Brain disease risk on Elan drug risesTHE INCIDENCE of a rare brain disease in multiple sclerosis patients taking Elan’s Tysabri has risen again, with seven new cases…Fri Mar 19 2010 - 00:00
Sea energy contracts for two Ireland-based firmsTWO IRISH renewable energy firms have been awarded lucrative licences as part of the first commercial wave and tidal energy licensing…Wed Mar 17 2010 - 00:00
Stringent conditions to switch mortgageQ&A: Personal finance: your queries answeredMon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Most defined benefit pensions short fundsEIGHTY PER cent of defined benefit pension schemes still do not meet the required funding standard despite help from a stock …Fri Mar 12 2010 - 00:00
Irish pharma's new type of aspirin nears initial trialsDUBLIN PHARMACEUTICAL firm Solvotrin Therapeutics is targeting a multi-billion-dollar market by developing a form of aspirin …Fri Mar 12 2010 - 00:00
Welcome for age hike as relief cut criticisedINDUSTRY REACTION: THERE WAS mixed reaction to the Government’s new framework for future pension provision from business and…Thu Mar 04 2010 - 00:00
Test on Elan Alzheimer's drug offers hope of breakthroughRESULTS OF A trial on the most advanced Alzheimer’s disease therapy of Irish biotech group Elan suggest it is successful in reducing…Tue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
Lender Won’t Let Me Revert To A TrackerPersonal Finance: Your Queries Answered Q: I split my mortgage in June 2006 with roughly half at a fixed-rate at 4Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:00
Big players 'must admit role in crisis'INSTITUTIONAL shareholders need to shoulder some of the blame for the collapse of the banking sector, the head of the Irish Association…Fri Feb 26 2010 - 00:00
Icon reports double-digit earnings growthCLINICAL RESEARCH group Icon has reported strong double-digit earnings growth for last year and says it is well-positioned entering…Fri Feb 26 2010 - 00:00
Value of building society membershipPERSONAL FINANCE: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Q I have a fixed-rate bond with Irish Nationwide due to mature shortlyMon Feb 22 2010 - 00:00
Pensions Board chief criticised for stance on black hole in most fundsPENSIONS BOARD chief executive Brendan Kennedy has come under attack from a member of the board over his assertion that blame…Sat Feb 13 2010 - 00:00
Looking to the futureTHE FRIDAY INTERVIEW: Craig Barrett, former chairman of IntelFri Feb 12 2010 - 00:00
The uniquely one-sided nature of mortgage contractsQ&A: Q I’m currently locked into a two-year fixed interest mortgage rate of 5Fri Feb 12 2010 - 00:00
Elan set to deliver operating profitIRISH BIOTECH group Elan expects to deliver an operating profit this year for the first time since 2001.Thu Feb 11 2010 - 00:00
Animation body criticises RTÉTHE IRISH animation sector has accused RTÉ of failing to support an industry that has secured two nominations for this year’s…Wed Feb 10 2010 - 00:00
Invest in education and RD - BarrettIRELAND IS distinctly average, and average is no longer good enough, according to former Intel chairman Craig Barrett.Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Is now the time to change from tracker to fixed-rate mortgage?QA: Q I currently have a number of tracker mortgages with Bank of IrelandFri Feb 05 2010 - 00:00
Stick with your PTSB tracker mortgageQ&A: Q My daughter (a 29-year-old teacher) purchased an apartment in 2008 for €289,000 and received a mortgage of €260,000…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Stick with your PTSB tracker mortgageQ&A: Q My daughter (a 29-year-old teacher) purchased an apartment in 2008 for €289,000 and received a mortgage of €260,000…Fri Jan 29 2010 - 00:00
Elan to benefit from US approval of new MS drugUS REGULATORS have approved a drug that improves the walking ability of patients with multiple sclerosisTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Elan to benefit from US approval of new MS drugUS REGULATORS have approved a drug that improves the walking ability of patients with multiple sclerosisTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Some public servants are not eligible for statutory redundancyQ&A: Q A friend is considering taking redundancy from their public service jobFri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Some public servants are not eligible for statutory redundancyQ&A: Q A friend is considering taking redundancy from their public service jobFri Jan 22 2010 - 00:00
Confusion on the cards for consumersQ&A: Q I WAS very interested in your answer to Mr G McD’s question just before Christmas and feel the answer is incomplete…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Confusion on the cards for consumersQ&A: Q I WAS very interested in your answer to Mr G McD’s question just before Christmas and feel the answer is incomplete…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Pension investment recovers to show 21.8% average gainPENSION INVESTMENT recovered from a dismal start to the year to record gains of 21.8 per cent, on average, in 2009.Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Pension investment recovers to show 21.8% average gainPENSION INVESTMENT recovered from a dismal start to the year to record gains of 21.8 per cent, on average, in 2009.Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
Creganna buys Avalon Medical SciencesIRISH MEDICAL devices group Creganna has acquired US-headquartered Avalon Medical Sciences in a deal that it says will increase…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Creganna buys Avalon Medical SciencesIRISH MEDICAL devices group Creganna has acquired US-headquartered Avalon Medical Sciences in a deal that it says will increase…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Porterhouse founders to set up €2.9m whiskey distilleryTHE MEN behind the Porterhouse craft brewery are turning their attention to the whiskey marketMon Dec 21 2009 - 00:00
Is our €400,000 with An Post as safe as it could be?Q& A: Q My husband and I, both in our 70s, have about €400,000 invested in An Post certs and bondsFri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Alzheimer's drug trial altered after nine deathsDRUG FIRM Elan has halted elements of a clinical trial on an experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s disease after nine patients…Wed Dec 16 2009 - 00:00
Relief on capital gains in case of dependent relativeQ&A: Q My mother, who had purchased a house jointly with her sister, bequeathed her half share to my siblings and me on …Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Confusion over State banking guarantee and taxing PRSA issueQ&A: Q I KNOW you have covered this in other aspects, but I do not believe you have addressed this angle.Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Pensions gain last month after October lossPENSIONS ADVANCED again last month after losing a little ground in October, when renewed concern for global markets rattled equities…Thu Dec 03 2009 - 00:00
Absolute bank guarantee to be extended to 2015THE EUROPEAN Commission has approved plans to extend the term of the absolute bank guarantee to 2015Sat Nov 21 2009 - 00:00
Extending bank guaranteeQ&A: Q IN REPLY to a number of letters recently, you have said that the extension of the bank guarantee to 2013 is in the…Fri Nov 20 2009 - 00:00
Tax withheld, but is there more to pay?QA: Q I have a number of shares in Irish Life Permanent that I receive dividend cheques onFri Nov 13 2009 - 00:00
Groups unite to lobby over pension scheme guidelinesEMPLOYERS AND union groups have united to lobby Ministers over strict guidelines announced this week for companies looking to…Sat Nov 07 2009 - 00:00
Elan updates Tysabri label to warn of risks of brain diseaseELAN HAS updated the label on its breakthrough multiple sclerosis (MS) drug Tysabri to reflect the increased risk of patients…Sat Nov 07 2009 - 00:00
Pension sector alarm over board stanceTHE IRISH pensions industry responded with alarm yesterday to guidelines issued by the Pensions Board in relation to rescue plans…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
Relief as BoI, up 24.5%, leads bounce in bank sectorDUBLIN REPORT: Iseq: 2,923.82 (+112.09) Settlement date: November 9thThu Nov 05 2009 - 00:00
Pension funds shed value in OctoberTHE VALUE of Irish group-managed pension funds fell in October, suffering their first setback in eight months.Wed Nov 04 2009 - 00:00
Decision today on future of Bord na Móna pension plansSTAFF AT Bord na Móna will today decide on a radical overhaul of company pension schemes – just over a year after a similar proposal…Fri Oct 30 2009 - 00:00
