed cut hopes help lift Irish stock marketThe Irish stock market clawed back some of its losses yesterday, as European and Asian equities were buoyed by expectations of…Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
Blackrock International posts pretax profits of €13.1mBlackrock International Land, the property company spun off from fruit group Fyffes, made pretax profits of €13Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
'Intrusive' demands in life-assurance schemeA second insurer is to offer life-insurance policies to people who have contracted hepatitis C or HIV from the State under a …Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
US, British slowdown to test Irish economy - GoodbodyFaltering economies in the US and Britain and the strengthening of the euro on world currency markets will hit Irish exports …Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Major stocks put in strong performanceDublin Report: After a dreary start to the week, the Iseq was the star performer of European stock markets yesterday, posting…Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
18% drop in cider sales leaves C&C reelingThe troubles of cider makers C&C spilled over from summer into the winter market, with a 30 per cent fall in sales of Magners…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Volatility rife as index falls another 3.7%Dublin report: Another day, another 3Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
Iseq loses €3.2bn as US recession loomsThe world's biggest economy stumbled one step closer to recession yesterday as new figures that show US consumers are deserting…Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
Consumer confidence drops as jobs fears growConsumers are more nervous about spending their money as optimism about household finances following last month's Budget is outweighed…Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00
Gen Re hid deal in Irish unit, court toldGeneral Reinsurance (Gen Re) used an Irish subsidiary to hide a $500 million (€338 million) transaction from state regulators…Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
Strong year for manufacturingLast year was the best year for manufacturing since 2002, but a strong euro and slowdown in global demand means the success is…Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
Tough day for financials as rates heldThe best course of action was inaction, both the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England felt yesterday, as the two…Fri Jan 11 2008 - 00:00
Sellers abound but buyers stay at homeMarket Report: In keeping with the January blues, yesterday was "a real down, downbeat day" on the Irish stock market, which…Thu Jan 10 2008 - 00:00
Sterling hits record low amid fears for economySterling dropped to a record low against the euro and its weakest level in six months against the dollar as bad news from the…Thu Jan 10 2008 - 00:00
Likelihood of cut in interest rates fadingProspects of an early move in Eurozone interest rates faded further yesterday when new data showed confidence across the eurozone…Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
Sharp fall in business confidence, says pollConfidence among small business owners and directors has fallen sharply since last year, with more than a third claiming to be…Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
Little respite for Iseq as stocks tumbleDublin report: Negative US economic sentiment sent markets tumbling yesterday morning, and there was little respite over the…Tue Jan 08 2008 - 00:00
CRH positive statement revives indexDublin Report: A positive trading statement from building materials group CRH, predicting a 19 per cent rise in pre-tax profits…Fri Jan 04 2008 - 00:00
