Credit unions in crisis following ruling for Competition AuthorityThe Irish League of Credit Unions is in crisis following a High Court ruling yesterday in favour of the Competition Authority…Sat Oct 23 2004 - 01:00
'We are not crusaders here. We just administer the law'It seems like yesterday, says Melanie Pine, sitting in her office in the Equality Tribunal just off Harcourt Street in Dublin…Fri Oct 22 2004 - 01:00
Champion Sports sells 11 outlets to US chainThe owners of the Champion Sports chain have sold eleven of their outlets to the US multinational Foot Locker IncThu Oct 21 2004 - 01:00
July date set for directors' complianceThe Director of Corporate Enforcement, Mr Paul Appleby, said yesterday he is likely to recommend that new compliance statement…Thu Oct 21 2004 - 01:00
Rabbitte pledges fiscal disciplineEvery government must accept the need for fiscal discipline, the leader of the Labour Party told the National Executive Council…Thu Oct 21 2004 - 01:00
AIB chairman says IFSRA 'severe' in its investigationThe chairman of AIB has said he feels the financial services regulator was "a bit severe" with the bank in relation to the foreign…Wed Oct 20 2004 - 01:00
Three AIB executives disciplined over tax issuesDisciplinary action has been taken against three AIB executives who had "tax issues" relating to offshore accounts.Wed Oct 20 2004 - 01:00
US law unlikely to affect firms' Irish depositsImpending US legislation on the repatriation of profits by multinational companies is unlikely to affect bank deposits here, …Sat Oct 16 2004 - 01:00
Chambers call for property tax to fund servicesLocal government charges now exceed insurance costs for most businesses, the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland (CCI) said yesterday…Thu Oct 14 2004 - 01:00
Criticism of banks 'damaging'Relentless criticism of Irish banking could soon begin damaging international attitudes towards the sector, the group chief executive…Tue Oct 12 2004 - 01:00
Kerry charity denies report on banking feesA Kerry charity has denied the content of a newspaper article that stated it had been subjected to unnotified charges by AIB.Tue Oct 12 2004 - 01:00
C&D Foods posts profit of EUR1.95mC&D Foods, the Longford-based pet food group owned by Mr Philip Reynolds, made a pre-tax profit of €1Mon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
Business groups attack ESB riseThe latest sanctioned increase in electricity prices has been condemned by a number of business representative groups, many of…Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Desmond takes investment activities privateInternational Investment and Underwriting (IIU), the investment vehicle owned by Mr Dermot Desmond, has been changed to an unlimited…Fri Oct 08 2004 - 01:00
Bunratty Hotel sold for €13mThe Fitzpatrick Bunratty Hotel in Co Clare has been sold by Mr Paul Fitzpatrick to Ennis businessmen Mr Noel Connellan and Mr…Thu Oct 07 2004 - 01:00
Doncaster ruling being appealed to Supreme CourtPublic hearings by the Moriarty tribunal into matters to do with Mr Denis O'Brien and the Doncaster Rovers football stadium were…Wed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Canadian bank drops B of I unitOne of Canada's largest money managers has said it decided to discontinue using Bank of Ireland Asset Management (BIAM) following…Wed Oct 06 2004 - 01:00
Move against rule-breakers 'hampered'Revenue Commissioners: More than 1,000 people who availed of the 1993 tax amnesty have since made settlements as a result of…Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
P&O to close Rosslare-Cherbourg routeP&O Ferries has decided to close its Rosslare-Cherbourg route but is hopeful it can be sold on to another operator.Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
€88.5m owed in share option taxesEighteen people with tax liabilities arising from exercising share options had total outstanding taxes of €88Wed Sept 29 2004 - 01:00
EUR6.4m tax settlement made by insurance firm chairmanThe second-largest published tax settlement to date has been made by the chairman of a large insurance group based in Cork.Sat Sept 25 2004 - 01:00
242 named tax defaulters hand over ¿37.3mA total of €37.3 million was paid to the Revenue by 242 people and companies who appear on the latest tax defaulters list.Sat Sept 25 2004 - 01:00
O'Brien seeking court ruling on stadiumBusinessman Mr Denis O'Brien is to seek an injunction today against the Moriarty (Payments to Politicians) Tribunal in an attempt…Tue Sept 21 2004 - 01:00
Golf club investors to meet over bidsNo early decision on a counter-bid for the Wentworth golf club in England is expected today when Quinlan Private and other minority…Mon Sept 20 2004 - 01:00
Use of financial jargon in literature criticised by literacy agencyJargon-laced literature produced by the financial services sector can create a lack of confidence in the industry, according …Sat Sept 18 2004 - 01:00
Sicon posts €27.5m profit for 2003Sicon, the building and engineering group, made a pre-tax profit of €27Sat Sept 18 2004 - 01:00
Murky world of property, arson, money and blackmailA down-at-heel football club, a businessman jailed for seeking to have the club's stadium burned down, a dodgy politician, millions…Fri Sept 17 2004 - 01:00
Lowry linked again to £4m Doncaster dealA second document has emerged linking former minister Mr Michael Lowry to a £4 million property deal in Doncaster which Mr Denis…Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Public hearing on stadium is criticisedCounsel for Mr Denis O'Brien has criticised the decision of the tribunal to hear evidence in public concerning the Doncaster …Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Tribunal still investigating HaugheyThe chairman of the tribunal, Mr Justice Moriarty, said the tribunal is still investigating some matters to do with the former…Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Reference to Lowry was in error, says solicitorAn English solicitor who wrote a letter to Mr Michael Lowry in 1998 while under the impression that Mr Lowry was involved in …Thu Sept 16 2004 - 01:00
Vayu offers fixed price for gasVayu, the new energy supply firm, has announced a three-year, set-price gas supply offer to business, designed to win business…Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
Labour, FG back NESC proposalFine Gael and the Labour Party have come out in favour of proposals for State aid for first time house buyers.Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
Ryanair requests letter translationRyanair has responded to a request from the Walloon Regional Government for the return of illegal airport subsidies by asking…Wed Sept 15 2004 - 01:00
IFSRA delays release of report on AIBThe report into whether there was an attempted cover-up at AIB on overcharging is not now expected until the end of the yearTue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
'Internal dynamics' driving Irish economic recoveryThe recent recovery in the Irish economy has been led by internal dynamics rather than the global economy or foreign direct investment…Tue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
Hearing into Doncaster deal set to beginThe Moriarty tribunal is to begin hearings tomorrow into the £4 million purchase of the Doncaster Rovers football ground by Mr…Tue Sept 14 2004 - 01:00
Inquiry chief to report on work progressThe chairman of the Moriarty tribunal is to outline how much longer he believes it will take for the inquiry to finish hearing…Mon Sept 13 2004 - 01:00
Decision welcomed as one of common senseReaction: business community: Business representatives have welcomed the decision to abandon the introduction of a carbon tax…Sat Sept 11 2004 - 01:00
Irish Continental profits fall in first six monthsIrish Continental Group plc (ICG) has announced a fall in profits for the first six months of 2004, but remains optimistic for…Fri Sept 10 2004 - 01:00
Gangs organise fraudulent claimsOrganised criminal gangs and subversives are involved in targeting insurance companies through bogus insurance claims, the Garda…Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Profits rise in Gallaher Group's Irish operationsGallaher Group plc, the UK tobacco group that closed its plant in Tallaght, Dublin, last year, has seen a rise in its Irish operating…Thu Sept 09 2004 - 01:00
Three appointees fail IFSRA vetting testThree people have been removed or prevented from taking up senior positions in the financial services sector in the past 16 months…Wed Sept 08 2004 - 01:00
New bid to resolve accounting standard rowThe European Commission's Accounting Regulatory Committee is to meet today in Brussels in another attempt to break the impasse…Wed Sept 08 2004 - 01:00
Extension to airline package agreedAn extension to the closing date for those wishing to apply for voluntary redundancy at Aer Lingus has been agreed.Wed Sept 08 2004 - 01:00
Services sector grows stronglyEmployment growth in the Irish services economy continued in August, the twelfth successive month of increase noted by the NCB…Sat Sept 04 2004 - 01:00
UK regulator fines B of I over money laundering breachesBank of Ireland has been fined by the British financial services regulator for failing to prevent possible money laundering at…Fri Sept 03 2004 - 01:00
Ireland to oppose EU on accounting standardThe Republic is to lobby against proposals from the European Commission concerning a proposed new international accounting standard…Thu Sept 02 2004 - 01:00
Irish firms use capital efficientlyIreland has come first in an 18- country analysis of the use of working capital by Europe's top 1,000 companies.Wed Sept 01 2004 - 01:00
Oglesby & Butler management team given more timeThe management team considering making a bid for manufacturing company Oglesby & Butler plc has been given more time to prepare…Wed Sept 01 2004 - 01:00
