Home-spun retailers with bags of visionFRIDAY INTERVIEW: Marian Greg O'Gorman, Kilkenny GroupFri Oct 7 2011 - 01:00
Tesco says Irish market 'struggling to recover' as half-year sales fall 3.4%SALES AT Tesco Ireland stores open for at least a year fell 3Thu Oct 6 2011 - 01:00
Bewley's posts pretax profit of €1.74mCAMPBELL BEWLEY, the Irish tea and coffee group, made a pretax profit of €1Wed Oct 5 2011 - 01:00
Iseq moves up marginally in quiet trading sessionIseq: 2,518.28 (+15.09) Settlement date: October 6th: AFTER A third quarter to forget, the Iseq began the final three months…Tue Oct 4 2011 - 01:00
The man whose career has been at many different stagesVenues are still evolving to house the needs of Irish audiences, explains the chief executive at Live Nation IrelandMon Oct 3 2011 - 01:00
Iseq rise bucks European trendAfter a third quarter to forget, the new quarter on the Iseq index began with more of a whimper than a bang, as a cycle of meetings…Mon Oct 3 2011 - 01:00
Ryanair happy to be boring after 25 years in the ascendancy, says O'LearyHAS RYANAIR become a boring company? It seems an odd question after an agm that ended with a scuffle between security guards …Fri Sep 30 2011 - 01:00
Iseq closes up as equities finish short of starting pointIseq: 2,501.71 (-18.60) Settlement date: October 3rdThu Sep 29 2011 - 01:00
Arrears rise 23% among credit union membersARREARS AMONG credit union members rose 23 per cent to €813 million in the nine months to June 2011, as borrowers and credit …Thu Sep 29 2011 - 01:00
Daft Media online group records profit of €2.4mPRE-TAX PROFITS at online media group Daft Media climbed 12 per cent last year to €2Wed Sep 28 2011 - 01:00
'Technology is the backbone of everything'INTERVIEW: The evolving need for information has seen Dun & Bradstreet grow over the last 170 yearsWed Sep 28 2011 - 01:00
Film and TV production in Ireland expanded to value of €388m in 2010THE CAMERAS rolled in Ireland to the tune of €388 million last year as the Irish film and television industry enjoyed record …Tue Sep 27 2011 - 01:00
Dun & Bradstreet to create 75 jobsBusiness information company Dun & Bradstreet is to add 75 jobs to its Irish operation, bringing its total number of employees…Tue Sep 27 2011 - 01:00
Stronger CRH and Ryanair drive Iseq forwardIseq: 2,441.33 (+36.59) Settlement date: September 29thTue Sep 27 2011 - 01:00
Rollercoaster day ends on upswing after European rallyMARKETS WRAP: A LATE rally on European stock markets saw a volatile day for investors end on an upswing, as speculation intensified…Sat Sep 24 2011 - 01:00
Ombudsman condemns 'phoenix'-type companiesPENSIONS OMBUDSMAN Paul Kenny has spoken out against abuse of tax law and other unethical business practices by “phoenix”-type…Sat Sep 24 2011 - 01:00
Iseq gains 1.6% to outperform its peers in EuropeIseq: 2,404.74 (+38.61) Settlement date: September 28thSat Sep 24 2011 - 01:00
Origin agri-service activities reap profits of €66mADVANCES IN the science of farming, coupled with a sustained rise in grain prices, helped Origin Enterprises to a nourishing …Fri Sep 23 2011 - 01:00
Fás may not get full details of report that cost it €250,000, committee toldFÁS DIRECTOR general Paul O’Toole has told a Dáil committee that the State training agency may not be given full access to aspects…Fri Sep 23 2011 - 01:00
Fás head questioned on MazarsFás director general Paul O'Toole, has told a Dáil committee that the State training agency will not be given full access to …Thu Sep 22 2011 - 01:00
Irish advertising down 7% despite global surgeTHE ADVERTISING market in Ireland fell 7 per cent last year at a time when advertising revenues surged globally, according to…Thu Sep 22 2011 - 01:00
Steep decline in foreign lending by Irish banksFOREIGN LENDING by Irish banks fell 18.4 per cent, or €34Thu Sep 22 2011 - 01:00
Tourism Ireland clocks up more than half a million Facebook fansWITH A little help from the Titanic and a Riverdance flash mob, Ireland has become the third “biggest” country on Facebook, with…Wed Sep 21 2011 - 01:00
Iseq gains despite IMF warningThe world economy is "in a dangerous place" the International Monetary Fund said this morning in its global outlook - not that…Tue Sep 20 2011 - 01:00
Dictionary corner: 'Cliff's Law'PLANET BUSINESS: Good news for the bank balance of Cliff RichardFri Sep 16 2011 - 01:00
National debt audit results are 'truly frightening', says researcherIT’S AN idea borrowed from developing countries with long histories of debt burdens and visits from the IMFFri Sep 16 2011 - 01:00
Profits down 6.9% at retailer, hotel groupTHE COMPANY behind the long-standing Wexford retailer Pettitt’s Supermarkets and the Talbot Hotel Group saw pretax profits fall…Thu Sep 15 2011 - 01:00
Improved European sentiment lifts Iseq up 2%Iseq: 2,467.51 (+49.81) Settlement date: September 19thThu Sep 15 2011 - 01:00
Iseq rallies on positive dayEuropean markets rose as scepticism about the funding position of French banks deflated and investors absorbed signals from the…Wed Sep 14 2011 - 01:00
Iseq up 1.5% leading the way in gains across EuropeIseq: 2,417.70 (+35.64) Settlement date: September 16thWed Sep 14 2011 - 01:00
Iseq gains on more stable dayStability returned to the European and Irish stock markets alike today - for one day at least - as French banks shook off concerns…Tue Sep 13 2011 - 01:00
Weaker CRH takes its toll as Iseq sheds 2.5%Iseq: 2,382.06 (–61.96) Settlement date: September 15thTue Sep 13 2011 - 01:00
'There is a long way to go in Ireland in terms of the coffee story'COSTA COFFEE’S Andy Marshall has one task – to increase the UK chain’s international presence “without there being Costas on …Mon Sep 12 2011 - 01:00
Iseq falls on Greek worriesSpeculation that Germany is preparing for a Greek debt default sparked turmoil in global financial markets today, with weak commodity…Mon Sep 12 2011 - 01:00
Former chancellor warns euro zone teetering on brinkALISTAIR DARLING has called his memoir Back From the Brink , but the former British chancellor is pretty clear – the brink is…Mon Sep 12 2011 - 01:00
Iseq finishes unchanged on day of uncertaintyIseq: 2,447.93 (0.57%) Settlement date: September 9th WITH THE market waiting for the outcome of Germany’s constitutional court…Wed Sep 7 2011 - 01:00
ESRI says debt crisis to be less severeIreland's public debt crisis will be less severe than previously estimated by the Government, and gross debt will peak one year…Tue Sep 6 2011 - 01:00
Public debt crisis predicted to be less severeIRELAND’S PUBLIC debt crisis will be less severe than previously estimated by the Government, and gross debt will peak one year…Tue Sep 6 2011 - 01:00
Iseq sees little changeWith the market waiting for the outcome of Germany's constitutional court verdict on its participation in the euro zone bailouts…Tue Sep 6 2011 - 01:00
Iseq makes further gains as Fyffes soars almost 12%Iseq: 2,602.01 (+25.20) Settlement date: September 6th THE TRADITIONALLY nervy month of September on equity markets opened with…Fri Sep 2 2011 - 01:00
Mellon charity donations fall 25%MELLON TOWNSHIP Limited, the organisation that runs a volunteer programme for the building of social housing in South Africa, …Fri Sep 2 2011 - 01:00
Central Bank lists targets of fitness and probity testsTHE CENTRAL Bank has published a list of 42 senior positions in the financial sector where appointments must be approved in advance…Fri Sep 2 2011 - 01:00
Iseq ends the week lowerStock markets across Europe gave up Thursday's gains and more today, with the Iseq index sinking to a 2Fri Sep 2 2011 - 01:00
Iseq ends in positive territoryThe traditionally nervy month of September on equity markets opened with a day of volatility in European shares, with patchy …Thu Sep 1 2011 - 01:00
Dunne and Kelly assets dominate Nama listPROPERTIES OWNED by developers Paddy Kelly and Seán Dunne dominate a new list of 36 properties and development sites to which…Thu Sep 1 2011 - 01:00
Receivers appointed to 36 propertiesProperties owned by developers Seán Dunne and Paddy Kelly are among a list of 36 new properties to which State assets agency …Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Coca-Cola's Irish profits increase to €33.9mPRETAX PROFITS AT Coca-Cola’s Irish operation jumped sharply last year to €33.9 million, up from €1Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00