Ulster Bank's profits rise 12% to #273mHealthy growth in lending and deposits helped to lift Ulster Bank's profits by 12 per cent to £273 million (€407 million) last…Fri Feb 20 2004 - 00:00
Elan basks in the sun yet again with a 22% gainMARKET REPORT: Elan had another day in the sun yesterday, with shares rising 22 per cent to €10Fri Feb 20 2004 - 00:00
Switching craze hits the marketIn an ideal world, as well as being beautiful and smart, all of us would be extremely adept in seeking out the best deal on any…Thu Feb 19 2004 - 00:00
Elan takes the limelight with a massive 27% gainMARKET REPORT: The market was in the black by a healthy 1Thu Feb 19 2004 - 00:00
Tullow move hits sharesShares in Tullow came under pressure yesterday after the exploration firm said it was abandoning a well in Bangladesh without…Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
McInerney upbeat on future as profits rise 38%Building group McInerney has beaten market expectations by posting a 38 per cent jump in profits for 2003.Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
Barlo still in focus as investors size up buyout offerMARKET REPORT: Business picked up yesterday, but gains were limited as investors continued to search for some direction.Wed Feb 18 2004 - 00:00
Share price rise puts Barlo's value above MBO offerShares in Barlo climbed by almost 8 per cent to 41 cents yesterday, putting a higher value on the company than the management…Tue Feb 17 2004 - 00:00
Jurys Doyle to sell Limerick hotel for €9.75mJurys Doyle has agreed to sell its four-star Jurys Limerick Hotel to Galway businessman Mr John Lally for €9.75 millionTue Feb 17 2004 - 00:00
Citigroup chief says Ireland must build on financial successInstitute of Bankers president and Citigroup boss Aidan Brady believesR&D grants should be available for those involved in…Fri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
Jefferson Smurfit sees 95% decline in profitsThe new post-buyout structure of Jefferson Smurfit group drove a 95 per cent decline in pre-tax profits at the company last year…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
Anglo Irish's FitzPatrick raises close to €28m in placementAnglo Irish Bank chief executive Mr Sean FitzPatrick has raised €27Wed Feb 11 2004 - 00:00
Galen's results beat analysts' forecastsAnalysts were moving to raise their forecasts for Galen last night after the company firmly beat expectations with its first-…Wed Feb 11 2004 - 00:00
Buy equities now - HIMInvestors who want to successfully play the markets this year should buy equities now with a view to selling and locking in gains…Wed Feb 11 2004 - 00:00
Four top NCB brokers resignFour senior staff have resigned from NCB Stockbrokers and are believed to be on the point of joining competing firm, Merrion …Wed Feb 11 2004 - 00:00
Bidders increase Gresham offer to €1.45 per shareThe three businessmen seeking to take over Gresham Hotel Group have raised their proposed offer for the company from €1Sat Feb 07 2004 - 00:00
Two low-cost airlines agree to use CharleroiTwo more low-cost airlines agreed to fly out of Belgium's Charleroi airport yesterday, just days after Ryanair chief executive…Sat Feb 07 2004 - 00:00
Market ReportThe market was in fairly lacklustre form yesterday, with volumes low across the board and most stocks trading within tight ranges…Fri Feb 06 2004 - 00:00
S&P raises Elan's outlook rating from stable to positiveElan's growing financial stability and increasingly positive prospects were recognised by Standard & Poor's (S&P) yesterday…Thu Feb 05 2004 - 00:00
Film relief claims to be scrutinisedSection 481: The Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, has taken action to ensure that those seeking to abuse the generous tax …Thu Feb 05 2004 - 00:00
Market ReportThe market closed in marginally positive territory last night, helped by a 3.4 per cent rise in RyanairThu Feb 05 2004 - 00:00
Shares regain 25c in heavy tradingRyanair was once again the dominant stock on the Dublin market yesterday, with some 12 million of the airline's shares changing…Wed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
Ryanair stays in the limelight as shares rise by 6%Dublin Report Ryanair spent another day in the limelight yesterday, with positive reaction to the European Commission's ruling…Wed Feb 04 2004 - 00:00
French increases Unidare stakeUnidare's future as a listed company was in focus again yesterday when it emerged that former Goodbody Stockbrokers chairman …Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Market struggles to find any positive momentumDublin Report Settlement Day: Thursday 5th The market closed a touch weaker last night after struggling to find any real positive…Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Axa raises motor market shareInsurance firm Axa has raised its share of the Irish motor insurance market despite recording a slight decline in premium income…Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Friends First reports profit up 43% to a record €20mFinancial services group Friends First has reported record profit of €20 million for 2003, up 43 per cent on the previous year…Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
NIB plans business banking growth in new strategyNational Irish Bank (NIB) will seek to grow aggressively within business banking, private banking and mortgages as part of its…Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Shares climb 3% as DCC wins EUR14.8m damages in court actionShares in DCC climbed by 3 per cent yesterday after the firm was awarded damages of £10.2 million sterling (€14Fri Jan 30 2004 - 00:00
Ryanair rise could be merely a 'dead cat bounce'MARKET REPORT: A positive finish from Ryanair helped the ISEQ to close slightly ahead last night, with the market as a whole…Fri Jan 30 2004 - 00:00
Ramco falls 55% on production illsAberdeen-based Ramco lost more than half of its value on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) yesterday after reporting…Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Waterford to consider sale of US firm after interest shownWaterford Wedgwood could raise in the region of $210 million (€166 million) through the sale of its US subsidiary, All-Clad, …Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
Fears over Charleroi ruling see Ryanair fall 3.57%MARKET REPORT: Ryanair was the main story yesterday, with shares dropping 3.57 per cent to €6Wed Jan 28 2004 - 00:00
Two Waterford directors buy Doulton sharesWaterford Wedgwood directors Sir Anthony O'Reilly and his brother-in-law, Mr Peter Goulandris, have sparked takeover speculation…Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
IL&P and Ryanair provide main action in dull dayMARKET REPORT: The market was in a sluggish mood for most of yesterday, with volumes low across the board as investors struggled…Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
African Diamonds to list in BotswanaAfrican Diamonds is planning to tap into the African investment market by taking a secondary listing on the Botswana Stock Exchange…Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
Heiton Group bets on Paddy PowerHeiton Group confirmed yesterday that it had acquired Waterford-based plumbing and heating specialist Paddy Power and Company…Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
Anglo Irish Bank shines as it logs a 17-cent riseMarket Report: Anglo Irish was the star of a generally quiet market yesterday, with shares climbing as high as €14Sat Jan 24 2004 - 00:00
CPL's half-year profits rise 35%Growing demand for temporary and contract workers helped to lift CPL's profits by 35 per cent to €941,000 in the six months to…Sat Jan 24 2004 - 00:00
Anglo Irish breaches EUR14 for second day in a rowMARKET REPORT: A strong performance from the financials helped to lift the market by almost 1 per cent yesterday, with Anglo…Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
Elan has raised over EUR1.6bnElan has pushed the amount raised since the start of its recovery programme over the $2 billion (€1Fri Jan 23 2004 - 00:00
Iona on track to return to profitIona Technologies is on track to move back into profit in the current quarter after cutting losses sharply in the final three…Thu Jan 22 2004 - 00:00
Market ReportThe ISEQ edged ahead slightly yesterday in the absence of any real driver yesterday, with the Martin Luther King Day holiday …Tue Jan 20 2004 - 00:00
Greencore takeover possibility recedesShares in Greencore fell for the fourth day in a row yesterday as the likelihood of a takeover bid emerging receded in the absence…Fri Jan 16 2004 - 00:00
Tracker will be star of 2004As the property market sits on the cusp of its biggest and longest selling season of the year, the Republic's mortgage providers…Thu Jan 15 2004 - 00:00
Dail committee to focus on credit card chargesThe Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service is expected to take a strong line on the charges levied by credit cards…Thu Jan 15 2004 - 00:00
Ryanair share sale nets €44mA member of the Ryan family is believed to have raised €44.2 million in a single Ryanair share trade yesterday evening.Thu Jan 15 2004 - 00:00
Market ReportThe market continued its steady new year ascent yesterday, with small and mid-cap stocks providing most in the way of thrills…Wed Jan 14 2004 - 00:00
