Officials write off €143m bill for overdue taxesRevenue: The Revenue wrote off €143Thu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
Financial regulator looks past consumersBusiness Opinion: The financial regulator is slow to respond on consumer issuesMon Sept 25 2006 - 01:00
People spend less on alcohol but more on tobaccoIrish people are spending less on alcohol but more on tobacco, according to new figures released yesterday by the Central Statistics…Sat Sept 23 2006 - 01:00
Investors await decision on stock priceInvestor interest in the Aer Lingus flotation has taken brokers by surprise.Fri Sept 22 2006 - 01:00
Irish pay rises 'among highest'Irish employees will receive among the highest absolute salary increases globally next year, according to a new report.Fri Sept 15 2006 - 01:00
Irish sales help Grafton's profits to soar 35%Strong performances by Irish operations helped building supplies and DIY group Grafton report a 35 per cent increase in pretax…Thu Sept 14 2006 - 01:00
Bullish sentiment pushes Iseq higherDublin report: Bullish sentiment pushed the Dublin market ahead yesterday afternoon in line with its peersWed Sept 13 2006 - 01:00
Pension funds prosper in AugustIrish pension fund managers turned in their strongest performance of 2006 in AugustTue Sept 05 2006 - 01:00
Priest needs €200,000 to educate children in famine-stricken dioceseStudents across the country return to school next weekFri Aug 25 2006 - 01:00
House prices defy interest rate rises with 15.4% growthInterest rate rises have yet to significantly slow the housing market with prices last month showing a 15Wed Aug 23 2006 - 01:00
Shanahan signs €11m energy deal in PakistanShanahan Engineering has landed an €11 million contract in Pakistan, its first major venture in the countryWed Aug 23 2006 - 01:00
Icon announces plans for share split to improve stock liquidityClinical trials group Icon has announced plans for a two-for-one share splitSat Aug 19 2006 - 01:00
Finance rules out mandatory pension schemeThe Department of Finance has dismissed as unworkable a mandatory pension scheme drawn up for Minister for Social and Family …Wed Aug 09 2006 - 01:00
Minister faces tough sell on pension planAnalysis: Seamus Brennan must wonder at the wisdom of his fairly single-minded pursuit of a plan to introduce mandatory pension…Wed Aug 09 2006 - 01:00
Passengers lose out in low-cost airline rivalryBusiness Opinion: Airlines have become confirmed advocates of "transparency"Mon Aug 07 2006 - 01:00
Irish baseball team slugs its way to BelgiumIt may not be the World Series but Ireland's baseball team is building a formidable reputationFri Aug 04 2006 - 01:00
Pension funds gain 0.8%Pension funds recovered some ground in July after a disastrous second quarter that saw more than 4 per cent stripped from Irish…Thu Aug 03 2006 - 01:00
Rising tax revenue pushes surplus to €1.2bnSurging tax revenues continued to boost Government finances in July with the Exchequer's 2006 surplus rising to €1Thu Aug 03 2006 - 01:00
Sales growth helps Elan cut lossesElan was upbeat yesterday about early take-up of its multiple sclerosis treatment Tysabri as the company reported reduced losses…Wed Aug 02 2006 - 01:00
Opting to retain Vodafone sharesQ&A: What if you do not want to select B shares at all and just want to keep your current number of Vodafone shares?Fri Jul 21 2006 - 01:00
Lionbridge wins €1.96m court interpreter dealLionbridge Technologies has won a €1Tue Jul 11 2006 - 01:00
Ascon lands €114m project on N6Construction group Ascon has landed a €114 million contract to design and build the latest phase of the N6 upgrade project.Tue Jul 11 2006 - 01:00
Lay's legacy spelled out in regulation costsBusiness Opinion: It was a dramatic end to one of the more turbulent chapters of US corporate historyMon Jul 10 2006 - 01:00
Jobless figure tops 160,000 for first time in 18 monthsUnemployment, as measured by the Live Register, rose above 160,000 for the first time in 18 months in June, according to figures…Sat Jul 08 2006 - 01:00
Volatile stocks hold back pension fundsVolatile stock markets held back pension funds in the first half of 2006Wed Jul 05 2006 - 01:00
Gimmicks will do little to solve gap in pensionsBusiness Opinion : Brian Cowen last week reminded people of the incentives available for those rolling some or all of their …Mon Jul 03 2006 - 01:00
Interest rate fears dent consumer sentimentConsumer confidence fell last month as rising interest rates and higher prices hit sentimentSat Jul 01 2006 - 01:00
Elan given go-ahead for MS drug in EuropeIrish drug company Elan yesterday secured European approval for its multiple sclerosis (MS) drug TysabriFri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Clearstream to supply J&J with new catheter devicesMedical devices group Clearstream Technologies has signed a landmark deal with US health care giant Johnson & Johnson.Thu Jun 29 2006 - 01:00
House prices rising at triple last year's rateHouse prices are rising at almost three times the pace of last year, according to the latest Permanent TSB house price indexThu Jun 29 2006 - 01:00
Bill to address issues in financial services sectorThe Government has published legislation to address a series of issues in the financial services sectorTue Jun 27 2006 - 01:00
Employers look to limit rising pension liabilitiesThe financial position of Irish pension schemes improved significantly last year but growing numbers of employers are looking…Thu Jun 22 2006 - 01:00
Elan loses nearly one-fifth of shares' valueElan shares gave up almost one-fifth of their value on the Dublin market yesterdayWed Jun 07 2006 - 01:00
Elan's MS drug Tysabri to return to marketElan's breakthrough multiple sclerosis drug (MS) Tysabri will return to market following sanction yesterday by the US Food and…Tue Jun 06 2006 - 01:00
Pension funds lose ground in MayPension funds lost ground in May as markets turned volatileSat Jun 03 2006 - 01:00
Q&A ...I am thinking of giving a substantial sum of money to a child of mine who is now permanently working and living abroadFri May 26 2006 - 01:00
Irish funds 'slow to diversify'Irish pension funds have been slower than their European counterparts to diversify into assets other than equities, according…Thu May 25 2006 - 01:00
Q&AI am six years into a 25-year mortgage from PTSB with a balance of €110,000 on a property worth approximately €350,000Fri May 19 2006 - 01:00
Key decision on pensions is to choose one good system - DuvalDonald Duval is known for two thingsFri May 12 2006 - 01:00
Brennan plans mandatory pension systemMinister for Social Affairs Séamus Brennan yesterday reiterated his determination to radically reform Irish pensions, including…Sat May 06 2006 - 01:00
Elan reports better than expected Q1 resultsIrish biotech group Elan yesterday reported better than expected results for the first financial quarter and reiterated the company…Fri May 05 2006 - 01:00
Court ruling favours Irish fundsThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that tax exemptions fuelling the rapid growth of Dublin's fund management and securitisation…Fri May 05 2006 - 01:00
British loss is an Irish gainAnalysis: British tax authorities could be forced to repay hundreds of millions of pounds in tax following the opinion of the…Wed May 03 2006 - 01:00
Scrips treated the same as salariesQ&A: What is the attitude of the Revenue to scrip issues and tax not deducted at source from dividends paid by Irish and…Fri Apr 21 2006 - 01:00
Customer concerned over Chip, Pin securityThe security of the new Chip and Pin system was queried yesterday after a retailer told a customer he could access her bank account…Fri Apr 21 2006 - 01:00
Rising bond yields boost pensionsBond markets are slipping and the people overseeing the Republic's €78 billion are cheering.Fri Apr 14 2006 - 01:00
Q&ACould you resolve the following regarding the splitting of Eircom and the subsequent sale of part to Vodafone, in order to establish…Fri Apr 14 2006 - 01:00
Positive trial data for Elan's MS drugShares in biotech group Elan jumped at the start of trade yesterday as new trial data indicated its multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri…Sat Apr 08 2006 - 01:00
Pension schemes enjoy buoyant first quarterStrong investment returns and rising bond yields have provided a buoyant first quarter for Irish pension schemes.Wed Apr 05 2006 - 01:00
