Eircom could soon be in examinershipEIRCOM COULD be placed into examinership as early as the end of this month if senior lenders agree to the restructuring of their…Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Betting on winning ways at the 'Paddy Tower' HQINSIDE PADDY POWER: AND THEY’RE offFri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
A whole new world to imbibeLooking after one-quarter of Diageo’s worldwide business is a “dream job” for John O’Keeffe – and it is in far-flung corners …Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
Aer Lingus wants US partner to buy State holdingAER LINGUS’S senior management team has held talks with US low cost carrier JetBlue Airways about it taking a stake in the Irish…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Topaz gets Dublin airport fuel station contractIRISH-OWNED fuel group Topaz has secured a 15-year contract with the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) to operate the filling station…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Quinn administrators set to agree sale of hotelTHE ADMINISTRATORS of Quinn Insurance Ltd are poised to agree the sale of the former Seán Quinn-owned Crowne Plaza hotel in Cambridge…Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Ardmore Studios facing final curtainIT COULD soon be a case of lights, camera but no action at Ardmore Studios in Co Wicklow, which is facing closure after missing…Sat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Ardmore needs €500,000 or faces The EndFOR ALMOST 54 years, Ardmore Studios in Bray, Co Wicklow, has been one of the stars of the Irish film setSat Mar 10 2012 - 00:00
Recruitment survey points to a surge of business optimismONE MORE THING: HAS BUSINESS IN Ireland turned a corner? A survey from Berkley Recruitment this week suggests this might be …Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Davy buys unit of rival BloxhamIRELAND’S BIGGEST stockbroker, Davy, yesterday agreed to acquire the private clients division of local rival Bloxham.Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Water contract up for grabsONE MORE THING: WHILE THE FOCUS recently has been on the State companies that the Government is planning on selling, work is…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
UPC customers in line for upgradeONE MORE THING: STAND BY YOUR remote controlsFri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Hotelier McCann returns to old stomping ground in new roleINTERVIEW : Managing 26 hotels in Ireland and the UK in these tough times, Pat McCann could never be accused of being a glass…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Quinn swaps the Stadium of Light for a high-tech challengeONE MORE THING: HAVING SEVERED HIS ties with Sunderland football club in February, former Irish striker Niall Quinn is now hoping…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Rally continues on good economic dataEUROPEAN STOCKS rallied the most in a month as the deadline on Greece’s debt swap approached and Germany’s industrial output …Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
. . . and some little thingsONE MORE THING : DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL’S decision to invest €4 million in new paving for Grafton Street has found favour with …Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Mitsubishi aircraft leasing base for DublinAircraft leasing: Japanese company Mitsubishi is to establish an aircraft leasing base in Dublin, already one of the biggest…Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Accounts incentive for US firms extendedTHE GOVERNMENT yesterday approved a proposal that will allow US multinationals an additional five-year exemption from having …Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Marketing appointment: Beam to push Irish whiskey brand to foreILLINOIS-BASED spirits group Beam Inc, which acquired Cooley Distillery earlier this year for $95 million (€72 million), has …Sat Mar 03 2012 - 00:00
Aer Arann to cease flights in its own nameAER ARANN is to cease operating flights under its own nameFri Mar 02 2012 - 00:00
Separation from DAA would aid Shannon, says reportSHANNON AIRPORT’S viability could be enhanced by being separated from the Dublin Airport Authority and placed in a new entity…Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
CEO rules out Aer Lingus pension fund top-upAER LINGUS chief executive Christoph Mueller yesterday described the €700 million deficit in the pension scheme it operates jointly…Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Aer Lingus shares fall 7.5% over profit warningAER LINGUS’S share price slipped by 7Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Most stocks decline after G20 rebuffMOST MARKETS in Europe declined yesterday as the Group of 20 nations rejected calls from euro zone leaders to boost the resources…Tue Feb 28 2012 - 00:00
Profits down at Topaz despite 19% rise in turnoverPROFITS AT Ireland’s biggest petrol retailer Topaz declined last year, in spite of a rise in turnover of 19 per cent to €2.8 …Sat Feb 25 2012 - 00:00
UTV in chaos after chairman and two directors resignBELFAST-BASED media comp- any UTV was thrown into turmoil yesterday as its chairman John B McGuckian and two non-executive directors…Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
Liberty's Irish chief given the freedom to rebuild battered insurerINTERVIEW : A rebranding and a change of focus and corporate culture could pay handsomely at the former Quinn InsuranceFri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
UPC Ireland grows revenues by 11%CABLE TV and broadband company UPC Ireland posted strong double-digit growth in its customer numbers for its internet and telephone…Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
One more thingMinister not sold on flogging naming rights: MINISTER FOR Transport Leo Varadkar appears to be leaving no stone unturned in …Fri Feb 24 2012 - 00:00
Robust reply to Treasury review case from NamaBACKGROUND: AT SOME stage today in the High Court, senior counsel Cian Ferriter will begin laying out the National Asset Management…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Ministers to wait for right price and right timeAER LINGUS: THE GOVERNMENT has decided to sell its 25 per cent stake in Aer Lingus as part of its disposal programme of State…Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Treasury transferred €20.5m shares before Nama took loansTHE BOARD of Treasury Holdings approved the transfer of €20Thu Feb 23 2012 - 00:00
Treasury case against Nama is hot propertySKETCH : The court was so packed yesterday that the judge said she would not mind if people sat on the floorWed Feb 22 2012 - 00:00
Eircom says its earnings fell sharply in second half of 2011TELECOMS : EIRCOM HAS told its lenders that its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) declined…Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Dividends to return as firms divvy up the spare cashONE MORE THING: THERE WAS good news for Smurfit Kappa shareholders on Wednesday with the packaging company reinstating a dividend…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Cooley's potential has Beam smilingONE MORE THING: THERE WERE positive noises from senior executives at US spirits group Beam last week about Irish whiskey maker…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Arnotts buys into online expansionONE MORE THING: IT IS BEST known for its 27,871sq m (300,000sq ft) of bricks and mortar on Henry Street but the executive team…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Shift of focus works for Select HotelsONE MORE THING : THESE ARE tough times for Irish hoteliers as they battle the recession and cut-price competition from properties…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Air of confidence at flagship storeNew management, a €5m facelift and a €10m injection from its bank owners are aimed at reviving the fortunes of ArnottsFri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
Arnotts sales rise 3% while losses narrowDUBLIN DEPARTMENT store group Arnotts increased its sales by 3 per cent and narrowed trading losses in the year to the end January…Fri Feb 10 2012 - 00:00
IBRC enters talks with Key Capital to offload assetsIRISH BANK Resolution Corporation (IBRC) has entered into exclusive talks with Dublin-based investment group Key Capital to offload…Thu Feb 09 2012 - 00:00
Eason plans 150 job cuts to achieve €5m savingIRISH-OWNED book and stationery retailer Eason has reached agreement with staff on a cost reduction programme that will involve…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
O'Brien's Digicel to raise $250m in funding roundDENIS O’BRIEN’S Caribbean-based mobile phone group Digicel Ltd yesterday announced its intention to raise $250 million through…Wed Feb 08 2012 - 00:00
Ryanair threatens legal bid to block Aer Lingus from plugging shortfallRYANAIR IS threatening to take legal action against Aer Lingus to prevent it from shoring up a large funding shortfall in the…Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
Sky in talks on 'triple play'SATELLITE broadcaster Sky is in talks with local telecoms operators about providing telephone and broadband services to its 675…Sat Feb 04 2012 - 00:00
NESC recommends ways to stimulate domestic demandA NEW report from the National Economic Social Council, a strategic advisory group to the Government, has recommended a number…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Angel investor for food sectorONE MORE THING: BORD BIA chairman and Valeo Foods shareholder Michael Carey has been busy in recent times preparing the groundwork…Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
DAA makes €1.5m rebate to airlinesTHE DUBLIN Airport Authority (DAA) has rebated €1Fri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
Sports broadcaster has something to cheer aboutONE MORE THING : HAVING NEARLY gone bust in 2009, Setanta Sports now has something to cheer about in IrelandFri Feb 03 2012 - 00:00
