Strong export recovery helps employmentTHE OUTLOOK for exports is more positive now than it has been for three years, State agency Enterprise Ireland has said in its…Thu Dec 23 2010 - 00:00
Lenihan demands details of when AIB bonus dates changedMINISTER FOR Finance Brian Lenihan is to write to the board of Allied Irish Banks requesting details of the timeline of events…Thu Dec 16 2010 - 00:00
Forecast that Ireland stays in recession next yearIRELAND WILL remain in recession in 2011 and unemployment will remain as high as 14 per cent in 2014, according to Ernst Young…Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00
Over 100 jobs created by Superquinn and CentraMORE THAN 100 jobs have been created in the grocery retail sector in Dublin following the opening of new stores by Superquinn…Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
Glen Dimplex signs deal with UK energy supplierGLEN DIMPLEX group has signed an agreement with utility provider Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) to develop and distribute…Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
Dunnes directors paid €14m dividendDUNNES STORES directors Frank Dunne and Margaret Heffernan were paid a dividend of more than €14 million last year, the accounts…Mon Dec 13 2010 - 00:00
Bullish Iseq keeps in line with Europe as financials gainDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,845.43 (+27.54) Settlement date: December 14thFri Dec 10 2010 - 00:00
Exchequer boosted by corporation receiptsA BUOYANT month for corporation tax receipts helped stabilise overall receipts in the important month of November, according …Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
November tax take ahead of targetTAX REVENUES collected by the Government in the key month of November came in ahead of the Department of Finance’s expectations…Fri Dec 03 2010 - 00:00
Call for independent fiscal reform bodyTHE NATIONAL Competitiveness Council has called for an independent fiscal council to be established along the lines of Britain…Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
Accenture to create 100 jobs over four yearsGLOBAL MANAGEMENT consulting firm Accenture is to create 100 new jobs over the next four years at a new centre in Ireland dedicated…Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
Tyrone Productions losses widen furtherTELEVISION PRODUCTION company Tyrone Productions, the maker of The All Ireland Talent Show, saw its losses widen to almost €180…Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
Fund to sell equities to realise €10bnEQUITY SELL-OFF: THE NATIONAL Pension Reserve Fund will begin selling its equity investment holdings “over the coming months…Tue Nov 30 2010 - 00:00
Low-paid brought into tax net as living standards set to fallINCOME TAX REFORM: LOW-PAID WORKERS will be brought into the tax net under measures that the Government admitted would “negatively…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Superquinn selects Dunnes former chief as new CEOSUPERQUINN HAS appointed former Dunnes Stores director Andrew Street as chief executive in a move that will see executive chairman…Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Record complaints to ombudsmanComplaints about financial institutions remained close to record levels in the first half of 2010, with more than 3,600 new cases…Tue Nov 23 2010 - 00:00
McInerney delists as company examiner attempts to cut costsTROUBLED BUILDING group McInerney Homes has cancelled its stock market listings as the examiner appointed to the company seeks…Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
British retailing guru says Ireland will find a solutionIRELAND WILL be “fine”, according to Sir Stuart Rose, one of Britain’s most powerful retailers.Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00
Investec buys 5.45% holding in INMASSET MANAGEMENT group Investec has taken a 5Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
'Finance, by and large, has gotten away with it'Innovation thinker and former journalist Charles Leadbeater gave his own views on the Irish crisis during a trip to DublinMon Nov 15 2010 - 00:00
Thomas Crosbie reports lossesMEDIA GROUP Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH), the owner of the Irish Examiner and the Sunday Business Post, has reported operating…Sat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
BoI reveals flight of deposits in AugustA FLIGHT of deposits from Bank of Ireland weakened the bank’s funding position in the run-up to the expiry of the original government…Sat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
Smooth operatorFRIDAY INTERVIEW/DARCY WILLSON-RYMER managing director, Starbucks UK & Ireland: HE DESCRIBES himself as “an Americano drinker…Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Property tax could raise €1.1bnA PROPERTY tax would be most easily introduced if it was based on floor area, but such a tax would be unfair on lower income …Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Ireland's trusted adviserTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW/Martin Shanahan, chief executive of Forfas: HE HAS ASCENDED to the top job at Forfás, the State agency …Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
CRH 'the one shining light' as banks feel pressureDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,706.24 (+12.00 ) Settlement date: November 8thThu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Bond yields hit new record as spread tops 500 pointsTHE COST of Government borrowing rose for the seventh consecutive day yesterday as the European Central Bank (ECB) returned to…Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Legal firm paid more than double agreed advisory fees, report showsLEGAL FIRM Arthur Cox was paid more than double the fees it was contracted to receive from the National Asset Management Agency…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
UK inquiry takes Ryanair by surpriseBRITISH COMPETITION watchdog the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has surprised Ryanair by announcing an investigation into the airline…Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Digital terrestrial television launched on trial basisTHE SWITCH-OFF of analogue television moved one stage closer yesterday as digitial terrestrial television (DTT) was officially…Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Content to make money from online writingWITHIN HOURS of Lady Gaga accepting her MTV Video Music Awards in a dress made of slabs of meat, the phrase “how to make a meat…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Bewley group made profit of €1.6m last yearCAMPBELL BEWLEY, the Irish tea and coffee group, made a profit of €1Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Irish bond yields top 7% as deficit contagion fuels fearsIRISH BOND yields reached a new peak above 7 per cent yesterday as contagion from Portugal and Greece added to investors’ fears…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Financials lead way as Iseq down on light volumesDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2694.77 (-18.31) Settlement date: October 29thWed Oct 27 2010 - 01:00
How Google dines on 'Double Irish' or 'Dutch Sandwich'ANALYSIS: Loopholes in Ireland and the Netherlands help the internet giant slash its tax bill by €2.2 billionMon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00
Liquidation of jewellery business puts 130 jobs at riskTHE OWNER of Pulse Accessories has gone into liquidation, putting 130 jobs at risk.Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Operating profit of more than €1m for Xtra-visionXTRA-VISION MADE an operating profit of more than €1 million in the first four months following its purchase by the Dublin firm…Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Google cuts tax bill by €2.2bn with 'Double Irish' tax schemeGOOGLE CUT its taxes by $3.1 billion (€2Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Big two banks among weaker stocks as market fallsDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,682.36 (-12Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Bank of Ireland raises €343m in bond saleBANK OF IRELAND raised £300 million (€343 million) in new investment on the bond markets yesterday, although it paid a high price…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Tax body calls for corporate tax rate commitmentTHE GOVERNMENT should restate its commitment to a 12Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Iseq follows European stocks downThe Iseq index of Irish shares closed down half a per cent on the previous day, in line with the major indices across Europe.Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Slimmed-down Eddie Rockets chain pockets €1.5m pretax profitEDDIE ROCKETS, the Irish chain of fast food restaurants, made a pretax profit of €1Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
C&C cider net revenue drops 5.3%DRINKS COMPANY C&C has reported a growth in sales volumes of its flagship Magners cider in Britain for the first time since…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Empire of brick undone by €16m debtBACKGROUND: AT THE peak of the property market in 2007, Pierse Contracting, which went into interim examinership yesterday, …Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Advertising revenue set to drop by 5% this yearADVERTISING REVENUES are on track to fall by more than 5 per cent this year, but will stabilise next year and return to growth…Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
State should not shift cost to users - reportPRESCRIPTION CHARGE: THE PRESCRIPTION charge imposed on medical card holders is “a crude instrument” for controlling public …Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
