Higgins expects four seats for ULAElected Socialist Party MEP Joe Higgins expects United Left Alliance candidates to gain four seats, with the possibility of a…Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Spanish energy firm Endesa putting Irish unit up for saleSPANISH ENERGY company Endesa is putting its Irish unit up for sale.Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Burton elected on first countJoan Burton has won the most first preference votes in Dublin West following a surge in support for the Labour Party in the constituency…Sat Feb 26 2011 - 00:00
Mobile technology making news more democratic, says social media expertWHEN AL-JAZEERA's Cairo office was stormed during the recent turmoil in Egypt, it was "only a matter of hours before they remembered…Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
O'Brien increases Aer Lingus holdingTELECOMS TYCOON Denis O’Brien has increased his shareholding in Aer Lingus to almost 3.3 per cent.Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Planet BusinessA round-up of today's other stories from the world of business...Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Bank union welcomes transfer of 447 staffTHE IRISH Bank Officials Association (IBOA) has welcomed the transfer of 447 staff handling deposits at Anglo Irish Bank and …Fri Feb 25 2011 - 00:00
Voluntary burden-sharing 'poses least risk'A VOLUNTARY burden-sharing deal with senior creditors in Irish banks would raise no more than €2 billion for the Irish banking…Thu Feb 24 2011 - 00:00
The business of catch-all manifestosThere are many election pledges common to most, if not all, of the party manifestos.Fri Feb 18 2011 - 00:00
Experts 'could hold portfolios'Technology, energy and communications are among the areas where a Fianna Fáil government would appoint outside experts to ministerial…Mon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
FF leader apologises for Chinese gaffeFianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has apologised for attempting to adopt a Chinese accent at a technology industry meeting in…Mon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
Helix Health posts €1.24m pretax profitHELIX HEALTH, the provider of healthcare software, made a pretax profit of €1Sat Feb 12 2011 - 00:00
Prone's PR and training firm records 2010 profitTHE COMMUNICATIONS Clinic – the public relations and training company chaired by Terry Prone – made a profit of €139,802 in the…Sat Feb 12 2011 - 00:00
Is St Valentine's Day good for the economy?PLANET BUSINESS: Although this year’s festival of romance falls on the least sexy day of the week, the event is still sure to…Fri Feb 11 2011 - 00:00
Review of wage deals in certain sectors 'a fresh attack on incomes'EMPLOYMENT REGULATION: WAGE AGREEMENTS in the construction, retail, catering, agriculture and a number of other industries are…Thu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Iseq sheds 1.3% and leads the way in falls across EuropeIseq : 2,941.85 (–53.98) Settlement date: February 14thThu Feb 10 2011 - 00:00
Greencore and BofI big fallers on lacklustre dayIseq: 2,995.83 (–15.98) Settlement date: February 11thWed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Leading Irish stocks fall backInvestor sentiment weakened today, as leading Irish stocks CRH, Ryanair, Elan and Kerry all went into reverse in tandem with …Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Q&AWhat’s going to happen to deposits in Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide?Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Implications vague for Irish Nationwide workersFALLOUT FOR STAFF: THE GOVERNMENT’S announcement on the auction of deposits from Irish Nationwide to another financial institution…Wed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Call for new minimum wage to stayIBEC: BUSINESS GROUP Ibec has called on the next government to keep the minimum wage at €7Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Iseq ends up just in redThe Iseq index of Irish shares finished another lacklustre day fractionally in the red as equities across European markets fell…Tue Feb 08 2011 - 00:00
Keep minimum wage cut - IbecBusiness group Ibec has called on the next government to keep the minimum wage at €7Mon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
Upswing for commercial property predictedTHE COMMERCIAL property market is likely to emerge this year from “the most significant and unprecedented crash it has ever experienced…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
CRH down over 1% but Iseq finishes session higherIseq: 2,932.19 (+18.76) Settlement date: January 21st: EUROPEAN EQUITIES rose to a two-year high yesterday as euro zone finance…Wed Jan 19 2011 - 00:00
European equities at two-year highEuropean equities rose to a two-year high today as euro zone finance ministers affirmed their commitment to strengthening the…Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Norkom shares soar 35% after BAE Systems offerDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,919.81 (+17.39) Settlement date: January 19th THE ISEQ index closed up more than 0Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
200 jobs at risk over plan by ferry operator DFDS to close routes to two portsFERRY OPERATOR DFDS is to close its routes between Dublin and the English ports of Birkenhead and Heysham in a move described…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
Mermaid Cafe owner criticises rent practicesTHE OWNERS of the defunct Mermaid Cafe and Gruel restaurants in Dublin have hit out at the “short-sighted” behaviour of landlords…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Minister refuses to provide unedited affidavit on private AIB court hearingTHE MINISTER for Finance has refused to release an unedited copy of an affidavit relating to a High Court hearing about AIB behind…Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00
Kerry's 'Kingdom' paper to close with 11 jobs lostKILLARNEY NEWSPAPER the Kingdom is to close with the loss of 11 jobs, its owner Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) said yesterday.Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00
Treasury agency to offer pension bonds on ongoing basisTHE NATIONAL Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) gave more detail yesterday on the long-dated Irish government bonds it plans to…Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
Iseq higher as AIB and BoI advance more than 6%DUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,906.34 (+41Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00
Restructure urgently, advises leading economistIRELAND SHOULD restructure its banks and perhaps its sovereign debt “as quickly as possible” to avoid a “crisis overhang trap…Tue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
Dublin market closes higherDublin joined in the upward momentum on equity markets as European stocks climbed to a 28-month high today, driven by the financial…Tue Jan 11 2011 - 00:00
Ireland not likely to return to bond markets for funding before 2012IRELAND COULD return to international bond markets for funding this year, but it is more likely to happen in 2012, the National…Sat Jan 08 2011 - 00:00
58,731 made redundant last yearTHERE WERE 2,870 redundancies in December under the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation’s redundancy scheme, taking…Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
5,200 people joined Live Register last monthA DISAPPOINTING December for the jobs market has cancelled out some of the recent reduction in the number of unemployment benefit…Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
Exporters help State exceed targetsEXCHEQUER RETURNS: HIGHER THAN expected tax revenues from exporting companies allowed the Government to exceed its overall tax…Thu Jan 06 2011 - 00:00
CRH and BoI lose ground while Ryanair soars 2.5%DUBLIN REPORT: Iseq : 2,916.08 (+30.98) Settlement date: January 7thWed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
UK watchdog says it is 'in time' to assess Irish airline moveBRITISH COMPETITION watchdog, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), insists it has not missed a deadline to investigate Ryanair’s…Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
Exchequer deficit stood at €18.7 billion in DecemberThe Exchequer deficit stood at €18Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
A handful of winners and a lot of losers populated Ireland's bleak landscape this yearTHEY HAD cars big as bars, they had rivers of gold – but by 2010, Ireland’s weary wave-riders had crashed, taking down with them…Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00
€7.5m in losses at O'Flaherty car group as turnover plummets 68%THE O’FLAHERTY car distribution group suffered a loss of almost €7Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
Lir Chocolates posts profits of €179,000LIR CHOCOLATES, the manufacturer of luxury Irish truffles co-founded by Senator Mary White, increased its profits 38 per cent…Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
