The Republic's newest soap opera continues at the Committee of Public Account hearings in Dublin, which resume tomorrow. Among the highlights will be the appearance of Revenue Commissioners chairman Mr Dermot Quigley and his predecessor, Mr Cathal Mac Domhnaill, on Wednesday. The Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr John Purcell, whose report prompted the hearings, appears on Thursday and Friday, the first in a procession of bankers, with Irish Life & Permanent executives also facing the committee along with those from Guinness & Mahon.

Monday

Results: Air France (H1), Allied Zurich (H1), Arriva (H1), Boehler (H1), Flying Flowers (H1), Forth Ports (H1), Galliford, IMI (H1), Litho Supplies (H1), Parity Group (H1), Real Software (H1), Scottish Media Group (H1), SIG (H1), Ugland International (H1), Wilson Connolly Holdings (H1).

A.G.M.: Minmet (e.g.m.).

Indicators: EMU unemployment (Jul); German manufacturing new orders (Jul).

Others: EU Parliament vets new internal market commissioner Frits Bolkestein; A&L Goodbody publishes guide to employee share schemes in Ireland.

Tuesday

Results: Aegis (H1), Air NZ, BBA (H1), Billiton, Burmah Castol (H1), Card Clear (H1), CBR (H1), CFS Group (H1), Charter (H1), Churchill China (H1), Dawson (H1), DCS (H1), Dewhirst (H1), Expamet International (H1), Goodhead Group, Graham (H1), Iceland (H1), Jermyn (H1), Limelight (H1), Lorien (H1), Macfarlane (H1), Nottingham Forest, Novara (H1), Old Mutual (H1), Ordina Beheer (H1), Paterson Zochonis, SGB, SGE (H1), Signet (H1), Staffware (H1), Taylor Woodrow (H1), Trafficmaster (H1), United Overseas (H1), Vendex (H1), Verbund (H1), Williams (H1), Xpertise (H1).

A.G.M.: Alstom, Syltone, Topps Tiles, Vega.

Meetings: Dail Committee of Public Accounts continues public hearings over the DIRT tax fraud (to Fri); Bank of England monetary policy committee meeting (to Wed).

Indicators: British industrial production (Jul) and manufacturing output (Jul); German unemployment (Aug); Japanese wholesale prices (Aug), coincidental indicators and leading indicators (Jul); French GDP (prel Jul).

Others: EU Parliament vets newly appointed Commission Vice-President and Administrative Reform Commissioner Mr Neil Kinnock.

Wednesday

Results: AgfaGevaert (H1), Anglo American (H1), Associated British Ports (H1), Avis Europe (H1), Baird (William) (H1), Beattie (James) (H1), Beazer, Biotrace International (H1), Burmah Castrol (H1), Coats Viyella (H1), Credit Suisse (H1), Future Network (H1), Glynwed International (H1), Grolsch (H1), Heineken (H1), Logica, Meggitt (H1), Michelin (H1), Mowlem (John) (H1), Peugeot Citroen (H1), RJB Mining (H1), Signet (H1), Stat Plus (H1), Thistle Hotels (H1), TotalFina (H1). WSP Group (H1), Wyevale Garden Centres (H1), Yorkclyde (H1).

A.G.M.: Border Television, Debenham Tewson, Dixons, Donegal Creameries (e.g.m.), Fidelity Japanese Value (e.g.m.), Glenchewton (e.g.m.), McKay Securities (e.g.m.), M&G Equity Investment Trust, Osmetech, Savills, Smith (David S), Heiton Holdings.

Indicators: US wholesale trade (Jul) and consumer credit (Jul); Japanese GDP (Q2); German industrial production (Jul).

Others: Veba holds a supervisory board meeting on the merger with Viag.

Thursday

Results: ABB (H1), Alcatel (H1), Bowthorpe (H1), CCF (H1), Centrica (H1), Daniels (S) (H1), Druid Group, Flextech (H1), Gallaher (H1), Laing (John) (H1), Laird (H1), Morse Holdings, National Express (H1), PowerGen (H1), Queens Moat Houses (H1), Travis Perkins (H1), United Biscuits Holdings (H1).

A.G.M.: Bula, First Group (e.g.m.), Meyer International (e.g.m.).

Meetings: European Central Bank directorate meeting (Frankfurt); Irish Academy of Management conference (University of Limerick); Conference for large use electricity customers (Burlington Hotel, Dublin).

Indicators: US import/export prices (Aug); Japanese machinery orders (Jul); German GDP (Q2).

Others: Taoiseach, Mr Ahern opens expansion of Merck plant in Clonmel.

Friday

Results: Air Liquide (H1), Darby (H1), GoAhead, Hunting (H1), Promodes (H1), SGS (H1), Vivendi (H1), JD Wetherspoon.

Meetings: Informal meeting of European Union finance ministers (Turku, Finland to Sun).

Indicators: US producer prices (Aug); French consumer prices (Aug); German current account (Jul) and trade balance (Jul).