Sisk wins lucrative projects in BritainBUILDING AND civil engineering group Sisk is beginning work on about €300 million worth of projects in Britain, including an …Fri Oct 8 2010 - 01:00
Former SWS executives to run green energy group's Irish unitFORMER EXECUTIVES from green energy operator SWS are to head up an Irish subsidiary of Element Power, a global group backed by…Fri Oct 8 2010 - 01:00
Delta Index back in green following €630,000 lossFINANCIAL spread-betting operation Delta Index says it has returned to profit in the first half of the year for the first time…Wed Oct 6 2010 - 01:00
Cork hospital raises €7m from private sourcesTHE OPERATOR of a private hospital due to open next week has raised about €7 million of the total €90 million investment from…Wed Oct 6 2010 - 01:00
Fitch downgrades CRH credit rating over long-term debt default riskINTERNATIONAL RATINGS agency Fitch said yesterday that there was an increased risk that building materials group CRH could default…Wed Oct 6 2010 - 01:00
Nama to get say in McInerney court battleSTATE ASSETS agency Nama is likely to have a direct say in efforts to rescue troubled house builder McInerney Homes when the …Tue Oct 5 2010 - 01:00
Ardagh Glass raises €1.7bn to fund Impress dealARDAGH GLASS has borrowed close to €1Sat Oct 2 2010 - 01:00
Goffs to sell stake in French operation over €5.7m bad debts on sold horsesBLOODSTOCK AGENCY Goffs was owed almost €6 million at the end of its last financial year by customers who bought racehorses at…Sat Oct 2 2010 - 01:00
Taxpayer facing €50bn bill for saving banking systemTWO YEARS after the Government first stepped in to guarantee the Republic’s banks’ liabilities to lenders and deposit holders…Fri Oct 1 2010 - 01:00
UK governance rules for listed firmsLISTED COMPANIES will have to adopt the new UK Corporate Governance Code from today, under new rules published by the Irish Stock…Fri Oct 1 2010 - 01:00
Soden among Central Bank nomineesFORMER BANKER Michael Soden, trade unionist Des Geraghty and economist Prof John FitzGerald are to join the new Central Bank …Thu Sep 30 2010 - 01:00
€3.5m paid to 13,000 after collapse of travel firmsTHE AVIATION industry’s watchdog had to hire extra staff to deal with the fallout from the number of travel business failures…Wed Sep 29 2010 - 01:00
Coillte and ESB to develop wind farmTWO STATE companies are joining forces to develop a €50 million wind farm in Wicklow.Wed Sep 29 2010 - 01:00
Pepe blames high rents as six jeans stores and 36 jobs to goA WELL-KNOWN fashion franchise is planning to shut up shop with the loss of more than 30 jobsTue Sep 28 2010 - 01:00
Providence shares rise on prospect of gas findTHE SHARE price of Providence Resources rose by over 9 per cent yesterday after the company said it had identified a possible…Sat Sep 25 2010 - 01:00
McInerney's Irish firms have credible chance - judgeTROUBLED HOUSE builder McInerney’s business plan is realistic and the group’s Irish businesses have a reasonable prospect of …Sat Sep 25 2010 - 01:00
Banks under pressure over worries about refinancingDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,698.83 (+13.34) Settlement Date: September 29thSat Sep 25 2010 - 01:00
Gaelectric raises €14m for US projectsGREEN ENERGY group Gaelectric has raised almost €14 million to fund the development of part of its US operations.Fri Sep 24 2010 - 01:00
Betting levy would oblige punters to hand over 2% of profits on winningsPUNTERS WOULD have to hand over 2 per cent of their profits on any winning bets to the State under a measure that is being considered…Fri Sep 24 2010 - 01:00
Small gain for Iseq on quiet dayWhile better than expected news from the US lifted its European peers, underperforming banks and generally quiet trade meant …Fri Sep 24 2010 - 01:00
Permission sought for geothermal plantAN IRISH energy company is seeking planning permission for the country’s first facility for generating electricity from heat …Thu Sep 23 2010 - 01:00
Average bond interest rate to stay the same as last yearTAXPAYERS WILL pay an average of 4Thu Sep 23 2010 - 01:00
Bord Gáis critical of older power stationsBUSINESSES AND consumers are paying too much for electricity because there are too many ageing and inefficient power plants operating…Wed Sep 22 2010 - 01:00
Deriving forceTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW/BRIAN CONLON Chief executive First Derivatives: FIRST DERIVATIVES chief executive Brian Conlon is looking…Fri Sep 17 2010 - 01:00
Eirgrid says wind farms need extra €6bn to meet EU targetsA FURTHER €6 billion will have to be spent on building new wind farms in the Republic between now and 2020 if it is to meet EU…Thu Sep 16 2010 - 01:00
Iseq drops on quiet day of tradingThe Dublin market slid back on what traders called a quiet day as European stocks generally fell back as more economic data pointed…Thu Sep 16 2010 - 01:00
ESB agrees loan deal to fund NI takeoverSTATE ENERGY company, the ESB is borrowing €2Thu Sep 16 2010 - 01:00
Gaelectric wins permission for €22m wind farm in TyroneENERGY GROUP Gaelectric has been given the green light for a €22 million wind farm project in Co Tyrone.Tue Sep 14 2010 - 01:00
Building decline appears to be slowingBUILDERS CONTINUED to feel the squeeze last month as the three-year decline in their industry continued, the latest figures show…Mon Sep 13 2010 - 01:00
McInerney backer offers banks €60mA PRIVATE equity firm behind the proposed rescue of housebuilder McInerney has asked its banks to accept repayment of €60 million…Sat Sep 11 2010 - 01:00
Kenmare expects bigger base of shareholders on joining indexMINING GROUP Kenmare Resources expects to recruit more institutions as shareholders – with obvious implications for its share…Fri Sep 10 2010 - 01:00
Petroneft field at 1,500 barrels a dayEXPLORATION GROUP Petroneft is producing 1,500 barrels of oil a day from one of its fields in Russia, the Dublin-listed company…Fri Sep 10 2010 - 01:00
Banks in control of McInerney subsidiaryTHE BANKS have taken control of a McInerney Homes subsidiary that is not under the High Court’s protection from its creditors…Wed Sep 8 2010 - 01:00
Debt fears and weaker CRH help Iseq shed almost 1%DUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,782.64 (–24.47) Settlement date: September 10thWed Sep 8 2010 - 01:00
Iseq moves up marginally in quiet trading sessionDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,807.11 (+7.21) Settlement date: September 9thTue Sep 7 2010 - 01:00
Ely group refinances its €18m debtELY PROPERTY, the student accommodation specialist that was bought out of the defunct Newcourt group before it was wound up last…Fri Sep 3 2010 - 01:00
Electricity costs for industries to riseINDUSTRIES FACE a second potential hike in their energy costs from next month as the State plans to reduce credits allowed to…Thu Sep 2 2010 - 01:00
Grafton sees profit growth on back of sales in BritainPROFIT GROWTH returned to Grafton, the builders’ merchant and owner of Woodies and Atlantic Homecare DIY chains, in the first…Wed Sep 1 2010 - 01:00
Operating profits at IFG down 90% in first six monthsOPERATING PROFITS at financial services group IFG fell by more than 90 per cent in the first six months of the year to €300,000…Wed Sep 1 2010 - 01:00
Builders McInerney record first-half loss of almost €17mMcINERNEY, the house building group that last week sought court protection from its creditors, lost almost €17 million in the…Wed Sep 1 2010 - 01:00
REO stops paying interest due to creditorsTREASURY Holdings-backed property group Real Estate Opportunities (REO) will not pay interest due to a group of its creditors…Fri Aug 27 2010 - 01:00
Court grants McInerney protection from creditorsTHE HIGH Court yesterday gave troubled builder McInerney Homes protection from its creditors in the first case of its kind to…Fri Aug 27 2010 - 01:00
World Cup takings boosted profits for Paddy PowerWINNINGS OF more than €11 million from World Cup betting and contributions from the Australian businesses it bought last year…Thu Aug 26 2010 - 01:00
CRH warns this year's earnings will fall 10%INTERNATIONAL BUILDING materials group CRH warned yesterday that this year’s earnings would fall 10 per cent short of 2009 as…Wed Aug 25 2010 - 01:00
Building materials giant blames weaker demand in US for 77% fall in profitsANALYSIS: CRH’S OWN stockbroker, Irish firm Davy, yesterday suggested a loss of market share as one possible reason for what…Wed Aug 25 2010 - 01:00
Irish Life in dispute with developer over €170m dealIRISH LIFE is in dispute with a Luxembourg developer over a €170 million property deal that the pensions and investment group…Tue Aug 24 2010 - 01:00
Profits at Kingspan up for the first time since 2007PROFITS AT insulation and building materials specialist Kingspan increased for the first time since 2007 in the opening six months…Tue Aug 24 2010 - 01:00
Nama asks bank chiefs to step up their effortsSTATE TOXIC assets agency Nama has written to bank chief executives asking them to step up their efforts in providing it with…Mon Aug 23 2010 - 01:00