CRH gains as Ryanair drags Iseq downDublin report: The Iseq index of Irish shares was the poor relation of the European stock markets yesterday, being the only …Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00
Top 10 tips when buying abroad• Be clear about what you want from your foray overseas: is it a holiday getaway or an investment wealth-generator?Fri May 04 2007 - 01:00
Prime investment hot spotGermany Germany is tipped by some pundits to head the list of investment hot spots for Irish investors, a remarkable achievement…Fri May 04 2007 - 01:00
The rain in SpainSpain: The original destination for sunshine-lovers fed up with slumming it with the masses in overcrowded holiday complexes…Fri May 04 2007 - 01:00
Redundancies rose 15.1% year-on-year last monthThe number of redundancies rose 15Thu May 03 2007 - 01:00
IAWS to list spin-off firm on Dublin and London marketsFood group IAWS is to seek a listing for its feed and fertiliser business Origin on the Irish Stock Exchange's IEX market and…Thu May 03 2007 - 01:00
Credit card debt up 20% to €2,698mCredit card indebtedness is increasing at its fastest rate in four years, but growth in outstanding mortgage balances has fallen…Tue May 01 2007 - 01:00
Spanish property market jitters shake Irish investorsThe risk of "a more abrupt slowdown" will occupy the minds of investors in both the Spanish and Irish property markets, it was…Thu Apr 26 2007 - 01:00
Coillte to target contracts for Olympics in LondonCoillte, the State-owned forestry group, yesterday said it would target wood panel supply contracts for the London 2012 Olympics…Thu Apr 26 2007 - 01:00
Buyers told to be cautiousAn estimated 50,000 Irish owners of Spanish holiday homes were advised yesterday not to panic amid fears that the country's real…Thu Apr 26 2007 - 01:00
Online sales of prize bonds increase 90%The Republic's longest-running prize draw notched up sales of €133Fri Apr 20 2007 - 01:00
Case studyQuantity surveyor Donn O'Shaughnessy has bought two apartments in the Beacon South Quarter development in Sandyford using his…Fri Apr 20 2007 - 01:00
Overseas property investment 'scandal in the making'Unregulated overseas property investments remain an "obsession" among consumers and are "a scandal in the making", a body representing…Thu Apr 19 2007 - 01:00
Dairy board boosts surplus to €43mThe Irish Dairy Board (IDB) enjoyed strong growth in turnover and operating surpluses in 2006, despite weak market conditions…Wed Apr 18 2007 - 01:00
Assets of unions climb to €15bnConsumers borrowed and saved record amounts at credit unions last year, keeping €13Tue Apr 17 2007 - 01:00
Communications watchdog orders Eircom to refund 3,000 customersSome 3,000 Eircom customers will shortly be issued refunds after they were overcharged by €25-€300 for a call barring service…Sat Apr 14 2007 - 01:00
Inflation rate beats expectations to reach 5.1%Inflation crept back up again last month, with prices now increasing at an annual rate of 5Fri Apr 13 2007 - 01:00
Pay claims warning as inflation rate rises to 5.1%The Government was attacked for its record on inflation yesterday by Opposition parties and business groups, who warned that …Fri Apr 13 2007 - 01:00
Call to adjourn ICG egm on Aella bidThe independent directors of Irish Continental Group (ICG) are to propose that an extraordinary general meeting (egm) of the …Thu Apr 12 2007 - 01:00
Cautious spending plans for SSIAsMarket Trends: A finely matured Special Savings Incentive Account (SSIA) amounts to a sum of €20,000-€25,000: just the kind …Thu Apr 12 2007 - 01:00
Irish-listed firm gets US approval for drug trialPharmaceutical company AGI Therapeutics has been given the green light by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct…Thu Apr 12 2007 - 01:00
Good two-way trading in financialsDublin report: The Irish market finished in positive territory yesterday, up 26 points, with gains made earlier in the day dragged…Thu Apr 12 2007 - 01:00
ISE records its busiest ever quarterThe Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) had its busiest three months in its history in the first quarter of 2007, with the value of shares…Wed Apr 11 2007 - 01:00
Positive day for most as Iseq up 1.21%Market report: It was a positive day for the Iseq index of Irish shares yesterday, with a climb of 1Wed Apr 11 2007 - 01:00
An Post to offer new products in tandem with bankAn Post will start offering new savings and investment products through its joint venture with Belgian bank Fortis by June and…Wed Apr 11 2007 - 01:00
One51 expected to make offer for ICG soonA bid by the One51 consortium for Irish Continental Group (ICG) will now exceed €20Mon Apr 09 2007 - 01:00
Many savers to leave SSIA funds intactMore evidence that Special Savings Incentive Account (SSIA) holders are shunning spending sprees in favour of cautious saving…Mon Apr 09 2007 - 01:00
Stress 'main reason' for taking day offSix million "lost" days cost small businesses an estimated €757 million last year, with stress the main reason listed on medical…Mon Apr 09 2007 - 01:00
Campaign will market regions to touristsA €6 million campaign to market Ireland's regions to overseas visitors and encourage tourists to take motoring holidays in the…Mon Apr 09 2007 - 01:00
Swiss bank Helvetia to open office in DublinSwiss banking firm Helvetia Wealth is to set up an office in Dublin next month in an attempt to tap into the private wealth of…Sat Apr 07 2007 - 01:00
C&C sparkles on quiet day before holidayMarket report: It was a quiet Holy Thursday on the Irish Stock Exchange as many investors called a temporary halt for the four…Fri Apr 06 2007 - 01:00
Dairygold profits down despite rise in turnoverDairygold's operating profits fell by more than 80 per cent last year as the co-op said it had supported its members through "…Thu Apr 05 2007 - 01:00
Sub-prime lending drives profits at IFG to 13.5mFinancial services group IFG reported a "solid" set of full-year results for 2006, with sharp growth in sub-prime lending driving…Thu Apr 05 2007 - 01:00
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Profits up 14% at ICSBank of Ireland-owned mortgage lender ICS Building Society made pre-tax profits of €128Thu Mar 29 2007 - 01:00
Fear over collapse of housing market 'spreading'Fear that the housing market will collapse is spreading among consumers, who are now holding off on spending their Special Savings…Wed Mar 28 2007 - 01:00
Longer stays abroad need specialist coverIt could be a gap year, a career break or a new beginning, but people who want to spend more than just a few weeks overseas will…Fri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00
Standard Life to cut 1,000 jobs in UKEdinburgh-based insurance company Standard Life is to cut 1,000 jobs from its UK operations, despite announcing a 55 per cent…Fri Mar 23 2007 - 00:00
'Upbeat' forecast fails to stop BoI share fallBank of Ireland's share price fell by more than 2Thu Mar 22 2007 - 00:00
Workers at small firms get pay rises of 5%Employees of small businesses saw their pay increase by an average of 5 per cent last year, according to new figures from the…Tue Mar 20 2007 - 00:00
C&C sparkles on talk of stake-buildingAfter the extended St Patrick's Day celebrations, it was a relatively quiet day on the Irish stock exchange yesterdayTue Mar 20 2007 - 00:00
Profits at UTV's radio unit jump 52% to £14.6mUTV's radio operations outshone its television division last year, with the radio division generating a larger proportion of …Tue Mar 20 2007 - 00:00
Regulator silent on Donnelly sagaBound as it often tends to be by legal concerns, the financial regulator would not comment on the saga of Stephen Donnelly and…Sat Mar 17 2007 - 00:00
Markets steady but US crisis is a threatFinancial markets rounded off another turbulent week on a steadier note yesterday, but fears that the crisis in the US subprime…Sat Mar 17 2007 - 00:00
Company keeps on director despite fraudFriends First has been criticised for its "exceptionally cavalier" attitude to fraud after it emerged that a former employee …Sat Mar 17 2007 - 00:00
Rents surge to highest level in five years, rising by 10.5%Rents have increased to their highest level in more than five years, rising by 10Fri Mar 16 2007 - 00:00
Irish market stages modest recoveryThe Irish stock market staged a modest recovery yesterday, with the Iseq index of Irish shares gaining 1Fri Mar 16 2007 - 00:00
RaboDirect converts long-term debt into way of lifeIt is the loan that never ends - not if you don't want it to, at leastFri Mar 16 2007 - 00:00
Smurfit leads way in patchy recoveryDublin report: There were signs of a patchy recovery on the Irish stock exchange yesterday, with the Iseq index of Irish shares…Fri Mar 16 2007 - 00:00
