Gas prices set to rise by up to 8% from JanuaryOver 500,000 households are facing natural gas price increases of between €3.50 and €5.60 a-month from January.Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
McInerney expects to complete fewer housesBUILDER McINERNEY Holdings expects that the number of houses it completes in Ireland and Britain this year will be less than …Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
$200m to cover potential Lehman liabilitiesState Street: ONE OF the Republic's biggest financial services employers has set aside $200 million to cover potential liabilities…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
12.5% rate will not be touched - LenihanCOMPANY PROFITS: FINANCE MINISTER Brian Lenihan stressed in his Budget speech yesterday that the Republic's 12Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
AIB up almost 12.5% to close the session at €7.50Iseq: 3,943.66 (120.72) THE BANKS continued their rally on the Dublin market yesterday, aided by a better than expected performance…Sat Oct 4 2008 - 01:00
Financials lead the way bringing Iseq up by 2.5%Financials once again led the way up on the Dublin market today with the Iseq index of Irish shares up close to 2Fri Oct 3 2008 - 01:00
Irish banks have given €86bn to developers in RepublicPROPERTY LOANS: BY THE end of June official figures showed that Irish banks had loaned €86Fri Oct 3 2008 - 01:00
Kingspan raises €330m in loans from group of banks to fund future expansionBUILDING MATERIALS and insulation specialist Kingspan has raised €330 million in loans from a group of banks to fund future expansion…Thu Oct 2 2008 - 01:00
Debts of €5.7m put developer Hassett into liquidationTHE BUSINESS OF property developer and builder Eamonn Hassett has gone into liquidation with a €4 million shortfall on the €5…Thu Oct 2 2008 - 01:00
Weak US figures clip real recovery of financialsMARKET REPORT: THE DUBLIN market continued its recovery yesterday as financial stocks earned more support from investorsThu Oct 2 2008 - 01:00
Betting firm gains on markets' crisisTHE VOLATILE stock markets have boosted business at Irish-based spread-betting firm Worldspreads over the last six months, the…Wed Oct 1 2008 - 01:00
Petroneft says it is on course in SiberiaPETRONEFT, THE Irish explorer with interests in western Siberia, says it is on schedule to begin production from its wells in…Wed Oct 1 2008 - 01:00
B of I abandons plans to find backer for BIAMBANK OF Ireland has abandoned plans to find a backer for its asset management arm, and intends to cut 30 staff from the division…Wed Sep 24 2008 - 01:00
Punch's parent company up for saleTHE OWNER of Irish cleaning products manufacturer Punch Industries is for sale with a €700 million price tag.Wed Sep 24 2008 - 01:00
Examiner appointed to Futura airlineGROUNDED AIRLINE Futura Gael received a stay of execution yesterday when the High Court appointed an interim examiner to the …Wed Sep 24 2008 - 01:00
Consortium wins Fermanagh hospital dealA CONSORTIUM including builder P Elliott and AIB has won a €380 million-plus contract to build a new hospital in Enniskillen, …Sat Sep 20 2008 - 01:00
Talks could lead to sale of EircomTALKS ARE set to get under way on a management change at Eircom's owner that sources believe could lead to the telecom company…Sat Sep 20 2008 - 01:00
Liquidity of banks may be boostedTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance is understood to be considering budget measures that would boost Irish banks' cash in a bid to ease…Sat Sep 20 2008 - 01:00
Supply chain firm PCH raises €21mMANUFACTURING AND supply chain group PCH has raised €21 million from three leading Silicon Valley venture capitalists.Thu Sep 18 2008 - 01:00
Profits at Origin increase to €71mPROFITS AT the agribusiness group behind Roma foods and Odlums flour came close to €71 million in its last financial year, results…Thu Sep 18 2008 - 01:00
Plan to open power grid to green generators could cost €400mTHE STATE energy regulator’s plans to open up the national grid to “green” electricity generators could cost consumers €400 million…Wed Sep 17 2008 - 01:00
Banks hit as Dublin market plunges 4.7%Financial stocks tumbled again on the Dublin market today, dragging the Iseq index of Irish shares down by almost 5 per cent …Wed Sep 17 2008 - 01:00
Kentz looking at possible acquisition in USIRISH-MALAYSIAN engineering group Kentz is running the rule over a possible acquisition in the US.Tue Sep 16 2008 - 01:00
Fallout from Lehman collapse hits Dublin marketDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 4,205.67 (-139Tue Sep 16 2008 - 01:00
Irish stocks fall on Lehman collapseTrade on the Irish stock exchange mirrored what was happening on world markets today, with financials leading an early plunge…Mon Sep 15 2008 - 01:00
Gardner buys into MainstreamFORMER MANCHESTER United chairman Sir Roy Gardner has taken a stake in Mainstream Renewable Power, the latest venture fronted…Fri Sep 12 2008 - 01:00
Kerrygold returns suffer as global slowdown bitesTHE GLOBAL slowdown has left earnings at the owner of the Kerrygold butter brand on a slippery slope.Fri Sep 12 2008 - 01:00
Building industry worker numbers fell by 16% in JulyTHE NUMBER of building workers in the Republic fell by 16 per cent in July, according to the latest figures.Fri Sep 12 2008 - 01:00
Offshore wind firms want new State regulationsENERGY COMPANIES want the Government to change the way the industry is regulated in the Republic to allow more offshore wind-…Fri Sep 12 2008 - 01:00
Businesses face hike of up to 75% in electricity billsBUSINESSES AND industries could face increases of up to 75 per cent in electricity bills next year if power suppliers pass on…Thu Sep 11 2008 - 01:00
Rejection of rival offer boosts Murtagh Andor bidTHE MURTAGH family’s €26 million bid for hi-tech group Andor was boosted yesterday when its board withdrew support for a competing…Thu Sep 11 2008 - 01:00
Unions at ESB lodge €60m pay claim for 18 month dealUNIONS REPRESENTING the ESB's 7,800 workers formally lodged a €60 million pay claim with the State electricity company's management…Wed Sep 10 2008 - 01:00
€2m interest charge leaves O'Malley Homes with a lossA €2 MILLION interest charge left O'Malley Homes, the builder engaged in a planning row over a site on Dublin's upmarket Shrewsbury…Mon Sep 8 2008 - 01:00
Industry concerns grow over NDP cutbacksTHE SLOWING economy and shrinking public purse could halt or delay key projects like the €5 billion Dublin metro rail network…Fri Sep 5 2008 - 01:00
Boylesports to expand internet betting into SpainBOOKMAKER BOYLESPORTS is to spend €3 million on expanding its internet business into Spain and a number of other European countries…Fri Sep 5 2008 - 01:00
Czech base of CF hits annual sales of €20mSALES AT Galway-based CF Manufacturing's Czech operation have hit €20 million a year, according to the company.Fri Sep 5 2008 - 01:00
Builders begin work on just 510 homes in AugustBUILDERS BEGAN work on just 510 new homes in the Republic last month - 30 per cent of the total begun in August 2007.Thu Sep 4 2008 - 01:00
Building industry will lobby State to aid first-time buyersCONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY REACTION: BUILDERS WILL ask the State to aid first-time house buyers by taking a share in their new homes…Thu Sep 4 2008 - 01:00
Newcourt cuts value of clinicTHE FALLING property market has forced services group Newcourt to cut €2 million off the value of the clinic it bought last year…Wed Sep 3 2008 - 01:00
Veris forecasts earnings growth of up to 4%QUOTED SERVICES group Veris expects earnings growth to be around 3 per cent to 4 per cent this year as the smallest of its three…Wed Sep 3 2008 - 01:00
Smurfit the star as banks weaken on quiet tradingDUBLIN REPORT: A BANK holiday in the US meant markets were comparatively quiet yesterday, while weaker financials and a fall…Tue Sep 2 2008 - 01:00
Earlier budget would benefit taxpayers, institute arguesAN EARLIER budget would benefit taxpayers, the Irish Taxation Institute (ITI) has told a Government commission.Tue Sep 2 2008 - 01:00
European markets drift down on quiet dayThe Iseq Index of Irish shares was down 0.47 per cent ahead of the close after what dealers described as a quiet day.Mon Sep 1 2008 - 01:00
Tedcastlesrecruits Central Bank figureECONOMIST AND Central Bank director, Alan Gray, is joining the board of fuel importer and retailer, Tedcastles.Mon Sep 1 2008 - 01:00
Big jump in profits for firm that rescued car parts plantC&F, THE GROUP that engineered the recent rescue of manufacturer Iralco, had profits of almost €4 million last year, latest…Mon Sep 1 2008 - 01:00
Euro's strength against sterling boosts REO's property portfolioTHE EURO'S strength against sterling boosted the value of properties owned by the Treasury Holdings-backed vehicle, Real Estate…Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00