Waterford Wedgwood's attempt to buy out the remaining 15.83 per cent of its German porcelain subsidiary Rosenthal AG has failed.

Acceptances for the offer from Rosenthal shareholders only covered one-third of the 15.38 per cent of Rosenthal Waterford did not already own.

In June Waterford Wedgwood offered €100 (£78.76) per share, a premium of 40.8 per cent on the then share price, for the Rosenthal shares it did not already own.

Tech firm Fineos

A report in Friday's Business This Week referred to a company called "Fineous". In fact, the company's name should be spelt Fineos.

The enterprise software company employs 270 people in Dublin, 60 of whom were taken on this year.