RSA advertising cut by 80%THE ADVERTISING budget of the Road Safety Authority (RSA), used to purchase TV, online and billboard advertising, has been cut…Wed Jun 10 2009 - 01:00
Norkom revenues rise 17% to €48mDublin-based software company Norkom has reported a modest rise in pretax profits for the year ended March 31st, despite a 17…Tue Jun 09 2009 - 01:00
O'Leary sold five million shares in Ryanair at €3.75 a shareRYANAIR CHIEF executive Michael O’Leary sold five million shares in the airline at €3.75 a share on June 5th.Tue Jun 09 2009 - 01:00
Inspired strokesComputer analysis of a golf game; an in-depth way to reduce fuel costs; using light to kill germs; and maps sent to your mobile…Mon Jun 08 2009 - 01:00
Irish debt rating downgradedIreland’s credit rating from Standard & Poor’s has been downgraded for a second time in three months because of the sharply…Mon Jun 08 2009 - 01:00
GIANT STEPSIT WAS DURING a year out in Australia that medical student Brian Thornes started thinking about the direction of his careerMon Jun 08 2009 - 01:00
Ireland's services sector shrinks at slower paceIRELAND’S SERVICES sector shrank for the 16th successive month in May, but the pace of reduction was the slowest since last September…Thu Jun 04 2009 - 01:00
Driving test increase bridged RSA funds gapTHE GOVERNMENT approved an increase in the cost of a driving test to €75 earlier this year to bridge a significant gap in funding…Wed Jun 03 2009 - 01:00
Pace of services decline slowest in 8 monthsIreland's services sector shrank for the 16th successive month in May but the pace of reduction slowed to its slowest since last…Wed Jun 03 2009 - 01:00
Used car sales drop by 42%THERE HAS been a 42 per cent fall in used car sales during the first four months of the year compared with the same period in…Wed Jun 03 2009 - 01:00
Consumer sentiment dips in MayIrish consumer confidence weakened last month due to the negative impact of the Budget on household finances and concerns over…Tue Jun 02 2009 - 01:00
Ryanair reports operating lossRyanair has reported a full-year operating loss of €169 million after writing down the value of its Aer Lingus stake and hinted…Tue Jun 02 2009 - 01:00
Value of home loans down for first timeTHE VALUE of outstanding mortgage loans fell for the first time last month as the pace of repayments outstripped the value of…Sat May 30 2009 - 01:00
First mortgage lending fall since 1990The value of outstanding mortgage loans fell for the first time last month as the pace of repayments outstripped the value of…Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
Wolseley's trading profits decline 58% to £189mBUILDING SUPPLIES company Wolseley, which operates the Brooks, Tubs and Tiles and Heat Merchants chains here, has said Ireland…Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
Output falls 2.3% in first quarter compared to last yearMANUFACTURING OUTPUT has dropped 2Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
Government to inject up to €4 billion in Anglo IrishThe Government is to seek EU approval to inject up to €4 billion of capital into the nationalised Anglo Irish Bank after it reported…Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
Irish construction 'depressed' - WolseleyBritish building supplies company Wolseley, which operates the Brooks, Tubs and Tiles and Heat Merchants chains here, has said…Thu May 28 2009 - 01:00
Value of exports fell 6% in MarchThe seasonally adjusted value of exports fell 6 per cent to €7Thu May 28 2009 - 01:00
Largest BoI investor cuts its stake to 8.3%US SHAREHOLDER: BANK OF IRELAND’S largest shareholder, the activist US fund manager Harris Associates, has reduced its stake…Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
23,000 tests lost to sick daysSICK LEAVE by Road Safety Authority (RSA) driver testers in 2007 and 2008 resulted in the loss of over 23,000 driving test appointments…Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
VHI reports €65m deficitState-owned health insurer VHI has reported a €65 million deficit for the 10-month period ending December 2008, compared to a…Tue May 26 2009 - 01:00
Dilger appointed chairman of airport authority boardFORMER GREENCORE chief executive David Dilger has been appointed chairman of the board of Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) by Minister…Tue May 26 2009 - 01:00
Greencore reports €27.2m lossFood group Greencore, has reported a first half pretax loss of €27.2 million compared to a profit of €24Tue May 26 2009 - 01:00
Builders say Nama delay has paralysed industryUNCERTAINTY OVER how the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) will function and the time being taken to set it up has effectively…Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Retail sales fall by almost 18%RETAIL SALES volumes declined 17.9 per cent in the year to March, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Providence reports €50m pretax lossProvidence Resources, the Irish oil and gas exploration firm, has reported a pretax loss of €50 million for 2008 on the back …Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Ryanair proposes cuts in Aer Lingus directors' payAer Lingus said Ryanair intends to propose pay cuts for the chairman and non-executive directors at the agm of the former State…Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Mortgage lending falls 68% in first quarterThe value of Irish mortgage lending in the first three months of the year was less than a third of loans issued in the same period…Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Investec Ireland full-year profits rise 9%Pretax profits at Investec Ireland, the Irish subsidiary of international specialist banking group Investec, rose 9 per cent …Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Britvic Ireland reports zero profit for first halfBritvic's Irish division, which owns the Ballygowan and Club Orange brands, has reported zero profits for the six months to April…Wed May 20 2009 - 01:00
36% of Irish HGVs fail UK roadworthiness testsMORE THAN one third of Irish commercial vehicles inspected by British authorities while travelling in the UK failed the roadworthiness…Wed May 20 2009 - 01:00
State sells €1bn in bondsTHE GOVERNMENT has sold €1 billion in five-year and 10-year bonds as part of its efforts to raise a record €25 billion State …Wed May 20 2009 - 01:00
Vodafone revenue per user down 6% in yearVODAFONE IRELAND said the average monthly revenue per user (ARPU) from its mobile customers fell 6 per cent during the year to…Wed May 20 2009 - 01:00
NTMA raises €1bn in bond salesThe Government has sold €1 billion in five- and 10-year bonds as part of its efforts to raise a record €25 billion State borrowing…Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
BT Ireland wins 999 calls contractBT IRELAND has secured a five-year contract worth up to €55 million to provide the State’s 999/112 emergency call-answering service…Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
Vodafone Ireland customer revenues slip 6%Vodafone Ireland said its average monthly revenue per user (ARPU) fell 6 per cent during the year to the end of March.Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
BoI chairman to step down as bad debt forecast risesBank of Ireland has raised its expected bad debt charge for the three years to March 2011 to €6 billion as recession in Ireland…Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
IFG confident about earnings targetsDublin-based financial services group IFG said it expects to meet expectations of adjusted earnings per share of 18 cents to …Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
Nama cannot be rushed - LenihanThe establishment of the National Asset Management Agency is “not something to be rushed into”, Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan…Mon May 18 2009 - 01:00
AGI to end development of bowel drugDrug development group AGI Therapeutics has stopped development work on its treatment for irritable bowel syndrome, Rezular, …Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Anglo loans 'breached' standardsThe transfer of more than €7 billion to Anglo Irish Bank during 2008 in a bid to shore up its balance sheet breached lending …Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Banks will be 'forced' on loansThe Government has to force Irish banks to surrender their bad debts because if they try and trade through the recession with…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Banks rejected nearly 60% of firms' loan applicationsALMOST THREE out of five loan applications by small businesses in the last three months were turned down, according to research…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
58% of small firms refused creditMore than half of small businesses have been refused credit by their banks in the last three months, according to research by…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Private prosecutors soughtThe road Safety Authority (RSA) is tendering for a legal firm to carry out prosecutions on its behalf for breaches of road haulage…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
25-34 year-olds show highest rise on Live RegisterYoung people aged between 25 and 34 years of age have experienced the highest proportional increase among those signing on the…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
