Interim profits surge 39% at Sun Micro-systemsSoftware group Sun Micro-systems has reported a pre-tax profit of $406.6 million (€373Sat Oct 16 1999 - 01:00
Dublin, Baldonnel projects wait for Government clearanceIn addition to considering the future of Aer Rianta, the Government will also finalise its decision on two proposals to develop…Fri Oct 15 1999 - 01:00
O'Rourke expected to seek part-flotation of Aer RiantaThe Minister for Public Enterprise, Ms O'Rourke, is expected to ask the Cabinet to float 25-30 per cent of Aer Rianta on the …Fri Oct 15 1999 - 01:00
More cost-cutting on Ryanair faresLow-cost airline Ryanair has introduced a £5 one-way fare to Liverpool, Bristol and Leeds/ Bradford which will apply on Tuesdays…Thu Oct 14 1999 - 01:00
Executive salaries up an average 6%Managerial salaries increased by an average of 6 per cent in the 12 months to April 1st last, according to a new Irish Management…Thu Oct 14 1999 - 01:00
Aer Rianta in low-cost row with TanaisteAer Rianta has rejected a suggestion by the Tanaiste, Ms Harney, that no low-cost airline operates in the west of the State.Wed Oct 13 1999 - 01:00
Consultants apply slide rule to wealth, happinessHappy are those who are wealthy, but they are only a little happier than people who are notSat Oct 9 1999 - 01:00
US firms to create 500 Dublin jobsMore than 500 jobs are to be created in Dublin and in Co Kildare with the expansion of two US firms.Fri Oct 8 1999 - 01:00
Dell to entice staff by lotteryDell, the US direct-sale computer-maker, is investing $50,000 (about €47,000) in a workers' lottery and in other initiatives …Thu Oct 7 1999 - 01:00
Manpower acquires SkillsGroupThe joint owners of recruitment agency SkillsGroup, Ms Paula Lager and Mr Ian Bewick, will initially receive €4 million (£3.15…Tue Oct 5 1999 - 01:00
Spollen likely to be recalled to DIRT inquiryAIB's former head of internal audit, Mr Tony Spollen, is likely to be recalled before the DIRT inquiry at the Oireachtas Public…Mon Oct 4 1999 - 01:00
CRH keeps its counsel after board meetingAmid almost complete secrecy, the board of CRH met in the US yesterday and discussed for the first time its reaction to the Ansbacher…Fri Oct 1 1999 - 01:00
Coveney says late father was not depositor at AnsbacherMr Simon Coveney, Fine Gael TD for Cork South-Central, has said his late father, Mr Hugh Coveney TD, was the beneficiary of loans…Thu Sep 30 1999 - 01:00
Culliton is first casualty of AnsbacherMr Jim Culliton yesterday resigned from the boards of three companies two days after it was claimed that his name was on the …Thu Sep 30 1999 - 01:00
Ansbacher connection vigorously denied by leading businessmenIndependent News & Media chairman Dr Tony O'Reilly has issued libel proceedings against The Irish Times after yesterday's…Wed Sep 29 1999 - 01:00
Ryan investigates offshore trust companyThe civil servant whose confidential report on Ansbacher (Cayman) Ltd led to the appointment of three High Court inspectors to…Mon Sep 27 1999 - 01:00
Chairman of CRH denies wrongdoing over AnsbacherThe chairman of CRH, Mr Tony Barry, has said he transferred funds into a trust account managed by Ansbacher or a connected company…Sat Sep 25 1999 - 01:00
CRH is among the State's richest companiesCement Roadstone Holdings is one of Ireland's most successful companies. It is worth about £6 billionSat Sep 25 1999 - 01:00
Serving 1987 CRH directors stay silentNone of the four serving CRH directors who were also board members in 1987 have commented when asked, through a company spokesman…Fri Sep 24 1999 - 01:00
High Court told half CRH board kept Ansbacher secret accountsMore than half of the directors in 1987 of CRH, one of the State's largest companies, held money in the Ansbacher accounts, the…Thu Sep 23 1999 - 01:00
Interest rate rise in EU not expectedA leading economist has added to the growing consensus that euro zone interest rates are unlikely to rise before spring next …Wed Sep 22 1999 - 01:00
Eircom recovery inching aheadEircom shares continued their modest recovery yesterday, rising 5 1/2 cents on the day to finish at €3.80 1/2 (£3).Wed Sep 22 1999 - 01:00
Financials and Eircom continue to rallyThe Irish exchange was in good shape yesterday, contrasting with international markets, as the financials and Eircom continued…Wed Sep 22 1999 - 01:00
Two biggest banks move away from traditional criteria used for lendingAllied Irish Banks, the State's largest, and First Active have said that they moved away earlier this year from the home loan…Tue Sep 21 1999 - 01:00
Business not ready for Y2K"Worryingly low" levels of action to achieve year 2000 compliance were criticised by the Minister for Science, Technology and…Tue Sep 21 1999 - 01:00
Hearing due tomorrow on inspector for AnsbacherAn application for the appointment of a High Court inspector to investigate the Ansbacher deposits is due to be heard tomorrow…Tue Sep 21 1999 - 01:00
Elan plans £100m HQ at UCD campusElan, the publicly quoted drug company, is planning to spend some £100 million on a new corporate headquarters at UCD's Belfield…Sat Sep 18 1999 - 01:00
Cool Hand Luke by Donn Pearce (Prion Books, £5.99 in UK)Donn Pearce's classic account of life on a Florida chain-gang is a poignant indictment of a brutal regime and a eulogy to Cool…Sat Sep 18 1999 - 01:00
E-commerce trips on deliveryProblems with the delivery of goods are the biggest barrier to the development of e-commerce, former US presidential candidate…Fri Sep 17 1999 - 01:00
Online site managers bill unwary companiesCompanies throughout the State are being billed £102.85 (€131) each by a Dublin firm with which they have no contract.Fri Sep 17 1999 - 01:00
J.A. Hickey to close with loss of 170 jobsOne of Dublin's oldest clothing firms, J.AFri Sep 17 1999 - 01:00
Barclays boss recommends expansion for Irish banksIrish banks will have to expand internationally if they are to consolidate in the domestic market, the incoming chief executive…Wed Sep 15 1999 - 01:00
Ryanair passenger numbers fall in DublinTraffic on low-fare airline Ryanair's routes in and out of Dublin Airport declined by 20,391 passengers, or 1 per cent, in the…Wed Sep 15 1999 - 01:00
Banks suffer as traders react to mortgage cutsBank shares took a hammering on the market yesterday, falling more than analysts expected, as investors reacted to Friday's mortgage…Tue Sep 14 1999 - 01:00
Conference told shares in Eircom are undervaluedShares in Eircom are undervalued by over 40 cents, although the stock was likely to take 12 months to rise from its present rate…Tue Sep 14 1999 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryThe writer Criostoir O'Flynn tells a story about a discussion with an acquaintance who expressed surprise that he was still a…Mon Sep 13 1999 - 01:00
Meath family nets £6.24m profit on property investmentFive members of a Co Meath family, long involved in the property business, made a profit of some £6.24 million (€7Sat Sep 11 1999 - 01:00
Bula agm hears Reynolds may get oil stakeFormer Taoiseach and Bula Resources chairman Mr Albert Reynolds may receive a 3Fri Sep 10 1999 - 01:00
The inclusion of B&Bs has yet to be decidedThe possible inclusion in the new Valuation Bill of bed & breakfast establishments, chicken farms and piggeries, has yet …Fri Sep 10 1999 - 01:00
Six hotels to trade under De Vere brandConference facilities at six hotels owned by Northern Ireland group Hastings will trade under the De Vere brand for sales, marketing…Thu Sep 9 1999 - 01:00
Music figures seeking radio licencesMusic industry figures such as the manager of U2, Mr Paul McGuinness, and Boyzone's founder, Mr Louis Walsh, are among those …Tue Sep 7 1999 - 01:00
Unemployment down slightly in AugustThe number of people signing on the live register has fallen in August by 2,700 when seasonal factors were taken into account…Sat Sep 4 1999 - 01:00
Blarney Woollen Mills feud ends in splitClothing and hotel group Blarney Woollen Mills will be broken up into two separate competing entitiesSat Sep 4 1999 - 01:00
Market advances during day of sluggish tradingTrading in Dublin was relatively quiet yesterday despite heavy business in New York and London on the back of US employment figures…Sat Sep 4 1999 - 01:00
Harney advances case for provision of better childcareBetter childcare facilities must be provided to help women advance in business and the workplace, the Tanaiste and Minister for…Fri Sep 3 1999 - 01:00
Fruit of the Loom chief executive steps downThe chief executive of the US clothing multinational Fruit of the Loom, Mr Bill Farley, has stepped down from the post, though…Thu Sep 2 1999 - 01:00
Developer backs Dempsey planProperty developers who benefit from a rezoning or receipt of planning permission should make a contribution to ensure that the…Thu Sep 2 1999 - 01:00
Economic incentive to end Northern impasseThe economic spin-off North and South of the Border from a speedy resolution of the impasse in the peace process must serve as…Thu Sep 2 1999 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryThe Liffey Swim has drawn a brave and hardy bunch of bathers to the murky waters of the fabled river every summer since 1920Fri Aug 27 1999 - 01:00
Comparing the costs of using your plastic creditWhile credit card pricing varies across many categories, comparisons are typically made in three areas:Fri Aug 27 1999 - 01:00