The Irish Times

Markets fall as ECB holds off on rate cut, signalling September move

Markets report: CRH boosted as US rivals outperform with results

Thu Jul 25 2019 - 19:36

Suir Valley backs Ambisense and eyes further investments

Early-stage VC firm teams up with Atlantic Bridge to invest €1.1m in DCU spin-out

Thu May 30 2019 - 05:00

Iseq higher but European shares sluggish on trade war concerns

Pillar banks end strongly after Davy report while CRH struggles on US construction data

Wed Jan 23 2019 - 18:15

C&C and Bank of Ireland fall amid sterling weakness

PTSB down 0.9 per cent following ECB fine as Iseq declines for third time in four sessions

Mon Aug 28 2017 - 18:41

Deadline nears for contestants in Trump’s border wall ‘pageant’

Proposals include hi-tech ‘virtual wall’ and 1,600km barrier of shipping containers

Wed Mar 29 2017 - 15:03

Even as CRH shuns Trump’s border wall, others line up

Cantillon: Heidelberg Cement looks to profit, but wall’s biggest winner may surprise

Wed Mar 01 2017 - 17:02

AirSpeed Telecom signs €500,000 deal with Kilsaran

Deal involves installation and management of a wide-area network across 25 sites

Thu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00

Building group CRH generates €350m from disposals

Iseq heavyweight also spent €190m on acquisitions last year

Thu Jan 08 2015 - 07:48

Swiss firm Holcim gets more than 60 bids for sale of assets

Company needs to offload assets to secure regulatory approval for Lafarge merger

Tue Nov 04 2014 - 01:01

Indian billionaire joins race for assets sought by CRH

But Birla not interested in Holcim/Lafarge operations in developed markets

Tue Oct 14 2014 - 18:01

Manifold’s big chance to shine at CRH

Mixed reaction by analysts to speculation

Thu Oct 09 2014 - 01:00

Merger to create world’s biggest cement maker

French cement group Lafarge to merge with Holcim to create group with more than $40 billion in sales

Mon Apr 07 2014 - 10:56

Lafarge and Holcim cement $55bn merger deal

Merger achieved by Holcim buying Lafarge would be cement industry’s biggest tie-up

Mon Apr 07 2014 - 01:00

Holcim and Lafarge in advanced merger talks

Move would create the world’s biggest cement company

Fri Apr 04 2014 - 18:40

Survival scheme for seven companies in SIAC group approved

Proposals will see €10.5m investment in group with €5m going to bank creditors

Wed Feb 12 2014 - 13:49

Siac’s fate to be decided by High Court next week

Three creditors challenge rescue plan

Sat Feb 08 2014 - 01:02

Holcim and Cemex to exchange, combine assets in Europe

Swiss group believes deal will boost operating profit by up to €30m

Wed Aug 28 2013 - 20:15

CRH spends €470m on acquisitions

Building materials group completed 12 transactions in the US at a total value of €178m

Wed Jul 03 2013 - 01:00

CRH spends €470m on acquisitions in H1

Most of the deals were in north America, with construction group reporting a “significant expansion” of its Canadian business

Tue Jul 02 2013 - 07:33