Dictionary corner: 'Cliff's Law'PLANET BUSINESS: Good news for the bank balance of Cliff RichardFri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Improved European sentiment lifts Iseq up 2%Iseq: 2,467.51 (+49.81) Settlement date: September 19thThu Sept 15 2011 - 01:00
Profits down 6.9% at retailer, hotel groupTHE COMPANY behind the long-standing Wexford retailer Pettitt’s Supermarkets and the Talbot Hotel Group saw pretax profits fall…Thu Sept 15 2011 - 01:00
Iseq up 1.5% leading the way in gains across EuropeIseq: 2,417.70 (+35.64) Settlement date: September 16thWed Sept 14 2011 - 01:00
Iseq rallies on positive dayEuropean markets rose as scepticism about the funding position of French banks deflated and investors absorbed signals from the…Wed Sept 14 2011 - 01:00
Weaker CRH takes its toll as Iseq sheds 2.5%Iseq: 2,382.06 (–61.96) Settlement date: September 15thTue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Iseq gains on more stable dayStability returned to the European and Irish stock markets alike today - for one day at least - as French banks shook off concerns…Tue Sept 13 2011 - 01:00
Former chancellor warns euro zone teetering on brinkALISTAIR DARLING has called his memoir Back From the Brink , but the former British chancellor is pretty clear – the brink is…Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
Iseq falls on Greek worriesSpeculation that Germany is preparing for a Greek debt default sparked turmoil in global financial markets today, with weak commodity…Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
'There is a long way to go in Ireland in terms of the coffee story'COSTA COFFEE’S Andy Marshall has one task – to increase the UK chain’s international presence “without there being Costas on …Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
Iseq finishes unchanged on day of uncertaintyIseq: 2,447.93 (0.57%) Settlement date: September 9th WITH THE market waiting for the outcome of Germany’s constitutional court…Wed Sept 07 2011 - 01:00
Iseq sees little changeWith the market waiting for the outcome of Germany's constitutional court verdict on its participation in the euro zone bailouts…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Public debt crisis predicted to be less severeIRELAND’S PUBLIC debt crisis will be less severe than previously estimated by the Government, and gross debt will peak one year…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
ESRI says debt crisis to be less severeIreland's public debt crisis will be less severe than previously estimated by the Government, and gross debt will peak one year…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Iseq ends the week lowerStock markets across Europe gave up Thursday's gains and more today, with the Iseq index sinking to a 2Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Iseq makes further gains as Fyffes soars almost 12%Iseq: 2,602.01 (+25.20) Settlement date: September 6th THE TRADITIONALLY nervy month of September on equity markets opened with…Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Central Bank lists targets of fitness and probity testsTHE CENTRAL Bank has published a list of 42 senior positions in the financial sector where appointments must be approved in advance…Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Mellon charity donations fall 25%MELLON TOWNSHIP Limited, the organisation that runs a volunteer programme for the building of social housing in South Africa, …Fri Sept 02 2011 - 01:00
Iseq ends in positive territoryThe traditionally nervy month of September on equity markets opened with a day of volatility in European shares, with patchy …Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Dunne and Kelly assets dominate Nama listPROPERTIES OWNED by developers Paddy Kelly and Seán Dunne dominate a new list of 36 properties and development sites to which…Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Coca-Cola's Irish profits increase to €33.9mPRETAX PROFITS AT Coca-Cola’s Irish operation jumped sharply last year to €33.9 million, up from €1Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Receivers appointed to 36 propertiesProperties owned by developers Seán Dunne and Paddy Kelly are among a list of 36 new properties to which State assets agency …Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Retail sales stay subdued as motor purchases plungeRETAIL SALES remained subdued in July as spending on cars plunged after the Government’s car scrappage scheme came to an end…Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Paddy Power lifts Iseq higherThe bank holiday in the UK today meant trading levels on the Iseq index amounted to mere trickles, as the overall Dublin market…Mon Aug 29 2011 - 01:00
There's a lot of love at the FringeStalking, manscaping, getting naked on Skype, dating audience members and writing songs for sex addicts – looks like romance …Fri Aug 19 2011 - 01:00
IL&P faction engages law firm to fight recapitalisationA GROUP of dissident shareholders in Irish Life & Permanent have hired Dublin law firm Hamilton Turner to make a High Court…Sat Jul 30 2011 - 01:00
Springboard for job-hunters looking to the cloud for inspirationTHE SUN beat down on the National College of Ireland’s Dublin campus on Wednesday, but inside more than a hundred people had …Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Bill will protect whistleblowers and double fines for financial institutionsPROTECTION FOR whistleblowers and a doubling in the maximum level of fines for financial institutions are among the new powers…Fri Jul 29 2011 - 01:00
Elan targets 100,000 users of MS drugDRUGMAKER ELAN says it is on track to reach a target of 100,000 patients taking its multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri, after sales…Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
Investment firm tells Noonan it can recapitalise IL&P with private fundsSCOTCHSTONE CAPITAL, the Malta-based investment firm leading the shareholder revolt at Irish Life & Permanent, has told Minister…Tue Jul 26 2011 - 01:00
Bowen Construction goes into liquidationBOWEN CONSTRUCTION, once one of the biggest building companies in the State, has gone into liquidation with the loss of at least…Tue Jul 26 2011 - 01:00
Fitch gives Athens 'restricted default' statusRATING AGENCY: EUROPEAN LEADERS may have been cagey about calling Greece’s second bailout a “default” but credit ratings agency…Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
Iseq mirrors European trend by rising over 0.5%Iseq: 2,886.51 (+17.68) Settlement date: July 26th EQUITY MARKETS enjoyed a buoyant afternoon after it became clear that European…Fri Jul 22 2011 - 01:00
AIB and union make case on job lossesBANKING UNION IBOA and management of AIB have made presentations to the Labour Relations Commission about the bank’s plan to …Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
One51 losses reach €105m on writedown linked to NTRLOSSES AT One51 plc grew tenfold to almost €105 million last year as the investment company wrote down the value of its investment…Wed Jul 20 2011 - 01:00
Analysts' vocabulary 'herd-like' in run-up to market bubbleGET-RICH-quick schemes, cash advances and exuberant investors are 10-a-penny during stock market bubbles, but verbs and nouns…Tue Jul 19 2011 - 01:00
Dublin market closes lowerEquity market investors experienced an anxious trading session waiting for the results of European bank stress tests today, with…Fri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
Barroso critical of move by ratings agencyEU REACTION: THE EUROPEAN Commission has attacked the “incomprehensible” decision by ratings agency Moody’s to downgrade Irish…Thu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
Losses at Ganley Management €2.6mGANLEY CORPORATE Management Ltd, a company associated with businessman Declan Ganley, had accumulated losses of almost €2Wed Jul 13 2011 - 01:00
Bailout deal immoral, group tells troikaIRELAND’S “PROFOUNDLY immoral” bailout agreement is dispossessing the poor and the vulnerable while protecting people who are…Tue Jul 12 2011 - 01:00
Iseq closes lower on euro fearsTumultuous market conditions during morning trade gave way to a calmer mood in the afternoon on equity markets, though the Iseq…Tue Jul 12 2011 - 01:00
McInerney shareholder wants board to go ahead of voteTHE MCINERNEY plc shareholder who wants to sack the group’s board says it is offering the directors “one last opportunity to …Sat Jul 09 2011 - 01:00
