EFSF says take-up of €3bn bond sale 'solid'THE EUROPEAN Financial Stability Facility yesterday revived the €3 billion bond sale it cancelled last week, but investor interest…Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Pork ribs producer employing 65 goes into receivershipRIBWORLD, A processor of vacuum-packed cooked pork ribs based in Co Tipperary, has gone into receivership after it was unable…Sat Nov 05 2011 - 00:00
Tourism firms eye potential of FacebookFACEBOOK CHANGES and user grumbling usually go hand in hand, but there are no plans yet to extend Facebook Timeline, the social…Fri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
Record rise in new business for UPCCOMMUNICATIONS AND home entertainment company UPC Ireland added a record number of subscriptions in the third quarter, with a…Fri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
Radio listenership not exactly easy like Sunday morningMEDIA & MARKETING : Eamon Dunphy and Sam Smyth’s replacements will find it difficult to prevent a loss of listenersThu Nov 03 2011 - 00:00
Spar takes dramatic step into 'Fair City' product placementSPAR HAS created one new job at a cost of as much as €900,000 – in Carrigstown, DublinWed Nov 02 2011 - 00:00
'Byrne factor' helps TV3 Group to bounce back from loss to profitabilityTHE MARY Byrne factor, higher daytime viewing figures and increased audience share helped TV3 Group to a 6 per cent rise in revenues…Wed Nov 02 2011 - 00:00
What now for the EU and the euro?EURO DEAL: The 14th European debt crisis summit in 21 months concluded in yet another joint communiqué from European leaders…Mon Oct 31 2011 - 00:00
Eircom quiet on Digicel takeover reportEIRCOM HAS declined to comment on a media report that it has received a takeover approach from Digicel, the mobile telephone …Mon Oct 31 2011 - 00:00
Pretax profits at Volkswagen tripled last yearVOLKSWAGEN, IRELAND’S largest car distributor, more than tripled pretax profits from its Irish operation last year, as a recovery…Mon Oct 31 2011 - 00:00
Can we fix it? PPPs can . . .The construction industry needs a serious boost and the public-private partnership model might just be the way to give it the…Fri Oct 28 2011 - 01:00
US building data boosts CRH as Iseq gains over 2%Iseq: 2,691.30 (+61.74) Settlement date: October 27th MOST EUROPEAN stock markets made gains yesterday as a quiet morning turned…Tue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Hedge company Quintillion makes annual profit of $2.2mIRISH-OWNED hedge administration company Quintillion made a profit of $2.2 million (€1Sat Oct 22 2011 - 01:00
Ryanair stake must go - Aer LingusAER LINGUS chairman Colm Barrington has told Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary in a letter that Ryanair’s stake in Aer …Fri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00
You're on the board of a firm. Let me guess . . . You're a man?Women bring a lot to business at every level. But why are they just 7.5% of Irish boards?Fri Oct 21 2011 - 01:00
Kildare outlet's turnover up 17%THE COMPANY behind Kildare Village shopping outlet centre saw turnover increase 17 per cent to €6.2 million last year.Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
BT Ireland wins €9m Government contractBT IRELAND has won a €9 million contract to provide a national IT network for the Department of Social Protection.Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Jobs advertised online down 10%, index showsTHE NUMBER of jobs advertised online fell 10 per cent in the third quarter compared to the previous quarter, with security services…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Conference warned on economic 'trilemma'THE ECONOMY faces a “domestic trilemma” as a simultaneous deleveraging by households, banks and the Government could intensify…Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
People on welfare not better off, says ESRIWORK PAYS better than welfare, with only about 3 per cent of unemployed people “better off” receiving social welfare benefits…Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
Threat of quotas reduces all-male boards in UK by thirdALL-MALE BOARDS of directors at major companies are shrinking in number following the threat of quotas, a report presented to…Thu Oct 13 2011 - 01:00
Sharpest building fall-off in 16 monthsCONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY in the Republic fell by the sharpest pace in 16 months in September, as new orders slipped again and led…Tue Oct 11 2011 - 01:00
Planet BusinessTHE QUESTION: Do lawyers and accountants have the most unhygienic desks?Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Home-spun retailers with bags of visionFRIDAY INTERVIEW: Marian Greg O'Gorman, Kilkenny GroupFri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Iseq mirrors European equities by rising 2.8%Iseq: 2,549.91 (+69.12) Settlement date: October 11th: THE ISEQ was a lifted boat on the rising tide of European equities yesterday…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Tesco says Irish market 'struggling to recover' as half-year sales fall 3.4%SALES AT Tesco Ireland stores open for at least a year fell 3Thu Oct 06 2011 - 01:00
Bewley's posts pretax profit of €1.74mCAMPBELL BEWLEY, the Irish tea and coffee group, made a pretax profit of €1Wed Oct 05 2011 - 01:00
Iseq moves up marginally in quiet trading sessionIseq: 2,518.28 (+15.09) Settlement date: October 6th: AFTER A third quarter to forget, the Iseq began the final three months…Tue Oct 04 2011 - 01:00
Iseq rise bucks European trendAfter a third quarter to forget, the new quarter on the Iseq index began with more of a whimper than a bang, as a cycle of meetings…Mon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
The man whose career has been at many different stagesVenues are still evolving to house the needs of Irish audiences, explains the chief executive at Live Nation IrelandMon Oct 03 2011 - 01:00
Ryanair happy to be boring after 25 years in the ascendancy, says O'LearyHAS RYANAIR become a boring company? It seems an odd question after an agm that ended with a scuffle between security guards …Fri Sept 30 2011 - 01:00
Arrears rise 23% among credit union membersARREARS AMONG credit union members rose 23 per cent to €813 million in the nine months to June 2011, as borrowers and credit …Thu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
Iseq closes up as equities finish short of starting pointIseq: 2,501.71 (-18.60) Settlement date: October 3rdThu Sept 29 2011 - 01:00
'Technology is the backbone of everything'INTERVIEW: The evolving need for information has seen Dun & Bradstreet grow over the last 170 yearsWed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Daft Media online group records profit of €2.4mPRE-TAX PROFITS at online media group Daft Media climbed 12 per cent last year to €2Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Stronger CRH and Ryanair drive Iseq forwardIseq: 2,441.33 (+36.59) Settlement date: September 29thTue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
Dun & Bradstreet to create 75 jobsBusiness information company Dun & Bradstreet is to add 75 jobs to its Irish operation, bringing its total number of employees…Tue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
Film and TV production in Ireland expanded to value of €388m in 2010THE CAMERAS rolled in Ireland to the tune of €388 million last year as the Irish film and television industry enjoyed record …Tue Sept 27 2011 - 01:00
Ombudsman condemns 'phoenix'-type companiesPENSIONS OMBUDSMAN Paul Kenny has spoken out against abuse of tax law and other unethical business practices by “phoenix”-type…Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Iseq gains 1.6% to outperform its peers in EuropeIseq: 2,404.74 (+38.61) Settlement date: September 28thSat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Rollercoaster day ends on upswing after European rallyMARKETS WRAP: A LATE rally on European stock markets saw a volatile day for investors end on an upswing, as speculation intensified…Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Origin agri-service activities reap profits of €66mADVANCES IN the science of farming, coupled with a sustained rise in grain prices, helped Origin Enterprises to a nourishing …Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
Fás may not get full details of report that cost it €250,000, committee toldFÁS DIRECTOR general Paul O’Toole has told a Dáil committee that the State training agency may not be given full access to aspects…Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
Steep decline in foreign lending by Irish banksFOREIGN LENDING by Irish banks fell 18.4 per cent, or €34Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Irish advertising down 7% despite global surgeTHE ADVERTISING market in Ireland fell 7 per cent last year at a time when advertising revenues surged globally, according to…Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Fás head questioned on MazarsFás director general Paul O'Toole, has told a Dáil committee that the State training agency will not be given full access to …Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Tourism Ireland clocks up more than half a million Facebook fansWITH A little help from the Titanic and a Riverdance flash mob, Ireland has become the third “biggest” country on Facebook, with…Wed Sept 21 2011 - 01:00
Iseq gains despite IMF warningThe world economy is "in a dangerous place" the International Monetary Fund said this morning in its global outlook - not that…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
National debt audit results are 'truly frightening', says researcherIT’S AN idea borrowed from developing countries with long histories of debt burdens and visits from the IMFFri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
