Bombardier's Belfast plant may not build jetsWORKERS AT Bombardier's Belfast plant may lose out despite the aircraft manufacturer's decision to proceed with its CSeries regional…Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Trade surplus dips to seven-year low at €6.2bnIreland's trade surplus dipped to a seven-year low in December on the back of a sharp decline in exports.Fri Feb 22 2008 - 00:00
Elan expects Tysabri drug to achieve blockbuster statusIrish biotech group Elan expects its multiple sclerosis treatment, Tysabri, to achieve blockbuster status by the end of this …Thu Feb 14 2008 - 00:00
Banks' black mark puts Iseq in the redDublin report: Dublin failed to escape the gloom as losses in Asian markets saw European equities open lower, writes Dominic…Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Irish banks tumble amid property concernsIrish banks tumbled yesterday after Europe's largest bank, UBS, cut ratings for the sector as a wholeTue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Dublin house prices fell by 10% last yearHouse prices in Dublin fell by 10 per cent on average last year, and estate agents forecast a further decline of about 4 per …Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Tax traps in land transferQ&A: Before they died some 30 years ago my parents transferred some agricultural land to me, which I have rented yearly …Fri Jan 18 2008 - 00:00
New year's blues for Irish fund managersBusiness Opinion: The new year is barely a week old and already the prospects for global markets look distinctly fragile and…Mon Jan 07 2008 - 00:00
US data knock stuffing out of IseqDublin report Shares made good headway yesterday morning, breaking back through the 7,000 level, only to come undone following…Sat Jan 05 2008 - 00:00
Four-year high in number of workers made redundantRedundancy figures hit a four-year high in 2007 with more than 25,000 losing their jobs over the course of the year.Sat Jan 05 2008 - 00:00
Irish services sector at lowest since 9/11 - indexConfidence among firms in the Irish services sector is at its lowest level since the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States…Sat Jan 05 2008 - 00:00
Renting a roomQ&A : I am an owner-occupier living in Wicklow and I have a lodger whose rent I am declaring under the Rent a Room scheme…Fri Jan 04 2008 - 00:00
Wake-up call for investorsDublin Market: It's been a rude awakening for players in the Irish stock marketFri Dec 28 2007 - 00:00
Fall in house prices slowed last monthThe rate of decline in house prices slowed in November, according to new data published yesterday. Values dipped by 1Fri Dec 21 2007 - 00:00
Kingspan collapse echoes uncertaintyDublin report: The parlous state of the Irish market was starkly illustrated by the collapse in the share price of Kingspan …Wed Dec 19 2007 - 00:00
Iseq tumbles on interest rate fearsDublin report: Shares tumbled again in Dublin yesterday as the market was afflicted by negative sentiment globally on the back…Tue Dec 18 2007 - 00:00
IL&P doubts helps bring market downDublin report: An uncertain outlook at Irish Life & Permanent, compounded by negative sentiment in the United States, drove…Fri Dec 14 2007 - 00:00
Move by central banks boosts sentimentDublin report: News that the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and other central banks would co-operate in ensuring…Thu Dec 13 2007 - 00:00
€3bn wiped off value of Irish pension funds' last monthMore than €3 billion was wiped off the value of Irish pension funds last month.Wed Dec 05 2007 - 00:00
Executive pay rises by 7.1%, says IMI surveyExecutive pay rose 7.1 per cent in the 12 months to the end of June last, according to the latest annual IMI pay survey.Fri Nov 30 2007 - 00:00
Ombudsman finds against Davy over bonds sale to credit unionThe deputy financial services ombudsman has found against stockbroker Davy in a dispute over an investment product it recommended…Sat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00
Rise in Tysabri sales boosts ElanIncreasing sales for its key multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri helped Elan to narrow its losses in the third quarter and the company…Fri Oct 26 2007 - 01:00
Trusting in the banks againQ&A: I note from The Irish Times of October 19th that the following banks are offering the best rates of interest on deposits…Fri Oct 26 2007 - 01:00
Boston Scientific to cut 2,300 jobsIreland is likely to escape the worst of the job cuts announced by medical devices group Boston Scientific.Sat Oct 20 2007 - 01:00
Elan's shares rise after move to sell by partnerShares in biopharma group Elan jumped sharply yesterday on news that its US partner in the Tysabri multiple sclerosis drug programme…Tue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00
New courses in fund managementFinancial services is becoming an increasingly complex world - and not just for its customersFri Oct 12 2007 - 01:00
Calculating CGTQ&A: I own shares in the company I worked for through an employee share ownership schemeFri Oct 12 2007 - 01:00
Not on the doubleQ & A: I moved €21,000 from a high interest deposit account in Bank A to a holding account in my mortgage bankFri Oct 05 2007 - 01:00
Decline in house prices accelerating, index showsThe decline in house prices is accelerating, according to data from the latest Permanent TSB / ESRI house price index, with prices…Fri Oct 05 2007 - 01:00
Turmoil stalls pension fundsIrish pension funds stalled in September as markets struggled to cope with the fallout from the Northern Rock crisis.Thu Oct 04 2007 - 01:00
Cautious reaction to charge by financialsYou know market traders are having a bad quarter when even a rise of close to 3 per cent in the key financial stocks on the Irish…Sat Sept 29 2007 - 01:00
ESRI suggests drop in house prices will not harm spendingThe downturn in housing prices is unlikely to impact adversely of consumer spending, according to research presented yesterday…Fri Sept 28 2007 - 01:00
Irish oil explorer Tullow to join prestigious FTSE 100 indexIrish oil explorer Tullow was last night confirmed as a member of Britain's elite FTSE 100 index following a regular review of…Thu Sept 13 2007 - 01:00
Blame GameCredit rating agencies are being blamed to the recent market crises, but there have been indications of the crash for some time…Mon Sept 10 2007 - 01:00
US broker liquidates €220m in CFDsIrish investments worth more than €220 million held through contracts for difference (CFDs) have been liquidated by broker Cantor…Thu Sept 06 2007 - 01:00
Average pension fund lost 0.6% in AugustPension funds lost money in August for the third month in a row, according to figures published yesterday.Wed Sept 05 2007 - 01:00
Paying a high price for market volatilityBusiness Opinion : One of the few certainties amid the fallout from the current market volatility is that lawsuits are likely…Mon Sept 03 2007 - 01:00
US credit crisis leads to sell-off at €6bn Irish fundAnother Dublin-based investment fund has run into trouble as the US subprime crisis continued to affect broader markets.Thu Aug 30 2007 - 01:00
Call to encourage ethnic businessesExcessive red tape and a lack of Government funding for training schemes means the State is failing to tap into the entrepreneurial…Tue Aug 28 2007 - 01:00
FDA rules to benefit medical device firmsThe United States Congress is close to approving new rules that will ease access to the US market for small Irish firms in the…Wed Aug 22 2007 - 01:00
Waterford expects growth in salesGiftware group Waterford Wedgwood expects to return to sales growth in the final quarter of the year.Tue Aug 21 2007 - 01:00
Calculating capital gains tax liability on second propertyQ&A: I own a house in a Dublin suburb and 11 years ago I bought the building directly beside meFri Aug 17 2007 - 01:00
Awkward pension planQ & A: In an interesting recent article of yours (I have cut it out, omitting the date unfortunately), you talk about the…Fri Aug 03 2007 - 01:00
Launch of rival drug sees Elan's losses hit $141mIrish biotech group Elan has reported higher than expected losses in the second quarter as generic competition emerged for one…Fri Jul 27 2007 - 01:00
Aurelius to confirm Wellman takeoverGerman investment group Aurelius is expected to confirm the takeover of the Irish operation of Wellman International this week…Tue Jul 24 2007 - 01:00
Ernst & Young accused over auditsUS regulators have accused Ernst & Young auditors of not possessing adequate technical training and proficiency when they…Sat Jul 21 2007 - 01:00
