Court hearing into school bus serviceThe Supreme Court will hear initial exchanges tomorrow in a US-based organisation’s challenge to Bus Éireann’s exclusive right…Thu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Conditions of IBRC staff outside State unchangedAbout 200 IBRC staff outside the Republic are still employed by the organisation despite last week’s liquidation.Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
State not guaranteed to be repaid €1 billionThe State is not guaranteed to be repaid the €1 billion that it is due to hand out in compensation to IBRC depositors when the…Sat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
New venture from ex-Anglo executiveAs his one-time employer’s remains were placed in liquidation this week, former Anglo Irish Bank executive, Tiarnan O’Mahoney…Sat Feb 09 2013 - 00:00
ESB International to hire 80 staff over five years as demand risesState-owned ESB’s international consulting arm plans to hire 80 engineering and technical staff over the next five years to support…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
'Massive' Irish gains from open marketsEU efforts to boost free trade with the US and the rest of the world will bring “massive benefits” to the Republic, a senior …Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
Seasoned professionals with a wealth of experience in dealing with downturnProfile: the special liquidators Kieran Wallace (pictured above) and fellow KPMG partner Eamonn Richardson, who have been appointed…Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
State faces €1.1bn bill to compensate depositorsThe State faces a bill of up to €1Fri Feb 08 2013 - 00:00
DCC considers moving its listing from Iseq to FTSEEnergy and distribution group DCC is the latest company to consider deserting the Irish Stock Exchange.Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Liquidation: How it worksLiquidation is the formal means by which companies are wound up and any proceeds distributed to creditors and shareholders.Thu Feb 07 2013 - 00:00
Porterhouse unlikely to sell London propertyThe Porterhouse pub, club and microbrewery chain is unlikely to sell its high-profile London property following the settlement…Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Bord Gáis to publish memorandum for bidders in AprilState-owned Bord Gáis is set to publish a memorandum providing key information to prospective bidders for its energy business…Sat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
Bank takes over Bray development firmBank of Scotland has taken control of the Ballymore Properties subsidiary behind a proposed €100 million town centre development…Sat Feb 02 2013 - 00:00
Goodman's meat empire stretches from Ireland to PolandGoodman’s meat business is Europe’s largest single exporter of beefFri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
The business of financial services adds up for FexcoStarting out as a one-man foreign exchange service in the 1980s , Brian McCarthy’s business now handles an estimated $5 billion…Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
Online poker firm placed in liquidationThe original Irish arm of Full Tilt Poker, rescued by a rival last year following a US lawsuit, has been placed in liquidation…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Kenmare agrees €30m deal with banks to fund expansion of mineKenmare Resources has agreed a new deal with its banks, giving the Irish-listed titanium producer the flexibility to borrow up…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Bord Gáis hires Allen Overy as adviser on sale of businessBord Gáis has hired Allen Overy, the British law firm that has earned over €2Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Desmond to sell Betdaq to Ladbrokes for €30mBusinessman Dermot Desmond’s deal to sell Betdaq to Ladbrokes will boost his stake in the London-listed bookie.Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Ireland and UK sign wind farm dealIndustry players welcomed the formal commitment by the Irish and British governments to open the door to green electricity exports…Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Europe rises on back of good news in USGood news from the US prompted an across-the-board rise in European stocks yesterdayFri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Cinema dispute mediation failsA last-ditch bid to divide five cinemas worth €33 million between the Anderson and Ward families failed to prevent them from …Thu Jan 24 2013 - 00:00
Three Ballymore companies owed €118 millionThree Ballymore group companies ended their last financial year owing the banks and Nama almost €118 million, according to the…Thu Jan 24 2013 - 00:00
Cinven sells last of its Smurfit Kappa sharesOne of packaging group, Smurfit Kappa’s biggest shareholders has cashed in the last of its investment for over €70 million…Thu Jan 24 2013 - 00:00
HMV's Irish arm may be liable for UK debtHMV’s Irish operation is potentially liable for the debt that triggered its British parent’s collapse last week, which could …Mon Jan 21 2013 - 00:00
Warning over pressures on NI electricity supplyElectricity supplies to Northern Ireland will be squeezed over the next decade without a second cross-Border high-capacity power…Mon Jan 21 2013 - 00:00
Energy firm files overdue accountsAuditors of an energy company backed by Business Expansion Scheme (BES) investors’ funds say that it was not possible for them…Mon Jan 21 2013 - 00:00
Moody's says Ardagh purchase of VNA does not add to risk of defaultCredit ratings agency Moody’s says the €1Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
Retailer's 300 Irish jobs in doubtHMV’s Irish stores are likely to be placed in receivership, posing a threat to 300 jobs, following the collapse of its British…Wed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
VNA is latest in line of shrewd takeoversAnalysis: Ardagh’s latest acquisition target will add about €1Tue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Ardagh set to make $1.7bn US acquisitionGlass and metal packaging manufacturer Ardagh is poised to make its biggest acquistion in more than two years after agreeing …Tue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Tullow plans for 40 wells this yearExploration group Tullow expects production to be between 86,000 and 92,000 barrels of oil a day this year.Sat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
Nama appoints receivers to defunct builderNama has appointed receivers to a defunct building company connected to the family that own the high-profile Castlemartyr hotel…Sat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00
Exporters seek new State credit guarantee planExporters are calling for the return of a State-backed credit guarantee scheme that the government ditched following controversy…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Pepper hired to manage Irish property loansAustralian group Pepper Asset Servicing, which last year bought GE Capital’s Irish sub-prime mortgage book, is to manage €380…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Mainstream lines up exports to UKEddie O’Connor’s Mainstream Renewable Power is making progress in its talks with the UK National Grid to export “green” electricity…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
BT's Cobain bound for O'Brien's DigicelBT Ireland senior manager Gary Cobain is moving to Australia to join Denis O’Brien’s Digicel.Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Grafton expecting profit of €70mThe owner of the Woodies DIY and Atlantic Homecare chains expects to announce profits of at least €70 million when it publishes…Thu Jan 10 2013 - 00:00
Enforcement director to quit Central BankThe Central Bank’s head of enforcement, Peter Oakes, is leaving the post next April to “pursue other interests”.Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
Ladbrokes in talks to buy BetdaqBritish bookmaker Ladbrokes is in talks to buy the Dermot Desmond-controlled betting business Betdaq for a reported €37 million…Tue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Revenue looking at 89 cases of serious tax and customs evasionThe Revenue Commissioners are investigating 89 cases of serious tax and customs evasion, figures released yesterday show.Sat Jan 05 2013 - 00:00
Ballymore's British arm €1bn in deficitThe British subsidiary of Nama-backed developer Ballymore Properties was €1 billion in the red at the end of March, the latest…Thu Jan 03 2013 - 00:00
US budget impasse pushes Europe lowerEuropean stocks slid yesterday as fears grew that the US will not resolve its budget deadlock ahead of the new year.Sat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
UK is clamping down on Irish 'bankruptcy tourism'UK courts are clamping down on Irish businesspeople attempting to avail of that jurisdiction’s easier bankruptcy laws, according…Sat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
Glen Dimplex says heating system may knock €650m off domestic heating billsManufacturing group Glen Dimplex is investing €10 million in a new product that it says could knock €650 million a year off Irish…Thu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
Loss of £1.5m at Fastnet primarily due to cost of floating in LondonNewly floated explorer Fastnet Oil & Gas lost £1Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
Investors await US tax and spending dealEuropean markets remained quiet yesterday as investors watched US lawmakers continue their search for an agreement that will …Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Firm led by Tynagh founder loses €15m on sale of energy businessAn investment company led by Tynagh Energy founder Bran Keogh has lost about €15 million on the sale of a California company …Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
French firm to take control of OpenhydroFrench nuclear technology and defence giant DCNS yesterday confirmed that it intends to take up its option to take control of…Sat Dec 15 2012 - 00:00
Porterhouse owners in legal disputeThe Porterhouse pub and nightclub chain is embroiled in a legal row ahead of a Bank of Scotland High Court bid to seize control…Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
