Guidelines for workers at risk from BSE urgedAN environmental health officer with South Dublin County Council has called for guidelines to protect workers who might come …Tue Dec 03 1996 - 00:00
Lowry "acted as Dunnes consultant"MR Michael Lowry carried out work for Dunnes Stores independently of his refrigeration services company, Streamline Enterprises…Tue Dec 03 1996 - 00:00
The first step on a long journeyTHE Government White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation has generated, at the same time, feelings of both anti climax…Mon Dec 02 1996 - 00:00
Lowry's tax liability for Dunnes work has yet to be resolvedTHE tax liability on the money received by Mr Michael Lowry via his business arrangement with Mr Ben Dunne has not been settled…Mon Dec 02 1996 - 00:00
Revenue could seek disclosure of Price Waterhouse report in auditTHE Revenue Commissioners would have the power under the 1992 Finance Act to seek disclosure of the Price Waterhouse report as…Mon Dec 02 1996 - 00:00
Controversy is linked to dispute between two Dunne siblingsTHE developments which have ended the ministerial career of the formerMon Dec 02 1996 - 00:00
Dunnes Stores says it does not discuss private transactionsDUNNES Stores said last night it would not be commenting on reports it had paid just under £208,000 towards restoring and extending…Sat Nov 30 1996 - 00:00
Builder not sure who paid him for workTHE builder who carried out the restoration and extension work on Mr Lowry's Co Tipperary home says he is not sure who paid him…Sat Nov 30 1996 - 00:00
Shorts group regrets end of Fokker rescue talksBELFAST company Shorts last night expressed its regret at the abandonment of talks between Fokker and Samsung aimed at rescuing…Fri Nov 29 1996 - 00:00
Ombudsman fields 1,000 complaintsALMOST 1,000 complaints against banks and building societies were received by the Ombudsman for the Credit Institutions in the…Thu Nov 28 1996 - 00:00
Weak pound may raise inflation, O'Connell warnsANY significant weakening of the pound against sterling could lead to an increase in the rate of inflation, the Governor of the…Wed Nov 27 1996 - 00:00
EU to admit new members around turn of the centuryTHE most developed of the states currently seeking to join the EU are likely to be welcomed into the union as full members at…Wed Nov 27 1996 - 00:00
Santer confident summit will agree rules for EMUAGREEMENT on the economic rules which will apply to states which are members of the monetary union is expected at the EU summit…Tue Nov 26 1996 - 00:00
Working hours Bill angers staff at Group 4AROUND 200 Dublin based employees of the Group 4 security firm have applied to be transferred from SIPTU because of their unhappiness…Sat Nov 23 1996 - 00:00
Minister says Bill will not limit competitivenessTHE new law imposing an average net 48-hour working week will have no effect on the competitiveness of Irish companies, the Minister…Fri Nov 22 1996 - 00:00
Employers prepare to battle on "inflexible" working hours BillEMPLOYERS and their representative organisations believe that Minister of State for Labour Affairs, Ms Eithne Fitzgerald, is …Mon Nov 18 1996 - 00:00
Work time Bill to `affect 2%'LESS than 2 per cent of the work force is likely to be affected by legislation limiting the working week to 48 hours, the Minister…Fri Nov 15 1996 - 00:00
Gardai to get access to latest systemsTHE deal between Esat Digifone and the Garda will give the force access to a secure, encrypted telecommunications network which…Fri Nov 15 1996 - 00:00
Security charges are urged following attackTWO prison officers stabbed with a blood filled syringe during an escape attempt by a young remand prisoner, will learn in the…Tue Nov 12 1996 - 00:00
Family denies son was taking ecstasy for 4 yearsA young man who died in Dublin at the weekend, apparently after taking half an ecstasy tablet, suffered from cardiac arrhythmia…Tue Nov 12 1996 - 00:00
Bruton dismisses calls for Owen to resign officeTHE Taoiseach has dismissed calls for the resignation of the Minister for Justice over the prisoners' release issue.Fri Nov 08 1996 - 00:00
`Lovely woman' died in prime of her lifeTHE jury in Dublin Coroner's Court found yesterday that a woman who died of internal bleeding after a routine hysterectomy died…Wed Nov 06 1996 - 00:00
Monaghan beef farmers are "outraged" over Russian dealMONAGHAN beef farmers yesterday expressed outrage at the deal the Minister for Agriculture, Mr Yates, has signed with the Russians…Thu Oct 17 1996 - 01:00
Russian ban gets mixed response from butchersMR MICHAEL Doyle, of Mick Doyle's of Dublin, meat suppliers to hotels, restaurants and catering, "wouldn't like to be a butcher…Thu Oct 17 1996 - 01:00
Anti drugs activist tells of threatA FEMALE anti drugs activist told a meeting in a community hall in Darndale, Dublin, yesterday that her life had been threatened…Tue Oct 15 1996 - 01:00
No plans to change quarantine lawsTHERE are no plans to change the six month quarantine law for pets coming from abroad, a spokesman for the Department of Agriculture…Tue Oct 15 1996 - 01:00
South and North in campaign on road safetyTHE National Safety Council and the Northern Ireland Department of the Environment yesterday launched a joint road safety campaign…Tue Oct 15 1996 - 01:00
New group will advise Minister on legal reformAn 11 member group to advise "the Minister for Justice, Mrs Owen, on the need for reform of criminal law and procedure was announced…Tue Oct 15 1996 - 01:00
Reverse takeover of Tuskar approvedSHAREHOLDERS in Tuskar Resources have voted to give a 65 per cent shareholding in their company to the Houston-based Camac/Allied…Sat Oct 12 1996 - 01:00
FF plans company taxation reformsFIANNA Fail is proposing a new small business rate of corporation tax of 27 per cent for small and medium sized companies with…Sat Oct 12 1996 - 01:00
New IFSC company to pursue cashA GLOBAL debt collection firm, believed to be the first of its kind, is to set up business this December in the International…Fri Oct 11 1996 - 01:00
Ireland falls to sixth in US companies tableIRELAND has fallen from, third to sixth place in Europe for investment by US companies.Fri Oct 11 1996 - 01:00
Processors compete for forest by-productsDEVELOPMENT in the forest products sector in Ireland this year has been such that despite steady, ongoing and significant increase…Fri Oct 11 1996 - 01:00
FF moots sale of semi-state sharesIT may be time to "democratise" the semi-state sector and allow people to take up individual shareholdings in companies originally…Fri Oct 11 1996 - 01:00
Rabbitte says "at least £2.5m" missing in Tony Taylor investment affairTHE amount of money missing as a result of the disappearance of investment adviser Mr Tony Taylor is now known to be at least…Thu Oct 10 1996 - 01:00
Greatest need for widening basic tax bandTHE priority in income tax should be to reduce the tax den on lower and middle income earners, according to the latest report…Wed Oct 09 1996 - 01:00
McInerney builds in confidenceBUILDING company - McInerney Construction is coming out from the shadow cast over it by the financial problems of its holding…Wed Oct 09 1996 - 01:00
Earnings dip at MotorolaMOTOROLA has reported reduced sales and earnings for the third quarter and warned that cost culling over the rest of the year…Wed Oct 09 1996 - 01:00
Bill to expand Central Bank's money powersA NEW law extending the powers of the Central Bank and providing for the immediate transfer of large deposits into the account…Tue Oct 08 1996 - 01:00
Worker directors fight board changesA GROUP representing employee directors on semi state companies has set up a "political committee" to fight against the reduction…Mon Oct 07 1996 - 01:00
Sport offers Waterford great prizeTHE value to Waterford Crystal of having its product used so often as a sports prize is "staggering", according to company chief…Sat Oct 05 1996 - 01:00
IFSC to outdo banks for lendingLENDING by banks in the Irish Financial Services Centre, in the Custom House Docks, Dublin, will soon exceed the Irish domestic…Fri Oct 04 1996 - 01:00
Grocers fear taxes and competitionTAXES and competition are the primary issues of concern to grocers and off licence owners, according to a survey.Fri Oct 04 1996 - 01:00
SFA seeking tax changesTHE Small Firms' Association is calling for a clampdown on social welfare fraud, with the monies saved going to fund changes …Thu Oct 03 1996 - 01:00
Union sells shareholder culture to staffTHE general secretary of the Communications Workers Union, Mr David Begg, is to begin a six week "roadshow" today to explain …Thu Oct 03 1996 - 01:00
Farmers in protest over Greencore price for beetBEET farmers picketing the Dublin headquarters of Greencore yesterday threatened they would boycott the company's products, and…Tue Oct 01 1996 - 01:00
White Paper emphasises science's importanceTHE most comprehensive review of science policy ever undertaken in this State is to be published in the coming few weeks, the…Mon Sept 30 1996 - 01:00
Jobless fraud close to 11% - De RossaDELIBERATE fraudulent unemployment claims are "probably close enough" to 11 per cent of the total, the Minister for Social Welfare…Fri Sept 27 1996 - 01:00
Consultant did not bother to cash pay cheques worth £122,000A hospital consultant in the northeast who was "not very assiduous in his financial affairs" had not bothered to cash salary …Fri Sept 27 1996 - 01:00
£11.5m loss blamed on welfare fraudTHE Department of Social Welfare detected overpayments of social insurance and social assistance amounting to £16Thu Sept 26 1996 - 01:00
