Smooth operatorFRIDAY INTERVIEW/DARCY WILLSON-RYMER managing director, Starbucks UK & Ireland: HE DESCRIBES himself as “an Americano drinker…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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Tax body calls for corporate tax rate commitmentTHE GOVERNMENT should restate its commitment to a 12Sat Oct 16 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
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
Fitch predicts further price drop in property marketCREDIT RATINGS agency Fitch expects further drops in residential and commercial property prices in Ireland, it said yesterday…Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
AIB rating downgraded on lacklustre day of tradingDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,713.71 (-6Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
Fitch predicts further property fallsCredit ratings agency Fitch expects further drops in residential and commercial property prices in Ireland, it said today.Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Iseq falls on lacklustre dayThe Iseq index had a lacklustre day, slipping 6 points as investors remained nervous about the strength of the Irish banks and…Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Fitch downgrades credit rating over banks' recapitalisationIRELAND’S CREDIT rating has been downgraded to “A+” status by the ratings agency Fitch in response to the greater than expected…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Iseq shrugs off downgrade of sovereign debt by FitchDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2739.72 (+29.05) Settlement date: October 11thThu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Rating agency warns Ireland facing further downgradeIRELAND FACES a further downgrade on its debt as Moodys warned yesterday that it is considering cutting Ireland’s rating, citing…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Falling costs boost polyester producerPOLYESTER FIBRE manufacturer Wellman International narrowed its losses to €2Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Dublin follows Europe-wide trend as stocks edge upwardsDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2.710.67 (+41Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Bank closes defined-benefit pension schemeNATIONAL IRISH Bank (NIB) has closed its defined-benefit pension scheme and transferred the members to a new “hybrid” scheme. …Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Household lending increased in August, says Central BankHOUSEHOLD LENDING increased in August for the first time this year, with the positive flow of borrowing driven by a net €309 …Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
AIB and BoI on firmer ground while CRH falls 1.7%DUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,657.08 (–4.08) Settlement date: October 4thThu Sept 30 2010 - 01:00
Dundrum centre seeks rent increaseTENANTS AT Dundrum Town Centre in Dublin face rent increases of up to 100 per cent, putting the future of more than 20 Irish …Thu Sept 30 2010 - 01:00
Emerging economies emphasised in strategyTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has announced a trade and investment plan that he said would generate 150,000 jobs and boost exports from…Wed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Analysts buy food firm's business planARYZTA’S CONVENIENCE store perennials – the Cuisine de France buns, the Tim Horton chocolate doughnuts, La Brea artisan breads…Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
The business: women honoured for achievementsIT’S DOUBTFUL whether the entrepreneur Julie Meyer, founder of the dotcom-era business networking company First Tuesday, has …Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Ardagh Glass to pay €1.7bn for can-makerDUBLIN-BASED manufacturing group Ardagh Glass, which is controlled by businessman Paul Coulson, has agreed to buy the metal packaging…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Ibec calls for relaxing of pension funding ruleTHE GOVERNMENT was urged yesterday by employers’ group Ibec to relax the minimum funding standards that apply to defined benefit…Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Estimate for Anglo bailout expected this weekTHE GOVERNMENT expects to release a final estimate on the cost of bailing out Anglo Irish Bank later this week.Mon Sept 27 2010 - 01:00
Lenihan warns of 'attack' on eurozone countriesTHE RECENT surge in borrowing costs suggests there is a “concerted attack” on eurozone countries, according to Minister for Finance…Sat Sept 25 2010 - 01:00
Gates tops list in year that's been kind to richHE HAS pledged to give at least half his fortune to philanthropic causes, but for the moment Bill Gates remains the richest man…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
O'Leary says he can bring in extra six million visitorsMICHAEL O’LEARY began with what passes for a pleasantry from the Ryanair chief executive – by apologising to RTÉ for not letting…Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
EBS reports pretax loss of €250m for first halfEBS BUILDING Society said it was “on the path to viability” yesterday, as it reported a pretax loss of almost €250 million for…Wed Sept 22 2010 - 01:00
