BoI says bond discounts will boost capital by €1bnBANK OF Ireland expects its equity capital position will be improved by €1 billion having bought some of its bonds at a considerable…Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Sisters of Mercy own extensive property portfolioORDER'S ASSETS: THE SISTERS of Mercy, cited in the Ryan report on institutional abuse, have an extensive portfolio of property…Mon Jun 01 2009 - 01:00
Transfer schools to State, says QuinnLABOUR PARTY: THE LABOUR Party has called on the 18 religious orders cited in the Ryan report to voluntarily transfer their …Sat May 30 2009 - 01:00
Properties worth €26.8m transferred to StateINDEMNITY DEAL DELIVERY: THE RELIGIOUS orders that negotiated an indemnity deal with the Government in June 2002 have to date…Thu May 28 2009 - 01:00
Brothers unable to put a value on their assetsTHE VALUE of the assets owned by the Christian Brothers in Ireland is not available from public documents, although filings to…Thu May 28 2009 - 01:00
Christian Brothers shifted properties worth €400m to trust in past yearTHE CHRISTIAN Brothers have over the past year transferred ownership of their primary and secondary schools in the Republic to…Thu May 28 2009 - 01:00
Businesswoman urges landlords to apply feasible rentsBUSINESSWOMAN PIA Bang said yesterday that landlords need to come to “feasible arrangements” with retailers in order to accommodate…Tue May 26 2009 - 01:00
Smaller Stephen's Green shops get pause on rent riseSMALLER INDEPENDENT outlets in the Stephen’s Green Centre in Dublin have negotiated a two-year stay on a pending 10 per cent …Tue May 26 2009 - 01:00
AIB's auditor 'threatened' after raising concernsTHE FORMER chief executive of AIB, Michael Buckley, threatened the bank’s internal auditor he would be held personally liable…Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Majority government share of banks remains likely, TCD conference toldA MAJORITY government shareholding in the banks remains a likely scenario, an economics conference in Trinity College Dublin …Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Economists contemplate responses to downturnTAKING CONTROL of the electricity grid from the ESB and transferring water management from local authorities to a central agency…Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Export body warns of 91,000 job lossesWITHOUT Government intervention, job losses in the export sector will grow by 91,000 this year, the Irish Exporters Association…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
'Fixation' on resolving banking crisis ignores export crisisANALYSIS: THE GOVERNMENT is “totally fixated” on trying to resolve the banking crisis and is ignoring the crisis hitting exporting…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Dublin-based Oracle subsidiary posts €707m pretax profitA DUBLIN-BASED subsidiary of US software giant Oracle made a pretax profit of €707Sat May 02 2009 - 01:00
Moriarty tribunal to reopen with witnesses set for recallTHE MORIARTY tribunal is to reopen its marathon inquiry into the awarding of a mobile phone licence to Esat Digifone in 1996, …Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Job losses hit accession state migrants hardestIMMIGRANTS FROM the EU accession states are experiencing unemployment here at a higher rate than the native population, according…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Adjustment to be painful and slow, ESRI meeting will be toldAN ECONOMIC crash in Finland in the early 1990s that has similarities with Ireland’s current crisis was only resolved with a …Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
ESRI to discuss lack of support for joblessTHE CURRENT unemployment crisis differs significantly from the situation in the 1990s, the conference in the Economic and Social…Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Unemployment to hit 17% - ESRIUnemployment in Ireland will rise to almost 17 per cent next year, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) says in …Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
'Difficulty' exists with Coalition's toxic asset plan - ESRITHERE IS an “implicit difficulty” with the Government’s plan for dealing with toxic assets in banks, Economic and Social Research…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
'Majority of economies in deep recession'MOST OF the world’s major and minor economies are now in a deep recession and world trade has been registering “astonishing declines…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Economy to shrink by 9.2% this year, says ESRIIRELAND IS set for the sharpest fall in economic growth experienced by an industrialised country since the Great Depression, …Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Esat Digifone shares traded before licence was awardedANALYSIS: The latest row at the Moriarty tribunal concerns the ownership of Esat Digifone in 1996, writes COLM KEENATue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
English solicitor at Moriarty tribunal under summonsTHE MORIARTY tribunal is scheduled to hear evidence tomorrow from an English solicitor as part of its inquiries into matters …Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Ganley moved his stake in Rivada to West IndiesFILINGS IN the Companies Registration Office (CRO) in Dublin show that Declan Ganley’s interest in his Tuam company, Rivada Networks…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Online resource aims to help SMEs beat the downturnAN INTERACTIVE online resource for small and medium-sized enterprises was launched yesterday.Tue Apr 14 2009 - 01:00
Construction job losses in March worst since 2000JOB LOSSES in the construction sector last month were the sharpest yet recorded by the Ulster Bank purchasing managers’ index…Tue Apr 14 2009 - 01:00
Banking sector welcomes decision to set up asset agencyBANKS' REACTION: THE DECISION to create a National Asset Management Agency (Nama) was welcomed by representatives from the sector…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Regulation expert held wide range of senior positionsGOVERNMENT ADVISER: SIR ANDREW Large, the British financial regulation expert who has been asked to give advice on the selection…Wed Apr 08 2009 - 01:00
Ganley silent on offshore firmsTHE LIBERTAS candidate in the North West in the upcoming European elections, Declan Ganley, has declined to comment on his use…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Budget may cut wages and raise taxes to restore competitivenessANALYSIS: Today’s emergency budget will bear the imprint of Alan Ahearne, Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan’s economic adviser…Tue Apr 07 2009 - 01:00
Central Bank wants deficit kept 'as close as possible' to 9.5%THE GOVERNMENT should try to keep this year’s general Government deficit “as close as possible” to 9Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Looking for solutions from those who got us into mess in first placeANALYSIS: The bulk of the 12.75 per cent deficit expected this year arises from home-grown policiesSat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Libertas responds to request for funding detailsLIBERTAS HAS replied to questions from the Standards in Public Office Commission about aspects of the funding of its campaign…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Cayman changes policy on tax mattersTHE CAYMAN Islands has announced it has used a “unilateral mechanism” to change its tax information assistance policy towards…Tue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
Revenue offers disclosure of trusts assets ahead of inquiryPERSONS WHO have tax liabilities associated with assets or money in Irish or offshore trusts have been given until September …Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Public finance deficit requires strong action in budget - ESRISTRONG ACTION targeting the deficit in the public finances is required in the forthcoming budget, the Economic and Social Research…Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Italy was key destination for spouses on road to avoiding taxANALYSIS: DOCUMENTS IN the Companies Registration Office show the moves taken by Gerry McCaughey and others to avoid paying …Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Dublin-registered firms central to action by AIGDUBLIN-REGISTERED companies are involved in a case where the huge US insurance company, American International Group (AIG), is…Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
IN&M avoids €50m tax bill as APN audit discontinuedAUSTRALIAN PUBLISHER APN News Media, in which Independent News & Media has a 39Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Major capital spending projects that create jobs should remainANALYSIS: There is merit in sticking with significant capital expenditure schemes in the budgetWed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
Health and welfare may be big target of savingsANALYSIS: The bulk of Government spending goes on public sector pay and social welfare paymentsTue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
Quinn relinquishes role in subsidiary firmsBUSINESSMAN SEÁN Quinn has resigned from a range of subsidiary companies within the Quinn group and two new senior non-executive…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Financial Regulator leads inquiry into Merrill Lynch trader's 'irregularity'THE FINANCIAL Regulator’s office has confirmed it is the official lead agency for an inquiry into a potentially huge irregularity…Mon Mar 09 2009 - 00:00
Desmond criticises Bank of Ireland over BoucherBUSINESSMAN DERMOT Desmond has criticised the appointment of an internal candidate as the new chief executive of the Bank of …Fri Mar 06 2009 - 00:00
Taxing low-paid workers would be big earner for State Public Affairs CorrespondentINCOME TAX: To raise an additional €2 billion from income tax, raising both rates will be requiredWed Mar 04 2009 - 00:00
The corporate enforcerThose in the corporate world with dirty white collars may soon have a new bête noire in the form of Paul Appleby, the man behind…Sat Feb 28 2009 - 00:00
Charge on Quinn company's shares made in favour of AngloA CHARGE on the shares of a Jersey-based company belonging to the Quinn family in favour of Anglo Irish Bank was registered in…Tue Feb 24 2009 - 00:00
Morgan Stanley go-between in Anglo dealMORGAN STANLEY: LONDON INVESTMENT bank Morgan Stanley acted as an intermediary for the entire 25 per cent stake in Anglo Irish…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
Board members took loans of €225m, report showsDIRECTORS' LOANS: DIRECTORS OF Anglo Irish Bank took out loans totalling €255 million during the 12 months to the end of September…Sat Feb 21 2009 - 00:00
