Tribunal to rule on licence issueThe chairman of the Moriarty tribunal is to rule next week on whether he will abandon the inquiry into the 1995 second mobile…Wed Sept 14 2005 - 01:00
African Gold in talks over possible reverse takeoverAim-listed African Gold is in negotiations with an African mining company in relation to a possible reverse takeover.Tue Sept 13 2005 - 01:00
IBEC says rollout rate of new roads needs to be doubledA doubling of the rollout rate is needed if the National Development Plan's road building targets for the period to 2010 are …Mon Sept 12 2005 - 01:00
Hobbs responds to complaints by TaylorThe TV personality and financial adviser Eddie Hobbs has found himself this weekend having to respond to complaints made by his…Sat Sept 10 2005 - 01:00
BWG may sell some Spar stores to retailersBWG Group, owner of the Spar and Mace franchises in the Republic, has offered to sell some of its stores to independent retailers…Thu Sept 08 2005 - 01:00
Building group's turnover hits €43mA house-building group based in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, made a pretax profit of €14.8 million on a turnover of €43Wed Aug 03 2005 - 01:00
Capital's €10.5m loss due to new 'lifestyles'Capital Bars, owner of a number of superpubs and hotels in Dublin, suffered increased losses in 2004 in a depressed year for …Sat Jul 30 2005 - 01:00
Redmond ruling governs sentences for tax offencesANALYSIS : Sentencing for tax offences is dominated by the ruling handed down for the disgraced former assistant Dublin city…Sat Jul 23 2005 - 01:00
Credibility of September 25th document comes into questionSearch for proof: The tribunal learned about all these matters after it started inquiries into the Doncaster issue in January…Fri Jul 22 2005 - 01:00
Lack of housing policy is hurting community spiritEconomist and senior research officer at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) Edgar Morgenroth believes that huge…Fri Jul 22 2005 - 01:00
Disputed letter overshadowed mediation rowBlackmail allegation: The row with the DRFC vendors went to mediation on Friday, September 27th, 2002.Fri Jul 22 2005 - 01:00
Letter linking Lowry to Doncaster deal central to tribunal caseThe deal: Denis O'Brien is fighting to stop the Moriarty tribunal holding public hearings into the purchase of the Doncaster…Fri Jul 22 2005 - 01:00
CCI opposes Groceries OrderThe Chambers of Commerce of Ireland (CCI) has come out against the Groceries Order following an internal consultation process…Mon Jul 18 2005 - 01:00
Loophole may see State site sold for 5% of its valueA company is claiming it has a right to acquire a 25-acre State-owned site in Dublin, worth €300 million, for approximately 5…Mon Jul 18 2005 - 01:00
'Cancer' at core of case made against Flavin, counsel arguesCounsel for DCC, two of its subsidiaries and its chief executive Jim Flavin have been summarising their case before Ms Justice…Sat Jul 16 2005 - 01:00
Lowry 'was involved' in Doncaster transactionAnalysis: It is not an "incontrovertible fact" that Michael Lowry had no involvement in the Doncaster Rovers Football Club Ltd…Thu Jul 14 2005 - 01:00
Riverdance duo share in €5.74m directors' payJohn McColgan and Moya Doherty drew multimillion euro salaries from their Riverdance business again in 2004, according to accounts…Sat Jul 09 2005 - 01:00
Sigma sells wireless subsidiary to US firm for €22mSigma Communications Group has sold a manufacturing and research subsidiary to a US multinational for €22 million.Wed Jul 06 2005 - 01:00
Then and now versions of Ben Dunne storyBusiness Opinion: Whichever way you look at it Ben Dunne has been involved in telling an enormous whopper.Mon Jul 04 2005 - 01:00
Páircéir denies being put under pressure on Dunnes' taxWithin a month of becoming taoiseach in 1987, Charles Haughey asked the chairman of the Revenue Commissioners to meet Ben Dunne…Sat Jul 02 2005 - 01:00
Dunne again denies hiding true motive for paymentMoriarty tribunal: Former supermarket magnate Ben Dunne has again denied that he sought to hide his true motive for giving £…Fri Jul 01 2005 - 01:00
Páircéir tells why he did not disclose Dunne meetingsMoriarty tribunal: Former chairman of the Revenue Commissioners Séamus Páircéir has told the tribunal why he did not tell the…Fri Jul 01 2005 - 01:00
Dunne says he did not know cheque was for HaugheyMoriarty tribunal: Ben Dunne said he still felt that the first major payment to Charles Haughey came late in 1987 and not early…Thu Jun 30 2005 - 01:00
Dunne denies trying to influence HaugheyMoriarty tribunal: The former head of the Dunnes Stores group said he did not give £1Thu Jun 30 2005 - 01:00
Supermarket boss a 'broken man' in 1993Moriarty tribunal: The former supermarket boss Ben Dunne has said he was mad, broken and suicidal in 1993.Thu Jun 30 2005 - 01:00
Offer on tax bill 'no use to Dunne family'An offer from Revenue chairman Séamus Páircéir that a £38Wed Jun 29 2005 - 01:00
Adviser to Dunne knew of Haughey paymentsMoriarty tribunal: A former adviser to Ben Dunne said he was aware payments were being made to Charles Haughey in 1987 while…Wed Jun 29 2005 - 01:00
CRH denies knowledge of any bribery paymentCRH said yesterday it has no knowledge of any payment such as the $1 million (€827,000) "bribe" alleged by a Polish lobbyist …Tue Jun 28 2005 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryFor the last few years of his life, home for the great reggae singer/songwriter Bob Marley was 56 Hope Road, in Kingston, Jamaica…Mon Jun 27 2005 - 01:00
Dunne trust alleged special tax dealIncome tax due from the Dunne family trust went unpaid for a number of years because the trust believed it had a special deal…Fri Jun 24 2005 - 01:00
Dunnes paid #1bn tax over 10-year periodThe Dunnes Stores group made tax payments approaching £1 billion in the 10-year period up to 1996, the tribunal heard.Fri Jun 24 2005 - 01:00
Tax bill for Dunnes trust should have been appealed, inquiry toldThe Revenue Commissioners should have appealed a tax bill against the Dunnes family trust to the High Court, given the "staggering…Thu Jun 23 2005 - 01:00
Former Revenue chief tells of Dunne meetingThe former chairman of the Revenue Commissioners, Philip Curran, said he had forgotten by the time of the McCracken (Dunnes Payments…Thu Jun 23 2005 - 01:00
Dunne trustees 'were set to go to Supreme Court over tax bill'A former senior Revenue official thought a £38Wed Jun 22 2005 - 01:00
Migrants to take 66% of new jobsMigrants will take up two-thirds of all new jobs if employment continues to be created at the current rate by the Irish economy…Mon Jun 20 2005 - 01:00
Dublin is world's 13th dearest city - surveyDublin has moved up one place to become the 13th most expensive city in the world, according to the annual Mercer Worldwide Cost…Mon Jun 20 2005 - 01:00
Revenue counsel was 'pessimistic' on Dunne appealMoriarty tribunal: The Revenue was told in 1988 by its senior counsel he was "quite pessimistic" about winning an appeal against…Sat Jun 18 2005 - 01:00
Allegations cloud firm's community endeavoursA telecoms adviser to the administration in Antigua who was supportive of a Digicel bid for a licence there, and who has been…Fri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
Ben Dunne snr set up trust to test family, tribunal toldThe founder of Dunnes Stores, the late Bernard Dunne, wanted the group to continue to exist for 50 years after his death, the…Fri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
Trustees believed they had a special tax-free dividend deal with RevenueIncome tax that may have been due from the Dunnes family trust was not sought by the Revenue Commissioners until after the 1997…Fri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
Tax official 'would not have waived interest'A former senior public servant said he would not have been disposed towards waiving interest on tax due from Dunnes Stores, as…Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
Former Revenue chief gave tax advice to DunneThe former chairman of the Revenue Commissioners, Séamus Paircéir, became a tax consultant to Ben Dunne after leaving office …Wed Jun 15 2005 - 01:00
Haughey too ill to testify, say his lawyersFormer taoiseach Charles Haughey is "gravely ill" and not in a position to give instructions to his legal team or to give evidence…Wed Jun 15 2005 - 01:00
Family concerned about tax billThe Dunne family was concerned in the 1980s that the accumulated value of their family trust could lead to a tax bill equal to…Wed Jun 15 2005 - 01:00
Moriarty to inquire into Dunne meetingThe Moriarty tribunal is to hold public hearings into contacts between the former chairman of the Revenue Commissioners, Séamus…Sat Jun 11 2005 - 01:00
State could gain on aviation dealThe Republic has more to gain than virtually any other country from an EU/US free trade area in aviation, economist Seán Barrett…Sat May 28 2005 - 01:00
EU services proposals need changes - McCreevyThe services directive will never be accepted in its proposed form, the EU commissioner for the internal market and services, …Sat May 28 2005 - 01:00
Survey finds retaining key staff a high priorityPossessing a good corporate reputation ranks higher as a strategy for retaining staff than competitive pay packages, a survey…Fri May 27 2005 - 01:00
Car dealer arrested in inquiry into price fixingA Dublin car dealer has been arrested and questioned in a Garda station in the first such move by the Competition Authority.Wed May 25 2005 - 01:00
