Fed announces new stimulus planUS stocks climbed to session highs yesterday after the Federal Reserve announced a new stimulus plan at the end of its two-day…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
Eircom to take €35m hit on cut in phone subsidyEircom has taken a €35 million hit as a result of the budget measure to reduce the value of the phone allowance for elderly people…Sat Dec 08 2012 - 00:00
State bid to have O'Brien, Lowry joined to caseThe State is seeking to have billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien and former minister Michael Lowry made liable for damages …Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
IBRC effort to seize mall must clear murky world of politics in UkraineThe Irish Bank Resolution Corporation’s (IBRC) effort to seize the Ukraina shopping mall in Kiev has involved some of the most…Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
Bank's attempt to regain Kiev asset worth €60m foiledIt is more than a year since the State-owned Irish Bank Resolution Corporation should have asserted control over the Ukraina …Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
Getting their Quinn's worthA light snow falls on Moscow as Judge Tatiana Alekseevna Alandarenko takes her seat in courtroom 11021Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Quinn mall linked to Ukrainian rulerA shopping centre formerly owned by Seán Quinn’s family in Kiev, Ukraine, has been linked to parties close to Ukrainian president…Sat Dec 01 2012 - 00:00
Internet helping to expose corruptionThe level of information available over the internet and through social media is contributing to people being increasingly intolerant…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
State could pursue Lowry for case costsThe State could seek to make former Minister Michael Lowry responsible for any costs that arise from the cases being taken by…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
Swiss group sought to buy Quinn assetsThe Irish Bank Resolution Corporation was approached in August about selling the foreign properties formerly owned by the Quinn…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
IBRC's Russian debt collector has a history of disputes with partnersThe Alfa Group may be a match for the Quinn family asset-stripping scheme but will any wealth recovered be divvied up as agreed…Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Court cuts fees of liquidator who raised them after he was promotedThe High Court has reduced the fees charged by a liquidator who was promoted during the liquidation process and increased his…Thu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Household debt falls as government debt risesHousehold debt continued to decline during the second quarter of this year, but government debt continued to increase, according…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Pre-budget study says low-income families could pay up to 24% more taxesHouseholds will see the amount of tax they pay increasing by up to 24 per cent as a result of the forthcoming budget, with those…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Pension entitlements more valuable than salaries for Ministers of StateThe pension entitlements accumulated each year by Ministers of State while in office can be more valuable than the salaries they…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Ministers of State's pensions would cost almost €20m at market pricesThe 15 Ministers of State will have pension entitlements at the end of this Dáil’s term that would cost €19,789,274 if bought…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
IBRC Russian partner faced legal accusationsAlfa Group, the Russian conglomerate selected by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation to seize valuable assets formerly owned…Fri Nov 09 2012 - 00:00
Ireland taking more than it gives to AfricaOPINION: State's role in world of multinational taxation works against aid aimsTue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Quinns now face a triumvirate of Russian oligarchs with links to President PutinANALYSIS: Seán Quinn and his family are now up against an adversary in Russia that has direct links to the Kremlin and President…Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
IBRC wants to see Quinn children in courtTHE IRISH Bank Resolution Corporation is seeking to have Seán Quinn’s five children put in the witness box so they can be cross…Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Directors at firm headed by Ahern convert loans to sharesA number of directors of a solar farm company of which former taoiseach Bertie Ahern is chairman have converted sizeable loans…Mon Nov 05 2012 - 00:00
Apology for role in stripping assetsREACTION: BUSINESSMAN SEÁN Quinn has apologised to the Irish public for his part in seeking to put assets beyond the reach of…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
IBRC will pay €155m to Russian firm to help secure Quinn assetsTHE STATE-OWNED Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC) is to get the help of one of Russia’s largest business groups to try…Sat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
State is the real loser even if attempt to unwind Quinn asset-stripping scheme is successfulANALYSIS: The cost of recovering Quinn assets means the State faces a long roadSat Nov 03 2012 - 00:00
High Court takes glimpse into murky world of tax avoidanceA GLIMPSE INTO the ways in which the wealthy avoid tax even when in receipt of massive income was on display in the High Court…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
'Contrived' tax losses amounted to €25m, court toldA DUBLIN businessman was able to generate a “contrived” tax loss of €25Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Lowry says site not worth declaringFORMER GOVERNMENT minister Michael Lowry has said he does not believe he is obliged to declare his interest in land he owns in…Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
Cabinet pensions worth €36mThe 15 members of Cabinet will have pension entitlements by the end of the Dáil term that would cost €36,301,205 if bought in…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Pension entitlements multiply Ministers' payTHE VALUE of the pension entitlements that accrue to Government Ministers means their total annual remuneration can exceed €400…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Spectre of permanently low property prices need not be scaryGIVEN THE time of year, your columnist has decided to write about the horror story that is the Irish property market, and the…Mon Oct 29 2012 - 00:00
Incredible bitterness displayed in Quinn case, says judgeA SUPREME court judge has said the Quinn family and Anglo Irish Bank have questions to answer in litigation being fought with…Thu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Stocks up for first time in four daysUK STOCKS advanced for the first time in four days yesterday. The FTSE 100 Index gained 0.1 per centThu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
Cabinet position on Esat licence actions ill-judgedANALYSIS: THE GOVERNMENT has adopted an odd and arguably feeble position in resisting damages claims arising from the 1995 mobile…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
Legal advisers' travel costs 'paid by Russian companies'TRAVEL COSTS for the legal team that acted for Seán Quinn’s family in the case where the family swore it had stopped dissipating…Sat Oct 20 2012 - 01:00
Call to set aside 1995 Esat mobile decisionTAOISEACH ENDA Kenny has been called upon to overturn the outcome of the 1995 mobile phone licence competition.Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
The mobile licence competition that refuses to go awayANALYSIS: WEDNESDAY’S SUPREME Court judgment on why two failed participants in the 1995 mobile phone licence competition should…Fri Oct 19 2012 - 01:00
Quinn to find out if bank wants him jailedANALYSIS: Seán Quinn will find out tomorrow in the High Court if the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation wants him to be sent …Thu Oct 18 2012 - 01:00
EU 'may have to recapitalise bank sector'THE BURDEN OF recapitalising European banks may have to be taken on by the European Union, a senior German banker told a meeting…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Browne using TV3 income to pay off 'Village' debtsCOLUMNIST AND broadcaster Vincent Browne is using his income from TV3 to pay off debts accumulated some years ago by Village …Fri Oct 12 2012 - 01:00
Doubt cast over Quinn Insurance's profitabilityQUINN INSURANCE group may never have made a profit, an Oireachtas committee has been told.Thu Oct 11 2012 - 01:00
State to pay Haughey tribunal legal bill which may hit €5mTHE MORIARTY tribunal has awarded costs to the estate of the late Charles HaugheyWed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
European sell-off as IMF spreads gloomEUROPEAN SHARES fell in thin trade yesterday as gloomy economic data and corporate reports set the backdrop for a tough start…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Quinn has €300 in cash, €11,171 in bank, statement of affairs showsFORMER BILLIONAIRE Seán Quinn has cash of €300, €11,171 in the bank and a pension bond with Irish Life worth €159,951, according…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
A family finance saga worthy of a Tarantino scriptBACKGROUND: The Quinns’ position is that their efforts to put assets beyond IBRC’s reach led to those assets falling into other…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Funds paid to Quinn firm from UkraineAN IRISH company owned by a trust set up for the grandchildren of bankrupt businessman Seán Quinn was paid $650,000 last year…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Aughinish plant posts $4.9m profitTHE AUGHINISH Alumina plant in Co Limerick made a pretax profit of $4.9 million (€3Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Report warns of tighter lendingMore could be done by banks to help small and medium-sized enterprises and farmers to access finance, John Trethowan of the Credit…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Report warns of tighter lending policyMORE COULD be done by banks to help small and medium-sized enterprises and farmers to access finance, John Trethowan of the Credit…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Senat denies orchestrating Quinn asset movesAN INTERNATIONAL law and wealth management group, Senat, has said it is not the “mastermind” behind the effort by the Quinn family…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
Quinns claim double double-crossTHE POSITION of the Quinn family, the Supreme Court was told this week, was that they set out to put assets worth $430 million…Fri Oct 05 2012 - 01:00
