First-half house prices outpace 2001 totalThe average price of houses in the State increased by more in the first six months of the year than in all of 2001, according…Sat Jul 13 2002 - 01:00
SmartForce warns of further job losses after merger with SkillSoftE-learning company SmartForce has warned there will be more job losses at its Irish operations when its merger with US counterpart…Fri Jul 12 2002 - 01:00
CRH spends more than €630m expanding firmCRH has spent more than €630 million on acquisitions and developments in the first six months of this year, well ahead of last…Thu Jul 11 2002 - 01:00
IDA blames global slump for job lossesIDA Ireland claims 2001 was the worst year for job creation in the State for 15 years and has urged a Yes vote in the forthcoming…Wed Jul 10 2002 - 01:00
Motor insurance body to hold inquiry into costs for commercial vehiclesThe Motor Insurance Advisory Board (MIAB) is to hold an inquiry into the cost of commercial vehicle insuranceTue Jul 09 2002 - 01:00
NTL chief quits to go on his ownThe managing director of broadband communications company NTL, Mr Brian Moore, has left the groupSat Jul 06 2002 - 01:00
DCC reiterates innocence over Fyffes share saleMr Jim Flavin, chief executive of business support services group DCC, has reiterated the company's stance that it is innocent…Sat Jul 06 2002 - 01:00
June live register records highest jump since 1995The live register in June jumped by the biggest number since December 1995, with 23,412 more people now claiming unemployment…Sat Jul 06 2002 - 01:00
Watchdog cautions on data scam firmThe Data Protection Commissioner has warned of a British-based company offering services to Irish firms wishing to register under…Sat Jul 06 2002 - 01:00
Hotel job numbers rise despite tourism declineCERT's survey revealed 68 per cent of hoteliers had changed their business tactics in response to the foot-and-mouth outbreak…Fri Jul 05 2002 - 01:00
Derry to benefit from €779m development on Foyle banksA €779 million plan has been unveiled in Derry city for the construction of a new 100,000 square foot office, retail and residential…Fri Jul 05 2002 - 01:00
Investment in State by foreign firms drops 60%Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Republic plummeted by 60 per cent in 2001, slightly worse than the trend in the rest of…Fri Jul 05 2002 - 01:00
Value of managed pension funds dips 10%The value of Irish-managed pension funds fell by an average of 10 per cent in the second quarter of the year with those worst…Thu Jul 04 2002 - 01:00
Accountant loses licence and faces bill of €38,700Dublin-based chartered accountant Mr Romize Aboud has had his licence to practice withdrawn and has been ordered to pay €12,700…Thu Jul 04 2002 - 01:00
Allianz introduces drivers' coursesInsurance group Allianz Ireland has introduced a new risk and safety services initiative, designed to improve driving skills …Wed Jul 03 2002 - 01:00
Canadian group buys Irish auto suppliersIrish auto supply companies Donnelly Mirrors and its subsidiary Donnelly Electronics have been acquired by Canadian group Magna…Wed Jul 03 2002 - 01:00
Nestle sells plant in €20m Irish buy-inSome of the Republic's best-known grocery brands have changed hands following the sale by Swiss multinational Nestlé of its manufacturing…Wed Jul 03 2002 - 01:00
McEniffs acquire two Jurys hotels for €14mDonegal hoteliers Brian and Seán McEniff have bought the Jurys Skylon Hotel in Dublin and Jurys Waterford Hotel from the Jurys…Tue Jul 02 2002 - 01:00
Manufacturing figures for June show strongest growth in two yearsThe economy's manufacturing sector recorded its strongest level of growth for almost two years in June, buoyed by strong exports…Tue Jul 02 2002 - 01:00
Gehe may assume premier spot with Unicare takeoverThe Unicare chain of pharmacies was yesterday sold to German group Gehe more than four months after the collapse of an earlier…Sat Jun 29 2002 - 01:00
Greencore sells non-core assets to Campbell Soup for €27mGreencore yesterday completed the latest chapter in its shift to high-growth consumer food brands, announcing the sale of its…Sat Jun 29 2002 - 01:00
Republic's rating as free economy slipping - reportThe Republic has slipped one place to seventh in an international ranking of the world's most economically free nations, according…Wed Jun 26 2002 - 01:00
Customs and Excise reports fivefold increase in seizures of illegal drugsThe Customs and Excise Service last year seized drugs with a street value of more than €60Wed Jun 26 2002 - 01:00
Exports may lose out to rivalsContinued gains by the euro against the US dollar are causing concerns among exporters and employers' groups, which claim the…Tue Jun 25 2002 - 01:00
Insurer considers sell-off as financial troubles loomA German insurance company with exposure to almost €75 million in reinsurance contracts in the Republic faces serious financial…Sat Jun 22 2002 - 01:00
Celtic gets €12.4m fundingEXPLORATION: Irish exploration company Celtic Resources yesterday announced that Standard Bank London had agreed to provide…Fri Jun 21 2002 - 01:00
Australia pledges to pay refugees if they go back to AfghanistanAUSTRALIA: The Australian government, under mounting pressure over its refugee detention policy, said yesterday it would pay…Fri Feb 01 2002 - 00:00
200 Australian asylum seekers end hunger strikeA group of over 200 refugees at the Woomera Detention Centre in South Australia yesterday agreed to end a 15-day hunger strike…Thu Jan 31 2002 - 00:00
Australia moves teenage asylum seekers out of controversial detention centreAUSTRALIA: Nine youths, who are threatening to commit suicide, were moved from Australia's controversial Woomera Detention Centre…Wed Jan 30 2002 - 00:00
Australian south coast remains on high alert in spite of weekend rainAUSTRALIA: Bush fires in New South Wales threatened homes for a fifteenth day yesterday when more than a thousand residents …Tue Jan 08 2002 - 00:00
Weather to fuel Bush fires after brief respiteAUSTRALIA: Fire crews battling the New South Wales bush fires were yesterday given some respite when temperatures in the state…Mon Jan 07 2002 - 00:00
A 'chopper' called Elvis saves livesElvis is alive and helping to fight raging summer fires which are now threatening Sydney suburbsSat Jan 05 2002 - 00:00
Fire teams airlifted to safety in AustraliaAUSTRALIA: A number of Australian firefighters were yesterday airlifted to safety by "water-bombing" helicopters from the paths…Fri Jan 04 2002 - 00:00
More houses destroyed as bush fires rage in New South WalesAUSTRALIA: The bush fire crisis in New South Wales claimed its first properties in four days yesterday, as thousands of residents…Thu Jan 03 2002 - 00:00
Firefighters still struggling with up to 70 bush firesFirefighters in New South Wales were struggling with as many as 70 bush fires across the state last night, with Sydney blanketed…Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:00
Bonderman key player in €2bn airline rescue planRyanair chairman Mr David Bonderman yesterday became a key player in a 3Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
Australian refugee policy blamed for drowningsThe Australian government was last night fighting off accusations that its new get tough policy on boat people arriving in Australian…Wed Oct 24 2001 - 01:00
Iraqi refugees reach Australian landfallA group of over 200 mainly Iraqi refugees yesterday became the first boat people to reach Australian territory since the Tampa…Fri Oct 12 2001 - 01:00
Australian navy monitors ship adrift with 200 Iraqi refugeesinto the sea on Sunday, having been refused entry to Australia, were still adrift off Australia last nightTue Oct 09 2001 - 01:00
The only way is upAnyone who has ever inched towards their destination in a car in Dublin's city-centre rush-hour traffic will have some understanding…Tue Oct 09 2001 - 01:00
Asylum seekers throw children overboard Australian navy forces ship to turn backA group of asylum seekers sailing from Indonesia to Australia yesterday threw children overboard into the Indian Ocean after …Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
Refugees refuse to leave shipAustralia was last night edging closer to a second refugee stand-off in as many months after a group of over 200 mainly Iraqi…Sat Sept 22 2001 - 01:00
Afghan asylum seekers landThe first of the 433 mainly Afghan refugees rescued by the Norwegian freighter Tampa last month and refused entry to Australia…Thu Sept 20 2001 - 01:00
Refusal to take refugees is ruled legalThe Australian government yesterday won a vital federal court hearing upholding its decision to refuse entry to refugees turned…Tue Sept 18 2001 - 01:00
Australian court rules in favour of refugees' right to seek asylumThe Australian government's new iron fist approach of refusing entry to boatpeople arriving on its shores was in tatters last…Wed Sept 12 2001 - 01:00
Getting a sporting chanceIt may be more years than we care to remember since the Irish rugby team won the Five Nations, and we've never won an Olympic…Tue Sept 11 2001 - 01:00
Immigration a defining issue for AustraliaIn The 1950s newly arrived immigrants to Australian shores were introduced to their new lives here at Sydney's Westbridge Centre…Thu Sept 06 2001 - 01:00
Bullets and detonators posted to Australian politiciansPackages containing bullets and detonators addressed to the prominent Australian political figures who opposed Prime Minister…Wed Sept 05 2001 - 01:00
Refuge is on horizon for 438 left stranded at seaThe 438 mainly Afghan refugees who have spent nine days moored off Australia's Christmas Island on board the Norwegian freighter…Tue Sept 04 2001 - 01:00
Australian ships wait to take refugees off freighterTwo Australian naval vessels were last night on stand-by off Christmas Island close to the Norwegian freighter Tampa and were…Mon Sept 03 2001 - 01:00
