An Irishman's DiaryTHEY WANT TO turn us into the Africans of Europe, the man said, and there was no mistaking the venom in his tone.Tue Nov 15 2011 - 00:00
Billionaire Seán Quinn now a man 'of virtually no means'SEÁN QUINN, once said to be worth more than €4 billion and to be Ireland’s richest man, is now a man “of virtually no means”, …Sat Nov 12 2011 - 00:00
Bankrupt Quinn tells Belfast court his assets come to less than £50,000SEÁN QUINN, at one time thought to be Ireland’s richest businessman with personal wealth of more than €4 billion, yesterday told…Sat Nov 12 2011 - 00:00
State and IBRC no worse off after declaration of bankruptcyANALYSIS : HE WAS once considered a multi-billionaire but his submission to a Belfast court yesterday portrayed SeánQuinn as…Sat Nov 12 2011 - 00:00
Italy's bond yield hits highest level in 14 years as ECB enters marketITALY PAID its highest yield in 14 years to sell €5 billion in 12-month debt and, while there was relief the sale went smoothly…Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Iseq finishes unchanged on day of uncertaintyIseq: 2,661.87 (+0.32) Settlement date: November 15th : YESTERDAY ENDED better in Dublin than those interested might have expected…Fri Nov 11 2011 - 00:00
Overseas firms expect to take on staff within yearALMOST HALF of the multinationals based in Ireland expect to take on new staff in the coming 12 months, according to a survey…Wed Nov 09 2011 - 00:00
Firms planning to hire staff - surveyAlmost half of the multinationals based in Ireland expect to take on new staff in the coming twelve months, according to a survey…Tue Nov 08 2011 - 00:00
Improved European sentiment lifts Iseq up 2.76%Iseq: 2,682.14 (+72.15) Settlement date: November 8th: THE EURO zone and the European Union may have spent the day on tenterhooks…Fri Nov 04 2011 - 00:00
Ryanair calls for Aer Lingus egm over €30m payoutRYANAIR HAS called for the requisition of an egm by Aer Lingus to allow shareholders to vote for the publication of a report …Thu Nov 03 2011 - 00:00
Iseq makes modest gains as traders play waiting gameIseq: 2,666.04 (+11.26) Settlement date: October 31st ONCE AGAIN traders in the Dublin market yesterday experienced a workday…Thu Oct 27 2011 - 01:00
Gallagher refuses to answer loan questionsPRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Seán Gallagher has refused to answer questions about his €82,829 company loan which breached company law…Wed Oct 26 2011 - 01:00
Questions remain surrounding Gallagher's financial affairsMain source of income appears to be from motivational speakingTue Oct 25 2011 - 01:00
Gallagher received loan in 2009 that breached company lawA LARGE loan that breached company law was paid to presidential candidate Seán Gallagher by one of his companies in 2009.Thu Oct 20 2011 - 01:00
European shares fall after warning to FranceEUROPEAN SHARES fell yesterday, led by French banking stocks, after a Moody’s warning about France’s credit rating fuelled worries…Wed Oct 19 2011 - 01:00
Dana's sister hires senior libel lawyerDANA’S SISTER, Susan Stein, has engaged a libel lawyer in response to the presidential candidate’s statements about malicious…Tue Oct 18 2011 - 01:00
Kimpton Vale property firm faces wind-up petition at High CourtA PETITION for the winding up of Kimpton Vale, a loss-making property company with loans that have been moved to the National…Mon Oct 17 2011 - 01:00
Sex abuse allegation surfaced during bitter copyright disputeBACKGROUND : An allegation that Dana’s brother John Brown sexually abused his niece was aired in an Iowa court in 2008Sat Oct 15 2011 - 01:00
Fás controversy: the final chapterA confidential report upholds some complaints by the ex-employee who says he was ‘scapegoat’Fri Oct 14 2011 - 01:00
Another money scandal, another big payoutANALYSIS: THE IRONY of yesterday’s High Court agreement is that a scandal involving the lavish use of corporate funds has seen…Wed Oct 12 2011 - 01:00
Marchbury loses €1.5m with outstanding loans of €27.2mA COMPANY in which Thomas Hopkins, formerly a senior executive with AIB, has a 50 per cent interest had accumulated losses of…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Ibec says one firm in four to hire more staffALMOST ONE company in four is planning to take on new staff in the coming three months, according to a new business sentiment…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Company sends €100m to US parentSOFTWARE COMPANY Synopsis Ireland Ltd paid a €100 million dividend to its US parent in November 2010, according to accounts filed…Mon Oct 10 2011 - 01:00
Discussion in context of 1997 vote recalledDANA'S FAMILY: DANA’S SISTER Susan Stein has said she recalls discussing her sister’s US citizenship in the context of the 1997…Sat Oct 08 2011 - 01:00
Property wives: who owns what?AT A TIME when so many people are suffering because private commercial losses have become a huge public debt, the idea that property…Sat Oct 08 2011 - 01:00
Cancer scare was religious 'trigger'MUSIC CAREER: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Dana Rosemary Scallon decided to place more emphasis on her Catholic “ministry” after she…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Judge called the reliability of all witnesses into questionTESTIMONY: THE RELIABILITY of the testimony of all of the witnesses in a 2008 court case in Iowa involving Dana Rosemary Scallon…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Dana became US citizen before 1997 election bidDANA ROSEMARY Scallon became a US citizen prior to putting her name forward for the 1997 presidential election but a decision…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
US music venture set up by Dana and family had turnover of over $7.6mAN AMERICAN music company established by Dana Rosemary Scallon and members of her family in 1985 had a turnover of more than $…Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
Irish subsidiary of Adobe made profit of $531m in 2010AN IRISH subsidiary of the successful Adobe software group had a turnover of $2 billion (€1Sat Oct 01 2011 - 01:00
Credit card firm MBNA posts profit of almost €3mMBNA IRELAND, the Carrick-on-Shannon credit card firm that Bank of America is trying to sell, made a pretax profit of €2Wed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Iseq follows European trend to close up 3.24%Iseq: 2,520.31 (+78.98) Settlement date: September 30thWed Sept 28 2011 - 01:00
Kenny calls for greater cohesion in EUTAOISEACH'S ADDRESS: EUROPE HAS to deploy “overwhelming financial firepower” in support of those euro zone countries pursuing…Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Jones Lang LeSalle profit €1.2m up on lower turnoverTHE COMMERCIAL property advice firm Jones Lang LeSalle made a pretax profit of €1Sat Sept 24 2011 - 01:00
Modest profit for Scott Tallon WalkerARCHITECTURAL FIRM Scott Tallon Walker made a modest profit in 2010 despite a one-third drop in turnover.Fri Sept 23 2011 - 01:00
Fás paid €425,846 in legal fees over auditFÁS PAID William Fry solicitors €232,595 in 2010 for advice on how to handle the aftermath of the controversy that hit the State…Thu Sept 22 2011 - 01:00
Overhang of losses to hit future revenuesCORPORATE TAX: COMPANIES AND some categories of businesspeople used losses carried forward and their involvement in capital …Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Bailout of banks may cost public over €50bnTHE BAILOUT of the banking sector could cost the public more than €50 billion, according to the report of the Comptroller &…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Oireachtas savingsTHE COST of running the Houses of the Oireachtas fell from €123.2 million in 2009 to €107Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Fingerprinting of Nigerian visa applicants led to fall in requestsIDENTIFICATION: THE INTRODUCTION of fingerprinting for people in Nigeria who wanted visas to come to Ireland resulted in a “…Tue Sept 20 2011 - 01:00
Ahern role in group invited to pitch for Chinese projectFORMER TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern played a role in Seán Mulryan’s Ballymore Group being invited to pitch for a multimillion-euro …Mon Sept 19 2011 - 01:00
Ex-Taoiseach's three China visits this yearFORMER TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern has visited China three times this year, according to the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign…Mon Sept 19 2011 - 01:00
Key executive in Fás scandal told his contract is to endGREG CRAIG, the executive who was at the heart of the scandal that led to the resignation in 2008 of the former managing director…Fri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00
Court to examine US ruling on Madoff settlement planA VACATION sitting of the High Court today is to consider the implications for actions being taken here of a ruling on Wednesday…Fri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00
Debts registered against Ahern associateDAVID MCKENNA, the businessman and close associate of former taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has had a number of substantial debts registered…Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Football club lost €911,229 in 2010BOHEMIANS FOOTBALL Club Ltd, owners of the Phibsborough football team and Dalymount Park in Dublin, lost €911,229 in the year…Thu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Stafford reports €5.4m loss in 'challenging' yearSTAFFORD HOLDINGS, the family-owned fuel, retail and shipping group, has reported a pretax loss of €5Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
